To be honest.
As for his grandfather, because Ji Lang had been so young when the old man passed away—only in the third grade of elementary school—he did not actually remember much about him.
In his memories,
the old man had treated him quite well.
He often bought him all kinds of snacks.
However,
it was said that he had been rather stingy toward everyone else.
So stingy that even Ji Lang's father could barely stand it.
Presumably,
that was what they called affection skipping a generation—
Other than that,
what Ji Lang remembered most clearly was that his grandfather had run an orphanage for many years before his death.
It was a medium-sized but rather rundown orphanage called Origin Orphanage.
Although Ji Lang had only been there a few times in total, since places like that were considered somewhat unlucky,
one orphan who had left the orphanage as an adult had later struggled for years and made a name for himself in society, then donated a huge sum of money to the orphanage.
Not only had the entire orphanage been renovated inside and out, but Ji Lang's family's living conditions had improved as well, leaving a deep impression on him.
After all,
their living environment had suddenly improved.
Even though he had been young at the time,
Ji Lang had still remembered the whole matter very clearly.
Originally,
his family could only be considered ordinary in the surrounding area at best.
But once they received that donation, they instantly became a comfortably well-off family.
Their home changed from a cramped old two-bedroom, one-living-room house into a brand-new four-bedroom, one-living-room home. Even their everyday vehicle changed from an ordinary sedan into a luxury sedan that was said to have counted as a high-end car back then. As for all kinds