A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Afterwards they drove to buy the rest of the things and came to Jiming Temple.

Guier was very worried that the fishing eagle would run into them when it came to deliver the goods. She looked around and fortunately he hadn't arrived yet.

He quickly urged Sha Yanyao: "Brother, let's take the things upstairs first."

Sha Yanyao nodded and asked Dingxiang to get the things.

They went inside and waited for a long time before Ah Cheng came up carrying two huge paper lotus flowers.

Guier really wanted to know whether the fishing eagle had been transferred safely, but she couldn't ask Ah Cheng, so she had to pretend that she didn't care.

They used the things they bought to offer sacrifices one by one at Jiming Temple. Sha Yanyao also specially added a considerable amount of money for incense. The abbot saw this and quickly invited them to the tea room for tea.

I heard that they came to fulfill their vows and make new vows because they had given birth to sons. They put their palms together in a serious manner and chanted, "Amitabha, well done, well done."

Guier bit her lower lip to hold back her laughter.

They went back after worshipping the gods in Jiming Temple. For the rest of the day, Guier tried her best to behave as usual. However, Miss Tian was very happy with her performance this time and even asked the maid to bring a bowl of the tonic she had stewed for herself to Guier.

On the way to school the next day, Gui'er couldn't help herself and asked tentatively, "Brother Cheng, yesterday..."

"Oh, Miss, I heard from Dingxiang that the eldest young master scolded you for being too lenient with us servants. You don't have to care about it. Logically speaking, you are indeed the master and we are the servants. Since your brother said so, you should do as he says in the future. We won't take it to heart." Ah Cheng completely misunderstood what she wanted to say.

Gui'er could only go along with him, saying, "From now on, I'll do whatever he says in front of my brother, and we'll do what we should do in private. You know that. I'm just an adopted daughter, actually living under someone else's roof, not much better off than you guys. You and Dingxiang have helped me a lot. By the way, did the shop assistant who delivered the goods to the foot of the mountain yesterday leave? You could have asked him to deliver the goods up."

Ah Cheng was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "That guy must be a relative of the boss. He's as clean-shaven as the boss, and he doesn't look like someone who would do heavy work. How could he be willing to do more? He delivered the goods to the foot of the mountain, dropped them off, and left. A few people came up to him to say hello and asked to go out and play."

"Oh, so that's it. It's hard to talk to that store. I won't patronize it in the future." Gui'er said as she felt relieved. At least now she knew that Comrade Yuying had successfully connected with the comrades who were supposed to be in charge, and her mission was completed.

When she arrived at the school, Miss Shen came towards her as soon as she entered the gate. She said with a smile, "Gui'er, the test papers for the last exam have been graded. Please come to my office and pick them up to distribute to your classmates."

Gui'er nodded and followed Miss Shen to the office. No other teachers had come in yet. Miss Shen excitedly shook Gui'er's hand and said, "That's great, Gui'er. Comrade Yuying has been successfully picked up by our other comrades and has boarded the train to his destination. We have successfully completed our mission."

Gui'er finally got the exact news and nodded happily.

"Furthermore, Comrade Yuying and the shopkeeper both praised you highly, saying that you remained calm in times of crisis and were able to adapt to changing circumstances. When things changed, you were able to promptly remind them and come up with solutions."

Gui Er scratched the back of her head sheepishly and said with a smile, "I didn't expect Miss Tian to take my request so seriously just because I said I was going to fulfill her wish to give birth to a boy. She insisted that Sha Yanyao come along as well. Luckily, Comrade Yuying didn't show up at first, otherwise he might have been recognized."

Miss Shen frowned and said seriously, "Sha Yanyao went too? Could it be that he actually had some suspicions about you, and that's why he went along?"

Gui'er hadn't thought of this. She carefully recalled Sha Yanyao's behavior yesterday and didn't seem to doubt her. She shook her head and said, "I don't think so. He's no different from usual. Besides, they're a couple. They seemed quite happy to see me fulfilling a vow for them."

"It's hard to say. Sha Yanyao looks weak and harmless, but he's actually very scheming. You'd better be careful."

Guier nodded.

"He has two sons now, so he must be very satisfied, right?" Miss Shen suddenly said this. Gui'er was a little at a loss, but it was not surprising. After all, they were each other's exes. Even if they had nothing to do with each other, there would still be comparisons.

"It's not that good actually. Two sons and two mothers, scheming against each other all the time. The Madam was even hit on the head by Miss Tian who threw jewelry around because of their quarrel. Now the Madam doesn't like Miss Tian very much, but she has to swallow her anger because Sha Yanyao is now under the care of Miss Tian's uncle." In order to comfort Miss Shen, Gui'er told all the ugly things in the Sha family.

"Also, the son Miss Shen gave birth to has six fingers. Sha Yanyao and his wife don't seem to care about it, but I think they still mind it a little bit in their hearts."

"Is that so? But perhaps his current life is what he's satisfied with. He has a successful career, a beautiful wife and concubines, and many children and grandchildren." Miss Shen smiled and said, "After all, he and I are not on the same path."

A few days later, the Qingming Festival holiday arrived, and Miss Tian was about to leave the confinement period. Sha Yanxiao called and said, "The Marshal wants to see his newborn grandson. Let them go back and hold a full-month banquet."

Miss Tian was very reluctant. Mr. and Mrs. Tian also wanted to hold the wedding in Nanjing, saying that there were many relatives and friends in Nanjing, and of course they were relatives and friends of the Tian family.

Although the lady smiled, she never gave in. This was her grandson, and it would be very embarrassing to hold a full-month banquet in Jiangcheng. If her grandson held a full-month banquet at his mother's house instead of his husband's house, where would she put her face?

Sha Yanyao went back and forth to coordinate between the two sides. Although neither side said anything very decisive, neither side was willing to give in.

Gui'er actually wanted to go back to Jiangcheng. She wanted to go back and arrange Taohua's wedding, so she suggested to the lady and Sha Yanyao, "Since that's the case, why don't we set up a banquet on both sides so that we can invite guests from both sides."

"You sound nice, but we don't have to spend any money. We can hold two events, and our family will pay for them all. The gifts received by the Tian family will not be handed over to us. That's what happened at the last wedding."

Gui'er was stunned for a moment, then she remembered that the First Wife had spent years cultivating connections and using their influence to support Sha Yanyao, and had even been blackmailed by Director Zhou. It was a huge loss. Although the Marshal usually acted ostentatiously and showed off his wealth, he wasn't actually that generous with his wives and concubines. Now, among the wives and concubines in the Marshal's mansion, the First Wife might not even be the richest anymore.