02/10/25 - I’ll probably never have another 20 minutes like this in my life again.

“If you feel like you just screwed up at work, look at this guy. Japanese commander Mutaguchi Renya, who tried to copy Genghis Khan’s “livestock march” and fed the Japanese army with just grass, successfully starving 50,000 Japanese soldiers to death.”

Comments say, “The enemy working his ass off doesn’t achieve nearly as much as a single flash of inspiration from a team mate.”

“What a great strategist Genghis Khan is, setting all of this up 700 years in advance.”

“Bad intentions lead to heaven hahahahahahaha I’m gonna die laughing XD”

“Two more Sino-Japanese War heroes, Genghis Khan and Mutaguchi Renya.”

“The validity of the saying, “Nothing’s worse than a hardworking fool.” is still rising.”

“After losing, he went back home and opened a Genghist Khan BBQ. (Yes, Genghis Khan is in the name of his restaurant).”

“What are you all laughing at? All I see is the grand strategy of a true hero.”

“I was reborn as a Japanese commander during WWII.”

“All I’m saying is, they gave him command of too few soldiers.”

“I remember he opened a Genghis Khan-themed restaurant too…by God, he’s loyal.”

“Fortune Teller: The Great Khan will gain tremendous karma in 500 years. Genghis Khan: ???”

“So Genghis Khan is a WWII hero too.”

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#If Barbie’s kids are Chinese nationals then they can only inherit 440K. #Barbie’s estate split depends on the children’s nationality. “Famous Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu travelled to Japan during the New Years and caught pneumonia as a complication of flu, dying at 48-years-old. Taiwan’s “China Time” posted on the 4th, claiming that after Barbie suddenly passed away in Japan, Taiwanese public have been fighting over vaccines at the hospital in a panic.

Barbie had many investments and savings under her name, as well as two mansions worth over 650 million Taiwanese dollars. According to United Daily News, executive supervisor of the Land Council, Xiao Qilin, explains that they need to first confirm whether Barbie has officially married her current husband, Ju Junye, and what the nationality of her children are. If they are Chinese nationality, then according to the “Twin Shores People’s Relationship Policy”, the maximum amount they can inherit is 2 million Taiwanese dollars (440K RMB). If Ju Junye was officially married to Barbie, then he can split the estate according to Taiwan’s inheritance laws. The two children are each entitled to half of Barbie’s pre-marital assets, and Ju Junye can also claim half of Barbie’s marital assets, with the remaining to be split between them equally.”

Comments say, “The baldie came with a bag and left with a bag.”

“There’s only an upper limit for Chinese people, not Koreans?”

“I hope we can get reunited soon.”

“All her estate should go to Wang Xiaofei (ex-husband). He was the best for her and loved her the most.”

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“I want to attend this wedding.”

[The lady in the flashy green dress is the officiant. The bride is the lady in the red jacket and jeans. In the background, the banner says, “Congratulations for getting married, Ms. Wang Taizhen’s son.”]

Comments say, “I can tell, the officiant is the only one who takes this wedding seriously.”

“Officiant: I put on my best to come to this bullshit wedding.”

“Maybe customs are different, but here, brides don’t usually spend their wedding at ease.”

“Three highlights: 1. Cabbage officiant. 2. So-and-so’s son’s wedding. 3. Xiuhefu [traditional Chinese wedding dress” plus jeans plus angry glare on the bride. I feel like it’s gonna be a party tonight at their house hahahahahahahaha”

“Relax, the bride looks like she can fight her MIL head on. She’s not gonna get screwed.”

“The groom is Wang Taizhen’s son. The bride would rather remain anonymous.”

“What a controlling MIL…her name has to be on the wedding too XD”

“What, she never named her son?”

“Although Ms. Wang Taizhen’s name is everywhere, I don’t think this bride is that worried at all.”

“Look how seriously the officiant is taking this wedding. She’s regal and elegant from head to toe.”

“Next year, the bride’s gonna be posting on tiktok on the New Years, “Don’t worry about me, mom, I can fight all three of them at once.””

