A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Gui Er thought about it carefully and realized that there was no such thing. She said, "No, I thought Tang Yaozu would be with her, but I didn't see him. When I returned to the Marshal's Mansion, I wanted to ask her, but she ran away first."

The next day was the day to have dinner with the Marshal, and Tang Yaozu was also there. The atmosphere at the table was quite good, but for some reason, during the conversation, the topic of marrying Sha Lili to him came up. Gui'er was shocked when she heard this. How could it progress so quickly?

Tang Yaozu smiled and said, "I'm honored to marry the Marshal's most beloved daughter. You can consider the issue of shares. I heard that we have two mines here, and I happen to know brothers who work in the mining industry. When the time comes, you can let me manage the mine, and I can also help our family."

Gui'er turned to look at the Marshal's table. Sha Yanxiao and Sha Yanyao's faces darkened. Sha Yanxiao smiled and said, "The mine accounts for a large portion of Jiangcheng's fiscal revenue. It's not an exaggeration to say it's the mainstay of the economy. We've always been very cautious."

Tang Yaozu smiled and said, "I understand your worries, brother-in-law. We can work together."

Sha Yanxiao didn't say anything. The Marshal was still smiling and didn't express his opinion. The atmosphere at the scene seemed to be at a stalemate.

After a while, the Marshal said, "Then what about the company shares you mentioned earlier..."

Tang Yaozu smiled and said, "After we get married, I will transfer the property directly to Lily's name. This is the most sincere gift I can give."

The words sound nice, but it's just one sentence.

After that, everyone fell silent and the meal ended in a somewhat depressing atmosphere.

After dinner, Gui'er wanted to find out when she would return to Nanjing, so she went to the courtyard of the main house. As soon as she entered the courtyard, she heard Song Tingting's voice: "Why should our family give up the mine to the Tang family?"

Song Tingting usually spoke in a low voice like a quail, but her reaction was so intense that it frightened Guier. She didn't dare to enter the house. It would be an awkward situation if she went in now, so she went to the servant's room next to her and planned to walk along the aisle in front of the servant's room to the lady's side.

Just after taking two steps, he heard the servants in the room talking: "Oh, it seems that this is a fight between the daughter-in-law and the son-in-law. It depends on the Marshal's preference, the daughter-in-law of the Song family or the son-in-law of the Tang family."

"Don't talk nonsense. What kind of son-in-law is the Tang family? They already have a wife. Our daughter will be a concubine if she marries there. But the Tang family is richer than the Song family. Maybe they will give more betrothal gifts. It seems that the daughter of the Song family doesn't have much dowry. I was also surprised at how our commander-in-chief could be willing to give a mine. I'm afraid he is heartbroken and wants it back."

"Then you don't know. I heard that the eldest wife of the Song family and our Marshal have been friends for many years."

"What kind of friendship is this? Tell me about it."

"You two, stop gossiping and watch your heads."

Gui'er was originally thinking of walking past their door, but after hearing these discussions, she thought that this was a place of right and wrong, so she decided not to get involved and decided to go back first. So she turned around and left.

Back in Sha Yanxiao's courtyard, he was sitting there reading a newspaper. Gui'er asked him, "Brother, will we agree to the Tang family's request?"

Without even looking up, Sha Yanxiao said, "Anyway, I can't touch this mine. Its income supports the army's expenses. I also want to take back the other one so that I can buy more equipment. I have a feeling that this will be a long war, so sufficient military funds are the only way to ensure the operation of the army. Who will fight for you if you're hungry?"

Gui'er couldn't help but be curious about the mine given to the Song family. She said curiously, "We only have two mines in Jiangcheng. Why was father so generous to give them to the Song family? Do we get no share of the profits now?"

Sha Yanxiao smiled and said, "I didn't give it to him. I asked him to manage it on my behalf. In name, it's still ours, but I don't know the income. The accounts are managed by my father's people. I can't see it. I can only see what I control."

Gui'er said, "Then I went to the main courtyard and heard my eldest brother and his wife arguing. His wife asked, 'Why should their family give up the mine?'"

Sha Yanxiao smiled slightly and said, "Actually, this is just a matter of transferring money from one hand to the other. No matter who it's given to, at least half of the profit must be given to him. Of course, it has to be in reliable hands. Father didn't say anything, mainly because he was considering whether Tang Yaozu was reliable, right?"

"What about Lily?"

Sha Yanxiao smiled and said, "Who made her so stupid? She approached rich people for no reason, thinking it would be profitable. Who knew that she was just a piece of cake in the eyes of others? Don't ask me to help her. It's not my decision now. It's up to my father whether he wants to benefit from this Tang."

Gui'er thought that she had to tell Song Xichen about this matter, so when she went to Zhenxiufang the next day, she asked Manager Liu to put up a sign saying "Special Offer on Fetal Restoring Medicine".

Song Xichen came after a while, and Guier told him the whole story.

Song Xichen frowned and said, "This is a bit tricky. This mine has come into our family, and I'm actually the one who manages the accounts. It has provided a lot of funds for our revolutionary cause."

Gui'er hadn't expected this to happen, so she asked, "What should we do now?"

Song Xichen asked Gui'er, "Is Tang Yaozu determined to acquire this mine?"

Guier said, "I think so, but Sha Lili has changed her mind and doesn't want to marry him now. Can we work on this?"

Song Xichen nodded, patted Gui'er's head and said, "I'll ask someone to check it out."

Gui Er then told Song Xichen about Sha Lili's panicked escape from Wing On Department Store a few days ago, her clothes disheveled, and said, "Let's see if we can start here. If their daughter was molested, at least parents wouldn't agree, right?"

Song Xichen smiled and said, "This is also an idea." Then he hurriedly took the bag of Chinese medicine given by Manager Liu and left.

The next day, when Gui'er arrived at Zhenxiufang, she found that Song Xichen was already there. Gui'er was very surprised. This must be a serious situation.

After Manager Zhang closed the door of Zhenxiufang, Song Xichen came over and said to Guier, "This Tang Yaozhu is not a good person. This is the evidence we found." Then he took out a small paper bag and handed it to Guier.

Guier saw a stack of photos inside. When she took them out, she found that they were photos of Sha Lili wearing a bra and lying together with Tang Yaozu. There were also solo photos, some of her alone, with her upper body naked.