A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Guier smiled and said, "Xiaowu, if that's the case, then you might have to think of another way. Director Shen is in finance, how could he suddenly become the mayor?"

Ding Xiang also smiled and said, "That's right, you don't understand anything, so you just talk nonsense."

Xiao Wu said unconvincedly, "I'm not lying to you. When I went to deliver something to the room the other day, I heard them talking about promoting Director Shen to be mayor in the future."

Ding Xiang said nonchalantly, "You're stupid too. The host just had a few sips of wine and was bragging, and you took it seriously?"

Xiao Wu got a little anxious and said, "I'm not bragging. They also said that there will be a change of dynasty. When the time comes, they will elect Mr. Shen as the mayor. That's the mayor of Shanghai."

Gui'er's heart skipped a beat, and she asked with a smile, "Are those the customers you're talking about the ones who eat raw fish slices?"

Xiao Wu nodded and said in surprise: "Miss, how did you know?"

Gui Er smiled and said, "Isn't it because you mentioned it so often that I remember it so well? But please don't mention this matter in front of the housekeeper or Mr. and Mrs. Shen. It's not good for a servant to eavesdrop on the master's conversation."

Xiao Wu quickly said, "No, no, Miss Gui'er is a good person. I'm just telling you."

Although Gui'er appeared calm on the surface, she was extremely anxious in her heart. If this was true, it was obvious that the guests were Japanese, and they were already discussing who would be the mayor after occupying Shanghai. Director Shen might be one of their candidates. Then he was not only a traitor, but also a traitor.

Gui'er was very worried, but there was no news from either Song Xichen or Sha Yanxiao.

Director Shen took care of the baby for a few days and then started going out again. He and Sha Yanyao were still acting separately. Gui'er guessed that Sha Yanyao was building relationships with officials in Nanjing, while Director Shen was interacting with the Japanese.

After a few days, Gui'er discovered that the Shen Mansion suddenly became busy. The housekeeper was busy buying some food from outside, all of which were relatively expensive sea cucumbers, abalone, shark fins and the like, and also asked the servants to clean the villa.

Guier quickly asked Dingxiang to ask Xiaowu what was going on?

Ding Xiang replied, "Xiao Wu said that the young master's birthday is in a few days. Because they kept it secret and didn't make it public before, they didn't have a birthday party, so Director Shen said they wanted to have a big one to make up for it."

Guier noticed that there was a new nanny at the Shen residence who was taking care of the young master together with the original nanny. The key point was that the new nanny had a pretty face and wore a high-end cheongsam. She didn't look like a nanny at all.

This time, Gui'er didn't need to ask. Dingxiang told her herself, "The new nanny is actually the young master's biological mother. Director Shen brought her back despite the objections of Mrs. Shen and her daughter. Now she is only publicly known as a nanny, but it's only a matter of time before she becomes the real mother."

Guier saw that Mrs. Shen and her daughter's expressions were getting worse day by day. Mrs. Shen was originally very kind to the servants, but recently, she began to scold them, especially when the servants went to clean the room of the young master or the new nanny or to take care of the young master.

But it was no use. Xiaowu also said that it was really hard to make this sandwich, but everyone could still tell the difference between the big and small Wangs. Director Shen was the head of the family, and no one dared to disobey him.

The day of the banquet soon arrived. Many people came, most of whom Gui'er did not know. The fourth concubine also attended with her two children and her two brothers.

Sha Yanyao was busy greeting some people he was familiar with. Gui'er was a little kid, so she took some snacks and moved among the guests, waiting for an opportunity to listen to what they were saying.

Suddenly, she heard someone say, "Why are Li Shiqun and Fu Youan here too? They are very close to the Japanese."

Gui'er was stunned for a moment. She felt that these two names were so familiar. After thinking carefully, she realized that Li Shiqun was the big traitor who appeared many times in anti-Japanese dramas.

She tried hard to find out which one was Li Shiqun, but she didn't dare to ask anyone. After looking for a long time, she couldn't figure it out. Instead, she found that some people just came over to show their faces, casually toasted her, and left immediately.

Sha Yanyao was smiling at the beginning, but then he hid away and could not be found. Mrs. Shen and Miss Shen were there at the beginning, but later Mrs. Shen said she was not feeling well and went to rest, and Miss Shen ran away on the pretext of taking care of her mother. The whole banquet seemed very strange.

Gui'er stayed until the end, but when the banquet was about to end, she saw that there were many drunk people at the banquet, and some of them started talking nonsense.

Feeling something was wrong, she hid, but she didn't go far. Instead, she ran to a corner upstairs where she could see the hall. She ate some snacks while secretly observing down below.

The guests gradually dispersed, and Director Shen was also drunk in the end. When the last few guests were left, everyone was very drunk. Director Shen was shouting there, saying that the Shen family had an heir, and then saying that he wanted to earn a family fortune to leave to his son.

Seeing that he was staggering, the steward and the servants went up to support him.

Suddenly, he shouted, "Why do these little Japanese look down on me? I'm much more capable than Fu Xiao'an and Shen Lianfang, yet they tried to win over these two instead of me. They even said the map I provided was inaccurate. Damn it! Even Li Shiqun looked up to me, so why wouldn't he agree to let me be mayor?"

Gui'er was stunned when she heard this, and the servants who went to pull him were also stunned for a moment, but they soon helped him to the bedroom as if it was nothing serious.

Seeing that Director Shen had been helped into the bedroom, Gui'er was about to leave when she suddenly noticed a man walking out from the darkness in another corner of the second floor. It was Sha Yanyao. He looked at the direction where Director Shen left with a gloomy face, stayed for a few seconds, and then turned and entered the room.

Gui'er was so scared that she broke out in cold sweats. She didn't expect there was someone there. After making sure that Sha Yanyao had returned to his room, she quietly slipped back to her room. She felt very uneasy, wondering if Sha Yanyao had seen her. But then she thought, it didn't matter if he did, as she was just a child watching the fun. So she tossed and turned all night and couldn't fall asleep.

After that, Sha Yanyao didn't say anything to her and his attitude towards her didn't change at all. Only then did Guier finally feel relieved.

After that, everything seemed to have returned to normal, but Mrs. Shen and Miss Shen kept an eye on the young master and his new nanny all day long, and would make things difficult for her when Mr. Shen was away.

The servants in the Shen Mansion didn't know what to say, but they were all on guard against the mother and daughter, fearing that they would kill the child, and they would not be able to explain to Director Shen.

When Sha Yanyao was with Miss Shen privately, he said to her, "Father's matter is already a foregone conclusion. You should persuade your mother not to go too far. It will not look good if it does. After all, they are all well-known people."

Miss Shen was very angry and said, "Government regulations prohibit taking concubines, and now he's openly violating it and even having a child. And you're still speaking up for him? What's your intention?"