[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-reborn-in-the-70s-pampered-by-regiment-commander":3,"chapter-reborn-in-the-70s-pampered-by-regiment-commander-reborn-in-the-70s-pampered-by-regiment-commander-chapter-1":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Reborn in the 70s: Pampered by Regiment Commander",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":18,"prevChapterSlug":19,"totalChapters":20,"novelImage":21},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":12,"translator":16,"content_hash":17},1822131,2425,"Chapter 1 - 1 1 This Chuxia is Not That Chuxia","reborn-in-the-70s-pampered-by-regiment-commander-chapter-1",1,"\u003Cp>1: Chapter 1: This Chuxia is Not That Chuxia 1: Chapter 1: This Chuxia is Not That Chuxia In the ramshackle courtyard of a farmhouse, a comely girl of sixteen or seventeen, wearing worn, dark blue clothes, gripped a large knife with delicate hands as she struggled to cut through the tough hemp cakes—a thick, roughly ten-centimeter circular cake made from the residue of fried soybeans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each time the knife slid over the hemp cake, it wobbled and trembled precariously, causing onlookers to feel uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few egrets wound their way around the girl, bobbing their heads and flicking their tails as they moved, occasionally snatching a peck and swiftly gobbling it down before coming back for more…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the large pot in the main room, a thin woman in her thirties with a somber expression glanced at the girl’s slight figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She banged a straw broom violently on the stove platform, then grabbed the worn ladle to scoop out the water used to scrub the pot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With too much force, some loose screws performed a free fall, and the ladle’s head parted from its handle, splashing the woman’s face and hand with water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frowning, the woman fished out the ladle’s head with a long-handled skimmer and flung it aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She slapped her wet apron and sleeves and scooped the scrub water from the pot into a dirty, old leather bucket beside the stove with a “glop glop glop…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned to sweep a glance at the man in the eastern room, using a tiger-headed doll to soothe a child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rolling her eyes, she lifted the half-bucket of dirty water and splashed it into the center of the courtyard with a “swoosh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The egrets that had been hovering around the girl ran over cheerfully, pecking back and forth on the ground…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Scram!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dirty creatures, good for nothing but eating!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Get away!” The woman scolded, bending down to grab a handful of dirt to throw at the flock of chickens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignoring the shower of dirt flung their way, the contented egrets adopted a policy of indifference, which only served to fan the flames of the woman’s anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stretched out her hand to grab a large rock from the corner and hurled it at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Clang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cluck cluck cluck…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>cluck cluck cluck…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Flap flap flap…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The courtyard became instantly chaotic, but the girl cutting the hemp cake seemed deaf to all of it, her expression blank as she continued to toil away…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man holding the child burst out of the eastern room: “What the hell?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can’t the chickens have a drink of water without setting off your ranting and raving?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I swear, you just can’t enjoy an easy day without stirring up some trouble to feel content!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman hurled the dipper at the man: “Easy days?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marry a man, and you’re clothed and fed, but I married you and can’t even dress or eat well, let alone have a decent home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you even a man?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man twisted his body quickly, and the dipper hit him squarely on the back, sprinkling droplets on the child’s little face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The baby’s lips puckered, and he began to wail tremendously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man, distressed for the child, frowned at the woman, his face full of rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman, relentless, stuck her head forward at the man: “What are you staring so wide-eyed for?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you’re a man, hit me, kill me with a punch, come on, hit me…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s going on now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s all this commotion?” Just in time, a fifty-year-old woman dressed in a blue top and black trousers entered from outside, rushed up to the man in a few quick steps, and snatched the child, saying, “Look how scared Shuanshuan is.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mother, you have to stand up for me, wuu…” The woman’s cries, plaintive and thunderous, drowned out the voice of the baby in swaddling clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chudong, you’re a man, let Meiching have her way a little,” said Chuxia’s grandmother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mother, how have I not let her have her way?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl put down the dull knife and rubbed her sore wrists and numb fingertips with a helpless sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For over half a year, similar fusses like this one had played out almost daily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only had she failed to grow accustomed to them, but they had become increasingly irritating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What sin had she, Lin Chuxia, committed to be punished by the heavens like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, she was Lin Chuxia, yet at the same time, she was not Lin Chuxia…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chuxia, why is your back so wet?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did your eldest sister-in-law splash it on you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gentle inquiry greatly alleviated the annoyance in Lin Chuxia’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tilted her head back, looking up at the middle-aged woman standing in front of her with concern on her face: “Mother, it’s nothing, just a splash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the way, how come you’re back so early today?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your father and I split the tasks, and he can finish the remaining work by himself…” Chuxia’s mother, Zhao Yulan, reached out to touch her daughter’s head, “Finally, it’s not so hot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sigh, your health…” She sighed, unable to continue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The daughter had always been frail, and ever since she fell seriously ill, she had become even weaker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the family simply could not afford the nourishment needed for her recovery…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yulan’s heart ached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mother, I’ll get better with more activity.” Chuxia quickly stood up and shook Zhao Yulan’s arm, “Don’t worry about me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yulan’s eyes reddened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since that severe illness, her daughter had always been indifferent towards her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of this, she had shed many tears at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At last, there seemed to be hope…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As dusk approached, Lin Baohe, Chuxia’s father, came home carrying a spade and pickaxe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After giving his daughter a few glances, the man of few words looked inquiringly at his wife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The fever has subsided, and she’s almost better,” Zhao Yulan said cheerfully, and Lin Baohe’s worried expression immediately relaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The genuine concern of her parents filled Chuxia with a warm feeling, “Dad, Mom, let me go to work too, tomorrow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No way!