A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Yulan bit her lip, seeming to be hesitant to speak. Guier felt that she must be hiding something else today, so she said to her, "Sister Yulan, sit down and rest. You were also frightened today, but luckily you are safe."

When Yulan heard Guier say this, she suddenly hugged her and sobbed softly.

Gui'er quickly asked her, "What happened to you? Are you injured? I have medicine here."

After a long while, Yulan calmed down. She carefully glanced in the direction of the door and said in a low voice, "I'm not actually going there to buy souvenirs. After I told you yesterday, I thought about it and decided to try to walk out on my own. I took the money I saved and your jade jewelry, and after meeting with Director Wang to avoid arousing suspicion, I went to look for a house."

"You know, as a woman, I've always felt a little uneasy, and I wanted to save some money, so I found a runner I knew from my old brothel. But when he heard I'd run away and was now alone, he lured me to an empty house and tried to take advantage of me. He even forced me to give him all my money. Luckily, just in case, I'd booked a room in a hotel and hid the jade jewelry and most of my money under the bed in that room, so he only took the money I had on me at the time."

Gui'er quickly asked, "Are you okay? Are you injured?"

Yulan shook her head and said, "After the incident, the man wanted to take me back to the brothel to do something. I took advantage of his unpreparedness and hit him in the eye with the heel of my high heels, then took the opportunity to escape."

Although Gui'er heard Yulan's cryptic words, she believed that she was raped by the errand boy, so she asked, "What are you going to do? Do you need to call the police?"

"No, no, you must not call the police. If you do, both my wife and Director Wang will know about this, and it will be even worse."

Gui'er thought about it and agreed, but she was still worried and asked, "Do you need to see a doctor?"

Yulan was stunned for a moment, then said awkwardly, "After I escaped, I went back to the hotel and washed it several times. Now it's not dirty anymore."

Gui'er said, "Don't say that. You're the victim. I'm worried about your internal injuries."

Yulan burst into tears and said, "I knew that only Sister Gui'er truly cared about me. If I told Sister Tingting, she would definitely tell Big Brother."

After hearing this, Gui'er quickly said, "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."

Then he comforted her for a while.

After this incident, Yulan seemed to have completely given up the idea of leaving, and she tried to find ways to contact Director Wang and please his wife every day.

Director Wang still comes to see Yulan every now and then. It seems that even after getting married, he will not give up on her. In this way, the lady can't say anything. Although it sounds bad, Sha Yanyao is indeed valued by Director Wang and gradually gains a foothold.

Gui'er has officially had her vacation, and when Sha Yanyao has his vacation, they all return to Jiangcheng together.

Ding Xiang was extremely happy. She was so excited the night before she left that she said, "I can finally go back to Jiangcheng. I'm unfamiliar with Nanjing and it won't help if I go out and visit the Marshal's Mansion. It's better to stay in Jiangcheng."

When Gui'er returned to the Marshal's Mansion, she of course stayed in the courtyard where Sha Yanxiao lived. As soon as she entered the courtyard, although Sha Yanxiao was not there, the other servants and the housekeeper were very welcoming, bringing her food, drinks, and toys. Gui'er then realized that Sha Yanxiao had bought her a lot of things before she came back, including food, drinks, and toys, as well as cookies imported from abroad, chocolates, dolls, small dresses, bags, and small white leather shoes with heels.

Gui'er was in her room, unpacking the presents one by one like a blind box. Sha Yanxiao came back and Gui'er rushed over. He opened his arms. Gui'er thought he would pick her up as usual, but when she ran up to him, Sha Yanxiao retracted his arms. He just touched Gui'er's head and said, "Do you like the gift?"

Guier said happily, "I like it very much. Thank you, brother. I also brought you some Nanjing specialties."

Sha Yanxiao smiled and said, "Really?"

Gui'er nodded seriously. She had indeed bought a lot of Nanjing specialties and divided them into many portions. She felt that she was growing up now and had to pay attention to the ways of the world. She even prepared portions for Shopkeepers Zhang and Liu.

She then went to give gifts to the third and fourth concubines. Although the portions were the same, she was afraid that Taohua would get nothing in the end, so she prepared another portion for her. Taohua told her that Wu Dahua and Miss Zhang Si's child was born, a girl.

Gui'er was very happy for them after hearing this. She turned around and said to Sha Yanxiao, "My biological second brother's child was born. I want to go and see him."

Sha Yanxiao nodded and said, "Of course I will go with you tomorrow."

So the next day, Dali was asked to drive Sha Yanxiao and Guier to the home of Wu Dahua and Miss Zhang Si.

Gui'er hasn't been to Wu Dahua's wedding since she attended his wedding.

The car stopped at the entrance of the alley. Gui'er didn't want people to know about her relationship with Wu Dahua and Wu Dafu, fearing that they would be implicated in some future incidents. She even cautiously suggested that Sha Yanxiao wear casual clothes and sunglasses. Fortunately, Sha Yanxiao agreed.

Gui'er looked up at the doorway. Where ordinary residential doors used to be decorated with couplets, a wooden plaque now hung. It read: Desheng Woodworking Shop. In the small courtyard lay a few finished tables and chairs, along with some lumber. Scraps and sawdust littered the ground. Standing in the center of the courtyard, one could smell the distinct aroma of wood.

"Would you like to buy something? Or do you want to order furniture?" It was Wu Dahua's voice. He was walking out of a room where wood was stored, holding a plane in one hand and a chisel in the other.

Gui'er called out, "Second brother."

Wu Dahua was stunned on the spot, not even noticing the chisel had fallen to the ground. After a few seconds, he finally came to his senses, turned around and ran to the living room, still shouting: "Dafu, Dafu, the child's mother, my sister is here."

Wu Dafu came out from the inner room wearing an apron, and Miss Zhang Si came out from the living room on tiptoe holding a baby, followed by two concubines.

Wu Dafu walked up to Gui'er and Sha Yanxiao, smiled foolishly, touched Gui'er's head, and said, "My sister has grown a lot taller." Then he said to Sha Yanxiao, "Young Marshal, thank you for taking care of my sister."

Sha Yanxiao smiled and said, "You're welcome. It's my duty."

The two concubines walked up to Sha Yanxiao and bowed, then said with a smile: "Dear guests, please come in and have a cup of tea.