Simple past tense with clear subject and descriptive setting.
A leisurely old man stood by a bustling street in the heart of the city. Countless pedestrians rushed past him, like flocks of seagulls flying over a grounded ship. With wise eyes, the old man scanned the faces of the crowd, sighing softly from time to time. Occasionally, he would approach a pedestrian, politely stop them, whisper something in their ear, place an item in their hand, and walk away with a smile.
Late at night, the old man returned to a club and told the manager, "I have distributed the rewards to everyone I identified."
"What happened?" the manager asked.
It turned out that this wealthy club had come up with a spontaneous idea: they set aside a large sum of money and commissioned an expert in facial expressions to wait in the city's busiest area for a day. Every person judged by the expert to be truly happy would receive a prize.
The manager remarked, "Well, you did a great job. However, I imagine that money must not have been enough, right?"
The old man replied, "I haven't even used a fraction of it. All day long, thousands of people passed by me, but those I could confirm were truly happy were very few."
一位悠闲的老人，守候在闹市区一条繁华的马路旁。无数行人从他身边匆匆掠过，犹如一群群鸥鸟飞越搁浅的轮船。老人用睿智的目光巡视着众人的脸庞，不时轻轻叹息。偶尔，他会走到某位行人面前，礼貌地拦住对方，低声说几句悄悄话，然后将一样东西塞进对方手中，微笑着离去。
深夜时分，老人回到一家俱乐部，对负责人说：“我已经向每一个被我确认的人发放了奖金。”
“这是怎么回事？”负责人问道。
原来，这家富裕的俱乐部突发奇想，拿出了一大笔钱，委派了一位对人类表情研究颇深的专家，到城市最繁华的地带守候一天。凡是被专家判定为快乐的人，都能得到一笔奖金。
负责人说：“嗯，你做得很好。不过，我猜那笔钱一定不够花吧？”
老人回答道：“我连那笔钱的一个零头都没有用完。整整一天，成千上万的人从我面前经过，但我能确认其内心快乐的人，却寥寥无几。”