"Nianhua, there’s a letter for you." Fei Jiayi went to the convenience store to buy some snacks and stopped by the mailroom. When she saw the letter, she explained the situation and picked it up. Looking at the address on it, it seemed familiar. She asked, "Nianhua, this looks like it’s from abroad, could it be from Su Yan?"
"It seems like it."
Xu Nianhua glanced at it and confirmed, "It’s him."
Opening the letter, there was a letter and a few postcards inside the envelope. Postcards are particularly popular these days, especially those sent from abroad, which make everyone curious. However, Xu Nianhua hadn’t looked through them yet, so no one dared to snatch a look.
Xu Nianhua glanced through briefly. Her brother, whom she’d never met, had beautiful handwriting, graceful and flowing, giving off a carefree feeling. There weren’t many words on the postcard, but it felt very warm and familiar.
"Here, you can take a look." Xu Nianhua handed the postcards to Fei Jiayi and the others, while she focused on reading the letter.
Dear sister Nianhua, welcome home!
Right from the start, Su Yan had drawn a big smiley face, looking cute and festive. The words that followed were humorous and playful, expressing his regret about not being able to meet her immediately and his promise to make it up to her when he returned home for the summer holidays.
At the same time, Su Yan asked about her preferences, mentioning he wanted to bring her a gift from his side.
After reading through the letter, Xu Nianhua felt warm and happy. Even though she hadn’t met this brother yet, she already liked him a lot!
It’s really wonderful to have such a brother!
"Nianhua, I wish I had a brother like that too!"
Fei Jiayi looked at Xu Nianhua with envy. Unfortunately, she only had a younger brother and no older brother.
"Your brother is great too, be careful not to upset him, or he might not buy you snacks anymore," Xu Nianhua reminded her. She had met Fei Jiayi’s younger brother before—a quite adorable and handsome kid.
Fei Jiayi thought for a moment and said, "That’s true, my brother is quite nice. He knows exactly what snacks I like."
Xu Nianhua chuckled lightly, and everyone laughed and joked around as Xu Nianhua carefully wrapped the letter.
"Xiaoxi, I’ll wait to go home with you." Xu Nianhua knew that Su Xi was staying at school for piano practice today, so she offered.
Su Xi shook her head and said, "No need, Nianhua, I’ll be late. You go home first, I’ll let my parents know."
After Su Xi’s hand healed, she returned to her regular studies. This time, she had accepted an opportunity to play at a performance, requiring her to play two pieces. To ensure the performance went well, Su Xi resumed intense piano practice. Although there was a piano at home, she could practice better at school with guidance from a teacher.
"Alright, but don’t stay too late and don’t tire yourself out."
With a few reminders, Xu Nianhua headed home. Recently, she had been used to going to and from school with Su Xi every day. Going home alone suddenly felt a bit unusual.
Getting in the car, Xu Nianhua habitually started quietly reciting French vocabulary.
Suddenly, there was a loud bang, and the car lost control.
"What happened?" Xu Nianhua’s forehead banged against the headrest in front.
"Hold on tight!" In the emergency, the driver only had time to shout.
He gripped the steering wheel tightly, saw a nearby field, and without hesitation, steered into it.
Xu Nianhua was relieved she had fastened her seatbelt, but as the car rolled over in the field, her head hit the car door, and she lost consciousness completely.