The 1950s, Beijing.
At night, a boy of about ten years old woke up from his dream.
Where is this?
Startled awake from his dream, Sun Zhengguo opened his eyes and looked around. What came into view was a room of about 20 square meters.
The walls were covered in a mottled gray-white mess. There was a dilapidated desk, a small wooden bed, and a little boy about the same age as him sleeping.
"Have I traveled through time?"
Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through my brain, and a flood of memories that weren't mine rushed in. Ten minutes later.
It really was a time travel, and she even ended up in the body of an 11-year-old boy.
In his previous life, Sun Zhengguo was an orphan, born in a rural area of Shandong Province in the 1970s. He lost both his parents at a young age and grew up relying on the kindness of others.
After growing up, I went to school until I graduated from junior high school, but then I dropped out because I was too poor to afford to continue.
Later, he went to work at a local machinery factory to learn repairman skills. Because he was quick-witted, he completed his apprenticeship in two years and his skills were quite good.
After working for a few more years and saving up some money, he married a girl from the same factory through an introduction.
They had a son and a daughter after marriage. Their life was quite happy.
He passed away from that cold in 2020 after his children got married. Unexpectedly, when he opened his eyes, he found himself in Beijing 50 years later.
Oh well, what's done is done. Being given a second chance at life is a bonus, after all.
Both my parents are still alive in this life, and I have a younger brother and a younger sister.
The father's name is Sun Dajiang, and he is 32 years old. He works as an electrician at Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. His monthly salary is 495,000 yuan.
My mother's name is Lin Wencui. She is 31 years old and also works at Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, but she works as an officer in the Women's Federation, a unit under the trade union. Her monthly salary is 450,000 yuan.
The family has two working parents with a decent income and a good life.
My younger brother, Sun Zheng'an, is 10 years old and in the third grade at Hongxing Primary School.
My younger sister, Sun Zhenghong, is 8 years old this year and also attends Hongxing Primary School, where she is in the first grade.
He was still called Sun Zhengguo, 11 years old, and in the fourth grade at Hongxing Elementary School. Perhaps because the original owner of this body died of a fever, the later Sun Zhengguo was able to transmigrate and be reborn.
My family lived at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, in the front courtyard of a traditional courtyard house. Because my parents worked at a factory, they were allocated one side room and two smaller rooms. My parents lived in the side room, my two brothers shared one smaller room, and my younger sister, Zhenghong, lived in her own smaller room.
A siheyuan is a three-courtyard siheyuan, consisting of a front courtyard, a middle courtyard, and a back courtyard.
And in the front yard, there's a teacher named Yan Bugui—yes, that Yan Bugui. I remember watching "Full House of Love" in my past life.
The Intermediate Court also houses the families of Yi Zhonghai, He Daqing, and Jia Zhangshi.
In the backyard, there's Liu Haizhong's family, the deaf old lady's family, and Xu Fugui's family. Of course, there are ten other families in total, but they're just extras in the TV series.
My parents earn high salaries in this compound; my mother is a quasi-permanent cadre at the factory, and my father is the head of the electrician team.
I don't know why this family wasn't featured in the TV series "Full Courtyard House". Perhaps they were keeping a low profile, or perhaps they moved away after being promoted. The specifics are unknown.
Early in the morning, a knock on the door startled the two brothers awake.
"Get up, Zhengguo, Zhengan."
The two brothers got up quickly upon hearing this. Sun Zhengguo got up to wash and use the toilet, following his memory of the routine. Later, they ate in the living room.
The living room was separated from the bedroom by a side room. The Sun family's three rooms totaled about 75 square meters, plus a small kitchen of about 8 square meters. It was the largest room in the courtyard.
Looking at his family's house, Sun Zhengguo thought to himself that his life had been worthwhile. He had a high starting point, and his parents were capable. Adding to that his memories from his previous life, he figured that after the reform and opening up, he could buy some houses, antiques, or stocks. He'd never have to worry about food or drink for the rest of his life. It would definitely be better than his previous life.
Good morning, Mom and Dad.
Seeing the two people sitting at the table, Sun Zhengguo blurted out. Although he was an orphan in his previous life, he had parents, a younger brother, and sisters in this one. So Sun Zhengguo was quite happy. After all, who doesn't want family?
Good morning, Zheng Guo.
After greeting his parents, Sun Zhengguo sat down. Soon after, his younger siblings arrived. After exchanging greetings, the family began Sun Zhengguo's first meal in this world.
Today's breakfast was porridge, steamed buns made from a mixture of wheat and water, and a plate of pickled vegetables. Sun Zhengguo ate with great relish.
Such a breakfast is quite good even in the compound. For the Jia family, since Old Jia had just passed away and Jia Dongxu had only taken over a few days ago, they were lucky if they could get enough to eat in the morning with cornbread.
Even Yi Zhonghai and his wife wouldn't dare to eat like that, since the public-private partnership hadn't started yet, and Yi Zhonghai's salary was only 450,000 yuan.
After dinner, my parents had to go to work. The Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill was a ten-minute walk from the courtyard house. There were very few bicycles available now, so we had to walk there.
His younger siblings went to school with Sun Zhengguo, and the school was only a ten-minute walk from home.
Following the route he remembered, Sun Zhengguo brought his younger siblings to school, beginning his first day of school since his rebirth.
Arriving at school, I parted ways with my younger siblings, walked into the classroom, looked at my classmates, and felt a surge of emotion. I had been reborn, and I still had to go to school.
Perhaps it was because of their rebirth, but the combined spiritual power of the two made Sun Zhengguo's mind clearer and his studies particularly easy.
Even things I saw and learned in my past life, I remember very clearly. Perhaps this is the biggest cheat code in this life?
Time flew by, and it was evening after school. Sun Zhengguo took his younger siblings back to the courtyard house, finished their homework first, and then waited for his parents to come home from work and cook dinner.
Soon after, Mom and Dad came home and started cooking. For dinner, they stir-fried a plate of shredded potatoes and a plate of minced meat and tofu. They also had steamed buns with pumpkin porridge. The whole family ate happily.
There was no scene of begging at someone's door, as in online novels. Perhaps Qin Bailian hadn't married into the family yet, or perhaps that's just how life is.
That night, lying in bed, Sun Zhengguo thought about his future. No matter what, he'd try his best to finish his studies, then find a good job. He'd marry a beautiful wife and have a few kids. Thinking about all this, he fell asleep.
A night of passion, or rather, a night of sweet dreams.
I'm a new writer with limited education, about the same level as the protagonist before his transmigration. I hope you'll be understanding. Please forgive any shortcomings in my writing. Thank you!
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