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"Earning money through your own hard work and sweat, that's when you can sleep soundly at night."

However, fate always has a way of making people laugh and cry.

Just when Jiang Wei had turned over a new leaf and thought he had finally found a new direction in life.

His mother, Sun Yumei, who deserved her fate, lived a life a hundred times more miserable than the most tragic character in a play.

Ever since Jiang Chen ruthlessly kicked him out of Jiangjia Village with that heartless agreement.

Sun Yumei's greedy, short-sighted, and foolish nature was amplified after losing Jiangjia Village as her backer.

With the last bit of cash she had from selling her belongings, she was targeted by a professional con artist running an underground swindling ring in a chaotic mahjong parlor in the county town.

The scammers touted her as a "rich lady from the provincial capital" and used the lie that "investing 10,000 yuan will turn into 20,000 yuan in a month" to fool her into losing her sense of direction.

Sun Yumei dreamed of turning her fortunes around with this, then returning to Jiangjia Village to finally stand tall and proud in front of Jiang Chen.

In less than half a month, she not only lost all her money, but was also coerced and lured by the scammers into signing a loan agreement for 500,000 yuan at exorbitant interest rates.

When the debt collectors kicked open the door to her cheap rented apartment.

Sun Yumei, who usually considers herself a "high-class lady" and goes to the nail salon every day to get her nails done, has completely broken down.

She packed her bedding and fled in a panic overnight, becoming a homeless old woman who hid in various corners of the county town.

. . .

It is dusk.

The afterglow of the setting sun dyed the clouds on the horizon orange-red and cast long shadows over the small county town.

Sun Yumei was wearing a dirty and tattered down jacket that she had dug out of some trash can, which looked particularly out of place and ridiculous in the sweltering July heat.

Her hair was a tangled mess, greasy and knotted, and smelled sour.

His face was covered in dust and grime, leaving only his eyes, which shone with resentment and bitterness.

She was leaning on a wooden stick she had found, and carrying a huge snakeskin bag that also reeked of a foul stench on her back.

Inside were her afternoon's "spoils"—a dozen plastic bottles, several flattened aluminum cans, and half a moldy loaf of bread.

That evening, Sun Yumei wandered aimlessly along the roadside in an attempt to pick up an empty mineral water bottle that had been discarded by someone.

She hadn't eaten all day and was so hungry she was seeing stars and her legs were weak.

Unbeknownst to her, she had followed the newly built, wide, and flat national highway all the way out of the county town and arrived at the outside of the huge logistics park in Jiangjia Village.

"Boom!"

“Ding Di—”

Even in the evening, the logistics park was still a bustling and busy scene.

Huge trucks came and went, and the roar of forklifts and various construction vehicles filled the air.

Hearing the loud noise inside, Sun Yumei raised her dirty face and peered through the tall, sturdy black iron bars.

The brightly lit park, in her eyes, became a bustling world that was out of reach.

As she watched all this, her heart was filled with extreme jealousy and despair over the overwhelming wealth of Jiangjia Village.

On what grounds?

Why is it that little bastard Jiang Chen gets to live so well?

Why should I, Sun Yumei, end up like this?

She hated it! She wished she could rush in right now and burn the whole place down!

Just as she gritted her teeth and cursed it all with venomous resentment.

Suddenly, her gaze was drawn to a figure at the front door, and then she fixed her gaze on it.

That was a security guard directing a huge semi-trailer truck to reverse.

As night fell, the searchlights at the entrance of the logistics park were turned on, illuminating the area as brightly as day.

The security guard's skin was tanned dark, and his cheeks were thin from hard work, but his posture was ramrod straight.

He was standing next to the huge semi-trailer, shouting at the top of his lungs in a loud, powerful voice she had never heard before.

"Back up! Back up! Back up! Turn all the way to the left! Straighten the steering wheel! Okay, stop!"

That voice was full of confidence and the sense of authority that only someone who has been giving orders for years possesses.

Sun Yumei looked at the figure and felt a strange sense of familiarity.

That is……

Is that my son?

No, not possible!

Her son was the precious child she had doted on since he was a child, spoiled and pampered, and she wouldn't even let him sweep the floor!

Her son is Jiang Wei, who is destined to become a big boss, marry a rich young lady from the city, and be a dragon among men!

How could I possibly work here as a lousy and exhausting security guard at the gate?

But... but that figure, that profile...

Just as Sun Yumei was in a daze and doubting herself.

After directing the vehicles to park, the security guard turned around and faced directly in her direction.

The searchlight shone directly on his face.

A face, tanned and gaunt from the hardships of life, yet so familiar to her, came into Sun Yumei’s view with unparalleled clarity!

it's him!

That's her son, Jiang Wei!

Sun Yumei felt as if her head had exploded, as if she had been struck hard!

Her blood seemed to freeze at that moment!

Her eyes were wide open to the extreme!

The tattered snakeskin bag in her hand, filled with all her belongings, fell heavily to the ground with a "thud".

The bag opened, and several rotten apples, which she had picked up from the garbage dump and were already starting to rot, rolled out and rolled to her feet.

Sun Yumei, however, was completely unaware.

She just stared intently at her son behind the iron bars, who was wearing a cheap security guard uniform but stood ramrod straight, displaying a steady and resolute expression she had never seen before.

She couldn't believe her eyes, and forcefully lifted her filthy hand, rubbing it hard.

That's right!

It's him again!

That son who was once her pride, but now feels like a complete stranger and a source of humiliation to her!

Sun Yumei's lips trembled violently.

She wanted to shout, to rush in, to grab Jiang Wei's collar and ask him why he was there, why he had become like this!

But her throat was tightly gripped by an invisible hand, and she couldn't utter a single word!

She watched as a man in a similar security guard uniform patted Jiang Wei on the shoulder and handed him a water bottle.

Jiang Wei took the water bottle, tilted his head back and gulped down several mouthfuls, then wiped his mouth with his sleeve and revealed a hearty smile.

That smile, like a sharp blade, pierced Sun Yumei's heart!