bookcurios Chapter 671: Jin Bao and Miss Tian's conflict resurfaces
Chapter 671: Jin Bao and Miss Tian's conflict resurfaces
That day, when Gui Er returned to the Sha Mansion from school, Ding Xiang said to him mysteriously, "Miss, there's something interesting to watch."
Gui Er guessed that Jin Bao and Miss Tian were fighting again, so she asked, "What happened to them?"
Dingxiang gossiped, "Jinbao's child was sick, and she was extremely worried. She brought the child to the Sha Mansion, hoping that the young master would take her and the child to the hospital. When Miss Tian found out, she deliberately stopped the young master and sneered, saying, 'Why make such a fuss about a child born out of wedlock? Just ask a maid to take her.' Then she assigned one of her maids to accompany them. That maid was Miss Tian's, so she was definitely on her side. She was bound to give them some trouble on the way, and Jinbao was shaking with anger."
Gui'er frowned. To be fair, Miss Tian had gone a bit too far this time. After all, a child's illness could be a big deal, but she was surprised that Sha Yanyao was so afraid of Miss Tian that he wouldn't even intervene when his own son was sick.
Just as I was thinking about it, someone suddenly knocked on the door.
When he opened the door, it was Sha Yanyao. He smiled and said, "My sister just got back from school. It's almost time for dinner."
Gui'er quickly smiled and said, "Oh, I just put down my book. Brother, why did you come up here today? Just ask the servants to go there."
Sha Yanyao scratched his head, and Guier immediately understood what he meant and said to Dingxiang, "You go down first."
After Ding Xiang left, Sha Yanyao sighed softly: "Sister, are you free after school tomorrow? If so, go visit your sister Jin Bao. Her child is sick today."
Gui'er suddenly realized that it was because of this matter, so she happily agreed: "Oh, my little nephew is sick, so I will go over to her after school tomorrow. Brother, why don't you go see her?"
Sha Yanyao sighed again and said, "I want to, but your sister-in-law won't let me go."
Gui'er didn't know what to say after hearing this.
The next day after school, she went straight to Jinbao's apartment and bought some fruits and snacks on the way as gifts for visiting the patient.
When Jinbao saw her, he couldn't help but burst into tears again.
Gui'er sighed and said, "Actually, you asked for it this time. When she was holding her brother's birthday party, you went to cause trouble. Isn't this her revenge?"
Jin Bao said indignantly: "Why? Your eldest brother is her man and my man too. Why can't I show up on my man's birthday? She has a son, and I have one too."
Gui'er said, "Don't be angry with me. It's not like I'm not letting you go. The problem boils down to my eldest brother relying on his wife's family for support. My eldest brother's future depends on his wife's family. How could I possibly offend his wife because of you?"
After hearing this, Jinbao finally fell silent.
After a while, she said to Gui'er in a sad voice, "Guier, my dear sister, can you please help me put in a good word and ask your brother to come over and see the child? After all, this is his biological child. He has been calling for daddy every day during these few days that he was sick."
Gui'er felt pity for the child after hearing this, and hurried forward to observe the child carefully. The child was over one year old, with big eyes, fair skin, and chubby body. He looked a bit like the dolls in New Year pictures in the 1970s and 1980s. In the era of the Republic of China, most children were pale and thin. He was obviously a child from a wealthy family.
Seeing the child was in good spirits, and his eyes were full of energy, he looked at her and didn't look sick. Gui'er felt relieved and said to Jinbao, "The Marshal named him Sha Chenggang, didn't you know that?"
Jin Bao said angrily, "I heard that, huh, when they were naming that disabled son of Tian, they also gave this one to my son. I don't care."
Gui'er quickly said to her seriously, "It's not a good idea for you to think like that. If the Madam or even my eldest brother knew about it, they would be unhappy. After all, that was the name given by the Marshal."
Jin Bao smiled and said, "How could I be so stupid? You are one of my own. That's why I tell you what's in my heart."
Guier rolled her eyes. She didn't want to be Jinbao's personal person. Being sandwiched between Miss Tian and Jinbao was clearly none of her business.
Jin Bao repeatedly tried to persuade Gui Er to find a way to get Sha Yanyao to come visit them. Gui Er was hesitant to agree, always evading the question. He covered it up. If she agreed but couldn't do it, she would be sorry for him. And if Miss Tian found out, it would be terrible. So she simply didn't agree.
After returning to the Sha Mansion from Jinbao's visit, Gui'er went to the mistress's room as usual, greeted her, and said, "Mother, I'm back."
The lady was copying sutras in the Buddhist hall. Seeing Gui'er, she said, "Have you visited the mother and child? How are they? Is the child healed?"
Guier smiled and said, "The little guy is very energetic and should be well now. Don't worry, mother."
The lady nodded and said, "After all, the child is the blood of the Sha family. Your sister-in-law's behavior is really excessive. Now that she has given birth to a child, she thinks she has received a golden seal and has become even more domineering. She has no idea that a family needs many branches and leaves to prosper. With her current health, how can she bear children again? It seems that we still have to rely on Jinbao. Gui'er, your father is in such a state that he is probably useless. Your second brother is a capable man, and he loves you so much. In the future, you must tell your second brother more about your eldest brother's difficulties here and ask him to support him more, understand?"
Gui'er had no choice but to smile and nod, but she didn't dare to say a word.
But from that time on, every few days, the lady would suddenly ask Gui'er to make a long-distance call back to the Marshal's residence. At first, Gui'er thought that she wanted to greet the Marshal herself.
But that was not the case.
The wife said, "Your father can't even speak clearly now. What can you say to him? Of course, you should go to your second brother. Chat with him and get closer to him. You are studying away from home now, so don't alienate him."
This made Gui'er completely confused. As a result, every time Gui'er called, his wife would sit next to him and say, "Oh, you should pay more attention to your second brother's health and ask the kitchen to make more delicious food."
Sha Yanxiao also heard it on the other end of the phone and asked, "Who's next to you?"
Guier told the truth: "It's my mother."
Sha Yanxiao would ask Gui'er to hand the phone to his wife, and then his wife would take the phone and ask Sha Yanxiao about his well-being with a loving motherly look, which surprised Gui'er greatly.
When Sha Yanxiao was at the Marshal's Mansion, he had always been very respectful to his wife, but she was always reserved, indifferent and cold, and she was just going through the motions. Now, she suddenly changed her attitude, which made her very uncomfortable.