Horror Story

This happened to a junior from our department.One day, the junior went to visit Chinese Culture University with her high school friends. As they passed by a certain building, one of her friends said, "Someone jumps from this building every year!"Previously, a strange incident had occurred. A group of five or six female students had been having a barbecue on the rooftop of this building. When they ran out of barbecue sauce, one girl volunteered, "I'll go buy some!" The others offered to go with her, but she replied, "No need! I'll be right back!"

I don't like being a doctor. Although saving lives is sacred, although many lives can be saved by a doctor's hands, we must face death. Death is too cruel—I hate it! In the end, though, I gave in to my parents' expectations. Over the past twenty years, I've gradually become accustomed to such compromises. I walked into that medical school.

This also happened right where we are. My high school classmate told me the story.A restaurant opened near her home, originally run by a husband-and-wife team. Business was decent, but they got too busy to manage on their own, so they hired a female server from Northeast China, who had come to work here while her husband stayed home farming.

The first one was told by my mother.When they were kids, children often quarreled. One day, Xiao Lan and Xiao Qiang got into an argument over something trivial. Xiao Qiang said: "I'm definitely stronger than you!" Xiao Lan immediately shot back: "You're strong, you're strong! May your 'strong' (wall) collapse and crush you to death!"

When I was a child, the elders used to tell me there were many kinds of ghosts in the world—wronged spirits, vengeful ghosts, wandering phantoms, and restless souls. Among them, the vengeful ghost was said to be the most dangerous. Such ghosts were rare, but if you ever encountered one, great misfortune would befall you. As a child, I didn’t believe these stories—until something happened that completely changed my mind.

Xiao Yan was at work when his nicotine craving hit. He quickly said goodbye to his colleague and rushed into the restroom. "Who's more diligent than me? With all this smoke, aren't they afraid of getting caught by the inspectors?" Xiao Yan muttered to himself, glaring at the thick haze filling the bathroom.

This incident happened on last year's Christmas Eve... Police officers go on patrol every day, you all know that, right? Two officers were scheduled for a patrol at two in the morning. But since the next day was Christmas Eve, there were hardly any people at the station. The incident occurred three hours after those two officers left.

Granny Yang's Restaurant is a famous mutton soup house in town. Every winter, it's always packed with customers, both new and regular, coming and going without end. If you ask why the restaurant's business is so booming, everyone knows the reason: it's because of the mastermind behind the scenes—Granny Yang. Not only does she personally raise large, plump goats, but her cooking skills are also peerless. The mutton soup she simmers is so fragrant it seems to drift for miles, the meat is delicious, and the prices are fair. No wonder the business thrives!

This is a story told by my college roommate, who is from Jiangxi province.There was a family of three: a father, a mother, and their son, Xiao Dong (a pseudonym). The mother was Xiao Dong's stepmother. When she first married into the family, she treated Xiao Dong fairly well—not with meticulous care, but at least with basic concern for his well-being. Life went on quietly and peacefully until Xiao Dong started elementary school, when the stepmother became pregnant and gave birth to another son.

This incident took place in a small village in Fengnan, Tangshan (or so it seems; it's been several years, and my memory is hazy. At the time, it caused quite a stir in our area).Two neighboring families, the Wangs and the Lis, had always lived in harmony.