Stories of people venturing into business during the early stages of China's reform and opening up.

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Stories of People Going into Business in the Early Days of Reform and Opening Up
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This was a distorted marriage. The wife, while working away from home, became a prostitute and gave birth to an illegitimate child. Feeling guilty towards
her husband, she filed for divorce.
Xiao Hong was born in 1978 in a small village on the banks of the Hongshui River in Dahua County. In 1995, she
dropped out of school before finishing junior high and went to work in another city. At the end of 1996, eighteen-year-old Xiao Hong met
Zhang Ju while working, and the two fell in love. Their figures were seen everywhere—under the flowers and moon, by the stream, and deep in the garden
. They held hands tightly, leaning on each other. In secluded places, they kissed and caressed each other passionately
, enjoying the happiness of love. Zhang Ju always enjoyed kissing Xiao Hong's lips for a long time,
especially when Xiao Hong put her tongue into his mouth, he would suck on it forcefully with his lips and tongue
; he would also put his tongue into Xiao Hong's mouth and let her suck on it. Sometimes he would kiss Xiao Hong until she was limp and
fell into his arms, letting him put his hands inside her bosom and caress her soft, round,
plump breasts, kneading her nipples until they stood erect. Whenever their kisses became more passionate
, Xiao Hong would fall limply into Zhang Ju's arms, letting him kiss her breasts, while Zhang Ju
would put his hands between Xiao Hong's legs and caress her round, hairy pubic
area. Whenever Zhang Ju rubbed Xiao Hong's bright red, tender labia majora and minora and vaginal opening with his fingers, Xiao Hong would react
strongly, tightly clamping her legs together and producing sticky, wet fluids that covered Zhang Ju's hands.
In January 1999, Xiao Hong and her lover Zhang Ju, whom she had been dating for over two years, entered the wedding hall.
On their wedding night, after the guests had left, Xiao Hong and Zhang Ju looked at each other, their hearts filled with joy.
"Let's take off our clothes and go to sleep!" Zhang Ju said gently to Xiao Hong, who nodded, her face flushed.
They stripped naked and crawled into bed, embracing each other tightly. They kissed for a long time
, their tongues swirling and sucking in each other's mouths. Zhang Ju's hands began to knead Xiao Hong's soft
, round, plump breasts, her nipples becoming erect from his caresses. At this moment, Zhang
Ju's face also flushed crimson. Xiao Hong glanced at Zhang Ju tenderly with her bright eyes before closing them slightly and turning her head
away.
Seeing this, Zhang Ju quickened his kneading of Xiao Hong's soft, plump breasts. Xiao Hong
sighed, "Oh!" and trembled all over. Then, Zhang Ju pulled back the blanket, revealing
Xiao Hong's full, snow-white, and delicate young body, her eyes closed, completely at his mercy.
Zhang Ju caressed Xiao Hong's body from top to bottom, and Xiao Hong trembled, turning her head to the side as he touched her. After a moment
, Zhang Ju turned Xiao Hong's head back and began kissing her even more passionately. He kissed her forehead,
cheeks, and chin; he kissed and sucked on her lips; he kissed her shins; he kissed and sucked on her beautiful
breasts, her firm, bright red nipples, and her flat, delicate abdomen. Then, Zhang Ju frantically kissed and sucked on
her protruding, hairy vulva.
He kissed Xiao Hong until she clamped her legs together and writhed. He forcefully spread her legs, buried his head
in her vulva, and frantically kissed and licked her plump, tender labia majora, clitoris, and vaginal opening.
Zhang Ju noticed that Xiao Hong was already dripping with vaginal fluid. So, Zhang Ju began to frantically kiss and lick
her plump, tender labia majora, clitoris, and vaginal opening, swallowing the fluid flowing from her labia, clitoris, and
vaginal opening. Xiao Hong then began to tightly clamp Zhang Ju's head between her legs and writhe her hips,
moaning, "Oh...oh my god...ah...ouch..."
Seeing this, Zhang Ju got up, took Xiao Hong's hand, and placed it on his genitals. When Xiao Hong's hand grasped
his penis, her whole body trembled violently. "Oh my! Your penis is so big! Can it fit in my pussy
?" Xiao Hong whispered. "Don't be afraid, it's okay, everything will be alright," Zhang
Ju said gently.
