A post-apocalyptic female soul travels back to the War of Resistance against Japan

Cheng Ying was deeply attracted and wanted to go inside to watch. Lin Dafu hesitated for a moment, but still took her into the teahouse.

"Miss Tong'er, let's stay in the teahouse for a while and then go back, otherwise Madam will worry."

Cheng Ying nodded. It was already quite good that she was able to come out for a stroll today, considering her young age and the fact that this was in ancient times. She had heard that there were many human traffickers in ancient times. Although she wasn't afraid yet, she still had to be careful!

Inside the teahouse, Cheng Ying looked around and saw that it was just a group of people who were either bored or thirsty passersby chatting.

But I've heard that you can get a lot of inside information from here; it's one of the channels for getting news.

As Cheng Ying was thinking, she suddenly overheard a conversation at the next table. "Did you know? The Su family in the south of the city has recently fallen on hard times."

Another person chimed in, "That's right. I heard that their young lady was originally engaged to a good family, but now the groom's family is considering breaking off the engagement."

Cheng Ying couldn't help but become curious. She looked at Lin Dafu and found that he was also listening intently.

At this moment, a young man in a silk robe entered the teahouse. He was tall and handsome, but his face carried a hint of sorrow.

He found an empty seat, sat down, and ordered a pot of tea. People around him whispered, "This young master of the Su family still has the leisure to drink tea."

Cheng Ying's heart stirred. She had always been curious, and the rise and fall of large families was always very interesting.

So she stood up and walked towards the young master of the Su family. Lin Dafu was startled and quickly followed.

"Hello, brother. My name is Lin Tong'er. I just heard about your family's situation. Could you tell me the details? Maybe I can help you think of a solution!"

Su Shaoheng, the young master of the Su family, raised his head, his eyes filled with surprise and doubt. Whose child is this? How could he say such a boast?

But when he looked up and saw Cheng Ying's confident smile, he was stunned. He realized he was bewitched, that he had actually felt trust and peace of mind towards a five-year-old child.

"Tell me, big brother, believe me. You look dignified and don't seem like a bad person, so I've decided to help you. Don't doubt me, you must seize this opportunity!"

Cheng Ying continued to encourage him.

Cheng Ying was so eager to help this young master surnamed Su because she thought that since she was still young, it was not appropriate for her to step forward and handle anything herself!

She had to seize every opportunity to develop useful connections, and she didn't help everyone; she was selective about who she helped. She observed this young man surnamed Su, and although it was their first meeting, she felt a connection with him.

Yes, that's right. She's just that capricious. As long as someone catches her eye, she's willing to help them, thus expanding her network of contacts—a win-win situation.

After a moment of stunned silence, Su Shaoheng, for some reason, began to slowly recount some details about his family, as if possessed by a demon.

Su Shaoheng sighed and said, "My family used to run a silk business. A few days ago, our warehouse caught fire for no reason, and we suffered heavy losses."

"Seeing this, the cooperating merchants withdrew their investments one after another, the cash flow was cut off, and the creditors came to the door every day to collect the debts."

Cheng Ying listened with her big eyes wide open, her little hand supporting her chin as she pondered.

"Have you found out the cause of the warehouse fire?" Cheng Ying asked.

Su Shaoheng shook his head. "The authorities investigated for a long time, but they only said it was an accident. I still feel that something is amiss."

Cheng Ying's eyes darted around. "Big brother, does your family's shop have any business competitors?"

Su Shaoheng paused, realizing that he had his doubts after the incident.

After all, it was just suspicion; he didn't have any evidence that they set the fire. If these people were truly committed to this, given how much time had passed, he believed that even if there was evidence, it would have been erased long ago.

Moreover, their biggest problem right now is that they have no goods to deliver to those merchants because all their goods have been burned.

Now that the merchants know they have no goods to deliver, they only want to get their penalty fees back before they're satisfied.

Initially, after this incident, they had the resources to pay off the penalty for breach of contract.

But their rivals took advantage of their misfortune and deliberately suppressed their businesses, leading to the current situation.

"Tong'er told you, but you wouldn't understand. Now that our Su family has no goods to deliver to the merchants, we have to compensate them for breach of contract. I have already decided to sell some of our ancestral property to raise this amount."

"Who says I don't understand? You just need to get the goods together for the merchants by the agreed time!"

Su Shaoheng was speechless. Had he gone mad or was he stupid?

He must have been desperate and grasping at straws. How could he believe that such a young child could help him?

Ugh!

When Cheng Ying saw Su Shaoheng's sighing and groaning expression, she knew that he didn't believe she could help him at all. It seemed that Su Shaoheng wouldn't believe her unless she showed some real skills.