A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

"Madam, you shouldn't say that. If the young mistress hears it, she might cause a huge uproar." The nanny hurriedly advised the lady.

She finally stopped talking and turned to Gui'er, saying, "After school tomorrow, go to your sister Jinbao for me and tell her that it's nothing serious and that everything is over. Tell her to take care of herself and give me a few more grandchildren."

Gui'er had been running around all day and was a little tired. She quickly agreed and said, "Okay, mother, you're tired too. Take a rest first. I'll be out first."

As soon as she returned to the room, Dingxiang walked in with a gossipy look on her face and said, "Miss, our house is really lively today."

Gui Er sighed and said, "It would have been even better if I could have watched this excitement from the sidelines, but unfortunately, Madam asked me to go and tell Jin Bao to continue bearing my eldest brother's child. If Miss Tian knew about this, she would tear me apart."

When Ding Xiang heard this, she said worriedly, "You can't agree to that. If you do that, you'll be stuck in a sandwich, right?"

Gui Er sighed and said, "We are all under each other's roof. What can I do if I don't agree?"

The next day after school, Guier walked out of the classroom and was about to go to the school gate to take the van that Acheng found to go to Jinbao.

Suddenly, she saw Miss Shen walking in from outside the school in a panic. She hurriedly asked, "Teacher Shen, what's going on?"

Miss Shen smiled and said, "Ah, nothing, you're out of school, so hurry home."

Gui'er was a little confused, but without thinking too much, she turned around and went to the school gate.

Ah Cheng had already found a rickshaw and helped her get on it. She suddenly noticed that something seemed unusual around the school. Usually, there were some mobile vendors pushing carts or carrying baskets to sell snacks, as well as some small items like hairpins. Today, in addition to the vendors and the bustling students' parents, there were also a few people in Zhongshan suits standing in the corner behind the vendors, looking out eagerly, closely watching the situation on the road.

She immediately felt something was wrong. This person looked like someone secretly following her, so she couldn't help but take a few more glances. Suddenly, she found a familiar figure standing in a corner. It was the captain of Director Zhou's operations team before he died. This captain had helped Director Zhou extort people from the Sha Mansion. Later, Director Zhou died and Director Tian took over. As someone close to Director Zhou, he should have lost his power, but he should still be in his original unit.

When Gui'er thought of this, her heart suddenly tightened. Looking at Miss Shen's expression just now, could it be that they were monitoring Miss Shen?

"Huang Rickshaw, I suddenly remembered that I forgot to take a book, so I have to go back to school first."

"Okay." The rickshaw driver said as he was about to turn around and go back.

"No, don't go back, keep moving forward." Acheng suddenly interrupted.

"No, Brother Cheng, I want to go back and get my book." Guier said hurriedly.

"My dear aunt, if you are in a hurry to read a book, go to the bookstore and buy one. Something is not right there just now. It may become a place of trouble soon. Let's go as far away as possible." Ah Cheng said while urging the rickshaw driver to go faster.

Gui'er felt even more uneasy. It was obvious that Ah Cheng had also seen the group of people just now. Would Miss Shen be in danger?

She remembered that she had been framed by that group of people before, and when she was tortured, they couldn't even harm a little girl. If it were Miss Shen, she didn't know what methods they would use. Thinking of this, Gui'er's heart was pounding.

But what could I do if I went back? I didn't know the reason, and Miss Shen didn't show any intention of telling me. If I went back rashly, would it make things worse?

She tried hard to calm herself down and think of a solution.

After thinking it over, I decided not to go back to school for the time being. I didn't know the whole story, and if I went back, I might end up asking for trouble.

The rickshaw took Gui'er all the way to Jinbao's apartment. After getting off the rickshaw, Ah Cheng paid the fare and said to the rickshaw driver, "Wait here for a while. We need to take another bus later."

The rickshaw driver was very happy not to have to go around soliciting passengers. He nodded and said, "Okay, okay."

Gui'er came to the apartment where Jinbao lived and knocked on the door. The maid looked through the peephole and opened the door only after recognizing Gui'er.

Jinbao was sitting on the sofa in the hall, with the nanny holding her son and making him laugh. She herself was sitting there with her legs crossed, doing nothing, listening to opera on the radio.

Gui'er sighed and said, "You seem to be taking it easy. Mother's head is broken because of you."

Jin Bao waved his hand and said to the maid and the old woman, "Why don't you go get something to entertain the young lady? What are you standing there for?"

The servants got busy. Jin Bao said with a smile, "She caused the trouble herself. What does it have to do with me? I really meant well."

Gui'er sighed, sat down on the sofa, and said, "Did you do that on purpose? Only you know."

"Is my mother-in-law seriously injured? Does she blame me?" Jinbao was still a little uneasy.

"Mother doesn't blame you. After all, it wasn't you who lost it. However, the Tian family has asked that you not return to the Sha Mansion, and your son is also asked to do the same."

"Why? That's the Sha Mansion, not the Tian Mansion. My son is the eldest son and grandson of the Shuai Mansion." Jin Bao said righteously.

He is the eldest son, but not the legitimate grandson. However, Gui'er was too lazy to say it so clearly. She had something on her mind today.

If she wasn't afraid that those people who were following her would notice her and follow her, she might have started investigating what was going on right now.

"Okay, okay, I'm here because my mother asked me to tell you that she wants you to be more obedient, and she also hopes that you and my eldest brother will have more children."

"Really? Madam, are you really saying that? I've been saying it before. Miss Tian used to be a licentious woman, and everyone in Nanjing knew about it. But now she's shaking with fear after having a six-fingered child."

"You really did it on purpose." Guier rolled her eyes.

At this time, the old woman and the maid came over with tea and snacks. Jin Bao quickly changed his expression and said pitifully, "How should I know? It's just that after I came back, I felt bad. I thought I had caused such a big trouble and I had to find out what happened. So I asked someone and found out. But I really didn't mean to do it. I don't have much money usually. Why would I spend so much money to offend others?"

Guier picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, then said, "Okay, nothing else, I'll go back first."

Jin Bao said in surprise: "Why don't you sit and chat for a while? You're usually reluctant to go back, why are you so anxious today?"

Gui'er actually wanted to make time to find out about Miss Shen's situation, so she said, "My sister-in-law is in confinement after giving birth, and my mother is injured. What's the point of me hanging around outside? I should just go back."

Jin Bao smiled and said, "That's why I say my sister is kindhearted. Both the Young Madam and the Madam have treated you just the same, but you are always so kind to them. But actually, we are a bit similar. No matter what, we both have to please the people above us to make a living. Okay, go back. If you want to find someone to chat and talk about your worries in the future, just come to me."