Chapter 13: Writing Letters
At that time, only a small number of people had mobile phones, and many people used BB machines, and telephone bills were also very expensive, so writing letters was still the main means of communication between friends in different places. After I went to college, it didn't take long for me to start writing letters, and the most contacts were Hua Jun, Wang Peng, Hu Xiaogang's buddies, and among the girls, Zhang Ling, Li Jing, and Jiang Yuanyuan had more contact with each other, and there were also correspondence exchanges, and the other was Lin Qian's cousin, Ge Yun, the person I relied on the most in my childhood.
The content of writing a letter is nothing more than exchanging with each other about what your school is like, the important and interesting things you encounter in your daily study and life, and how you feel after going to university. Of course, emotional issues are also one of the more talked about topics, I will care about whether they meet the opposite sex they like in school, and will ask how far they have developed between several pairs of good classmates in the original class, and what they are most concerned about is how far Lin Qian and I have developed now, I will answer that we are very good now, Lin Qian is my girlfriend, the whole school knows, which also makes them envious.
On this day, I went to the library for evening self-study, and when I passed the communication room downstairs, I habitually looked to see if there was any letter from me, and found that there was indeed one, which was not signed but the handwriting was a little familiar, so I stuffed the letter into my schoolbag and walked towards the library.
Lin Qian arrived earlier than me most of the time, because she ate dinner faster than me, so she would go to the library early to take a seat. As soon as I sat down, I took out the letter, and Lin Qian asked while reading the book, "Who wrote to you?" I said, "I don't know, there's no money on the envelope." Lin Qian poked her head over and looked at it and said, "Look at this word, it should be a girl's word, you are good, there are always girls writing to you." I said, "There are always ones, and you know them." Lin Qian said, "Let's take it apart and take a look." ”
I opened the envelope and unfolded the letterhead, but before I had time to see the payment, Lin Qian next to me said, "Haha, Jia Tian'er!" I said, "How do you know?" Lin Qian poked the top of the letter with her finger and said, "Look, Guangxi University." I flipped to the second one and looked at the payment, and sure enough, the words "Jia Tianer" were written, which was exactly the same as the signature she gave me in the graduation guest book.
I wondered, "Why did she remember to write to me?" Lin Qian said: "Then you don't need to say, I miss you, take a look, what is written." I said, "Won't you watch it with me?" Lin Qian said: "What people write to you, what I read, I'm not so uninteresting." I said, "You have it, if I don't show it to you, it will seem like I have a ghost in my heart." Lin Qian said: "Don't be verbose, look at it, I won't watch it if I say it." ”
I then opened the letter and looked at it carefully, only to see that the letter read:
Mr. Xu Xuan, see the letter!
It's been more than two months since the start of school, I thought that college life would be very easy, who knew that as soon as I entered the school, I started to be busy, first for military training, and then as the secretary of the regiment in the class, there is a lot of class work to do, and I was also pulled into the art department of the student union, and I have to plan various freshman activities. There is also a lot of homework, more than I expected, I thought that the homework in college would be easy, who knew that there are so many courses, I hope there will be fewer in the sophomore and junior years.
I've received a lot of letters since the beginning of school, but I haven't had time to reply. It's a pity that I didn't receive your letter, have you forgotten about me, or is Lin Qian strict? Ha ha. By the way, you and Lin Qian are in the same school now, you should be very happy, are the two of you showing affection everywhere, very sweet? I originally wanted to write a letter to Lin Qian, but I know that you will definitely show this letter to Lin Qian, so I won't write it to her, and I will say hello to her here.
The weather in Nanning is changeable, there are often sudden thundershowers, the climate of Guilin should be much better, as the saying goes, Guilin's landscape is the best in the world, have you enjoyed the beautiful scenery of Guilin everywhere, if there are photos, send them to me to enjoy them, or should you invite me to Guilin as a guest?
Okay, I still have a lot of letters to reply, so I'm going to write here first, and I'm looking forward to your reply, and don't forget to bring me with you if you have a party during the winter vacation. Also, the phone number of our dormitory is: 0771-xxxxxxx, you can call me if you have anything.
I wish you and Lin Qian happiness!
