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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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