Li Mo transmigrates to a courtyard home, becoming an orphan bullied by the entire compound. They guilt-trip him, steal his job, and leave him living worse than a dog.
The beasts have no idea that the nightmare he had last night helped the country narrowly avoid a devastating earthquake, or that the tears he shed today brought life-giving rain to the parched lands of the Northwest.
He is the nation's fortune on two legs, an auspicious omen in human form.
When First Master scolds him until his eyes are red once again, the neighborhood committee director comes tumbling into the courtyard, his voice trembling:
"Little ancestor, please stop crying! A call just came from the higher-ups... If you cry any more, the water level at the Three Gorges Dam is going to sound the alarm!"
