A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Guier looked at Dingxiang, who lowered her head and was very frightened.

Secretary Wu opened it, took a look, and said, "Oh my God, this thing is obviously something a child would carry, and you actually pulled it out to fool me."

Song Tingting smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "Although this is not an expensive item, the style is very good. It was custom-made by Baohui Gold Shop in Shanghai. Baohui is a famous gold shop in Shanghai."

Gui'er was very angry, and she was even more certain that this was indeed her longevity lock, because the word "Baohui" was engraved on the longevity lock.

However, the current situation is not good. If I stand up and say something and ruin the banquet, my wife and Sha Yanyao will definitely not stand on my side.

Secretary Wu's expression brightened slightly when he heard that it was custom-made by a famous Shanghai goldsmith. He then took the longevity locket out of his jewelry box, put it on his neck, and said to Director Zhou, "Does it look good?"

Director Zhou nodded, and the atmosphere of the banquet became much better.

Director Wang took the opportunity to speak up, "Director Zhou, this family just came from a small town in Jiangcheng. They're new here and don't know the rules. We should be tolerant of them. Of course, we can't disobey the rules, but your department is also very busy. Why don't you withdraw some of the staff and just leave one or two there as a symbolic presence? They're not ignorant, right?"

Director Zhou nodded, which was considered as his approval.

The banquet lasted until after nine o'clock in the evening. Sha Yanyao and his wife sent Director Zhou and Director Wang and his wife to the gate of the hospital, bowed and nodded to say goodbye, and did not return until their car had disappeared.

Gui'er endured it for a long time, and when she saw the time to explode, she slapped Dingxiang in the face as soon as the gate was closed. Dingxiang was very surprised and began to cry silently.

Sha Yanyao and his wife were both very surprised, because Gui'er was usually known for being well-behaved, sensible and easy to talk to.

Sha Yanyao asked Gui'er, "What's wrong?"

Gui'er sighed and said to Dingxiang, "You go ahead and say it."

Dingxiang wiped her tears and said, "It's the young lady. She must let me take this longevity lock out of the young lady's jewelry box and give it to her."

Sha Yanyao and his wife seemed unaware of this and were both very surprised. Song Tingting, with a stubborn air, said, "What can I do? Last time, my house was raided and all my jewelry was taken away. I knew a gift would be necessary for such a situation. I heard Dingxiang bragging to the other servants about her sister's jewelry, which was well hidden and not a single piece was taken. So I can only borrow one to use. This is for everyone's sake."

Gui'er quickly smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, you're thinking about everyone else, which is really good, but you should also discuss this with me. This longevity lock was given to me by my second brother when I first entered the mansion. That time, I blocked a bullet for my father, and it was because of this longevity lock that I saved my life. My father remembers it very clearly. During the holidays, if I don't wear it out, he will ask me about it. Now, in order to get through the difficult times, I even gave this life-saving thing as a gift to someone else. I'm afraid my father will be sad if he finds out."

"Of course, what could my sister-in-law do wrong? It's all Dingxiang's fault, and she didn't even explain the reason to my sister-in-law."

Ding Xiang quietly defended herself, "I told you this longevity lock is very important, even the master knows it, but the young lady said this one was made by a famous gold shop, so it's worth giving away. Others are worthless and people don't like them."

Song Tingting said stubbornly: "Isn't it?"

Both the wife and Sha Yanyao said to Song Tingting, "Shut up."

She pouted and looked very unhappy.

Madam glanced at Gui'er, then at Song Tingting, and said, "Dingxiang is unreliable. I'll deduct one month's salary. The things have already been given away. When your father asks about it, Gui'er, just make up an excuse and get away with it. You know the situation in our family."

Gui'er nodded. She knew that the lady would not do anything to Song Tingting anyway. However, Song Tingting originally wanted her to suffer in silence. Now that she had made a fuss about it, she knew that she was not the kind of person who dared not speak out.

After that, everyone went back to rest in a hurry. As soon as Gui'er returned to her room, Dingxiang came in with a cup of milk tea.

While wiping her tears, she said to Gui'er, "Miss, today the young mistress suddenly asked me for your jewelry and threatened to kick me out if I didn't give it to her."

Gui'er sighed and said, "I know, it must have been your sister-in-law who forced you to do this, but you should at least inform me about this matter. If you really can't inform me in time, you can tell Brother Cheng. If she scares you and you give the thing to her, then what valuables will be left in my room? Besides, how would she know I had this thing? You should keep your mouth shut."

Ding Xiang was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and said with shame, "A few days ago, I told the maid in the Young Madam's room that you are very capable. You can even grab valuables when the house is searched. I didn't expect that the Young Madam heard it and made plans. I won't dare to do it again next time."

Gui'er looked at Dingxiang, not knowing whether what she said was true or an excuse. After all, all the people with the word "Xiang" in their names in the Marshal's Mansion were servants. It was also possible that Dingxiang took the initiative to tell the Madam and Song Tingting that Gui'er's jewelry had not been confiscated, so that they would think of using their own jewelry as gifts to bribe Director Zhou.

But even so, Gui'er couldn't say anything and could only use Dingxiang as a scapegoat.

She said to Dingxiang, "You know I've always been in a difficult situation in the Marshal's Mansion. You must be more careful in the future, otherwise you won't end up well if you follow me."

Ding Xiang listened and said cautiously, "I understand."

Although Gui'er was reluctant to part with the longevity lock, she had no choice but to ask Dingxiang to go down. She felt a little relieved that she didn't bring many jewelry with her. The only thing she had was a gold heart-shaped necklace, which she was wearing around her neck, so it was not taken away.

The next day when Gui'er went to school, she found that more than half of the people who were disguised as vendors watching around her had disappeared. The two or three people who were left were not very focused and were just chatting. They just glanced at someone who came out of the yard. It seemed that the 100 gold bars and longevity locks given to her last night had worked.

Gui'er thought that Sha Yanyao would definitely take action, but she didn't know what Wu Mingqiang and Sha Yanyao were going to do?

She took advantage of Ah Cheng's way to take her to school and said to him, "Ah Cheng, has Brother Wu found anything? Or if you and Big Brother are planning to take any action, please let me know. This kind of thing may succeed or fail, so we must be prepared for all possibilities. The last time you and I escaped the house raid, it was just luck. Be careful this time."

Ah Cheng nodded and said, "Yes, Miss, you are absolutely right. We were both lucky this time and suffered less. Don't worry, I will let you know as soon as I have any news."