Rebirth: Starting from Saving the Desperate Girl

Chapter 73 Please send a ginkgo leaf

A person's life always goes through several stages.

Especially a girl who loves reading.

For her, writing letters is probably a very meaningful thing, even if she doesn't receive a reply.

Chen An continued to look down.

Her handwriting is not elegant, but casual and unrestrained.

The fountain pen applied ink, leaving traces of ink and lines.

"Words are like words.

"I was supposed to send this letter to Pingyang as usual, but when I spoke to my aunt on the phone that day, I learned that you and your family had moved to the city.

"Is it a little strange to suddenly leave the place where you have lived for so long? When my sister first arrived here, she kept talking about wanting to go home.

"Now that I've studied less, I've discovered that foreign countries aren't like what they say in magazines, where even the air is fresh and sweet. People also complain about the food, saying it's not as good as a small canteen. I agree with that.

"Speaking of food, one time when you came to play at home, Xiaodong insisted on pestering you to cook for her, and you spoiled her, so you moved a small stool and stood on it to serve her a bowl of noodles, a very simple bowl of plain noodles with only some chopped green onions... I originally said no, but I didn't expect you to insist on cooking it, and even brought it to me to taste, saying that you couldn't favor one over the other. But what does it matter? An elder sister must give in to a younger sister, right?"

When Chen An saw this, a smile appeared on his lips.

He had noticed at the beginning that although the girl said nothing on the surface, she actually cared about him in her heart. Now, in the letter, she finally revealed some of her feelings.

Look at this last sentence, so sour...

Chen An even felt that if it weren't for writing the letter, she probably wouldn't have been able to express it in such a tactful way.

The first page is short, so that's it.

He took out the next page, but the letter paper was changed. The previous one was shit yellow, and this one was a bit like a postcard, light blue.

"The letters I wrote to you have always been like this, intermittent and incoherent. Maybe you have received some of them, and maybe some of them have been lost on the way...

"Actually, there's nothing special I want to say, but something happened a few days ago about Xiaodong, and I thought I should tell you about it.

"I told you before that when she first came here, she integrated better than me and quickly made many new friends... She is really good at this. Those people are willing to listen to her. Wherever she goes, there is a group of people following her. Every day, my aunt dresses up beautifully, like an exquisite little princess.

“I’m not praising her. When my aunt took us out for dinner, there was an old man with a white beard who said the same thing.

"The place was full of people. Xiaodong and I were taken to the stage and spoke a few words. I don't remember what we said very clearly, but I remember that my sister must have been very happy. She waved to the adults in the audience, lifted her skirt and bowed, and was praised by everyone for being polite and elegant.

"You're getting off topic. You see, I'm always like this, writing a little here and a little there, and in the end I often don't even know what I'm writing about.

"Anyway, what I want to say is that I was somewhat angry at the time because she acted so indifferent, and I felt that it was so unfair to you.

"But sometimes I wonder if this is better? After all, it's not pleasant to miss someone - it's not me, but a friend of mine who told me this.

"One afternoon in particular, she came to show off to me, saying that she had found new knights, and there were many of them, and she also met the real knight, at the place where we had dinner last time.

"I was very angry. I was still hesitating whether to tell her about writing the letter, so I just kept it a secret from her and kept it in the dark until now.

"Would you blame me?"

The second piece of letter paper was very long, folded twice, and filled with words on both the front and back.

Chen An read it word by word patiently, without any fluctuation in his heart, except that the corner of his mouth twitched when he saw "I have a friend".

He folded the letter again and looked at the third page.

“I was tired from writing yesterday.

"Before I went to sketch, I always thought that my sister had completely forgotten about you. Just like you often said, maybe at the time you felt that this relationship was very precious and you cherished it very much, but as time goes by, there will always be new people who appear and replace you.

"But that's not the case." She clearly boasted to me that she had made a lot of new friends, but when those friends came to the yard and called her to come downstairs, she never went.

"My aunt must have told you that I am arrogant and disdain to play with children of the same age, but I think my sister is the proudest one. Most of the time, I just like to be alone."

When Chen An saw this, he was stunned.

In this letter, she talked a lot about her 'sister', almost more than in all her previous letters combined.

"When we went to sketch that day, I heard them say that she was afraid to ride the slide... No, she must still remember it."

His tone suddenly became certain.

"So... should I tell my sister that I wrote you a letter a long time ago?
"I'm a little confused and don't know how to deal with it, so you can decide for yourself.

"If you want, please send me a ginkgo leaf. Don't ask me for my address. The veins must be neat and not damaged. The tail must be one-quarter yellow, with branches and leaves. It'd be best if it has the fragrance of osmanthus..."

The last paragraph was suddenly crossed out at this point.

Only another single line was left, with the handwriting hastily written, as if one could still feel the owner's shame and anger when he wrote it.

"You are not allowed to write."

It was late at night and everything was quiet outside the window.

The young man's elegant face is reflected under the warm yellow desk lamp.

The corners of his mouth rose silently.

I thought this shy girl's thoughts were really funny.

……

……

The next day, early in the morning.

In the garden downstairs of Kuixing Academy, the young man who loved to wear a white training suit appeared on time.

As usual, he stood still, squatted in a horse stance, and then performed a set of ordinary-looking boxing techniques.

According to that cheap master, times have changed. There is no need to master any killing skills. Laying a solid foundation is better than anything else.

A healthy body is the prerequisite for everything.

Chen An thought it made sense.

The main reason was that he had relied on his own strength and wanted to do something to his master to test his ability, but after being ruthlessly beaten twice, his eyes immediately became clear.

The master’s truth is the most solid truth in the world!

Thinking of this, the boy picked up a towel to wipe the sweat off his face and sighed rather melancholy.

"I don't know when you will come back... You won't really let me stand for three years, will you?"

Chen An's mumbling was interrupted by a loud roar.

"Hey! Young man from the Chen family, come over and play chess with your Grandpa Niu!"

The young man's slow pace suddenly quickened, and he waved his hands and forced a kind smile.

"Next time, definitely next time."

　Regarding the letter to my sister, my girlfriend rewrote a version of it herself and thought that mine was not as good. Well, is anyone interested? Please post it for us to see.
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