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Yu Jihui: “A Stinking Old Ninth – A Tale of the Coal Capital” (updated on July 2020)

Her eyes lit up and smiled. She murmured, “The

guy has got a foreign name! He does look like a

foreigner!”

I stood face to face with her and found that she

was indeed very short and came only up to my

shoulder. Elephant told me she was in her late

twenties. I took a look at her but couldn’t figure out

how old she was. Her appearance seemed all right.

After introducing us, Elephant said, “I have finished

my task as a matchmaker. Now you talk amongst

yourselves.” Then she went away, but turned around

after she had walked a few steps and gave us a smile

that said ‘Have a good talk!’

After Elephant had gone, we began to walk

along the small path in the park. It was an autumn

night. The park was very quiet. Nothing could be

heard except the rustling of the leaves. A round

moon was sailing in the sky. A gentle breeze

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