The Year 1979 in My Life

Summary

Li He, recovering from a night of heavy drinking, wakes up to find a dog in his room. Fu Xia had helped him undress after he was sick. At the barbershop, he gets a crew cut, transforming his appearance. Later, at the post office, he encounters a young girl buying monkey stamps from the 1980 zodiac collection. Li He reflects on the potential value of stamps and the emerging entrepreneurial spirit of the early 1980s, ultimately deciding that investing in apartments would be more practical than collecting stamps.

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