A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

After hanging up the phone, Gui'er wanted to call Song Xichen immediately to tell him about the emergency, but when she turned around, she found Miss Shen sitting in her seat and looking at her with a smile.

If I call her again at this time, it will probably attract her attention, so I had to go back to my seat.

Miss Shen has already ordered desserts, including butterfly cakes, poria cocos cakes, thousand-layer cakes, almond tea, and lotus seed soup.

Miss Shen suddenly said to Gui'er, "What my father said to you on the day we first arrived in Shanghai was too much. I apologize to you on his behalf. Please don't take it to heart."

Gui'er didn't expect Miss Shen to apologize so formally. She smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, it's okay. We are all family. We won't take it to heart. Look, I can eat and drink well these days and do whatever I want."

Miss Shen smiled and said, "I really admire your character. You have a big heart and can let go of anything."

Guier smiled. It was not that she could let it go, but there were bigger things going on. Compared with the fact that Director Shen was a traitor and colluded with the Japanese, everything else was a small matter.

After returning to the Shen residence, Miss Shen asked Gui'er to play chess together again. She was extremely anxious, but she couldn't show it, so she had to accompany them patiently.

Suddenly, Mrs. Shen came back. She walked into the hall in a hurry and called Miss Shen over. The mother and daughter stayed in the room for more than ten minutes and then went out together.

Gui'er felt something was very strange, but she didn't dare to follow them. She wanted to call Wu Mingqiang, but she didn't know where the mother and daughter had gone.

Just then, Sha Yanyao came back, and Gui'er quickly stopped him and said, "Big brother, Mrs. Shen and sister-in-law suddenly went out in a hurry just now. I don't know what happened."

After hearing this, Sha Yanyao's expression changed slightly and he said, "Did they say where they were going?"

Gui'er shook her head and said, "No."

Sha Yanyao turned around and went out.

In the evening, Director Shen, Mrs. Shen, Miss Shen, and Sha Yanyao came back together, but their faces looked a little strange.

Gui'er was wondering what was going on when she discovered that there was a person who looked like a nanny following behind them, holding a little boy of two or three years old in her arms.

Gui'er probably guessed that this was Director Shen's illegitimate son. Director Shen came to the hall, called the housekeeper and servants over and said, "Let me introduce you, this is my son, your young master, Shen Silong."

The butler and the servant were very surprised at first, but after a few seconds they recovered and said with a smile, "Yes, sir."

Director Shen added, "Clean up the tea room next to my bedroom and make it his room."

The housekeeper quickly asked the servants to do it, and it was cleaned up in less than a moment.

At this point, Gui'er finally understood. Mrs. Shen had found out where Director Shen was hiding his mistress and went to catch him in adultery. Then, perhaps because of Miss Shen or Sha Yanyao, Director Shen gave up the younger one and took the baby back to his own family.

For several days after that, Director Shen rarely went out. He would come back for a short time and play with the baby at home. Mrs. Shen and Miss Shen both had gloomy faces, and Sha Yanyao and Gui'er were very embarrassed. Sha Yanyao tried to mediate, but it seemed unsuccessful.

Miss Shen never mentioned taking Gui'er out to play again. She stayed at home and Gui'er didn't dare say anything. During this time, she went to visit Sha Lili. Sha Lili said to Gui'er sympathetically, "You're so unlucky. You've been caught up in an unexpected disaster. Now everyone in Shanghai is laughing at Director Shen's family. Normally, a matter like this would be resolved by taking the children home, but his wife and daughter are still holding on to it. Everyone is treating it as a joke."

Gui'er sighed and said, "Ah, you know I'm having a hard time right now, so I came to play with you just to have a place to hide. I'm sorry to bother you and your date with your fiancé."

Sha Lili smiled and said, "That doesn't matter. Second brother gave our family so many gifts just because he wanted us to take care of you. It's something we can still do."

Gui Er took the opportunity to say, "It's been a while since I've heard from my second brother. I can't call him in front of him at Shen's house, so I might as well call him from your place."

Sha Lili of course agreed, so she hurried to the phone and, while no one was paying attention, dialed Song Xichen's office number. The call was connected, and it was Song Xichen. Gui'er quickly said, "Brother, it's been a long time since we last contacted. I'm at Uncle Lili's house now."

Song Xichen immediately understood what Gui'er meant and asked, "Are you okay now? Who's with you?"

Guier glanced around. Although there were people around her, none of them were paying attention to her. She said, "Oh, there are a lot of people here. Some are playing mahjong, some are chatting. I'm calling you."

Song Xichen felt relieved after hearing this and asked, "Are you okay? Is there anything special you want to talk to me about?"

Gui'er observed her surroundings warily as she said, "No, Director Shen doesn't feel comfortable staying at home, so I came to Lily's house to hide. Director Shen brought a child home from outside, and now there's a big commotion at home. He's always entertaining weird guests, likes to eat raw fish, and wears wooden clogs."

Song Xichen was a smart man. When he heard this, he immediately said, "Gui'er, you mean he's very close to the Japanese? Is that right?"

Gui'er pretended to be chatting happily and laughed, saying, "Yes, brother, you are really smart."

Song Xichen said, "Okay, I understand. You should be careful. If you find any danger, you can go to Dahuchun, the stronghold you were told about, for help."

Guier smiled and said, "Okay, I understand. Brother, you should also take care of your health."

After hanging up the phone, Gui'er finally felt relieved. Director Shen had close contacts with the Japanese, and he was Sha Yanyao's father-in-law. If a war broke out in the future, it would be disastrous if he sold out intelligence from China.

After returning to Director Shen's house, Gui'er continued to observe closely. At this time, they had been in Shanghai for about a week. Sha Yanyao suggested returning to Jiangcheng, but Miss Shen refused, saying that she was worried about her mother. If you want to leave, you can go first.

Sha Yanyao had no choice but to stay in Shanghai.

Gui'er had no choice but to comfort Sha Yanyao and said, "Since my sister-in-law is in a bad mood, let her stay a few more days. Anyway, school hasn't started yet here, and my father can take care of my eldest brother's military affairs."

After that, Sha Yanyao often went out for social events and sometimes came back very late. Gui'er was a little worried that he would follow in Director Shen's footsteps, but she didn't know what to say. She just felt that living here was too depressing.

So he would find excuses to go out from time to time, buy newspapers and books at the nearby bookstore, and just to relax. Every time, he would bring Dingxiang and Xiaowu with him. After Xiaowu became familiar with them, he no longer hesitated to tell them many things.

After buying the book that day, Guier treated them to a portion of Shengjian. Xiaowu and Dingxiang were very happy. Xiaowu said as he ate, "Miss, you are so kind to me. When I become successful in the future, I will definitely repay you."

Gui'er smiled and didn't take it seriously, but Dingxiang kept insisting, "Stop talking nonsense. We're going back after this summer vacation. Who can wait for you to get better?"

Xiao Wu said embarrassedly, "How would I know when Director Shen will become mayor? If he becomes mayor, I will be a servant in the mayor's family. How impressive would that be?"