A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Gui'er hadn't expected them to actually consider her, and she couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. Luckily, they hadn't found anyone they considered suitable. She quickly smiled and said, "Thank you, sister-in-law and aunt-in-law, for your concern. I'm actually very grateful for your concern for me, but it took a lot of effort for my family to pay for my education, so I have to work for two years to earn some money to repay them for their kindness in supporting my education."

Miss Tian smiled and said, "Sister, you are a person who knows how to repay kindness. No wonder father likes you so much."

The two chatted for a while, and then Miss Tian's mahjong friends arrived, so she hurried off to play mahjong, leaving Gui'er alone there reading the newspaper.

Gui'er didn't care. She thought the current affairs news in the newspaper and playing mahjong were much more interesting.

As he was watching, suddenly several people in Zhongshan suits came in hurriedly. The housekeeper was about to go up to greet them, but they said directly: "Housekeeper, we are here to see the director for an urgent matter."

The housekeeper seemed accustomed to their abrupt behavior. He pointed upstairs and said, "Director Tian is in the study upstairs."

Those people turned around and ran hurriedly towards the study upstairs.

Gui'er felt it was very strange, and judging from the way they were dressed and the fact that they were very familiar with the servants at home, they were most likely Director Tian's subordinates. Was there some emergency?

Gui'er hesitated whether to run up and eavesdrop, but she was afraid that it would be too abrupt and would arouse suspicion.

At this time, a little girl came out of the kitchen with some biscuits and a pot of tea and went upstairs.

Gui'er suddenly had an idea and said, "Are these snacks for my sister-in-law and the others?"

The little girl smiled and said, "Yes."

Guier smiled and said, "That's great. There are snacks. I'll go and watch them play cards." Then she went to the second floor with the little girl.

The noisiest room on the second floor was naturally the one where Miss Tian and her friends were playing mahjong. Gui'er was walking around when she suddenly said, "Ouch, my stomach hurts a little. Where's the bathroom? Is it that one?"

She deliberately pointed to a room with a more luxurious doorway, which she judged to be a study, and asked.

The little girl smiled and said, "No, this is our second master's study."

Gui'er quickly said, "Is that the one next door?"

The little girl giggled, "No way! Whose toilet is so luxurious? Turn the corner at the end of the corridor, that's the toilet."

Gui'er suddenly understood and said with a smile, "Oh, so that's how it is. I'll go to the bathroom first."

Then he walked forward, and deliberately walked to the side close to the two study rooms. The little girl didn't care and went in with snacks and tea.

Gui'er slowed down her pace and paused at the door of Director Tian's study, hearing nothing.

She didn't give up. She looked around and saw that there was no one around, so she put her head against the door and listened.

"Chen Manli sent a message saying that she has contacted Liu Mingliang and is going to execute the plan."

"Very good, is the success rate of this matter high?" It was Director Tian's voice.

"Chen Manli is quite confident. She said Liu Mingliang had been pursuing her for a long time, and our colleagues in Shanghai have already started taking action."

"Great! This means our work in Shanghai has made significant progress, and you've also done a great job. Go back to the institute and inform everyone to have a meeting this evening. Then we'll set off immediately after the meeting. No one is allowed to go home; we'll set off directly from the institute."

When Gui'er heard this, she guessed that their conversation was about to end, so she tiptoed away and went to the bathroom at the end of the corridor. She went in to relieve herself, then slowly walked out of the bathroom and went straight into the room where Miss Tian and the others were playing mahjong.

The room was filled with smoke, the sound of mahjong tiles clacking, and the smell of countless perfumes. Miss Tian was sitting at the mahjong table with her big belly, playing the game of Sifangcheng addictedly.

The other young ladies and wealthy ladies were not familiar with Gui'er. Mrs. Tian and her husband sat aside, chatting about family matters and eating melon seeds.

Guier found an inconspicuous corner, sat down, grabbed the melon seeds on the table and started eating them.

Not long after they sat down, Director Tian walked in. When the ladies saw him come in, they all stood up and greeted him with a smile.

Director Tian smiled slightly and nodded, then glanced at the people in the room, and finally walked up to Mrs. Tian and said, "Sister-in-law, I have to go out for a couple of days."

Mrs. Tian stood up and said, "Oh, okay, are you going on business?"

Director Tian smiled and said, "Yes, I'll be gone for a few days. I'll leave the family to you."

Mrs. Tian smiled and said, "Don't worry, be careful."

Then Director Tian turned and left. Mrs. Tian sat down again and continued chatting with his wife. His wife asked curiously, "Director Tian really trusts you. He came to tell you before going on a business trip."

Mrs. Tian sighed and said, "Originally, his wife should have been the head of the family, as she's the eldest. But his wife and children are not in good health and have been recuperating in their hometown. It just so happens that my husband and I have come here to do business, so we just decided to live together. It's convenient for the whole family."

Then the two of them started chatting about family matters.

Gui'er was a little restless. She felt that Director Tian's trip to Shanghai was very likely to target her comrades. The two names she had just heard were Chinese names, not Japanese names.

She had to get the message out as soon as possible. She turned around and looked at her wife and Mrs. Tian, ​​who were still chatting there.

Gui Er thought it over again and again, then went up to the lady and said, "Mother, I forgot. I made an appointment with Zhou Huifang to visit her home. It's still early, so I'd like to go."

Before the lady could speak, Mrs. Tian said, "Is this Zhou the same Director Zhou from before?"

The wife quickly smiled and said, "Yes, it's his niece. She happens to be a classmate of our Gui'er. It seems that her father is still working in the same unit."

Mrs. Tian nodded and said, "I heard that this honest man is better than his brother."

The lady smiled and said, "Yes, according to the rules, they shouldn't have any further contact with the brothers who have harmed our family like this, but my daughter is soft-hearted."

Mrs. Tian smiled and said, "Alas, there's nothing we can do. When a person dies, his debts are forgiven."

Seeing that the ladies were about to start chatting one after another, Gui'er quickly interrupted: "Then I will..."

The lady nodded and said, "Go ahead."

Gui'er was very excited, but she remained calm and said politely as usual, "Mother, I'm leaving first." She turned around and greeted Mrs. Tian, ​​"Mrs. Tian, ​​I'm leaving first."

Then he walked out, passed by the mahjong table, and said hello to Miss Tian: "Sister-in-law, I have an appointment with a friend to go to her house to play, so I'll go first."

Miss Tian didn't even raise her head, but nodded and said, "Okay."