Why did these letters move 36 million people?

In the past, the daylight was slow

Carriages, horses, and mail were all slow

One letter after another

Carried deep affection

Traveling thousands of miles, as if meeting face to face

……

Not long ago

CCTV's "Letters of China" variety show and the Toutiao platform

Jointly launched the "Write a Letter for You" essay campaign

Encouraging Toutiao creators and users

To share positive stories about letters

More than 1,000 creators and users took part in this campaign

Countless Toutiao netizens were moved by the stories behind the letters

Opening these letters from ordinary people

One beautiful, warm moment after another comes vividly to life

1

They met only 4 times before getting married,

100 letters record the love story of a soldier and his wife

-- From the Toutiao account "Wuguang Shise Photography"

These are 100 "letters between two places" from a soldier and his wife.

Before they married, they had met only 4 times,

And they came to know each other entirely through these letters.

Among them were three long letters,

Which ran 31 pages, 40 pages, and 45 pages respectively.

Ten days after the wedding, he returned to his unit,

Parting as newlyweds, at the station he fought back and did not turn his head,

Writing all his reluctance and longing into the letters.

Parting as newlyweds, the wife's letter to her husband

Parting as newlyweds, the husband's letter to his wife

"As a husband, I have given you too little; as a soldier, I cannot give you more."

2

A fourth-grade left-behind child writes to mom and dad:

You have to be happy, because you still have me!

-- From the Toutiao account "Shulin Shuo"

This is a letter written to mom and dad by a fourth-grade child.

Mom and dad work away from home, life is hard, and they had thought about divorce,

The child overheard the adults talking,

And secretly wrote this letter in a diary.

Life is hard, but do not give up lightly.

There are always small, certain happinesses,

That can dilute all the bitterness of life.

3

A 20-year-old son just recovered from a serious illness,

His father wrote a letter recording the 10 days of physical and mental torment in the hospital

-- From the Toutiao account "Home of the Middle-Aged"

This is a letter from a father to his son.

It records a Spring Festival that was harrowing for the family of three.

The son suddenly fell ill, and the mother was so frightened she cried on the spot,

The father spoke words of comfort, yet tears fell drop by drop.

I softly said things like "You will be fine," but unexpectedly, my eyes failed me completely, and tears dripped down before I knew it, one drop after another."

4

A father's letters to his soldier son,

Each one required drafting and revising many times

-- From the Toutiao account "Sihuai"

These are more than ten years of letters between a soldier and his father.

He enlisted in the army at the end of 1976 and served for 21 years,

Before 1990, contact with his parents relied basically only on letters.

While stationed at Yongshu Reef in the Nansha Islands,

Supply ships came only once every two months,

So letters could only be sent once every two months.

His father had only an elementary school education,

But every letter was neat and clean, and there were never any typos.

After his father passed away, he saw his father's drafts and only then knew

That every time his father wrote a letter,

He drafted it as if writing an important article,

And some even had to be revised several times.

His father had always carefully kept these letters,

After his father passed away, these letters returned to his hands.

In these letters is a soldier's perseverance,

And even more, a father's deep love.

5

An older sister's letter to her half-brother on his 18th birthday:

I hope you become a steady, responsible real man

-- From the Toutiao account "Miss Qiahao"

This is a letter from an older sister to her half-brother on his 18th birthday.

When she wrote the letter, her brother was only 10,

Yet she wrote down early her hopes and blessings for him,

Using her own past experiences to tell the future him

What kind of person he should become.

"Perhaps this letter is a bit long, but between the lines is all a sister's love and expectations for you. I hope you become a refined, humorous, kind man full of feeling, and more importantly, a steady, responsible real man."

Although the family relationship is somewhat special,

The bond between sister and brother is just as deep.

The brother would write out word by word the experience of his sister taking him to the amusement park,

And the sister often brought tasty treats to her brother and never forgot to add a few playful words.

6

A Tangshan patient's thank-you letter to a Tengchong hospital

Even the most beautiful scenery cannot compare to the beauty of the most sincere and kind human nature

-- From the Toutiao account "Yunnan Traditional Chinese Medicine"

This is a thank-you letter from a patient to a hospital.

While traveling in Tengchong, Ms. Wei from Tangshan suffered a massive hemorrhage from an ectopic pregnancy,

Between life and death,

The medical staff of Tengchong Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine pulled her life back.

After she was discharged,

The attending physician, Dr. Yang, also made thorough and careful arrangements for her return trip,

Leaving her his phone number to ensure they could communicate at any time.

"Although my trip to Tengchong did not allow me to visit Tengchong's famous scenic spots, such as Heshun Ancient Town and the Rehai Scenic Area, I have not a trace of regret, because even the most beautiful scenery cannot compare to the beauty of the most sincere and kind human nature."

7

A young man's letter to the auntie who sells sugar buns:

In a strange city, thank you for remembering my little preferences

-- From the Toutiao account "I Am a Bad Child"

A young man striving in the city wanted to write a letter to the auntie who sells sugar buns.

Every day after work, the young man would go to the auntie to buy his favorite sugar buns,

But by the time he got off work in the evening,

The sugar buns were either sold out or only a few were left,

Never enough to eat.

He casually grumbled a few words,

But the auntie remembered it in her heart,

And every day she would always save five or six sugar buns for him.

"Now when I think about it, my eyes feel warm. I want to write to you. When a person is in a strange city, having another person remember your preferences and satisfy your needs makes your heart feel warm just thinking about it."

Struggling alone in the city, there are many lonely times,

But the smallest warmth can make life bloom like spring.

Do not be stingy; give the people around you a little more kindness,

And you will find that the city of steel and concrete is not cold.

8

A family's letters from 30 years ago,

The younger brother and sisters left their only chance to study to their older sister

-- From the Toutiao account "Sister Maili'er"

These are a family's letters from 30 years ago.

The eldest sister, who did excellently in school, wanted to start working to share her parents' burdens,

Her younger brother and sisters wrote to urge her to continue her studies,

And even sent two yuan that they had earned from their own labor.

"On behalf of Mom and Dad and the whole family, my greatest hope for you is to study hard and contribute to the motherland's realization of the Four Modernizations. This two yuan is money from my and my sister's labor; take it to eat and buy some school supplies."

Difficult family conditions

Meant that only one child could continue going to school,

And the younger brother and sisters all left the opportunity to the eldest sister with the best grades,

Shouldering the heavy burden of life with their small shoulders.

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