Transmigration: I Have Storage Space in the Apocalypse
Chapter 118 - 116 Being Cruel to Oneself in the Future

Chapter 118: Chapter 116 Being Cruel to Oneself in the Future

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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!"

The postman comrade was also seething with anger. Due to his sense of belonging to the military, he had a deep antipathy for such matters.

"Yes, I must not get angry..." Zhou Xiuhua was after all suffering from arteriosclerosis; as soon as she became emotionally excited, she started to feel weak and dizzy with a piercing pain in her heart. In just a few minutes, her entire body was in so much pain that her complexion looked extremely awful, and like someone who had been fished out of water, her body was surprisingly drenched in sweat.

Zhang Shanni, with her sharp eyes, noticed the difference in these sweat stains. However, since they were outside and surrounded by strangers, even if she felt like asking her mother-in-law about it, she wouldn’t do so under these circumstances.

"Right, mother, it’s good that you think this way. We have to stay well; we can’t let the bad guys get their way!" Zhang Shanni nodded repeatedly, feeling relieved that the old lady was still able to remain rational.

As long as rationality prevailed, at least she would be open to persuasion.

After resting for a while, Xie Tiesheng, hearing the wind of the situation, threw down his hoe and ran like mad to the center of the village. As soon as he saw his wife sitting on the stone by the roadside, looking alright, he let out a huge sigh of relief and stayed by her side.

It was just a trip to the county town, how could she have fallen ill again!

At this point, a relative who shared the same household had relayed all he had heard in one breath to Xie Tiesheng.

Xie Tiesheng looked at Zhang Shanni, who was inquiring about the situation from the postman. He had a dark expression and listened silently.

"Comrade postman, you said this comrade named ’Zhou Xiuhua’ is in her twenties?"

"Yes, definitely not over twenty-two years old. That ’Zhou Xiuhua’ was also wearing a long dress, her skin a bit fairer than yours, but not much so. Hmm, approximately... a little taller than you, a bit plumper, with a round face, short hair that reached her shoulders," explained the postman as he thought out loud, making a comparison with Zhang Shanni and thus giving a more vivid description of that ’Zhou Xiuhua’.

Hearing that the person was fairer than Zhang Shanni, as others caught sight of Zhang Shanni’s angry expression, there was a suppressed laugh from the back of the crowd. Clearly, there was no malice in the laughter, as immediately after, they quickly covered their mouths.

Some of the more clear-headed folks instantly picked up on the key point—someone had impersonated ’Zhou Xiuhua’ and claimed the family letter sent by Xie Jingchen!

"Good heavens, someone actually impersonated Sister Xiu Hua to take the letter sent by Xie Jingchen! No wonder it made Sister Xiu Hua so angry..." The elder aunt, who brought warm water to Zhou Xiuhua, was the first to react, exclaiming in shock.

"What?" Upon hearing this shout, many people were dumbfounded, and then a greater clamor arose from behind—Who would have such deteriorated moral integrity?

The more knowledgeable elders immediately thought of who in the village would have such education...

After all, one needed to be literate and dare to wear a dress, implying some family wealth and education.

But in Qingfeng Village, being educated wasn’t such a rarity. However, girls who wrote beautiful handwriting were certainly countable. With the postman comrade’s notebook containing evidence at hand, many villagers’ curiosity was piqued, and they crowded forward to take a closer look at the handwriting themselves.

After all, in the event of such a serious incident, the villagers would definitely feel disdain and anger. Everyone knew that Xie Jingchen, this young talent, was a soldier. If the letter mentioned anything of great urgency, any delay could have serious consequences.

As soon as that thought crossed the minds of those with any sense of rationality, it became something they could not tolerate.

To tolerate others is to be cruel to oneself in the future!