In 2023, Lin Yu fell from a collapsing scaffold. As he lay dying, he had only two great regrets: Zhao Kun had framed him and ruined his reputation, indirectly causing his parents to die of illness; and he had never managed to use the hands accustomed to wielding a trowel to build a proper building.
When he opened his eyes again, he was in a construction-site dormitory in 2010. The cracks in the concrete floor still carried the warmth of his past life. This time, he clenched his worn-out work gloves. He remembered everything: the errors in the spacing between rebar, the tricks hidden in mortar ratios, the geological hazards encountered while driving piles.
From avoiding deadly air pockets while vibrating a concrete slab to exposing a scam involving inferior insulation panels; from learning to read blueprints under Master Zhang to dazzling the industry with BIM technology, he led a group of veteran coworkers from repairing the village hall to building a landmark in green architecture, turning every crisis into a stepping stone.
Zhao Kun's dirty tricks, competitors' schemes, and licensing barriers could not deter him from rebuilding his life. When the sign for Lin Yu Construction rose against the city skyline, he finally understood: the best foundation is made of every solid step taken along the way.
