A shocking love story (4) translated by Zhang Bao on August 30, 2017

9. Farewell gifts

When Gianni was diagnosed with melanoma, he was told he would only live for another six weeks. It was a shocking diagnosis and conclusion, and Gianni decided to make all the necessary arrangements for his wife Carol as he lay dying. They have been married for 30 years. He first took out his pension and used the money to pay off the mortgage on the house they live in now. He then arranged for his wife, Carol, and his family to travel to Italy. When they visited a church in Venice, a priest was already waiting for the couple. This church is where Jenny's parents got married more than 50 years ago. On this day, Gianni and Carol revisited their wedding vows and had the best day.

After Gianni's death, his wife, Carol, discovers hundreds of notes that he had hidden throughout the house before his death. Over the course of several months, she found note after note. The note was very personal, and the pen on it was very neat and beautiful, encouraging Carol to be optimistic and strong in this difficult time. But he is also reminding his wife to enjoy every aspect of life to the fullest. He wants her to sell his car and move on with her life. It's the most touching farewell gift one can think of.

10. Epistolary intercourse

In 1907, David Heard moved from his native Jamaica to New York City. As a young immigrant, suddenly arriving in a new and unfamiliar city can be very difficult in many ways, and he is very lonely and homesick. He misses his hometown, his family and friends. In order to keep himself from being too homesick, David Hurd began to look for a potential pen pal in his hometown.

He discovers a woman from the Caribbean rim named Aurel Kathu, who happens to be more than happy to develop a corresponding interest with him. The two of them were very slow to communicate with each other, only through letters to each other. A year later, the two began to fall in love, but the two never met. It was seven years before Aurel and David finally met for the first time. The meeting was the day before their wedding, as David had proposed to her not long ago. After the two got married, they had a total of six children.

11. Makeup artist

Dave is a makeup artist who often conducts makeup artist workshops at local community colleges. Usually, most of his students are middle-aged housewives who want to improve their makeup skills. But this time, he held a class on makeup skills attended by men. The new student is a young and handsome gentleman who seems to have a keen interest in the art of makeup. He is eager to learn as much as he can until he is satisfied with the results of his work.

It was obvious that this gentleman was very cheerful and talkative, and he was the perfect person to talk to and chat with when a lady was alone. He was a transvestite, perhaps, and why would he take such a course? The community college was housed in a conservative rural area, which is why the other participants were rather skeptical of the man's intentions.

Throughout the course, the man listened carefully to the lecture and memorized everything he learned. When the end of class slowly approaches, others can no longer hide their curiosity. When they finally asked him why he was so interested in makeup artistry, he gave the most inspiring and beautiful answer:

"You know, my beloved wife lost part of her vision because of diabetes, and she couldn't wear makeup anymore," he said. I think she's absolutely beautiful, and she would be even more beautiful without makeup. She knows that, and I say that to her every day. But here's the thing...... She always felt uncomfortable going out without makeup. She has never just gone out without makeup. It really saddens me to see that the love in my life is like that. So I decided to surprise her with this class! Not only did I want to learn how to put on makeup for her, I wanted her to wear the most beautiful makeup so that her inner beauty would shine on the outside. ”