I'm incredibly ambitious after being reborn.

Chapter 1 This world is dilapidated
He was reborn, but Zhang Daxiang was not happy about it, probably because he had lived a pretty good life in his previous life.

He owns a car and a house, has a successful career, and has no particular regrets.

He even won a third prize in the lottery, a prize that most people never win.

But being reborn is being reborn, and you can only accept it. The only thing that makes me feel slightly bad is that the world I'm reborn into is a bit rough around the edges.

"Hey, how did the exam go?"

"A complete mess."

After greeting a neighboring old woman who was passing by, Zhang Daxiang walked home at a leisurely pace.

It's only June, but the weather already feels quite chilly!
The exams were probably the most disheartening thing, but when Zhang Daxiang thought about the "heavy burden" on his shoulders, he felt even more exhausted.

After his rebirth, Zhang Daxiang was arranged according to his grandfather's wishes. In addition to inheriting the family line of his father, he also had to inherit the family line of a living uncle and a deceased uncle.

Tremendous stress.

In the family genealogy in the ancestral hall, he is the descendant of his eldest uncle Zhang Zhengqing, his father Zhang Zhenghong, and his third uncle Zhang Zhenghai.

Next to Zhang Daxiang's name, there is a space reserved for the name of someone destined to be with him in the future.

Zhang Daxiang was speechless after finishing the college entrance examination. In the end, the world he was reborn into was a place where material civilization had advanced by leaps and bounds, but spiritual civilization had been completely changed. He felt like he was in an "IF line" modified by some stray dog.

However, this wasn't the most speechless moment.

Last December, after my grandfather Zhang Qihui retired from the No. 2 Chemical Plant in Jiyang City, he fell ill. Then, as if possessed, he returned to the ancestral hall in his hometown, intending to continue the ancestral worship of his brother who had sacrificed himself many years ago.

Normally, it would be a father's instinct to put pressure on his son, but because Zhang Daxiang's own father, Zhang Zhenghong, passed away early, Zhang Qihui skipped the hurdle of putting pressure on his son and directly chose to put pressure on his grandson.

And then...

"Huh? The incense offerings for the other nine grandfathers need to be continued too? How many great-grandchildren will that require?"

"Today, to get a wife, all you need is a place to live and a car. I've already taken stock of my assets. If I have nine great-grandchildren, and we build nine two-story houses, it would cost less than a million. As for renovations... I definitely can't afford that. At most, I can just paint the exterior and lay some tiles."

"..."

Awesome, Haki!
As Grandfather Zhang Qihui spoke, he handed over a thick document.

Zhang Daxiang was staring at the "family tree copy" and saw that he was the only one in the "big" generation, so he wished he could have a separate book for him. He was almost delirious. What kind of evil had possessed this old man?

“Zhang Xiang, several of my uncles and aunts died in the war. Your grandfather always wanted to adopt some extra descendants from our clan. In the past few years, he didn’t really care about it anymore, but after the explosion at the Second Chemical Plant in January, several of our clansmen died, and he was saddened again.”

Seeing that Zhang Daxiang's expression was somewhat complicated, his uncle Zhang Zhengqing offered a brief explanation.

The eldest uncle, Zhang Zhengqing, was infertile, so for the sake of continuing the family line, his nephew, Zhang Daxiang, who was already the only son of the third branch of the family, took on the responsibility.

The practice of burning two incense sticks has changed to "one person burning three incense sticks".

My third uncle, Zhang Zhenghai, died young, sacrificing himself while saving people. Originally, there was no need for people under the age of thirty to carry on the family line. However, the ancestral hall in our hometown felt that heroes should continue the lineage. So, under the name of the old man Zhang Qihui, Zhang Daxiang, who was not only the legitimate son of his father Zhang Zhenghong's second wife, also had to be given a legitimate grandson to support my third uncle, Zhang Zhenghai.

Of course, Uncle Zhang Zhengqing also wanted a grandson.

