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Yu Jihui: “A Stinking Old Ninth – A Tale of the Coal Capital” (updated on July 2020)
“‘Money and power are the things that a
philistine loves. If you want power and money, you
won’t find true love.’
“‘I want money, power and true love. The man
can give me true love but can’t give money and
power. That’s because he has no power or money. If
he does, he will give them to me. Can you teach me a
way to make the man have power and money?’
“‘That’s easy. So long as you persuade him to
join the communist party, he’ll have power and
money.’ With that, he went into the inner room and
refused to see me anymore.
“I’m really surprised. Maybe this is my fate.
Soapy, could I invite you for a talk? I really hope you
will join the communist party and become a glorious
communist party member. If you will, I’ll
immediately marry you. I’m looking forward to your
reply.”
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