Reborn in 1980: Old Ding’s Mountain Foraging Days

Reborn + slow burn + everyday life + a talkative protagonist + not a mindless wish-fulfillment story A wife, children, and a warm bed: the lifelong longing of so many men. Ding Xiaochuan thought he had achieved it, only to discover there didn’t seem to be a place for him in that warm bed. Time and again, his wife and children would be laughing and chatting away, but the moment he walked in, they fell silent. Whenever the children saw him, they would ask, “Where’s Mom?” Whenever he was around, the air always felt heavy. Ding Xiaochuan felt like a failure, as if everyone in his family were actors he had paid to be there. Until... Just before he passed away, he heard Zhou Xinmei whisper softly, “Xiaochuan, in our next life, let’s still be together. Let’s not be so awkward with each other, okay?”