flstandardbreds Chapter 359 Xu Wenjie's Problem Has Been Clarified
Chapter 359 Xu Wenjie's Problem Has Been Clarified
Song Xichen sighed and said, "My sister has been spoiled since she was a child. She looks clever, but in fact she is spoiled. Later, because the marriage proposal did not go smoothly and she encountered bandits, she became inferior and developed her current personality. I have tried to enlighten her several times, but it seems to have no effect. I can only let her be. Madam Sha didn't make things difficult for her, right? Even though she is like that, she is still my sister after all."
Guier smiled and said, "Not really, because she is extremely respectful to the lady."
Song Xichen smiled and said, "That's not bad. She's quite sensible." Then he asked Gui'er, "Write your article and submit it to the magazine. Let me take a look at it later."
Gui'er said dejectedly, "My manuscript was rejected, saying it was inappropriate, but the magazine and Sha Yanyao both encouraged me to write."
Song Xichen glanced at her and said with a smile, "Didn't you want to study medicine before? Why are you choosing writing now? Are you learning from Lu Xun?"
Gui'er was a little embarrassed to speak, and after a moment's hesitation, she finally said, "I want to make some money. Besides, I can't study medicine now that I'm in Nanjing. By the way, how are Shopkeepers Zhang and Liu?"
Song Xichen said as he drove, "They initially retreated to the countryside for shelter. Later, after we met at the emergency contact point, we felt that things had been quite peaceful during this period, with nothing unusual happening. So, he reopened his two stores. Don't underestimate their small size; they can actually bring in quite a bit of revenue for us."
Gui Er finally felt relieved after hearing this, and said with a bit of regret: "The most regrettable thing about coming to Nanjing is that I can no longer study medicine with Manager Liu."
Song Xichen smiled and said, "If you want to study medicine, I'll look for a good school for you after you graduate from high school."
Guier said happily, "Okay."
When they arrived at school, Miss Shen asked with concern, "What happened on the way?"
Gui'er had no choice but to lie again and said that there were guests at home and she was taking the guest's car to school. Unfortunately, it broke down on the way.
Miss Shen asked curiously, "Who is the guest at your house?"
Gui'er was about to talk about Song Xichen, but then she changed her mind and realized that Miss Shen knew Xu Wenjie, and it was still unclear whether Xu Wenjie was innocent, so it would be better not to let her know that Song Xichen had been there.
He said, "He's a classmate of my elder brother's. I've never seen him before."
Miss Shen then stopped asking further questions.
Song Xichen stayed in Nanjing for four or five days, staying at Sha Mansion. He went out to play during the day, and occasionally went out with Sha Yanyao. Gui'er suspected that Song Xichen must have taken action when he went out alone, but she did not ask, nor did she dare to ask.
He was mostly at home in the evening, and at this time he would chat with Guier and show her his homework. Guier also showed him an article she had written that had been rejected before. Song Xichen praised it highly, and Guier felt very happy. These few days became the longest time she and Song Xichen had spent together in the past few years.
Song Xichen said he came to see Song Tingting, but the two didn't talk much. Song Xichen occasionally wanted to talk to her, but Song Tingting would only talk about the latest popular hairstyles, clothing styles and the most fashionable movies, and the conversation would often become dull at this time.
Song Xichen could only smile bitterly: "Although we are from the same mother, our interests and hobbies are indeed very different."
It was Yulan who stepped in to smooth things over and said with a smile, "Originally, these hobbies are different for men and women. Girls can't possibly care about national affairs. They're more likely to focus on what to eat today and what to wear tomorrow, so they focus on their appearance."
Song Tingting nodded repeatedly after hearing this.
Song Xichen completely ignored Yulan and said to Song Tingting, "Since you are married and the wife of a government official, you should understand the current situation and be able to serve as an advisor to your husband in the future."
Madam smiled and said, "How could I, a little woman, dare to have such expectations for her? I just hope that she can give birth to children for our Sha family soon. By the way, Master Song, why don't you go back and tell your mother to go to the Guanyin Temple in the southern suburbs of Jiangcheng and pray to Guanyin for a child? I heard that it is the most effective place."
From this I knew that the lady was dissatisfied with Song Tingting's lack of pregnancy.
Song Xichen was a little embarrassed, and Song Tingting also lowered her head.
Sha Yanyao quickly said, "Mother, I just got married, there's no need to rush."
Afterwards, Song Xichen probably realized that he and Song Tingting really had no topics to talk about, so he rarely chatted with her. He either chatted with Sha Yanyao about chess, or with Guier. When he saw Guier reading the newspaper, he would also ask her about her opinions on current affairs.
After Gui'er said that, he smiled and said, "Guier, you have really grown up and developed a lot."
That night, after Gui'er finished her meal, she saw Song Xichen and Sha Yanyao chatting and playing chess in the study, and then she went back to her room to do her homework.
After a while, someone knocked on the door. When I opened it, it was Song Xichen.
He walked in and said to Gui'er with a smile, "Are you doing your homework?"
Then he turned around and looked outside, closed the door after making sure there was no one there, then took out a small package from his pocket and put it on Guier's desk.
Gui'er wondered, "What is this?"
Song Xichen patted her head and said, "Ten silver dollars. Actually, you wrote the article to make money, right? I know it even without you saying it. Who doesn't know this about the Marshal's Mansion?"
Gui'er quickly said, "It's true that they stopped paying me my monthly salary when I first started writing articles. But when Sha Yanyao found out, he subsidized me."
Song Xichen said, "Then you have to take it too. A little extra money never hurts when you're away from home. Actually, I also gave Tingting some money. My sister may seem honest, but she's actually a worry. It can't be helped. After all, she's my sister. I originally wanted you two to support each other, but then I thought better of it. It's good enough that she doesn't hold anyone back. Sha Yanyao's not a bad person either, so he wouldn't treat her harshly. Just take care of yourself."
Gui'er nodded and said, "Thank you, Brother Xichen."
Song Xichen paused and said, "I'm leaving tomorrow."
Gui'er was a little surprised and asked softly, "Is that matter settled? What was the outcome?"
Song Xichen nodded and said, "Xu Wenjie, after contacting him, we confirmed that it should be credible."
Gui Er breathed a sigh of relief. "That Director Zhou asked him to join that committee. What should we do about that matter?"
Song Xichen said, "The superiors' advice is to use their own tactics against them. It would be even better if we could get more intelligence. After all, the Military Commission is a secret agency."
Gui'er also thought it made sense, so she asked excitedly, "What about me? What should I do?"
Song Xichen said sternly, "What can a little kid like you do? Study hard. Also, don't tell anyone about your meeting with other comrades or going to headquarters, including Xu Wenjie. This is also for your better protection."