Chapter 56 Ghost Stories
Lu Xiangyang chuckled as he watched Jiang Jiani leave, looking embarrassed, and continued reading the story.
The content of "I Have a Friend" is very simple.
I have a friend who is average in every way, but he has a good job, which is his pride and joy.
So I like to look down on others.
When he sees a child, he acts like an elder and says that what you're doing is wrong and what you're doing is wrong. He says that the child has no manners and no upbringing. When he sees a teenager, he says that if the child doesn't study hard now, he'll end up in jail. He says that the child is so stupid that he'll only be able to work on construction sites and carry bricks and mud. He's destined to be in prison.
When they meet people their own age, they'll say things like, "It's your own fault for not working hard when you were young. You deserve to be such a failure and suffer like this now." When they meet people older than them, they'll say things like, "If you can't teach your children, don't have them. If you can't manage your wife, don't get married."
When they see an elderly person, they will say things like, "Who told you to be so unfilial? You're so old, you can't do anything anymore, what's the point of living? You might as well die." When they see a dog, they will complain that the dog is too close and kick it.
In short, other people's mouths are for eating and talking, while his mouth is for spewing nonsense.
Children were driven to tears by him, his peers broke off their friendships with him, and older people treated him like stinking excrement in a latrine.
But he not only disagreed, he thought that the other person was ill-mannered, rude, and uncultured, and deserved to suffer for the rest of their life.
This resulted in him having only one or two friends.
One of his friends had been belittled by him since childhood, but when that friend got married, he said things like, "How could someone like you manage to marry a wife? Is she blind?" and "His wife is so ugly, it's only because my friend doesn't mind that she's not like you."
As a result, the young couple committed suicide that very night.
Upon hearing this, instead of reflecting on his own actions, he argued vehemently when the other party's elders came to his door, claiming that they were ungrateful and that he had only meant well in giving them advice, only to be met with their ingratitude and their own inability to see the light.
The two sides then clashed and started fighting.
The other side consisted of more than a dozen people from two families, while this guy was alone and was quickly knocked to the ground.
As a result, because he always spoke to people in such a foul-mouthed manner, no one came to his aid when he asked for help.
And that's how he got beaten to death.
After reading one, he discovered there was another one, titled "My Other Friend."
Yeah, this friend is just as sarcastic as that friend.
However, that friend was indiscriminate in his insults, even towards his parents. This friend, on the other hand, specifically targets pretty girls from wealthy families to be sarcastic and mean. Even though these girls are very outstanding, they are worthless in his eyes.
He portrayed the girl as insecure instead of confident, saying that she not only gave him her salary but also stole money from her home to give to him, and that she always felt she wasn't good enough for him.
Finally, after he had drained the girl of her value, he broke up with her and set his sights on his next target. In despair, the girl jumped into a well.
And this person then set his sights on another girl, using the same old tactics: first, he would use sweet words to win her over, and then he would start criticizing, belittling, and attacking her to subdue her.
However, this girl was not as innocent and naive as the previous girls. She quickly sensed something was wrong and even tried to trick him into revealing that he had already used this method to harm four or five girls.
Then the girl immediately reported him, sending this scumbag to the execution ground.
Then there is a third piece, "Another Friend of Mine".
The friend in the third story is a girl. She is very gentle, kind, and considerate, but she is also very love-struck. When she sees a man who is to her liking, she can imagine a whole life of dating, marriage, and having children with him.
Then, she met a perfect boy.
The boy's appearance, physique, family background, personality, behavior, speech, temperament, work aspirations, and aspirations for a future family perfectly matched her fantasy of a partner.
The girl fell in love easily, giving everything to the other person, even suffering several miscarriages, simply because he said he didn't want to get married for the time being.
What awaited him was her leaving without saying goodbye. When they met again, the boy was marrying another girl from a very good family.
This lament is that you yourself feel you have many flaws, so how could you think such a perfect person would stay for you? You treat him like a faith, but he only treats you as a plaything.
Lu Xiangyang felt a chill run down his spine: "Is this a story or a ghost story?"
The first one was alright, but the latter two were the kind that are terrifying upon closer inspection.
You can't overthink it at all; if you do, you'll start to suspect that everyone around you has ulterior motives.
Jiang Jianni laughed heartily: "So you think it's alright?"
Lu Xiangyang shook his head: "I don't think it's useful. It has to be someone who is willing to take you in."
Jiang Jianni didn't take it seriously: "Anyway, I just wrote it for fun. If people want it, I'll make some money; if they don't want it, they don't have to."
I wrote these three short stories to vent my anger, but now I've actually had a new inspiration: "I'll write them down so I don't forget them later."
Lu Xiangyang watched helplessly as Jiang Jianni ran off to write.
He couldn't help but scratch his head a little: "Are all writers like this? Do they write something anytime, anywhere?"
We were supposed to check on the house renovation progress today, so Jiang Jianni quickly made a note of it so she wouldn't forget, and then pushed Lu Xiangyang out.
Lu Xiangyang was unlucky enough to break his thigh, so he couldn't even use crutches and had to use a wheelchair.
He couldn't understand how the thigh could have broken; normally it should have been the lower leg.
I've been cooped up at home for the past few days and I'm going crazy.
Once outside the community gate, I couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief: "Finally out."
Jiang Jianni laughed uncontrollably: "You must have been cooped up at home for too long, right?"
Lu Xiangyang nodded: "You have to be more careful on missions in the future. I really can't take it if this happens again."
It takes a hundred days to recover from a bone or muscle injury.
The thought of having to stay at home for a long time made Lu Xiangyang feel hopeless.
Jiang Jianni: "We do need to be careful. It's best to avoid situations like this in the future."
But that's just how his job is; it's practically impossible to completely eliminate it.
Unless Lu Xiangyang quits the firefighting industry.
However, this is impossible.
I haven't been out for a few days, and the streets are much more lively than they were a while ago.
"Wait here for a moment, I'll go buy a roasted sweet potato."
In the dead of winter, a roasted sweet potato and a cup of milk tea are the perfect match.
Why.
Oh, right.
It seems she had considered starting a milk tea business before?
I actually forgot.
So you see, she really has no talent for business; she can even forget this.
Just as she was handing the roasted sweet potato to Lu Xiangyang, a woman exclaimed in surprise, "Jiang Jianni, are you Jiang Jianni?"
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