Chapter 89 Write a letter to yourself three years later
On the podium.
Wen Susu smiled and listened to everyone talking about their letter-writing experiences.
She distributed the stack of envelopes in her hand to the team leaders sitting in the front and asked everyone to pass them on.
"Okay, has everyone got their own envelope?"
"got it!"
"Teacher, who are we going to write to?"
"Is it homework?"
Wen Susu smiled and said, "Just now I heard everyone say that you have written letters to friends, brothers and sisters, parents, so, have you ever written a letter to yourself?"
When she asked this question, all the students in the class were stunned.
"Writing to yourself?"
"How do you write it? Aren't letters meant for others to read?"
“What does it mean to write to yourself?”
Seeing everyone's surprised reactions, Wen Susu was very satisfied and said with a smile:
"You heard it right. I mean writing a letter to myself."
"The envelopes I prepared for you this time are not sent to your relatives or friends, but to yourselves."
"Moreover, this letter is not sent to you now, but from you now to your future self!"
The boys and girls were all from a small island and had never seen the world. After hearing what Wen Susu said, they were even more confused.
Xu Cailing widened her eyes, unable to imagine what this operation was. Could it be possible to send letters to different time and space?
If that's the case, she'd be really excited! Cai Ling should ask her future self how her grades are, whether she got into No. 1 Middle School, how much pocket money she has, whether she learned to surf... No! How would my future self write back to me? How would I send the letter?
Not to mention Cai Ling, even Liu Zhiyi was aroused by Wen Susu's words.
"Teacher Wen, is there a space-time post office?"
"Haha, what are you thinking about all day long?" Wen Susu was also amused.
"So how do we send letters to our future selves?"
"Just let time take your letter slowly."
"Eh?"
"This is the theme of our class meeting today."
Wen Susu turned around and wrote beautifully on the blackboard with chalk: "Write a letter to yourself three years later"
"Everyone can use your imagination to write down what you want to say to yourself three years from now in a letter, and then seal the letter. I will keep these letters for you, and I will return them to you on the day you graduate after the high school entrance examination three years later."
Although there is no time-space post office, this method is still very new to everyone. After Wen Susu finished speaking, the classmates began to chat enthusiastically.
Fang Wei blinked his eyes and understood Wen Susu's intention.
Whether it's looking back at the past or inspiring a sense of purpose, writing a letter to your future self is a very meaningful form of personal reflection.
In fact, in her previous life, Wen Susu had never held such an activity of "writing letters to her future self". Could this be considered a butterfly effect of changes brought about by herself on the people around her?
Fang Wei guessed correctly. It was on the day before the festival when Wen Susu was sent to the dock by Fang Wei, and the two of them talked about topics such as dreams. Fang Wei was inspired and that's when he came up with the idea of holding this event.
As a teacher, of course she wants all students in her class to have good grades, but in addition to grades, she hopes that they can have their own dreams for the future. Perhaps this is the truly scarce thing in the remote island.
"Teacher Wen, what should we write?"
Many students were confused when they were asked to write a letter to their future selves. They didn’t know what to write for a while.
“You can write anything!”
Wen Susu smiled and gave an example: "For example, you can ask yourself three years later, do you still remember your original goal? How much have you achieved? What are you most proud of now, will you still be proud of it three years later? Who will you still be your best friend with? Has your life become happier? Are you happy every day?"
"Even if you don't write these, you can write anything you want to say to yourself three years later. Treat your future self as a friend. For example, talk to him about your current life, family matters, school matters, and daily life. You can write down the troubles and secrets that you never dare to tell others in your daily life and send them to yourself three years later!"
"Perhaps three years later, when you receive and open this letter again, you will feel differently, right?"
After Wen Susu said this, the classmates' minds were suddenly opened.
The most important thing is that you can speak freely to your future self about things that you never dare to say to others!
Especially for students like Liu Zhiyi, who like to keep things to themselves, their eyes lit up when they heard that there was such a way to express emotions.
"Teacher Wen, is there a word count requirement?"
"No, it's not an essay or homework. I won't open your letters. Just seal them after you finish writing. You can open them yourself in three years."
"When will it be handed in?"
"Tomorrow morning, after everyone goes back tonight, think carefully about what to write."
After Wen Susu finished speaking, the students below started discussing it.
Ye Xiaoli and Wang Qiaoyun at the front table also turned around, holding the envelope in their hands, and asked Fang Wei curiously:
"Squad leader, what are you going to write?"
"I don't know, what do you want to write?"
"We just don't know, so we're asking you."
"What about you, Zhiyi? What are you going to write?"
The two girls also asked Liu Zhiyi. They had played Go together a lot during this period. Compared to being afraid of her at the beginning, Ye Xiaoli and Wang Qiaoyun would now take the initiative to talk to her.
It’s just that Liu Zhiyi is introverted by nature, and even when communicating, he doesn’t talk much.
After hearing Ye Xiaoli and Wang Qiaoyun's questions and seeing Fang Wei's gossipy look, Liu Zhiyi shook his head: "I don't know either..."
"Well, okay, I also said I wanted to see how you write it, so you can only think about it yourself..." The two girls turned back with bitter faces.
Soon, the school bell rang.
