A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Gui'er took the car arranged by Wu Mingqiang to the residence. She knew that wealthy people in Hong Kong liked to live together. Looking at the address given by Sha Yanxiao, she knew that the area should also be a wealthy residential area. Sure enough, after the car turned a corner, she slowly saw some luxurious buildings on both sides of the road.

These buildings have both Chinese architectural features and Western architectural styles in structure, materials and design. Each one has its own unique features, and each one must have been carefully designed.

The car stopped, and Guier watched through the window as they arrived at a large black iron gate. It had no hollows at all, and was airtight, like a city gate, with only a few European-style floral decorations at the top. The surrounding walls were snow-white, more than two meters high.

It is very different from the surrounding main buildings with hollow designs, whose gates can be seen from the outside. Moreover, the area of ​​their entire residence is nearly half smaller than those large houses around them. Compared with the surrounding luxurious buildings with their own characteristics, theirs seems like a small and strange residence.

The car they were riding in honked twice, and a small window opened in the corner of the big iron gate. The people inside took a look and closed it again, and then the two doors opened.

The car drove straight into the courtyard. Gui'er got out and found that the garden ground was mostly paved with cement, with only a few small lawns reserved for planting flowers and trees. Looking up, she saw that the main building was similar in style to the one they had in the Jiangcheng Mansion. It was a three-story building with two rows of bungalows on either side, probably for servants to live in. There was also a garage. Next to the garage, a bungalow was built. Wu Mingqiang said, "That bungalow is a warehouse. There is a basement for storing grain underneath. It is also connected to the kitchen on the first floor, so they don't have to enter through the main gate and disturb you."

At this moment, two men and a woman approached. One of the men had slicked-back hair and wore round-framed glasses. He was about 1 meters tall, with a stocky build and a shrewd look. He was probably in his 40s or 50s, with a shrewd look. The other man and woman were also in their 40s, wearing homespun coats with large collars.

Wu Mingqiang smiled and said to Gui'er, "This is Chen De. He used to be a clerk in a pawnshop. Now I found him to work as a housekeeper here. These two are the cook, A Yingsao, and her husband, Liu Jin. Liu Jin works as a doorman here."

The three of them bowed to Gui'er in unison and said in unison, "Hello, Miss."

Gui'er nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work. Dingxiang, didn't we bring some snacks? I'll give them a box later."

When Young Master Ying heard this, he immediately said in panic, "Oh, how can this be possible? Miss, you are such a kind person."

Wu Mingqiang then said to the three people, "The two people beside the young lady are her personal maid Dingxiang and her bodyguard Ah Cheng. From now on, you must get along well with each other and serve the master well."

The three of them quickly said, "Yes."

Wu Mingqiang took Gui'er into the room again. The interior decoration style was almost exactly the same as their house in Jiangcheng Marshal's Mansion. The layout and furniture styles were very similar. Gui'er was a little dazed for a moment and thought she was back home.

Wu Mingqiang smiled and said, "When the Marshal wanted to build this house, he gave it to the young master to do it. He built it just like the house in Jiangcheng. It seems that the young master thought of you coming to live here, young lady. In order to make you feel more comfortable, he built it according to the style of Jiangcheng. Your bedroom is on the second floor. You can move your luggage there. Let's go upstairs and take a look."

Guier came to the second floor. The layout here was similar to Jiangcheng and his family's house. However, the largest room, which was originally supposed to be a men's room, was now converted into Guier's bedroom.

"Ever since the young lady decided to come to Hong Kong, the young master asked someone to change the style of the room. However, due to time constraints, the furniture is still a bit masculine. I wonder if you mind, young lady? We did change the dressing tables and other things."

Guier took a look and found that the bed was actually a suite. There was a small living room first, with a set of brown leather sofas. On one side was a study, and on the other side was a bedroom. There was also a bathroom and a cloakroom next to the bedroom.

"That's all, no need to waste any more money. By the way, is there a phone here? Can I make a call? I've arrived safely and need to let my brother know I'm safe."

"I'm sorry, miss, we can't make long-distance calls here. Let me go outside and call you first to let you know I'm safe. You must be tired these past few days, so take a break first. You can call the young master in person tomorrow."

Gui'er thought for a moment and said, "Okay."

Wu Mingqiang added: "Then I'll take my leave first. Sister Ying has made some nourishing soup for the young lady. You can go downstairs and eat after you have cleaned up." After that, he left.

Gui'er and Dingxiang started packing the luggage they brought from Jiangcheng in the house.

After a while, someone knocked on the door. It was Ah Cheng.

Ah Cheng walked in and said to Ding Xiang, "Ding Xiang, the lady asked you to share some of the snacks she brought from Jiangcheng, didn't you share any?"

Ding Xiang said, "How can I have time? Can't you see I'm helping the young lady pack her luggage?"

Gui'er said, "Dingxiang, you go ahead and sort them out first. They're just some clothes, I can hang them up myself."

After Ah Xiang left, Gui Er asked Ah Cheng, "Did you send Ding Xiang away because you had something to tell me?"

Ah Cheng sighed and said, "Miss, I just realized that my quarters are arranged with the other servants, but Dingxiang and Qiangge live on the first floor below. Dingxiang is your personal maid, so it's convenient for her to live on the first floor, but I'm afraid it's not in accordance with the rules for Qiangge to live there too. Moreover, I just had a chat with Sister Ying and Liu Jin, and Qiangge has recruited this court official named Chen De, and it seems he's planning to open a pawnshop. This...Miss, you're young...would you like to think of a way to tell the young master about this situation?"

Gui'er knew that Ah Cheng was actually reminding her, so she nodded and said, "I understand. I'll mention it to my brother when we talk on the phone tomorrow."

Ah Cheng hesitated for a moment and then said, "Miss, I'm telling you these things now. Can you please not tell Brother Qiang? After all, he is my boss... But I have been with you for a long time, and I can't just stand by and watch these things that are against the rules."

Guier smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm not a confused person."

At this time, Dingxiang walked in happily and said, "Miss, they really like the snacks we brought from Jiangcheng. They keep saying how delicious they are. Oh, by the way, Sister Ying asked me to tell you that the meal is ready."