At this moment, Zhang Ju spread Xiao Hong's legs apart, grasped his already thick and hard penis, and
rubbed and kissed the glans against Xiao Hong's plump and tender labia majora, clitoris, and vaginal opening for a while until it was covered with vaginal
fluid. Then he placed it at Xiao Hong's vaginal opening and thrust it in forcefully. Xiao Hong felt some pain and immediately opened her
eyes wide: "It hurts... Ouch... Darling, be gentle... I've never been fucked by a man before... Don't rush,
fuck slowly... My pussy is already yours...", but at this moment, Zhang Ju was in the throes of orgasm and could no longer control her
.
Amidst her trembling cries, Zhang Ju thrust in again with all his might. With a "plop," his thick, hard
penis slid all the way into Xiao Hong's narrow virgin vagina. Xiao Hong immediately felt a piercing,
tearing pain in her lower body. She cried out, "No...no...it hurts...it hurts...oh my god...it hurts so much
...your big cock is going to tear my little pussy apart...be gentle...go slower..." At this moment, Xiao Hong looked up at
her vulva and saw Zhang Ju's penis moving in and out, covered in bright red blood
. The same bright red blood was also flowing from the entrance of her vagina. She sadly shed tears.
Xiao Hong endured the pain and cried sadly. Seeing this, Zhang Ju quickly embraced her and kissed her, his thick
, hard penis continuing to slowly thrust in and out of Xiao Hong's vagina.
Gradually, Xiao Hong stopped crying and wrapped her arms around Zhang Ju's neck, responding to his kisses. She opened her mouth
and put her tongue into Zhang Ju's mouth, letting him suck on it; Zhang Ju, in turn, occasionally put his tongue into Xiao Hong's mouth
for her to suck on. Only then did Zhang Ju realize how tight, smooth, and moist Xiao Hong's vagina was. As his large
penis thrust in and out, her moist, delicate vagina gripped his penis tightly, which felt incredibly comfortable. Zhang
Ju was now experiencing the happiness and pleasure that a woman's vagina brought him.
Zhang Ju continued thrusting into Xiao Hong's vagina, feeling the increasing amount of vaginal fluid.
The sounds of her vagina being penetrated, "splish, splish, splish," echoed continuously. Zhang Ju's lust was high; he propped himself up on his arm...
He lifted his head and began thrusting forcefully, "slap, slap." Xiao Hong began
moaning continuously, "Oh...ouch...oh my god...it hurts...it hurts so much inside my pussy...please slow down...
my pussy can't take it...your big dick is so thick and big...oh my god...how can your big dick be so hard
...it's going to break my pussy...ouch...ouch...oh my god...it hurts so much...please pull it out
...I beg you..."
Zhang Ju didn't pull his thick penis out; instead, he increased his speed, using all his strength
to thrust even harder. After a while, Zhang Ju strangely felt that Xiao
Hong's pussy, tightly wrapped around his penis, was throbbing. He silently thought that marrying Xiao Hong was the greatest happiness of his life.
At this moment, Xiao Hong had already adapted to his large penis. Indeed, this was the case. At this moment, Xiao Hong's moans
became even more intense, but she did not let him pull his penis out. Instead, she wrapped her legs around Zhang Ju's legs and tightly hugged
his buttocks.
"Oh...darling...your big dick is so good...it feels so good...oh...oh my god
...faster...it feels so good in my pussy...fuck me harder...my pussy is so uncomfortable...ah...
my little darling, your big dick is so thick and big...oh my god...husband, my good husband, my dear
husband...how can your big dick be so hard...it's going to break my pussy...oh...faster, harder
...oh my god...it feels so good...fuck me harder...I beg you...
ah...oh my god...my pussy is so itchy...from now on, my pussy is yours...fuck me harder
..." Xiao Hong was now twisting her whole body, moaning and shouting, her vaginal muscles were throbbing more intensely, accompanied by
contractions.
Suddenly, Xiaohong trembled all over and clung tightly to Zhang Ju, crying out "Mommy, Mommy!" Gushes
of vaginal fluid gushed from her vagina onto Zhang Ju's large glans. Zhang Ju, too, trembled violently as
his penis throbbed inside Xiaohong, ejaculating into her vagina.