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“Guys, don’t be stingy. That’s not how you’re supposed to live life.

My neighbour makes 4900RMB a month. Her husband makes 5900 a month.

These years, as soon as their pay checks come in, she leave around 1000 as spending money and saves all the rest. Once I heard her husband say that they’ve got a good six-figures in savings.

In order to save money, they’ve tried everything. They drink porridge and have homemade pickles for breakfast. They never make any stir-fry. Lunch is the only real meal of the day. They just throw whatever together for dinner. They buy whatever is the cheapest at the market. They’ll buy clearance food just to save 80 cents, and they’ll stand in line for hours to buy discounted food. They only splurge on a pound of meat for the holidays.

They’ve never tasted milk. Never gone travelling. Never even left this town. Never bought makeup. Never bought clothes. All their clothes are gifts from family and friends. It’s like they’re living in old society.

Their phone is 8 years old, lags like hell and can’t run anything. It can only make calls. Because of this level of stinginess, my neighbour is 50-years-old but looks well into her 60s. She looks super old and thin, like a good gust of wind would knock her down.

Because she’s so stingy, she doesn’t spend on food or clothes, so her life is really hard, and her body is throwing up warning signs too. But she never goes to the hospital for a checkup, she just takes some medicine whenever she’s not feeling well and tough it out.

Finally, last year, she got super sick and ended up spending six-figures at the hospital. When she came back, she just got even stingier.

Her husband can’t do anything about her either. He sneaks out to get food sometimes, and he’s worried she’s gonna nag his ear off.

Her kids are grown now and never come back. They’re pretty distant from each other.

She’s just continuing to live her life. I guess her only source of joy is looking at the balance in her savings account.”

Comments say, “My cousin’s MIL was super stingy all her life. Never spent any money on food or clothes. Died at 50-something-years-old, and within 2 months, his FIL was looking for someone else. He spent her savings buying gold and clothes and whatever she wanted for his second wife. They went travelling together. This is why women should never be stingy to themselves. If you don’t spend on yourself, then it might end up getting spent on other people.”

“Never save on food. Your body is the foundation of revolution. You can save on everything else.”

“The less money you make, the more important it is to eat healthy. It’s so easy to get sick when you’re not getting enough protein. And you gotta buy health insurance! Or else all those hundreds of thousands you save could evaporate with a single illness! A lot of people think they’re saving money by just not spending money, but they’re wrong XD”

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A compilation of people’s memories of the Gaokao:

“It’s been years and years…and I still remember that man’s name! Ge Jun! Ge Jun!” [He writes the maths exam for the Gaokao.]

“The topic for the essay was “Morning” (早), and I accidentally read it as “Drought” (旱).”

“I finished my exam and headed out, and there was a car parked at the entrance, and the license plate number was XY655. XY is my initial. In the end, I got 655 points.”

“From that point on, my hometown only has winters and summers, and no springs or falls.”

“Someone said, “Once we’re done with this exam, this class will probably never get together again.””

“In my last Chinese class, the teacher did a quiz where we had to write out everyone’s name.”

“Last subject, English, it was raining. Before the exam started, I’d said to my classmate, “It’ll be funny if nobody can hear the listening section over the thunder.” Thankfully, the listening section played loudly enough that I barely noticed the thunder. I finished the exam. There was 20 minutes remaining. I decided not to review my answers. Everything had finished now. I’ll probably never have another 20 minutes like this in my life again. It was very dark outside. It was very bright inside the exam room. The answer sheet was brightly coloured. The chairs were comfortable. I sat there, and didn’t have to think about anything.”

“The day before my exam, I discovered I’d lost my exam ID when I got home. It was already dark. I despaired. I thought through all kinds of plans, and never even imagined I could still go to college. I called and texted all my friends to make sure to hold onto theirs. I didn’t dare tell my parents. I went by myself to the bus station and got on the bus I came home in to look for it, then I retraced my path back to school. And at the but switch station, next to the sign, I met an angel who’d been holding onto my ID, waiting for me. I’m always relying on other people’s kindness.”

“I got a middling grade and went to a middling school and had a middling life.”