Chapter 1: Return to 1991
In June in Jiangnan, the weather changes at a moment's notice, which is more unpredictable than the face-changing in Sichuan Opera!
"Crack!"
Dazzling lightning pierced through the layers of dark clouds, and rumbling thunder, accompanied by soybean-sized raindrops, fell from the sky, sweeping away the sweltering heat of the past few days.
In a dilapidated tube building, an unshaven young man woke up from a hangover. His dry throat made him feel like he wanted to vomit, but he couldn't!
After struggling to open his eyes, Li Yi was confused as he looked at the scene in front of him.
What came into view was no longer his luxurious mansion with a river view of 1,000 square meters, but a dilapidated and dim small house. The person lying on it was not in an imported mahogany bed, but a simple wooden bed!
There were no more latex mattresses from Thailand, no cool silk quilts—only thick, heavy, yet familiar mattress quilts!
"Where is this?"
Could it be the home of the poverty alleviation target?
No, although I run into uninhabited ravines all year round, I usually don't spend the night at a fellow villager's house!
Shaking his dizzy head, Li Yi struggled to get up from the messy bed and came to the window where cold rain was pouring in.
The cold wind blew on his face, which made Li Yi wake up a little!
Seeing the hurried pedestrians on the street through the rain curtain, Li Yi was stunned again!
The scene in front of him was strange yet familiar. Isn't this the dormitory building of the meat factory where I lived thirty years ago?
The five-story building opposite with the red flag is the office building of the meat factory, and the blue steel structure building not far away is the slaughtering workshop where I worked!
There is also the row of small houses at the gate, which serves as both the guard's lounge and the small shop. It is the busiest place in the entire factory every night!
But wasn't the meat factory demolished twenty years ago? How could I be here?
Suddenly, Li Yi seemed to realize something. He turned around and looked to the left side of the entrance door of the house. There was a stack of half-torn monthly cards hanging on it!
June 3rd, the time is right!
But the year made Li Yi tremble—1991!
"Snapped!"
Li Yi gave himself a big slap, and only half of his face seemed to be swollen!
Pain!
Is this real?
Did he really go back thirty years ago?
Could it be that the gods and Buddhas in the sky heard my prayers, or that my decades of good deeds and virtues moved a passing deity and allowed me to go back to before the tragedy happened, giving me a chance to make up for my mistakes?
Although Li Yi, before his rebirth, was already a super-rich man with assets exceeding tens of billions, and a charity expert praised by everyone in the Dragon Kingdom, he did not feel it was a pity at all. Compared with what he had lost, money, status, and honor were so insignificant!
Li Yi's background is not bad. His father is the owner of the slaughtering workshop of the Jiangnan Provincial Meat Factory, and his mother is the accountant of the Provincial Supply and Marketing Cooperative. Although they are not rich, they are still better off than others.
In addition, Li Yi is the only son in the family, so Li Yi has been treated as a beloved child since he was young!
It is precisely because of this kind of unmeasured doting that Li Yi eventually grew up to be a street kid who is lazy and unwilling to make progress!
After graduating from junior high school, Li Yi was unwilling to continue studying. In desperation, his father, Li Fengnian, had to use connections to get him a job at the meat factory, where he became a worker. When he was 20 years old, he married a beautiful woman, Xu Qingnan.
However, even after getting married, Li Yi still didn't improve. He was lazy in life, spending three days fishing and two days working online, and even got involved in gambling.
The salary he earned was either squandered on food, drink, or gambling. He even took half of his wife Xu Qingnan's salary. The family lived a tight life, and once he got angry outside, he would return home and lose his temper at home, even beating his wife.
But even so, his wife Xu Qingnan never gave up on him until that happened!
Thinking of the tragedy that was unforgettable to him, Li Yi was suddenly shocked and turned to look at the calendar on the wall again!
June 3, 1991, the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, Monday!
That's right, today is the day!!
In his previous life, he had been fired after a fight with the factory director's son a few days ago. He was depressed and drank to drown his sorrows. He missed picking up his daughter from school, and as a result, his daughter was abducted by traffickers.
Despite all the connections their family had, there was still no clue!
For this reason, his wife Xu Qingnan divorced him out of anger, quit her job, and embarked on a journey to find her daughter alone. Three years later, she jumped from a building in despair and ended her life at the age of 26.
His parents severed ties with him in anger, and they never forgave him until their death.
After experiencing a series of blows, such as his daughter being abducted, the divorce, and his wife jumping off a building, Li Yi finally woke up!
Later, he started working as a street vendor, learning while doing business, and finally made his first small goal in life at the age of forty.
Later, his company began to get involved in real estate, finance, automobiles, electronics, and cultural tourism industries. In just ten years, it completed the process of becoming a group and was finally listed on Hong Kong Island.
With his huge wealth of tens of billions, he climbed onto the Dragon Country's rich list and became an important elite figure in the business world!
But even after becoming successful and famous, even with assets worth hundreds of millions, Li Yi was still unhappy!
After becoming successful in business, he only did two things. The first thing was to find his daughter, and the second thing was to do charity.
He spent twenty years personally traveling to most of the remote mountainous areas of the country, building roads and schools for the people there, and finding ways to help them get rid of poverty and become rich.
Everyone who is familiar with him knows that Li Yi does charity sincerely and never puts on a show!
For this reason, he has been recognized by senior management and praised by ordinary people. He himself has become an industry model!
But no one knows that all Li Yi did was to atone for his sins and to do good deeds for his daughter, who did not know whether she was alive or dead.
Finally, his hard work paid off, and his daughter was found when he was 53 years old.
Although his daughter was already 32 years old at this time, married, had children, and he missed her best time to grow up, he had found her after all!
However, after letting go of the big stone in his heart, he often thought of the woman who married him at the age of 18 and followed him for five years diligently and without complaint.
He begged God more than once. If he could exchange his life's wealth and ease for an opportunity, he would definitely not let tragedy happen again, and he would definitely be a good man and make that silly woman the happiest woman in the world!
Now, God has opened his eyes and given him this opportunity. Although he has been deprived of all his wealth, Li Yi is still full of gratitude!
Looking at the old-fashioned clock hanging on the wall, it was almost five o'clock, and the kindergarten was about to end. Thinking of this, Li Yi immediately grabbed his umbrella and walked out the door!
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