A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

However, despite what he said, the son born by Jinbao was indeed the Marshal's first grandson, and the Marshal was still very happy. However, considering that Miss Tian did not hold a full-month banquet, later, while Miss Tian was back at her parents' home, the lady took Sha Yanyao and Guier to Jinbao and took a photo with the baby. They took two photos, and sent the one without Jinbao back to the Marshal to see.

The Marshal was very happy, and everyone did things according to his mood. After that, gifts from each room came one after another. Some gave jade pendants, some gave gold bracelets, and the most luxurious gifts were from the fourth concubine and Sha Yanxiao.

Sha Yanxiao received a complete set of gold necklaces, gold bracelets, and longevity locks, and even Jinbao received a pair of jade bracelets. The fourth concubine received alligator leather bags, baby clothes, a cradle, and several cans of foreign baby formula from overseas.

Of course, Miss Tian knew nothing about these things. They were sent directly to Jinbao. When Jinbao received them, her eyes lit up and her whole body trembled, as if she were the real eldest young lady. She excitedly said to Guier, "The families in the mansion have been so kind to us mother and son. I must write a letter back to thank them. Guier, please help me send it when the time comes."

Gui'er didn't know what to say for a moment. She didn't expect Jinbao to be so unclear about the situation. If she really helped to send it, what would happen if Miss Tian found out?

She smiled and said, "Winter vacation will start in about two months. You will go back home for the New Year. You can thank them in person when you go back. They will do the same. There is no need to send them back and forth."

After hearing this, Jinbao smiled and said, "That's right."

Seeing that she had listened, Gui'er finally breathed a sigh of relief. Now the new house in the Sha family was being renovated, and Sha Yanyao went there every day to supervise the progress. Gui'er also took the opportunity to go with him, not because she was really concerned about the decoration, but because she didn't want to face Miss Tian alone.

Miss Tian is now showing her pregnancy, and her temper has become more and more delicate. Everyone in the mansion is afraid of her and tries to avoid her whenever possible. Gui'er even suspects that Sha Yanyao is so active in supervising the progress of the renovations because he wants to avoid her.

That day, Gui'er and Sha Yanyao went to see the new residence again. They saw that the dilapidated walls had been painted, and the debris in the yard had been cleared out. The workers in charge of the renovation said to Sha Yanyao, "Mr. Sha, most of the repairs have been done. Can you see if there's anything else that needs to be done? Some of the furniture here was left by the previous tenants. Do you want it? If not, I'll take it away for you."

Sha Yanyao took Gui'er around the building, picked out the old ones and discarded them, and asked the workers to move the new ones to the servants' house for the servants to use. After the entire place was cleared and cleaned, they could buy new furniture and then move in.

After finishing the reading, Sha Yanyao returned to the living room, looked up at the high ceiling and said to Gui'er, "Guier, do you think we should buy a crystal chandelier? It would look so grand if it were hung here."

Gui'er thought for a moment. The catastrophe of Nanjing would come in a few years, and everything would be wiped out. Why bother? So she said, "You should probably discuss this with your sister-in-law. After all, she's pregnant and has a lot of mood swings. I heard yesterday that because the maid in her room didn't arrange the cut fruit to her liking, she slapped her several times, leaving her mouth raw."

Sha Yanyao sighed and said, "I only now understand the meaning of the saying 'Eight out of ten things in this world are not what you want'. When I married your teacher Shen, Director Shen once said that he wanted to buy a house in Nanjing and that we could move there. I just thought it was a joke at the time, but now it seems that this house is the one. However, by the time I moved in, my wife had already moved on. What a twist of fate."

Gui'er's eyes widened. This meant that it was possible that Director Shen had originally purchased this house for his daughter and son-in-law, but later he changed his mind and didn't even want his daughter to know about the house.

Sha Yanyao saw Gui'er's expression, paused, and asked quietly, "Does your teacher Shen have any objection to our family insisting on taking this property?"

Gui'er quickly said, "I've asked her about this, but she didn't seem to care much about it. She's more concerned about the fact that Director Shen found a mistress outside and had a child. It seems that Mrs. Shen and Miss Shen are still having trouble getting over it."

Sha Yanyao smiled wryly and said, "She's still the same, ignorant of the sufferings of the world. The discord between us stems from her overly romantic approach to many things. Her current husband, Xu Wenjie, also has this tendency, adding a useless nerd to our committee. I never imagined that the son of the former Executive Yuan's renowned Vice Premier Xu would be such a idiot. I hope the wealth Director Shen left them will ensure they both a carefree life."

Gui'er was actually very happy to hear this, as it meant Xu Wenjie was hiding well and hadn't attracted too much suspicion from others. She quickly added fuel to the fire, saying, "Actually, Boss Xu is a good person. He currently has a job running a bookstore and works as a janitor at the school. He's a very hardworking person who makes money."

Sha Yanyao looked at Gui'er and smiled. "You've really been with Teacher Shen for a long time. Sometimes your way of looking at things is probably influenced by her, you know? Money isn't earned. If a person's livelihood depends on that little salary, they'll never be able to turn their lives around. Instead, they'll become increasingly strapped for cash. In two years, I should find you a husband. Do you want to stay in Jiangcheng or Nanjing?"

Gui'er hadn't expected Sha Yanyao to say this out of the blue. She didn't know if Sha Yanyao had some ulterior motive, so she quickly said, "I'm not in a hurry yet. Lily isn't even married yet. I want to finish my studies and work for two years before considering it."

Sha Yanyao frowned and said, "It seems that Shen Fengshu has indeed made her into a so-called modern woman. Look at your sister Jinbao. She also planned to be a career woman at first, but after only two days of work, she found that making a living was difficult. It would be more cost-effective to find a good job as soon as possible."

In fact, Gui'er has always been a little unable to see through Sha Yanyao. She feels that he is both elegant and vicious, both cowardly and smooth, and seems to be quite open-minded in some aspects. But now it seems that he is a complete mercenary. It must be said that he is indeed not worthy of Miss Shen.

However, Gui Er still smiled and said, "I feel that my future marriage will probably be decided by my father, eldest brother, and second brother. I don't think you will treat me unfairly."

Sha Yanyao was quite happy to hear that and touched Guier's head. Guier secretly strengthened her defenses in her heart, for she was afraid that she was going to be used as a tool for marriage with another family.