In the evening, the girls from the "summer camp" didn’t mention going out for dinner. Some students from the county town who were in better family conditions had brought instant noodles and Jianlibao energy drinks, which served as dinner for these girls.
A gang of girls were creating a ruckus as if they’ve gone mad!
Luckily, this place was remote, surrounded by sparse small woods. Plus, it was vacation time, and there were quite a few other students playing around. Occasional chatter and laughter could be heard from afar.
What was inconvenient was that there were no toilets nearby, so the girls would have to run back to the school if they needed to use the restroom.
This running back and forth made the place even more lively!
One of the girls who had just come out of the school disregarded the attempts of others to hold her back and ran over yelling, holding a stack of envelopes in her hand. "Come on, everyone, sit down. It’s time for roll-call! Let’s see who these confession letters belong to. Those who have their names called, please start thinking about your insights and prepare to share later!"
"Xiao Wen, are you asking for trouble?" Jingjing, who was running out of breath behind Xiao Wen, shouted.
"Why are you in such a hurry? It’s not just your letter," Xiao Wen responded sarcastically, then scanned the audience with her eyes. All the girls were giving her strange looks!
Xiao Wen was even more pleased at this. Putting on an act, she exclaimed, "Ah, it baffles me. Why do people entrust me to pass on their love letters? Is it because I’m youthful and beautiful? But why doesn’t anyone write letters to me?"
"Xiao Wen, will you hand it over?" Jingjing was about to snatch it from the back.
"No!" Xiao Wen dodged and shouted. "Everyone, don’t you want to know who these confession letters belong to? I’m someone who respects personal privacy. I will listen to everyone’s opinions!"
"Start with the names, read the names!" Xu Xiaoyan immediately stirred the pot.
"Alright, our first task is to read the names. But remember, after I read the names, I will distribute the letters. I will only say whose letter it is, but won’t reveal who wrote it. If everyone wants to know, hehe..." Xiao Wen stood up joyfully, then started reading the names from the letters.
"First up, Ji Yunyun."
"Ah... haha..." There was a burst of laughter as the girls got lively.
"Second up, Ji Yunyun. No, this is not a repeat. This person has two letters!" Xiao Wen had the talent of a host, her reading was full of ups and downs. People were laughing and joking, but she was still serious, as if she was really hosting some program.
"Third up, a letter for student Liu Jing. Okay okay, no pulling. If you pull again, I’ll reveal who wrote this for you!" Xiao Wen was fending off Jingjing’s attempts to snatch the letter while she continued to pull out the next letter.
"Fourth up, Zhou Peipei! Oh my, who has such a bad eyesight, not recognizing the murky heart beneath your innocent surface?" After reading out every name, this girl also had to give a commentary. This made the girls both expectant and timid, laughing non-stop.
"Fifth up, Xu Xiaoyan. I need to pause here to interview the parties involved. Hero Yan, are you feeling any pressure?" When Xiao Wen read Xu Xiaoyan’s name, she jokingly mimicked an interview with Yan Fei.
A moment of silence descended upon the surroundings. Only Xu Xiaoyan reacted unconsciously, "Huh, there’s one for me?"
She was clearly confused. She had just been egging on the revelation of the names of those who had letters, never expecting it to backfire, igniting a fire she couldn’t extinguish. And then she subconsciously looked at Yan Fei, wanting to see his reaction.
"Idiot!" Some girl muttered, obviously criticizing Xiao Wen for mishandling the situation. Xiao Wen also realized that she got too excited, and after seeing everyone fall silent, realized her mistake. But she had been too quick with her mouth earlier and didn’t know how to fix the situation.
"What happened? Why is everyone looking at me?" Yan Fei was not particularly interested in the girls’ commotion and was studying something with his head lowered. It wasn’t until everyone was staring at him that he finally responded.
Maybe at first, people thought he was young. But after spending a long time together, everyone had accepted him and treated him as an equal. So now, seeing his confused look, some of them wanted to laugh, but they kept quiet for fear of ruining the jovial atmosphere.
Only Xu Xiaoyan nudged him a bit and whispered, "Xiao Wen just said that someone wrote a love letter to me."
"Oh!" Yan Fei grunted, "Who? Don’t they know that you’re my wife?"
"They don’t." Xu Xiaoyan replied, lowering her head.
"Here it is! For both of you." Xiao Wen hurriedly handed over the letter.
"How stingy! They couldn’t even use a decent envelope. Here, take it!" Yan Fei reached out to take the letter, and passed it to Xu Xiaoyan.
"Ah? Why are you giving it to me? I don’t want it! I didn’t ask for this, and I don’t know who’s playing this sick joke!" Xu Xiaoyan was instantly anxious, waving her hands in refusal. She thought that Yan Fei was angry.
"You don’t want it? Then let me see..." Yan Fei suddenly chuckled, "I’ve never seen what a love letter looks like!"
"You’re not allowed to see it! I didn’t ask for anyone to write it for me. Can’t you just throw it away?" Xu Xiaoyan’s face turned beet red.
"What’s there to see? Fine, I won’t look." Yan Fei disregarded it, casually throwing it to the ground. He then continued to tinker with the item in his hands, breaking a piece off it, and started chewing.
That’s when the girls around him realized what he had been fiddling with, it was a small piece of beef jerky.
Beef jerky is definitely a luxury item in this era. Ordinary people would not even dare to think about beef, let alone beef jerky. It was good enough to be able to eat pork. Beef jerky?
Even the students from the county town who were from better-off families, only Ji Yunyun brought a pack of beef jerky. No one else had brought this stuff. Thankfully, the pack was not too small; each person could get a piece or two, even though these were only the size of a thumb.
However, the way Yan Fei was treating the beef jerky made the already anxious Xu Xiaoyan uncomfortable.
Originally, she was worried that receiving love letters from others would upset Yan Fei, but seeing his indifferent face now, she felt that he didn’t care about her.
"Yan Xiaofei, can you think about anything else apart from eating? Did you figure it out yet? I’ve received a love letter!" The girl glared, shaking the love letter in front of Yan Fei’s face.
The other girls were also baffled by Yan Fei’s indifferent attitude and looked at him strangely. Originally, they had thought he was going to fly into a rage, but now he seemed neither hot nor cold, not even making a comment?
"Stop bothering me." Yan Fei was annoyed by Xu Xiaoyan’s wave and pushed her arm away. "I’m trying to figure out how this beef jerky is made!"