Reincarnation: Trying to pretend to be ordinary, but it turns out it's really impossible.

The winter wind is sharper than a knife, cutting painfully.

A little girl was huddled in a sheltered spot against the wall, her lips frozen purple, her little hands clutching a small half of a hard, stale bun, breaking it apart bit by bit and putting it into her mouth.

The little girl had no name. From the time she could remember, she wandered around begging for food, and it was common for her to go hungry as well as have a full meal.

Her greatest wish has always been only one thing.

That means being able to eat your fill and no longer going hungry.

Because of her young age, the little girl's food was often snatched by other beggars, and sometimes passersby would kick over her broken begging bowl.

She never cried or made a fuss; she simply moved to another place to continue begging.

It's snowing heavily today, and there are very few pedestrians on the streets.

The little girl squatted for a long time but couldn't even get a sip of hot soup.

Those spoiled steamed buns were no good at all.

Her stomach was growling loudly, so she could only curl up in a ball, hugging her knees, and stare longingly at the steamed bun shop at the alley entrance, trying to satisfy her craving by smelling the faint aroma.

Suddenly, a pair of dark-colored, fitted boots covered in snowflakes stopped in front of her.

The girl looked up and met a pair of cold eyes.

The man was dressed in a sharp, dark outfit, with a tall and straight figure. He wore a mask, making it difficult to see his face.

"What's your name?" the man asked, his voice devoid of emotion.

The little girl shook her head: "I don't have a name, they all call me Little Beggar."

The man looked down at her small face, red from the cold, and her clear eyes.

After a moment of silence, he asked, "Would you like to come with me?"

The little girl blinked her eyes, which were stinging from the cold, and asked, "If I go with you, will I be able to get enough to eat?"

The man nodded calmly: "Okay."

In an instant, the little girl's eyes lit up. Without hesitation, she immediately pushed herself up, brushed the snow off her clothes, and obediently walked to the man's side, saying, "Then I'll go with you!"

The man said nothing more, turned and walked forward, the little girl following closely behind him with her short legs, not daring to fall behind.

After that, the man became her mentor, and she was given a name—Su Ningning.

In the following years, Su Ningning followed men to learn martial arts, practicing horse stance, light footwork, short blade skills, and stealth.

He practiced diligently every day and never dared to slack off.

Because they were lazy, they didn't get enough to eat.

And so, Su Ningning grew up little by little.

She grew into a pretty young woman and officially began working for the man.

Every time she received her monthly allowance, she spent it all on delicious food.

She loves everything from street-side roasted sweet potatoes, steaming hot meat buns, crispy sesame cakes, and sweet osmanthus cakes to her favorite roasted chicken.

She never bought new clothes, wearing the same outfit year after year until it was faded from washing, and she never saved money. She spent all her earnings on sweet treats and a full stomach.

During this period, she discovered that her master was clearly very satisfied with her abilities.

Lately, she has been dealing with more and more things each month, while others have gradually become less busy.

But they all receive their money monthly; it's a fixed monthly salary!

Su Ningning has been so busy lately that she doesn't even have time to go out and buy some delicious snacks.

She protested.

The master simply said:

"Your skills far surpass those of the others. I don't trust you to delegate tasks to others. As the saying goes, the more capable you are, the more responsibilities you will have."

Su Ningning suspected that she had been tricked by her master.

Before they had even finished their apprenticeship, their master would often have them compete. The person who ranked highest would receive the most silver and a lot of delicious food.

That's why she trained like crazy, always putting in all her effort to push forward.

Now, things have gotten much better. She's become more skilled, and her workload is piling up. She doesn't even have time to go out to buy food, yet her monthly salary is exactly the same as everyone else's.

Thinking of this, she felt both angry and frustrated, and regretted it so much she felt like her guts were turning green.

But this period of peace lasted only six months. After the new emperor usurped the throne, they suddenly found themselves with nothing to do again.

Every time she went back, she felt that the atmosphere in the camp was strange.

She was too lazy to delve into the reasons, since it was none of her business anyway.

Now that she finally has some free time and is no longer burdened by piles of tasks, she takes her long-saved monthly allowance and goes out every day to buy all kinds of delicious food.

Every day, they would eat until their bellies were round and full, and then go home completely satisfied.

That day, Su Ningning, carrying a belly full of food, slowly returned to her residence, only to be stunned when she opened the door.

Her master was sitting in the house waiting for her, looking rather unwell, and he didn't say a word.

"Master, what brings you here!"

The man looked at Su Ningning's delighted face, a subtle, unreadable emotion flashing in his eyes.

"I rarely have free time, so I thought I'd come see you and bought this for you while I was at it."

After the man finished speaking, he pushed the things on the table toward Su Ningning.

Only then did Su Ningning notice what was on the table—it was a roast chicken that was extremely hard to find at Weixianlou!

Su Ningning's eyes lit up instantly.

She decided to forgive her master for always making her do chores.

Su Ningning ate heartily, her cheeks bulging, thanking her master as she ate.

The man sat to the side watching her.

As Su Ningning ate, her eyelids grew heavier and her body felt weak, and her consciousness gradually faded.

She wanted to say something to her master, but found it difficult to even lift her head.

Finally, as if he was extremely tired, he fell into a peaceful sleep.

He fell asleep and never woke up again.

Only then did the man speak in a hoarse voice:

"The new emperor feels that we know too much and wants to settle scores with us."

His gaze fell on her:

"I hope you can be reborn into a good family in your next life and live a life free from worries about food and clothing."

When Su Ningning opened her eyes again, she had lost all her strength, her vision was blurry, and she could only see the blinding light.

The sounds were unfamiliar and soft, and the smell was faint and strange.

She wanted to move, but could only wave her small, chubby fists; she wanted to speak, but only babbling baby cries came out.

She became a newborn baby.

She prayed silently in her heart, hoping that she would meet reliable parents in this life, so that she would no longer have to work herself to the bone and could have enough to eat every day.

A few months later, she found that her wish had come true. She was eating well every day, and Su Ningning was very satisfied.

And in this life, she is still called Su Ningning. Perhaps this is fate.

Her parents were both very gentle and treated her extremely well.

Only occasionally, when her mother's face turned expressionless and sullen, she and her father would obediently fall silent.

She didn't know why either.

This is a world completely different from the one before.

There's no need to light candles at night; once the overhead lamp is lit, the surroundings become as bright as day.

The houses here are tall and neat, with transparent windows that allow you to see outside from a great distance. They are sheltered from the wind and rain.

There is another kind of cube in this world that everyone holds in their hands, which can reveal many strange and wonderful things.

Her father was particularly obsessed with his phone, often engrossed in it, and his mother would nag and scold him several times for it.

She found this kind of day novel and fun, and the more she thought about it, the better it seemed.

She's figured out how she wants to live her life; she's determined to be an ordinary person.

She remembered her master's words well: "The greater your ability, the more work you have to do."

Then she'll just be an ordinary person and do less work.

After starting school, Su Ningning discovered that it was actually quite difficult to be an inconspicuous ordinary person.

The words and equations in the book were like gibberish to her.

In her past life, she had never properly learned to read and write, and had no idea that she was so weak in this area.

Every day when I open the textbook, I feel dizzy and my head is about to explode, and I still only have a vague understanding.

His grades were consistently at the bottom, firmly holding the last place in the grade.

The teacher has visited her home several times. Every time she sees her parents politely apologizing to the teacher, she stands aside, her face turning red and white.

For the first time in her life, she truly felt—

It's a bit embarrassing.