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

“Soapy, I am proud of you. I know you are not an

ordinary man. You have amazed the whole mine.

Now that we have had a marriage registration, we

should hold a wedding party to celebrate our

marriage.”

“That’s good!” I said, “When are you going to

have the party?”

“This weekend we’ll hold a wedding ceremony!

Then we’ll live together as husband and wife.”

“But we have no house!”

“Don’t worry about it. I can borrow one for the

time being.”

This was a happy surprise! I could hardly believe

my ears. But I had to make sure that she was serious

and was not telling a lie. She had a wishy-washy

mind. I was worried about it.

“Is this real?”

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