In Jiangnan in June, the weather changes unpredictably, even more elusive than the changing faces in the Sichuan opera!

"Crack!"

Dazzling lightning cleaved through the thick clouds. Rolling thunder accompanied the pelting rain, which was the size of soybeans, washing away the oppressive heat of the previous days.

In the dilapidated tube building, a scruffy young man woke up from a hangover, his dry throat making him feel nauseous.

Struggling to open his eyes, Li Yi found the view before him perplexing.

What met his eyes was no longer his luxurious river view mansion of a thousand square feet, but a rundown, dimly lit little room. He was not lying on his imported mahogany bed, but on a simple wooden plank bed.

Gone was his Thai latex mattress and his cool silk quilt. The only thing under him was a thick, heavy mattress and cotton quilt that felt oddly familiar.

"Where is this?"

Could it be the home of the person he was assisting in poverty alleviation?

No, that couldn't be. Although he often traveled to desolate mountainous areas, he generally wouldn't spend the night in the locals' homes.

Shaking his dizzy head, Li Yi laboriously got up from the messy bed and walked to the window where the cold rain was drifting in.

The cold wind on his face brought him some clarity.

Through the curtain of rain, watching the hurried pedestrians on the street, Li Yi was stunned once again!

The scene before him was both strange and familiar. Wasn't this the dormitory of the meat factory where he lived thirty years ago?

The five-story building across from him with the red flag was the office building of the meat factory, and the blue steel structure not far away was his workplace - the slaughterhouse!

The line of little houses by the main gate were both a guard's rest area and a convenience store, which was always the busiest place in the whole factory in the evening!

But the meat factory was demolished twenty years ago, wasn't it? How did I end up here?

Suddenly, Li Yi seemed to realize something; he turned to look at the left side of the entrance door. On top of it hung a calendar that was torn in half!

June 3rd, the date was right!

But the year made Li Yi tremble uncontrollably - 1991!

"Smack!"

Li Yi slapped himself hard, half of his face seemed to swell!

Ouch!

Is this real?

Did I really go back thirty years?

Did the gods hear my prayers, or was it my continuous good deeds over the years that touched a passing deity, allowing me to return to a time before the tragedy happened, giving me a chance to make amends?

Although Li Yi before his rebirth was a super-rich man with assets exceeding ten billion and was praised by everyone in the Dragon Country as a charitable individual, he did not feel regretful at all. Compared with what he had lost, wealth, status, and glory seemed so insignificant!

Li Yi's family background was not bad. His father was the owner of a slaughterhouse in Jiangnan Province's meat factory, and his mother was an accountant in the Supply and Marketing Cooperative. Although not extremely rich, they were more than comfortable.

Li Yi was also the only child, hence he was treated like a precious gem from an early age!

Exactly this kind of boundless pampering ultimately nurtured Li Yi into a good-for-nothing idler who loved to hang out on the streets!

After graduating from junior high, Li Yi stubbornly refused to continue his studies. Left with no choice, his father Li Fengnian pulled some strings to get him a job at a meat processing plant. Li Yi also got married to a beautiful woman when he was 20.

However, even though he had started a family, Li Yi remained idle and indulgent. He was lazy in his everyday life and inconsistent at work, taking breaks periodically. He even picked up a gambling habit.

The money he earned as a wage was either squandered on food and drink or used for gambling. He even took most of his wife Xu Qingnan's earnings, leaving the family to live on a tight budget. He would also take out his frustrations on his wife; sometimes even resorting to violence.

Despite all this, his wife Xu Qingnan never gave up on him, until that incident occurred.

Thinking of the tragedy that left a deep mark on his soul, Li Yi experienced a sudden jolt, turning once again to look at the wall calendar.

June 3, 1991. Lunar May 5. Monday.

Yes, today.

In his past life, he had been fired a few days before for fighting with the factory manager's son. In his depressed state, he drank to drown his sorrows and failed to pick up their daughter from school. As a result, she was kidnapped.

Despite seeking help from all their connections, the family found no leads.

For this, Xu Qingnan, in her anger, divorced Li Yi and quit her job to search for their daughter alone. Three years later, driven to despair, she jumped from a building, ending her life at the young age of 26.

His parents also severed all ties with him in their fury and did not forgive him till their last breath.

After a series of traumatic events -- his daughter's kidnapping, his divorce, and his wife's suicide -- Li Yi finally woke up.

In the years that followed, he started selling goods at a stall, studying and running a business at the same time. Finally, when he was forty, he achieved his first small goal in life.

Subsequently, his company ventured into real estate, finance, automobiles, electronics, and cultural tourism. In just ten years, the company became a conglomerate and was listed in Hong Kong.

Li Yi himself, through his billions, climbed the Dragon Country Rich List, becoming a heavyweight figure in the business world!

Even with his great success and billions in wealth, Li Yi remained unhappy.

After finding success in business, he did only two things: the first was searching for his daughter, the second was charity work.

He spent twenty years personally travelling through most of the remote mountain regions of his homeland, building roads and schools for the local people, and finding ways to help them rise out of poverty.

Everyone familiar with him knew that Li Yi's charity work was sincere and without any show.

As a result, he has received recognition from the high-ranking officials and praise from the people. He became a role model in his industry!

But no one knew that all Li Yi did was to atone for his sins and to accumulate virtue thinking his daughter may still be alive.

Finally, his hard work paid off, and he found his daughter when he was 53 years old.

Although she was already 32, married and had a child, and he had missed her best growing years, he still found her!

However, after putting down the burden in his heart, he frequently missed the woman who married him at the age of 18 and had diligently suffered with him for five years.

He prayed to heaven more than once. If he could exchange his entire fortune and life for a chance, he would not let the tragedy happen again. He would become a good man and make that foolish woman the happiest woman in the world!

Now, heaven has opened its eyes and given him this chance. Although all his wealth was taken away, Li Yi was still full of gratitude.

He glanced at the old-fashioned wall clock hanging on the wall, it was almost five o'clock, it should be almost time for the kindergarten to finish. Thinking of this, Li Yi quickly picked up his umbrella and headed out the door!