John Bruce
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No matter where you're from, it's fate that brought us together, and everything is God's best plan
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The bucket that can't be thrown away. Top Story - December 2024.
There was a station master named Chang Hong, During the Spring Festival travel rush, that's when he was the busiest. This year, the Spring Festival came around again, and on this day, Chang Hong was on the platform as usual to receive the train. As a train bound for Guangdong arrived, the flood of people almost knocked him off his feet. Among the crowd, one family stood out: a couple with two children. The man, looking foolish, was holding an empty bucket and pushing forward, oblivious to his wife and children. The woman, holding one child and carrying another on her back, was swaying and staggering from the pressure of the crowd, but the man paid no attention to them, clutching the bucket as if it were a precious treasure. Chang Hong took a closer look and realized it was a common paint bucket from construction sites, which could be used to hold water and as a stool when the paint was used up. There were plenty of such empty buckets on construction sites. Chang Hong was puzzled: Why was he treating this worthless thing like a treasure, ignoring his wife and children? Isn't he a man? Chang Hong couldn't stand it anymore, stepped forward, and shouted at the man, "It's already a good thing to get on the train. Throw away that bucket and take your wife and children on board!"
By John Bruceabout a year ago in Fiction
Chat person
At the end of 2022, several websites in China posted the same content, telling a story: The chairman of a multi-billion-yuan conglomerate, surnamed Wang, was severely injured in a car accident while traveling for business negotiations. Despite the doctors' best efforts and meticulous treatment, he was left paralyzed and bedridden. The chairman's brain was unharmed, and his thinking was clear, but he was idle all day, and his temperament changed drastically. He either sighed deeply, cried, or complained about fate and scolded others. His relatives and friends were very worried about him. To improve the chairman's mood, they posted online to hire a "chat companion" at a high salary.
By John Bruceabout a year ago in Fiction
A red bean
In recent years, Erlong Mountain has begun to develop tourism, attracting many visitors. The place is filled with red bean trees, and in a village not far from here, there is a thirteen-year-old boy named Xiaoshan who takes advantage of the holiday to pick up red beans on the mountain. Xiaoshan's mother has immobile legs but has a pair of skillful hands. She drills a small hole in each red bean that Xiaoshan picks up and strings them together with a thin thread to make red bean necklaces, then lets Xiaoshan sell them to tourists on Erlong Mountain to earn some tuition.
By John Bruceabout a year ago in Fiction
A small county magistrate in the Qing Dynasty changed his fate
During the Shunzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, the imperial court strongly issued the "Shave Order", requiring all adult men to shave the hair three inches in front of their foreheads and tie a queue at the back of their heads. Those who did not comply would be executed. However, in a remote county far from the capital, the local people ignored the high pressure of the court's "keep your hair or your head" policy. The only person in the county who shaved his hair and tied a queue as required by the court was the county magistrate, Fan Yong. He walked on the streets looking very conspicuous, but the people only laughed at his strange appearance and did not follow suit. They said, "The emperor is far away, can the court still control us here?"
By John Bruceabout a year ago in Fiction
Loyalty
Snow Mei's hubby, Han Qing, is a forest armed police officer. They just tied the knot, and three days later, he's back on duty, stationed in a one-man fire watchtower. They used to swap letters, but now, Snow Mei hasn't heard from Han Qing in over a month. No phone calls either, and she's getting antsy.
By John Bruceabout a year ago in Fiction
The Unseen Heroes and Their Glimpse of Glory
A big mountain divides the two sides into two different worlds. On the other side of the mountain is a city with high-rise buildings and bustling traffic; this is the ammunition depot of the British Empire, deep in the ravines and grasslands, rarely visited by people. A platoon is responsible for guarding the ammunition depot, and the soldiers rarely have the chance to visit the city on the other side of the mountain. They can only stand on the mountain post and watch the city from afar, imagining how people live there.
By John Bruceabout a year ago in Fiction
Conscience Couple: One Extra Dumpling, Win the World
This evening, a tall and thin man walked into "Miaowei Dumpling House". Judging by his attire, it was clear that he was a migrant worker. The restaurant was quite busy at the time, and the tall and thin man had to wait for a while before he could get a seat. As soon as he sat down, the waitress, Xiao Lan, came over with a smile and asked, "Sir, what would you like to eat? We have three types of dumplings in our shop. The all-meat ones are 3.5 yuan per liang, the half-vegetable and half-meat ones are 3 yuan per liang, and the all-vegetable ones are 2.5 yuan per liang."
By John Bruceabout a year ago in Fiction
There are no bad children
Tiantang Village Primary School is located in a remote mountainous area with inconvenient transportation, and it is only occasionally visited by philanthropists who come to donate. Each time, the entire school community turns out: students stand on the ridges, dancing with wildflowers to welcome the guests; and Principal Fang Sirui personally leads the way, carrying the guests up the mountain in a rudimentary sedan chair made from tree vines.
By John Bruceabout a year ago in Fiction
Perfect Night
After the college entrance examination, I became obsessed with online games, often playing all night in my small room. On the night before I was to report to college, I was as usual engrossed in front of the computer. Suddenly, the door was pushed open, and I looked up to see my mother walking in, who anxiously said to me, "Tao, it's bad, I left my keys on the table in my room, but a gust of wind just closed the door..."
By John Bruceabout a year ago in Fiction
The Everlasting Talisman
Lv Xuegang was the bravest warrior in the special police detachment. Every time he was on a mission, he would rush to the front, and every time he could turn danger into safety, as if there was a divine spirit protecting him from behind. Later, his comrade Hong Yang discovered a secret: before each mission, Lv Xuegang would carefully fold a piece of yellow paper and place it very cautiously in his inner pocket.
By John Bruceabout a year ago in Fiction
Best Friend-White Lies
One day, journalist Chen Jun from the "Citizen Hotline" program of the TV station received a task to follow a woman, Li Xiuzhen, in her journey to find her runaway son. Chen Jun reviewed the materials and learned that Li Xiuzhen's 14-year-old son, Bu Jianjun, was obsessed with online games and only scored 10 points in a math test. After being scolded by his parents, he left a note saying he was going out to make a life for himself and would never come back.
By John Bruceabout a year ago in Fiction
