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Yu Jihui: “A Stinking Old Ninth – A Tale of the Coal Capital” (updated on July 2020)
The regimental commander had reconciled
himself to his failure. One day, he came to our school
to talk to Cock. He wanted to get Cock’s help. After
he left, Cock immediately asked Xi Si to talk to him.
He invited her to a small room and closed the door.
This time, he behaved himself. He dared not seduce
her. He knew the woman before was his superior’s
heart.
He said to her, “You may not love the regimental
commander now, but you’ll love him in the future.
He is a model student of Chairman Mao’s works. He
is most loyal to the Communist Party and our great
leader Chairman Mao. Isn’t this the kind of young
man worthy of being loved? If you don’t love this
kind of man, what kind of man do you love? In
addition, love can be cultivated. In the periods of
revolutionary wars, most of our senior officers had
no wives. They were normally over thirty. They
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