79: On a Snowy Night, a Single Mother Knocks on My Door

(Era-driven opportunity + hardcore hunting + immensely satisfying face-slapping + fiercely protective family, no toxicity or angst, pure thrills from start to finish!) In his previous life, heavy snow sealed off the mountains in 1979, and the whole village ran out of food. Chu Zheng shut his doors tight, letting Lin Qingwan, a young woman sent down to the countryside, and her three-year-old daughter freeze and starve to death outside. For the next forty years, he lived in great wealth, yet woke every night from dreams of regret. When he opened his eyes, Chu Zheng was back in that stormy winter night. Outside, a woman’s faint, desperate cries for help rang out. This time, Chu Zheng kicked the door open, carried the frozen mother and daughter inside, and served them a steaming bowl of cornmeal porridge.