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Yu Jihui: “A Stinking Old Ninth – A Tale of the Coal Capital” (updated on July 2020)
books away for the time being and join my
colleagues and do what they did.
In the dormitory, I would stop my old habit of
reading on bed. Monkey King was amazed at that.
“Soapy, why don’t you read your English books
these days?”
“I’ve thrown them away. I’ll never read them
again. English is the language of the USA. I’ve said
goodbye to them!” I made up a story on the spot.
“Ah, Soapy has made progress!” Monkey King
uttered a cry of surprise.
After one month, Big Wang invited me to have a
talk in the small woods in the park. She smiled at me
when she saw me.
“You’ve changed a lot. That’s a success. That
means you listened to me. I’m very happy with you.
This is a big step you’ve taken. I hope you keep it up.
But I want you to take the second step.”
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