Don't Laugh at My Last Stubbornness

39-Year-old Luo Wen was once a white-collar worker in the city, the breadwinner of his family and a "respectable person" in his circle of friends. A sudden unemployment shattered his dignity and revealed the anxiety, vulnerability and loneliness behind the illusion of the middle class. He went from being a "professional elite" who swiped the screen to becoming an online ride-hailing driver, delivery person, and short video traffic tool, until his family was on the verge of disintegration and his dignity was almost exhausted. This book is a realistic novel that writes tragic reality in the form of comedy. Through the class fall and spiritual reconstruction of an ordinary man, it reveals the devouring and manipulation of individuals by the digital society, and also reflects the common anxiety symptoms of the contemporary middle class. With solid life details, full emotional tension, and strong realistic concern, the novel depicts a man's transformation journey from "being seen" to "seeing himself." Eventually, he and his family moved to the ancient town of Dayi, Sichuan, and became a craftsman restoring ancient Chinese furniture. In pieces of broken wood, he repaired not only objects, but also a family relationship, a cultural memory, and a person's final stubbornness. This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.