Chapter 53: A Family Letter

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  Recently, Bao Yufeng has once again become a topic of discussion among county officials. No one knows where she brought back a child who can't even speak Mandarin properly, and it's said that the child is from Hong Kong. For this child's enrollment issue, Bao Yufeng even asked County Committee Vice Secretary Yao to help give Pan Shi County Primary School a heads up; otherwise, no one would know whether to accept this child or not. However, everyone has some understanding of Bao Yufeng's situation - not only does she have a brother who is a first-class meritorious service medal recipient, but she also regularly receives large sums of money from abroad. There's another situation that almost everyone knows about except for Bao Yufeng: those comrades whom Bao Yulin had helped in the past, upon learning of his situation, all made calls through various channels to ask county officials to take care of Bao Yulin's sister and family. It was precisely because of this that Bao Yufeng was able to smoothly transfer out of the guesthouse. Although Bao Yufeng has a correspondence university degree from a prestigious university, which is recognized by the state as a legitimate academic credential, in reality, it still depends on the employer's attitude towards using her.

  Except for a few leaders in the county, no one knew what was going on with Bao Yufeng's nephew. Of course, people working in the government were still able to grasp the situation. Although Bao Yufeng's nephew came very suddenly and had a special identity, everyone except for talking about it behind his back would not make this thing public until mid-March 1986.

  Just like in peacetime, Bao Yufeng sent Bao Siguo to County No. 1 Primary School and then walked into the office of the secretariat department at the stroke of the clock. Today she had to help Deputy Secretary Jiang draft a speech for tomorrow's township cadre leadership meeting. Originally, this meeting should have been presided over by Secretary Wang, but Secretary Wang had an unexpected matter and had to go to the city to attend the spring plowing production organization coordination meeting between counties, so the township leadership cadre meeting was changed to be presided over by Deputy Secretary Jiang.

  Such an opportunity is also a chance for Vice Secretary Jiang to show his authority, so he attaches great importance to it. Not to mention that early in the morning, he seized Bao Yufeng and had him write a speech draft. Although Bao Yufeng only graduated from a correspondence university, he actually has some real skills, and having written many things, he has become a de facto pen holder for the county party committee. Of course, the most formidable person in handling documents is the deputy director of the secretarial department, but he is Secretary Wang Hong's special secretary, belonging to the imperial pen holder, which ordinary people can't think of.

  "Bao Yufeng, this speech is very important, it should be written in a more majestic tone, and let the township cadres below fully understand the central government's decision on economic system reform. Express our county party committee and government's determination to reform the economic system. Discuss with your colleagues in the department and get the draft out as soon as possible, I'll take a look this afternoon." Vice Secretary Jiang instructed.

  "Don't worry, Secretary Jiang. I'll discuss with the comrades in the department and write it up. I'll show you a draft this afternoon, and then you can make some revisions. It should be ready by the end of the workday." Bai Yufeng replied properly. In fact, "The Central Committee's Decision on Economic System Reform" was issued in October 1984, and over a year had passed with countless meetings big and small, so there were many speeches like this one. With some minor modifications to the data and replacement of a few words, it could be used again. Besides, even if Secretary Jiang were to revise the draft, he wouldn't have much cultural background to draw upon, so it would just be a matter of rearranging paragraphs and correcting typos - almost meaningless in practice.

  Bao Yufeng clearly remembered that the first thing she wrote in the secretarial department was to help this Vice Secretary Jiang write a speech. At the time, Bao Yufeng had her heart set on writing something with some level of quality, so she searched high and low for materials, big and small reports. Later, the department head saw that Bao Yufeng was new and quite diligent, and also a girl, so he wanted to help her out a bit. Only then did Bao Yufeng understand that what they called "preparing materials" for leading cadres in the organization was nothing more than rearranging flowers, just needing to be clever about it, saying grandiose words, but not talking about specific things, leaving room for the leaders to elaborate. Also needed to observe the leaders' habits, such as some leaders liking to quote ancient poetry, and some leaders liking to tell fashionable jokes. After a few times, Bao Yufeng became an expert in this area.

  After leaving Deputy Secretary Jiang's office, Bao Yufeng first went to the data department and asked for a copy of Secretary Wang Hong's previous speech on "The Central Committee's Decision on Economic System Reform". With this material, she would find some additional information in the newspaper, combine it with one or two recent events in the county, add some of Deputy Secretary Jiang's verbal habits, and the material would be ready. It was said that colleagues in the department were asked to help, but Bao Yufeng knew that the county party committee secretariat was probably the busiest unit in the organization, so it wasn't necessary to disturb so many people for such a small matter, and she wouldn't need to work in the organization anymore.

