In China, Zhang Zilong grew up believing for 20 years that his family was short on money and that his father's business was heavily in debt. Driven by this, he aspired to find a job to help pay off their debts.
However, it was only after graduating from college that he learned the truth: his father was actually a multimillionaire, and the family owned a large business. According to Zilong, his father had kept this a secret so that he would learn the value of hard work and not grow up relying on the family's wealth.
After discovering his family's true financial situation, he began working in his father's business. The story went viral in China, sparking numerous reactions due to his father's unconventional parenting style.
Source: CPG - A young Chinese man spent 20 years believing his family was poor and striving to change his life, until he discovered that his father was a millionaire. According to him, the father wanted to teach him the value of effort and that it was all just a valuable lesson.