The True Story of an Ordinary Nobody

This story is about people I've met and things I've experienced before I turned twenty. Each chapter is a separate, little story, told in scattered fragments.

I was talking to my partner about our childhoods and things we'd been through. She said she'd never heard of or experienced anything like what I described, and that many other people hadn't either. She told me to write it all down.

Honestly, I didn't think there was much worth writing about. But... as time passes, so many things gradually fade from memory. It was only while chatting with my partner that I remembered those people and things from the past, and thought I'd write them down as a way to remember.

I was a real country kid, raised rolling around in the fields and climbing all over rooftops in a small town. As a child, I ran wild everywhere, and even after growing up, I was still always getting into all kinds of things.

I dropped out of middle school, worked as an underage waiter, and later worked in a factory where I was so poor I couldn't afford a late-night snack. (The factory provided meals and lodging, but not late-night snacks.) I even had to ask my boss for my wages. He tried to cheat me, saying he had no money and wouldn't pay me when I quit. It was only 400 yuan, and he still wouldn't give it to me.

After that, I took computer classes, worked as a clerk, did HR and logistics, became an ISO systems specialist, and eventually became a Jinjiang author...

Theme: Writing stories about ordinary people at the very bottom of society, including myself.