The anti-Qing movement began with the looting of the Eight-Nation Alliance.

"Let's go! Princess, please get in the car!" Shen Lian opened the car door. Wang Xiaoyuan carried a pink suitcase and walked up gracefully.

"Li Xiao, back to the hotel!" Shen Lian instructed, then sat down in the back.

"Your dad is so comfortable entrusting you to me? Heh!" Shen Lian chuckled mischievously.

"Them! Humph, they can't wait for me to get married!" Wang Xiaoyuan said with her head down, dissatisfied.

"Haha, you're so beautiful, you must have a lot of admirers. Do you think they'd worry about you not getting married?"

"So, do you like it?" Wang Xiaoyuan raised her head and bravely stared at Shen Lian.

"Yes, I like it! Of course I like it! Hehe!" Shen Lian was stunned for a moment, then quickly replied. He thought to himself, "Are all girls these days so brave?"

"Hmph, you're not telling the truth!" Wang Xiaoyuan snorted in dissatisfaction and turned her head away.

This put Shen Lian in a rather awkward position. It wasn't that he didn't like her, but he simply didn't have time for romance right now. Besides, there was a woman waiting for him to go back and get married! What kind of situation was this?!

Although every man dreams of having women on both sides, he really doesn't have the mind for that right now. He has too many important things to do!

Neither of them spoke, and the car became very quiet for a moment. Fortunately, the car arrived at the hotel quickly, and Shen Lian finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After helping Wang Xiaoyuan check in, Shen Lian took Li Xiao back to his room.

More than an hour later, Shen Lian called Wang Xiaoyuan to go out for dinner. When the three met, Wang Xiaoyuan had reverted to her usual well-behaved image, and had even changed into a beautiful trench coat.

"Let's go to the Bund! I heard there's a really good Cantonese restaurant there. Let's try it!"

"Brother Shen, I won't go! I have an appointment with the person who handles the registration at noon." Li Xiao made up a lame excuse.

Even if he were stupid, he could tell that the relationship between Shen Lian and Shen Lian was somewhat subtle. His boss was flirting with a girl; he certainly didn't want to be a third wheel.

"Okay! I'll call you again if I need anything this afternoon!" Shen Lian also felt it wasn't very convenient for him to be there.

"Brother Shen, this is my first time in Shanghai! I've always wanted to come but never had the chance. It's so big and beautiful here." Since it was just the two of them in the car, Wang Xiaoyuan felt much more at ease.

"It's truly beautiful! The title of the premier city in the Far East is well-deserved. After all, it has been open to the world for over a hundred years and has always been the primary window for China to the outside world."

"It's good! But it's not easy for ordinary people to live in this city!"

Wang Xiaoyuan nodded in agreement. Everyone in China knows about the cost of living and housing prices here.

Shen Lian quickly found the Cantonese restaurant, parked the car, and the two went inside. Even though it wasn't actually lunchtime, the place was already packed with customers. They found a booth by the window and sat down.

Guangzhou truly lives up to its reputation as a food paradise; the menu alone is as thick as two large volumes. Even though this is Shanghai, there's no shortage of Cantonese dishes.

The two ordered five dishes, and also ordered the famous fish porridge and crab roe buns as their main course.

"Brother Shen, you don't need to order so much! The two of us can't finish it." For Wang Xiaoyuan, what she eats is not important; what matters is who she eats with.

"Hehe! Your brother Shen is a big eater, don't be scared later!" Shen Lian grinned crookedly.

"Ha! I don't believe it. How much can you eat?" Shen Lian didn't look like someone who could eat a lot. He was 1.78 meters tall, and his build was only slightly stronger than the average person.

The food was served quickly, and the two chatted as they ate. After Wang Xiaoyuan said she was full, Shen Lian, to her surprise, finished off all the remaining food and patted his stomach contentedly.

"It's a good thing you can make money, otherwise most families really couldn't afford to support you! