[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-after-being-reborn-i-became-a-firefighter-again":3,"chapter-after-being-reborn-i-became-a-firefighter-again-after-being-reborn-i-became-a-firefighter-again-chapter-320":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","After Being Reborn, I became a firefighter again?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},711968,950,"Chapter 320 - 254: He’s Quite a Playful One","after-being-reborn-i-became-a-firefighter-again-chapter-320",320,"\u003Cp>The squadron’s front and back yards were especially lively tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone took this opportunity to have heart-to-heart conversations with their family and girlfriends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one person who couldn’t be bothered was Elder Fang, who hated nagging. After listening to his parents’ preaching and nagging for a while with a grim face, he started to shoo them away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no matter how hard he tried, they kept on nagging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Huai’s ears were numb from listening, so he decided to employ some reverse psychology:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, alright, life is so short, if it’s all spent listening to reasons, when will there be time to act? You two are now my hope of becoming a second generation heir. When you have time, read some books, gain some knowledge, and don’t just think about playing all day. Look at Yang Shaoqing’s parents, how young were they when they started making money and pampering their child?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And you two? How old are you, and I still have to worry about you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I say these things, Dad, don’t get impatient. Would I ever harm you? This is for your own good!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Humility leads to progress, pride leads to lagging behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You shouldn’t make your parents suffer, so I’ve decided to enroll both of you high schoolers each in an adult college!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eh, eh, Dad, what are you going to do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more Fang Kaiyang listened, the darker his face got, and he had already started to pull off his belt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see you climbing the roof to strip tiles if you’re not beaten every three days!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Huai backed away slowly, saying, \"Civilized education! Civilized education! Do you want me to educate your grandchildren like this in the future? If you do, then go ahead and hit me! Just hit me! I will treat them the same way!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Kaiyang felt caught between a rock and a hard place, his teeth itching with anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it had been five years ago, no, two years ago, he wouldn’t have given a damn about Fang Huai’s threats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now... it really didn’t seem far off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to grit his teeth and put his belt away: \"You dare! Zhang Mei, your son, aren’t you going to discipline him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Mei stepped forward, pinching Fang Kaiyang hard:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huai is all grown up, why are you still making trouble with him? Come on, let’s not bother him anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, she looked towards Yang Shaoqing, who was trying to hold back her laughter like a red balloon:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shaoqing, let’s go, your Uncle and Auntie will arrange a place for you to stay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Fang Huai quickly pulled Yang Shaoqing back, saying, \"Let her stay a bit longer. What are you doing, taking her away at just 7:30 PM? Treating her like your own daughter? Am I a thug to you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Yang Shaoqing also mustered courage, and said sweetly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uncle and Auntie, please go ahead, I’ll leave later... I can arrange a place to stay by myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old couple exchanged glances, seemingly recalling the sticky sweetness of their own youthful romance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Mei laughed, \"I’m worried about Shaoqing going back alone at night, it’s not safe! Make sure to escort her to the taxi later, remember the license plate number, and call to check in, got it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Great, treating him like a love-struck newbie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Huai nodded, saying, \"I got it, go on now. Take the holiday to go out and about. Don’t worry about Yang Shaoqing these next two days. After the break, you can take her out to play. I’ll recommend some places then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mom, stay in a nice hotel, don’t skimp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Talk to Dad, and after you get back, take him for a thorough check-up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At his age, he deserves to enjoy life, don’t always worry about me, everything’s fine over here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Mei firmly replied, \"Huai, where’s all this easy money coming from? While you can, you should save up a bit, don’t be too extravagant...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, whatever you want. We’ll help you save.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when you’re on duty, be careful about safety, hear me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing his mother still so frugal, Fang Huai felt helpless. With such modest means, the old couple had managed to provide for their useless son until he was thirty before he understood the value of money, and their views weren’t going to change overnight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like his mother knew all about his extravagant spending habits, he also understood his parents well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hardworkers they are, unaccustomed to overly opulent and dissipative lifestyles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spending habits... maybe they would change once they felt they had saved enough for themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Huai softened his tone a bit, \"I hear you, I hear you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the backyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you so impatient with them, Uncle Fang and Aunt Zhang care so much about you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the increasingly bright moonlight, Yang Shaoqing adorably kept stepping on Fang Huai’s shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Huai dodged left and right, playfully indulging her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After admiring her charming face, which he found impossible to tire of, he finally stopped and said, \"They’re so busy caring for me every day that they’ve lost the meaning of their own lives. Since birth, they’ve been concerned about my health, at 5 my teeth, at 7 my education, at 15 my height, at 18 my future, in my twenties my marriage, at 30 my childbearing, and now my safety. Next, they’ll be worrying about my grandchildren, both grandsons and granddaughters. Life is so short, they should take some time to care for themselves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But isn’t their happiness rooted in all that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Shaoqing leapt in front of him, her stunning face coming to a stop less than 30 centimeters from Fang Huai, utterly oblivious to the temptation he was resisting and, looking at the top of his head, raised her hand to touch it again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Shaoqing’s hair was somewhat curly today, and her black dress accentuated her figure, lending her a touch of maturity that left Fang Huai dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, this is how you’re testing the cadres.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve grown taller, yay, at least by this much!\" Yang Shaoqing found it quite magical, measuring out a small distance with her fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Huai, inhaling the fragrant breeze, wavered his gaze and revealed a somewhat lascivious smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve grown up too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Shaoqing’s expression gradually showed some annoyance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flash of white light struck first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, she kicked hard with her whole leg towards the work boots below the little leather shoes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, Fang Huai anticipated it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how Yang Shaoqing stomped, she didn’t hurt Fang Huai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Huai chuckled and nodded down. Yang Shaoqing looked and saw that he had actually slid nearly half of his foot out of his shoe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Yang Shaoqing looked up, before she could finish speaking, she found Fang Huai’s face incredibly close, as if he was angling for a kiss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were a normal situation, Yang Shaoqing might have casually acquiesced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, Fang Huai had just irritated her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tiger-like DNA within Yang Shaoqing was stirred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She moved her face closer to Fang Huai who was only inches away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Huai felt two rows of teeth attempting to weld onto his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn, this creature bites!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ow! It hurts, it hurts, I was wrong! I haven’t grown up, I haven’t grown up, okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ow! Big, big, so incredibly big!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In what was once a quiet playground, someone was yelling loudly, playacting out a scene of exaggerated distress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not far away, Hao Chengbin and Bai Ling, sitting on a bench nearby, were bending over with laughter at this sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Shaoqing’s beauty was the kind that charmed both men and women; Bai Ling had hit it off with Yang Shaoqing during her last visit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Bai Ling arrived today and saw Yang Shaoqing, she talked with her for quite a while and even exchanged phone numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She really liked this little sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having heard a lot about Fang Huai from Hao Chengbin, she also felt they were quite a match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after laughing for a while and seeing Fang Huai coax Yang Shaoqing into happiness again, the two sat on another bench at the opposite corner of the playground. Fang Huai lifted Yang Shaoqing’s leg, holding it as he kneaded it, pretending to be an old Chinese doctor. Bai Ling issued a soul-searching question with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hao Chengbin, didn’t you say that your firefighters are all really honest when it comes to dating? Look at your proud protégé; he has Yang Shaoqing alternating between anger and laughter, the old operator!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s not something I taught!\" Hao Chengbin’s lips twitched as he quickly exclaimed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He... I’ve always been very honest! Fang Huai... he’s the one who plays around more!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ling watched his frantic manner and giggled softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two then sat quietly for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ling broke the silence once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cheng Bin, my mom’s been urging me again, asking me to find someone locally... Would you be willing to stay here for me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hao Chengbin swallowed nervously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His anticipation for tomorrow’s proposal was met with increasing hesitation, making his words falter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... am still unsettled here...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bai Ling, you’re a civil servant, and I’m just a soldier; wouldn’t your mom... have something against me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ling picked up her mobile phone to check the time, ignoring the question at hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cheng Bin, it’s May already... In two months, I’ll be twenty-eight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1577,"2026-06-02T10:16:52.042Z",1,"novelbin.me","a0acebd3891006fc3632848e04e56481e3844d21e977b6de65e31a44c3dd903f","after-being-reborn-i-became-a-firefighter-again-chapter-321","after-being-reborn-i-became-a-firefighter-again-chapter-319",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-being-reborn-i-became-a-firefighter-again-cover.jpg"]