A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Gui'er didn't know there was such an inside story, and couldn't help but sigh. No wonder no one in the Nationalist government really did anything for the country. If you didn't make money, others would. If you had money and wanted to get involved, you would be ripped off.

Guier knew the course of history, but she really wanted to get through this dark period as quickly as possible.

The next night, Gui'er was wondering when Sha Yanxiao's ten gold bars would arrive when Wu Mingqiang arrived. Besides the ten gold bars, he also brought a new batch of supplies. He said to his wife and Sha Yanyao, "The Second Young Master heard that the eldest young master's wedding was imminent, so he specifically asked me to bring some things over. I'm sure they'll be useful."

These things include the latest patterns of silk and satin, French perfumes, handbags, English watches, as well as imported chocolates, cookies and so on.

The lady and Sha Yanyao were overjoyed and expressed their gratitude repeatedly. The lady called out to the servants, "Come, come, come, quickly store all these things in the warehouse."

Dingxiang became anxious when she heard this. She opened her mouth but didn't dare to step forward.

Gui'er knew that a considerable portion of the things in here were for her, but now was the critical moment to save Manager Liu, and she didn't want to cause any trouble, so she was too lazy to say anything.

Wu Mingqiang smiled and said to Sha Yanyao, "The second young master also asked me to tell the eldest young master that my sister is here entirely thanks to my eldest brother's care, so please take care of her."

After hearing this, Sha Yanyao immediately understood and said with a smile, "You're too polite, second brother. We are all family, and my sister is so well-behaved. We all like her very much." Then he turned to Dingxiang and said, "There should be a portion for my sister among these things. Take it out and put it aside. I will only give it to my sister when the time comes."

When Dingxiang heard this, she quickly said, "Yes." Then she went to get the things.

Sha Yanxiao brought Guier a new dress, white calfskin boots, a silk scarf, and daily snacks like milk powder, cookies, etc. Dingxiang also took out some.

Jin Bao said to Gui Er with envy, "Gui Er is really favored by this second brother."

Guier took out a bag of cookies and gave it to her, saying, "Here are some for you."

Jinbao said in surprise: "Thank you, I have never eaten foreign biscuits before."

Wu Mingqiang was about to leave after delivering his belongings. Gui'er walked him out of the hospital and asked, "Is Second Brother okay over there? It's not very convenient for me to talk to him on the phone."

Wu Mingqiang said, "We sent people to Shanghai to see that there were already many Japanese on the streets. The young marshal said that a major war might be imminent. Now the young marshal is also raising money everywhere to prepare for war. However, it is discouraging to say that the Japanese are too well-equipped. We small-town warlords may find it difficult to resist. So, the young marshal is also prepared. If we can't win, we will go to the mountains. He said it is called guerrilla warfare."

Gui'er was stunned for a moment. She probably didn't have this concept at that time. If Sha Yanxiao had such an idea, then he could actually join Song Xichen and Chen Zhongyu in the future. At least they had the same ideas.

I returned to my room and had just sat down when Dingxiang pushed the door open and brought me milk.

Seeing Gui'er reading a book and drinking milk, Dingxiang hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Miss, I'm not saying anything, but you have to be careful of Miss Jinbao."

Guier said, "What's wrong?"

Dingxiang said, "She's like a black-eyed chicken now, always staring at rich men. Just now, when she saw the Second Young Master sent so many things, she immediately asked other servants about him. You'd better be careful, or she will become the Second Young Master's wife by accident."

Gui'er didn't expect Jinbao to be so proactive, but Sha Yanxiao was not in Nanjing, and she didn't hate Jinbao. She felt that Jinbao was a cultured person who knew how to fight for opportunities for himself. Such a person should have lived a good life no matter what era. It was a pity that he was not interested in revolution, otherwise he would be a very capable comrade.

She smiled and said to Ding Xiang, "It doesn't matter. Second Brother is not here anyway. She can only think about it, but there is nothing she can do."

Ding Xiang said, "That's not what I meant. If you give her all the things the Second Young Master sent her, there's no guarantee that she won't have some dirty thoughts. Then she'll ask you for more. You're so shameless, it's definitely hard to refuse."

Gui'er suddenly realized that it was because of this. In fact, Gui'er knew that Dingxiang would eat all the things Sha Yanxiao sent her, except for the clothes and shoes that were unique to her, such as food and drinks, such as milk, biscuits, chocolate and the like. Dingxiang would probably eat about 1/3 of them, but Gui'er pretended not to know. After all, she was quite pitiful. She was in her early 20s and had passed the best marriage age among the servants. Moreover, the war-torn era was about to come, and it was not certain whether she could survive. Eating something was nothing.

The next morning, before Gui'er went to school, Sha Yanyao said to her, "I've discussed this with Director Tian. Manager Liu should be released this afternoon. Ask his wife to wait at the prison gate."

When Gui'er heard this, she said excitedly, "Okay, I'll go right away."

Seeing her happy expression, Sha Yanyao said with a smile, "You are not allowed to skip school."

Gui'er quickly agreed, "Okay, I won't skip school." On the way to school, she told Ah Cheng to go to the inn and inform Zhang and Du Lao Er. She then gave them two silver dollars and said, "Manager Liu has been locked up for so long, the food there must not be very good. When he gets out, take him to eat something good to replenish his nutrition. This money also includes money for Zhang and his wife's return tickets. If it's not enough, tell me again."

When she arrived at school, she found an opportunity to tell Xu Wenjie the news that Manager Liu had been released today.

Xu Wenjie was also very happy. He looked at Gui'er with a smile and said, "I also have good news to tell you. Your sister Feng Shu and I are getting married."

Gui'er was stunned for a moment, then said in surprise, "That's great! Congratulations! It's been so hard for you all to come this far."

Xu Wenjie smiled and said, "I still have to thank her for not looking down on me when I was at my lowest point. Although I work several jobs now, my income is limited. However, her mother was afraid of her age, so she had no choice but to agree."

Gui'er asked, "Then what are you going to do?" At that time, when Miss Shen and Sha Yanyao got married, the scene was very grand.

Xu Wenjie was stunned for a moment, then said a little embarrassedly, "We don't have many relatives or friends, so we thought we'd just invite a few friends over for dinner. We all thought you had to come."

Gui'er felt she had been too rash when she heard this. After all, they weren't the wealthy family they once were. So she quickly said, "That's good too. It saves a lot of attention. A few good friends can get together and chat, which is a bit more relaxing."

But she felt that she didn't know whether Miss Shen would agree, at least her mother would definitely not agree.