Afterwards, they lay on the bed. A pool of bright red blood flowed from Xiaohong's vagina, and the wet, milky-white
mixture of semen and vaginal fluid soaked a large patch of the sheets. Xiaohong softly asked,
"How was it? Did your big cock feel good? Were you satisfied? My little pussy hurt so much!" "It felt so good!
I was extremely satisfied! Your little pussy is so good; I'm going to fuck it well from now on," Zhang Ju kissed Xiaohong and whispered
in reply.
Zhang Ju pressed his face against Xiaohong's, holding her tightly, and slowly drifted off to sleep. That night, Zhang
Ju had sex with Xiao Hong three times, each time lasting longer than the last, especially in the morning when he had sex with her for over
half an hour. Afterwards, the couple were very loving, kissing, hugging, and caressing each other every day. Zhang
Ju devoted himself to having sex with Xiao Hong, truly experiencing the happiness and pleasure of sex with a woman; and Xiao Hong
was very willing for Zhang Ju to use his thick, hard penis to have sex with her, because Zhang Ju always brought her
to multiple orgasms. Every night, Xiao Hong would strip naked and crawl into bed, waiting for Zhang Ju to come and
caress her, hug her, and fuck her with his thick penis.
After getting married, they returned to Xiao Hong's hometown and opened a daily necessities consignment store in the county town. However,
the store's income was meager, barely enough to make ends meet. Xiao Hong was not content with this poor and boring life. One day,
she bumped into her long-lost girlfriend, Li Fang, on the street. It was truly a case of "a person should be looked at with new eyes after three days of separation." The once plain-looking
Li Fang was now dressed in designer clothes and wore a stylish cell phone around her neck, which made Xiao Hong
incredibly envious. Li Fang told Xiao Hong that she worked in Nanning City, earning over 3,000 yuan a month, and persuaded Xiao Hong, "You're
young and beautiful now, work with me, you'll definitely make a lot of money." Unable to resist Li Fang's persuasion, Xiao Hong was tempted
. Shortly after the Spring Festival in 2000, she went straight to Nanning to find Li Fang.
Li Fang was overjoyed to see Xiao Hong and that very night took her to see her workplace. Only then did Xiao Hong
realize that the "big money" Li Fang mentioned was actually prostitution. Xiao Hong hesitated, but unable to resist Li Fang's repeated
persuasion and the lure of money, she became a hostess in an entertainment venue, lying to her husband that she was doing clothing business in Nanning
.
For the first few days, Xiao Hong found it very difficult to adjust. Every evening, she went to work with Li Fang. Li Fang often
introduced her to some of her regular customers. Seeing how familiar and intimate they all seemed to be with her made her uncomfortable.
Her own awkward and hesitant manner while working as a hostess displeased the customers, resulting in no repeat business. Therefore
, back at their lodgings, Li Fang always told her she should be more open and casual. She said that since she was in this line of work, she had to adapt
, otherwise how could she earn money?
Under Li Fang's guidance, Xiao Hong gradually adapted. When customers kissed and touched her, she began to cooperate
. When she encountered handsome and well-mannered customers, Xiao Hong would sometimes become genuinely aroused, allowing them to kiss and touch her
. She would then feel uncomfortable all over, her libido would increase, and her vagina would discharge a lot of vaginal fluid. When customers
kissed and touched her breasts and genitals, she would involuntarily moan and writhe. However,
the tips she earned each day were still not much, usually only 50 or 100 yuan.
One Friday evening, Xiaohong and Lifang were in a private room with Lifang's regular customer and his friends.
