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

evil trick up his sleeve and asked me to protect her

secretly. She stressed that I had to follow her closely.

For quite some time, Xi Si had ignored me and I had

been very upset. When she suddenly required my

help, I was flattered. I promised I would help her.

Our performing arts propaganda group gave a

successful performance to the station troops. Xi Si’s

solo especially received thunderous applause. After

the performance, the regimental commander

dispatched a truck to send all the members of the

performing arts propaganda team to go back to our

school, with the exception of Xi Si. He said some

soldiers and officers had missed Xi Si’s performance

and they wanted her to stay in the station longer so

that she could give another solo performance in the

evening for them to enjoy. He said they liked Xi Si

very much and hoped that she wouldn’t refuse.

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