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was obviously not satisfied with the likes of me. Her

younger sister flared up and said, “You want to

marry a sports teacher of middle school? You are a

graduate of a famous university and have a Master’s

degree and you only want to marry a graduate from a

third-rate university. Are you a fool? You’ll suffer

plenty of losses. That guy must be good at uttering

graceful words and flowery speeches. You must have

been cheated by him. You’ll regret it. I think your

romantic story is stupid. You are simply making a

joke of your fate. If you dare bring the guy home, I

will drive him out!”

Xi Si had been in low spirits for a long time. I

knew she had been thinking of how to gain her

mother’s support. One day, she suddenly became

excited and came to me and said, “Soapy, look at

this!” She showed me a newspaper and pointed at an

advertisement of employment.

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