A widowed father working as one of the first batch of hired workers. His wife abandoned him and their five-year-old son last year. He has a paralyzed widowed mother dependent on daily medicine. He consistently works from mao shi (6 a.m.) to xu shi (7 p.m.) with overtime, often without breakfast, leading to him fainting from hunger and exhaustion. He is deeply grateful yet fearful of losing his job.
