Time Travel: Female Cannon Fodder of the Republic of China

Shen Jiaxing said gently: "Since Huang Lanying doesn't want the olive branch you offer her, then I will give her a cannonball!"

Ai Shutong hesitated and wanted to say something. Shen Jiaxing saw that she was not in a good mood and comforted her: "You have done well enough. Let me handle the rest!"

"I'm leaving now. You should get some rest and be well-rested so that you can go to school tomorrow."

Ai Shutong could only shut up and walk him to the door.

As the midsummer fades away and the temperature gets cooler day by day, the Nichang clothing store not only stocks autumn clothes, but also puts out some winter clothes in advance.

Ai Shutong, wearing a dress and coat made in imitation of Parisian style, sat behind the counter and counted the bills.

The turnover in the past two months has basically stabilized, with a daily revenue of around one thousand yuan.

After deducting costs, the profit can be over 10,000 yuan per month.

Not only Ai Shutong was satisfied with the data, but several other shareholders were also quite satisfied.

However, Ai Shutong did not distribute the dividends to everyone. Instead, she planned to open a branch store after she had sufficient funds.

Ai Shutong was thinking secretly when she heard the car horn outside the door. She quickly put away the account books and stood up to greet the customers.

Unexpectedly, the person who came in through the curtain was an old friend whom I hadn't seen for a long time.

Fang Baozhu walked in slowly, wearing delicate makeup and a coat made of colorful silk and trimmed with sable.

The big, shining diamond ring on her hand was staring straight into Ai Shutong's eyes.

This doesn't look like something that Xu Sheng, a Phoenix man, can afford.

Fang Baozhu married someone else?! What about Lin's mother? How is Lin's mother?

She had a series of questions in her mind, but unfortunately no one answered her.

Fang Baozhu was not surprised to see Ai Shutong. She smiled and said, "Ms. Ai, long time no see."

He even stretched out a hand and shook hands with Ai Shutong politely.

Ai Shutong looked at this girl who looked younger and more beautiful than she had been a few years ago and didn't know what to say.

Although her attitude was gentle, Ai Shutong didn't feel her friendliness at all.

"Why, Miss Ai's clothing store doesn't welcome me?"

Fang Baozhu said again.

The acting skills she had practiced hard during this period came in handy. Ai Shutong smiled naturally and said, "Miss Fang, I am sorry for not welcoming you. I am so disrespectful!"

"Would you like to see a dress or a cheongsam today?"

Fang Baozhu: "Let's take a look!"

"Pick out some dresses for me first."

Ai Shutong: "No problem."

He turned to Zheng Qiuying who was not far away and said, "Qiuying, take Miss Fang to Room 102 and get her some picture albums to look at."

Zheng Qiuying didn't know Fang Baozhu, but when she saw Ai Shutong knew her, she thought she was her friend, so she didn't come over to greet her.

Seeing that Ai Shutong pushed the customer to her, she naturally would not refuse.

She smiled and led Fang Baozhu into Room 102 and gave her the picture album.

"Miss Fang, what would you like to drink? We have tea, coffee and soda here."

Fang Baozhu looked at the poster in the private room and said, "Let's have coffee! I'm not used to tea and soda."

This sentence made Zheng Qiuying's impression of her suddenly change a lot.

Coffee is coffee! What do you mean you can't get used to tea and soda? You are a Chinese and you can't get used to tea?

What a joke!

If Shutong hadn't trained them before, telling them that customers are God and they should be given the best service.

I have to ridicule her. What is your background? How dare you act so high and mighty in front of me?!

Fang Baozhu seemed to have come here specifically to show off her wealth. She customized six high-end cheongsams, bought five dresses and three coats.

In addition, I also asked for a full set of cosmetics.

It can be said to be a huge expense!

As soon as she left, Zheng Qiuying asked, "Shutong, what's your background?"

But Ai Shutong shook her head and said, "I only know her name is Fang Baozhu, but I can't guarantee the authenticity of this name!"

Zheng Qiuying rolled her eyes, turned around and went to the counter to pick up the phone.

"Brother, I'm Qiu Ying. Please help me find someone named Fang Baozhu."

Zheng Qiuying's elder brother Zheng Qiulin worked as a secretary and translator in the Army Guard's Office. He was highly valued by the deputy envoy Lu Sheng. Although he had no official position, he had considerable power.

"Besides the name, is there any other information?"

Zheng Qiuying said very bluntly: "If I knew other information, why would I ask you to check it?"

When Zheng Qiulin heard this, he was like, Wow! I asked him to do something, but she still dared to act like a spoiled brat!

“I can’t find it!”

Zheng Qiuying immediately softened her attitude, "Haha, brother, wait a minute, I remember. She is a woman in her early twenties, and she just came to our store and spent more than five thousand dollars."

Zheng Qiulin: “No more?”

Zheng Qiuying learned her lesson this time. She didn't answer directly, but turned to ask Ai Shutong, "Shutong, do you know any other information about Fang Baozhu?"

Ai Shutong: "While I was choosing clothes, I went out to check the license plate number of the car that brought her here. It was 478."

Zheng Qiuying quickly told Zheng Qiulin.

Zheng Qiulin finally gave only three words, "Got it."

After finishing her Russian class on Thursday afternoon, Ai Shutong took a rickshaw to the Nishang clothing store to help out.

As soon as I walked in, I was stopped by Zheng Qiuying behind the counter, "Shutong, you're here? Come here quickly, I have something to tell you."

Ai Shutong walked over and asked, "What's the matter?"

Zheng Qiuying: "Do you know who Fang Baozhu is?"

When Ai Shutong heard her boasting tone, she knew that Zheng Qiuying had found out Fang Baozhu's background.

On Sunday, Fang Baozhu came to the store to buy clothes. After returning, Ai Shutong asked Li Zhong to write a letter to Li, the chief steward, who was far away in the Li Mansion in Beijing.

She wanted to know how her former lover Lin's mother was doing now.

Now that she has money, if Lin Ma has financial difficulties, she wants to deposit some money with Manager Li and give Lin Ma more commission every month.

She also thought about sending money directly to Lin's mother, but when she thought that Lin's mother could not keep the money, she gave up the idea.

"Hey! I knew you couldn't guess it, so I'll tell you directly!" Zheng Qiuying couldn't wait to share it with Ai Shutong.

Ai Shutong nodded, "I'm all ears."

Zheng Qiuying: "She is the only daughter of the wealthy businessman Fang Zhengxing."

"Fang Zhengxing's ancestors also produced many high-ranking officials. Mr. Fang, who died a few years ago, was a fourth-rank prefect of Nanchang Prefecture during the Qing Dynasty."

"But later on, I don't know why I resigned."

"His son Fang Zhengxing also never took the imperial examinations. Instead, he embarked on a path of business, initially cooperating with the British to open a foreign company."

"After Mr. Fang died, he started to work with the Japanese to open a spinning mill, a shipyard, and transport. Now he owns not only a shipping company, but also a car company. It's quite impressive."

Ai Shutong thought of the bulging diamond ring on Fang Baozhu's hand and asked curiously, "Is she married?"

When Zheng Qiuying heard this, she bared her teeth and whispered, "You would never guess that she is a concubine now!"

Ai Shutong looked at Zheng Qiuying with eyes wide open, and Zheng Qiuying nodded to her affirmatively, "She was given to her partner Iida Ichiro by her father Fang Zhengxing."

Ai Shutong: "Then why do you say she is a concubine? Maybe she is the principal wife?"