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"Alas, mother, don’t panic! Take deep breaths!" Zhang Shanni saw that her mother-in-law looked like she was about to pass out from anger, hurriedly shouted loudly, anxiously calling out: "Mother, don’t panic, I’m here!"
It’s not that Zhou Xiuhua’s reaction was too great. After all, it concerned her own son. Moreover, with Shanni’s earlier reminder, San’er hadn’t had any news for half a month! For a woman in her fifties or sixties, it was all too easy to get confused and start imagining things. Also, with Xie Jingchen’s occupation being a military officer, her first thought was that he had gone off to war!
Zhou Xiuhua’s reaction was truly frightening, and Zhang Shanni herself was quite alarmed by her mother-in-law’s chain of reactions. After all, the person in trouble was her dearly beloved third son. It was understandable for the old lady to react so violently.
The postman comrade was also scared by Zhou Xiuhua’s series of reactions, particularly when he saw her clutching her chest tightly and then appearing to be in severe discomfort as she pinched and slapped her chest, frightening the twenty-something-year-old young man into a pale-faced state.
Zhang Shanni called out several times, which brought over the elder aunts from under the banyan tree in front. An experienced elder aunt took a look and exclaimed, "Oh my, is this heart-wrenching pain? Sister Xiu Hua, don’t panic, calm down, let’s sit down leaning against the rock. I’ll go get you a bowl of water, please don’t get agitated anymore!"
The sharp voice of the elder aunt drew the attention of the surrounding people. The postman comrade, already frightened by the old woman’s actions, heard the crowd of old men and women calling her ’Sister Xiu Hua, Sister Xiu Hua’ and especially when someone behind called out ’Zhou Xiuhua’ a bit louder, he finally realized what was happening—
The postman comrade, after all, had spent three years within the military. Although he had been discharged and returned, he did possess a degree of insight and quick wit. Originally, he been paying extra attention because the letter was from the military, and particularly because the recipient was a pretty female comrade, which deepened his impression.
If he didn’t understand what was going on now, he might as well go home and be a pig: that military letter had definitely been intercepted and secretly withheld by that pretty female comrade!
Damn it, there are so many things to mess with, but to mess with the Rongwei Family’s letter! The more the postman comrade had been concerned about that female comrade before, the more he now despised this hypocritical and evil woman.
Over here, the postman comrade was pushed to the perimeter, and villagers drawn by the noise had several people keeping an eye on him, preventing him from taking even a single step.
While Zhang Shanni was not idling either. Seeing that the elder aunt had indeed brought a bowl of warm water over, she quickly took medicine out of the old lady’s pocket, dropped a drop of Spirit Core Water into the bowl with her index finger, and fed the entire bowl with medicine to her mother-in-law, who then slowly finished drinking it. Zhang Shanni gratefully returned the bowl to the elder aunt.
Oh my goodness, Zhang Shanni couldn’t afford to worry about how the Spirit Core Water had been consumed too quickly over these days. Saving people was urgent!
"Mother, don’t panic, as long as we have that ’handwriting,’ we’ll always be able to find the person. Besides, the postman comrade is still here, let him tell us who that woman is. Finding out who it is shouldn’t be difficult. She dared to brazenly rob our family’s letter, I definitely won’t let her off easily. Mother, don’t get agitated, you being well and healthy is our blessing!"
Zhang Shanni soothed her mother-in-law with one hand, and never stopped chattering in her ear, just so that her mother-in-law wouldn’t become too agitated.
The surrounding people who heard what Zhang Shanni said exchanged glances and were in an uproar: someone actually dared to intercept a letter for their own selfish desires, and it was Xie Jingchen’s letter at that!
Such behavior was abominable!
The postman comrade, standing on the perimeter, heard Zhang Shanni’s words and immediately agreed, shouting loudly: "Ma’am, don’t be angry. Blame this youngster for doing an improper job. If you have anything to ask, just go ahead, I’ll certainly answer everything I know! Just like what this female comrade said, if she dares to be wicked, we’ll definitely handle it justly. Ma’am, if your health deteriorates because of anger, then we’d be letting the bad guys have their way!"
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