Reborn in 1979: Starting as a Train Water Tender

When Shen Jingzhe opened his eyes, he was back at Qingshan Railway Station in 1979.

The steam locomotive's whistle rang through the valley, black smoke poured from its smokestack, and the green trains were packed with travelers coming and going from every direction.

He had become an ordinary water supplier at the railway's water station.

Every day, his job was to climb the icy water cranes and fill passing trains with water.

Everyone else thought the work was hard and exhausting, but Shen Jingzhe enjoyed it.

Who could have guessed that this seemingly monotonous railway line would be full of opportunities in the decades to come?

In his spare time, he made malt candy for his daughter Nuannuan and simmered a steaming pot of pig trotter soup for his gentle wife.

When faced with neighbors who loved taking advantage of others and coworkers with their own agendas, Shen Jingzhe brushed the coal dust off himself and said:

"I live my own life. Nobody gets to disturb my wife and kids in our warm home."

[Period setting + farming + one heroine + raising kids + slow pace. No multinational tycoons, just the most authentic everyday life and human relationships.]