A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Madam and Sha Yanyao were stunned for a moment after hearing this. Sha Yanyao said to Madam, "That reminds me. He said it was stolen goods, but I'm afraid they won't be taken back. What's in it, mother? Make a list."

Gui Er further said, "Since we can't get it back, let's tell Director Zhou that this is the second batch of money we gave him. Let's see how much gold bars it can be used to offset it. Then, we can ask them to evacuate the people outside first, so that we can have some peace of mind."

The lady listened, smiled and nodded repeatedly, saying: "You are indeed a good person. It seems that studying well is useful."

Gui'er smiled. In fact, she wanted to get this matter over with quickly so that Manager Liu could be released. She asked Madam, "I don't know why my mother, whose name is Lao Jiu, took all this gold and silver jewelry out? I'm afraid Director Zhou will speculate a lot, so we need to come up with an excuse first."

The lady stammered, "I just asked him to take it to clear the blockage."

This is obviously a lie. Asking someone to lobby also depends on their status. Lao Jiu is not even a housekeeper and is not qualified to be a lobbyist. I'm afraid that the lady asked him to take these jewels and hide them to avoid them being confiscated again during the house search. If that's the case, then the matter is very serious, which means that the Sha family really has no money now.

Gui'er felt strange. Why did this happen? Didn't the Marshal give his wife any money to settle down in Nanjing?

However, Gui'er couldn't say it too bluntly. After all, the Madam was extremely concerned about her reputation, so she said to her, "In that case, Mother, you should get some more rest. We'll see what happens with Director Zhou. If he's willing to show some leniency, that would be great. Then we can go out and move around. We're being monitored now, and even if we do go out, we'll easily be followed. It wouldn't be good if they knew about our connections."

The lady nodded, and Sha Yanyao also stood up and came out with Guier.

When Gui'er reached the door, she was about to go downstairs to her room on the second floor when Sha Yanyao stopped her and said, "Guier, I've noticed that you've grown up recently and are now able to offer advice and suggestions for the family. Unfortunately, our family is in Nanjing, so we have no power or connections. Your sister-in-law isn't a knowledgeable person, so she really can't help. If you can think of any solution, please tell me. We can get through this difficult time together, and you'll feel more at ease when going to and from school."

Guier smiled and said, "I grew up in the Marshal's Mansion. Thanks to my mother and eldest brother, we're all family. But I'm still in school and don't have any useful connections. I did talk to my classmate Zhou Huifang a while ago, but she said her uncle had no intention of letting us go."

Sha Yanyao frowned after hearing this.

Gui'er asked Sha Yanyao, "Brother, what did father say? Doesn't he plan to pay?"

Sha Yanyao was stunned for a moment, looked around, and when he saw that there was no one around, he said to Gui'er, "Do you remember that before coming to Nanjing, your second brother went to Fengcheng for guard duty?"

Guier nodded and asked in confusion, "What does this have to do with that?"

Sha Yanyao sighed and said to her, "My foot was already disabled. Although it was healed later, it was indeed not suitable for going to the battlefield. But my mother had high expectations for me and insisted that I take over the military and political power of Jiangcheng. She even acted on her own and forced my second brother to go to Fengcheng. So I had a very unhappy quarrel with my father at that time. Moreover, they were not together for many years, and their feelings had long faded. For my father, it probably didn't matter whether he had a disabled son or not?" After saying this, he smiled sarcastically.

Gui'er was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect there was such a secret.

Sha Yanyao patted Gui'er's shoulder and said, "Father didn't want to intervene at all this time. He just gave us 100 gold bars and didn't ask any more questions. My second brother even sent Wu Mingqiang over, but I know that's all because you're here. Can you please talk to my second brother? I'm deeply sorry for what happened before, but we're family after all, and we have to get through this difficult time first."

Gui'er looked at Sha Yanyao. He didn't have any ill will towards her, but his words put all the blame on his wife for wanting to harm Sha Yanxiao. He, a vested interest, seemed to be completely out of the matter. She felt that she couldn't believe him completely. If he kept saying this, he might want her to go to Sha Yanxiao to plead for him, and she also had a good impression in front of the Marshal.

Gui'er thought about it, then smiled and said to Sha Yanyao, "Brother is right, we are all family. It's just that we are under such close surveillance now, I'm afraid any phone calls will be monitored. How about this, I'll ask Ah Cheng to pass a message to Wu Mingqiang for me, and ask him to ask my second brother how his family plans to deal with this matter?" She didn't want to tell the Marshal, for fear of upsetting him. As for what she said to Sha Yanxiao, whether he was willing to help or not, at least he wouldn't be angry, and she had contributed.

Sha Yanyao touched Guier's head and smiled.

After returning to her room, Gui'er asked Dingxiang to call Ah Cheng and said to him, "Brother Ah Cheng, our family has been under such close surveillance recently. Is anyone following you when you go in and out? Can you contact Brother Wu?"

Ah Cheng frowned and said, "It's indeed difficult. When I took Lao Jiu to the hospital yesterday, they also sent someone to follow him. But if Miss wants to contact Brother Qiang, it's much easier. He has some shops on the street selling things. I can pretend to sell things, then go into the shop and chat with the people there for a few minutes, and then I can get in touch with him."

Gui'er said, "Oh, that's good. After you drop me off at school tomorrow, please help me contact my second brother and have him ask him to tell him what our family is going to do with the current situation."

The next day, when Gui'er came back from school, Acheng told her on the way that he had already informed Wu Mingqiang and was waiting for Sha Yanxiao's reply.

When I returned to the Sha Mansion and entered the living room, I saw my wife, Sha Yanyao and Song Tingting sitting there in silence. It felt like the atmosphere was not right.

Gui'er said to her wife in a sweet voice, "Mother, I'm back."

The lady saw her and said with a smile, "Gui'er is back. Are you tired from school? Come, come and sit here."

After Gui'er sat down, he lovingly took her hand and asked, "I heard from your eldest brother that you told your second brother about the situation here and asked him to find a solution, right? What did your second brother say?"

Gui Er told the truth: "Because people outside are monitoring us so closely now, I suspect that our phone is being tapped. I didn't dare to call, so I asked Ah Cheng to find my second brother who was notified by Wu Mingqiang. He was notified today, and he hasn't responded yet."

The lady smiled and was about to speak when Song Tingting beside her suddenly said, "Yes, just let your second brother pay. My brother is still in prison. Why should my family pay? It's obvious that my family is implicated."