51 posts tagged with "satire"

Mrs. Wang was a shrewd woman, shrewd almost to the point of being harsh. She could argue fiercely with a vendor in the market over a price difference of two cents, and she could accurately find the best value-for-money goods in the supermarket's discount section. In the digital age, she took this shrewdness to the extreme – online shopping.

Recently, Mrs. Wang ordered a batch of garbage bags online, 100 pieces, and the store solemnly promised that the quantity was sufficient. But when she received the goods, on a whim, she counted them and found that there were only 38. This instantly tightened Mrs. Wang's shrewd nerves, as if someone had stolen her beloved gold coins.

Li Tiegen felt like a sardine stuffed into a can, squeezed into the classroom of the "International Space Station Chinese Intensive Course." Outside the window was the dark universe, dotted with a few "worthless" stars. He thought, this thing isn't even as bright as the light bulb hanging on the electric pole in his old village.

"Classmates, today we are going to learn the word '奋斗' (fèndòu - struggle/strive)," the teacher, with a thick northeastern accent, shouted at the top of his lungs, "Repeat after me, 奋——斗——"

These days, even celebrating the New Year is like abacus beads – you have to flick them to make them move. It's called a holiday, but it's more like "shifting" days. It's always the same number of days, but they insist on piecing them together, calling it the elegant name of "Tiaoxiu" (adjusted rest days). Ha, Tiaoxiu, Tiaoxiu, it adjusts people into anxiety and rests them until they haven't rested at all!

Chen Keli buttoned the last button of his suit, the mirror reflecting the image of a standard business elite. He picked up his briefcase and reconfirmed his itinerary: Juneyao Airlines, A321 aircraft, destination: the city that he both anticipated and dreaded.

Old Li is an honest retired worker whose greatest hobby is fiddling with his smartphone. Recently, he has become fascinated by the NFC function of his phone, feeling that it is extremely convenient. He can pay with a tap and even use it as an access card.

Old Li felt like he was having a run of bad luck lately.

Li Ming stood beneath the giant Ferris wheel, clutching a handful of newly purchased plastic rings, sweat dripping from his forehead. Each cabin of the Ferris wheel displayed tempting prizes, from enormous plush toys to the latest electronics, and, of course, the red Maserati parked in the center of the wheel, gleaming alluringly.

Old Wang is a little annoyed lately.

Lao Li stood before the wreckage of the giant wind turbine, his heart utterly calm.

Old Li works as a zookeeper in an amusement park in Zibo, specifically, a "zebra" zookeeper.

Of course, Old Li knows very well that he is not raising zebras, but donkeys. Five gray-looking donkeys with long ears.