A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

After Sha Yanxiao went to Shanghai, Guier started riding in Sha Lili's car to school again. After school, she sometimes rode in Sha Lili's car, and sometimes took a rickshaw by herself. This way, Guier had a lot more freedom.

Gui'er remembered the previous wanted poster and wanted to find out the truth. After school that day, she told Sha Lili that she was going to take a rickshaw back, and then went straight to Song Xichen's police station. Everyone in the police station greeted Gui'er and said that they hadn't seen her for a long time.

Gui Er knocked on the door of Song Xichen's office and heard Song Xichen say, "Come in."

Gui'er pushed the door open and walked in. Song Xichen was surprised to see it was Gui'er and asked, "Why are you here?"

Guier smiled and said, "Brother Yanxiao and sister-in-law went to Shanghai."

Song Xichen nodded in understanding, "Is it because of Ji Zhongqing's assassination?"

"How do you know? Assassination? Is he already dead?"

Song Xichen smiled and said, "I don't know about that. My family has connections in Shanghai. I heard that he was indeed assassinated. I don't know whether he is dead or not."

Gui'er nodded. She was very curious about what happened between Song Xichen and the mysterious man, so she tentatively said, "Brother Yanxiao had just finished investigating the revolutionaries a while ago, but then something happened at my sister-in-law's house again."

Song Xichen was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but he quickly recovered and said with a smile, "You know about this too. Did Sha Yanxiao tell you?"

Gui'er said, "I saw it in the newspaper myself. Brother Yanxiao mentioned it, but he said they didn't catch him in the end."

"Oh? Then you won't catch me anymore?"

"How can we catch him if he's gone?"

"Oh, so that's it."

"Yes."

Gui'er felt that she was trying to trick Song Xichen, but he tricked her instead. But that was okay. If he was really someone who could change China's destiny, she would be happy to help.

Song Xichen took Gui'er to the restaurant of Wing On Department Store to eat cake and dessert. Song Xichen asked about Gui'er's recent studies with concern. When he learned that Sha Yanyao had taught Gui'er the soup soup song, he was quite surprised and asked Gui'er, "Do you want to study medicine?"

Guier nodded and said, "I want to have a skill."

Song Xichen thought for a moment and said, "Then why don't you go and learn medicine from Zhang, the shopkeeper at the Zhenxiufang?"

Gui'er was pleasantly surprised and said, "Is it okay?" But she hesitated. She wasn't sure if Sha Yanxiao would agree, but she didn't want to miss this opportunity, so she said, "Can you give me a chance to talk to Brother Yanxiao before I go?"

Song Xichen smiled and said, "That's right. You're living in his house now, so you're considered the Marshal's adopted daughter. You need Sha Yanxiao's permission."

Afterwards, Song Xichen took Gui'er out for dinner, and then drove her back to the Marshal's Mansion. Gui'er was very happy, but it was a pity that she didn't get to know anything about the mysterious man from Song Xichen. However, it was understandable. Gui'er thought that she was still a child, and even if she knew, she couldn't do anything. Gui'er sighed and really wanted to grow up quickly so that she could control her own destiny.

On Sunday morning, Gui'er went to pay her respects to his wife and Sha Yanyao. Ever since Gui'er knew that the wanted order matter had come to an end, she had been thinking about whether she should go back to Sha Yanyao's academy to continue studying. This would be of great benefit to her progress. However, although Sha Yanyao still asked Gui'er whether she had finished her homework this time, he did not ask Gui'er to study with him again. Gui'er tactfully did not mention it again.

After leaving the lady's place, Gui'er went to the third and fourth concubines' courtyards and took a walk around before going back. As soon as she entered the courtyard, a car drove in and Sha Yanxiao got out of the car.

Originally, Gui'er thought that Sha Yanxiao would not be back for some time, but she did not expect him to come back so soon, so she happily went to greet him. Sha Yanxiao picked up Gui'er and spun her around, then turned around and took a doll from the car and handed it to her.

