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

“If you keep me behind to give another solo, I

need Soapy to be with me,” Xi Si said to the

regimental commander.

“Oh Soapy? You want Soapy to give you

company?” the regimental commander asked,

surprised, as if he thought of something. He must

have thought of what Elephant had said about me.

Then he said, “Who is Soapy?”

Xi Si pointed at me and said, “This man is Soapy.

Soapy is his nickname. He is an English major and

has an English name. But he is my accompaniment.

He is important to me. Without him, I can’t sing any

songs.”

The regimental commander laughed and said,

“No problem! I’m happy to have him be here with

you.”

Then he said to me, “Are you happy with your

English nickname?”

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