00:00A man opened a restaurant in a small town where with only $5 one could eat until full,
00:04and if someone had no money, they could still have a bowl of noodles.
00:07Suddenly, a couple rushed in and knelt before him.
00:10They said their son was about to get married, but they had no money for the banquet.
00:13They begged him to prepare dozens of tables and promised they would pay him back with the gift money from
00:17the wedding.
00:18The man was moved and agreed to help.
00:20On the wedding day, he worked nonstop until he was drenched in sweat.
00:23Finally, he managed to get everything ready and thought he could finally collect his payment.
00:27But the parents made their son kneel to thank him and said the money had been given to the daughter
00:31-in-law,
00:32and that they would pay him once they sold their pigs.
00:34With no other choice, the man asked them to sign a promissory note,
00:37never imagining that piece of paper would change his destiny.
00:40One day, his daughter fell ill from malnutrition and the surgery cost $200,000.
00:44The man ran with the promissory notes in hand to collect his debts.
00:47He arrived at the couple's house and saw that they had already remodeled everything.
00:51But when he knocked on the door, they accused him of coming to borrow money from him.
00:54He showed them a note and demanded repayment, but they denied everything and even insulted him.
00:59Filled with rage, the man felt that money was already lost.
01:02Then he went to the second house and presented the note for a debt from the father's funeral,
01:05but they told him he should be the one to pay.
01:07Swallowing his anger, he left.
01:09At the third house, he firmly placed the promissory note on the table,
01:12but he scared the debtor so much that the man ran away.
01:15No one wanted to pay.
01:16The man felt regretful and guilty.
01:18At that moment, he saw the car of a local official.
01:20He rushed over to ask if he could apply for some subsidy for his restaurant,
01:23but was told that without a license or health permit, it was not possible.
01:26He returned to his restaurant, and shortly after, a neighbor arrived with an inspector.
01:31They said someone had reported him for operating illegally and for poor hygiene.
01:34The worst part was that those who had eaten for free at his restaurant gave false testimony against him.
01:39Some claimed his food caused diarrhea, and others insisted he was clearly making lots of money.
01:43The restaurant was shut down, and the man was taken in for investigation.
01:47During interrogation, he confessed that for years he hadn't earned anything, but he had even lost money.
01:52The inspector thought he was lying until he visited the man's home and saw that he didn't even have decent
01:57furniture.
01:57At that moment, someone anonymously paid his fine, and he was released.
02:01The man knew well that it could only have been the owner of the big restaurant,
02:04the one who had offered him large sums of money many times to work as a chef, but whom he
02:08had always refused.
02:09Soon he learned the truth.
02:10It was that same businessman who had paid the neighbors $300 to denounce him.
02:14The people had betrayed his kindness for a few coins.
02:16The day the trial arrived, the witnesses claimed the man had made millions with his restaurant.
02:20He pulled out a huge stack of promissory notes.
02:22With a trembling voice, he said that was his only profit from all those years, just signed debts.
02:27Still, the others insisted they hadn't paid because his food had spoiled.
02:31The man fell into total despair.
02:32He never imagined that his kindness would bring him so much hatred.
02:35He then demanded they present evidence, and, surprisingly, they produced a video.
02:40It showed the man at night throwing oil into the alley.
02:43Everyone murmured.
02:44He himself was confused upon seeing it.
02:46To uncover the truth, the prosecutor brought in a food expert to the restaurant.
02:50When they entered the man's kitchen, everyone was completely shocked.
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