With a cheat code, she travels through the 40s and hoards goods to take her motherland to new height

Shu Ran stared silently at the front yard. A banquet was being held! The kitchen must have prepared a lot. She wondered if her scumbag father even remembered her.

Cuizhi quickly poured the hot water and left, determined not to slack off too much if she could!

Hearing the door close, Shu Ran's mischievous heart stirred. She had been worrying about stockpiling supplies just a while ago, and now the opportunity had come knocking on her door.

But there's no rush. There are people everywhere now, so we can go later tonight.

After making her decision, Shu Ran continued looking at the book in her hand—a scanned copy of "The Book of Green Bags".

The original book was badly damaged and very old. Even though it was well protected and preserved, it was still quite fragile. Shu Ran was terrified when she turned the pages, afraid that she would break it and become a sinner!

Fortunately, when I shopped on the interstellar version of "Taobao" before, I bought a bunch of old items for cheap, including a scanner and printer, which perfectly solved the problem.

"Miss, Butler Ah Chao is here!"

"Let Uncle Chao in!"

Shu Ran quickly put away the book in her hand and replaced it with a Buddhist scripture.

"Good morning, Miss!"

"Good morning, Uncle Chao! What brings you here?"

Shu Ran picked up the teapot from the coffee table next to her, poured a glass of water, and handed it to Qian Chao.

Qian Chao smiled and accepted it, taking a small sip. He said, "Thank you, Miss Xie! Tomorrow is the old lady's sixtieth birthday celebration. The master is worried about your health, so we won't invite you to the front yard since it's too crowded. We can have a family gathering tonight to celebrate with the old lady. What do you think?"

Shu Ran lowered her eyes, concealing the disdain in them. "Laughable," she thought. "Such nice words, yet they know who they're after!"

"All my brothers and sisters are going, wouldn't it be bad if I didn't go? Uncle Chao, I'm almost fully recovered, I should go tomorrow! How can I miss Grandma's 60th birthday?"

"Miss, don't worry. The master has invited many business partners to the birthday banquet. The women and children in the family don't need to attend. They can celebrate together as a family tonight."

"In that case, we'll listen to Father!"

"Alright, then I'll head down now, Miss. Master has something he wants me to do."

Shu Ran watched Qian Chao leave. She could understand why she wasn't allowed to go, but the old lady had always disliked Qian Duoduo and her mother, complaining that her mother couldn't have children and that she wasn't a boy. Why wouldn't she let her go this time? What about her precious grandson?

Forget it, it's none of her business anyway, I'm not going to think about it anymore.

After giving Cuizhi a few instructions and notifying each courtyard, Qian Chao returned to the old lady's courtyard to report back.

"Have you notified everyone?" The old lady asked expressionlessly, sitting cross-legged on the chaise longue.

"Yes, Madam, they have all agreed," Qian Chao replied, bowing his head.

"Alright, make sure you keep an eye on all the courtyards tomorrow, especially the third concubine's place. Don't let her interfere with my son's matchmaking."

As she examined the beads in her hand, Old Madam Qian felt better than ever before, only slightly better than when she heard about her daughter-in-law's death.

She didn't choose her first daughter-in-law, so this time she has to choose one who suits her taste and gives her a big, healthy grandson.

-

In the courtyard of the third concubine, Sheng Ru's face was contorted in pain, and the handkerchief in her hand was torn to shreds.

She was so close to becoming the official wife, but it's all that old hag's fault for insisting that the master remarry a young girl. The master is old enough to be someone's father, isn't he ashamed!

"Mom, what should we do! How could Dad go back on his word..."

A string of complaints came out of Qian Xinyi's mouth.

"Don't worry, your dad won't remarry! Even if he does, I'll turn a happy occasion into a funeral, and no one can shake the position of the three of us!"

A ruthless glint flashed in Sheng Ru's eyes, then disappeared in an instant.

Old woman, you brought this on yourself, don't blame me!

-

Not long after Qian Chao left, Cuizhi came in to refill the water.

After refilling the water, she didn't leave, but casually asked, "It's the old lady's birthday, Miss, haven't you prepared a birthday gift yet? Is it too late to prepare one now?"

"Hmm, it seems I haven't remembered. It's okay, I just need to think about it carefully. I can't afford to be careless about my 60th birthday."

Shu Ran nodded in affirmation. "How about I give you a scroll of Buddhist scripture? I've practiced hand-copying several scrolls before!"

It's thoughtful and doesn't cost any money.

Thinking about all the nice things Shu Ying and Qian Duoduo had given away before, Shu Ran felt so heartbroken she couldn't breathe. You treat them like elders, but they treat you like a sucker.

Look at other families, where the elders subsidize the younger ones. But the Qian family is different. Old Madam Qian is trying every trick in the book to squeeze money out of her, and she doesn't even give them a kind look.

"What do you think I should send? Mother always prepares things together before." Shu Ran remained calm, wanting to see what they were really up to, or if they had their eye on something she had found.

"If you don't know what to give, you can take a look in the private treasury. I remember last year when Sister Cuixiu and I were organizing the young ladies' private treasury, we saw a white jade Guanyin statue, which would be very suitable as a gift for an elderly person."

Alright, case solved! He's after the Guanyin statue in her private stash! He's really taking advantage of her, treating her like a sucker!

Before Cuixiu left, she handed over the booklet, and Shuran took back the key to the private vault from her and held it in her own hand.

Cuizhi wanted to take over, but she hadn't found the opportunity yet.

Of course, even if Cuizhi came out to pledge her loyalty, Shuran would not give it to her, not to mention that she had been bribed.

"I'd completely forgotten I had this in my private stash. I'll go check it out first!"

She didn't refuse; Shu Ran opened the drawer and pretended to take out a key.

He unlocked the door, glanced at Cuizhi who wanted to come in, and said, "You don't need to come in yet. Stay at the door and wait for me to call you later."

Before Cuixiu left, she and Cuizhi had tidied up the room, so there wasn't much dust. In the room, which was about 100 square meters, the thousand-work bed made of golden nanmu wood occupied a considerable area. This was a gift from the only person in the Qian family who was good to Qian Duoduo before he passed away. It's just a pity that good people don't live long.

Qian Huaizhang, Qian Duoduo's grandfather, died before he was sixty. If he were still alive, Qian Chengji would not have dared to do this, at least not to poison him.

Pulling herself out of her thoughts, Shu Ran locked the door, checked each box one by one, and then began scanning and printing replacement boxes. As for the boxes and their contents, she put them into her spatial storage, leaving only the printed boxes in place.

The jewelry and clothes I used as a child, the decorations in my room, and the things that Qian Huaizhang and Shu Ying gave me were all put away, leaving only the printed boxes.

The silk fabrics and other items that were covered up were also put away.

The machine tool was too big and the workmanship was exquisite. When scanning and printing, the instrument jammed, smoked, and crashed, and only a rough outline was printed.

Wanting to let go but also reluctant to part with it, Shu Ran simply put it all away.