Drifting in Beijing: I’m Still Here

A Decade in Beijing: A Memoir

Xiao Er struggled to make it in Beijing from 2013 to 2024, then finally returned to his hometown!

To sum it up in three lines:

As long as I’m willing to suffer, someone else gets to enjoy life.

Fate is already decided. You and I are both beasts of burden.

No matter how much hardship we endure, you and I are still beasts of burden.