A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Gui'er felt a little better after hearing what Miss Shen said. She sighed, "But ideas are contagious. I'm really worried that if I stay with them for too long, I'll become as calculating as they are. I really hope to grow up quickly."

Miss Shen said, "Xu Wenjie recently had a meeting with Chen Zhongyu and the others. When he came back, he conveyed a few key points. One is that the Japanese will launch a full-scale war of aggression sooner or later, and we must be prepared. The other is that our struggle is still very difficult, and we are besieged both internally and externally. Our current work requires long-term secrecy to ensure safety. Gui'er, our comrades have always been exposed and sacrificed. You may have become numb to Sha Yanyao's influence over time, but you must pay attention and protect yourself."

After hearing this, Gui'er felt as if she had been enlightened. In the past two years, she had been bothered by all kinds of trivial matters in the Marshal's Mansion. Sometimes she really felt that she had completely sunk into this world. Now, Miss Shen's reminder made her wake up again.

She said to Miss Shen, "Fengshu, don't worry. I will always be vigilant. If the organization has any tasks, feel free to give them to me."

Miss Shen smiled and said, "If there's a suitable mission, we'll definitely look for you. However, you're still a student, and the Marshal's Mansion is an old-fashioned, large family with strict discipline for girls, so it's relatively inconvenient for you to be here. If something goes wrong while carrying out a mission, it'll be very difficult to deal with. Sha Yanyao, although you appear to be relatively pure and upright, our political stances are different. Once exposed, we'll be mortal enemies. Fortunately, our two families have a special connection, so your closeness to me won't arouse suspicion."

Guier nodded in agreement.

After school that day, Gui'er remembered that she had not visited Jinbao and his mother for some time, so she asked Ah Cheng to call a rickshaw to take her to Jinbao's residence.

Walking into Jinbao's residence, a little maid who was responsible for taking care of children was holding Jinbao's son and coaxing him there. In the kitchen, the old woman was making dinner. Jinbao saw Gui'er coming and greeted her warmly: "Sister, you are here. Let's eat first before leaving."

Gui'er took the baby from the nanny, held it, teased it, and then gave it back to her. She said to Jinbao, "Aren't you doing well now? Living outside, my eldest brother comes over occasionally so that you don't have to suffer every day."

Jin Bao sighed and said, "My current situation is no different from my mother's. We are both raising children by ourselves. If something happens to my husband, I will be left with no one to rely on."

Gui'er didn't expect her to say that, but when she thought about it carefully, it was indeed the case. Jinbao's mother chose to be someone else's mistress, and was eventually abandoned by the family because her husband died. Jinbao was obviously educated and could be self-reliant, but she chose to depend on him. If she wasn't careful, she would end up like her mother.

Of course, she certainly couldn't say such things, so she comforted him, "You gave birth to the eldest grandson of the Sha family. I believe they will still think well of you. By the way, have you chosen a name for the child?"

When the name was mentioned, Jin Bao smiled a little and said, "Your eldest brother said that when we return to Jiangcheng for the New Year, he will let your handsome father give me a name. I think my life is still a little better than my mother's."

For a moment, Gui'er didn't know whether to feel happy for her or sad for her.

"Sister, I heard that our family recently bought a house and we are about to move in, right?" Jinbao suddenly asked.

Gui'er was stunned for a moment. She didn't know whether she should tell the truth to Jinbao, so she smiled and asked, "Who told you this?"

"Of course it's your brother. All the people here were arranged by your brother. If he hadn't told me, how would I know?"

Since Sha Yanyao had said so, Gui'er had nothing to hide. She nodded and said, "It's the Shen family's house. After Director Shen passed away, a group of tenants lived there. Now they've moved them out, but it still needs to be renovated before people can move in."

Jin Bao said anxiously, "Will everyone move in by then? Will you move in too?"

Gui'er was stunned for a moment and said, "I think so." After all, Sha Yanxiao was worried about Gui'er living alone.

"What should I do then? What about my children?" Jinbao said anxiously.

Gui'er couldn't help but feel speechless in her heart. Jinbao still didn't know her position. She was actually a mistress. Sha Yanyao was a government official and could not take concubines. The reason why a ruthless person like Miss Tian could tolerate her having a child was just to prevent herself from being unable to have children. Gui'er guessed that if Miss Tian gave birth to a boy, she would definitely not let Jinbao and her child have an easy time.

But she was too lazy to remind Jinbao, so as to avoid any more trouble.

When they returned to the Sha Mansion that night, Miss Tian noticed that Gui'er had left school later than usual. She realized she must have gone to see Jinbao, so she asked her with a smile, "Sister, how is your cheap sister-in-law doing lately? Is the child okay? You seem to care about her very much."

Gui'er sighed. She felt that this was not a solution, so she smiled and said to Miss Tian, ​​"Sister-in-law, you are my sister-in-law. I go to see them, mother and son, so that my brother can go less twice, so that he can spend more time with you, right?"

Miss Tian was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "My sister has really grown up and is becoming more and more talkative."

Gui'er smiled and said, "I'm telling the truth. I wasn't the one who found Jinbao to give birth to a son for my eldest brother. Now I'm helping my eldest brother share some of the burden so that he can be at ease with you. I'm still being blamed every day. If you don't like it, I won't go. But now the child is about to be fed, and Jinbao has a strong personality. If he makes a fuss, he'll have to move back home. You'll be the one worrying about it, sister-in-law."

In the past, Guier always accepted Miss Tian's sarcasm and ridicule, and just laughed it off and put on a smile. But she didn't expect that today Guier would point out the key point of the matter without any hesitation, and she felt a little embarrassed.

The wife tried to smooth things over, saying with a smile, "Why are you so fussy, kid? We're all family. If you help your eldest brother, will your eldest sister-in-law be sorry for you?"

Sha Yanyao also said awkwardly, "Sister, you've been wronged. When your nephew grows up, he'll remember your kindness."

Miss Tian saw that everyone was saying that and smiled and said, "Sister, please don't mind me. I'm just in a bad mood because I'm pregnant. Please don't mind me. I always say that you are the most sensible. A few days ago, my mother asked someone to bring me some clothes, bags, and shoes from abroad, and I said I must bring some for you."

Seeing that Miss Tian was also showing goodwill, Gui Er immediately stopped and said, "Thank you very much, sister-in-law. It is still my eldest sister-in-law who cares about me the most."