Time Travel: Female Cannon Fodder of the Republic of China

"My elders asked me about my marriage a few days ago, and my answer was that I don't like men of this era."

"I have a house, money, education and a career, so why would I want to find a man for myself?"

"Nine out of ten men nowadays will marry a concubine, and the remaining one or two out of ten either beat women or smoke opium."

"I don't want to be mad at them!"

Huang Lanying added: "Shen Jiaxing has no mistress, doesn't beat women, and doesn't smoke opium!"

Ai Shutong asked back: "How do you know? Did you send someone to monitor him?"

Huang Lanying quickly waved her hands to deny: "No, I didn't!"

Ai Shutong: "Even if you say there is, I won't believe it. Unless you find three groups of people, one every four hours, to keep a close eye on him, there will always be times when you can't see him!"

"Besides, if he doesn't look for a concubine now, how do you know he won't look for one in the future?"

"Men only affect how quickly I make money!"

Ai Shutong figured it out as soon as Huang Lanying started to speak.

She wanted to use herself as an excuse to break off the engagement.

The reason for doing this is probably because she didn't want to bear the consequences of breaking off the engagement, so she threw dirty water on Shen Jiaxing.

This woman has a dark heart!

But Ai Shutong would not break off with her before helping Shen Jiaxing to break off the engagement.

"Ms. Huang, do you dislike Teacher Shen?"

"If there is no love between you, I advise you to cancel the engagement as soon as possible."

"A woman's blooming period is very short. Instead of wasting time on someone you don't like, it's better to spend that time looking for your own soulmate."

Huang Lanying smiled bitterly and said, "From what you just said, there is no such thing as a good man in this world."

Ai Shutong: "How come there isn't? I just said that because my family background is not good enough, and men who are good in every way don't like me. I don't want to settle for someone bad, so I said that!"

"But if an excellent man who is good in every aspect pursues me, I will definitely agree."

Huang Lanying: "Oh? Miss Ai, have you ever met such an outstanding man?"

Ai Shutong: "I actually met one."

"Zhang Zuozhi from the Shanghai County Governor's Office is excellent!"

Huang Lanying was shocked when she heard this and looked at Ai Shutong in disbelief.

Zhang Zuozhi, the official of Shanghai County Governor's Office, was her cousin Zhang Huaixuan.

Seeing this, Ai Shutong pretended to be concerned and asked, "Ms. Huang, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"

Huang Lanying's nails turned white from the force with which she gripped her handbag, but she was too nervous to notice.

Ai Shutong called her twice again, "Miss Huang? Miss Huang, are you okay?!"

Huang Lanying suddenly came back to her senses and said in a panic, "I feel a little uncomfortable. I'll go back first."

After saying that, she hurried out. Ai Shutong took two quick steps to catch up with her, "I'll take you there, don't worry! When the clothes are ready in a few days, I'll deliver them to you personally."

"We also have image design here. Miss Huang, if you need to attend unfamiliar occasions in the future, you can come here. We will specially design clothes and makeup for you that are suitable for different occasions."

"I guarantee you will be satisfied by then. If you are not satisfied, I won't charge you any money!"

Huang Lanying didn't hear what Ai Shutong said at all. She walked out while nodding her head randomly. She just wanted to go home.

Ai Shutong watched her get on the rickshaw before turning around and walking back.

Hu Ying stopped her in the lobby and asked, "Manager, don't the guests want to try on these two sets of clothes?"

Ai Shutong waved her hand, "She left first because of something. Put it back on the shelf!"

"If it's not sold in two days, I'll take the cheongsam she made to order and send it to her home."

"If she likes one more piece, we can earn more money."

Zheng Qiuying came over and said, "Hu Ying, learn more from the manager. Your salary is set by the manager. It's a base salary plus commission. The more you sell, the more income you will get."

Hu Ying nodded happily, "Well, I will try my best!"

She attended Wuben Girls' High School for two years and knew some English. Although she didn't speak it very well, she had no problem with basic expressions.

At this time, Luo Cisui also came over, "Shutong, I heard from Aunt Xu that you just sold three custom-made cheongsams?"

Ai Shutong nodded, "Yes!"

Luo Cisui: "Oh my! Then I'll go make the pattern quickly. I can't miss the customer's clothes."

Ai Shutong urged her, "Go quickly, go quickly. It might be even busier after the opening tomorrow. Don't leave things for tomorrow that you can do today."

Luo Cisui smiled and posed in a green dress, "I will go right away, husband, please don't rush me."

After Luo Cihui left, Ai Shutong said to Zheng Qiuying, "Qiuying, let me take care of the counter! You teach Hu Ying how to put on makeup."

Ai Shutong stood behind the counter, staring blankly at the door. After a few minutes, she looked around.

Seeing that everyone was busy, he picked up the phone on the table and dialed.

"Teacher Shen, I'm Ai Shutong. Huang Lanying just left."

"She probably didn't come here to buy clothes..."

Ai Shutong repeated the conversation between the two to Shen Jiaxing.

"After I finished speaking, she was shocked and horrified."

After Shen Jiaxing pondered for a moment, he asked, "Did she guess that you knew about her affair?"

Ai Shutong retorted: "Not likely! I feel like she might have thought about the consequences of having her affair discovered, and she can't afford it."

"So that scared her."

"I've already alerted the enemy. She should take action soon. You'd better send someone to keep an eye on her."

Shen Jiaxing: "Well, it's okay. I asked someone to take pictures of them before, and I already have a lot of evidence."

"I will never marry Huang Lanying, even if she breaks off contact with her cousin, I still won't want her."

Ai Shutong: "Well, just think it through. Don't regret it after you break up the engagement."

Shen Jiaxing sneered, "I've thought it through a long time ago and never hesitated! How could I regret it?!"

Ai Shutong: "Well, I'll call her in a couple of days and invite her to come and look at the clothes."

"We'll see what her attitude is then."

After Ai Shutong hung up the phone, she began to daydream again.

She didn't know what choice Huang Lanying would make, but no matter what choice she made, the result would probably not be good.

This is how society is. It is especially harsh on women. If you are not careful, you may be doomed.

After sighing and groaning for a while, Ai Shutong looked at the watch. It was already six o'clock.

Thinking of Xia Yu's instructions when she went out today, she hurried to find Zheng Qiuying, "Qiuying, today is the Ghost Festival. If you have nothing else to do, get off work early!"

Zheng Qiuying, who was teaching enthusiastically, looked at the watch and said, "Oh! It's six o'clock. It's time to go."

When Ai Shutong returned home, before she had time to sit down and drink a sip of water, Xia Yu told her that President Zhan of the Baihuawen Newspaper had arrived and was waiting for her at Uncle Li's house!

"Miss, go and ask what's going on! Today is the Ghost Festival, and it's easy to see ghosts when it's dark. It's better to let President Zhan go back early."