The students in the class left the classroom with envelopes in their hands and schoolbags on their backs.
Xu Cailing, who was sitting in the first group, came to the podium with her schoolbag.
Because Wen Susu just waved at her.
"Teacher Wen!"
"Here~" Wen Susu smiled and handed her a photo in her hand.
It was the childhood sweetheart photo that Cai Ling and Fang Wei took yesterday.
Wen Susu was thoughtful enough to laminate the photos, so the images are clear and this is the highest-pixel photo Xu Cailing has ever taken!
"Wow! Teacher Wen, you've already washed it out!"
"How was the shoot?"
"Great photo! Thank you, Teacher Wen!"
"But I only washed this one. You can discuss with Fang Wei and decide who gets to keep it."
"Hey, good!"
Xu Cailing was very happy and looked at the photo in her hand from left to right.
When the shoot was finished yesterday, I didn’t get to see how it turned out.
Now I finally see it.
In the picture, she and Fang Wei were standing side by side. She made a 7 with her chin and Fang Wei gave a thumbs up. Beside them were various paintings by Teacher Wen. The light from the window shone from Fang Wei's side and fell at their feet. Their shadows overlapped and they smiled at each other naturally and intimately.
This is her first photo with Fang Wei!
Xu Cailing was so happy that the photo was taken so well! Even Fang Wei, who was looking at the photo now, seemed to be not so arrogant anymore!
She was holding the photo, and as she jogged, her schoolbag swayed behind her.
Coming to Fang Wei's desk, she quickly thrust the photo in her hand in front of Fang Wei's eyes.
"Look! The photos that Teacher Wen took of us are out!"
"Let me see……"
“Great shot!”
"It's pretty good."
Fang Wei also found it interesting. He usually didn't notice anything from his own perspective, but when he watched from the third-person perspective of the camera, he was surprised to find out how intimate the two were.
He remembered that when the photo was taken, he did not intentionally move his head towards Xu Cailing, but when he looked at the result of the photo, not only was his head moved a little towards Xu Cailing, but Xu Cailing's head also moved a little towards him. It was almost a subconscious action for both of them, so when the photo turned out, even a blind person could see that the two of them had a very good relationship!
“Great shot!”
It was Liu Zhiyi who said this.
Fang Wei and Xu Cailing looked at the photos without turning their backs to her, so Liu Zhiyi came over to take a look out of curiosity.
She rarely takes photos on a daily basis. Now, looking at Fang Wei and Cai Ling beside her, and then looking at them in the photos, it still feels strange, as if they have jumped into the photos.
Seeing the three of them crowded together to look at the photos, A Sheng also came over curiously.
"Damn it! You guys are really forming a clique behind my back!"
"What? This is a group photo of classmates, and you are not in the same class with us. If the Pineapple Island team takes a group photo, you must be in it!"
"That seems to be the case..."
As the four were chatting, they saw a few bold students running to the podium to take pictures with Teacher Wen.
Wen Susu naturally didn't mind taking a few photos of them as well. Perhaps the more important purpose of bringing a camera was to record her life as a teacher?
She not only took pictures of her classmates, but also took pictures of the classroom, office, playground, and cafeteria. She took pictures as if the film was free.
Seeing this, Xu Cailing called three more people and went to take a few photos with Wen Susu.
First, a group photo of the Pineapple Island quartet;
Then there is the middle photo of the Donghua Village trio;
"Zhiyi! Let's take a picture together!"
Liu Zhiyi: “Ah?”
In the classroom, Xu Cailing and Liu Zhiyi linked their arms and took a group photo.
"Asheng, let's take one too!" Fang Wei called Asheng.
"This is a photo of brothers!" Ah Sheng was moved.
The two brothers put their arms around each other's shoulders, and Wen Susu took a photo of them with a smile.
"Teacher Wen, can you also take a photo of Zhiyi and I sitting at the same table?"
After filming with A Sheng, Fang Wei called Liu Zhiyi again.
Liu Zhiyi: “Ah?”
"Sure, why don't you sit back in your seats? It will feel more like you're sitting at the same table." Wen Susu said with a smile.
So Fang Wei and Liu Zhiyi sat back in their seats.
"How should my deskmate pose?"
Liu Zhiyi felt dizzy and got a headache at the thought of posing.
"It's okay, just pose however you want, just look natural!" said photographer Wen Susu with a smile.
So Fang Wei took out a book and spread it out on the table, holding a pen in one hand and pressing the book with the other.
Liu Zhiyi half turned around, leaned against the wall, picked up the book with both hands, covering half of her face, leaving only a pair of beautiful big eyes blinking outside.
"Okay, look at the camera, three, two, one!"
The two of them looked at the camera together, and took this photo of their classmates.
……
It was the first time that so many people were still in the class after school.
Wen Susu took pictures of everyone until the new roll of film was used up.
"Okay, the film is all used up. I'll find time to develop the photos for you. Then you can come and get them with your transcripts!"
"Thank you, teacher! I will definitely work hard!"
"Let's go home, the Olympics are about to start, why don't you go home to watch it?"
"Yes!"
Everyone then left the classroom and rushed home.
After all, it is the Olympic Games, one of the few major events in this era.
(End of this chapter)
