In 2031, the protagonist is nearing sixty after spending half his life rooted in grassroots work, weathering the warmth and coldness of human nature and the rise and fall of life. In his youth, he was impulsive and short-sighted, repeatedly missing the opportunities of his era. After a lifetime of hard work, all he has left is a heart full of regret and a body worn by the years. He often wishes he could live his life over, hold fast to his principles, and leave nothing undone.
A vivid dream turns back time by thirty years, bringing him to 2001, when he is just past twenty and in the prime of his youth. Armed with the clarity and insight earned through a lifetime of hardship, he resolves to stay away from the endless rat race and infighting within the government system. He does not chase power or crave shortcuts to sudden wealth.
He has no golden finger or world-shaking stroke of fortune. All he wants is a stable living and to protect his family, making up for every regret from his previous life. Drawing on his hard-won experience, he holds fast to his conscience, understands the hardships of ordinary people, listens to their concerns, and offers practical solutions. He gently steers local officials away from rash ways of doing things, quietly protecting the simple, everyday lives of the people around him.
While others who are reborn strive to reach the pinnacle and defy fate, he has been reborn only to redeem himself and reconcile with his troubled past. Through all the hardships life can bring, he never abandons his principles. He seeks neither wealth nor fame, only to act with integrity and live without regret. After seeing the world and all its changes, he finally understands that a life of quiet perseverance is the finest fulfillment of all.
