A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Although Mrs. Shen and Mrs. Xu tried to persuade her to stay, Miss Tian still left.

Miss Shen secretly winked at Guier, meaning to ask Guier, is this Sha Yanyao's fiancée?

Guier nodded. She took out the gift that Miss Tian had prepared and gave it to Miss Shen and Xu Wenjie, saying, "This is a wedding gift for you two."

Xu Wenjie opened the box and was delighted to see the men's watch. He picked it up and put it on his wrist. Miss Shen said, "This watch is not cheap. It's really expensive for a little kid like you to buy something so expensive."

Gui Er didn't want to hide it from them, so she said, "Actually, this was obtained by Miss Tian through someone."

They were all very surprised when they heard this. Mrs. Shen and Mrs. Xu both agreed that Miss Tian was a generous, kind and beautiful young lady.

Mrs. Shen sighed and said, "You said that this guy named Sha is so lucky. He finds only rich girls, and they are all from their families who support him."

Miss Shen quickly whispered, "Mom, please stop talking."

Xu Wenjie and his mother, Mrs. Xu, were a little embarrassed, but Xu Wenjie quickly smiled and said, "Gui'er, go in and sit down first and have some candy."

Guier walked into the hall, where there were a few unfamiliar people sitting. They looked to be in their forties or fifties, and should be their relatives. However, judging by their clothes, they were just ordinary people. The men were wearing long robes, and the back of the suit worn by one of them was wrinkled, and it was obvious that the fabric was not good. The women were all wearing floral cheongsams made of homespun cloth, and they looked a bit restrained.

Guier greeted politely, saying "Hello", and then sat down.

Seeing Gui'er dressed in fine clothes and behaved gracefully, a woman in her 40s with a somewhat withered appearance, the people asked, "Young lady, are you a relative of the Shen family?"

Gui Er said, "I am Teacher Shen's student. She takes good care of me at school, so I came to celebrate her wedding."

After hearing this, several people said to each other, "This student is quite good. He comes from a wealthy family and has a noble character. My eldest nephew has found this marriage and now works as a janitor at the school. It will be beneficial for him to meet many young ladies and gentlemen from wealthy families in the future."

It turned out to be Xu Wenjie's uncle's house.

Guier glanced around. Inside the dining room, two tables had been set up, covered with festive red cloths and filled with soft drinks, candies, and a lot of flowers. The living room had been decorated with a lot of fresh flowers. It was obvious that, although simple, it had been thoughtfully decorated.

Xu Wenjie was wearing a well-tailored suit made of high-end fabric, but Guier had seen him wear this suit before when she was in Shanghai. Miss Shen, on the other hand, looked very beautiful in a red dress, with a set of pearl earrings and necklace, which made her look charming and decent.

Gui'er and other guests sat in the living room for about half an hour, but no other guests came. Mrs. Xu, Mrs. Shen, and the two newlyweds stood at the door of Shen's house waiting, and occasionally came in to greet the guests.

One of Xu Wenjie's uncles began to wonder, "It seems like we're the only relatives on the man's side. What other relatives does the woman have?"

The chubby woman said, "It is said that there are three uncles who will come with their aunt and children."

"Why don't the relatives from my father's side come over?"

"We are the same. When Wenjie's father was still alive, he had a lot of cousins. Now they are all gone. It can be said that when you are poor in the city, you have no close neighbors, but when you are rich in the mountains, you have distant relatives. Only blood relatives like us will come to visit."

"That's right, the world is so fickle."

It was almost time to sit down when five or six more people finally arrived. They were all men and women in their forties or fifties, with no young people. Miss Shen warmly entertained them, saying, "Uncle and aunt, you've come all this way, thank you for your hard work."

Mrs. Shen asked, "Why don't the children come over? Let them meet their son-in-law."

A middle-aged man said, "They have to go to work and take care of the kids, so it's inconvenient for them to travel far, so we old folks came here." As he spoke, he looked up and saw Gui'er, and immediately smiled and said, "Isn't this the Marshal's daughter? You're here for the wedding too? How's the Marshal now?"

Gui'er thought the man looked familiar. She seemed to have seen him at the wedding banquet when Miss Shen and Sha Yanyao got married. She might have even taken a photo with him in the group photo. She smiled and said, "Hello, uncle. I'm currently studying at Jinling Girls' Middle School and am under the care of Teacher Shen, so I came here to congratulate him on his wedding."

Gui'er said this in order to prevent Xu Wenjie's uncle's relatives from thinking that Miss Shen had been married to Sha Yanyao before.

Fortunately, the middle-aged man was also a smooth person. After a pause, he immediately said with a smile on his face: "As expected of the Marshal's daughter, this person has really good character."

When the people from Xu Wenjie's uncle's family heard that Gui'er was the daughter of the Marshal's family, their attitude became better and they spoke a little cautiously, as if they were talking to some important person.

By this point, the guests had finally arrived late, but there were fewer than expected, only thirteen in total. One table was too many, and two tables were too few, so they all just sat at one table.

It was obvious that Mrs. Shen was quite attentive to Miss Shen's wedding. She had prepared a lot of delicious food, including delicacies from land and sea, abalone, sea cucumber, shark's fin, and bird's nest. Guier heard one of Xu Wenjie's aunts say, "A lean camel is bigger than a horse. After all, they are rich. They are not like the Xu family. Once their brother-in-law falls, his property will be divided up by his brothers. Wenjie is lucky to marry Miss Shen. Maybe we can also benefit from her in the future."

Gui'er finished the wedding banquet in accordance with the rules and then said goodbye and left.

Back at the Sha Mansion, Sha Yanyao saw her and asked, "How is it?"

Guier said, "It's good. The food is delicious."

The lady beside her said, "Mrs. Shen is really petty. If she invites me, I will go and I will also prepare a generous gift for her."

Gui'er quickly explained, "No, it seems they only invited a few relatives. Among those relatives, only the elders went. The younger generations didn't go. The people who were supposed to have two tables only went to one, saying that the young people were busy."

The lady was silent for a long time and then said, "The world is cruel and indifferent. If our family doesn't make progress, we might end up like them. Fortunately, our family is lucky. In a few days, your eldest brother will be engaged to Miss Tian. The dress you are wearing today is very nice. You should wear the same dress when the event comes. There will probably be many political and business figures attending. You must not be disrespectful to the guests."

Gui'er quickly said, "Okay."