
"Brother Dongqing, isn't it beneath you, a college graduate, to work as a mechanic with us?" In the small repair shop, facing a group of rough-looking men's teasing, Ji Dongqing wiped the sweat from his brow, a bitter smile rising in his heart. It was 2002. Rather than being a college graduate going through the motions, he'd rather take advantage of the higher wages at mechanics to earn money and pay off his student loans. With a little more ability, he could buy a house in the city, find a good woman, get married, have children, and ideally, start his own business. Back then, he never imagined he'd end up on a career in mechanics... My new book, *Rebirth in the Exhilarating Era of 1999*, is now available! New and old readers are encouraged to support it. Thank you!