bookcurios Chapter 729: Kai Sing Cafe Opened as Base
Chapter 729: Kai Sing Cafe Opened as Base
Zhou Huifang was stunned for a moment and looked around before saying, "Why is your sister-in-law like this? I originally thought she was a lady from a wealthy family and the niece of Zinong's boss. I didn't expect her to do such a thing."
Gui'er sighed and said, "Actually, I saw it too. My sister-in-law used to be very bold and uninhibited. She might have just been joking. You can avoid this by not bringing Gao Zinong to the Sha Mansion to see me. I don't think Gao Zinong meant it that way."
Zhou Huifang was a little annoyed when she heard this and said, "What do you mean by that? It's as if we deliberately came to your sister-in-law's house. Isn't it because we only heard that we originally wanted to go out together? I broke the appointment to see him, so I was embarrassed to go. Your sister-in-law is a woman who has given birth to a child, who would care about her?"
Seeing that she had misunderstood her meaning, Gui'er quickly explained, "That's not what I meant. You clearly know that my position in the Sha Mansion is awkward. I'm called a young lady, but in fact I'm just half a servant. How could I possibly be on the same side as my eldest sister-in-law?"
Zhou Huifang finally calmed down after hearing this. At this time, a classmate walked into the classroom to get a book and saw them. He asked, "Why don't you two go home?"
Zhou Huifang said to Guier, "Let's go to Kaisheng Restaurant and eat cake."
The two of them went to the Café de Café and ordered drinks and cake. Zhou Huifang said, fiddling with her spoon, "Guier, I'm really moved this time. You know my marriage plans have been very difficult, and Zi Nong has been the best to me out of all the people. So I really don't want to lose him."
Gui'er sighed and said, "I understand. Anyway, Miss Tian doesn't have much contact with her on a regular basis, so it shouldn't be a problem, right? Just don't bring him to my house again in the future."
Zhou Huifang nodded and said, "Ah, I didn't expect your sister-in-law to be such a person. After all, she is a woman from a wealthy family."
Gui'er had no choice but to agree awkwardly. When she turned around, she saw the female shopkeeper of Daxinglong coming out of the kitchen carrying a cake.
When their eyes met, the female shopkeeper winked at her.
Gui'er understood what she meant, stood up and said to Zhou Huifang, "I'm going to the bathroom." Then, she went to the bathroom as if nothing had happened. She checked every cubicle first. When she saw no one there, she walked to the door of the toilet and looked outside.
At this time, the female shopkeeper also arrived. She went into the restroom, closed the door, and said to Gui'er, "I have received a notice from my superiors to resume work. The Kaisling Café will serve as a base for receiving information."
Gui'er felt awkward when she heard this. "Isn't this a bad idea? The Café de Caesar is a place frequented by many spies. I've seen suspicious individuals here several times. Using this as a base is too risky."
The female shopkeeper smiled and waved her hand, saying, "It's precisely because this coffee shop has such a complex flow of people: progressive students, spies, and many wealthy ladies, rich men, and high-ranking officials come here. So the owner here is very successful. I believe that if they weren't absolutely sure, they wouldn't dare to search here like they did last time with Daxinglong, so this place is actually very suitable."
Gui'er thought for a moment, then told her about Gao Zinong's suspicious behavior and said, "He's still asking around. If you run into him, be sure to avoid him. I think he's quite suspicious."
The female shopkeeper frowned and nodded after hearing this, saying, "He's violating discipline. You should report this to your superiors."
Gui'er said, "I've already reported it. The feedback from above was that he was infiltrating the Revolutionary Committee on orders from his superiors. But I feel his actions are a bit over the line, so I'd better be careful."
The female shopkeeper smiled and said, "You can rest assured about this. We have reassigned our respective locations. You are not allowed to meet with your former colleagues to avoid being recognized."
At this time, there was a knock on the door. The female shopkeeper quickly lowered her voice and said to Guier, "My last name is Zhang. Everyone here calls me Master Zhang. Don't call me shopkeeper anymore. I'm going out first. Please wait a moment before going out."
Guier nodded and walked into a compartment.
Master Zhang turned around and opened the door. A female customer walked in and said dissatisfiedly, "What's going on in your restaurant? The toilet door is locked. Are you trying to suffocate me to death?"
"I'm sorry, I was just cleaning and the floor is a little wet. I'm worried guests might fall, so I locked the door from the inside. Please use it."
Guier waited in the cubicle for a while, and when she guessed that Master Zhang had already gone out, she came out, straightened her clothes, pretended to have just finished using the toilet, washed her hands, and then went out.
Gui'er returned to her seat, and Zhou Huifang asked, "Why did you take so long?"
Guier smiled and said, "There were too many people, so I waited a while."
Zhou Huifang said, "It's almost time, let's go back."
The two of them took their rickshaws home.
Gui'er was riding in a rickshaw. When they arrived at the intersection in front of Shafu, Ah Cheng suddenly told the rickshaw driver, "Pull the rickshaw over here and wait a moment."
"Okay." The rickshaw driver turned the rickshaw into a corner.
Gui'er was puzzled and turned around to ask.
"Miss, bow your head."
Before she could react, Ah Cheng pushed Gui'er's head down, then curled up and squatted on the ground.
In the blink of an eye, a rickshaw drove past the road opposite the corner where they were hiding.
When Gui'er saw the back and the cheongsam with intricate embroidery, she immediately recognized it as Miss Tian. However, she did not notice Gui'er and the others.
After walking another two or three hundred meters, Miss Tian suddenly got off the rickshaw, paid the fare, and got into a car.
After the car left, Ah Cheng called the rickshaw driver again, came out from the corner and continued walking.
Gui'er was full of suspicion: "Brother Cheng, that woman just now was my sister-in-law, right? Why should we hide? Can't we just say hello and go over there?"
Acheng looked forward and saw Shafu was about 100 meters ahead.
He signaled the rickshaw driver to stop, paid the fare and gave him an extra ten copper coins, then said to the driver, "If you dare to talk about what happened just now, watch out for your legs."
The rickshaw driver said hesitantly, "Don't worry, sir. I know my limits." Then he nodded and bowed as he pulled the rickshaw away.
Gui'er was even more confused. Ah Cheng sighed and said, "The car that the young lady got into just now was occupied by Mr. Gao, who was a guest at our house a few days ago."