Time Travel: Female Cannon Fodder of the Republic of China

Ai Shutong shook hands with him and said with a smile, "I've heard a lot about you. I'm Ai Shutong."

Then he said to everyone, "Let's go in and chat. When the lion dance club comes, we can come out and watch."

Where did the disappeared Zheng Qiuying go?

She was calling her mother, "Mom, come over quickly, Ci Sui and her whole family are here to show their support."

"If none of you come, won't I be embarrassed?"

Mrs. Zheng quickly responded, "Qiu Ying, don't worry. I'll bring my poker friends over to help you out."

"I will never let you be outdone by the Luo family."

Mrs. Zheng hung up the phone and said to her poker friends, "Mrs. Zhao, Mrs. Wu, and Mrs. Huang, today is the opening day of my daughter's clothing store. I didn't expect her colleague to bring her whole family over."

"My daughter is all alone there, without anyone to support her. She just called me and was almost crying because of embarrassment. You two should come with me to support her!"

Mrs. Zhao loved the hustle and bustle the most, but when she heard that Mrs. Zheng's daughter had opened a clothing store, she felt jealous and couldn't help asking, "Does your daughter have this ability?"

Mrs. Zheng rolled her eyes unceremoniously, "Our daughter of the Zheng family can open a bank, let alone a clothing store!"

"Stop talking nonsense. Are you going or not? If not, I'll call someone else."

"My daughter's store is on Nanjing Road, the busiest street in Shanghai. It's a busy place with cars and people every day. It's a place where rich people often go for entertainment, and you are one of them!"

Without waiting for Mrs. Zhao to reply, Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Huang pushed their cards directly and said, "Let's go and see what's going on!"

Mrs. Zhao said quickly: "Go, I didn't say I won't go!"

Mrs. Zheng turned around and called her sister, "Sister, take Yunnuo to the Nishang Clothing Store on Nanjing Road. Qiuying has been bullied!"

Mrs. Chen slammed the table, "Who is so bold as to bully Qiu Ying? I think he is tired of living!"

Mrs. Zheng: "Qiu Ying and her good friend opened a clothing store on Nanjing Road. Her good friend is not a simple person. If the emperor had not abdicated, she would be a real princess."

"Although the family is now in decline, this Miss Ai lives with her maternal family. As soon as I tell you, you will know that her uncle is Li Maili, who is known as the contemporary Tao Zhugong."

"The Li family is very powerful. They have businesses in Beijing, Qingdao, Hefei, Wuhu and Shanghai, and they also do business with foreigners."

"The daughter of Sir John, the British ambassador, is Miss Ai's good friend."

"But Miss Ai's college classmate also got involved. Today they opened their business, and that classmate, Misro, called the whole family over to flatter her. Isn't this making our Qiuying look better than her?!"

Mrs. Chen: "I know Sir John's daughter, Mary, is on good terms with your eldest niece, isn't she?"

Mrs. Zheng: "Yes, yes, she has a good relationship with Ruyue. But Qiuying is such a silly girl. She doesn't know how to curry favor with others and has wasted such a good opportunity."

Mrs. Chen: "Okay, stop talking about Qiuying. I think Qiuying is better than you."

"Yun Nuo happens to be at home, we'll go over there in a bit, no one can surpass my niece today!"

No. 23 Nanjing Road.

Hu Ying came back with the lion dance club, and Ai Shutong quickly ordered the opening ceremony to begin.

When the firecrackers were lit, people on the entire street were attracted.

Ai Shutong said loudly: "Today, the Nishang Women's Clothing Store opens. For three consecutive days, all clothes and accessories will be discounted by 10%. After three days, the original price will be restored!"

"Don't miss it if you pass by. Ladies, come in and take a look. As long as you buy clothes from our store today, you can get your makeup done for free."

When Zheng Qiuying heard the firecrackers going off outside, she slapped her thigh anxiously, "Too late, too late. Who knew Luo Cisui was so scheming and brought the whole family here?"

"I see that Shutong's relationship with her is getting better and better. What should I do if she surpasses me?"

As soon as the sound of firecrackers ended, a large number of ladies from wealthy families poured into the clothing store.

Ai Shutong walked back and forth in her high heels, picking up albums and choosing clothes, occasionally instructing Hu Ying, Xu Ma and others to greet guests.

Seeing Zheng Qiuying still standing there in a daze when they were so busy, he quickly went up to her and patted her on the back, "Qiuying, why are you standing there like an idiot? Entertain the guests!"

Zheng Qiuying came back to her senses and said quickly, "Shutong, my mother will bring her friends over soon, do you have any extra firecrackers?"

"My mother is very proud. Can we set off some firecrackers to welcome her when she comes?"

Ai Shutong nodded: "No problem. I will definitely make Mrs. Zheng feel at home."

"Shion, go to the warehouse and get some firecrackers."

"Qiu Ying, go and wait outside. When you see Mrs. Zheng bringing people over, come in and find me. I'll go light the cannon."

Zheng Qiuying ran out in a hurry. After a while, she didn't see her mother, but she saw her aunt and cousin. She ran back to the store excitedly, "Shutong, my aunt and cousin are here, can we set off some fireworks first?"

Ai Shutong pulled her out and said, "Okay, I'll go set off the fireworks, you go and greet them quickly, they are guests today, we can't neglect them."

When Mrs. Chen and Chen Yunnuo arrived at the door, Zheng Qiuying went straight to them and said, "Welcome, aunt and cousin."

As the firecrackers rang out, Zheng Qiuying said, "These are firecrackers to welcome you. Come in and see if there are any clothes you like. Today, all clothes are 10% off the original price, and you can also apply for a membership card for free."

Chen Yunnuo asked curiously, "Where is your good friend Miss Ai?"

Ai Shutong just happened to come over, took two quick steps, stretched out her hand and said, "Hello, I'm Ai Shutong."

As Chen Yunnuo shook hands, he looked at Ai Shutong and thought to himself that she was really beautiful. Beautiful women usually don't have good brains. I wonder if this one is...

Seeing an acquaintance coming over at this time, Luo Cisui hurried over, "Yunnuo, you're here? Come in quickly."

Chen Yunnuo asked in surprise: "Cisui, why are you here?"

Luo Cisui: "Didn't I tell you? This shop was opened by me and a few friends!"

Chen Yunnuo: "You only said that you were going to open a clothing store with your college classmates, but you didn't say it was going to be on Nanjing Road!"

"Could it be that Miss Ai is your college classmate?"

Luo Cisui nodded, "Yes!"

Chen Yunnuo: "I didn't expect Miss Ai to be such a talented woman!"

She and Luo Cisui were classmates at St. Mary's Girls' School. After graduation, both Luo Cisui and she took the entrance examination for St. John's University, but she failed.

She had never heard of Ai Shutong before, and didn't take it seriously when her mother mentioned it today.

She knew all the socialites in Shanghai, but there was no one named Ai Shutong among them. So it was understandable that Ai Shutong was not worth her socializing with.

If her mother hadn't dragged her over to support her cousin, she would have gone to No. 188 Fuxi Road to play billiards today.