The letter fell on the clean stone table, making it look even more lifelike. It might not look exactly the same, but one look at the delicate creases and one could tell that everyone had put in a lot of effort.
The person who folded it was very careful and tried to be as light as possible, but probably because he was not skilled, he had opened it several times before he folded it like this. At a glance, he could tell what was folded.
With Yuan Zhou’s sharp eyes, he could clearly see that it had been folded five times to get its current shape. Even Yin ya could vaguely tell that it had definitely been folded several times.
Yin ya and Yuan Zhou were quite observant. Other people couldn’t really tell that they had covered up their traces with great efforts.
“Everyone’s been very attentive. ” Yin ya kept silent for a while and then said.
Yuan Zhou nodded his head to show his agreement and didn’t say anything. However, he was thinking that maybe he could increase the donation amount. After all, judging from the recent letters, it seemed that more people had joined the school and the burden on the school would definitely be heavier. Therefore, he would try to help as much as possible.
Now that he had achieved economic freedom, he could buy whatever he wanted. Even if Yin ya wanted to buy a Castle and be a Princess, it wouldn’t be a problem for her. It wouldn’t be a problem for him to donate more to the school either.
Yuan Zhou only thought about these things once in his heart. He planned to put them into action tomorrow and didn’t intend to publicize them. If Yin ya didn’t ask him, he wouldn’t tell her on his own initiative either. He always felt ashamed to say it out loud and it wasn’t a big deal.
If she didn’t receive a considerable number of thank-you letters every month, Yin ya really wouldn’t know that Yuan Zhou would do many other things besides studying cooking skills.
After carefully reading the structure of the letters, Yin ya started to open them. She had to read them carefully. After reading them, she had to fold them and put them away as they were. She couldn’t let down the kind intentions of others.
“Hua la”
The heart-shaped letter was carefully opened. Usually, this shape was written by Miao Miao. As expected, when he opened it, he saw the handwriting that Miao Miao was very familiar with.
However, she spoke even less. On the huge piece of paper, there were only two short lines of words that belonged to Miao Miao.[Sister Yin, brother Yuan, Zhan Xinjia: [The weather is hot. I hope sister Yin and brother yuan can protect themselves from a heat stroke. Grandpa and Grandma are fine. Don’t miss us.]
It was such a short line of words, but the handwriting was very heavy. It seemed that the pen could not produce ink, so it had to be pressed a little heavier.
Yin ya and Yuan Zhou read the short few lines of words again and again before they put the letter down silently. Yin ya’s fingers even trembled slightly, as if the letter was too heavy.
Even the corners of his mouth were pursed up, making him look a little serious. On the other hand, Yuan Zhou still had his usual stoic face. Of course, those who were familiar with him could see that the corners of his mouth were pulled down, which obviously meant he was also very serious.
“Let’s read the letters from the other children. ”
After an unknown amount of time, Yin ya broke the silence first. Perhaps it was because she hadn’t spoken for a long time, her voice appeared a little hoarse. The teacup beside her was emitting hot air in spirals. This was the tea that was prepared before. There were also several plates of beautiful desserts beside it. They had planned to eat the desserts, drink the tea and read the letter at the same time. Unfortunately, no one thought of that now.
“I’ll do it. ”
Yuan Zhou took a look at it and then opened the letter in the shape of a paper crane carefully. Yuan Zhou could only be so serious and careful when he was cooking normally.
The letter was quickly opened. Compared to Miao Miao’s letter, which was written by a few people, it was much more packed. Five different notes indicated that the letter was written by five people.
Each type of notes was different. Some were especially immature like the scribbles of primary school students, some were written in a handsome way, and naturally, some were written in a normal way. Although the handwriting was different, everyone’s gratitude to Yuan Zhou was genuine.
The whole essay was not only about their gratitude, but also about sharing some interesting things around them and showing concern for Yuan Zhou’s health. Each of them wrote more than 180 words, which could be considered as a small essay if several of them were added up.
It wasn’t just the paper crane. The other letters all had similar content. Of course, everyone had different personal experiences, so the language they wrote was naturally different. However, the only thing that was the same was that they were all happy and nothing else.
After one hour, all the letters were gone. Looking at the restored letters, Yin ya didn’t know what to say for a moment. Even she had noticed that two familiar names didn’t appear, not to mention Yuan Zhou who was very observant.
At this time, it seemed that nothing he did was right. Even if they had only known each other through a few words on the letter and had not come into close contact with each other, he still felt lost.
After all, getting used to something was a very scary thing. Once a human got used to something, they would naturally not be able to adapt to it if they suddenly changed.
“Blockhead, it’ll be fine.” Yin ya said in a low voice.
Yuan Zhou seemed to have answered something but also didn’t say anything. The small courtyard became quiet all of a sudden. The noisy sounds from the pub upstairs added some flavor of life to the quiet atmosphere.
The insects in the bushes and corners began to cry out one after another. The “ji ji ji” sound was very lively. Compared to the silence of winter, this was the liveliness of summer.
“Let’s prepare to write them a reply. ”
Yuan Zhou took out the letter paper that he had prepared earlier in silence. Most of the replies were written by Yuan Zhou himself because most of the letters were addressed to him. Yin ya also had a few letters, but there weren’t many. However, every time they received the letters, they would take some time to sit down and write them back word by word.
Now, it seemed that it was very convenient to be able to see the scene on the other side when making phone calls, sending messages, and even video calls. However, some things and things were still worth keeping, such as writing letters, because only personally written words could represent one’s mood at that time. Expressing one’s feelings was the best representation.
“Alright,” he said.
Yin ya nodded and took the pen from Yuan Zhou. Then, they each took a corner and started to write on the paper with a swish.
At this time, other than the noise of the customers and the chirping of insects, there was only the rustling sound of the pen touching the letter paper.
In the pitch-black night sky, the stars twinkled, and the bright moonlight shone on the world, draping a soft coat over the earth, adding a touch of gentleness to the originally Silent Night.
Time passed bit by bit. Soon, the sun rose from the East, and a new day had arrived.
Yuan Zhou opened his eyes on time with the help of his biological clock. After he washed up and changed his clothes quietly, he opened the back door and ran out.
Probably because of the hot weather, the three girls didn’t want to stick close to Romeo in the winter, but instead, they wanted to stay eight feet away from him.
It couldn’t be helped that Romeo had a lot of fur. The winter was very warm and could be said to be a small stove. No one disliked him. Even Zong mo liked to be next to Romeo for no other reason than the heat.
But in the winter, the little stove was loved by everyone, but in the summer, it was not popular. The rice was already very hot, and if they added Romeo, it would definitely not be as simple as a one times one.
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