The Beloved Darling of the Era

Dai Xueqing's parents were busy with work, so he was raised in the countryside. After both of them died, his parents' longtime friend brought him from his hometown to live in the family compound.

His uncle was a teacher who had never lifted a finger around the house, yet he personally picked Dai Xueqing up from school and cooked for him.

Dai Xueqing was already old enough to eat by himself, but his uncle always insisted on feeding him and liked to call him Baby.

After transferring to a new school, Dai Xueqing met the class ringleader, who sat beside him. Since Dai Xueqing was younger and gentle by nature, the class ringleader liked to lead the other kids in bullying him.

Until one time, they went too far and made Dai Xueqing cry. The ringleader scolded the kids who had sucked up to him by bullying Dai Xueqing, then anxiously wiped away Dai Xueqing's tears and made him a little jumping frog to cheer him up.

When the college entrance exam system was reinstated, Dai Xueqing left to attend university. There, he met a greaser hoodlum who ran with the rough crowd in the city. The hoodlum rescued him from danger several times.

Only later did Dai Xueqing learn the hoodlum's true identity: he was an undercover police officer. That was when Dai Xueqing discovered there was more to his parents' deaths than he had known.

When Dai Xueqing grew up, his uncle handed him the steelworks his parents had left behind, along with the old hands who had helped his parents build their business. The old hands were said to have once worked at the steelworks, which explained their sturdy builds. They always followed his instructions in silence and even seemed embarrassed to look at him.

As he ran the business and investigated his parents' deaths, he met a businessman who had ridden the wave of economic reform. The businessman was smooth, calculating, and exactly the sort of person Dai Xueqing hated. Yet for Dai Xueqing alone, the businessman was willing to give up every advantage he had.

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