Reborn as a Little Townie [The 1990s]

There are always people who don't seem very clever and never get enough opportunities. The things others obtain with ease remain out of reach, no matter how hard they struggle. It seems fate treats them especially harshly.

The Great Dao has fifty paths, but Heaven derives only forty-nine. One glimmer of life remains among the people.

Li Lanlan had worked hard her whole life, but when she woke up one day and found herself back in the past, it felt worse than being killed. The fruits of half a lifetime's labor were gone! To the truly lucky, her achievements might have been like sesame seeds compared with a watermelon: that watermelon, far off in the distance, was utterly beyond her reach, but the sesame seeds were something she could hold tightly in her hands. Of course losing them hurt. She had worked so hard to build a decent life, only to be sent back to square one overnight.

She had never wanted to return to the past. It had been far too hard. But now that she really was back, she realized the past held not only hardship, but opportunity, too.

She had thought she had no regrets. But after truly returning to the past, she realized that no one can live without regrets. She had only been deceiving herself because she had no chance to make things right. Now that she was really back, she saw how much she wanted to make up for. Fortunately, she had another chance.

Theme: Always live with passion, always keep striving.