Is this reasonable?

This makes sense.

Now, Grandfather Zhang Qihui plans to continue the lineage of his nine deceased brothers.

Continuing the family line is not a simple matter. Descendants need a place to live after they start their own families. In the past, a single-story house was enough, but now, in the countryside, without a multi-story building, it's impossible to find a wife. Nine brothers are nine great-grandsons, which means nine small houses. Just considering materials and labor, even if we're frugal, it will still cost around 100,000 yuan worth of bricks, cement, and steel bars.

Zhang Qihui planned to mortgage all his savings for his funeral and reduce the size of his house from three courtyards to two. In fact, most houses in the village now have three floors, and two floors are very rare. For the old man, this was a last resort.

He couldn't even scrape together enough money to build nine three-section buildings, no matter how much he sold his pots and pans.

Even now, the eldest son, Zhang Zhengqing, still needs to contribute some money, and then borrow another two or three hundred thousand from his nephews.

As for the renovations, the old man is absolutely powerless; he can only rely on Zhang Daxiang, who is carrying on the family line, to do the work.

Even if it's just terrazzo and whitewashed walls, without a suspended ceiling or cabinets, the labor costs are still considerable.

Fortunately, the Zhang family is large and prosperous. Many of the family members are bricklayers and carpenters. The ancestral hall also said that since they are family members, they don't need to pay labor costs. They just need to prepare the wood and provide meals.

As long as the old man Zhang Qihui can lay the foundation, all the simple furnishings, tables, chairs, and benches will not be considered labor costs.

However, this is not the most difficult thing.

There are many challenges ahead.

First of all, Zhang Daxiang was just one person, burning three incense sticks by himself. Actually, you can imagine what it would be like if he had nine sons burning even more incense... Even if his house were converted into a temple, it might not be able to withstand the pressure.

Secondly, how much will it cost?

Even a full moon celebration costs a lot of money, and the wine, shrimp, crab, fish, turtle, beef, mutton, dried fruit, canned fruit... nothing can be missing.

With three plus nine, there are a total of twelve great-grandchildren. Raising them is not the same as before. Keeping them alive and raising them well are two different things. In the past, rice cereal and rice water were enough, but now they definitely need formula.

Even if you're careful with baby supplies, they're still a significant expense. To put it another way, just the basic necessities like food, clothing, housing, and transportation alone will easily cost you at least tens of thousands of yuan a year.

This amount of money is no less than the cost of renovations.

Finally, from kindergarten to university, the expenses for a child's food, drink, toileting, and sleep all increase every year and cannot be reduced. If you don't prepare in advance, you won't be able to raise them properly.

And lastly, Zhang Daxiang is only eighteen years old and doesn't have a girlfriend yet.

and so……

"Grandpa, I'm not going to university. I'd better find something to do as soon as possible."

"How can you not study? You have to have aspirations. If you go to university, you'll have the opportunity to pursue postgraduate studies, and then you can have even higher aspirations in your career..."

Old man Zhang Qihui was the former director of the No. 2 Chemical Plant in Jiyang City, and he was a technically skilled intellectual.

However, this intellectual is now directly placing "twelve mountains" on the head of his only grandson.

Because of his rebirth, Zhang Daxiang was quite carefree and just wanted to amuse the old man. However, he never expected that an explosion at the Second Chemical Plant would kill many of his relatives. During the funeral, conversations among some of his old brothers and the various recollections at the funeral dinner made the old man take it seriously.

What's so special about "One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones"? Let's go straight for the "Twelve Yuan Chen Grand Array"!
This forced Zhang Daxiang, who was trying to appease the old man, to readjust his previously uneventful new life.

"Grandpa, I don't have any big ambitions."

Zhang Daxiang shook his head. "Go to work early, earn money early, and continue the family line as soon as possible."

　"Put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot." This old monk is now driving on the road, and everyone is welcome to vote for him.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)