A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Chapter 166 2 The Young Master Returns

When Gui'er heard that Miss Zhang Si now had to pay a sum of money for every meal, she quickly took out all the money she had on her and gave it to her.

Miss Zhang Si felt both embarrassed and grateful. Wiping away her tears, she said, "Miss Gui'er has been so kind and generous. I really don't know how to repay her."

Gui Er comforted her, saying, "This embarrassment is only temporary. Please hold on a little longer. I've been here for a long time and can't stay any longer. I'll take my leave now."

Only then did Miss Zhang Si reluctantly bid farewell to Gui'er.

Gui'er walked out of the courtyard and said to the servant who brought her here, "Since you have already helped me, please continue to be a good person. If there is any trouble, come and tell me. It will be considered a good deed. If Miss Zhang is out of danger, she will definitely remember your contribution, and I will definitely reward you."

The servant bowed and said, "The three Miss Zhangs and I are also master and servant. I really can't bear to see you all die in such an untimely manner. I will definitely do what I can."

Back in Sha Yanyao's yard, Sha Yanyao smiled and said, "Why are you back so early today?"

Guier said, "Lily's not home, so it's boring for me to stay there."

Sha Yanyao was reading a newspaper and didn't say anything else. Gui'er was doing homework next to him.

After a while, Sha Yanyao suddenly said to Gui'er, "Sister Gui'er, are you happy living here with me?"

Gui'er quickly said, "Big brother takes great care of me. I'm very happy here."

Sha Yanyao smiled and said, "Then let's stay here from now on, okay?"

Gui'er was a little frightened when she heard this. She didn't know what he was up to and didn't dare to answer.

Seeing his cautious look, Sha Yanyao smiled and said, "Your second brother will be back in two days."

Gui'er was delighted to hear this, but she still didn't know why Sha Yanyao suddenly asked her to stay there from now on. She observed Sha Yanyao's expression and said, "I originally moved out of my second brother's courtyard because I wasn't feeling well. I didn't want to cause trouble for my sister-in-law, but recently I've heard some gossip from the servants. They all say my sister-in-law is intolerant, and it might be because of me moving away. If my second brother comes back and I don't move back, I'm afraid people will talk even more."

Sha Yanyao just smiled and said nothing.

Guier continued, "I'm really grateful to Big Brother for taking care of me during this time. Big Brother is so knowledgeable and talented, and I've learned so much. If I move back to Second Brother's place later, I'd like to come over and learn the arts of music, chess, calligraphy, and painting from Big Brother. Is that okay?"

Sha Yanyao finally said happily: "Of course, I'm a free man anyway."

Gui Er recalled the time when Zhang the Shopkeeper treated Song Xichen's hand and said, "I've been very interested in medicine lately. I wonder if Big Brother knows anything about it?"

Sha Yanyao thought for a moment, then smiled and said to Gui'er, "Then I'll teach you how to recite the soup recipe song."

Gui'er had originally just wanted to change the subject, but she hadn't expected him to actually understand. Thinking it was a good idea to learn another talent, she happily said, "Okay."

After that, Sha Yanyao never mentioned the topic of letting her continue to live here, and Guier also breathed a sigh of relief.

Two days later, it was the day to have dinner with the Marshal. Guier came to the dining room and found that the dishes today seemed to be more sumptuous than usual. The Marshal also sat down, but did not pick up his chopsticks for a long time, so no one dared to pick up their chopsticks.

After a while, she heard the sound of a car parking outside. Gui'er turned around and saw a car driving straight to the door of the hall. Sha Yanxiao got out of the car in a military uniform.

"Second brother." Guier called excitedly.

Sha Yanxiao walked up, picked up Guier, and turned around on the spot.

Ji Yiru also came over. Sha Yanxiao patted her on the back symbolically, then walked up to the Marshal and said, "Father, I'm back."

The Marshal patted him on the shoulder and said, "Good, well done." Then he pulled him to sit next to him.

Gui'er saw the lady's face change instantly. Usually, she and the eldest young master sat on either side of the Marshal.

Everyone took it seriously. The fourth concubine quickly said, "Yan Xiao, you've been on a business trip for so long. You've been working hard. I see you've lost weight. Eat more."

Sha Yanxiao smiled and nodded.

After dinner, Guier thought that she should move back to Sha Yanxiao's hospital, but she was too embarrassed to say it, so she went back to Sha Yanyao's hospital.

She had just arrived at the yard and sat down for a while when Sha Yanyao was reviewing his homework with her.

Sha Yanxiao came over with a few servants and said as soon as he entered the door, "Gui'er, you've been bothering me at my eldest brother's house for so many days. It's time to come back with me."

Guier glanced at Sha Yanyao cautiously.

Sha Yanyao smiled and said, "I'm helping her with her homework. Why don't you let her stay with me?"

Sha Yanxiao smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work during this period, big brother. Let me take a look." He picked up Gui'er's homework and took a look at it. Then he said, "It looks like you have made a lot of progress. At least your handwriting looks much better than before."

When Gui'er heard this, she pouted and said, "Second brother, you're going too far. Was my handwriting really that ugly before?"

Sha Yanxiao and Sha Yanyao both laughed when they heard this. Gui'er said, "I think big brother is very knowledgeable too. I want to learn Tangtou Song from him. Second brother, I want to come to big brother's place to review my lessons after I move back. Is that okay?"

Sha Yanxiao glanced at Sha Yanyao and said, "If Big Brother doesn't mind, of course you can."

Sha Yanyao smiled and said, "I'm just a free man. I can teach children to relieve their boredom. It's not bad. Gui'er is indeed smart and cute."

So Gui'er was finally able to move back to Sha Yanxiao's courtyard, but Dingxiang was worried. Gui'er knew that she was afraid that Ji Yiru would continue to harm them, so she comforted her, saying, "Don't worry, Second Brother will take care of it for us."

As soon as they returned to the yard where Sha Yanxiao was, Gui'er and Dingxiang saw that the cook from the small kitchen in the yard was kneeling in the yard with his head hung down. When he saw Gui'er, he hurriedly shouted: "Miss Gui'er, I am blind and shouldn't neglect you, but I really didn't poison you." Then he kowtowed.

Gui'er was startled and quickly asked Sha Yanxiao what was going on?

Sha Yanxiao said calmly, "Actually, when you went to the hospital to see the attending doctor, he had already reported it to me. I wanted Dali to go back and protect you. Later, my eldest brother called me and told me that you had moved in with him, and I was relieved. Since you were poisoned, someone must have poisoned you, and I won't let him off."

The cook trembled all over when he heard this, and kowtowed even more vigorously. He said to Gui'er in a tearful voice, "Miss, you are so kind and compassionate, and you have a clear conscience. I did neglect you because the young marshal was away, but I really didn't poison you."

Gui'er thought for a while and said to Sha Yanxiao, "Brother, it was definitely not him who poisoned the place. Where could he find the poison?" Gui'er's meaning was very clear. Everyone knew that Ji Yiru was the mastermind behind the scenes. Even if the chef was involved, he was only coerced and bribed.