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  "Secretary Bao, here is your remittance receipt." Old Zhang from the delivery room came to the secretariat and called out.

  As soon as Bao Yufeng heard that there was a remittance receipt, her heart started racing. She knew this must be sent by her brother. It had been 5 years since her brother kept sending money home but never left an address behind. This made it impossible for Bao Yufeng to contact her brother. Would this time be any different? In fact, every time Bao Yufeng was like this, hoping, but each time she ended up disappointed.

  "Sign here." Old Zhang pointed.

  "Thank you!" Bao Yufeng took the remittance receipt. It was indeed Bao Yulin's handwriting, but there was still no address left on it. Bao Yufeng signed his name on the receipt book in disappointment.

  "Oh, right, I also have a letter for you, the one with the weirdly good-looking stamp. Can I have the envelope?" After seeing Bao Yufeng sign the receipt, Old Zhang took out a letter. He had thought of this trick as soon as he saw the letter from abroad. The letter was quite strange, without a postage stamp, but with a very beautiful blue seal. This made Old Zhang, who liked to collect postal products, very happy. He knew that every time Bao Yufeng received a remittance receipt, she would be in a good mood, and it would be easier to talk to her at this time.

  "Is there another letter?" Bao Yufeng took the letter from Old Zhang with a puzzled expression. From young to old, Bao Yufeng had never left Panshi County, except for when Bao Yulin was in the army and sent letters home a few times. She had never received any private letters before. Receiving letters was a very strange thing for Bao Yufeng.

  "Yes. It was sent from abroad, and the postmark is beautiful. Can you give me this envelope?" Old Zhang had been thinking about the postmark on the envelope all along.

  Looking at the familiar handwriting on the envelope, Bao Yufeng was so excited that she didn't know what to say. This was Bao Yulin's handwriting; her younger brother had finally written a letter home!

  Her hands were shaking slightly, Bao Yu Feng didn't notice what Old Zhang was saying, she didn't even think about it and directly tore open the envelope. The postal stamp that Old Zhang had been paying attention to was instantly torn in half.

  Bao Yufeng didn't have time to carefully read the contents of the thick letter, she first flipped to the last page. The signature "Brother Yu Lin" fell into Bao Yufeng's eyes. It was really a letter from her brother! Bao Yufeng's heart began to beat violently. Five years had passed, and finally, she received this letter from her brother! Without thinking twice, without saying goodbye to anyone, Bao Yufeng grabbed the bicycle key on the table. She wanted to rush home immediately and share the good news with her mother.

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  Sister:

  It's been 5 years since I left home, I don't know how things are going back there. Has mom's illness improved? How many times have I wanted to write a letter to you and mom to see how you're doing, but I've always been too afraid. Because I'm scared, I worry that you and mom won't want to forgive me, because it was my fault that dad died! It was my fault that our family in Xiangshui Village can't hold their heads up high. I am an unfilial son, an irresponsible younger brother. Here, I beg for sister's and mom's forgiveness. I have hurt your hearts.

  Sister, from a young age, Dad and Mom pitied me, so that I could attend high school, they persuaded you to drop out of school. I know that at the time, you cried all night, but the next day, you put on an air of indifference, shouldered the hoe, and went to work in the fields with Dad. Actually, I knew that your heart was bleeding at the time. But there's no way around it, who let our family not be able to afford two students? At the time, I thought to myself, I owe you one, sister. If you had continued studying, you would definitely have achieved more than me.

  I remember the moment I put on my uniform, I made a silent vow to myself that I must do well in the army and make something of myself, not just for my own sake but also for my parents and sister who have made great sacrifices for me. I thought that as long as I work hard and train diligently, eventually I will make our village of Xing Shui proud, let them know that Bao Guohua's son is a good man, worthy of the ancestors of the Bao family. If I can achieve something in the army, I can also bring some changes to our family through my own efforts. Your younger brother is not afraid of hardship, fatigue or death, if others can do it, I can too. What others cannot do, I will strive for, I will fight with all my might, I will try my best. In the army for so long, I have always been working towards this goal, please believe me, your younger brother has always done very well.

  Sister, after returning from Vietnam, there are many things that I have never had the opportunity or didn't know how to tell family members.

