bookcurios Chapter 529: New Discovery of Director Shen's Antiques
Chapter 529: New Discovery of Director Shen's Antiques
Zhou Huifang later expressed her gratitude to Guier again after finding out about it.
Gui'er said, "So, you really did call off the engagement, didn't you? Fortunately, I finally put my worries to rest."
Zhou Huifang said: "Although the engagement has indeed been called off, it may not be so easy to discuss marriage in the future. My father said that young people are more receptive, but the elders are still quite conservative. I don't know what the future will be like now. I am a little confused."
Guier said, "Actually, we're still young, and China is going to undergo major changes in the next few years. We don't know what will happen then."
During this period, Liang Guowei did not harass Guier again, which allowed her to live a happy life.
Ever since Miss Shen learned that Director Shen had left behind a large number of antiques, she would occasionally ask Gui'er if there was any new development.
Unfortunately, Gui'er returned to Nanjing and rarely contacted Jiangcheng. This was mainly because she was afraid that Madam and Sha Yanyao would find out and have some thoughts in their minds, so she couldn't provide any new information to Miss Shen.
However, after Miss Shen talked with Mrs. Shen, she provided Guier with a piece of information. Mrs. Shen said that she knew that Director Shen had indeed had contact with the Japanese. At that time, Mrs. Shen thought that Japan wanted to force Director Shen to work for them, and Director Shen refused, so he was silenced. Mrs. Shen felt that it was very likely that Director Shen’s antiques and treasures fell into the hands of the Japanese, but because the matter was of great importance, Mrs. Shen did not dare to speak out.
This provided a new idea. After school that day, Gui'er made an excuse to go to the Kesling Café for cake. Then, she borrowed their phone and called Sha Yanxiao to tell him about the situation. Sha Yanxiao said happily, "Great, Gui'er is really capable. She can get some information out of Miss Shen just by chatting with her. I'll start checking. By the way, how are you doing in Nanjing? How are you getting along with Miss Tian? I don't think she's a pushover."
Gui Er smiled bitterly and said, "I'm fine, but there are a lot of conflicts between her and Jin Bao."
Sha Yanxiao said, "Then don't get involved so much. That girl called Jin Bao may have helped you in the beginning, but she ended up in this situation by her own choice. Don't try to get involved."
Gui'er thought about it and agreed.
When I returned to the Sha Mansion, I ran into Yulan who had come with her children and a bunch of gifts. Seeing Gui'er coming back, she said enthusiastically, "Sister Gui'er, you're back. Come quickly. Your brother-in-law is on a business trip and bought some gifts, and there are some for you too."
Yulan married Director Wang, who was more than 20 years older than her. Now that she had a son, her status as an official's wife was secure. However, she was very good at dealing with people. She would come to the director's house with gifts every now and then, under the pretext of visiting her parents.
After all, Sha Yanyao was Director Wang's former subordinate. Now, although he had received Director Tian's help and was promoted, and the two of them were almost equal, who could predict things in the officialdom? The winds of change could change at any moment. Therefore, every time Yulan came, the people in the Sha Mansion were very welcoming.
The lady said happily, "Among all my daughters, you are the smartest and wisest. When you have time, teach your sister Gui'er more. She is also a smart child, but she has a stubborn temper. The young master of the Liang family liked her so much before. He asked her out every day, but she kept making excuses. As a result, he ignored her now."
Yulan smiled and said, "My younger sister has my second brother's care, so her future won't be too bad. Speaking of which, my eldest daughter is getting married soon."
The eldest daughter that Yulan mentioned was actually Director Wang’s eldest daughter born to his ex-wife. She was a classmate of Guier, but because of Yulan, the two basically didn’t talk to each other at school.
After hearing what she said, Gui'er remembered that she seemed to have not seen Director Wang's eldest daughter since she came back from Jiangcheng.
I asked curiously, "Is she engaged? Whose young man is it? But she hasn't graduated yet."
Yulan said nonchalantly, "I told our old man, Wang, what's the point of girls reading so many books? If she were like my sister Gui'er, with excellent grades, it would bring honor to the family, but someone like her, with mediocre grades and no one at school, will become spoiled if she goes to school too much. She should be like the general and read books on women's virtues and teachings at home, so that she can get married and become a good wife and mother."
She spoke as if she herself had grown up in the Marshal's Mansion and received traditional education there.
But no one refuted her. Everyone was more concerned about which young man Director Wang's eldest daughter married. If she married well, she might be able to become a good relative.
Yulan sighed and said, "That damn girl, she's incompetent and has a bad temper. I don't want to care about her, but her father is quite dedicated. He initially found her a brother-in-law of the Minister of Transportation. It's said that his wife was killed in a bombing in Shanghai during the January 28 Incident, leaving behind two children. And you see, she became the mistress of the house right after she went there. And that damn girl, she's actually trying to commit suicide and refuses to do it. She keeps shouting about freedom of love in the house all day long. It makes my head buzz when I hear it. Freedom, can freedom bring you fine clothes and delicious food?"
"But later on, her father couldn't persuade her, so he arranged for her to have his own subordinate. However, that subordinate was just an ordinary clerk with a flat head and a clean face. His family had no background at all. His father was a teacher, and his mother couldn't even read. She would have a hard time in the future."
After hearing this, the expressions on Madam Tian and Miss Tian's faces changed from expectation to indifference. Only Jin Bao said with envy, "But that clerk has Director Wang's care, so he has a bright future. I'm sure he can climb up the ladder."
Yulan glanced at Jinbao, half-smiling, but saying nothing. She quickly took out two cans of imported milk powder from her bag and said to Miss Tian, "I asked someone to buy two cans of baby milk powder from abroad. I heard it can be kept for a year without going bad. When my little nephew is born, I can give it to him."
Jinbao was about to take it with joy, but Miss Tian took it first, then smiled and said to Yulan, "Sister, you are so thoughtful. I thank you on behalf of my child."
Jinbao waved her hand in the air for a moment, then awkwardly withdrew it, smiling awkwardly beside her. The mistress said to her, "Your pregnancy-maintaining medicine should be ready, right? Sister Agui, take it out and give it to Jinbao."
After Gui'er talked to Sha Yanyao last time, she brought Agui's wife back from outside to take care of Jinbao.
Although Jinbao still wanted to stay, Agui's wife was a person who could read people's expressions very well. She took the medicine and walked upstairs to Jinbao's room. She had no choice but to go back to her room to take the medicine.