The Four Words on the Old Photo
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A Ning and her older brother find an old photo in a drawer.
On the back of the photo are four faded words: safe and sound.
They ask their father, but he only remembers that everyone went out happily that day.
But in the photo, everyone is soaked, as if they had just been chased by rain.
Her brother says Grandma used to love making things sound simple.
A Ning notices a crooked lunchbox in the corner of the photo.
They follow the background and find the old station, where the station master's wife still remembers that day.
She says that family got off the train in a rush, but slowly finished lunch together.
It turns out Grandma wrote “safe and sound” not just to record safety, but to remind everyone to go home together no matter how busy they were.
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