Time Travel: Female Cannon Fodder of the Republic of China

Ai Shutong couldn't figure it out, so she thought about asking someone for help.

Zheng Qiuying investigated Fang Baozhu last time, and I can ask about the investigation in detail.

Thinking of this, she put the letter back into the drawer, picked up her handbag, and walked out.

When Xia Yu came out of the kitchen, Ai Shutong was gone. She went to the study and saw that the millet porridge and pickles on the table were still in their original places.

e=(′o｀*)))Alas! Miss didn’t eat a single bite! It seems I need to learn a few more tricks from Xu Ma.

Ai Shutong drove to Nishang Clothing Store, but unexpectedly Zheng Qiuying and Luo Cisui were there.

"Ci Sui, didn't you take a day off?"

Luo Cisui: "We finally have a holiday, so of course we have to share more of the responsibilities. We can't let Qiuying work too hard all the time."

Zheng Qiuying smiled and said, "In our clothing store, no matter who sells the clothes, they will get a commission. My monthly commission is quite high. How can I be tired when I have money to earn?!"

Ai Shutong gave the two a thumbs up, "You are really strong women. With your hard work, our clothing store won't be any worse!"

Zheng Qiuying: "You're not bad! It's not even a day off yet and you're already here. I guess you're a money-grubber and you're afraid that I'll make all the money!"

Ai Shutong pretended to hit her, "What truth are you telling!"

Seeing the two people laughing and joking, Luo Cisui quickly changed the subject, "The Christmas event was quite good, and it was packed every day. Today, there were not many people, and I only sold a few dresses. I didn't sell a single high-end custom cheongsam."

Zheng Qiuying: "Who said it wasn't! Not only today, there weren't many people coming in the past two days!"

Ai Shutong smiled and said, "It's the off-season now, it's not a festival, so it's normal that there are few people. When the New Year is approaching, there will be more people."

Luo Cisui interjected, "Should we hold another event before the New Year?"

Ai Shutong: "It depends! We should sort out Curry's ready-made clothes recently. If there are too many, we will hold a promotion before the New Year. If there are not many, we will not hold any promotion."

Zheng Qiuying learned her lesson this time and didn't respond to Ai Shutong's words.

The opening event was so successful that she couldn't resist suggesting another one, but Shutong rejected the idea.

Zheng Qiuying was also making sarcastic remarks, which made him feel very embarrassed.

She has to hold back this time!

The three were chatting when a customer came in. Luo Cisui immediately went to greet him. Zheng Qiuying also wanted to go over, but before she took two steps, Ai Shutong pulled her sleeve.

"Qiu Ying, I have something to talk to you about!"

Zheng Qiuying: "What's the matter?"

Ai Shutong: "It's hard to explain in a few words, let's go to the office upstairs to talk."

Zheng Qiuying followed Ai Shutong into the office with a puzzled look on her face. "What's going on? Why are you being so secretive?"

Ai Shutong forced a smile on her lips.

Zheng Qiuying opened her eyes wide as if she was watching a foreign spectacle. "Shutong, if you don't want to laugh, don't laugh. Although you are pretty, your fake smile is quite scary."

Ai Shutong: "There have been too many things going on recently. I feel very tired."

Zheng Qiuying: "If you are tired, just rest at home for two days! No one is forcing you to work."

Ai Shutong: "I can't rest at home. I am troubled by everything."

"Just now, I received a letter from Beijing, which confused me. Can you help me analyze it?"

Ai Shutong quickly explained the whole process, then stared at Zheng Qiuying and asked, "Do you think Fang Baozhu is weird? She was clearly targeting me last time, but she didn't say anything."

Zheng Qiuying smiled contemptuously, "Is such a thing worth your trouble?!"

"As long as you give me the nod, I will find someone to close down the Fang family's store tomorrow!"

"I thought I could do whatever I wanted by relying on the Japanese. France was powerful before, and now Britain is emerging. The United States is not far behind. Japan? Humph! It's still far behind!"

Ai Shutong: “…”

Sister! You will suffer if you do this. You should know that Japan's influence in China will gradually increase. Their cruelty is even greater than that of France, Britain and the United States combined.

"I think Fang Zhengxing is a character. Although he is a scoundrel when it comes to men and women, he is very forward-looking when it comes to business."

"When there was an emperor in the past, social status was based on scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans. But look at it now. The emperor has only been in office for a few years, and the status of merchants has caught up with that of officials."

"Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west. Who knows what will happen to the Fang family in the future? It's not worth offending their family for such a small matter!"

"Didn't you investigate Fang Baozhu last time? Give me a copy of the specific findings so I can take a look."

Fortunately, not much time has passed, and the paper documents that Zheng Qiuying asked her brother to investigate are still preserved.

The next day when she came to work at Nishang Clothing Store, she handed it over to Ai Shutong.

"Here, it's for you! I have no use for it, so you don't have to give it back to me."

Ai Shutong thanked him, went back to the office impatiently, and started reading it immediately.

I didn’t expect that the information inside was so rich, and there were even photos.

I skimmed through it first, but found no news about Lin Ma.

She suppressed her anger and looked through the photos a second time. Suddenly, she found a half body in one of the photos that looked very much like Lin's mother.

The center of the photo is of course Fang Baozhu herself. The background is a Western-style house. Fang Baozhu should be preparing to go out. There is a car parked in front of her. Next to the door of the Western-style house behind her, there is a maid in a blue cloth gown standing, but only half of her body is in the photo.

She immediately took the photo and went out to find Zheng Qiuying.

"Qiu Ying, look, this person should be Mother Lin, but I only captured half of her body in the photo, so I can't be 100% sure!"

Zheng Qiuying stretched her neck to take a look. "Isn't this Ichiro Iida's house? Then Mother Lin should have followed Fang Baozhu to the Iida family."

Ai Shutong: "Who took this photo? I want to pay him to investigate the person in the photo."

Zheng Qiuying: "Wait a minute, I'll go ask."

Zheng Qiuying came to the counter and started making phone calls, and soon she figured it out.

"It's a platoon leader named Wang from the Sixth Mixed Division! He's very good at reconnaissance and concealment!"

Ai Shutong quickly asked, "Can I hire him?"

Zheng Qiuying: "No problem, but the price is quite high, one hundred dollars!"

What Zheng Qiuying didn't say was that his brother had only treated someone to a meal when he asked them to do something for him.

I originally wanted to give him a lot of money, but Platoon Leader Wang said he didn't want anything.

The price is so high this time, maybe it’s because the last time I did it for nothing…

Ai Shutong nodded: "Okay, it costs money to find someone to do something for you! One hundred dollars is a bit expensive, but as long as we can find Mother Lin, it's worth it."

After finishing this matter, Ai Shutong put all her energy into writing novels and running the Nishang clothing store.

After two days of calculations, Ai Shutong found that not only had she made back the cost of opening the store, but she had also made a profit of more than 30 percent.

She originally thought of not distributing dividends before the New Year, but saving them for after the New Year and then opening a branch.

After opening the store, the remaining money will be distributed to everyone.