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Yu Jihui: “A Stinking Old Ninth – A Tale of the Coal Capital” (updated on July 2020)
wife had been sent to their village, he moved to our
dormitory, but was allocated to the coal worker’s
bedroom. He was happy with it, since the workers in
that bedroom used to be his friends.
He was a very rude man. He not only beat
students repeatedly, but he also beat teachers
repeatedly. He once slapped a teacher’s face twice.
The teacher was nicknamed as Monkey King. One
late evening, at about 7pm, Monkey King was
reading an old magazine at his table lazily. Suddenly,
Squint came into the room. He walked up to Monkey
King and said, “Come on! Let’s play a game of
chess!”
Monkey King rose from his feet and said, “I was
actually thinking of playing a game of chess with you
when you challenged me! Come on!”
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