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have me as your wife, throw your English books
away. If you hate to part with them, forget me. Please
give me a reply.”
She became very serious and looked me directly
in my eyes, waiting for my answer.
I was in a dilemma, not knowing how to reply. But I
said, “If I have to throw my English books away in
order to win your love, I would rather have the
books.”
“I don’t really want you to throw your English
books away. What I really mean is that you shouldn’t
always read your English books in public. You could
read them secretly. I know some of your colleagues.
They told me you always bury yourself in those
English books. You never make speeches at meetings.
It is obvious that you want to take the White and
Expert road. You still want to seek fame and become
an expert. That road is a capitalist road and is
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