A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Chapter 1064 Preparing to Buy a House in Macau

Upon hearing this, Shali nodded and said, "I was just saying, 'We're sisters! You've really given me a wake-up call.' I'll go back and buy Luhua a couple of outfits. Oh, and I have some good news for you: I'm pregnant too. But it's not showing yet. I'll wait until it's more noticeable before I tell you, so that that vixen won't try anything behind my back."

"I have no interest in your family's messy affairs. But Luhua is the second concubine, so don't make her do so much work. She still deserves to be respected." Gui'er had always disapproved of Shalili bullying Luhua, but she couldn't find a good excuse and was afraid that her advice would backfire. So she took the opportunity to speak up this time.

"Hey, I wish she were the second concubine, but your brother-in-law is so picky. He looks down on Luhua because she was born a maid. Even though she gave birth to a son, he didn't promote her to be a concubine. The son was directly registered under my name. She's still a maid. Liang Jindi, on the other hand, has a formal marriage certificate. Otherwise, do you think she would dare to take advantage of me?"

Gui'er shook her head. "Merchants have always been ruthless," she thought, "and they're right."

Sally had probably been feeling down for a while, and kept talking to Gui'er. Gui'er really wasn't in the mood to listen to her gossip, so she quickly said goodbye and went to the Song residence.

Her visit was quite sudden, and the Song family was quite surprised. Gui'er explained her purpose, and Master Song said with a smile, "Gui'er is so thoughtful. Please stay for dinner."

Gui'er waved her hand and said, "No need, it's almost time to eat at home. By the way, Brother Song, have you heard anything from him lately?"

She said it on purpose; if she made it sound like she knew about Song Xichen's previous disappearance, Tong Yujun would probably be in a difficult position.

The Song family was silent for a moment, then Mrs. Song said coldly, "It's fine, no need for you to worry. Since you're not staying for dinner, you should go home early. Things aren't peaceful right now; the Japanese could attack at any time."

Gui'er smiled helplessly and said, "Alright, goodbye, and take care of yourselves."

As soon as she turned to leave, Tong Yujun followed her out and said, "I'll see you off."

After walking out of the main gate, the two walked to the side where there was a wall, so the Song family couldn't see them. Tong Yujun then said, "Brother, there's still no news. The situation has been so severe these past few days, with so much chaos and people not caring about anything. Xilun is busy organizing the company's affairs and cashing out funds."

Do you think the Japanese will invade?

“Even if they don’t invade this time, I’m afraid it’s only a matter of time. Other families might be more optimistic, but my father-in-law came from the mainland. As soon as he heard that the Japanese were conducting exercises in Shenzhen, he immediately told my husband to prepare. But now we don’t know where to go for refuge if they really invade. My father-in-law and Xilun are contacting people everywhere. Macau might be the best option, but it’s uncertain whether the Japanese will continue to attack Macau. I heard that we have distant relatives in Singapore who want to go there for refuge, but we are unfamiliar with the place and it will take time to transfer our assets. What about you? What are your plans?”

Gui'er smiled and said, "Where can I go? I've already escaped from Jiangcheng to here, so I can only take it one step at a time."

Tong Yujun held her hand and said, "Then you have to be careful and take good care of yourself. It's good that you still care about me and came to visit. My family knows that I'm not having a good time at my in-laws' house, so they don't bother to ask about me."

Gui'er comforted them, "They probably have it tough too, after all, they run a business. Your father's health isn't good, and your younger brother is still young..."

“My father married me off to the Song family because he wanted to take advantage of their wealth. He also thought that the Song family had a special relationship with the Marshal’s Mansion, which could ease our relationship with the Marshal’s Mansion. Alas, man proposes, God disposes, and both plans fell through.”

"You should live a good life with Brother Song. That's better than anything else. Don't think about those things anymore. I'm leaving now. Take care."

"Take care of yourself too. If anything really bad happens, call me. Your brother actually entrusted Xilun and me to take care of you."

Gui'er felt a warmth in her heart, nodded, and said, "Okay."

When Wu Mingqiang returned to the villa, it was almost dark. He stood at the door looking around and saw the car coming back, so he quickly went to greet it.

"My lady, there's chaos and war outside. Why are you still out playing?" He said worriedly as he opened the car door and helped Gui'er out of the car.

"Brother Wu, I didn't go out to play. I went to distribute some air defense manuals to my neighbors, people near our shop, and friends."

"You can leave these things to me. Things are in chaos outside right now. Even if the Japanese don't invade, the security situation isn't good. There are plenty of swindlers, cheaters, and opportunists taking advantage of the chaos."

"Miss is back. Dinner is ready. Come in and eat!" Dingxiang greeted her.

Gui'er was indeed hungry, and she sat down and began to wolf down her food.

“Don’t worry about me, go and eat. We don’t need to be so formal now,” she said.

So Acheng, Dingxiang, and Sister-in-law Aying went to eat by themselves.

Wu Mingqiang stood beside Gui'er the whole time, serving her food and soup.

Gui'er felt bad; Wu Mingqiang was now, after all, a housekeeper.

She said, "Brother Wu, stop busy and sit down to eat too."

Wu Mingqiang was somewhat surprised to hear this. After hesitating for a moment, he took another bowl to serve rice and sat down to eat.

“I went to our pawnshop today and found it very busy. Zhao Chaofeng said it’s all because of the recent drama, which has caused a lot of anxiety. So people are pawning things they don’t need right now to get some cash. But won’t that put pressure on our shop’s finances?”

"There will definitely be some pressure, but it will be worth it if we can actually get a few good items," Wu Mingqiang said confidently.

“We don’t usually accept pawned items anymore, and the fighting on the mainland is so fierce that some people are terrified. Even if the Japanese hadn’t invaded, they would have been scrambling for tickets to leave Hong Kong. Among these people, a considerable number should be pawned items. I’ve asked Zhao Ding to shorten the redemption period. If they don’t redeem their items within a month or two, they’ll be pawned. I’ll then find someone from a foreign firm to sell them overseas. I estimate that we should be able to make a lot of money this time.”

"Miss, what do you want to buy? Jewelry, jewelry, clothes, shoes, bags, perfume, cosmetics, just tell me, no matter how expensive, I'll find it for you."

Gui'er thought for a moment and said, "Recently, the Japanese military exercises have made me think about a lot of things. I think we should plan ahead. Many of my classmates' families are preparing to go to Macau for refuge, and some have already bought property there. If we make money this time, you can ask around and see if we can buy a property in Macau. In case Hong Kong really falls, we'll have somewhere to go."