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

Undeterred, Qian Chengji continued, "Have the servants searched the place? Has anything unusual happened lately?"

"We're searching, but haven't found anything yet."

"Alright, keep your movements quiet, don't attract attention."

When Qian Chengji arrived, Shu Ran was eating.

A simple bowl of white rice porridge is sprinkled with some pork floss and served with a few light and refreshing side dishes.

It was actually quite delicious, but it was too vegetarian; there wasn't even a decent piece of meat.

"Miss, the master has arrived."

From afar, they could see the commotion outside the gate. Cuizhi went in to announce their arrival and then quickly went to welcome the people in.

"Duoduo, how are you? Are you feeling better?"

Qian Chengji glanced at the food on the table, his face turning ugly. Anyone who didn't know better would think his family had gone bankrupt: "Why are you eating this? What are the people in the kitchen doing?!"

"Father, I'm much better!"

Shu Ran, suppressing her nausea, addressed her scumbag father as she always had, saying, "The people from the small kitchen haven't come back yet, so I had someone grab some food from the main kitchen to tide me over!"

Remembering what Aru had said a while ago about transferring some people to help at the banquet, Qian Chengji's expression became somewhat unnatural: "Don't go to school for now, wait until you've recovered."

He turned to his attendant and instructed him, "Ah Chao, go and call the people from the small kitchen back. Take some nourishing medicinal herbs and supplements from my private treasury and send them over."

Shu Ran nodded obediently: "Okay, thank you, Daddy!"

"You should rest well. I've had your mother's things packed and sent over to you. Oh, and the people who served your mother are all getting on in years. After all, they were mistress and servants. Have them come over to pay their respects to you and then let them go home!"

This statement is perfectly reasonable, but it can't fool Shu Ran, who has an omniscient perspective.

What's this talk of tidying up? They're just looking for something, and if they can't find it, they're just stalling for time. As for sending someone to pay their respects and return home, that's even simpler: they suspect Shu Ying entrusted the things to a servant!

Regardless of what she was thinking, Shu Ran put on a naive and innocent face, completely trusting her father: "Yes, yes, I'll listen to whatever you say, Daddy!"

After offering a few more words of comfort, as if remembering something, Qian Chengji casually mentioned, "Did your mother leave you anything? I'll have someone compile it into a book for you and put it in your private collection."

Shu Ran opened her eyes wide in confusion, looking at him with a face full of doubt: "What is that?"

Qian Chengji frowned: "Don't you have pendants, keys, or anything like that?"

Shu Ran shook her head: "My mother has never given me anything. She only said that she left me some dowry, and someone will deliver it to my door after I turn eighteen."

Having found some clues, the scumbag father's eyes lit up, and he continued to press, "Who is it?"

Shu Ran continued to shake her head, looking somewhat troubled. "I don't know either. Mother didn't tell me. She only said it was the person she trusts most. She also said I'm still young and don't need it for now. Besides, Father will take care of me, won't he?"

She stared intently at Qian Chengji, her eyes, so similar to Shu Ying's, with their dark, bright pupils, making Qian Chengji feel uneasy. He could only nod repeatedly: "Yes, and Father is here too. Father didn't mean anything by it, he just thought you were still young and easily deceived by the people below, so he organized and stored it away for you to keep it safe and secure."

"Yes, I believe in Daddy!"

Shu Ran nodded trustingly, seemingly without any doubt about her scumbag father's use of the image.

Having gotten the answer he wanted, Qian Chengji didn't stay long, telling Qian Duoduo to rest well before leaving.

After seeing her scumbag father off, Shu Ran finally breathed a sigh of relief and used the excuse of being tired to ask everyone to leave.

Recalling her previous performance, which should have been flawless, Shu Ran shrank into the bed and, following her memory, retrieved a key numbered 609 and a small, warm-textured, yellow square seal from a hidden compartment inside the bed.

This is exactly what Qian Chengji is looking for. The key was given to Qian Duoduo by Shu Ying a few days before she passed away. It is the key to the safe deposit box of Ruifeng Bank. It only recognizes the key and not the person. Inside, there are things that Shu Ying left for Qian Duoduo.

As for the small seal, it was given to Qian Duoduo by her maternal grandfather before he left. It was the switch to a secret room where her maternal grandfather from the Shu family kept things for her. In her memory, her maternal grandfather from the Shu family repeatedly told her not to tell anyone, including her parents.

Qian Duoduo did indeed live up to his word. In his previous life, although the original owner trusted his scumbag father, he only handed over the key and never mentioned the small seal. However, given the social conditions that followed, the small seal and its contents became far more deadly. Qian Duoduo never lived to see the day when he could openly use it.

After playing with the two items for a while, Shu Ran put them into her spatial storage. She felt uneasy leaving them outside, so it was better to keep them with her at all times.

After leaving the courtyard where Qian Duoduo lived, Qian Chengji sent people to investigate who Shu Ying had been in contact with recently. He even began to suspect that the third son of the Shu family, who had disappeared years ago, had returned. However, after careful consideration, Qian Chengji dismissed this guess. If the Shu family had really returned, they would definitely come to his door openly.

The investigation found nothing. Except for the last few days when Shu Ying suddenly fell ill and couldn't get out of bed, she didn't see many outsiders. Before that, when she was busy with her social life, she had met countless people and visited countless places.

Investigate, investigate slowly. How could a fictitious person possibly be found? All the things were secretly given to Qian Duoduo by Shu Ying in private; even her personal maid, Qing Xing, didn't know. Under those circumstances, Shu Ying trusted no one anymore.

After several days of investigation, the number of suspicious people increased. Qian Chengji found everyone suspicious, including some people the Qian family couldn't afford to offend. He could only slowly probe and search.

The naturally suspicious Qian Chengji even suspected that someone was secretly monitoring him. After recalling the process of how he attacked Shu Ying, he was only slightly relieved after confirming that he had not left any loose ends.

Feeling guilty, he treated Qian Duoduo even better, sending all sorts of tonics, ginseng, bird's nest, and the like to Qian Duoduo's yard as if they were free, which really made some people envious.

Finding nothing out outside, Qian Chengji turned his attention back to the mansion and gave Ah Chao a series of instructions.

Having received the assignment, Ah Chao returned everything with a pained expression. Fortunately, he had been busy these past few days and hadn't had time to dispose of the stolen goods. He was especially reluctant to part with the Ming Dynasty celadon jade plum blossom-shaped brush washer, but he still put it back in its original place.

It would take a while to pack things up, so Ah Chao temporarily put aside the task of delivering the items and took people to see Qian Duoduo first.

After a few days of good food and rest, Shu Ran's body has almost recovered and she is gradually adapting to her new identity.

Upon hearing that A-Chao had brought people, Shu Ran let Cui Xiu drape a cloak over her shoulders and went straight to the reception room.

"Third Miss, I've brought people to pay our respects. It's almost New Year's, isn't it? Please be considerate of them and let them go home before the New Year so they can have a family reunion."

Ah Chao had a big smile on his face, and his words were eloquent.