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must stand up against it. Did she ask you to marry
her within three days?”
“Yes, she did. She said she would only give me
three days to consider. If I refuse to marry her after
that, she will bring me to court.”
“She is putting pressure on you. No matter how
great the pressure is, you must stand up to it. After
three days, everything will be clear.”
She stressed again and again that I must keep it
secret. I promised I would.
I was very grateful to Old Aunt, but I still
pretended that I was in low spirits.
One day Monkey King said to me, “Soapy, you
have made Great Smoker pregnant. You should
marry her. Then you’ll have a wife and a family. She
really loves you. You shouldn’t miss the chance! She
actually is a good woman. She is in the period of her
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