A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

As time went on, the wife began to get worried. She said to Sha Yanyao, "What's going on? Do you want to ask Director Wang for advice? We're going back to Jiangcheng for the New Year soon. Could Director Wang take care of this before we leave?"

Gui'er's school is actually preparing for the holidays, and she is now looking forward to returning to Jiangcheng so that she can see Taohua, Sha Yanxiao, Song Xichen and others.

Sha Yanyao said awkwardly, "Director Wang is a superior after all. His wife just passed away, and he's already talking about marriage. It has a very bad influence. He has to consider it."

The wife said, "I know that, but he should at least give me a definite answer. I'm afraid that something might happen during the time we go back for the New Year."

Sha Yanyao lowered his head in embarrassment and remained silent. His wife then said, "Why don't you invite him home for dinner so I can get a feel for his reaction. I'm just a woman, so he'll just think I'm ignorant and won't blame me."

Sha Yanyao said helplessly: "Then I'll give it a try."

After a few days, the lady solemnly instructed the maid to ask the kitchen to prepare the ingredients and see if there was anything missing. Director Wang would come to their house for dinner in a few days. It was a very important dinner.

On that day, Director Wang came over. Yulan dressed up specially and looked particularly charming. As soon as Director Wang entered the room, his eyes were fixed on her and he couldn't take his eyes off her.

The meal that day was also very sumptuous, with abalone, sea cucumber, shark's fin, and bird's nest. Imported French red wine was also specially prepared. Director Wang enjoyed the meal very much.

The wife saw the opportunity and poured Director Wang a glass of wine with a smile. She said, "Director, have you made all the arrangements at home? Your wife's sudden passing is truly heartbreaking."

Director Wang was stunned for a moment, then smiled as if he had expected it, saying, "Young Madam is very thoughtful. Everything is fine at home, except for our three little daughters, who are still having trouble adapting. They will need some time to comfort them."

Gui'er felt that this was a test to use her daughter to fend off the lady.

The lady smiled sympathetically and said, "That's right. It's really pitiful for a girl to lose her mother. Look at my two daughters. I take them with me wherever I go. Look at our Gui'er and Yulan. They are so peaceful. Having a mother by their side to look after them makes them different from others."

Director Wang smiled and nodded, saying, "Yes, yes."

The wife pressed the issue, "The dead cannot be brought back to life. Director Wang must accept the loss and consider his children. He should find another woman."

Director Wang was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting his wife to be waiting for him here. He could only smile and say, "Madam, you are absolutely right. I have the same idea. I will just wait until my daughter calms down before making any plans."

Now that things have come to this, the lady has nothing more to say.

Gui'er went to and from school as usual. One day, Zhou Huifang suddenly said to her, "Didn't you say you'd come to my house to check on my mother? Are you free today? My mother hasn't been feeling well again these past couple of days."

Gui'er just felt bored recently, so she agreed.

After school, he said goodbye to Acheng, took the Zhou family’s car and followed Zhou Huifang to the Zhou residence.

The location of Zhou Mansion is very good. It took about 20 minutes to drive to the gate of Zhou Mansion.

Gui'er looked up and saw a two-story building with a spacious courtyard. The blue brick walls were interspersed with white water-marked lines, the roof was blue with tiles, the gable roof was staggered in an orderly manner, and there were dormer windows on top. The courtyard was full of various flowers, plants and trees. There was a tall osmanthus tree in the corner of the courtyard. When the wind blew, the fragrance of the flowers wafted in, making people feel refreshed.

Zhou Huifang took Guier into the house and said to her, "My mother is in the room on the second floor."

Then she led her upstairs to the door of a room. Zhou Huifang knocked on the door and said, "Mother, it's me. I brought my classmates here."

Then he pushed the door open and went in, followed by Gui'er. Mrs. Zhou was half lying on the bed, her back leaning against the headboard, as if she had just sat up with great effort.

Guier greeted her politely and said, "Hello, Mrs. Zhou. I'm Guier, Huifang's classmate."

Mrs. Zhou smiled weakly and nodded, saying, "Gui'er, please take a seat."

Zhou Huifang said, "Mother, Gui'er has been studying medicine, so I asked him to come over and take your pulse."

Mrs. Zhou said quickly, "Look at you, kid. You're always causing trouble for others."

Gui'er quickly said, "It's no trouble, it's just a piece of cake. However, I'm not very skilled yet, so I'm not sure if I can tell for sure. If you don't mind, Auntie, you can let me take your pulse."

Mrs. Zhou smiled and held out her hand. Gui'er felt her pulse, looked at her complexion, and asked her to open her mouth and check her tongue. She asked, "Auntie, do you often feel tired and weak?"

Mrs. Zhou said, "Yes, my foot joints usually hurt and feel stiff when I wake up in the morning."

Guier judged that she was suffering from insufficient Qi and blood, and rheumatism, so she asked, "Auntie, do you usually take any medicine?"

Zhou Huifang said: "My father found a foreign doctor to see her and prescribed some painkillers."

Gui'er said, "Auntie, I'm afraid it's due to insufficient Qi and blood, accompanied by rheumatism. Have you ever had cupping?"

Zhou Huifang and Mrs. Zhou shook their heads. Guier thought that since they were already here, cupping wouldn't have any side effects, so she said, "Please find me some straight teacups, and bring some matches and fire starters."

Zhou Huifang came over quickly, and Guier said to Mrs. Zhou, "Let me do some cupping for you. If it works, you can find a better Chinese medicine practitioner to do it for you all the time. I believe your symptoms will be much relieved."

As he spoke, he lit the fuse, swirled it around the teacup, and then gently placed it upside down on Mrs. Zhou's knees, placing two on each side.

Guier said, "Just wait ten minutes."

Ten minutes later, when she picked up the teacup, the cupping marks on both sides were dark red. Guier confirmed that her judgment was correct.

Mrs. Zhou stretched her legs and said in surprise, "It seems to be a little easier."

Zhou Huifang was very happy and said to Mrs. Zhou, "I told you that if Western medicine can't cure it, you should seek Chinese medicine, but you just don't believe me."

Gui'er was also very happy. This was her first visit to the hospital, so she said to Mrs. Zhou, "It seems that Auntie does have rheumatism. I am not knowledgeable enough to prescribe medicine. You can find an old Chinese doctor to prescribe some medicine to relieve rheumatism and replenish qi and blood."

After hearing this, Zhou Huifang and Mrs. Zhou thanked him repeatedly.

Mrs. Zhou smiled and said, "Gui'er, please come to the living room and have some snacks."

Gui'er wanted to refuse, but Zhou Huifang took her hand and said, "It's a rare trip for you, so why don't you stay a while longer?"

Guier had no choice but to agree.

When they arrived at the living room, the servants brought fruits, snacks and Coca-Cola. Only then did Guier feel like looking at the interior of the Zhou residence. Although Zhou Huifang was dressed simply, her family was definitely wealthy. For example, the two-meter-long crystal chandelier in the center of the hall was quite impressive.

Gui'er was looking around curiously when she suddenly heard someone coming down from upstairs. She turned around and saw that it was Xu Wenjie.