My Struggle to Survive and Work in the City

When a "debt collection" message popped up on the phone screen, Li Xiaoyu's bank balance was only 100 yuan - all his belongings in the strange city of Yihai. From the moment he turned 18, his life has become an extreme challenge on "survival indicators": from carrying bricks at a construction site at four in the morning to a delivery rider walking through neon streets late at night, Li Xiaoyu counts every penny spent in a rental house in an urban village, looking for a breathing space amidst the mechanical roar of the assembly line. The rules of survival are hidden in every corner of the city, and he has only one goal: to forcibly find a way to tomorrow in this quagmire called "working". He wants to achieve a "100% survival index" clearance ending for his life. This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.