A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

At around five o'clock in the afternoon, Sha Lili came to pick up Guier. The driver was obviously a martial artist, and Dali also sat in the passenger seat.

Gui'er asked Sally, "Where are we going?"

Sha Lili said, "Tang Yaozu is meeting at the Swan Court Western Restaurant on Xiafei Road in the French Concession. Why are you dressed so shabbily and gray?"

Guier glanced at Sha Lili. She was wearing a bright crescent-white cheongsam with a Yuanbao collar. The buttons and beads on the cheongsam were all made of pearls. She also specially matched it with pearl earrings and a necklace, which made her look very harmonious and luxurious. She also wore a pair of white calfskin shoes, and she was dressed like a typical rich girl.

Guier said, "It's cold outside, and I don't know him well, so why would I dress so nicely?"

Sha Lili could only smile bitterly and shook her head helplessly.

They were not far from the French Concession and arrived there soon. After getting off the car, Guier saw the high-end restaurant in front of her with European classical style. The beige brick walls, arched doors and windows with exquisite carvings were quite impressive.

Sally led Guier slowly into the restaurant, where warm yellow lights poured down. The floor was paved with quaint floral tiles, each with a different texture. On the walls hung some European-style oil paintings, most of which depicted pastoral scenery and scenes of aristocratic life. The waiters here were actually foreigners, with golden hair, tall noses, blue eyes, and they walked between the tables in neat black uniforms.

Seeing them walk in, a middle-aged foreign waiter in a tuxedo came forward and asked in standard Chinese: "Do you two ladies have a date?"

Sha Lili said: "We have an appointment with Mr. Tang, Tang Yaozu."

The waiter heard this, smiled and said, "Please follow me."

Gui'er seemed to understand why Sha Lili and the others were willing to curry favor with Tang Yaozu. He must be very, very rich. In this era, foreigners are rampant in China, but as long as you are rich enough, you can get the arrogant foreigners to provide you with services.

The waiter led them into a magnificent private room. The floor, walls and pillars in this room were all made of marble. The cabinets, tables, chairs and ceiling were all inlaid with golden patterns. It was much more luxurious than the hall outside.

Tang Yaozu was already sitting there. He was very happy to see the two people come in. He smiled and said, "It is my honor that two beautiful ladies are willing to come and see me."

Sha Lili quickly said, "No way! We should thank Mr. Tang for the invitation."

Seeing that Gui'er didn't say much, Tang Yaozu smiled and said to her, "Miss Gui'er, don't you like it here?"

Gui'er chuckled and said, "No, this place is too luxurious. Thank you, Mr. Tang, for your hospitality."

Tang Yaozu was very proud to hear this and said with a smile, "The environment here is quite nice. I like it too and often come here to eat. This private room is reserved for me on a monthly basis. If there's no other place I want to eat outside, I'll come here to eat."

Guier knew that he was showing off his wealth, so she smiled and said nothing.

Tang Yaozu nodded to the waiter, and the dishes were served one after another, including French steak, borscht, baked snails, pan-fried salmon, and tiramisu for dessert.

There weren't many dishes, but they were all very delicious. The baked snails were a perfect blend of scallion and cheese, and the snail meat was tender and chewy. The pan-fried salmon was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with the skin an alluring golden brown. The dishes were beautifully presented, like works of art, though the portions were small. After Guier finished everything, she felt like she could have another bowl of wontons to fill her stomach.

During the meal, Tang Yaozu mainly chatted with Sha Lili, occasionally exchanging a few words with Gui'er. Sha Lili was usually quite proud, but in front of Tang Yaozu, she seemed a bit like a fangirl. When Tang Yaozu talked about his business strategies and future prospects, her face was full of admiration.

Gui Er scoffed inwardly. Isn't it just a pie in the sky? Those poor bastards these days all use this trick to woo girls, except now it's the rich version from the Republic of China.

After dinner, Tang Yaozu invited them to go to the movies again. Gui'er wanted to decline, but Sha Lili grabbed her hand and said to Tang Yaozu with a smile, "Okay, let's go see a movie."

Wang Yaozu said: "The director of the recently released movie "Little Things" is my friend. I have movie tickets. Let's go and support it."

Without waiting for Gui'er to refuse, Sha Lili said, "Okay, let's go."

When we arrived at the cinema, we found that this cinema was not an ordinary cinema for the general public, but a more upscale one. The seats were all soft sofas. Guier thought, since we are already here, we might as well watch it.

The movie was quite good, but Gui Er kept hearing Sha Lili and Tang Yaozu whispering to each other.

She frowned and looked over, and saw in the darkness that Tang Yaozu had already pulled Sha Lili's hand, and then put his hand on Sha Lili's thigh and stroked it.

Sha Lili coquettishly slapped the back of Tang Yaozu's hand with her hand, and he retracted it, still smiling at Sha Lili with a playful smile.

Gui'er is so disgusted. If this happened in modern times, wouldn't it be a greasy uncle harassing a little girl?

After the movie, Tang Yaozu wanted to take them somewhere else, but Guier refused sternly, saying, "It's already very late. If we don't go back home, I'm afraid the garrison here will be notified to send people to look for us."

Tang Yaozu smiled and said, "Miss, you are joking. I just want to go out for some fun."

Gui'er said seriously, "Mr. Tang, you may not know that our family education is very strict, and this kind of thing has happened before, so we don't want to cause trouble for Mr. Tang."

After hearing what she said, Tang Yaozu gave up and offered to drive them back.

Gui'er said, "Thank you, Mr. Tang, but the family has sent a car and bodyguards. We can't just sit in your car and have the bodyguards' car follow behind us. That would be too ridiculous."

At this time, Dali came over and asked Guier, "Miss, are you going back home? I'll ask the driver to come over."

Dali was not wearing a military jacket today, but he was wearing a military shirt. Tang Yaozu was also well-versed in the world and could tell it at a glance. Only then did he finally restrain himself.

After that, the two of them got in the car and first sent Guier to the Sha Mansion Villa.

Gui'er wanted to talk to Sha Lili several times in the car. She felt that Tang Yaozu was definitely not a good person. In addition to being lustful, he probably had other purposes, otherwise how could he dare to mess with the warlord's daughter.

But the driver and Dali were in the car, and if the girl said it directly, she would lose face, so she had to give up.

The car arrived at the villa. Gui'er got out and looked back at Sha Lili, wanting to say something but stopping herself. Sha Lili smiled bitterly and said, "I understand. You can go back."