Although I didn’t say that I was heavily in debt, according to my personal conditions, it was indeed a huge sum of money. I can’t say that I lost all my family and friends during that time. I still have good friends, if not My good friend, maybe I really won’t be able to survive this!
I am from a rural area, and I usually don’t have any good business projects, so I do outside processing work with a friend. It was said very well at the time that we would prepare all the materials ourselves. When we finished the work, they would take it away and give us money.
When we did it in the first year, we did make a lot of money. At that time, we were really a little bit disappointed. In the past, my brother Xiaoshan and I often chatted and drank together, but we almost didn’t contact him that year because we didn’t have time, and we felt we were no longer on the same page. He wouldn’t go to the places we went.
In the second year of production, it was still the same. We made the goods first and they collected them. But the company that received the goods later had a problem and could no longer take our goods. All of a sudden, the payment for the goods and the wages of the workers fell into our own hands. At that time, I owed more than 200,000 yuan, which may not be a big deal to city people, but for me, a rural person, it was indeed unacceptable.
After what happened at that time, I really locked myself in the house for several days. After my parents prepared the meal, they brought it directly to the house for me. I didn’t do anything. I didn't want to, so I just lay on the bed. Later, I don’t know who informed Xiaoshan that Xiaoshan came to my house to look for me. He gave me 20,000 yuan at that time, saying that it was his salary for a year. Since he had no place to use the money now, he lent it to me first.
I really wanted to hold him and cry, but I held back. Xiaoshan told me that in business there are losses and gains, so you don’t have to worry too much about it. At least you have experience in doing business. If you have the opportunity in the future, you will definitely make a comeback.
Seeing that I didn’t say anything, Xiaoshan left without saying anything more. Who would have thought that I would be asked to go to work the next day, saying that I was idle at home alone, so I should earn some money to pay back the money! I was dragged to the factory by him, and I worked with him for a year and a half, earning 40,000 yuan.
Later on, I got a good project, and Xiaoshan took the initiative to give me 20,000 yuan. I really didn’t know how to express my feelings at the time, and I will never be able to repay Xiaoshan’s kindness in my life.
Now my business is slowly getting better. At the end of last year, I finally paid off all my debts. I am also very grateful for my failure this time. It made me remember and see life clearly. It also allowed me to gain friends and cured my drifting problem. It seems that life is still taking care of me.