A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Ding Xiang said nonchalantly, "What's the big deal? Our Marshal has three wives and four concubines. Besides, Miss Jinbao is so enthusiastic about her own lifelong event. How could she leave a wealthy young man like the eldest young master and go after those small clerks in foreign companies? I've heard of those small clerks. They all look glamorous on the surface, but in reality, they can't even afford to buy a house. If she marries the eldest young master, even if she becomes his concubine, it's better than marrying an ordinary person. At least she will have no worries about food and clothing."

Gui'er frowned. She didn't know whether it was true or not. What she cared about most now was how to save Manager Liu. Anyway, there were so many confusing accounts in the Marshal's Mansion that she didn't bother to get involved.

So he said to Ding Xiang, "Brother, you just got divorced, and you're planning a blind date with Director Tian's niece. Don't say these groundless rumors casually, or you won't give them a handle."

After that, Gui'er thought about how to contact Song Xichen to discuss how to save Manager Liu.

The next day at school, she ran to the printing room when no one was around. Xu Wenjie happened to be there, and he asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"

Gui'er said, "I'm just trying my luck. See if you're here now? Song Xichen's here already. Can we discuss how to rescue Manager Liu? The longer we delay, the more dangerous he'll be. Director Tian will be leaving for Shanghai soon. I'm afraid he won't be able to extort money, so he'll do something bad to Manager Liu before he leaves for Shanghai."

Xu Wenjie nodded and said, "We have already agreed on a time. It's tomorrow afternoon at five o'clock at the Café de Café."

When Gui'er heard this, she said excitedly, "Then can I go?"

Xu Wenjie pondered for a moment and said, "In principle, you should go since you were an eyewitness to this incident. However, Director Tian is a very difficult person. You should be careful and avoid being monitored."

Gui'er thought for a moment and said, "Don't be afraid. In fact, it's better for me to go because I often met with Song Xichen secretly in Jiangcheng before. We knew each other before I entered the Marshal's Mansion and he took care of me."

Xu Wenjie suddenly realized something and slapped his thigh, saying, "That's perfect. Chen Zhongyu and I were worried that just the three of us would stand out. If you go, it will become a legitimate gathering."

Guier nodded and said, "Yes, when Chen Zhongyu came here last time, I also went out with them. This shouldn't be a big problem."

Xu Wenjie said, "Okay, I'll arrange for Song Xichen to pick you up and take you to Catherine Cafe after school tomorrow."

Gui'er was very happy. After so long, Manager Liu's affairs finally had some progress. This time, Song Xichen and Chen Zhongyu were both involved, so there should be a result.

However, considering that Acheng would come to pick them up after school, Guier still called Sha Yanyao and told him that she would go out to eat cream cake with Song Xichen after school, so she would be home late, and asked him to tell Acheng not to come over.

But when school was over, she walked out of the school gate and saw that besides Song Xichen who was already waiting there, Acheng was also standing at the school gate.

Gui Er asked curiously, "Didn't Big Brother tell you? I'm going to meet the eldest young master of the Song family."

Ah Cheng smiled and said, "Of course the eldest young master said that, but the young commander gave me the order to ensure your safety, so wherever you and Young Master Song go to play, I have to go with you to avoid any accidents."

Gui'er had no choice but to let him go. At this time, Song Xichen came over and said, "Guier, let's go. This brother can come with you if he wants. He can help me watch the car when the time comes."

Then he pulled the two of them to the Café de Café.

After arriving, Acheng stayed in the car.

Gui'er and Song Xichen walked into the Kesling Café. When the waiter came over with the menu and asked what they wanted to eat, Song Xichen said, "Is the circus cake I ordered today ready?"

When the waiter heard this, he smiled and said, "It's Mr. Song. Please come this way." Then he led them to a seat near the inside and sat them down.

Guier observed it and found that this location was very clever. You couldn't see inside from the window, and this location could accommodate four people. One side was against the wall, and there were fences in front and back, leaving only one side for serving food. The two people sitting inside were relatively private, and even people in the cafe could hardly see clearly.

Not long after the two sat down, Xu Wenjie and Chen Zhongyu came over and greeted Song Xichen as if they had met by chance.

"Old Song, you came to Nanjing?"

"Old Chen, you're here for coffee too. Who is this?"

"This is Mr. Xu. He wants me to introduce him to a part-time job. I'm inviting him over here to talk."

"Why don't you sit with us? Everyone knows me anyway, and we've ordered a cake, so we can eat together."

"Okay."

So Xu Wenjie and Chen Zhongyu sat inside naturally, while Song Xichen and Guier sat on the outer aisle.

At this time, the waiter came over and served drinks to the three of them. Gui'er had milk tea, and the other three had coffee.

After a while, another cake was brought over. It was a very beautiful cake with an amusement park theme. The cream was green, and there was a circle of flowers along the edge. The outside was covered with a circle of biscuits in the shape of cute little animals, including lambs, rabbits, fish, and ponies. Each animal had a different color. A colorful lollipop was inserted in the center of the cake, and there were colorful ribbons hanging around the lollipop, making it look really like a carousel in an amusement park.

Chen Zhongyu said, "This cake is really unique in shape. When did Young Master Song start liking these things?"

Gui'er remembered that when she was little a few years ago, Song Xichen seemed to have treated her to a similar meal, so she smiled and said, "Brother Xichen treated me to it, let's all eat together."

Xu Wenjie smiled and said, "I see. I've heard that Gui'er was taken care of by Mr. Song in her early years. That love for her is still there."

Song Xichen smiled without saying anything. He took the cake knife and cut the cake into pieces, giving each person a piece.

Everyone started discussing while eating, and from time to time, they looked around to see if there were any suspicious people.

Chen Zhongyu said, "Comrade Liu's arrest was quite a surprise to us. He had originally evacuated the printing site and returned to the herbal medicine wholesale store he had been dealing with. Unexpectedly, after killing two of our comrades, the reactionaries returned and arrested everyone in the left and right stores. After a severe torture, some people could not bear it. Some unrelated witnesses revealed that Manager Liu had been to the printing site, so they dug deeper and implicated some comrades in Jiangcheng. Fortunately, no evidence was found in the end, and Lao Song was finally released."