A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

They had arrived at the school gate by then. Guier opened the car door and got out, and found Miss Shen standing at the door welcoming students. She also saw Sha Yanyao bringing Guier over, and nodded with a smile.

Sha Yanyao also smiled and nodded, then drove away.

Miss Shen asked Gui'er, "How come your elder brother is free to take you to school today?"

Gui Er smiled bitterly and said, "He's also asking about Director Shen's treasure."

Miss Shen sighed and said, "Did my father really leave such a huge treasure? My mother didn't want me to sign this power of attorney for you, saying that it was our family treasure."

Gui'er smiled and said, "Sister Fengshu, you know me well. I don't care about these things. I'm willing to do this so hard simply because I know the Japanese are coveting these antiques. When you and my eldest brother got married, didn't the Marshal give Director Shen a batch of jewelry? Among them were some antiques of Empress Dowager Cixi that were found in the Ji family. One of them was a jade watermelon, which is a national treasure. I just don't want it to fall into the hands of the Japanese."

Miss Shen sighed and said, "I've discussed this with my mother, but she still can't accept the fact that my father has a concubine. She feels that I'm the only bloodline of the Shen family, and now she has to sit down and discuss this matter with that person on an equal footing, and she can't accept it emotionally."

She paused and continued, "On the other hand, she feels that everything my father left behind belongs to me. She even feels that I was at a disadvantage by marrying into the Shuai Mansion and then getting divorced. She even feels that the Sha Mansion has an obligation to help us recover these treasures."

At this point, she blushed and said, "I also know that this doesn't make sense. At the beginning, I didn't know that the Marshal gave so many antiques, calligraphy and paintings, as well as gold and silver treasures to my father in order to facilitate the marriage between me and your eldest brother. If these things were found in the Ji family, your second brother should have inherited them. After all, he is Miss Ji's husband. Speaking of which, Miss Ji has been dead for several years, and your second brother has not remarried yet. It's a rare sign of deep affection."

Guier smiled awkwardly, thinking of the chaotic days when Miss Ji was in the Marshal's Mansion, she was still a little scared. Moreover, after Miss Ji's death, Sha Yanxiao had also looked for her at the beginning, but his requirements were relatively high. He wanted to find some noble ladies who could bring benefits to himself. But in the current situation, the heir of a local warlord would be considered too risky by the children of high-ranking officials, which would make Sha Yanxiao have no market.

When Gui'er returned home from school that day, she wanted to make a phone call to tell Sha Yanxiao about the situation, but there were too many people in Sha's house to hear her, so she thought about having dinner and then thinking of a reason to go out to buy books, newspapers, pens, etc., and made the call at the phone booth outside.

As soon as they arrived at the dining room, Miss Tian said, "Sister, Miss Shen, how are things going over there? Have you opened a power of attorney?"

Gui'er was very alert. She knew that Miss Tian should not be allowed to get too involved in this matter. After all, she was Director Tian's niece. If she knew how much the treasure was, it would be troublesome if she got interested in it.

Guier smiled and said, "Teacher Shen said she would go home and discuss it with Mrs. Shen, but she told me that her family doesn't recognize the illegitimate child, so they don't recognize Director Shen's statement about the children inheriting together, so they are unwilling to issue a power of attorney now."

Miss Shen laughed when she heard this and said, "This old woman really doesn't know what's good for her. We're helping them with something, yet they're still fussing over these trivial details. They and their daughter actually want to take it all. Gui'er, do you know how much stuff is in here?"

Guier smiled and said, "The reason why my father was so active in looking for it was mainly because he wanted to get back the things he had given to Director Shen. I don't know much about the other things. After all, Director Shen never told our family anything."

Sha Yanyao said to Miss Tian, ​​"You are pregnant now, so don't think about those trivial things. Take good care of your health."

Miss Tian turned around and said to Sha Yanyao with a smile, "My dear, isn't this also for our family? After the baby is born, there will be a lot of expenses to spend. If we can get this money, we can relax a little."

Sha Yanyao glanced at Gui'er and said, "Even if we take it back, my father gave the Ji family's things to Director Shen. They were the inheritance left by my second brother's wife."

Miss Tian was stunned for a moment and said, "So what you mean is that when the things are brought back, they will all belong to the second wife and have nothing to do with us, right? In that case, we have no choice but to tighten our belts and get rid of those irrelevant people in the family, right?"

When Jinbao heard this, he was stunned and looked up at Miss Tian in horror.

Miss Tian said to Jin Bao nonchalantly, "I'm talking about you. I heard you've been craving bird's nest and milk all day. Those things were sent by my parents, and they're not enough for me. The doctor my mother called said I'm too thin, which is not good for the baby. You stayed here and ate up all my food. You'd better get out now."

Jin Bao said cautiously, "Madam, I didn't eat yours. The ones I ate were brought from Jiangcheng. The second young master gave them to Miss Gui'er."

Guier frowned after hearing this. It turned out that she was the easiest to bully in the room, but she didn't even know about this.

She didn't want to get involved in such a quarrel, so she smiled and said, "I'm done eating. I'm going out to buy an English dictionary. You guys can eat slowly."

Then, she asked Ah Cheng to take a rickshaw and went out. After walking for a long time, she looked back and saw that there was no one there. She asked Ah Cheng to stop the rickshaw and found a telephone booth on the street.

Called Sha Yanxiao.

Sha Yanxiao should have returned to his courtyard by this time, so Guier directly dialed the phone number of the Marshal's Mansion.

The call went through quickly. Gui'er relayed Miss Shen's intentions to Sha Yanxiao, who sighed and said, "Alas, that's just a woman's opinion. I understand. I'll discuss this with my father later."

Gui'er said to Sha Yanxiao, "Brother, there's one more thing I need to tell you. Director Tian and Miss Tian seem very interested in this treasure. Director Tian even asked you about it in public, but you dragged the issue down to the conflict between Miss Shen and the illegitimate child and didn't give a direct answer. This time, I called you from outside the house."

Sha Yanxiao smiled and said, "As expected, these spy chiefs are all the same kind of people. Got it? You don't have to worry about this matter for now."