They were drinking, singing, dancing, and having a great time. Xiaohong
felt particularly uncomfortable as the customer kissed and caressed her lips and breasts, and fondled her genitals. At that moment, she desperately wanted her lover, Zhang Ju, to be by her side and have his way with her vagina
. After the party, Lifang's regular customer and Xiaohong got into a taxi with them to go back to
their place. Xiaohong didn't ask any questions in the car. When they arrived at their place, the customer got out of the car and went upstairs with them. Once inside, Lifang said, "Brother Zhao 　　is staying here
tonight ." Xiaohong wanted to ask what she should do, but she was too embarrassed to say anything. 　　That night, Lifang and Brother Zhao openly stripped naked and got into 　　the bed opposite Xiaohong. Xiaohong wanted to turn off the light, but the man who called him Brother Zhao wouldn't let her, so she had no choice but to go along with it. That night 　　, Xiaohong didn't sleep a wink and watched pornographic videos all night. In front of Xiao Hong, they tightly

They held each other tightly, kissing for a long time, then kissing each other's genitals. Li Fang's soft
moans and their quiet conversation continued throughout the night. That night, the man called Brother Zhao fucked Li Fang's vagina
three times, each time for nearly an hour. The sounds of their penises rubbing against each other's vaginas, the rolling
sounds of their tight embraces during their orgasms, the passionate kisses, and Li Fang's cries and moans of pleasure
intensely stimulated Xiao Hong. All night long, Xiao Hong kept her hand on her genitals without taking it off.
Although Xiao Hong was a married woman, she had never seen anything like this before. In the end, Xiao Hong's
vagina was constantly flowing with vaginal fluid, making her genitals sticky and wet.
In the morning, when Brother Zhao was leaving, he gave Li Fang 300 yuan. Li Fang said, "Thank you,
Brother Zhao!" and kissed the man hard on the face before he reluctantly
left. Looking at the money in Li Fang's hand, Xiao Hong felt a sense of imbalance. Li Fang waved
the money in her hand and said to Xiao Hong, "You're married now, and you're not a virgin anymore. You should be more open-minded. Who can tell if a man has slept with you or not?
This kind of thing is enjoyable and pays well. Look how well Brother Zhao fucked my pussy all night
. How many times would I have to work as a hostess to earn this money?" Xiao Hong was somewhat tempted.
One evening, Xiao Hong accompanied a distinguished-looking customer to karaoke. She
nestled close to him, trying to please him, and he held her tightly. She pressed her full breasts
against his body. When her hand accidentally touched the base of his legs, she felt something hard
against her lower abdomen. This customer was relatively civilized; besides holding her tightly, he didn't grope
or touch her inappropriately like other customers.
As the event ended, Xiaohong took the man's hand and asked, "When will you come again?" The man replied, "I'm
staying at a nearby hotel. If nothing comes up, I'll come again tomorrow." Xiaohong hesitated for a moment, then mustered her courage and said,
"Can you stay at my place tonight?" The man looked at Xiaohong with surprise and asked a series of questions, "
Where do you stay? Is it safe there? How much tip will you give me for the night?" Xiaohong blushed and lowered her head, answering,
"I live in a rented house. It's very safe. I... I'm new to this line of work, and I
haven't slept with any other man besides my husband. You can give me whatever tip you think is appropriate!" In her haste, Xiaohong stammered a little.
The man, with a pleased expression, hesitated slightly and said, "Sure, let's go then!"
Back at her lodging, the man saw two beds in the room and asked suspiciously, "Who else is staying here?"
"One of my friends. It's alright, don't worry, she won't bother us." As they were talking,
Li Fang pushed open the door and entered. When she saw the man inside, she exclaimed in surprise, "Oh my! Xiao Hong, you've finally
come to your senses! That's wonderful!" She then turned to the man and jokingly said, "Brother, this is
the first time my friend has ever been with a man besides her husband. You'd better be careful and treat her well!" She then gave a sly smile
and turned away to attend to other matters.
Xiao Hong and the man sat on the bed. She hugged him and kissed him, while the man
looked at Li Fang somewhat embarrassed. "It's okay, you can do whatever you want, it's normal, don't be afraid of me," Li Fang
said with a smile. Seeing the man's embarrassment, Xiao Hong said to him, "Really, it's okay. A few
days ago, she brought a man over, and they had sex all night with the lights on. I even watched a pornographic performance all night!"
Hearing this, the man immediately relaxed and began to hug and kiss Xiao Hong tightly, playing with her
.
Xiaohong said, "Let's take off our clothes and get into bed!" The man nodded in agreement. They immediately stripped
naked and climbed into bed, embracing tightly. They kissed for a long time, their
wet, bright red tongues swirling and sucking in each other's mouths. The man began to caress Xiaohong
's soft, round, plump, snow-white breasts, pinching her nipples
until they stood erect.
