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

I secretly nicknamed her as Xi Si (a famous beauty in

Chinese history). Our school headmaster said Xi Si

was a graduate from a very famous university in

Beijing. She was only 24 but had a master’s degree -

a master of science in physics. At this point, the

audience began to whisper to each other, ‘How can

that be? She’s only 24! How can she obtain a master

degree at that age? Please calculate it. Normally one

needs six years to study in primary school, six years

in middle school, five or four years in university for a

bachelor’s degree and three years for a master’s

degree. Altogether, one needs more than twenty

years to study to obtain a master degree. Doesn’t she

go to school before 3? It’s impossible!’

After the meeting, some women teachers

surrounded her “When did you go to school?” they

asked.

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