At the construction site.
A middle-aged man was smoking a cheap cigarette, sweating profusely while working.
He had been working like this on the construction site for many years.
But now, the middle-aged man was struggling a bit with the work.
The foreman came over, looked at the middle-aged man, and said, "I'll settle your wages today. You don't have to come tomorrow; your body is no longer suited for this work. You don't even have the strength left. How can you work?"
The middle-aged man used to be quite strong; otherwise, he wouldn't have been on the construction site for over a decade.
But more than half a year ago, the middle-aged man fell at the site and broke some bones, even shattered a toe, and had a long recovery period.
Misfortunes never come singly, and during those six months of rest without earning, his wife picked fights every day.
Even the three children kept calling him a useless person, saying he couldn't earn money and was good for nothing.
