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

Everything else was put away, except for the white jade Guanyin statue—a scanned and printed version.

The weight and appearance are exactly the same as the real thing, except that the material used is not white jade. But it can still fool people. You can't tell the difference unless you look closely.

Stones, leaves, branches, and other materials that can be found everywhere outside can all become raw materials for the scanning printer. Shu Ran collected a lot of them in her space and used most of them for printing in the warehouse.

He handed the box to Cuizhi, who was waiting at the door.

"You hold him for now."

Shu Ran calmly pushed Cui Zhi, who had stepped in, out of the storeroom before letting her take a closer look, and locked the door behind her.

"Take him to my room."

"Yes, Miss." Feeling the weight of the box, Cuizhi smiled, glanced back at the storeroom, and looked back with a hint of regret.

Okay, Shu Ran changed her mind again. Why give her a Buddhist scripture? After all, she painstakingly copied it stroke by stroke. Although it's not very beautiful, it's still very meaningful to keep. She'll just give her this printed copy. The raw materials are readily available everywhere.

"Just leave it here! Remember to remind me to bring it when I go tomorrow night."

After saying that, Shu Ran casually picked up a plain silver hairpin from the dressing table and handed it to Cui Zhi: "Here, this is for you. You've worked hard these past few days."

Upon seeing the plain silver hairpin, Cuizhi's eyes lit up: "Thank you, Miss. It's no trouble at all; it's all I should do."

He took it nimbly and put it on his head immediately.

"Alright, get out!"

The front yard was busy all day, with truckloads of things being delivered inside. Just by listening to the faint sounds outside, Shu Ran knew that tomorrow's banquet would be big, but she didn't know what it was all about!

Suppressing her curiosity, Shu Ran set off to cause trouble when the night was deep and quiet!

Take out the puppet doll and have her lie down on the bed, pretending to be asleep.

Shu Ran put on the "Thousand Faces" and transformed into Qian Chao. She looked at herself in the mirror for a long time. It was the first time she had transformed into someone she knew, and she found it quite novel.

This is Shu Ran's newly discovered use of "Thousand Faces". Anyone she has come into contact with can be included in the "Thousand Faces" database, but the level of completeness varies depending on how much she knows about them.

Just like now, the "thousand-faced" Qian Chao is exactly the same as the one Shu Ran saw during the day, and the voice and posture are the same. It's just that the details may not be handled well, but it's not a big problem.

Who would notice in the pitch black night? Besides, I might not even run into anyone. It's just a precaution.

Shu Ran set off quietly, without encountering anyone along the way, and arrived at the main kitchen without incident.

The banquet starts at noon. The more laborious dishes are prepared the day before, while the simpler ones are made fresh the next morning, ensuring they are fresh and ready in time.

This benefited Shu Ran, who was thieving in the dark. Well, you can't really call it thieving; it's her own property, so what's wrong with her enjoying a little bit? There's absolutely nothing wrong with that!

This time the equipment has been upgraded. The original wire has been completely transformed into high-tech equipment. Shu Ran took out the "universal key" produced by Interstellar and put it on the warehouse door lock.

"clatter"

The door lock opened by itself in less than a second, saving time and effort.

The chicken, duck, fish, and meat were all cleaned thoroughly, and the fruits and vegetables were delivered freshly picked, looking incredibly fresh. The rice, flour, and cooking oil were piled up close together, forming a wall high...

The small warehouse here was emptied, and the large kitchen wasn't spared either.

Last time I was so busy with the small storeroom that I didn't even get a chance to visit the main kitchen. I absolutely can't forget about it this time.

The lock that was in the way was quickly destroyed. The finished steamed buns, pastries, and other treats were all put away. The seasonings were quite complete, so I put them away. This knife was also quite good; it was very sharp, so I put it away…

Having received her orders, Shu Ran was in a great mood. She even kindly locked all the doors again and left only after restoring everything to its original state.

Carefully avoiding the patrolling people, Shu Ran returned to her room smoothly.

This is much faster than hoarding it little by little yourself. It's just a pity that I can't do it more often, for fear of arousing suspicion and being caught red-handed again.

I had a good night's sleep, and when I woke up I could hear faint noises coming from the front yard.

"Has the banquet in the front yard started? Why is it so chaotic?"

Shu Ran sat in front of the dressing table, watching Cui Zhi gently comb her hair in the mirror.

"I don't know, Miss. If you want to know, I'll go out and ask."

She quickly combed her hair, then picked out a red hair tie with rhinestones, intending to tie a bow at the end.

"Wait a minute, don't use that color, use this one."

Shu Ran pressed down on Cui Zhi's hand and picked out a blue hair tie with broken diamonds from the box.

Although I'm not entirely clear on the mourning customs here, it's best to be safe and the color blue is just right—neither too somber nor too festive.

A short while later, Cuizhi returned, and also went to the small kitchen to pick up today's breakfast.

Steamed buns, congee with preserved egg and lean pork, a plate of green vegetables, and a plate of braised beef.

Huh! What happened? Where's Master Guo's ever-present nourishing millet porridge?

What happened in the front yard?

After taking breakfast out of the food box and setting it out, Cuizhi began to tell what she had found out.

"You mean, the house was burgled again? The food in the small kitchen, and even Master Guo and the others were pulled to help in the main kitchen?"

Shu Ran bit into a xiaolongbao, somewhat incredulous!

What happened? Could this be considered indirectly sabotaging myself?

I wonder if the people from the small kitchen will be able to come back this time?

"Yes, thankfully we discovered it early. The head steward has already taken people out to buy supplies and even sent someone to Manjianglou to order a banquet to be delivered to our home."

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Qian Chengji was furious. The losses weren't huge, but the banquet was imminent. The invitations had already been sent out. If they couldn't hold the banquet, what would they eat and drink?

Qian Chengji had already become a conspiracy theorist. He no longer believed that the theft was just for some food, but that someone wanted him to lose face and prevent him from remarrying!

There's no time to find the culprit; the most important thing now is to solve the problem of the birthday banquet.

Despite the hustle and bustle, the banquet in the front yard went smoothly. The food ordered from the restaurant, plus the food prepared by the main kitchen, ensured that we didn't lose face.

But the old lady did not achieve her goal.

Under the guise of a banquet, the old lady inspected a group of women, but was not very satisfied with any of them.

From figure and appearance to personality and family background, the old lady was picky about everything, and finally chose Huang Yanting, the only daughter of the eldest master of the Huang family, who was of similar family background and had just turned eighteen.

He talked to Huang Yanting for a long time, his enthusiasm almost scaring the young girl away. She was just there with her parents to attend a birthday banquet. What did she do to deserve being targeted? He was even older than her father. She was looking for a husband to marry into the family.

Fortunately, the old lady wasn't really out of her mind; at least she knew to mention it behind people's backs, which earned her a good scolding from Madam Huang.

That's someone else's pampered daughter, with a good family background and good looks. Why would she want to get involved in your family's mess? Just because you're older and have too many aunts...