A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Gui'er was a little amused and said, "Did you come here just to see how badly I'm injured?"

Sha Lili said, "I'm just concerned about you. By the way, did Director Shen's illegitimate son come to inherit the family business?"

"And what about inheriting the family business? They almost didn't even get in. My mother persuaded Mrs. Shen to keep the boy and send the girl away, but Mrs. Shen didn't want to. The girl said she didn't have the money to pay for the hotel room, and she didn't want to give a penny. In the end, it was only because my eldest brother, seeing so many people watching the fun, agreed to arrange for the mother and son's life that they left."

"Oh, is that so? What a big scene! What a shame! I didn't see it. So, our brother is going to be rich now. Director Shen, he's a well-known money-maker. He's said to have accumulated a lot of wealth over the years. Antiques alone fill up an entire warehouse. Did you see it?"

"I came back early and was still preparing for the funeral. How could I be dealing with property and other things?"

"That's right. Okay, you must be tired after coming back. Have a good rest. I'm going back."

After Sha Lili left, Ding Xiang said bitterly, "How could they come here to visit the young lady? They clearly want to inquire about the Shen family's property. The Fourth House is really notorious for being cunning."

Gui'er sighed and said, "Oh, never mind. Stop complaining. I'll go to the Zhenxiu Shop when I'm free in the next two days and ask Zhang for some scar removal medicine. I'll apply it on you when the time comes. This will save you from having a face full of scars, which would be unsightly for a girl like you."

Dingxiang then smiled happily.

The next day, Sha Yanxiao brought Gui'er to St. Mary's Girls' School. The principal personally received them and helped them complete all the formalities. All the teachers in the school knew about it. Gui'er had a feeling that she would definitely be treated well by the teachers in this school.

After finishing the formalities, Sha Yanxiao took Gui'er out and saw Song Tingting from afar. She was a little surprised. Logically, Song Tingting should have graduated long ago. Song Tingting also saw her, her eyes were a little evasive, and when she saw Sha Yanxiao beside her, she seemed to be frightened and lowered her head even more.

Guier smiled and nodded at her politely, and she nodded as well, walking away quickly.

After leaving the school, Sha Yanxiao said to Gui'er, "I'll send you back to the Marshal's Mansion and then I'll go back to Fengcheng. Be careful from now on."

Gui'er was a little reluctant and said, "Brother, when will you come back?"

Sha Yanxiao touched her head and said mysteriously, "It should be soon."

Gui'er didn't understand what was going on. Sha Yanxiao just smiled and said nothing. He sent her back to the Marshal's Mansion and then left in a car.

The Marshal, his wife, and Sha Yanyao and his wife had not returned yet. Gui'er was bored alone in the courtyard of the main house. She remembered that she had not found Taohua since she came back, so she came to the courtyard of the third concubine.

The Third Wife hurriedly let her into the house as soon as she saw her. She smiled and said, "Guier is back? I heard the Marshal say that he was terrified when something happened over there. How could such a healthy person be killed in the explosion? Did you see it with your own eyes?"

Seeing everyone in the room looking at her with gossipy expressions, Gui'er said helplessly, "Yes, I was standing in the pavilion in the courtyard at the time, quite far away, so I wasn't hurt. The two housekeepers and the servants who were closer were all killed in the explosion."

When the third concubine heard this, her eyes widened dramatically, she covered her mouth with her hands and said, "Amitabha, my God, this is too scary."

Then he cleared his throat and said, "So, has Director Shen's property now belonged to the young master? It's quite a lot. Director Shen is much richer than our Marshal. He held a lucrative position in Nanjing."

Gui Er smiled and said, "I don't know either. They were still holding a funeral when we left. They should have done these things after the funeral. Besides, Director Shen has a little son."

The Third Aunt and the Three Beauties were stunned when they heard this. Gui Er realized that they didn't know about this matter. However, the Third Aunt smiled after a few seconds and said, "Don't worry. Who is our Marshal? It's impossible for him to inherit. It's good enough to give him some money to live on. But if the Young Master really inherits Director Shen's property, it's not bad either. At least we can get some benefits."

Gui'er really couldn't respond to this, so she smiled and said, "Where is Taohua? I want to talk to her."

The third concubine said politely, "She is in the room. Go find her. I'll have someone bring you some food."

Gui'er came to Taohua's room, she was embroidering. Seeing Gui'er, she got up excitedly, took her hand and sat down, and said, "You're back. I heard from the Marshal that something happened over there. I was so worried. One moment he said Mr. Shen died, and the next moment he said that it affected the people around him and several people died. I was so worried that you were involved too, but I can't go to Shanghai, and I can't go out to inform your two brothers. I've been so worried that I couldn't sleep these two days." She choked up a little as she spoke.

Gui'er nodded and said, "It's true that several people died. I was standing quite far away. I'm fine. I just came back with my second brother yesterday. I went to the middle school this morning to complete the enrollment procedures. I finally had some free time, so I hurried over to tell you that I'm safe."

Taohua said, "You're going to middle school? That's great."

Guier said, "I ran into Miss Song when I went to register for admission."

Taohua was stunned for a moment and asked, "How is she now?"

Gui'er shook her head and said, "I don't know either, but it looks like he's doing pretty well."

Taohua smiled and said nothing more.

The next day, school started. St. Mary's Girls' Middle School is actually in the same block as St. Mary's Girls' Primary School. However, compared to the primary school, the middle school is a little further away from Zhen Xiufang, and it takes about 20 minutes longer to walk.

She still took Sha Lili's car to go to school in the morning. After school in the afternoon, Acheng picked her up and took her to Zhenxiufang. She stayed in Zhenxiufang as an apprentice for more than an hour and then took a rickshaw back to the Marshal's Mansion.

After the car bombing, Gui'er felt as if she were in another world. Shopkeeper Zhang welcomed her in. Song Xichen was also there. Zhang smiled and said, "Director Song is still worried. He keeps asking if you're doing well in Shanghai."

Guier smiled. It was safe, but there were still twists and turns in the story. Then she told them what happened in Shanghai.

When Manager Zhang and Manager Liu heard this, their eyes widened. Manager Liu said, "Let me see your hand." Then he took Gui'er's hand and took a look. He was relieved after making sure that it was only superficial injuries.

Gui'er asked him to help prepare some scar removal powder. Manager Liu immediately agreed and turned around and ran to the nearby pharmacy to get the medicine.

Song Xichen looked at Shopkeeper Liu's back and said to Shopkeeper Zhang, "You're still laughing at me, aren't you all very nervous?"