China is taking a New Turn in Life, is it for Better or Worse?

Dear mother and father,

                        Unfortunately, I fear shan’t be able to visit you anytime soon. Everyday, more and more airlines are becoming unavailable to the public. As well as that, I can’t even step outside without being called a black whelp! Life is getting tough, but I refuse to blame grandfather’s job as a landlord to be the sole cause of our misfortune. Speaking of misfortune, how do you fair in Europe? I beg you don’t return for me, it will just make all three of us suffer. On that note, our house was searched today and they took away all our valuables, calling them “four olds”. He even accused me of performing foreign rituals! As if I even knew what that was! Besides my affairs, Yan Lin is having a wonderful time at school. She boasts how all the other students envy her grades, so it’s good to see she isn’t getting trouble. She has been elected for the propaganda board too! She states that she’s honored to write da-zi-bao, and will make sure to not write any about us. It’s good to see Yan Lin excel in school, but I fear she’ll attempt to break off from us like other children have done to their families. Aunt Qi-Lin has tried to talk her out of even thinking about it, but after her house was vandalized from the red guards, Yin Lan seems to be even more excited to do the honors. Unfortunately, I have to leave on a bad note. There are rumors spreading that I’m going to be detained at my work place, so I’ll be unable to write to you. If good news arrives, I shall find some way or another to mail you though.