Jiang Shuyao didn't see Qin Yanchi come back to Qin Tower for the next week. She also went to Qin Gong's school to attend. She was Fang Tingyun's distant cousin.
The relationship between the Qin family and the Fang family was unusual, and no one would question her identity. Moreover, the only people who could study here were wealthy young masters related to the Qin family, so no one would take her seriously.
At first there might be one or two curious people who would talk to her, but she had a cold temperament and could chat with anyone to death, so no one talked to her anymore.
Jiang Shuyao became a mere presence in the school, and she would only be amazed for a short while during exams and assessments.
Jiang Shuyao used to go to the newspaper office to help, but after going to Qinlou, he did not lose contact with the newspaper office. On one day off every week, she would go to the newspaper office to help out and make some money.
Another busy day of work was over. Jiang Shuyao was about to go back to Qin Building when her colleague Sang Xiaoqiong came over mysteriously: "Yao Yao, can you do me a favor?"
"What's wrong?"
"Today... I will tell you a secret. No matter whether you agree or not in the end, you can't tell anyone, okay?"
"If you choose to tell me, that means you trust me. Otherwise, people like us wouldn't speak at all, right?"
Sang Xiaoqiong hesitated to speak, then thought about it and took Jiang Shuyao's hand: "Yes. My son came back from his hometown today, and I promised to celebrate his birthday."
Jiang Shuyao opened his eyes wide: "Your son? You are not..."
"Shh." Sang Xiaoqiong made a silent gesture, pulled her to the corner, lit a cigarette and took a puff, "Illegitimate child I meet once a year. Yaoyao, I can only trust you in Lincheng. You know that I am the lover of Mr. Sheng of Sheng's Trading Company, and they will divorce soon. As long as they divorce, I will have a chance to take over. This child cannot appear, but I don't want Dong'er to be disappointed. "
Jiang Shuyao asked: "What do you want me to do?"
"Today there is a cocktail party at Shengyuemen, and there will be many nobles from Lincheng, including Master Sheng. I will leave for half an hour to accompany Dong'er and blow out the candles before going back. That half hour is exactly the time Masquerade, you are about the same size as me and will not be recognized. Please help me, I can give you ten silver coins as reward."
Jiang Shuyao said embarrassedly: "That's too late, and..."
Before she finished speaking, Sang Xiaoqiong had already knelt down towards her: "Yao Yao, please help me. I'll give you fifteen silver dollars..."
"You get up first, you don't want to kneel down and worship now."
But Sang Xiaoqiong couldn't afford it: "I'm really desperate. You just have to pretend to be me and dance with Mr. Sheng, and after the dance, you can excuse yourself to go to the toilet, and we can change back. Please... Dong'er, he has been there since he was a child He has a heart disease, and I need money to save him. Mr. Sheng is my only hope, Yaoyao..."
Jiang Shuyao looked at Sang Xiaoqiong who was kneeling on the ground. No one understood the hardship of living in this world better than her.
She helped Sang Xiaoqiong up: "Get up, I promise you, pay me ten silver yuan as reward."
Sang Xiaoqiong took a deep drag on her cigarette. If you look closely, you will find that her exposed skin is heavily powdered and covered with bruises and scars.
She said softly: "Thank you Yaoyao, thank you for treating me as a human being."
In this topsy-turvy world, everyone is struggling to survive, but as long as they live, there will be hope...
