A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Chapter 709 The Marshal Allows the Third Young Master to Marry

Wu Dahua smiled and said, "Of course I want to rest, but I have to keep working. The market is not good right now, so I'll try to earn as much as I can. My wife is about to give birth, and that will be another expense."

At this time, someone said, "Master Wu is right. They say war is coming soon. If we don't make money now, what will we eat? Well, let's go back quickly. We have to go to work tomorrow."

So they all said goodbye to the host. Wu Dahua politely escorted the guests to the door. Manager Liu and Manager Zhang also said goodbye.

Gui'er had been busy all day and was tired. She yawned and wanted to leave.

Wu Dahua walked up to Sha Yanxiao and Song Xichen, bowed deeply, and said, "My little brother was able to complete the wedding so smoothly, thanks to you two. Young Marshal Sha gave Taohua such a large dowry, I am really grateful. Young Master Song also subsidized us for the wedding banquet. I don't know how to thank you two enough."

Only then did Guier realize that Song Xichen had actually paid for her brother's wedding, which made it so grand.

He quickly turned to Song Xichen and said, "Brother Xichen, I didn't know about this. Thank you so much."

Song Xichen waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's only natural. After all, we know each other. They are your brothers, and Taohua grew up under my watch."

Sha Yanxiao rolled his eyes at Song Xichen, then smiled and said to Wu Dahua, "You're welcome. If you need anything in the future, just let me know."

After Taohua got married, Guier was too lazy to visit the Third Wife's room anymore. She even found the Marshal's Mansion rather boring. Every morning after breakfast, she would rush to the Zhen Embroidery Workshop to help, and would not return until almost evening for dinner.

Sha Yanxiao smiled and said, "It seems that you have really grown up. You can't stay at home any longer. Do you want to find a husband to marry you off?"

Gui Er knew he was joking, so she said coquettishly, "I don't want to. What's so good about getting married? If it weren't for the fact that Tao Hua is marrying my brother and I can help him with anything, I wouldn't want Tao Hua to get married."

Sha Yanxiao laughed dumbly and said, "You're being unreasonable. If you don't want to get married, that's fine, but are you really going to stop someone from getting married?"

The successful marriages of Sanmei and Taohua gave great hope to the fourth concubine and Sha Lili.

That day, the family gathered at the dinner table. The atmosphere was quite harmonious. The fourth concubine looked at the Marshal, then at her two children. After much hesitation, she finally mustered up the courage to speak: "Marshal, you see, the three beauties are all married. I am also worried. I want to ask you, can you also let my two children complete their marriage? They are not young anymore. It's time for them to start a family and build a career."

The Marshal was struggling to move a piece of food towards his mouth with chopsticks. He paused for a moment when he heard this, then slowly put down his chopsticks, frowning slightly. He said, "Ru, the family is already quiet now. The children have all gotten married and moved away. What vitality is left in the family? No, no, let's not talk about this for now."

Upon hearing this, the Fourth Concubine became anxious, her face filled with worry. She said, "Marshal, please be considerate of the children. They are eagerly waiting for this. Look at other people's children. By this age, they would have already started families and had children. Although our family is a little special, we can't delay the children's lifelong event."

At this time, the Third Concubine beside her coughed lightly and said, "Fourth sister, since the Marshal said so, he must have his considerations. The children's lifelong affairs are important, but the Marshal also has to consider the whole Marshal's family, right? The house is so cold and lonely, and the Marshal is not feeling well."

The fourth concubine turned to look at the third concubine in displeasure. However, after a second, she weighed the pros and cons and immediately changed her expression. Her eyes were full of helplessness as she said, "Third sister, I know the Marshal needs someone to accompany him during his illness, but the children's affairs cannot be delayed forever."

The Marshal waved his hand and said, "Forget it, forget it, San, San'er can marry the bride first, which will also bring some joy to the family. As for the rest, we can talk about it later."

Upon hearing this, the fourth concubine finally smiled and said quickly, "Okay, okay, the commander-in-chief is wise. Yanwen has been looking forward to this day for a long time. I will go and prepare it now."

In this way, the Marshal's Mansion began to get busy again, preparing for Sha Yanwen's wedding. The days passed by in a flash, and half of the summer vacation was over.

That day, the Marshal and his family were relaxing in the living room after lunch when the eldest young master's personal bodyguard suddenly stumbled in, his face pale and breathless, reporting, "The eldest young master encountered fierce resistance while hunting down Communists in Shanghai and was injured. After simple medical treatment in Shanghai, he has been sent back."

Everyone was shocked when they heard this. The Marshal stood up with a jerk, his face instantly becoming extremely solemn. The teacup in his wife's hand fell to the ground with a clang, shattering to pieces. The other concubines also panicked.

Sha Yanxiao, his brow furrowed, anxious, and rushed towards the gate first. Everyone followed him in a chaotic mess.

As soon as I arrived at the gate, I saw several people carrying a stretcher. The young master was lying quietly on it. His head was wrapped in thick bandages, with traces of blood oozing out. His thighs were also wrapped in gauze. He looked extremely weak.

Sha Yanxiao's face turned pale as he shouted angrily at the young master's men, "How could you just send the young master back to the mansion? You should have taken him straight to the hospital and let the doctor see him first. Do you know that this will only delay the young master's recovery?"

The men lowered their heads, not daring to breathe. One of them trembled and said, "Young Marshal, we...we were also worried about the safety of the eldest young master. We wanted to send him back quickly to reassure the Marshal and his family. The situation was urgent at the time, so we found a place nearby to simply treat his wounds and rushed back without stopping."

Sha Yanxiao gritted his teeth, glared at them, and said, "Stupid! You have good intentions but bad intentions! If something happens to the young master because of your recklessness, can you bear the responsibility?"

At this time, the Marshal finally limped out with the help of Housekeeper Zhao. Looking at his eldest son lying on the stretcher, he was distressed and said in a trembling voice, "Stop arguing. If you do, rush to send Yan Yao to the hospital and ask the best doctor in the city to treat him."

Everyone hurriedly sent Sha Yanyao to the car, and Sha Yanxiao drove him to the hospital himself.

The Marshal led everyone back to the mansion, his brow furrowed so tightly that it could have pinched a fly to death. His wife clasped her hands together and muttered to herself, "God bless you. Yao'er, you must hold on. Nothing must happen to you..."

Miss Tian had already burst into tears, while Gui'er and Sha Lili stood beside her, staring at each other, not daring to say anything.