"Letter?" Nan Hua repeated. She looked at Old Madam Long in confusion because based on what she knew; it wouldn't be good for an unmarried maiden to send letter to another person, especially males.
Old Madam Long nodded. "You can put it inside my letter so that no one will suspect you. Don't you think that you should reply to him when he's worried about you?"
Nan Hua: "…"
She was absolutely sure that Long Qian Xing never meant to have his letter shown to her like this. He was only writing that to his grandmother…
At this moment, Nan Hua seemed to just realize something. The letter was asking Old Madam Long to pay more attention to Nan Hua because Long Qian Xing was worried about her.
Worried about her.
Nan Hua looked at the letter and stayed quiet, her mind was in turmoil.
Old Madam Long watched as Nan Hua stared at the letter and sighed. She thought for a moment then asked, "Hua'er, do you not like Long Qian Xing?"
Like Long Qian Xing?
Turning her head, Nan Hua stared straight at Old Madam Long. She answered slowly, "I don't dislike him, Grandmother." ƒreewebηoveℓ.com
Don't dislike.
Old Madam Long's lips twitched a bit. Double negative in one sentence meaning positive, right? At that moment, Old Madam Long simply thought that Nan Hua didn't dislike her grandson but she was not brave enough to say that she liked him.
If Nan Hua heard what Old Madam Long thought, she would definitely be speechless.
"In that case, it's fine for you to write a letter to him, right? Just a sentence is fine." Old Madam Long smiled and waved her hand. The servants quickly prepared a leather skin and inks for her to write.
Nan Hua looked at the equipment, silently wondering whether the Long Family was rich enough to send letter so often like this. Little did she know that Long Qian Xing only sent one letter every few months due to his grandmother's urging so that she would have news from him.
She stayed still beside Old Madam Long, watching Old Madam Long write her letter. Unlike Long Qian Xing's words that was filled with strength, Old Madam Long's letter was soft and filled with care. There was traces of sharpness that had started to fade.
"Here, Hua'er."
Nan Hua hesitated for a moment before writing a sentence.
'Brother Long, Grandmother is worried about you, so please take care there. – Nan Hua'
Nan Hua never paid much attention to her letters before. While her letter looked exquisite, it was not as soft as Old Madam Long nor as elegant as her aunt. Instead, it looked a bit sharp yet at the same time, it was concealed within the somewhat exquisite and pleasant looking words.
"Good girl." Old Madam Long patted Nan Hua's head tenderly.
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