A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Chapter 106: Encountering the Marshal's Romantic Affair

After the Tong family left, Gui'er thought about what Tong Yujun said and became a little worried about Sha Yanxiao, so she ran to Sha Yanyao's room to ask him something.

Sha Yanyao's room was right next to the Marshal and his wife. Gui'er knocked on the door, and Sha Yanyao asked, "Who is it?"

Gui'er said, "It's me, Brother Yanyao. Are you free now?"

After a few seconds the door opened.

It turned out that it was Sha Yanyao who came over to open the door. He smiled and said, "Sister Gui'er, it's rare for you to come see me. Please come in!"

Guier walked into the room a little nervously. She found that this room was also a small suite, but it was not as big as Dashuai's room. It was divided into a bedroom, a living room and a small study.

Sha Yanyao moved a chair for her and took a plate of fruit from the side and placed it in front of Guier.

Gui'er quickly said, "Big brother, you don't have to bother. I came here to ask about the situation back home."

Sha Yanyao was stunned for a moment and said, "Why are you asking this all of a sudden?"

Gui'er said, "Actually, my classmate Tong Yujun just told me that people from my hometown said things are really chaotic over there right now, and asked me if I knew anything."

Sha Yanyao smiled and shook his head, saying, "I knew this Boss Tong wasn't just here to say thank you. I'm afraid he sent his sister back because he wanted to be kept informed of the latest news."

At this moment, Gui'er seemed to see the shadow of Sha Yanxiao in Sha Yanyao. They were indeed brothers, and their expressions and tones of voice were almost exactly the same.

Gui'er said to Sha Yanyao, "Is it really that chaotic back home right now? Is my second brother in danger?"

Sha Yanyao said, "My second brother sent a telegram back saying that Marshal Zhang did have such ambitions, but he mobilized his troops in time to intercept him. Because of sporadic fighting, many refugees have poured into Jiangcheng. The security in the city is indeed not optimistic now. My second brother is working hard to maintain it. He may come out again in a while, so don't worry."

Gui'er tried hard to understand what he meant: "So, Jiangcheng is safe now. We've fought a few battles, not big ones. Second brother is also safe and sound. He'll be out in a few days, right?"

Sha Yanyao smiled and said, "Yes, it seems that you really care about your second brother."

After hearing this, Gui'er felt relieved and said with a smile, "Of course he is. He is my second brother. Wouldn't my eldest brother be worried about him going to such a dangerous place to fight?"

After knowing that Sha Yanxiao was safe, Guier felt relieved, but she felt that she had to speed up her observation plan, otherwise if Sha Yanxiao came back, she would have to follow him around again.

So Guier started to go to the bookstore every day, buying one or two newspapers, and looking for opportunities to chat with the bookstore owner. In fact, she just wanted to find out about the lives of ordinary people here. The owner saw that Guier came to patronize the store every now and then, and was a cute little girl, so he was willing to chat with her. However, the owner said that he had only come to Shanghai to do business this year, and he didn't have many friends here, so naturally he didn't know how ordinary people here made a living.

Gui'er was a little discouraged. Seeing her listless appearance, Sha Yanyao thought she was tired from running there every day, so he said to her, "Sister Gui'er, if you like reading newspapers, you can ask Butler Liu to buy the newspapers you want every day. You don't have to run so far every day."

Gui'er said quickly, "Thank you for your concern, big brother. I don't feel tired at all. Besides, I also want to go see if there are any new books so that I can buy them in time."

One day, Gui'er was walking on the way to the bookstore when she saw two familiar figures from afar.

It was the Marshal and Mrs. Song. Gui'er was startled and quickly hid inside the arcade, using a pillar to cover her small body.

After a while, the Marshal and Mrs. Song walked over. Guier couldn't help but feel curious, but she didn't dare to follow them. After all, the Marshal came from the military and was very vigilant.

She watched the Marshal hugging Mrs. Song and walking into a building. She hurried forward and found that it was just an ordinary building, but it was newly decorated and it was a high-end suite with a kitchen and bathroom. Guier also saw a notice for rent posted at the door.

Gui'er was about to go upstairs to take a look when an old man came out from the first-floor doorman and stopped her and asked, "Hey, what are you doing? Who are you looking for?"

Gui'er quickly said, "Uncle, are you the landlord here? I want to rent a room."

The old man looked at Gui'er carefully and said, "Call your parents over."

Guier smiled and said, "My Lord is busy, so I came over to take a look. Do you have any long-term or short-term rentals here? If it's a short-term rental, what's the minimum number of days?"

The old man smiled and said, "You act like an adult, kid. I have both long-term and short-term rentals here. As long as you have money, you can stay as long as you like, but you have to pay a deposit of ten yuan."

To be honest, if it is a short-term rental, a deposit of ten dollars is very expensive. Generally, if you stay for a few days, it is better to stay in a hotel. I didn’t expect that the Marshal rented a suite specifically for a date with Mrs. Song.

Guier knew she couldn't get upstairs, so she said to the old man, "Okay, thank you, boss. I'll go home and tell the adults."

Then he walked out, found a snack bar nearby, ordered a bowl of glutinous rice balls, and ate it slowly while secretly keeping an eye on the house.

Sure enough, more than an hour later, the Marshal came out of the house with Mrs. Song in his arms. Although both of them were middle-aged people in their forties or fifties, they hugged each other like young people in love. The Marshal even pinched Mrs. Song's butt with his hand without paying attention to anyone else.

Gui Er, who had witnessed all this, was completely petrified. She didn't know what to do. Should she tell Song Xichen? But it seemed that telling him would be of no use.

After that, in order to avoid running into them again, Guier rarely went to the bookstore.

Tong Yujun did ask Guier to go to the movies and shopping malls, but every time her sister Dong Yulan would come along and kept asking Guier about Song Xichen. She seemed to be very interested in Song Xichen.

Gui'er quietly asked Tong Yujun: "What happened between your sister and her boyfriend? Did they break up?"

Tong Yujun said, "No, my sister wanted to break up, but the man didn't want to. His parents are ordinary employees of a foreign company. Now their son has married into a wealthy family in a small town, and his parents are happy to see it happen."

There was no other way, so Gui'er had to tactfully explain that when they were rescued that day, Song Xichen already knew about her and her boyfriend, and Tong Yulan calmed down a little.

In the next few days, Tong Yujun didn't ask Gui'er to go out and play. Gui'er was bored at home and had nothing to do except doing homework, reading newspapers or books. However, she slept too much during the day and couldn't fall asleep at night.

That night, Gui'er was tossing and turning in bed when she suddenly heard footsteps outside. Could a thief be breaking into the house? She immediately became alert and walked behind the door and put her ear to the crack. She seemed to hear two people talking, and then stopped in front of a door. She heard the sound of the door opening, and then there was no sound.

Gui'er bravely opened the door of her room, stuck her head out, and found that there was no one there. She quietly took out the pocket pistol given to her by Sha Yanxiao from under the pillow, and tiptoed to the door of the room where the sound had just come from.

The door of the room was not closed tightly, there was still a gap. Gui'er held her breath and looked inside quietly. There was a desk lamp on, a few clothes on the ground, two people lying on the bed, and the ambiguous breathing sounds of two people came from the room. The face of the woman could not be seen clearly in the dim light, but Gui'er saw the man clearly, it was the Marshal.

Gui'er was startled. It turned out to be the Marshal. He must be looking for the fifth or sixth concubine. Thinking of this, she hurriedly stepped back. When she was about to turn around and leave, she suddenly found a familiar piece of clothing on the ground. It was a white cloth with inconspicuous white flowers embroidered on it. It was Juxiang's clothing.