  Actually, when I first arrived in Vietnam, I had made achievements and was even featured in the newspaper. The military region was preparing to call on the whole army to learn from me. But all of this was ruined by the Vietnamese people. In order to meet their propaganda needs, the Vietnamese people launched a sneak attack on our military's field hospital. They killed everyone, only capturing me. Sister, please believe me, if I hadn't been knocked unconscious by a hand grenade at the time, I would have definitely not let them take me captive.

  In Vietnam, they forced me to make an anti-war statement, I didn't respond to them. For this, they kept me awake for three days and nights, several people took turns talking to me. Later on, I found out that they discovered I wouldn't cooperate with them, so they desperately talked to me, in order to take my conversation recording and synthesize an "anti-war statement". All of this was because I was the combat hero our military region wanted to promote. For the sake of propaganda, the Vietnamese wanted to find someone with some weight.

  Later, in the POW camp, I wanted to resist the Vietnamese, and I did. But the Vietnamese used other prisoners to threaten me, saying that if I spoke out of turn or caused trouble, they would kill the other prisoners. I couldn't speak up, nor did I dare to, for I couldn't bring harm to others just to save my own reputation, even though at the time the other prisoners didn't trust me and even wanted to kill me. But I thought that no matter what, it was okay if I died myself, but I couldn't bring harm to others. So I didn't dare say anything. Thinking about how my comrades looked down on me with contempt, I felt wronged, but I had nowhere to speak out, nor any way to speak out.

  As time went on, the Vietnamese were no longer so careful. In order to create an opportunity for my comrades to escape, I escaped first. Then, all my comrades ran away. They successfully escaped back to their home country and became heroes, but I was caught by the Vietnamese again.

  I naively thought that by doing these things, everyone would remember them in their hearts. No matter whether I died in Vietnam or was released back to the country, they could help me prove that I had not betrayed my country. This way, I would have a clear conscience and be worthy of others. However, unexpectedly, after the prisoner exchange, the domestic authorities investigated me for a very long time. Just because I hid for half a month after escaping from Vietnam and couldn't clearly explain the situation, the comrades in charge of the political examination wrote in my file: "This comrade has many suspicious points during his captivity in Vietnam, but currently, there is no evidence to prove it. It is suggested that the unit using him should be cautious and avoid unnecessary losses for the country." Now thinking back, what they said wasn't wrong, but this became the reason why my father died. Because of this sentence, even the crematorium didn't dare take me in. They were worried that I was a traitor and using me would make them appear to have an unstable stance. But who knew, I was wrongly accused.

  After Dad died, I also knew the situation at home. At that time in the crematorium, you scolded me and didn't let me go back home. I don't resent you, I know your mood at that time. I understand, if you had let me go back home, Rongshui Village would not have allowed Dad to enter our Bao family's ancestral tomb. No matter how wronged I felt, I couldn't let Dad and my family be humiliated, so for this reason, I went to the military district, but they said they couldn't prove anything for me. Sister, do you know? At that time, I was heartbroken, I didn't know how I could go on living.

  Later, I sneaked into Hong Kong and then transferred to France. In France, I joined the French Foreign Legion and became a soldier again. Over the next few years, I was repeatedly awarded for my achievements and am now a lieutenant in the French Army Special Forces. This achievement is difficult even for the best French soldiers, but I did it. Sister, please believe me, your brother is a good soldier. If I can be a good soldier in France, how could I not be a good soldier in China? How could I choose to betray my country? I am innocent.

  Sister, you must believe me! You should understand that although your brother can be mischievous at times, when it comes to matters of great importance, I still know what's right and wrong. I will never betray my country.

  I currently have a contract in France for another half year, and after another half year, I can retire. Of course, I can also choose to renew a contract. The French military has already talked to me about it, they very much hope that I can continue to sign a contract with them, even a long-term contract, that is, choose to stay in the army until retirement. But I am hesitant. I miss home, want to go back and take a look, want to go to Dad's grave and kowtow a few times. Sister, don't worry, I will sneak back, no one will know. I just want you to read this letter to Dad, let him prepare in advance, so that when I get back he won't be unhappy. Is that okay?

  Also, I've sent a lot of money back home over the years, don't know if you've received it all or not. My salary in France is very high, so feel free to use it, this money was earned with my blood and sweat when I was in the army, it's clean.

  I'm not at home, mom's body is not good, everything in the house and taking care of mom depends on you. Mom definitely won't let you use the money I sent back. Don't mind her, just use it as you see fit. What I mean is, can you try to buy a house in the county seat? You and mom can move there to live, it will be more convenient, at least no need to carry water for meals. Thinking of that mountain road, I'm really worried.