At this moment, the man's face flushed and his body grew hot. Xiaohong glanced at him tenderly and said,
"Brother, am I pretty?" "You are really beautiful!" the man said, quickening his caresses
of Xiaohong's soft, plump breasts. Xiaohong sighed with mixed feelings, her whole body trembling slightly
. At this moment, the man pulled back the covers. Since the light was still on, he saw
the young woman, Xiao Hong, with her eyes closed, completely at his mercy.
He caressed her body from head to toe, and Xiao Hong trembled, turning her head to the side as he stroked her. After a moment,
he turned Xiao Hong's head back and began kissing her even more passionately. He kissed her forehead, cheeks, and
chin; he kissed and sucked on her lips; he kissed her shins; he kissed and sucked on her beautiful breasts,
firm, bright red nipples, and flat, delicate abdomen. Then, he frantically kissed and sucked on her pubic hair-covered
pubic area and vulva.
The man kissed Xiaohong until she clamped her legs together and writhed. He forcefully spread her legs,
buried his head in her pubic area, and used his fingers to separate her labia majora, frantically kissing and licking her plump,
tender labia majora, clitoris, and vaginal opening, occasionally inserting his fingers into her vagina and circling them. He noticed
that Xiaohong's vagina was already wet. So, he began to frantically
lick her plump, tender labia majora, clitoris, and vaginal opening with his tongue, swallowing
the wetness flowing from her labia majora, clitoris, and vaginal opening.
Xiaohong then began to clamp her legs tightly around the man's head and writhe her hips, moaning, "Oh...my
God...ah...ouch...I haven't been fucked by a man in so long...fuck me quickly...my pussy
is so uncomfortable..."
Xiaohong gripped his thick penis with her hands, her whole body trembling with excitement. "Oh my! Your penis is so big
! It will feel so good inside my pussy, come on up!" Xiao Hong said in a coquettish voice.
At this moment, the man spread Xiao Hong's legs apart, knelt between them, and held his already thick and hard penis,
moving it towards Xiao Hong's vaginal opening. He first placed the glans on Xiao Hong's plump and tender labia majora and minora and clitoris.
He rubbed and kissed the vaginal opening for a while, coating it with her juices, then placed it on Xiaohong's vaginal opening and
thrust it in forcefully. With a "plop," the man's thick, hard penis slid all the way into Xiaohong's wet,
smooth vagina. Xiaohong immediately felt her whole body go limp, a feeling of bliss spreading throughout her body.
Excitedly, Xiaohong wrapped her arms around the man's neck, opened her mouth, and put her tongue into his mouth, letting
him suckle; the man also occasionally put his tongue into Xiaohong's mouth for her to suckle. Only then did he
realize how tight, smooth, and moist Xiaohong's vagina, before she had given birth, was. As his thick penis thrust in
and out, her moist, delicate vagina gripped his penis tightly, making it feel incredibly comfortable. The man was now
experiencing the happiness and pleasure that a woman's vagina brought him. Truly, "the grass is always greener on the other side."
The man continued thrusting forcefully into Xiaohong's vagina. He felt her vagina becoming increasingly wet
, and the sounds of his penis churning against her vagina filled the air. His lust intensified;
he propped himself up on his arms, lifted his head, and thrust harder with each stroke. Xiaohong began
to moan continuously: "Oh...oh...oh my god...it hurts...my vagina is so itchy...fuck me faster...
my vagina can't take it...your big dick is so thick and big...oh my god...
how can your big dick be so hard...it's going to break my vagina...oh...oh...oh my god...fuck me to death...
please, please...I beg you..."
He increased his speed, using all his strength, thrusting even harder. Xiaohong's moans
intensified; she wrapped her legs around the man's legs, her hands tightly gripping his buttocks. "Oh...
darling... your big cock is so good... it feels so good... oh my god... faster... it
feels so good inside my pussy... fuck me harder... my pussy is so uncomfortable... ah... my darling
, your big cock is so thick and big... oh my god... you're so much better than my husband, my good husband, I am
my dear husband... how come your big cock is so hard... it's going to break my pussy... oh my god...
fuck me harder... oh my god... it feels so good... please fuck me harder... I beg
you... ah my god... my pussy is so itchy... fuck me harder..."
