The countryside is a class society.
The top tier of families in the village are those with officials—even the village head counts as a position of power.
The second tier consists of factory owners, the village's wealthy class.
The third tier comprises large clans or families with many brothers, their networks deeply intertwined.
The fourth tier is made up of hooligans, layabouts, and ruffians.
The fifth tier are newcomers—immigrants who have recently settled in the village.
That's the reality of rural life.
Villagers love building high-rise houses, a sign of poor investment sense. The vast majority of village homes hold zero financial value—neither the location nor the structure retains worth, since buildings depreciate over time.
They also love buying luxury cars, reflecting misguided consumption habits. Most non-limited-edition vehicles lose thirty percent of their value the moment they hit the road and continue depreciating every year.
Yet this pattern—whether irrational investment or impractical spending—simply cannot change in the village. Displaying dominance through conspicuous consumption is often the only way to prove you belong to the second tier, the elite.
