Xia Wan, with just a few words, portrayed Old Lady Xia as a criminal, and the post office lady, upon hearing this, slapped her thigh and agreed.
"Don't worry, little sister, I'll keep an eye on things for you. This old lady has made quite a few phone calls around here before. I'll remember her next time she comes!"
Anyway, it's not a big deal, and what the old lady was talking about wasn't a secret. Maybe it can even help the police catch criminals!
"Thank you... thank you so much, sister. I thank you on behalf of my paralyzed grandfather..." Xia Wanyan was so moved that she took a step back and bowed to her sister.
"Hey, don't be so polite. It's nothing serious. By the way, that old lady just called her son. Your grandma used to live in Beijing? That's so far away, how did she end up marrying your grandpa!"
The post office lady pursed her lips: "But to be honest, this old lady is quite pitiful. The person on the phone just asked her for money as soon as he opened his mouth. I don't know how he raised his son to talk to his own mother like that."
Xia Wan was genuinely surprised to hear that it was Beijing, but she still had to keep up the lie.
She sighed, "Sigh...it was introduced by a relative."
“Grandma has given them money from home many times, but they are still not satisfied. My dad and my brother have given all their wages to Grandma over the years, just so that Grandma can treat Grandpa better.”
"I never expected that they would still be thinking about my grandfather's medical expenses."
Xia Wan was determined to portray herself as weak and helpless, and absolutely could not let her older sister think that Old Lady Xia was more deserving of sympathy.
The eldest sister was stunned and wondered to herself if this family were all enemies, actually using her salary to support outsiders.
She couldn't help but ask curiously, "Do your father and brother both have jobs? That old lady seems to be from the countryside?"
Despite feeling quite surprised, the eldest sister's focus was always different from others.
As she spoke, the post office lady secretly glanced at Xia Wan. She felt that both Xia Wan and the old lady were equally pitiful.
However, the old woman was indeed pitiful but also hateful, because the money she possessed was stolen from this little girl's house!
Xia Wan sighed helplessly, shook her head and said, "How could there be two jobs? My father injured his leg while working, so he gave his job to my brother."
As she spoke, she pointed to Xia Jianguo not far away and continued, "My father still needs surgery on his leg, but we don't have enough money... sigh..."
Following Xia Wan's direction, the eldest sister looked at Xia Jianguo, who was sitting a little further away. Then, looking at the pitiful girl in front of her, her eyes were filled with even more pity. She thought to herself that this girl was really too pitiful.
"By the way, sister, my name is Xia Wan. I still don't know how to address you after all this. What's your surname?" Xia Wan scratched her head in a cute and innocent way.
"Hey, you can just call me Sister Zhao," Sister Zhao said cheerfully.
Xia Wan felt she had said enough before changing the subject to attend to her own business.
"Okay, I want to send a letter to Suzhou. Sister Zhao, could I borrow your paper and pen?"
"What's the big deal? Here, take it!" Sister Zhao handed her a pen and paper.
Then, in surprise, she asked, "You have quite a few relatives! Do you even have relatives in Suzhou?"
Xia Wan nodded, a shy smile on her face, and replied, "My godparents live over there. We haven't been in touch for a long time, so I wanted to send some things to express my feelings."
After hearing this, the post office lady exclaimed with admiration, "You're such an honest young lady! Your own family is barely making ends meet, yet you're still thinking about taking care of others!"
At this moment, the way she looked at Xia Wan was as if she were looking at a complete sucker.
Xia Wan simply smiled slightly, her eyes still pure and firm as she looked at the post office lady, and earnestly explained, "My godfather and godmother have helped me a lot. My father often taught me that one must know how to be grateful and repay kindness."
“Your whole family are honest people. Write it down, put it in the envelope and seal it. Do it yourself.”
The post office lady said that perhaps because she felt obligated to help them, her tone was much better than before.
Upon hearing this, Xia Wan smiled politely and then began writing a letter.
After all, she wanted to finish her mission and go home as soon as possible, and she had already asked all the questions she needed to ask, so there was no need to waste any more time here.
Xia Wan quickly finished writing the letter and handed it, along with the box containing ginseng and other items for her godmother, to the post office lady.
"That's all. Please help me send them out. Thank you!"
The post office lady casually took the things Xia Wan handed over, without paying much attention, and simply packed them up.
"Alright, that'll be 42 cents in total."
"Okay."
Xia Wan paid the money, said a few more words to the older sister, and then left.
When Xia Jianguo saw her return, he asked in surprise, "Why did it take you so long?"
He had just seen his daughter chatting with the post office staff for a long time, but he couldn't quite hear what they were saying.
"I've inquired about some things, I'll tell you on the way." Under the watchful eye of the post office lady, Xia Wan rode her bicycle and took her father away.
To the post office lady, this scene was a testament to the young woman's hard work; she was so thin and yet she had to carry this burly man on her bicycle.
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