Reborn in 1977, I will no longer be my brother's blood bag.

"Let's go, let's go now."

Director Zhao is an impatient person. He had just come out of his office when he pushed his bicycle out.

"Let's finish the paperwork today before the commune closes for the day, so we don't have to worry about it later."

Lin Xiuhe nodded.

She knew this couldn't be delayed.

In her past life, she lost because of her procrastination. She always thought she could wait, give way, and slow down. In the end, she lost everything.

In this life, she will not give anyone another chance.

After half an hour.

Red Flag Commune.

Gray brick walls, red slogans. People come and go in the courtyard, some carrying documents, some pushing bicycles.

Lin Xiuhe stood at the door, suddenly feeling a sense of disorientation.

In her past life, she had come here many times—to register her household, obtain a grain ration certificate, and get a marriage certificate. But never once was it for herself.

"What are you spacing out for?" Director Zhao patted her on the shoulder. "Come on, let's go to HR first."

As soon as the two entered the office building, they bumped into an acquaintance.

Wang Guifen was a commune clerk and also a notorious gossip.

"Hey! Director Zhao? What brings you here today?"

Director Zhao smiled and offered him a cigarette: "Here, let's complete the registration. New employee, lock up the paperwork."

As Wang Guifen flipped through the register, she casually asked, "Which production team?"

"Linjiatun".

"What's your name?"

"Lin Xiuhe".

Snapped.

Wang Guifen dropped her pen.

She suddenly looked up: "Lin Xiuhe? Isn't she the one who's been causing quite a stir lately?"

Director Zhao was taken aback: "You knew about this too?"

"Nonsense," Wang Guifen said in a low voice, "Her mother just came by this morning."

The air suddenly became quiet.

Lin Xiuhe's pupils contracted slightly.

Sure enough, she came.

"What is she doing here?" Director Zhao's face darkened.

"What else can we do?" Wang Guifen pouted. "We'll ask around to see if we can find someone else. They say a son would be more suitable, and that a daughter will get married sooner or later, so it's a waste to leave the job to a daughter."

As soon as he finished speaking, Director Zhao burst out laughing in anger.

"Bullshit! Why didn't you let your son come to the exam? You can't pass and you want to reap the benefits?"

Several staff members in the office shook their heads as well. Clearly, they had seen this kind of thing quite often, but each time they did, they still found it outrageous.

"And then?" Lin Xiuhe suddenly asked, her voice calm.

Wang Guifen glanced at her: "Later? Later I kicked her out. Does her family own the commune? She can just change it like that?"

A burst of laughter immediately erupted from the surrounding area.

But Lin Xiuhe didn't laugh. Because she knew that Wang Xiulan wouldn't give up.

Absolutely not.

Sure enough, the next second, Wang Guifen suddenly remembered something: "Oh right, she said something when she left."

"What?"

"You'll regret this sooner or later."

The air grew slightly still.

Director Zhao frowned: "She's crazy, ignore her."

But Lin Xiuhe lowered her head and smiled softly.

Regret?

In her past life, she had already regretted it once.

In this life, she won't be the one who regrets it.

"Alright." Wang Guifen opened the register. "Let's complete the formalities. Name."

"Lin Xiuhe".

"age."

"eighteen."

"post."

"Salesperson at the supply and marketing cooperative."

The pen scratches across the paper, each word rewriting the course of one's life.

Lin Xiuhe stood there quietly, watching her name being written into the file, and suddenly felt a strange, indescribable feeling.

In her past life, she failed to reach this point. That's why everything that followed was a series of mistakes.

But this life is finally different.

"Alright." Wang Guifen picked up the official seal.

Snapped!

The red ink fell. The bright red official seal was stamped on the file.

The sound wasn't loud, but it made Lin Xiuhe's heart skip a beat.

It became.

The procedures have officially taken effect.

From that moment on, the work of the supply and marketing cooperative belonged entirely to her.

No one can take it away.

Director Zhao visibly breathed a sigh of relief: "Finally, it's all done. If anyone causes trouble again, tell her to come find me."

Just then.

A sharp sound suddenly came from outside the door—

"I disagree!"

Everyone was stunned at the same time.

Immediately afterwards, the office door was pushed open with a bang.

Wang Xiulan rushed in, panting, her hair disheveled, clearly having run all the way.

She immediately noticed the files on the table and the bright red official seal.

His face turned deathly pale instantly.

"We can't build it! I'm her mother! I don't agree!"

The entire office was completely silent.

Wang Xiulan stared intently at the file, as if she were looking at her own fate.

Lin Xiuhe stood still, and for the first time, she felt no fear.

She simply looked calmly at her mother, and then slowly spoke:

"It's too late."