Rebirth in 1960, My Industrial Age

Chapter 1: Seizing the Chance of Rebirth

"Zhou Fengnian, what are you thinking about?"

A voice awakened Zhou Fengnian's consciousness, and the next second he realized that the scene in front of him had changed.

A worn but clean elm table, rough white walls, and a strange woman in front of him who looked a little squeamish.

Before Zhou Fengnian could speak, this woman whom he did not know at all continued to speak coquettishly

"I'm only giving you a chance because I think you're good. Otherwise... humph, there are so many people chasing me, it wouldn't be your turn!"

Sister, who are you?
Just as Zhou Fengnian was about to speak in confusion, a strange memory suddenly appeared in his mind.

Zhou Fengnian, a member of the Zhou family from Hongjia Village, Sanshui Commune, was born in the countryside but was smart since childhood.

After learning to read from the only old scholar in the village, his family supported him to go to junior high school in the city.

I worked many times harder than many other people and not only learned all the knowledge I had never learned before in private.

He was admitted to a technical secondary school in the city with the highest score in the school, majoring in mechanical engineering in the second-tier industry.

Three years later, I was directly assigned to the Second Machinery Factory, and during my internship I received the sixteenth-level salary of 37 yuan.

After a few years, because of his good at maneuvering and outstanding performance, he was converted to a regular employee and passed the next level exam, earning the salary of a 48.5th-level technician, yuan.

At this time in 48.5, yuan was enough to feed the family, and if you were a little frugal, you could even buy new clothes for the family of four during the Chinese New Year.

Moreover, the original person lived alone and was a selfish person. He spent and saved all his salary on himself and almost never supported his family.

Logically, the Zhou family tightened their belts to support him to study in the commune, and also paid for his expenses during his technical secondary school studies.

The original body should give back to his family after becoming a technician. After all, the Zhou family lived in extreme poverty.

But the original body only thought about himself. Zhou's father and mother came to see him twice, and his elder brother and second brother came to see him once, but the original body sent them away with various reasons.

The original person felt that he was already a city dweller, and it was too embarrassing to have a bunch of country relatives. He also wanted to use the money he had saved to make further progress, so naturally he would not think about helping his family.

The woman sitting in front of him today was the target of the original body, Xue Peihua, the announcer of the Second Machinery Factory.

I heard that he had a strong background, his parents were officials, and his uncle was the deputy director of the Second Machinery Factory, so he was targeted by the original body.

The original person was also handsome, good at scheming and talking, so he quickly got to know Xue Peihua, and today they talked about their plans for after marriage.

".Something's not right!"

Zhou Fengnian muttered with a headache, his original body had too many memories.

After marrying Xue Peihua, he became a daughter-in-law of the Xue family and worked like a slave, and had to follow Xue Peihua's wishes at all times.

Moreover, he originally wanted to use the power of the Xue family to climb up but failed, as Xue's father was always unwilling to help him.

He looked down upon the original body, a technician from a rural background who deceived his daughter. He was promoted one level in ten years, from level 14 to level 13.

With his original body's scheming and intelligence, even without the Xue family, he would have advanced more than two or three levels in ten years. Instead, the Xue family would have been a burden to him.

As for the Xue family's plan, it was simply because they thought the original person was good at scheming and deliberately suppressed him to get what he wanted.

Take care of the children, run errands for Xue’s relatives, and take care of Xue’s sick father and mother.

Even when Xue family relatives were sick, the original body had to run errands and take care of them. It was not an exaggeration to say that he was a servant.

Almost all the relatives of the Zhou family severed their relationship. More than a decade later, Zhou's father came to the original body to borrow money because his mother had no money for medical treatment, but was driven away by Xue Peihua. At night, he had no money to stay in the city. When he rushed home, he accidentally fell into a ditch and hit his head. He was unconscious all night and then died.

Zhou's mother could not get medical treatment because she could not raise the medical expenses, and Zhou's father also passed away, so she died.

As for the eldest brother, the second brother, the fourth sister and the fifth sister, they did not have a good life in the countryside. The fourth sister even divorced because she did not give birth to a son, and the fifth sister was often bullied by her in-laws.

The original body only started to miss his family more and more when he was in his forties or fifties, but by then he had already been tortured by the Xue family and had lost his temper.

The only way to escape is to immerse myself in work, numb myself with busyness, and at the same time, I miss the Zhou family more and more during work.

It was not until the age of 65 that the original body died of regret next to a machine tool.

He could have retired long ago, but because he hated the Xue family, he refused to rest even after retirement and avoided the Xue family under the pretext of liking machinery.

"This, this is the reborn Zhou Fengnian, whose body is occupied by me!?"

Decades of memory, coupled with his immense familiarity with machinery, made Zhou Fengnian immediately sense that something was wrong.

Zhou Fengnian was shocked after reading all the memories of his original body. He thought he had traveled through time and space to the body of the 21-year-old Zhou Fengnian, but it turned out to be completely different.

Sixty-five-year-old Zhou Fengnian was reborn, but before he could enjoy the benefits of his rebirth, he was robbed by someone with the same name as him.

Zhou Fengnian felt mixed emotions and didn't know what to say. He had robbed an old man of his rebirth benefit.

But now that things have come to this, Zhou Fengnian can't go back. Even if he wants to, he can't do it. He can only say in his heart: "Uncle Fengnian, I didn't mean it. Leave it to me in the future!"

"Zhou Fengnian, what are you thinking about? Something's wrong?"

The coquettish and willful voice awakened Zhou Fengnian from his memories, and his attention was immediately focused on the girl across the table.

Xue Peihua, the girl that the original body liked, was indeed beautiful, and she wore a fashionable blouse and small leather shoes. She was also a famous golden flower in the radio station in the factory.

However, Zhou Fengnian was intimidated by Xue Peihua and had no intention of getting close to her. Xue's father and mother looked down on him at all. Xue Peihua was also so arrogant and willful. It would be a trap if he stepped into her trap.

Xue Peihua didn't notice the change in Zhou Fengnian's expression. She snorted and continued.

"I promised you to meet my parents, but you have to agree to the conditions I just mentioned. After we get married, you can't bring your family to my house, and try to have as little contact as possible in the future. I don't want to have a bunch of rural relatives.

Also, in the future, please listen to me at home and don’t let the daily necessities of life interfere with my interests.

If you can do that, I can also help you put in a few good words in front of your parents, what do you think, Zhou Fengnian!"

After Xue Peihua finished speaking, she looked at Zhou Fengnian with her bright eyes without blinking.

The reason why she could see Zhou Fengnian was because her original body was very handsome and was one of the best in the entire Sanshui Commune.

Otherwise, no matter how sweet the original body's words were, Xue Peihua would not be impressed.

"I said it's not that good."

Zhou Fengnian shook his head and said, "Comrade Xue, these requests you made are too much. It seems that we can't become revolutionary comrades together. I won't bother you anymore, Comrade Xue Peihua."

"What did you say!?"

Xue Peihua was incredulous after hearing this, and slammed the table and said in a sharp voice: "Zhou Fengnian, can you say it again?"

(End of this chapter)