He Nian didn't indulge him in the slightest. "We are in the era of Reform and Opening-up now; any income earned through honest labor deserves to be respected."
"And let me emphasize one more thing, Comrade Wang Changsheng: coffee is not the 'un-proletarian' thing you make it out to be. Our country can grow coffee too. If we work hard, who knows? Maybe one day the whole world will be drinking coffee produced right here in our own country. Being a poor peasant is no excuse for your ignorance or for burying your head in the sand!"
He Nian had been walking around in small leather shoes all morning and was already simmering with frustration. Being lectured by the man with such a condescending, patriarchal tone caused her to explode. Every word she spoke hit him squarely in the face.
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