  Mom's health is not good, so don't tell her about my letter coming home, it will save the old lady from being unhappy. To say that I am a very unfilial son, I have never let the old lady worry less, just let her think that she has never had a son like me.

  Sister, you're not getting any younger either. I don't know when you'll get married. When the time comes, find a man who can take care of himself and marry him, then bring mom over. Don't worry, I'll send back enough money so your husband's family won't feel burdened.

  Sister, rest assured, your brother has done nothing to betray his country.

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  Bao Yu Feng read Bao Yu Lin's letter to her mother with sobs, the old lady had not shed a tear in years, but at this moment, she was already crying uncontrollably.

  "Jade Phoenix, hurry up and write a letter to your brother, tell him that the government has cleared his name and even awarded him first-class merit. His father is waiting for him to return home and pay his respects at his grave! This poor child, after all these years, it's really been a hardship for him." The old man muttered, with a mix of tears and snot.

  Bao Yufeng sat in front of the desk, writing down her mother's thoughts and feelings about her son on the letter paper stroke by stroke. She completely forgot about her work and also missed Bao Siguo who was still at school.

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  Because Bao Si Guo had just transferred to a small school, and his identity was relatively special, and he didn't even speak Mandarin well, the school took good care of him, and the teacher paid special attention to his situation. Originally, every day after school, either his grandmother or Bao Yu Feng would come to pick him up and take him home. But today, they waited for a long time after school was out, but no one came to pick up Bao Si Guo. The teacher didn't understand what was going on, and asked Bao Si Guo, but he couldn't explain clearly either. With good intentions, the teacher wanted to send Bao Si Guo home, but he couldn't even say where his home was. There was no other way, so the teacher could only take Bao Si Guo to the Pan Shi County Committee Secretary's office according to the contact information registered by Bao Yu Feng.

  When the teacher brought Bao Si Guo to the county committee secretary's office, Vice Secretary Jiang happened to be coming out of the secretary's office. He was holding in his hand the speech manuscript about "The Central Committee's Decision on Economic System Reform" that Bao Yu Feng had used as material, which Secretary Wang Hong had previously used. Originally, Vice Secretary Jiang had been waiting in his office for Bao Yu Feng to deliver the speech manuscript. However, just before closing time, Bao Yu Feng still hadn't delivered the speech manuscript, and he couldn't wait any longer, so he went to the secretary's office himself. Who knew that there wasn't a single person at the secretary's office? This made Vice Secretary Jiang very unhappy. Fortunately, on Bao Yu Feng's desk, he found a copy of the speech manuscript, thinking it was what Bao Yu Feng had prepared for him. He guessed that Bao Yu Feng must have gone out on some business. Just as he was in a hurry, he picked it up and left. Who knew that just as he stepped out the door, he ran into Teacher Xiao bringing Bao Si Guo to find him.

  "Old comrade, may I ask if you know where Bao Yu Feng is?" a young teacher asked, holding hands with Bao Si Guo.

  "Bao Yufeng? I was just looking for him. What business do you have with her?" Deputy Secretary Jiang felt quite uncomfortable in his heart.

  "Oh, that's the case. I'm a teacher at County No. 1 Primary School. It's been a long time since school let out today, and no one has come to pick up Bao Si Guo. I don't know where Comrade Bao Yu Feng lives either, so I had to bring the child here." The teacher from No. 1 Primary School explained.

  "Is this Bao Yufeng's child? I've never heard of it." Vice Secretary Jiang thought for a moment, then said: "Why don't you wait in the office for a while, maybe Bao Yufeng has something to do and went out. I still have things to do, so I'll go first." He took the speech manuscript and left.

  That night, Bao Si Guo was sent home by Bao Yu Feng's colleagues and teachers together.

  The immense joy made Bao Yufeng completely forget about Jiang Deputy Secretary's speech. It wasn't until Wu Siguang brought it back that Bao Yufeng and her mother remembered, they were too excited, even forgetting about Bao Siguang. Apart from thanking the teacher and colleagues profusely, the old lady personally cooked a delicious chicken soup for Bao Siguang. Watching Bao Siguang devouring the chicken leg in his hand, the old lady's eyes were almost closed with laughter.

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  He is a thief

  He doesn't know who his father is.

  He has a mother who is a former movie star.

  He studied dark magic

  He is just an extraordinary strong player on the chessboard of a puppet

  But... the humble birth, the despicable identity and the mediocre talent cannot cover up his crystal heart that even spirits would be ashamed of!!!

  The Growth History of a Young Man Who Caused a Continent-Wide Frenzy in Half Moon Continent, also known as YD Magical Legend.

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