The novel revolves around the life and workplace experience of Xiao Han, an ordinary migrant worker. Xiao Han travels frequently all year round, his work is boring and depressing, and his workplace relationships are complex. His distant relative, Leader Xiao, is his direct supervisor, and their relationship needs to be kept secret. Late one night, Xiao Han was preparing to have a meal when he received an urgent order from Commander Xiao and rushed to high-altitude E City overnight to handle the task. On the way, he heard that a major safety accident had occurred in a local oil well.
After arriving at the E-Cheng mining area, Xiao Han learned that the accident was caused by illegal operations at the construction site, and behind it lay hidden secrets of long-term illegal mining by private capital, lack of supervision, and serious ecological damage. Previously, Xiao Han relied on a mysterious computer in the unit's computer room that could answer questions, and he had already predicted hidden dangers and written an article to expose the chaos in the mining area. Everyone was on standby late at night to prepare the manuscript for the accident press conference. Li Xiaoning, a classmate and colleague, habitually pushed complicated tasks to the gentle Xiao Han.
Two weeks after his return, Xiao Han tried to adjust his life by stock trading and shopping in supermarkets in his boring daily life, but he encountered troubles such as office equipment failures and conflicts with online shopping and pickup one after another. He was obsessed with cars and purchased a second-hand luxury car. Later, it was discovered that the vehicle had major maintenance problems and he encountered a car purchase scam. The full text draws on Xiao Han's various experiences to expose the oppression of grassroots workplaces, the chaos of local resources, and the many difficulties in ordinary people's lives.
Purpose: Using the workplace, life, and experiences of Xiao Han, an ordinary employee, to describe the depressed and exhausted living conditions of low-level workers, and to expose the reality of internal conflicts and oppression at all levels in the workplace.