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There were three ways to send things out of the village.
The first way was to tag it with the postman when he came to do a delivery. If the postman happened to come to the village to deliver mail, the villagers would ask the postman to help them bring out the things they wanted to send.
The second way was to wait for the end of the month if there were no deliveries for anyone throughout the month. At the end of every month, the postman would go around the village to see if anyone wanted to send anything.
The third way was to go personally to the post office in town.
However, it was inconvenient for Qiao Mei to move around now, so she could only wait for the postman to come by.
Unfortunately, it was a quiet month and no one in the village received any parcels. Qiao Mei could only wait until the end of the month to be able to send out her parcel and keep in touch with the people in the capital.
“Xia Zhe has been unwilling to stay in touch with us since he was young. It’s also my fault for not caring much about him back then. It’s only right that he doesn’t care about me now. I only have myself to blame for what’s happening now. If I had treated Qiao Mei better back then, nothing would have happened to her and she wouldn’t have thought of returning to the village to recuperate. It’s all my fault!” As she spoke, Xu Lan could not help but cover her face and cry.
If only all of this had never happened.
“You can’t be blamed for this. Sigh, back then, you and Eldest Brother were too busy with your careers to take care of Xia Zhe. Now that Xia Zhe has grown up, he probably understands your painstaking efforts,” Liu Fen said with a sigh.
“Actually, it’s just that I don’t want to stay at home and take care of your eldest brother’s children. I don’t want to be a housewife. I want to stand on the stage and be the principal performer, but I lost my child in return. I regret it now!” Xu Lan said sadly.
“Let bygones be bygones. Eldest sister-in-law, don’t think about these things anymore,” Liu Fen persuaded.
At this moment, Xia Zhe was still on his way to the army unit. He did a transfer in the capital to get on the transport to go to the army unit, so he did not stay long in the capital.
He was already used to such a life. Whenever he passed by the capital and there was nothing urgent going on at home, he would not make a trip home. Even if he did, Xia Mao and Xu Lan were never there.
Although his youngest aunt liked him very much and treated him like her own son, she was not his mother after all. In the end, he still did not feel at home in her house. His youngest aunt’s son might return home at any time, so he was also unwilling to stay there any longer.
When he reached the capital, Xia Wen had given him a call and told him that the repair works on the courtyard house were almost done. Xia He had furnished the house based on her memories of what it used to look like.
There were still many empty spaces for Qiao Mei to go back and decorate herself, so they did not make any decisions on that.
The He family was on high alert and there was no news about them at all. No one knew what they were plotting, but this time, they must pay the price for their wrongdoings.
He felt very at ease leaving the matters in the capital to Xia Wen. After hanging up the phone, he rushed back to the army unit.
As soon as Xia Zhe arrived at the army unit, he was informed that his superior was looking for him and had asked him to return his call.
Before he could even catch his breath, Xia Zhe hurriedly ran to the phone booth and called his superior. “Report! This is Xia Zhe! What instructions do the superiors have!”
“Hahaha, there’s no need to be so serious. I’m your uncle. I called you this time for no other reason than to see if you’ve returned safely,” Xiang Jin said laughingly.
“Uncle, I’m already in the army unit now. The trip was very smooth this time,” Xia Zhe said.
“Then… have you called your mother? She misses you very much,” Xiang Jin said hesitantly.
Xia Zhe was silent for a long time before he asked, “Did my mother ask you to look for me?”
“No, it’s your second aunt-in-law who called your youngest aunt and asked her to look for me. Your mother hasn’t been in a good state recently. I heard that it’s because of Qiao Mei. How’s Qiao Mei’s health now? Uncle isn’t with you either. Is there anything I can do?” Xiang Jin asked worriedly.
Qiao Mei was in excellent health and could eat an entire chicken all by herself! She was completely fine!
He could not say these words to anyone before the He family paid the price, not even Xiang Jin.
“She’s feeling better. Qiao Mei is currently recuperating at her grandfather’s place back in the village. The scenery there is beautiful and it’s a very suitable place for her to relax,” Xia Zhe said.
“If you need anything, just let me and your aunt know. If we can help, just let us know. Give your mother a call when you have time. Your aunt said that your mother is really not in a good state. Otherwise, your second aunt-in-law would not have contacted me through her,” Xiang Jin said.
