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


               forbidden at the moment. You should be denounced


               if you keep going that way. I feel  ashamed to take



               such a  person as  my lover. I wish I could have an


               ideological,  progressive  man as  my lover.” She



               looked at me again. Her stare was full of feeling, as if


               she had fallen in love with me too. My blood began



               to surge and I had strong impulse to hug her. But I


               controlled myself.



                       “For love’s sake, I could read them secretly,” I



               said. “I will, by no means, read them publicly. After


               we get married, we’ll  have a home. I promise you


               that I’ll only read those books at home.”



                       “In that case, I’ll be happy with you. You could



               read at home. No one will say anything about it. But


               you must  make progress in politics. You must give



               people the impression that you love the Communist


               Party of China and that you  love  our  great  leader



               Chairman Mao. At least you must pretend to do so.





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