Jia Tianer
16 October 1999
After reading the letter, I put the letter in front of Lin Qian and said, "Take a look." Lin Qiantui returned to me and said, "I don't want to watch it." I pushed the letter over again and said, "It's written for you to see." Lin Qianhu looked at me suspiciously, then picked up the letter and read it. After reading it, he smiled and said: "When did this girl become a resentful woman." I said, "Why do you complain about women?" Lin Qian said: "She is obviously complaining that you didn't write to her, can't you see this?" I said, "I don't even have her address, how can I write it?" Lin Qian said: "Cut, your excuse is not clever at all, isn't it easy to want an address, otherwise where did she get your address?" I said, "That's how you want me to contact her." Lin Qian said: "You're not right, people have helped you review your homework before, and they have liked you, but you never thought about her in your heart?" ”
To say that I have never thought about Jia Tianer, it is self-deception, since I came to Guilin, I have also thought of her a few times, and I also want to write to her, but I am afraid of causing her misunderstanding, which will make her fall deeper and deeper, and the relationship will be more difficult to deal with in the future, after all, I am already very content with Lin Qian, and I don't want to provoke other girls.
So I said, "Alas, to be honest, I don't dare to write to her, now that I have you, try not to provoke other girls." Lin Qian stared at me for a long time, patted me on the shoulder and said, "The young man is doing well, it seems that I didn't look at the wrong person." But sometimes it's okay to get in touch by chance, don't be so ruthless. Don't read the book today, write her a reply. I said, "Why don't you write it for me?" Lin Qian said: "You are stupid, if you don't write what I write, don't be sad to die of this girl, you should consider other people's feelings." I said, "Then I have to consider your feelings first." Lin Qian said: "I don't have anything, whatever you write, don't show me when you finish writing." I said, "Really?" Lin Qian said: "Write quickly, don't be verbose." I said, "Then I'll write it, and you will be responsible for the problem when the time comes." Lin Qian said: "Okay, okay, I'm responsible, you can write it quickly." ”
So I took out a letter and pen and wrote:
Hello, Miss Jia Tian'er!
I am very surprised to receive your letter, in your letter criticizing me for not writing to you, I immediately recognized my mistake and carried out deep reflection, for which Lin Qian also made serious criticism of me, so I wrote to you as soon as possible.
The climate in Guilin is indeed very comfortable, the scenery is better than I expected, our class just organized a barbecue and camping by the Li River, which was very interesting, but I drank too much that day.
I also deeply sympathize with what you said about having a lot of homework, it is indeed much busier than I imagined in college life, most of the time I am in class and self-study, and Lin Qian's character you know, I am not allowed to be lazy at all, the people in our dormitory either play cards or games at night, only I have to go to the library every day to study with her at night. But I know she's doing it for my good.
If you want to come to Guilin, you are always welcome, and I will definitely receive you with the highest standard. As for the scenery photos, the photos of our trip to the Li River have not been washed out yet, and we will bring them to you when we go home on vacation. In addition, Lin Qian asked me to say hello to you on her behalf, and I will definitely find an opportunity to get together after the holiday.
I have written down your phone number, the phone number of my dormitory is 0773-xxxxxxx, and the phone number of Lin Qian's dormitory is 0773-xxxxxxx.
I wish you a happy day and all the best!
Xu Xuan
23 October 1999
I read it after I finished writing, and then handed it to Lin Qian and said, "It's written, can you take a look." Lin Qian didn't look at it, she folded it up and pushed it to me and said, "If you don't say you don't read it, you won't read it, and I'll send it out when I'm done studying." "I had no choice, so I had to pick up the letter I wrote and the letter Jia Tianer wrote to me and prepare to put it in my school bag, when I took the envelope, I seemed to feel that the hardness and weight of the envelope were wrong, it seemed that there was something inside, I opened it and took a closer look, and found that there was a photo inside, which was taken by Jia Tianer standing at the gate of Guangxi University, she was wearing a white shirt with jeans, smiling very sweetly, and she looked more beautiful than when she graduated. I couldn't help but be stunned.
Lin Qian leaned over and smiled: "It's good-looking, you don't blink your eyes when you look at it." I came back to my senses and said, "It's pretty indeed." Lin Qian said: "Is it a little regretful, I didn't report to Guangxi University, but it's not too late to regret it now, go back on vacation and get along with others, and the relationship will be cultivated quickly." I tugged at Lin Qian's braid and said, "What do you say?" Lin Qian pushed me and said, "I hate it." ”