A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Gui'er said, "Teacher Meng, please don't say that. We are all comrades, and this is what we should do. The situation is urgent, and we have to get you to a safe place."

Teacher Meng nodded, packed up his belongings, and carefully left the Shen residence with Miss Shen and Gui'er. With the help of Xu Wenjie's friends, Teacher Meng was successfully transferred to a small courtyard outside the city.

Only after transferring Teacher Meng away did Gui'er feel relieved and quietly returned to the Sha Mansion. As soon as she entered, the lady was sitting on the sofa in the hall. She looked at her and said, "You're grown up now. When girls grow up, they will always have extramarital affairs. Things like sneaking out like this might happen again in the future. Tell me honestly, are you having an affair with another man?"

Gui'er said quickly, "Mother, what are you talking about? I just ran into Teacher Shen when I was out shopping. We started chatting about literature, and she said she had just gotten a few famous foreign novels and asked me to come over and take a look. I went and saw they were really good books. I wanted to borrow them, but she hadn't finished yet, so I didn't want to take her books away, so I just sat there and read for a while."

After hearing this, the lady's expression brightened a little, but she sighed, turned her head and glanced upwards, saying, "Feng Shu is still the best, virtuous, well-educated and well-mannered. Alas, what sin have I committed? We are both girls from aristocratic families, how can there be such a big difference?"

Guier knew she was talking about Miss Tian, ​​and she didn't want to get involved, so she found an excuse to go back to her room.

The next day at school, Miss Shen said to Gui'er, "Guier, our superiors have decided to send Teacher Meng away. Considering we're just a printing shop and lack practical experience, the task of escorting her will be given to Zhang, the former owner of the Daxinglong Dim Sum Shop. Our first priority is to get Teacher Meng safely to Zhang."

Gui'er's heart tightened after hearing this, and she immediately asked, "Teacher Shen, Manager Zhang is still wanted. It's too dangerous to ask her to escort him. What if the secret agent doesn't recognize Teacher Meng, but recognizes Manager Zhang instead? Wouldn't that implicate Teacher Meng?"

Xu Wenjie listened from the side and agreed that Gui'er's words made sense. He nodded and said, "Yes, the risk is indeed too great. I'll raise the objection with my superiors and see if we can reschedule it."

Two days later, Xu Wenjie returned with a reply from his superiors: "Manager Zhang has extensive practical experience and is the perfect choice for the escort. The organization will assign additional personnel to assist him to ensure that everything goes smoothly."

After hearing this, Miss Shen and Gui'er were still a little worried, but since it was a decision made by their superiors, they had no choice but to obey. The three of them gathered together to discuss how to smoothly hand Teacher Meng over to Manager Zhang.

Gui Er thought for a moment and said, "We need to tell Shopkeeper Zhang about this first. I think we can ask Zhou Huifang to go to the Café des Libre after school, and then find Shopkeeper Zhang on the pretext of asking me to go there. My classmates and I often go there anyway, so it's relatively safe and won't attract the attention of spies."

After hearing this, Ms. Shen and Xu Wenjie both agreed that this was a feasible solution. So, as planned, Gui'er arranged to meet Zhou Huifang at the Café de Café after school. Zhou Huifang readily agreed. She complained, "Zinong has been so busy lately. He says he's working on some major case. Apparently, working in the government is pretty tough."

When Gui Er heard about the big case, she quickly asked, "What big case?"

Zhou Huifang shook her head and said, "How would I know? They work in that unit, so secretive. They won't tell me."

Gui'er was afraid that she would become suspicious, so she didn't ask any more questions.

After school, the two of them went to the Café de Café de Caesar. The cafe was still bustling with people sitting at tables in groups of three or four, enjoying a relaxing time. Gui'er and Zhou Huifang found a seat by the window and ordered two desserts.

Gui'er ate her dessert while keeping an eye on the surroundings. After confirming that there were no suspicious people around, she said to Zhou Huifang, "Huifang, I'm going to the bathroom. You eat first. I'll be back soon."

Zhou Huifang nodded and said, "Go ahead, but come back soon, or I'll finish all the desserts."

Guier stood up and looked around to make sure no suspicious people noticed her before turning around and heading towards the bathroom.

When passing by the kitchen, Guier looked inside and saw that Manager Zhang was indeed there. Guier coughed loudly.

The people in the kitchen all looked up. Gui'er looked at Manager Zhang, signaled with her eyes, then turned and walked towards the bathroom.

After a while, Zhang the shopkeeper came in. Seeing Gui'er, he smiled and asked, "Miss, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Gui'er looked around and whispered, "Manager Zhang, I have something important to tell you. Can I have a moment to talk?"

Shopkeeper Zhang understood and took Guier to a relatively quiet corner.

Gui'er told Manager Zhang in detail that his superiors had arranged for him to escort Teacher Meng.

After hearing this, Shopkeeper Zhang nodded seriously and said, "I understand. The organization has actually informed me. I'm waiting for you to come and discuss the handover. Since you have made such an arrangement, I will definitely do my best. Go back and tell Miss Shen and Xu Wenjie, let them rest assured that I will be prepared."

Seeing that things were progressing so smoothly, Gui'er was overjoyed and said, "Okay, Manager Zhang, I'll leave it to you. We'll wait for your news."

After saying that, Guier returned to her seat, chatted with Zhou Huifang for a while, and then left the cafe together.

After returning to school, Gui'er told Miss Shen and Xu Wenjie about her meeting with Zhang. The three of them began to discuss the subsequent handover details, researching various countermeasures for dealing with emergencies, and simply waited for news from Zhang.

After school that day, Gui'er just walked out of the school gate and saw Gao Zinong waiting for Zhou Huifang at the school gate. After the two met, they talked intimately for a while, and then walked forward shoulder to shoulder.

Zhou Huifang looked very happy, even dancing a little. Gao Zinong looked at her with a smile, and the two gradually walked away.

Gui'er didn't take it to heart. She went to the Café de Café every day these past two days to sit for a while, mainly to see if Manager Zhang had prepared anything.

However, Manager Zhang never responded.

Until this day, Guier came to the Café de Café again and sat down and ordered a drink. After a while, a figure appeared beside her and brought a small cake.

"I didn't order this." Gui'er was very surprised. She looked up and saw that it was the shopkeeper Zhang.

She smiled and whispered to Gui'er, "I invite you. We're ready here. The transportation and route are all set. We'll set the action this Sunday. Many people go out on Sundays, so we'll find a regular outing route to send Teacher Meng away."