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On an ordinary day in October 2018, the streets of Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, were bustling with pedestrians. In the midst of this hustle and bustle, a special figure attracted the attention of several enthusiastic volunteers.
I saw that this man's face was vicissitudes, his steps were flustered, and his whole person exuded a decadent and dirty atmosphere.
Although late autumn had arrived and the temperature was gradually dropping, the man was wearing only a thin short-sleeved shirt, his feet were bare, and his body trembled as he stepped on a pair of shabby slippers.
His miserable appearance, like a creature escaping from purgatory, makes people feel pity and anger at the same time.
Several kind-hearted volunteers approached him with keen intuition to try to understand his life experiences. At first, the man was wary, cautious about their unsolicited contact, evasive, and reluctant to reveal too much information.
However, under the enthusiastic care of the volunteers, he gradually removed the defense line in his heart.
Upon closer inspection, the man's eyes were hollow, his skin was burned by the sun, and his calloused hands revealed the fact that he had been engaged in heavy manual labor for a long time. There was an eerie smell all over his body, as if he were a walking corpse.
As the volunteers handed him steaming food, the man seemed to have been given a new lease of life, covering his eyes tightly, tears falling down his cheeks like rain.
He gulped down his food, apparently hadn't tasted such a delicious meal in a long time. After the meal, he straightened his back and sincerely bowed deeply to each volunteer, and his words were full of sincere gratitude.
Cao Yang has shown excellent learning ability since he was a child, and his grades have always been among the best, and he can be called a recognized academic bully by his teachers and classmates. Whether it is facing daily quizzes or crucial mid-term and final exams, he always excels with excellent results.
With his excellent character and learning, he naturally became the glory of his family, and his teachers and classmates also had high hopes for him, firmly believing that he would definitely make a difference.
As expected, with his extraordinary learning talent, Cao Yang made great progress in the college entrance examination and was successfully admitted to Chongqing University, one of the top 985 project key construction universities in China at that time.
Cao Yang, who was born in a poor family, was able to be successfully admitted to Chongqing University, a well-known university, which is undoubtedly the most proud glorious moment in his life! Upon hearing this exciting news, the whole family, including relatives and friends, celebrated and offered him warm blessings and congratulations.
Stepping through the doors of the university, Cao Yang was excited and curious about the new campus environment. However, this fresh enthusiasm like a newborn calf has been ruthlessly shattered by reality in a short period of time - the depth of the university curriculum and the difficulty of knowledge compared with high school have changed dramatically, and the major he chose is not his own field of expertise, Cao Yang is like a toddler in this new academic world, and he seems confused and at a loss.
What made him even more frustrated was that he found that the classmates around him were all the best among the elite, and their talents overshadowed the aura of Cao Yang's once proud scholars.
Cao Yang tasted the bitter taste of "scum" for the first time, and the sense of loss that fell from the clouds into the abyss made him have the idea of giving up his studies for a while, and even began to skip classes and skip classes.
Fortunately, his classmates noticed the imminent pride of heaven in time and reached out to help him regain his love for learning. Cao Yang deeply understands that everyone has their own strengths and specialties, and he is not hopeless.
Therefore, he did not hesitate to devote himself to intense study, went all out to supplement knowledge, and finally gradually regained his old fighting spirit. However, fate always seems to like to play tricks on people, and the missed time is irretrievable after all.
In the exams again and again, although Cao Yang worked hard, he never achieved the desired results, and could not pass the assessment of all subjects, which was undoubtedly a heavy blow to the former top student.
His self-esteem had been hurt like never before, and his self-confidence had been evaporated. In this way, this proud son of the sky, who had been in the limelight, could not graduate as he wished, and had to receive a graduation certificate.
After graduating, Cao Yang took up a teaching position at a middle school near his hometown, but soon became strongly dissatisfied with the job. With a meager salary, he barely managed to meet the basic needs of life, and he was obviously unable to cope with the heavy responsibilities of his future family.
For a while, the former scholar seemed to have lost his way forward, and fell into endless confusion and confusion about his future and future path.
Just as Cao Yang entered the low ebb stage of his life, he decisively decided that only through academic further study could he completely reverse his predicament! He resolutely chose to study in Germany and start a new journey in life.
Although the family's financial situation is not well-off, Cao Yang's parents still give everything they have to fully support their son's studies, so Cao Yang bid farewell to his homeland, full of hope, and embarked on a journey to study in Germany.
Everything went very smoothly, and Cao Yang successfully entered a well-known university in Germany to continue his studies. However, the high cost of living in Germany has forced him to rely on part-time work to make ends meet.
What he didn't expect was that Germany has strict rules on the number of working hours for international students, and only a certain number of days per year are allowed.
At first, Cao Yang was able to arrange his part-time work and study time properly, and his life was barely maintained. He worked hard, not only accumulated a certain amount of savings, but even bought a second-hand car as a means of transportation, and lived a relatively decent study abroad career.
During this period, he met a female classmate with a cheerful personality and outstanding appearance, and the two gradually fell in love, and their lives were full of happiness and harmony.
However, good times are always short-lived. In order to please his favorite girlfriend and pursue a better material life, Cao Yang began to work overtime desperately to earn money uncontrollably, but inadvertently touched the legal red line in Germany.
In 2004, the local authorities ruthlessly deported him and confiscated all his property.
After returning to China, Cao Yang devoted himself to all the things to restore his life. After several busy months, he finally got his new documents and embarked on a long and arduous trip to Germany again with the expectation of returning to Germany and reuniting with his girlfriend.
This news was like a bolt from the blue, and all the efforts made by Cao Yang in Germany came to naught in an instant. As a result, he missed out on his valuable academic credentials. What's even more cruel is that at this critical moment, his beloved girlfriend resolutely chose to break up with him, drawing a painful end to his life.
All Cao Yang's dreams and efforts in Germany disappeared in this way. This young man, who had been excellent in character and learning and had a bright future, suddenly fell into the abyss of despair, and was reduced to a penniless destitute overnight.
Faced with such a predicament, Cao Yang really had no choice but to give up his long-dreamed career of studying abroad and return to his hometown alone to seek new life. However, what awaits him is an even more difficult and struggling survival situation.
With all his documents and university diplomas long since gone, he has nowhere to live and has to rely on the support of his parents to make ends meet.
After a period of precipitation, Cao Yang resolutely decided to change the status quo, and with full of enthusiasm, he set foot on the hot land of Guangdong, a hot land of economic prosperity, eager to break out of the world here.
He firmly believes that as long as he has a skill, the vast land of Guangdong will definitely open the door for him.
However, reality ruthlessly shattered his illusions. Lacking the necessary documents, he struggled to get even the most basic job as a worker.
Just when Cao Yang was confused, more cruel blows followed-his ID card and mobile phone disappeared mysteriously! Since then, he has lost contact with his family and friends, and is living in extreme hardship like a homeless wanderer.
After many twists and turns, Cao Yang finally decided to stay in Guangdong for the time being, looking for a way to support himself. At first, he was able to do odd jobs to support his basic needs, and despite his poverty, there was at least a glimmer of hope.
However, the long-term hardship of life gradually made him depressed and lost confidence in life and the future. Soon after, Cao Yang lost even this meager source of income, and his employers had to dismiss him due to his deteriorating mental state.
At this point, he was completely reduced to a poor street begging, and he could only survive by picking up other people's leftovers every day.
From the humble apartment he rented at first, to the low-cost hotel, and finally to the homelessness and sleeping on the streets, Cao Yang's living environment has been slippering, and the pendulum of fate is falling towards the abyss of despair at a speed visible to the naked eye.