ekinghasbeenproperlyorganizedandIamnowthechairmanofit.ItgivesmealotofworktodoandIamverybusyindeed.
Ithasbeenveryhotthissummer,butforthelasttwodaysitgetscooler,andpears,apples,andpeachesareplentyinthemarket.Mylittlegirl(LittleLi)refuseseverythingexceptapples!Sheevenhidesoneortwoapplesinherbed!
ThingsinPekingaremostlygoingfine.Inflationisstoppedandeverybodyfeelshappy.Foodisplenty.Peoplebegintolovethenewgovernment.
AboutHarcurtBrace'sproposalofsharingtheextraeditorialcosts,Ithinkwehavetoaccept,astheyhavespentsomuchthatweshouldhelpthem.
Pleasekindlyposttheenclosedcardtogetherwith15toMr.RobertLandry,theAuthorsGuild,3East39thStreet,NewYork16,N.Y.Manythanks.
PleaseremembermekindlytoMrs.andMissLloyd.
Bestwishes,
YoursSincerely,
S.Y.Shu
371950.11.17
17Nov.Peking
DearMr.Lloyd,
ThisistowishyouahappyX'masandabrightNewYear.
Ihavebeenquitebusyinmywork,andthatisthereasonwhyIhavenotbeenabletowrite.
Mysciaticpainsarestillwithme,otherwise,Iamquitewell.Ihavetriedtoseekeverypossibleadvicetocureit,butallinvain.IwonderwhenandhowIcangetridofthistroublesomething.
Ihopeyouhavebeenkeepingwell.
PleasekindlyremembermetoMrs.andMissLloyd.
YoursSincerely,
S.Y.Shu
381951.5.3
Peking,1951,May3rd
DearMr.Lloyd,
ThankyouverymuchforyourletterofApril3,1951.Iamverysorryfornothavingwrittenforsolong,asIhavebeenextremelybusyatthetime.AstheChairmanofthePekingAssociationofArtists,IhavesomuchtodothatIcouldhardlyfindtimeenoughtomanageevenmyownaffairs.ThepopulationofPekingisnowmorethan2millionsandmany,manyartistsareworkinghere.Ihavetobebusytohelpthem.
IamveryanxioustoseetheYellowStorm,butIdonotknowwhenIcouldgetoneofthecopiesyousenttome.IhopeyouwillbekindenoughtogivetwocopiestoMr.T.T.Chu(435,apartment52,W.123rdStreet,NewYork,N.Y.),oneforhimself,oneforme.HewillgetmycopythroughHongkongtoreachme.Youmaysendthingsandmoneytomeinthesameway.Mr.Chuismygoodfriendandknowshowtosendthemtome.
MissPruitthassentmeafewreviewsoftheYellowStorm.Theyseemtobeveryfavorableindeed.
Bestwishesfrom
YoursSincerely,
S.Y.Shu
391951.5.21
Peking,21May1951
DearMr.Lloyd,
TheenclosednoticewasforwardedtomebymyformerlandlordinNewYork.WhenIleftNewYork,IbroughtallmyincometaxdocumentstotheIntemalRevenueOfficein42ndStreettobeexamined.Theywereprovedtobeallcorrectandproper.Otherwise,IcouldnotbookmypassageforChinaatall.Now,IaminPekingandIhave,ofcourse,nowaytoappearastold.Doyouthinkthereisanythingreallyimportantthatweshoulddosomethingorjustleaveitalone?
Iamtoldthatoneofthebook(YellowStorm)yousenttomealreadyreachedHongkongandmyfriendDr.Houwillfindawaytosendittome.Mr.T.T.Chuof435W.123Street,Apt.52,NewYork,N.Y.willhelpyoutosendletters,books,andmoneytome.Heisagoodfrinedofmine.HecanputtheChinesewordsontheenvelopforyourlettertome.
IhavebeenverybusyallthetimeinPeking.Butthesciaticpainisstillwithme.Ihavetriedeverythingtocureit,butnothingdoing!
Ourwhitecathasnowthreebabies-1allwhite,and2whitewithyellowspots.Butthesmallbirdisdeadwhichgivestheopportunitytomybabydaughtertoshedalotoftears.
Withbestwishes,
YoursSincerely,