In an old alley during the rainy season, Lin Zhixia accidentally found an unsigned letter marked only with the word "Shi". The letter contained the boy's "Shi Guang" longing for the girl who fed the orange cat three years ago - he had waited for her under the sycamore tree at the entrance of the alley countless times, and hid six letters in the tree hole before moving.
It turns out that Lin Zhixia and Shi Guang met because of an orange cat three years ago, but they missed it because of their shyness. Now, she found the letter in the tree hole and the note left behind by picking up the light, and knew that he had returned to the old alley many times to look for her. In the end, the two reunited in the mint-scented courtyard and solved the regret of missing each other.
In the days that followed, they shared mung bean ice and mint honey under the plane tree, helped the elders in the alley, and recorded every moment with photo albums, making the midsummer in the old alley a new beginning for their warm story.
Intention: Dialectic of regret and perfection: Taking the three-year miss caused by shyness and hesitation between Lin Zhixia and Shi Guang as the starting point, it shows the common "almost" regret in youth; and through the reunion of letters and the meeting in the old alley, it interprets that "late fate can still be fulfilled" and conveys the belief that "regret is not the end, sincerity and waiting will eventually fill the gap."
Affection in subtle daily life: The story uses daily life in old alleys such as mung bean ice, mint candies, sycamore leaves, and the sound of watch repairs as carriers, and hides the missing thoughts in letters in tree holes, notepapers, and cat tag engravings. Lin Zhixia's concern lies in the retained candy wrappers and repeated wanderings in the alleyways, highlighting that "real affection is never grand, but hides the traces of each other in tiny moments."
The two-way rush in time: the two are not waiting in one direction - picking up the lost time and returning across the city, hiding the letter and leaving traces. Lin Zhixia collects the memories and actively searches for them. The two-way persistence makes the missed time meaningful, confirming that "good fate is never a chance encounter, but two people working hard for reunion", praising the pure and firm two-way rush in youth.
The gentle redemption of old times: the bluestone slabs, old clocks and neighborly warmth in the old alleys are not only the background of the story, but also the carrier of healing regrets. It not only preserves the traces of the youth of the two people, but also allows Lin Zhixia, who is busy picking up light and hesitating, to find the home of his soul, conveying "the warmth of the old time can become the power to fight regrets and embrace the future."
