A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Afterwards, Sha Yanxiao took Gui'er away. The table full of delicious dishes was hardly touched. Gui'er felt it was a pity and had no choice but to swallow her saliva, followed him, and secretly waved to Tong Yujun as a goodbye.

Back in the car, Gui'er asked curiously, "Brother Yanxiao, do you think he can agree?"

Sha Yanxiao touched Gui'er's head and said, "He will definitely agree. If the Eighth Concubine is no longer the Eighth Concubine, then Boss Tong will no longer be my father's brother-in-law. Then sooner or later, this mine will no longer be his. Maybe not only that mine, but also all the assets he got from my father will sooner or later also be his. So, the most important thing for him now is to maintain his identity as the Marshal's brother-in-law."

Gui'er still didn't understand: "Brother, if you want the ownership of the mine, why don't you just ask Father to take it back, but ask Boss Tong for it?"

Sha Yanxiao glanced at Gui'er with a smile and said, "Well, that's good. You're starting to think about things. Actually, my father and I have always had slightly different philosophies. He just wants to make money easily and doesn't want to worry too much. He wants to use the money to buy guns and ammunition to fight for others and defend his territory. I think something as important as a mine must be kept in one's own hands and can't be easily delegated to others. I also advised him not to hand it over to others easily, but he didn't listen, so I had to do it secretly."

"It's done secretly. What if father finds out?" Gui'er said worriedly.

"By then I will have it in my hand, and I believe he won't say anything." Sha Yanxiao's answer was a bit vague. Gui'er nodded in confusion, always feeling that things were not that simple.

Today is the day to have dinner with the Marshal again. Gui'er came to the dining room in the front yard. Many people from the mansion were there. Sha Yanyao was sitting at Miss Shen's table, chatting and laughing.

When Sha Lili saw Gui'er coming over, she pulled her over to chat. Gui'er felt something was wrong because Sha Lili was talking about what she was going to buy for school starting in a few days, which she had told Gui'er a few days ago.

Guier smiled and said to Sha Lili, "Didn't you say a few days ago..."

Then he saw Sha Lili winking at him, so he quickly stopped talking. When he turned around, Miss Shen came over and said with a smile, "What are you talking about?"

Sha Lili quickly said, "We were just talking about how we won't be able to go out and play after school starts."

Miss Shen said happily, "So that's how it is. Your eldest brother asked me to go hiking tomorrow. He said it's the highest mountain around here, with great views. You can see the whole city. You two should come too."

The two of them were very reluctant to do so, as they had learned from their previous experience. Sha Lili even wanted to slap herself. Gui Er saw the lady looking at them coldly from the corner of her eye. She quickly smiled and said, "But I have to go to medical school tomorrow."

Miss Shen smiled and said, "Gui'er is really diligent, but didn't you just say that we can't go out to play when school starts? I'm leaving in the next two days, and I don't know when I'll come over next time. Just think of it as you keeping me company. Your eldest brother will definitely be happy to go too. It's more lively with more people, Yan Yao, right?"

Sha Yanyao also came up to them at this time and said, "Yes, you guys come over and play together."

Things had come to this point, so Gui'er had no choice but to nod. Turning around, she found that Sally was looking at Sha Yanyao and Miss Shen with a gossipy expression on her face. Gui'er then realized that Miss Shen had just called the eldest young master's name in a very intimate way, which was very ambiguous in this era.

Gui'er and Sha Lili looked at each other. Could it be that their relationship has quickly heated up in the past two days?

After returning to the yard, Guier told Sha Yanxiao that she would go on an outing with them tomorrow.

Sha Yanxiao frowned and said, "Brother, going mountain climbing like this? Besides, the highest mountain here is... It's quite far from the main city, and there are robberies happening all the time. Why would you go there?"

Gui'er then remembered that Sha Yanyao had difficulty walking. Wouldn't climbing a mountain show his weakness? She was worried that something might go wrong.

Seeing this, Sha Yanxiao said, "How about I ask Dali to go with you tomorrow?"

Gui'er also thought this was a good idea, but she was worried that Madam and Sha Yanyao would mind, so she said, "Let's see tomorrow. If Big Brother doesn't bring any guards, we can let Dali go."

When they set out the next day, they found that everyone else had changed into fashionable sneakers. Sha Yanyao was not only wearing sneakers, but also a casual hooded sweatshirt suit. Guier was stunned. It was the first time she saw clothes that were in line with modern trends in this world.

Sha Yanyao saw Gui'er looking at him with eyes wide open, so he walked over, touched her head, and said, "This is a foreign outfit I bought before my leg was injured. It's called a sports suit. Does it look good?"

Gui'er quickly said, "It looks really good." She was telling the truth. If Sha Yanyao just stood there motionless, others would not be able to see the problem with his legs. They would just think he was a fashionable and noble young man.

It was Sha Yanxiao who brought Gui'er here in the morning. He originally wanted to see if Sha Yanyao had not arranged anyone to escort them, so he would let Dali go. However, the Marshal had already arranged an adjutant-level person to be their driver. Sha Yanxiao also told Gui'er, "Be careful on the road, have fun." Then he turned around and prepared to leave.

Miss Shen called him: "Young Marshal, aren't you going with us?"

Sha Yanxiao smiled and said, "I'm busy. I have to go to the military camp. You guys can have fun." Then he left with Dali.

The group drove for about half an hour and arrived at the foot of a mountain outside the city. Guier looked up and saw that the mountain was not very high, because the terrain of Jiangcheng was relatively flat. As long as you climbed to the top of the mountain, you could see most of the city. There was also a river-viewing pavilion halfway up the mountain. On the edge of the cliff, you could see the scenery of the river. There was a five-story tower on the top of the mountain and a winding stone staircase for people to climb the mountain. Guier took a look and found it quite spacious and not too difficult to climb. There were not many tourists on the mountain road.

So the group climbed up chatting and laughing. This was a planned outing, and Sha Yanyao was quite well prepared. The adjutant who acted as the driver brought a big bag of fruits and drinks and slowly followed them.

Miss Shen was very lively and said to them with a smile: "When I was in school, I was on the school basketball team."

Sha Yanyao smiled and said, "What a coincidence, I am also the main player of the basketball team."

Sha Lili and Gui'er followed behind, chatting and laughing. She whispered to Gui'er, "What's going on? We've been hiding from Miss Shen for the past two days, and then Big Brother took advantage of the opportunity and got her?"

Guier smiled and said, "If that's true, it's a good thing."

Sally said indifferently, "That's true."