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Yu Jihui: “A Stinking Old Ninth – A Tale of the Coal Capital” (updated on July 2020)
He was startled and said, “This is simply
horseplay! How can a graduate from a famous
university with a Master’s degree be dispatched to a
small middle school?”
Then he said, “We’ll invite her to work in the
university as a mathematics professor. Will she
accept the offer?”
“It is too late.”
“Why is it too late?” he asked hurriedly.
“She just received a letter from her alma mater.
She was asked to go back there to complete her
Master’s courses which she had not completed
because of the cultural revolution. She was happy
with the news and has decided to go back to make up
the missed courses.”
The principal said nothing. He thought for a
moment and then said, “This evening I’ll come to see
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