Everyone thought Xiao Hulu had traveled all the way to Australia's red-earth plains to pick up stones and pan for gold to pay off ordinary debts. Little did they know that the debts she was truly struggling to repay were several burdens etched into her very bones.
First was the debt of her birth. Her biological mother, Qiao Lirong, cruelly abandoned her when she was young. From birth, she bore the wounds and burdens that came with her bloodline, a chain of fate imposed upon her that she would spend her whole life breaking free from.
Second was the debt she owed her adoptive parents for raising her. When she had no family and nowhere to turn, they took her in and raised her. Their kindness was as weighty as a mountain. She threw herself into the world and amassed wealth for one reason: to ensure her adoptive parents could live in peace and repay them for raising her.
Third was the debt of her own life. As an orphan, she had no one to rely on and no support on the road ahead. She could only grit her teeth and fight on her own: venturing to Australia, exploring gold mines, and surviving in the wilderness. She had to repay the debt of her own hard-fought survival and defiance of fate.
Fourth was the bloodline's wicked debt. Her biological mother was greedy and selfish by nature. Upon learning that Xiao Hulu owned a private mining region covering 100 square kilometers and immense wealth, she joined forces with others to seize the gold mine and hire killers, utterly disregarding the bond between mother and daughter. Xiao Hulu knew how to distinguish right from wrong and, coldly and decisively, severed this twisted blood tie, settling the wicked debt.
She knew nothing of the polished rules of Western high society. She held fast only to the simple values and principles of the Chinese people. She neither fawned on others nor sought their approval or dependence. With sheer perseverance, she survived the snake pit and brushes with death. What people called picking stones to repay debts was an orphan paying off the debt of fate through her own efforts and becoming her own source of support.