Xiao Hong was writhing and moaning, her vagina throbbing more intensely, accompanied by contractions
.
Suddenly, Xiaohong trembled all over and clung tightly to the man, crying out, "Oh my god, oh my god
!" Gushes of vaginal fluid gushed from her vagina onto his large glans. At the same time, the man
thrust forward repeatedly, his penis throbbing inside Xiaohong's vagina, ejaculating a torrent of semen
.
Afterwards, they both collapsed onto the bed, a pool of milky white semen and vaginal
fluid clearly visible beneath Xiaohong. Xiaohong softly asked, "How was it? Did your big cock feel good?
Did my little pussy satisfy your big cock?" "So good, extremely satisfying!" the man
replied softly, holding Xiaohong close. At this moment, Xiaohong was also very satisfied; it was the first time she had been fucked by a man other than her husband
. Surprisingly, letting other men have sex with her felt like a newlywed couple. The men kissed and fucked her with such
fervor, while with her husband it was like a routine—you satisfy my demands, I provide for your needs
—nothing new. But letting other men have sex with her felt incredibly fresh, especially when a man fucked her
three or four times in one night, bringing her to multiple orgasms—it felt so good.
That night, the man fucked Xiaohong four times, each time longer than the last. Especially in the morning
, as he was about to leave, he lingered, pulling Xiaohong to the bedside and fucking her
for over half an hour.
Before leaving, the man placed a wad of RMB in Xiaohong's hand, saying, "Thank you, I was very happy tonight
." Xiaohong kissed him at the door and said, "Goodbye!" After closing the door, Xiaohong counted
the money—ah! A full 1000 yuan! Xiaohong jumped up excitedly.
Later, Xiaohong and Lifang frequently brought men back, and they shamelessly sold
their bodies to them. Sometimes, after Xiaohong's man had sex with her, he wanted to have sex with Lifang, which cost double the price; similarly,
after Lifang's man had sex with her, he wanted to have sex with Xiaohong, which also cost double the price. To satisfy their husbands and
prevent their partners from suffering, they would both have sex with each other, regardless of who brought the client, to tire them
out and get them to rest. After their respective men had finished having sex with each of them, if they wanted to switch partners
, it still cost double the price. They were particularly willing to do this because it was easy,
enjoyable, and profitable, and the clients were very satisfied. They felt it was a win-win situation
.
A few months later, Xiaohong was wearing designer clothes, and her personal savings account had several thousand yuan. In
October 2000, Xiaohong suddenly felt something was wrong with her body and went to the hospital for a checkup. The doctor said she was two
months pregnant. This shocked Xiaohong. The child should be her husband's, right? She had just
returned home two months prior, and clinging to a sliver of hope, she wished the child was her husband, Zhang Ju's.
When Xiaohong told Zhang Ju she was pregnant, he was overjoyed and told her to quit her job in Nanning
and stay home to rest. In June 2001, the child was born. Zhang Ju held the baby, beaming with joy
, and became even more attentive and loving towards her, which made her feel guilty.
As the child grew, Xiaohong's worries deepened. She feared the child wasn't her husband
's, because the child didn't look like him at all. Rumors began to circulate, especially among Zhang Ju's relatives
and friends. They didn't say anything openly, but secretly they all said the child wasn't Zhang Ju's.
To find out if the child was indeed her husband's, Xiaohong secretly took the child for a blood test. The results
confirmed that she and her husband couldn't possibly have a child with that blood type. This filled her with unprecedented fear,
the fear of the devastation her husband would feel if he knew the truth someday. Because she deeply loved both her husband and son, she couldn't bear to face both at the same time.
To the two people she loved most deeply, she felt profound remorse for her past misdeeds, her heart constantly tormented
by pain. After much consideration, she decided to divorce.
Her husband, unaware of the truth, disagreed and kept asking Xiaohong why. Overwhelmed with guilt and unease, she
filed for divorce in the Dahua County People's Court and moved back to her parents' home.
During the court hearing, she finally revealed the truth.
To dissuade her husband and lessen her own guilt, Xiaohong and her husband underwent a paternity test at the District Higher People's Court.
Her husband was finally utterly disappointed; the child was indeed not his. On August 15, 2002,
they signed the divorce agreement.

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