A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

After attending the charity auction, rumors spread that Chief Song of the Police Station had a concubine. Tong Yujun brought a few of her friends and ran to Gui'er to ask her what was going on. Gui'er felt that there was nothing to hide, so she told her about the eldest wife forcing the eldest master to take a concubine, and then the eldest master said he wanted to marry her.

Gui'er wasn't sure if these elementary school kids knew what a "tong fang" was, so she tentatively asked, "Do you know what a "tong fang" is used for?"

Several people's eyes widened instantly. Tong Yujun said, "Don't you know what a concubine does?"

Now Guier knew that they must understand, but it was true. After all, they were born in this era and were children of wealthy families. Maybe their fathers had concubines.

But since it's already been installed, let's continue. Gui'er said frankly: "The landlord in my hometown village has two wives. They call the younger one a concubine. I guess it's almost the same as a concubine?"

He Ruizhu said, "It's far worse than a concubine, okay? My grandfather had one, but I heard that my grandmother sold her to a brothel as soon as she got married."

The other kids were a little scared when they heard this and asked, "Really?"

Then he turned around and advised Gui'er not to be a concubine.

Gui'er was deeply touched by her friends' kindness but also a little speechless. She smiled bitterly and said, "Is this a question of whether I want to be the boss or not? But don't worry, the young master told me to wait until I grow up before we can discuss it."

Tong Yujun took Gui'er's hand and said, "If that doesn't work, why don't you come to my house? I'm bored anyway, and you can come and talk to me."

Although Gui'er was very grateful for her friendship, she was just a child after all, and her words were not counted at all. Besides, the Song family probably would not let her go away so easily.

She had no choice but to tell them that she was rescued from the bandits by Song Xichen, saying, "The young master has been very good to me and saved my life. I can't leave like this. He's not forcing me now anyway. We can talk about the future later. I will never let anyone sell me to a brothel."

This way the friends stopped saying anything.

Of course, after this matter spread, some children would come up and sneer at her, saying that Gui'er was a slave, a lowly concubine, and was not worthy of studying here. However, Gui'er did not take this low-level bullying seriously at all, she just felt a little annoyed, and Tong Yujun and the others would help to stop it.

Later, Gui Er accidentally mentioned it to Song Xichen. Song Xichen's face changed and he said, "Don't worry, I'll take care of it."

Then the next day, the classmates who had mocked her suddenly rushed to find her to apologize. Guier knew without asking that it must be Song Xichen who did something. She suddenly felt that if one had money and power, one could really do whatever he wanted in this turbulent era.

Two days later, Tong Yujun suddenly said to Gui'er in a mysterious tone, "Do you know? Your daughter is dating a rich young man. It seems that the young man is a revolutionary."

Gui'er was shocked. Revolution in this era always made people think of persecution and sacrifice, and it seemed that people would be punished collectively.

She quickly asked Tong Yujun: "How did you know?"

Tong Yujun said with a bit of pride: "My sister and your young lady are classmates. That guy often waits for your young lady at the school gate. My sister has encountered him many times."

As soon as school was over, Guier ran to tell Song Xichen about this.

Song Xichen frowned upon hearing this: "Is the news accurate?"

Guier said, "My classmate Tong Yujun's sister is a classmate of yours. I heard they've run into each other several times."

Song Xichen said thoughtfully, "I see. I'll investigate."

There was no need for investigation, the man came to the door himself.

In the evening, Song Xichen and Gui'er returned to the Song Mansion by car. As soon as they entered the gate, someone came out to greet them and called out loudly, "Director Song, you're back?"

Song Xichen and Gui'er were both stunned. The man was wearing a high-necked Zhongshan suit and had his hair slicked back with hair oil. He had almond-shaped eyes, thin lips, a hooked nose, and protruding ears. Judging from his age, he should be about the same as Song Xichen and looked quite good.

The man walked up to Song Xichen, shook his hand, and said in a familiar tone, "I've heard a lot about you."

The eldest wife followed him with a smile on her face and said to Song Xichen, "Xichen, this is Mr. Liang Zhenbo, the eldest son of Mr. Liang, the pawnshop owner."

Song Xichen nodded politely and gestured for them to come in, and the group walked back into the front hall.

However, when this man walked past Guier, he glanced at her. Guier felt that this glance was not casual, but a look that looked her up and down, which made her feel very uncomfortable.

Guier knew that it was dinner time at the Song Mansion, and this man must be a guest for dinner.

After she finished her meal in the servants' dining hall and returned to the eldest young master's courtyard, she unexpectedly found that the man was also there, so Gui'er hurriedly served him tea.

When Guier brought the tea to the table opposite the man, the man deliberately reached out to take it first, and then touched Guier's little hand.

Guier quickly retracted her hand. If she was really a nine-year-old girl, she might not think too much about it, but she was actually an adult. She knew that this behavior was not out of love for the child at all, but more of a teasing and flirting.

Flirting with a 9-year-old? He's crazy.

Gui'er quickly walked behind Song Xichen.

In fact, Song Xichen also saw Liang Zhenbo's little action just now. He was very unhappy, but he still controlled himself and chatted with him in a friendly manner.

"I heard that Boss Liang has been to Shanghai?"

"Brother Song, why don't you be so polite? Just call me Zhenbo. Yes, I studied in Shanghai for a few years. My father also opened a branch of a pawn shop in Shanghai, so I stayed there for a while. It's much more interesting than here. I often went to Changsan Bookstore at that time. The girls there were much better than those in Chunmanlou here. They looked like decent women. It was really enjoyable." He glanced at Guier again.

Song Xichen coughed twice.

Liang Zhenbo realized that his words were disregarding the host's liking, and quickly changed the subject, saying, "Actually, we went there when we were discussing business. You know, these things are inevitable in the business world. I'm also very annoyed, haha."

After he finished speaking, he seemed to feel that he had not said enough and said, "I heard that Big Brother also went to Shanghai that year. I wonder if he has been to the Paramount?"

Song Xichen smiled and said, "Of course, let's go join in the fun."

Liang Zhenbo got excited when he heard this: "Brother, I used to go there often. The dancers there were amazing, all of them were very flirtatious, but they also had high standards. I called myself a revolutionary who came to save this dark world. Those high-minded girls all regarded me as their savior and rushed to me. Hahahaha."

So this is what this guy's identity as a revolutionary is like. It's incredible. Gui'er wanted to roll her eyes when she heard it.

Song Xichen probably guessed that his revolutionary identity was probably as good as his boasts, so he smiled and advised, "Young Master Liang, don't talk nonsense about the revolutionaries. You know the government's attitude towards revolutionaries now is that some are wrongly executed and some are not. It's best not to cause trouble for yourself."