A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

After the submission failed, although Gui'er received pocket money from Sha Yanyao, she was really depressed for a few days.

She is now in middle school. In modern times, a middle school student can still play games and chase stars without worries, but in this era, many people have already married and had children. If she does not have the ability to support herself, she will not be able to escape from the Shuai Mansion and will not be able to avoid such a fate.

After thinking it over, Gui'er felt that she had already learned medicine from Manager Liu, so she should continue learning. In fact, she could also treat some simple diseases now, but she didn't have such a platform, and she also needed to continue learning. She decided that if it really didn't work out, she would buy some medical books to study by herself, and then find ways to specialize in it after finishing middle school.

After school that day, Guier came to Xu Wenjie's shop alone. On the one hand, she wanted to find some medical books, and on the other hand, she wanted to see how he was doing.

When she arrived there, Gui'er did not go in directly, but went to a dessert shop opposite the bookstore first, ordered a red bean Yuanxiao, and sat at a window seat, eating while looking out.

There were still many snack stalls and fruit stalls outside the bookstore. Guier carefully observed the stall owners and they seemed to be serious businessmen. They did not pay attention to Xu Wenjie's bookstore and were only focused on attracting customers.

After finishing the dessert, Guier saw a few people walking into Xu Wenjie’s bookstore, so she quickly paid the bill and went in with them.

As soon as Gui'er entered the store, Xu Wenjie saw her. She smiled and greeted the other customers in the store, then walked over and said to her, "Miss, what books would you like to order?"

Guier said, "Find some medical books." Then she whispered to him, "How are you doing lately? Is everything okay?"

Xu Wenjie handed her a few books and said, "These are all." Then he said softly, "Something has happened recently. I have lost contact with other people. Can you contact them?"

Gui'er was stunned for a moment. It wasn't impossible for her to contact Song Xichen, but Song Xichen had instructed her to cut off all contact, so she said cautiously, "I haven't contacted you since I came to Nanjing. I've only contacted you. What's going on?"

Xu Wenjie hesitated for a moment and said, "The Central Military Commission asked me to do something."

Gui'er didn't understand what he meant for a moment: "What are you going to do?"

Xu Wenjie said: "I feel like this should be a spy agency."

Gui'er was shocked. "A spy? You were just arrested on suspicion of collaborating with the Communist Party. How could they possibly want to recruit you into a spy agency? Maybe they made a mistake?"

Xu Wenjie said: "I also feel that this is very strange, so I don't know what to do. It would be great if I could contact the higher-ups."

Gui'er said to him, "Who tried to win you over?"

"Director Zhou."

"Director Zhou from the Administration Department?"

"Yes, do you know him?"

"No, I just heard of him." Gui'er felt something was a little strange. Although she had never met him, she felt like she had heard Director Zhou's name several times.

Gui'er didn't dare to stay too long, so she said to Xu Wenjie, "Why don't you just reject it? It's too dangerous. It doesn't feel right."

Xu Wenjie sighed and said with a wry smile, "I'd rather continue. You know my family's situation now. If I don't pay the rent, the landlord will take it back. I don't have any other income at the moment. If I can't do business, I'm afraid my living expenses will become a problem. I suggested to my mother that we return to our hometown in the countryside, but she doesn't want to face my uncles. If I take this job, I can only earn 30 yuan a month."

Gui'er was stunned for a moment. After she came to this world, except for the first few days when she was a little difficult, she basically never worried about money. It was not until recently when she had no monthly salary that she began to plan to make money. Xu Wenjie was the child of a high-ranking official since he was a child, and he was a young master, so it goes without saying.

Gui'er feels that we cannot just talk about ideals without talking about life. We should look at things flexibly before the situation becomes clear. Besides, Xu Wenjie's family is not just about living, but about survival.

She said to Xu Wenjie, "Then take it. As long as you don't do anything that goes against your conscience, just make sure you can survive."

Xu Wenjie hesitated and said, "I'm afraid other comrades will misunderstand me."

Gui Er comforted her, saying, "God is watching what you do. As long as you don't feel guilty, that's all that matters."

She didn't dare stay too long and left in a hurry.

After returning to the Sha Mansion, Gui'er thought about it over and over again, but still couldn't figure out what was going on.

Even if Xu Wenjie's father used to be a high-ranking official, he is no longer a respected figure. This can be seen from his arrest this time. His father's connections in the past did not remember their friendship at all. How could they suddenly become so merciful and ask him to do a job for him because of his poor family background, and it was a secret service agency related to intelligence. This is too strange.

Gui'er had considered the possibility of Xu Wenjie's betrayal, but if Xu Wenjie had betrayed her, why tell her about it? They could just arrest her and torture her.

However, Gui'er is just a child, and she doesn't know a lot of the information, which is indeed true. Could it be that they want to find a breakthrough through Gui'er and trick her into contacting Song Xichen or other people in the organization?

Gui'er didn't know what to do and couldn't sleep the whole night. After thinking it over, she felt that she had to contact Song Xichen, tell him the situation, and let the organization decide what to do.

After deciding to contact Song Xichen, Guier had another worry. This call definitely could not be made in Sha Mansion, and there was no chance now. Even if she made the call outside, it would not be convenient with Ah Cheng standing next to her.

Moreover, she felt that it was quite reckless for her to call Song Xichen's office and home directly last time. It would be troublesome if someone monitored it.

After much thought, Guier came up with an idea. She went to Miss Shen's office on her way to school to borrow a phone, saying that she wanted to call her elementary school classmate He Ruizhu.

Miss Shen didn't think much about it and agreed with a smile. Gui'er picked up the phone and deliberately hesitated. Miss Shen thought that Gui'er wanted to have a private conversation with her friend, so she walked away very considerately.

Gui'er quickly dialed the number of He Ruizhu's store. After the call was connected, she remembered that today was not Sunday. She was worried that He Ruizhu was not at home, but then she heard He Ruizhu's voice: "Hello, He's Business, who is this?"

Gui'er said in surprise, "Hello, Ruizhu, it's me, Gui'er. How are you? Today is not Sunday, why are you in the store?"

He Ruizhu was surprised to hear Gui'er's voice, then said calmly, "I've dropped out of school. My father is in poor health, so I have to help run the shop."