Time Travel: Female Cannon Fodder of the Republic of China

Ai Shutong said with a smile: "Miss Lin, you haven't woken up yet, have you?"

When Lin Manru heard that it was Ai Shutong, she quickly denied it, "Don't wrongly accuse me, I am the most diligent person and I got up early."

Ai Shutong said in disbelief, "I believed it when I was in middle school, but now! Haha!"

Lin Manru's eyebrows immediately turned upside down, "Mr. Ai, who are you referring to? If you have something to say, just say it. If not, I'm hanging up now!"

Ai Shutong quickly apologized, "Hey! Don't hang up, I was wrong. I finally got a day off today and I want to go out and play with you."

"I haven't been riding for a long time. I really want to go. Want to go together?"

Lin Manru laughed, "You are so old-fashioned. You can only ride a horse and shoot target now."

"Let's not go horseback riding today. I'll take you to a fun place!"

Ai Shutong: "Okay!"

At a quarter before ten, Ai Shutong drove to No. 188 Fuxi Road.

This is where the French Concession and the International Settlement meet.

Ai Shutong looked up and saw a plaque two stories high hanging on the three-story building, with five large characters "Yongle Club" inscribed on it.

Wing Lok Club is recognized as the number one den of money-spending in Shanghai.

Ai Shutong, who calls herself a "poor person", has never been to such a place.

As she was looking at the building that seemed to be made of gold, a black Ford car stopped beside her.

After a few "beep beep" sounds, Ai Shutong moved two steps to the side.

But the car didn't move, instead it rolled down its window.

Chen Yunnuo's face was revealed as the car window moved down.

"Hey! Miss Ai, come and play too!"

Ai Shutong raised her eyebrows in surprise and greeted, "Hello, Miss Chen, my friend asked me to come over to play."

Chen Yunnuo: "Oh! Then I won't bother you anymore. If you want to play billiards, you can find me downstairs. I'm pretty good at it!"

Ai Shutong nodded in greeting.

It was ten minutes past ten when Lin Manru finally arrived.

Ai Shutong pointed at her watch and said, "I haven't played with you for so many years, I almost forgot that you have a habit of being late."

Lin Manru: "What are you talking about? Don't you know that beautiful women have the right to be late?"

Ai Shutong said indifferently: "I understand. Next time I make an appointment with you, I will come out half an hour later."

After saying that, he turned around and walked inside.

Lin Manru hurriedly chased after him, "Come on, Shutong, maybe I won't be late next time? Who can say for sure?"

Ai Shutong came to the counter and was about to speak when Lin Manru, who came from behind, spoke first, "Little brother, I have a card here."

After she showed her card, the guy at the counter immediately arranged a dedicated service staff for them with a smile on his face.

The handsome young man smiled, revealing his standard eight white teeth, "Ladies, what do you want to play today?"

Lin Manru reached back and the servant she brought with her immediately handed over two bundles of silver dollars. "Here are two hundred silver dollars. Change them into chips for me."

The guy's facial expression immediately went out of control, he couldn't stop laughing, and the crow's feet at the corners of his eyes were exposed.

"Ladies, go in and play. I'll give you the chips in a moment."

Lin Manru directly pulled Ai Shutong into the first floor lobby.

Maybe it was because it was morning, so there were not many people in the hall. But as she walked in, Lin Manru greeted more than a dozen people one after another.

Ai Shutong: "Are they all acquaintances?"

Lin Manru leaned over and whispered, "Alas! Once you are in the martial arts world, you have no choice. Don't worry, no one is as familiar with you as you are."

Ai Shutong glared at her, pushed her away, and tried to go inside.

Unexpectedly, after taking only two steps, Lin Manru pulled her back, "Country girl, this is your first time here, follow me obediently, otherwise you will suffer!"

"Just now at the counter, if I hadn't stopped you, the entrance fee would have been one hundred dollars. Did you know that?"

Ai Shutong's eyes widened when she heard this. "One hundred yuan, why don't they just rob it?"

Lin Manru covered her mouth with her hand, "Shh..."

"Do you know who owns this place? Commander Qiao's son, Qiao Xiaolu!"

"They not only have people, but also guns and cannons. What do you have? An iron head? Even an iron head is afraid of cannons!"

Ai Shutong's long eyelashes fluttered playfully a few times, and Lin Manru knew that her iron head would not bump around anymore, so she let go of her mouth.

Ai Shutong whispered: "This place is not suitable for me. It's not fun at all. Why did you bring me here?"

Lin Manru curled her lips and said, "I specially chose this time to bring you here to broaden your horizons. If it was at night, half of the nobles in Shanghai would be here, and I'm afraid you would make a fool of yourself."

"You don't thank me, but blame me. You really don't know how to appreciate kindness."

Ai Shutong quickly coaxed her in a low voice, "I was wrong. You brought me here to see this. I should thank you."

Lin Manru gave her a look that said, "This child is teachable."

Ai Shutong immediately added: "But..."

Lin Manru immediately rolled her eyes and said, "I don't want to hear it, but come with me!"

Ai Shutong was dragged by the collar and brought to a Pai Gow table.

After confirming through eye contact, Pai Gow didn't recognize her and she didn't recognize Pai Gow either.

I watched Lin Manru and two other men and a woman interacting with each other out of boredom.

After playing for nearly an hour, Lin Manru lost more than fifty dollars. Ai Shutong wanted to persuade her to stop, but Lin Manru was obviously in high spirits.

Seeing Ai Shutong hesitate to speak, which was very annoying, he stuffed the card into her hand and waved his hand in disdain.

"Find a restaurant to eat and drink by yourself! There are all kinds of cuisines here, including Western and Chinese food. You can eat whatever you want and drink whatever you want. If you want to smoke, you can also try it. The tobacco here is all top quality!"

Ai Shutong knew that gamblers could not be persuaded, as the more they were persuaded, the more addicted they would become, so she had no choice but to take the card and leave.

Led by the young man, she went to the second floor, ordered a glass of juice at the Western restaurant, and then went to the hot pot restaurant and ordered a shabu-shabu hot pot.

While eating, she thought that the distance between her and Lin Manru was getting farther and farther.

The distance she was talking about was not just in the physical aspect, but in the mental aspect.

Maybe at the beginning, Lin Manru just used gambling and opium to escape the misfortune of marriage, but over time, she would be consumed by them.

Every gambler is a loyal believer in gambling. They firmly believe that they can control it at the gambling table, kill all opponents and make a fortune.

But Ai Shutong is a timid person, or you can say she is very self-aware. She deeply feels that she is destined to be a cannon fodder, and the god of luck will never favor her. If she wants to live a good life, she can only pay a lot of effort and hard work in exchange.

Ai Shutong spent two hours eating and burped all the time. Just as she was about to leave, Lin Manru came over with a unhappy look on her face.

We ordered two plates of beef and lamb.

Ai Shutong looked at her in surprise, "If your face hadn't changed, I would have thought I had recognized the wrong person."