Ho never expected that his old classmate and his wife would take advantage of the fact that Ho was a "know-nothing" who understood little about business, and within three years he had been conned out of every last penny of his money. Such was the result of more than 20 years of hardship and devotion to friendship.
沒想到同學夫婦欺負他是個不管事的「大外行」，一番上下其手，不出三年竟把錢騙個精光，二十多年的患難知交也自此形如仇寇。