A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

After the wedding, Sha Yanxiao became increasingly busy, and he had to go to Fengcheng from time to time, most of the time going back and forth on the same day. Guier would still wait for him to come back as usual before she would rest.

Ji Yiru was waiting with Gui'er at first, but soon she stopped waiting. She has now become a celebrity in Jiangcheng's upper class society. Her husband is the heir to a high-ranking official. Many ladies and young ladies flatter her. Every day she either attends banquets or organizes games of cards or goes to the theater or watches movies. Sha Yanxiao's yard is always crowded with people coming and going.

The Shuai family has always taught their daughters to be low-key and virtuous. Except for Gui'er and Sha Lili, who have the opportunity to go out to school, the other girls only study in the private school in the family. Ji Yiru's lifestyle is really eye-catching.

Sha Yanxiao said to her tactfully, "You're running around outside every day, aren't you tired? You should spend some time at home and get familiar with the household chores. You'll be the mistress of this family in the future."

Ji Yiru said coquettishly, "There are only housekeepers and servants in this mansion, how can there be anything to get to know?" Then she continued to do as she pleased.

Later, Guier heard the rumor that Ji Yiru and a group of noble ladies were supporting the actor, and that it was the troupe's boss, Mr. Jin, who not only supported him but also invited him to join her and a group of noble ladies in a card game.

This was huge gossip in the conservative little town, and even the rumors had spread among Guier's classmates.

One day, Gui'er came home from school and was doing her homework when her mother suddenly walked in. Gui'er quickly stood up and greeted her, "Mother, why are you here?"

The lady smiled and said, "Come and see, are you doing your homework?" Then she picked up Gui'er's homework, took a look at it, and praised her, "Well done."

Gui'er's writing was in English, so the Madam probably couldn't understand it, but she still said sweetly, "Thank you, Mother, for the compliment." At the same time, she was very puzzled. She had been in the Marshal's Mansion for so long, and the Madam had never taken the initiative to visit her. Why did she suddenly come today? This must be very unusual.

Gui'er ordered the servants to prepare tea for the lady. The lady sat down and took a sip before asking, "Where are your brother and sister-in-law?"

Guier said, "My brother should be in the military camp. My sister-in-law seems to have gone out with some friends and hasn't come back yet."

Just as he finished speaking, a car drove into the yard. Ji Yiru got out of the car and walked into the living room with a cheerful face. She was very surprised to see the lady and said with a smile, "Mother, why are you here?"

The lady smiled and said, "Just came back from outside?"

Ji Yiru said: "Yes, I went to play cards with my friends."

Gui'er seemed to have sensed something and quickly picked up her homework book and said to her wife, "Mom, there's something I don't understand. I want to ask Sister Lily."

The lady nodded, and Guier picked up her homework book and ran away. She walked to the gate of the yard, winked at Dingxiang, and then ran to play with Sha Lili.

After more than an hour, he thought the lady had left, so he went back and walked into the living room. Sure enough, the lady and Ji Yiru were gone. Gui'er returned to her room, and Dingxiang followed in.

Guier asked her, "Did you hear what the Madam and Sister-in-law said?"

Ding Xiang said, "Madam told the young mistress not to go out so often, saying that the young mistress of the Third Young Master's family was quite quiet. However, the young mistress said that it was because the Third Young Master's wife was in poor health, saying that this was perfectly normal in Shanghai. It seemed that both of them were a little unhappy afterwards."

Gui'er guessed it and asked, "Is Brother Yanxiao back? Did he say anything?"

Ding Xiang said, "Master, he hasn't come back yet."

Gui'er said, "I see. He didn't come back so late today. I'm afraid he has an appointment. Ask the kitchen to prepare some hangover tea and some light porridge with some side dishes."

Not long after, Sha Yanxiao came back, smelling of alcohol. Gui'er heard Dingxiang's report and hurried downstairs.

Sha Yanxiao was lying on the sofa. Seeing Gui'er, he smiled and said, "Why aren't you sleeping so late?"

Guier poured him a cup of hangover tea and said, "Brother, why do you suddenly have so many social engagements lately? Drinking too much is bad for your health, so please take care of yourself."

Sha Yanxiao reached out and pinched Gui'er's face and said, "I see. By the way, I'm going to pick up Sanmei this Sunday. Do you want to come with me?"

Gui'er was surprised and asked, "Sister Sanmei, are you coming back to visit your parents?"

Sha Yanxiao said, "Marshal Zhang, please come with us. He's not feeling well. We have a foreign doctor from Shanghai who we can invite over to see him."

"What are you two talking about in private?"

Ji Yiru's voice suddenly came from above her head. Gui'er was startled. She looked up and saw Ji Yiru wearing pajamas, standing on the second floor with her hands on her hips, looking down. Her face looked very bad.

Sha Yanxiao ignored her words and continued to say to Gui'er, "I didn't take you out to play last time when I went to Fengcheng. They actually have some special snacks there. I'll take you there this time."

Seeing that Sha Yanxiao ignored him, Ji Yiru was a little angry. She stomped down from the second floor and said, "I'm talking to you. I don't know what you're doing outside all day. I've been married to you and we haven't even had a honeymoon. You went out to play mahjong and watch an opera, and the old lady came over to complain. What kind of thing is this?"

When Sha Yanxiao heard that his wife was coming, he frowned and said, "Wouldn't it be better if you stayed home, read a book, and chat with his wife?"

"That's enough. Don't think I don't know. The whole family thinks you're so diligent every day, but you still go to find that dancer Lulu."

Gui'er was very surprised to hear this. She didn't expect that Sha Yanxiao was still in contact with Lulu.

Sha Yanxiao was a little angry when Ji Yiru exposed his secrets. He shouted, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Ji Yiru insisted: "Just tell me whether it is true or not? Otherwise, let's go to the master and the mistress to discuss the matter."

Sha Yanxiao naturally refused to do so. They were arguing quite loudly, and many of the servants outside were peeking into the house. Gui'er was afraid that things would get out of hand, so she quickly stood up to mediate: "Sister-in-law, don't mind me. My brother is drunk."

As a result, Ji Yiru pushed Guier away. Guier didn't expect her to be so strong, and she lost her balance and fell to the ground.

The next second, Sha Yanxiao picked her up from the ground, checked her nervously, and said, "How is it? Did you bump into anything?" He turned around and yelled at Ji Yiru, "What are you doing?"

Gui'er said quickly, "I'm fine. Calm down, both of you. It's quite late now. Go and get some rest." Then she turned to the servants who were looking out the door and said, "You all should go back and get some rest too."

Only then did Sha Yanxiao and Ji Yiru notice the people outside watching the excitement. Sha Yanxiao said with a dark face, "Everyone go back to bed. Don't tell anyone about what happened today."

The servants left obediently.