Take Zhang Biao for example, if he hadn't married the boss's wife, he would still be poor now.
As for Su Ming, his ancestors for eighteen generations were all poor. It's very difficult for poor people to turn their lives around, because the rich don't want the poor to rise up.
The rich designed mortgages, car loans, and bridal gifts. If a family has a son who wants to get married, they have to pay the bridal gift and take on a mortgage and car loan, emptying out six pockets.
By the time they've scrimped and saved for decades and paid off all the loans, they're already old, with a body full of illnesses. Looking back, they feel like they wasted their whole life.
When young, they couldn't afford to eat well, dress well, or play. Once old, not only do they have illnesses, but they can't eat even if they want to, can't play even if they want to, and can only live out their life in misery.
And their descendants will repeat their path, always remaining poor.
