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Yu Jihui: “A Stinking Old Ninth – A Tale of the Coal Capital” (updated on July 2020)
“Why?”
“Because I have already had a lover. I love him
very much.”
“I don’t think you have a lover. You are just
trying to find an excuse to refuse me,” said the
regimental commander.
“Who?! Who is the man that you love so much?”
Elephant chipped in.
“Soapy! Soapy is my lover!”
“Ah, my God! You love the guy who has been
looked down upon by all the girls in the coal mine!”
Elephant cried in surprise, while all the other people
present were amazed. At this moment, the regimental
commander said, “Even if you have a lover, I still
have the right to run after you. I’ll stop trying to
court you unless you’ve gotten married!”
Just at that moment, I went into Xi Si’s office.
As soon as Xi Si saw me, she said loudly, “Soapy,
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