A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Chapter 810: A Banquet with Various Agenda

In order to get rid of Zhao Yingwu, Gui'er walked away to get some food. But just as she sat down with the food, Zhao Yingwu came over and gave her a bottle of juice, saying, "Miss Gui'er, today's juice is good. Try it. I specially asked someone to make it fresh."

Guier then realized that Zhao Yingwu, as the son of the housekeeper Zhao, was not only the bodyguard of the Marshal, but also responsible for the preparation of the banquet for the nurse.

She smiled perfunctorily and said, "I see. Thank you for your hard work."

Zhao Yingwu took the opportunity to sit down across from him and said, "It's not hard. This is what I should do. Miss, if you need anything else, just let me know. By the way, why don't you wear the clothes I bought you the other day?"

Gui'er was stunned for a moment. It would have been better if she hadn't mentioned the unlucky clothes. Because it had caused so much trouble, and Zhao Yingwu had the nerve to ask about it, she was about to explode.

"Gui'er, who is this?" Song Xichen also came over.

Guier smiled as if she had found a savior and said, "Oh, this is the son of our housekeeper Zhao."

"Oh, it's Manager Xiao Zhao. Thank you for your hard work. I have a few words to say to your young lady. Could you spare me some time?"

Zhao Yingwu naturally knew Song Xichen, so he stood up politely and said, "Of course, Young Master Song, please do as you please. I'll take my leave first." Then he walked away.

Guier breathed a sigh of relief.

Song Xichen sat down and said with a smile, "It seems that this person is really difficult to deal with. As a servant, he came over to chat with you. I noticed that many people around were staring at you two."

Gui'er was stunned for a moment, and quickly turned around to look around. Sure enough, the servants in the mansion and the concubines in each room were glancing over here intentionally or unintentionally.

She felt a headache and said, "Could it be because of what happened a few days ago?"

"What happened?"

"Didn't I see him hanging out with an officer the other day? To avoid him, he slipped into a clothing store, and then he ended up bringing his dancers with him to buy clothes. He thought I wanted to buy clothes there, so he insisted on paying for me. I've already had Sha Yanxiao pay for me, but they almost got into a fight, and the Marshal seemed to be trying to bring us together."

Song Xichen pondered for a moment and said, "This person seems to be no ordinary person, quite scheming. You have to be careful."

Gui'er nodded and was about to say something, but she saw Sha Yanyao walking towards her and quickly shut up.

"Song Xichen, why are you sitting in this corner? What are you talking about with my sister?" Sha Yanyao walked over with a smile, holding a cocktail.

"Classmate Sha Yanyao, congratulations on your promotion." Song Xichen stood up with a smile, picked up the wine glass and clinked it with him, teasing.

"Just a commendation? No promotion yet." Sha Yanyao said with a happy smile: "What are you talking about?"

"Your sister is working as a nurse in the hospital. I asked her how she's doing."

"Oh, by the way, I heard about this, too, Gui'er. The work at the hospital is both dirty and hectic. How could a girl endure it?"

Guier quickly smiled and said, "I want to study medicine. I want to go to the hospital and see more medical records. This is a good opportunity for me to learn. In the future, if anyone in our mansion has a headache or a fever, I will have an idea of ​​what to do and be able to help."

"Look, my sister is so sensible and well-behaved. No wonder your parents love you so much."

All three laughed.

"Brother, Director Song, long time no see. How's your work lately?" Sha Yanxiao came back. After greeting the Marshal and his wife, he also walked over with a drink.

"Yan Xiao, why did you come at this time? It's a party now, why are we talking about work, which is such a boring thing? We should just have fun."

"Yes, it's my fault. This banquet is mainly to celebrate the award given to my eldest brother. He has the hope of promotion in the future. Our family finally has someone in the central government." Sha Yanxiao rarely acted so friendly in front of Song Xichen, but Gui'er knew that he was like this because he had something to ask of Sha Yanyao. She was quite happy to see the three of them get along peacefully.

After a few more chats and laughter, Song Xichen and Sha Yanyao walked away. Sha Yanxiao said to Gui'er, "What does Song Xichen want to see you for?"

Gui'er didn't dare to hide it and said, "He must have come to help me out. Zhao Yingwu was talking to me just now."

Sha Yanxiao's face darkened upon hearing this. He searched the area and said, "I've uncovered some new information these days. Although this guy claims to be the steward's son, he's been more extravagant than the average young master of a wealthy family. Furthermore, he's been hanging around with dancers ever since graduating from university. He's had several mistresses. You better stay away from him. If he gets close to you, it's bound to be bad luck."

Gui'er nodded and said, "I know, but he is the son of Housekeeper Zhao after all. Housekeeper Zhao has more power in our mansion than some of the concubines. It's not good to offend him too much."

Sha Yanxiao frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "If he comes looking for you again, move me out."

Guier smiled and said, "Okay, thank you, brother."

Sha Yanxiao touched her head again before turning around to entertain others.

Sha Lili left and came over to say, "Guier, you are the focus of the whole audience today."

Gui'er was puzzled. "What do you mean by 'the center of attention'? I don't think this term has anything to do with me."

Sha Lili smiled and said, "Think about it, besides my father, who is the richest and most powerful person in Jiangcheng right now? My second brother, my eldest brother, and the Song family. You can actually have these three people around you. How can you not be the focus of everyone's attention?"

Gui'er smiled and said, "What are you talking about? They just happened to be chatting next to me. It has nothing to do with me. By the way, you've been back in Jiangcheng for so long. Have you and your husband gone anywhere to have fun?"

Sha Lili sat down and said boredly, "He's a businessman. No matter where he goes, he never forgets to develop his business. After coming to Jiangcheng, he quickly got to know some colleagues in the same business. He spent every day building relationships with them. He even accompanied me to Guanyin Temple to burn incense."

"Going to Guanyin Temple? When did you become a Buddhist? Why haven't I heard you mention it before?"

"You don't know this, do you? We went to Guanyin Temple to pray for a child. As a business family, they value having many children and grandchildren the most. My mother specifically asked me to take him to Guanyin Temple to pray for a child. Firstly, it's really to pray for a child, and secondly, it shows my attitude, so that he won't be like my eldest brother and find someone else to give birth to a son for him."

Guier realized that although Sha Lili was loved by her husband and her in-laws because of her warlord family background and her beauty and talent, she was still very careful to maintain the relationship between husband and wife. Perhaps this was a fate that all women of this era could not escape.