Guier saw the doll's golden curly hair, the exquisite dress it wore, and the way it blinked, and knew it was worth a fortune. Sha Yanxiao smiled and said, "Before I came back, I went to Sincere Department Store to buy it for you. I also bought some of the latest fashions. You can try them on later."

Gui'er nodded happily and glanced at the car out of the corner of her eye. Ji Yiru got out of the car, glanced at Gui'er, and went into the house.

Gui'er was a little surprised. Normally, Ji Yiru would not have such a good temper.

Moreover, this time Sha Yanxiao and Ji Yiru clearly returned to Shanghai to deal with her uncle's affairs. Something happened at home, but Sha Yanxiao still went to the mall to buy gifts for himself. How could Ji Yiru be happy?

Sha Yanxiao dragged Gui'er into the house. Ji Yiru had already gone upstairs to her bedroom. Gui'er felt a little uneasy and asked Sha Yanxiao, "Sister-in-law, are you unhappy?"

Sha Yanxiao chuckled and said, "It's okay, don't worry about her."

Guier asked cautiously, "Sister-in-law, how's the matter going with my mother's family?"

Sha Yanxiao said casually, "Oh, her uncle couldn't be saved. He was shot and died at the time. It's just that the Ji family was afraid that the enemy would come to seek revenge, so they kept the news a secret."

"what about now?"

"The truth can't be hidden. There wasn't a big ceremony. Ji Zhongqing was a big shot in Shanghai, and no one in his family could afford it. I went there and helped with the funeral arrangements. They were afraid his enemies would come looking for him, so the funeral was hastily ended after only three days. Now all the Ji family's relatives in Shanghai have fled. This is what they call when the tree falls, the barbarians scatter."

As Sha Yanxiao spoke, he took out the new clothes he bought for Guier in Shanghai and gave them to Guier.

"Son, I heard you're back."

Marshal Sha's resonant voice suddenly appeared at the door, Sha Yanxiao. Gui'er turned around and saw that it was Marshal Sha who came to see Sha Yanxiao in person with Sha Yanyao.

Sha Yanxiao and Gui'er hurriedly stood up and respectfully entertained Marshal Sha. Ji Yiru, perhaps having heard the noise, also hurried down from the second floor and walked up to the Marshal, respectfully calling, "Father."

Marshal Sha nodded and asked, "How are things going with my in-laws?"

Ji Yiru said with tears in her eyes, "It happened so suddenly. My father said he could have been saved, but the men who were with him at the time were also shot and killed. It took a while for someone to arrive, and because of the delay, he couldn't be saved."

Marshal Sha coughed lightly and said, "Oh, you've worked hard. My condolences. I heard that after your uncle passed away, his subordinates became chaotic and rushed to seize your property. Is that true?"

Ji Yiru was stunned.

Sha Yanxiao interrupted, "It's true. After Ji Zhongqing's death, the Ji family's casino and opium den basically changed hands. When we arrived, there was chaos. Some of their men were even moving things from the Ji family mansion. I had He Mulin, the Songhu Guard, send troops over, and things got better. But in the end, we could only recover a portion of the valuables. The Ji family feared retaliation, and almost everyone has left Shanghai now."

Marshal Sha frowned and said, "Has all the family property been divided up?"

Ji Yiru's face looked very ugly. She opened her mouth but said nothing.

Sha Yanxiao said, "The bank deposits were divided up by Ji Zhongqing's brothers and transferred to other places. The family's jewelry was also emptied. They sent someone to deliver a letter instead of calling, probably to buy time. They didn't expect the situation to worsen. My father-in-law expressed his gratitude to me for calling the army to help, but we don't even know who took the jewelry in Yiru's boudoir. We can't arrest them all for interrogation. Some of them have already run away and disappeared. The two opium dens that Yiru brought as a dowry were saved, and we have sent people from Shanghai to run them. As for the Ji family's properties in Shanghai, they can't take them away, so they belong to us."

Marshal Sha nodded after hearing this.