Chapter 63 Letter

When they arrived at the Zhuang family's house, Zhuang's mother was very apologetic.

Huo Xiang made some jokes to make her feel at ease.

As they hadn't seen each other for a long time, Zhuang's mother insisted on inviting Huo Xiang to dinner at home. Huo Xiang couldn't resist and stayed.

He came to the storage room and saw a package of letters in front of him. There were about twenty letters, two of which were opened.

Huo Xiang had no impression at all, so he picked up the two opened letters and read them first.

As soon as he saw the title at the beginning, he was stunned.

It turned out to be...

He suppressed his doubts and shock and read quickly.

He stopped only after he had finished reading all the letters, with a complicated expression on his face.

These letters came from a friend whom he had known for many years but had never met.

Let’s call us pen pals!

He didn't know his name, only his cell phone number, which was only one digit different from his.

One is 0567 and the other is 0597.

That was when he was still in junior high school. One day, when he was recharging his phone bill, he accidentally entered a wrong number.

Two hundred yuan was a considerable expense for him at that time. Although Yi Qian provided financial support, it was only enough to meet basic living and study needs.

In addition, he was a very frugal person, so he called the other party without hesitation, explained the cause of the incident very politely, and hoped that the other party would return the 200 yuan.

He actually didn't hold out much hope, after all, it was caused by his own negligence.

But I'm also hoping for a lucky happier thing - what if the other person isn't short of money and is a particularly honest and kind person?

Huo Xiang couldn't just give up the "huge sum" of 200 yuan without trying hard.

Unfortunately, as soon as the other party opened his mouth, his heart sank.

"Oh, you sound like a little brat! What makes you think I will give you the money back? Morality? I am a person called 'ghost' by my own mother, do you think I have that thing?"

The other person's voice sounded young, but full of dejection and sarcasm.

Huo Xiang was choked for a moment, and after a while he said, "You are you, and your parents are your parents. She gave you a nickname because she is of low quality, and it may not be directly related to your character."

The other party laughed again: "Giving nicknames... low quality... Haha, brother, you are quite good at talking."

When Huo Xiang said that, there was naturally an element of flattery in his words. If he praises the other party, who knows, the other party might return the money to him!

However, he couldn't bear it when he heard the pretended strength in the other person's tone. Thinking of his own life experience, he said:

"There are many unqualified parents in the world. The fate between us is neither deep nor shallow. If you think what she said or did is wrong, just think of her as a means of transportation to bring us to this world! When you arrive at your destination, just leave.

Life is a process of letting go. From then on, your world will have one less piece of trash. There will be no more hurt and pain, and only everything will go smoothly. Isn’t that good? ”

There was silence for a moment, then he started laughing again: "Little brat, how can you speak more maturely than me? Be careful or you won't grow taller!"

"I'm a middle school student, not a little kid!" Huo Xiang defended himself, "Also, I'm not being old-fashioned, I'm being reasonable. You have to remember that no one can live without anyone else. If you leave bad people, your life will only get better and better, and everything will go smoothly, and you will live a long life!"

The other party laughed again, but this time his laugh seemed much clearer.

"Brother, what's your name?" he asked.

"Why are you asking this?" Huo Xiang asked vigilantly.

"Look how scared you are. Can't I just pay you back for your phone bill? I need to know the name so I don't enter the wrong number and charge it to someone else, right?"

At that time, some recharge methods did require verification of the owner's information.

Huo Xiang thought about it and realized that he was poor and alone, and had nothing worth gaining, so he told his name.

"Okay, I'll remember that. Little boy, I wish you good luck forever."

After saying that, the other party hung up.

After a while, Huo Xiang's mobile phone received a recharge message, and the other party actually recharged him 6666 yuan!

He was startled and called again, but the phone was turned off.

He had no choice but to think about transferring it back to the other party.

Thinking that the man might have encountered some bad things, he decided to recharge him 66 yuan every half a month!

By the way, I'd like to add a few words of encouragement, hoping that he can cheer up soon.

This charging process lasts for several years.

Although no one answered the other party's call and there was no reply to the message. But Huo Xiang felt that the money must be repaid.

And he believed that the other party would be able to see it.

Finally, one day a few years later, the other party replied to his text message.

"Little ghost, thank you for your encouragement for so long. I was released from prison smoothly."

Huo Xiang: ...Being released from prison, is that what he understood it to mean?

No wonder that person never replied, it turned out that he was sent to labor reform...

He immediately imagined a lot of bloody revenge plots.

However, this did not affect his attitude towards the other party. The other party could have simply not told him about his imprisonment. At least he was an open-minded friend.

So he continued to recharge his phone and send text messages.

There is nothing special to say. After all, I don’t know the other person’s life. I will just send some words of blessing and encouragement.

The other party would always reply to him: "Got it, and I wish you all the best."

Or maybe everything goes well and all your wishes come true.

It didn't look very nutritious, but they both found it quite interesting.

They maintained this kind of relationship until one day, the other party sent him a message: "Huo Xiang, you have almost paid off the phone bill you owe, so you don't need to top it up. Thank you for your encouragement and company. I'm sorry to have disturbed you for so many years. I sincerely wish you happiness."

Huo Xiang didn't understand what was going on, but since people said so, then... let it be.

I feel a little uncomfortable, but I also understand that nothing can be forced.

Maybe the other party doesn't want to use that SIM card anymore, maybe the other party feels that such a boring relationship has caused him some trouble, maybe...

Anyway, I just don't want to continue.

At that time, Yi Qian lived next door to Huo Xiang. With him around, Huo Xiang gradually stopped thinking about the "pen pal" with the last digit of his cell phone number 0567.

Little did he know that the other party had actually written him more than twenty letters!

He took this package from Yi Qian's house next door when he moved out of his rented apartment.

It originally contained some old books, cups and other things that he had placed at Yi Qian's house.

I didn’t expect there were so many letters hidden underneath!

That must be the one that Yi Qian received. He not only opened his letter, but also hid it!

Huo Xiang was very angry.

Because the letter mentioned that 0567 originally wanted to meet with him. After writing to him repeatedly but getting no response, no wonder he sent him text messages like that!

Huo Xiang wrapped up the letter and was about to go out.

Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind and he stopped.

He quickly took out his cell phone and found the two photos he had taken earlier.