Sweet Nostalgia of the 80s

Chapter 589: Chapter 589 Special Meaning

”Is it what I plan to say, or what you plan to do!” Feng Yuzhi said very angrily, ”I’ve caught you twice already, sneaking around sending letters to the Ning Family’s doorstep. Our houses are so close, is there anything you can’t say in person? Why must you send letters?”

”Letters? What letters?” Yan Luquan was at a loss for a moment.

”Still playing dumb!” Feng Yuzhi stood up, fetched an opened letter from the bedroom, and slapped it onto the table, ”Explain this to me, what does this mean?”

The envelope was very clean, not a single word was written on it.

Inside the envelope was a very beautiful maple leaf. The leaf was perfectly preserved, bright red in color, with its veins clearly visible.

Seeing this letter, Yan Luquan still didn’t understand why Feng Yuzhi was angry.

”What’s there to explain? It’s just a maple leaf. Is it worth getting this angry over?”

”Is it worth getting this angry over?” Feng Yuzhi sneered, handing the maple leaf to Yan Ye, ”Here, you explain to your dad the reason for my anger.”

Yan Luquan turned his gaze to Yan Ye: ”Come on, explain why your mother’s angry. Let me also be in the know.”

Yan Ye looked at the maple leaf and said, ”The maple leaf is a symbol of resilience. But it also represents reminiscence of the past, the sediment of life, the eternity of emotions and the cycle of the seasons, and most importantly, the affection for a lover from the past.”

”What?” Yan Luquan was dumbfounded after hearing Yan Ye’s explanation, ”A maple leaf can have so many meanings?”

”Stop playing dumb!” Feng Yuzhi glared at her husband, ”I refuse to believe you don’t understand the meaning of the maple leaf.”

”I really don’t know,” Yan Luquan protested his innocence.

In his youth, he came from poverty and followed the party to carry out the revolution. At that time, he hardly knew any characters, and it was only later that he learned to read and write in the army.

How would he know a tree leaf had any special meaning?

It’s not like Feng Yuzhi, who was born into a scholarly family with family members who were all well-read.

Yan Ye was also someone who had studied abroad.

A common trait among these educated people is they place too much emphasis on romance, so even a maple leaf has to carry some sort of significance.

”Dad, you’d better explain it well to Mom. Otherwise, I estimate she won’t be able to let go of this for a while,” Yan Ye said as he put the leaf back into the envelope.

Seeing Feng Yuzhi angry, Yan Luquan sighed and explained: ”This letter was intended for Qin Jian. During one holiday, several letters arrived. On the last two occasions, I happened to run into Xiaozhang, who was delivering the letters, and I took them to Zhang Yun on his behalf.”

Zhang Yun found these letters odd, with no sender’s name and address, just the recipient’s, and she felt very strange about it.

Therefore, she couldn’t help but open one of the letters.

After seeing the contents inside the envelope, she was very puzzled. She ended up opening several letters and found that they contained nothing but a blank sheet except for the maple leaf.

He thought the maple leaf was rather nice, so he asked Zhang Yun for one, put it in a clean envelope, and stored it away.

When he saw the maple leaf, all he could think about were the glorious days, red hot like the color of blood and flags.

Indeed, he wanted the leaf as a remembrance of the past, but he had never once thought it was about yearning for a lover from his past.

Having finished his explanation, Feng Yuzhi was half-convinced, ”Is what you’re saying true?”

”Would I lie to you? I’ve lived the better half of my life already, would I really lie to you about this kind of matter? Zhang Yun and I are history!”