"Xiaohui:
Seeing your handwriting is like seeing you in person.
I received your letter. Everything at home is fine... Dad says you should study hard, and Mom says you should take care of your health. I've enclosed five yuan with this letter, so don't be too hard on yourself.
There's one more thing I need to tell you. Second Aunt introduced me to someone. He's a technician who repairs machinery at the county textile mill. The day after our blind date, he became the head of the maintenance crew. He's also a university graduate, from Anhui Institute of Technology, majoring in mechanical engineering.
His family has over two thousand books. He said he stole them back during the mass book burnings—and he did it twice. He gave me more than twenty books, and he also helped me make an outline for the college entrance exam and gather review materials. He said these next few years are the easiest time to get into university, and it will only become harder later because the competition will get fiercer.
He said that as long as I review according to his plan, I'll definitely get into university next year. He also said that if the county refuses to let me attend because of my family background, he'll go make a scene at the government offices and demand justice for me.
He said he has a little influence.
This morning, he rode the factory's motorcycle to our house. He told me that the county public security bureau had discarded it because they couldn't repair it, and the textile mill got it to give to him. He spent over a month fixing it.
He took me to his home, and at noon we ate at the county's state-run restaurant. Lots of people greeted him along