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

consistent luck in getting promotions as an official!

He perhaps is the youngest division commander in

the country. He has boundless prospects. Comrades,

raise your cups of wine and let’s have a toast to his

promotion!”

All the officers stood up and emptied the wine in

their cups. The regimental commander, or the

division commander, felt highly flattered. He stood

there, smiling triumphantly. He seemed excited,

happy and proud of himself. He looked at everybody

at the feast and said, “Thanks, thanks everybody! I’ll

continue to work hard and make more progress!”

The officers cheered for him.

At that moment, it dawned on me that the

regimental commander had been promoted to a

division commander and would be transferred the

south of China. He had invited Xi Si and me to the

party just to show himself off. Perhaps he would take

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