Zhang Xiaodong stared blankly at the bustling crowd, his heart heavy, a feeling of helplessness continuously spreading through his chest. The world is so unfair; he's just an ordinary veteran, having no particular skill after discharge, living in this world with great effort.
He really fought very, very hard to live and strive for his wife and newly born child, but all of this seemed like a joke, erased by a few words from a ten-year-old brat!
Now, aside from losing his job, his wife's job is also gone. She received a notice of contract termination during maternity leave, even willing to pay breach compensation.
It's not just him and his wife; their parents' jobs are gone too. They are close to retirement age, and by normal progress, they could retire amongst colleagues' envy and enjoy pension in their later years.
But now, suddenly dismissed at such an age, the strange looks from colleagues are suffocating for all four elders, who now only sigh and cry at home.