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Baohe and Zhao Yulan almost rejected the idea in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chuxia, how can your frail body handle such heavy work?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rest for a while longer, and don’t take your sister-in-law’s words to heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sigh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Towards the end, Chuxia’s mother sighed repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the countryside, not having a son meant lacking roots, and it was extremely looked down upon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The house they were living in consisted of one central room, one eastern room, plus an eastern and a western annex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eastern room and annex belonged to Chuxia’s eldest uncle, while the western annex belonged to Chuxia’s family, and both families shared the central room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This arrangement was due to the fact that Chuxia’s father didn’t have a son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chuxia’s grandfather reluctantly allocated one western room for Chuxia’s family to live in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chuxia’s younger aunt had given birth to twin boys, so Chuxia’s grandparents gave the other house to Chuxia’s younger uncle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elderly couple also lived over there, saying that after a hundred years, the house would belong to Chuxia’s younger uncle and his wife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chuxia’s elder sister-in-law always turned up her nose in disdain and made a fuss wailing, which was naturally because she disliked that Chuxia’s family occupied a room and wanted to drive them out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll go prepare dinner,” Chuxia’s mother said, wiping the tears in the corner of her eyes as she went to the central room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chuxia stayed behind, still in a daze and didn’t follow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mom, does your stomach hurt again?” When Chuxia’s mother came back carrying the food basket, she was hunched over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking that her mother’s old ailment flared up again, Chuxia quickly got off the kang to assist her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chuxia’s mother inhaled sharply and pulled out an egg from the area around her belly, offering it to Chuxia in a hushed voice full of joy, “I boiled this for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chuxia immediately realized that during meal preparations, someone from her eldest uncle’s family always “happened” to come out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her haste, her mother must have tucked it in her clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The freshly boiled egg…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chuxia urgently lifted Zhao Yulan’s clothes and saw a red patch on her belly…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chuxia, who rarely shed tears, quietly sniffed and let down Zhao Yulan’s clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The egg rolled on the edge of the kang as she carefully peeled it, then she broke the egg into three pieces, “Dad, Mom, you should eat too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I find it hard to swallow,” Zhao Yulan pushed the egg back towards Chuxia, “Chuxia, be good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If your sister-in-law sees this, our days ahead will be even harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This egg was given by your Fat Auntie; she said she feels so sorry for you…” Zhao Yulan choked up and couldn’t continue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Baohe, silent as always, pushed the egg back to Chuxia and got up to go to the central room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, he returned carrying three bowls of cornmeal porridge, “Time to eat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dad, Mom, I will make sure we have good days ahead,” Chuxia suddenly blurted out after the meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She ate the egg and drank the porridge, and even the hard-to-swallow cakes made from mixing sorghum and cornmeal, she forced down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All along, she had been passive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt no sense of belonging to this era, just as she could not truly feel close to this father and mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consequently, for the foods and drinks she disliked, she would rather let her health deteriorate than force herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, people’s hearts are made of flesh, and after living together for more than half a year, her heart was gradually warmed by them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew that the parents of this era loved her just as her parents had in the other era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that she had taken over someone else’s body, she could no longer live her life in such a listless way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yulan squinted her eyes in delight, “Xia, as long as you marry into a good family and live a comfortable life, your dad and I would consider those good days.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm.” Lin Baohe’s reply was as brief as it could be, but the softness in his expression showed he was happy as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Zhao Yulan gave birth to Chuxia, Chuxia’s grandmother, learning it was a granddaughter, didn’t even look at the child, let alone help with the postnatal care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consequently, Zhao Yulan, who left her bed too early during confinement, fell ill and became infertile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About this, of course, Lin Baohe and Zhao Yulan were regretful, but later, the couple came to accept the reality and cherished and doted on their daughter wholeheartedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their daughter, however, always kept her distance from them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last year, when winter began, the daughter had a falling-out with her close friends and ran away from home in the rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thankfully, someone from the village saw her and brought her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After getting sick from the rain, the daughter became even colder towards her parents, sometimes too lazy to even speak to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, lately, her attitude had been gradually changing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, such intimacy as displayed today was truly unprecedented; even the Chuxia before her illness had never been so close to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were somewhat astonished by her affection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That night, the family slept very contentedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chuxia’s father and mother were happy because their daughter had finally opened up her heart, and Chuxia herself felt content for the same reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the so-called knot in their hearts was entirely different for each.\u003C\u002Fp>",1919,"2026-06-09T05:49:29.666Z","novelbin.me","052072f02af950801d9dfa9082f80a7c4f9b458c1d3124ecb0f6d310aef322e3","reborn-in-the-70s-pampered-by-regiment-commander-chapter-2","reborn-in-the-70s-pampered-by-regiment-commander-chapter-200",1528,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-in-the-70s-pampered-by-regiment-commander-cover.jpg"]