A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

From that day on, except for the days when he had to accompany Dashuai for dinner, Sha Yanxiao went to the school to pick up Guier after school every day and took her out to have dinner before going back.

Gui'er was complaining in her heart. If this continued, Ji Yiru would probably hold her responsible.

So he cautiously asked Sha Yanxiao, "Is Brother Yanxiao still angry with sister-in-law?"

Sha Yanxiao leaned his head back in his chair wearily and said, "That Lulu and I are really fine now. I just asked her to do something for me, which was to get close to Marshal Zhang and monitor him. Who knew that Lulu found out that Marshal Zhang had a cough and went to get some medicine for him, which aggravated his condition. That's why we can now detain Marshal Zhang under the pretext of medical treatment. I am considered a meritorious person. Now that Ji Yiru beat him up like this, Lulu said that she can't get married because of her disfigurement, so I am responsible."

Gui'er said, "If that's the case, you can tell your sister-in-law the truth. It's not a good idea to keep things like this."

Sha Yanxiao said helplessly: "I've already told her, but she won't listen."

Gui'er was also very upset. She originally wanted to buy some supplements for Song Xichen, but because of what happened, Sha Yanxiao dragged her out to eat every day, making it inconvenient for her to go buy them.

Today was the day to have dinner with the Marshal. Sha Yanxiao waited until school was over to pick up Gui'er and then went straight to the main dining room. As soon as he entered the dining room, he felt something was wrong. Usually, when it was almost time for dinner, people would come in twos and threes. Today, everyone was there before dinner time. Gui'er walked over and quietly asked Taohua, "Why are so many people here today?"

Taohua said, "It seems like they are saying there is a distinguished guest."

As they were talking, the Marshal and his wife arrived. Gui'er saw from afar that the Marshal was leading someone with him. When they came in, she saw that it was Ji Zhongqing.

Marshal Sha enthusiastically pulled Ji Zhongqing to sit next to him. Ji Zhongqing smiled and said, "Marshal, you are so polite."

Marshal Sha smiled and said, "No matter what, we are all family. It's just a simple meal."

Ji Zhongqing laughed heartily: "Haha, that's right, then I won't be polite. My niece has been spoiled since she was a child. She is the apple of our family's eye. She has already started a family, and an old man like me shouldn't bother her. But I missed her so much that I shamelessly came here."

Marshal Sha said, "What are you talking about? Relatives should visit each other more often. We welcome you to stay with us for a while."

Then they started eating. Most of the food was the usual one, but it seemed that some big dishes were ordered from a nearby restaurant. Guier saw that the name of the restaurant was on some of the plates.

After dinner, Marshal Sha wanted to invite Ji Zhongqing to have tea together, but Ji Zhongqing rubbed his hands and said, "I haven't been to my niece's new house yet. I want to go and see it."

The Marshal quickly asked Sha Yanxiao to take him there.

After returning to the courtyard and sitting down, Sha Yanxiao asked the servants to serve tea. Ji Zhongqing looked around and then walked to the couple's bedroom on the second floor to take a look. He nodded and said, "Not bad, quite elegant, and suits Yiru's taste."

Although Sha Yanxiao and Ji Yiru were having a quarrel, Sha Yanxiao still treated the elders warmly and attentively when they came.

After drinking tea for a while, Ji Zhongqing patted Sha Yanxiao on the shoulder and said, "Son-in-law, our Yiru has a bit of a temper, but she doesn't have any bad intentions. She's just straightforward. It's normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines. Normally, she would also bring a maid to serve as your concubine. But back then, in Shanghai, which was already quite open, there wasn't such a mindset, so she didn't bring one. I came here this time to make up for it."

As he spoke, he clapped his hands twice, and a girl walked out from among the servants and maids who followed him. She looked to be in her early 20s, big and strong, with a big face, round small green bean eyes, and a shiny black pigtail at the back of her head. However, in terms of appearance, she was not the most outstanding among the maids. It can be said that at first glance, she looked a bit like a servant in the general's mansion.

Sha Yanxiao was a little stunned and said to Ji Zhongqing, "Uncle, you are too polite. I have no intention of taking a concubine. It's just that Yiru misunderstood."

Ji Zhongqing waved his hand and said, "Hey, as a high-ranking official, you should marry more than one woman to show your wealth. Although this one may not look very good, she is a servant of our family. Her mother has given birth to more than a dozen women, both boys and girls. She is definitely good at raising children."

Sha Yanxiao was about to say something when Ji Zhongqing interrupted him and said, "That Lulu, take her in too, but she can't be a concubine, only a maid. Any children they have will be registered under the name of our Yiru. How about that?"

Ji Yiru got anxious when she heard this, stamping her feet and saying, "Uncle."

"Okay." A voice came from outside. Everyone looked outside and saw that it was the Marshal and his wife. The servants were busy and hurried to pour tea.

The Marshal said to Ji Zhongqing, "I didn't expect that the Ji family cared so much about our Sha family. It's really touching." Then he gave Sha Yanxiao a look.

Sha Yanxiao saw this, sighed softly, and said to Ji Zhongqing with a smile, "Thank you very much, uncle."

Ji Yiru was still reluctant, with her mouth pouting. Ji Zhongqing waved his hand, called her to his side and whispered a few words to her. After listening, Ji Yiru seemed to be convinced, nodded, and forced a smile.

Seeing that he had persuaded her, Ji Zhongqing said to Marshal Sha, "Old Sha, I'm sorry to have to trouble you for such a small matter of personal affection."

Marshal Sha quickly waved his hands and said, "No, it's our family that did something wrong. Don't worry, we will treat this daughter-in-law well."

Ji Zhongqing nodded with satisfaction and said, "That's good. I won't disturb the young couple anymore." After that, he got up and left, and Marshal Sha also accompanied him out.

The atmosphere was awkward for a while. After a while, Sha Yanxiao suddenly seemed to remember something and asked the maid who stayed behind, "What's your name?"

The girl nervously twisted her hands around and said, "To answer the young commander, my name is Azhi."

Sha Yanxiao said to the housekeeper, "Arrange a room for her on the second floor."

Ji Yiru said unhappily, "Why does a maid like her need a room? She can just live with the servants."

The housekeeper coughed dryly and reminded, "Madam, you can't let the young master sleep in the servants' room."

Ji Yiru was speechless for a moment. She pointed impatiently at the utility room on the second floor and said, "This one, then."

Seeing that Sha Yanxiao didn't say anything, the butler said, "Yes."

Then he went out and called someone to come in and clean the room.

The next day, Sha Yanxiao didn't come to pick up Gui'er from school. Gui'er asked Dali, "Did brother finally reconcile with sister-in-law?"

Dali shook his head and said, "No, I just received a call from home in the military camp. The young lady brought Lulu into the house."