A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Afterwards, Guier made an appointment with Xu Wenjie through Miss Shen and told him that she had arranged for Manager Zhang to come.

Xu Wenjie said, "Then you have to be cautious, because Song Xichen is the person in charge in Jiangcheng. He's in prison now, and his superiors haven't sent a new person in charge yet. All contact points are basically silent, waiting to see whether to evacuate."

Gui Er frowned and thought for a moment: "Oh, so, in that case, I wonder if Shopkeeper Zhang would be willing to come with the person I sent. Could you please say hello to her?"

Xu Wenjie nodded and said, "Okay, I'll try to contact them. Remember, you must be cautious. If it really doesn't work, don't force it."

Guier nodded.

Then comes the anxious waiting.

But for the Sha family, this incident has passed and the family has returned to its former tranquility. The lady has even started burning incense and praying to Buddha again. Song Tingting goes out every day to play mahjong, go shopping, and watch movies with those noble ladies, under the pretext of helping Sha Yanyao build relationships.

But it doesn't have any effect.

Jinbao went out for two days and after coming back, she found Sha Yanyao and told him the name of the boss of a foreign company and asked him for help. Sha Yanyao was very straightforward and immediately found an intermediary to find the boss. He successfully arranged for Jinbao to work as a clerk. Every day she just typed a few documents on a typewriter and answered the phone. She was a secretary who didn't have to go out with the boss. It is said that the original clerk was fired in order to arrange her.

Gui'er congratulated Jinbao, who said happily, "Since they heard I've gotten the job, the people in the mansion have become much more friendly to me, especially the servants."

Gui Er asked her a little puzzled: "I've never heard that Big Brother knows the boss of any foreign company before. Why would he care about Big Brother's face like this?"

Jin Bao smiled and said, "You don't understand. Although Big Brother is a small pawn in the government, he is a big shot in front of these businessmen. He may not be able to help him, but he can definitely ruin his business."

Gui'er was stunned for a moment after hearing this. She suddenly felt that it was a good thing that Xu Wenjie did not agree to let Jinbao join them.

However, although Jinbao had secured a job, she continued to live in the Sha Mansion. She even told her wife, "I am deeply grateful to the Sha Mansion for its care. I am willing to pay two silver dollars a month for my food expenses."

Two silver dollars were nothing to the Sha family, but the lady was very happy and said, "Everyone in this family spends money, and you are the only one who brings money back."

Later, Dingxiang said to Guier indignantly, "Madam, you're going too far. Isn't this just talking about the young lady? The second young master sent so many gold bars here, and the fish maw, shark fin, and milk given to the young lady are all eaten by the family or used to entertain guests. How many silver dollars can those gold bars that Wu Mingqiang brought earlier be worth?"

Gui'er sighed and said to her, "Forget it. Mother has been struggling financially since coming to Nanjing, so don't take her nagging too seriously. We still have to live in this mansion. If they knew, it would hurt our feelings. So don't mention it again."

Ding Xiang said cautiously, "Miss, you don't know, among us servants, there's a rumor that Miss Jin Bao wants to seduce the young master. You found this person, and if anything really happens, won't the Madam and the eldest young mistress come after you?"

Gui'er was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect there was such a rumor, so she asked, "Who spread it? Who said this?"

Ding Xiang whispered, "That's what everyone below says."

Gui'er couldn't help but recall that Jinbao used to read quietly in her room, and then visit her every day to greet her wife, and discuss anything with her. She tried to keep a distance from Sha Yanyao, so she had said before that if she had determined which bank it was, she could tell her and let her help her talk to Sha Yanyao.

But this time, Jinbao found a job by directly asking Sha Yanyao for help, bypassing him. Is there really something behind this?

She was very upset. She had already put so much effort into saving Manager Liu, and now she had to worry about this matter. She sighed and said to Dingxiang, "If you hear these trivial things, don't refute them or join in the discussion. Just come and tell me."

Dingxiang responded and walked out.

The next morning at school, Gui'er asked Acheng if he knew about the rumors between Jinbao and Sha Yanyao.

Ah Cheng said: "I did hear some, but that was said by the eldest young lady's maid. I guess it was just the eldest young lady's thoughts. Miss, don't mind it."

Gui'er felt a little relieved.

Ah Cheng added, "News came from Jiangcheng that the Second Young Master came in person to invite Manager Zhang to come over, so Manager Zhang will be coming over from Jiangcheng soon."

Gui'er was surprised: "Second brother is going to invite him?"

Ah Cheng nodded and said, "Yes, the shopkeeper Zhang is a woman who has never traveled far, so she was very scared. Our people went to her house to talk to her several times, and she kept saying she was scared and couldn't leave the shop. Later, the second young master came forward to ask her to come, and he persuaded her with both emotion and reason, and she finally agreed."

Guier smiled and said, "This is all thanks to my second brother." In fact, she knew in her heart that it must be Xu Wenjie who contacted Manager Zhang.

She asked Ah Cheng: "Did Second Brother do this alone? Does Father know? Does anyone else in the mansion know?"

"Well, the young master didn't alert anyone else in the mansion, because Brother Qiang also knows that the eldest young master doesn't want you to get involved in this matter anymore. But Brother Qiang told the second young master what you said before. He agrees with your point of view, but he is also afraid that you will be embarrassed by the eldest young master, so he also told us to do it privately."

Gui'er was very happy to hear this and said to Ah Cheng, "That's good. If that's the case, then when Manager Zhang comes, you don't have to tell mother and eldest brother. Just find a secluded place for her to live and notify me to meet her when the time comes."

Acheng agreed.

Two days later, after school, Gui'er had just left school and got on a rickshaw when Ah Cheng said to her, "Miss, Shopkeeper Zhang has arrived and has been arranged to stay in a secret hotel. Do you want to meet him?"

When Gui'er heard this, she quickly said, "Okay."

Ah Cheng told the rickshaw driver an address, which was a small hotel next to a bookstore on Guier's way home. The hotel and the bookstore were owned by the same owner. The first floor was a bookstore, and the second floor and above were the hotel. You could also go up to the second floor from the stairs in the bookstore. Guier secretly sighed that Wu Mingqiang was really meticulous in his work, and he also considered the problem that others might see her wearing a school uniform to the hotel, which would cause misunderstandings.