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


               dilemma. But if you could  change yourself  and


               become a politically progressive teacher, I’ll happy



               to set up a family with you.”


                       “But I have no interest in politics. I don’t like to



               mouth  beautiful words, I  am not  good at singing


               praise of the Party and Chairman Mao…”



                       “Don’t you love our great leader Chairman Mao?


               Don’t you love our great Party?”



                       “Er…” I stammered for a moment.



                       “Tell me the truth. Do you love Chairman Mao


               and the communist Party  of China? Do you think


               Chairman Mao is great?”



                       “I don’t  think Chairman Mao is  great. He has



               made all of China hungry. He made me hungry too…”


                       “You shut up!” she flared up. “You are simply a



               reactionary! I don’t want to be friends with you!” But


               she didn’t move away. She still stood there, staring at



               me. It looked like temptation, and also like condemn





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