A Herniated Disc Doesn't Just Crush the Discs in Your Spine

At forty-one, Zheng Dachuan's back gave out first. A herniated disc left him in pain after sitting for ten minutes. He thought he could just tough it out, but three months later, the company called him into a small conference room: “By mutual agreement, due to personal reasons.” His monthly salary fell from fourteen thousand to a probationary salary of 8,300 at a new company. The mortgage was 4,200, and each physical therapy session cost 280. His wife, Lin Zhengfang, casually remarked, “We can save a little over 800 this month.” Lili lay on the bed and sent a message to a former colleague she hadn't spoken to in three years. Half a month later, 3,000 yuan appeared in her account.

Above the price. Secondly, the position

Regarding the requirements of the system, the wife's outburst

The grievances she had endured, the words of the elderly father. Thirdly,

Presented through details and actions, forbidden

Narration in a formulaic style: when Zheng Dachuan's back hurt

He slowly sat down again, Lin Zhengfang finished venting

The dull thud as it hit the floor, these actions

Feel real. Fourthly, death

, nor would he use divorce to force

The direction of this book is rebuilding

At forty-one, Zheng Dachuan's back gave out first. A herniated disc left him in pain after sitting for ten minutes. He thought he could just tough it out, but three months later, the company called him into a small conference room: “By mutual agreement, due to personal reasons.” His monthly salary fell from fourteen thousand to a probationary salary of 8,300 at a new company. The mortgage was 4,200, and each physical therapy session cost 280. His wife, Lin Zhengfang, casually remarked, “We can save a little over 800 this month.” That night, he lay on the bed and sent a message to a former colleague he hadn't spoken to in three years. Half a month later, 3,000 yuan appeared in his account. Money someone else gives you and money you earn yourself are two different things. It was never just his herniated disc that broke him, but he had to find a way to hold himself up again.