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

Perhaps we will never see him again. He seems to be

very happy today. I don’t want to spoil his pleasure.

So I have promised him I will attend the party. To be

honest, I’m not worried about myself. I am worried

about you. He said you’ll have an awful opponent.

He is determined to fuddle you.”

I laughed, and said, “Don’t worry about me. No

one can get me drunk. I’ll make all of them slip

under the table!” I was confident. Xi Si laughed.

Then we went to see the regimental commander. He

happily asked us to get into the jeep. On the way,

Cock told us about how he had developed into a big

winejar. He seemed to be very proud of himself.

At the beginning of the farewell banquet, one of

the officers present at the party stood up with a cup

of wine and said, “Our regimental commander has

been promoted to be a division commander in glory.

On behalf of all the soldiers and officers, I wish him

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