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

Elephant quickly found Xi Si and said to her,

“You seem to be stupid! The regimental commander

is an idol in many girls’ mind. He has at least dozens

of pursuers. You’ll regret it if you lose him. What’s

good about Soapy? He is a Stinking Old Ninth! He is

a man to be abandoned. He has no power, no money,

no fame - he has nothing. If you marry him, you’ll be

a family of two Stinking Old Ninths. Your days will

be hard. The regimental commander loves you. He

wants to see you again. Could you see him this

weekend?”

Xi Si said she had to go home that weekend (her

home was in another city which was about a two

hours’ train ride) and had no time. But Elephant

stressed that she had already fixed a time. There was

no way to change it. On the other hand, the

regimental commander had expressed that if she

refused to see him, he would go to her home to visit

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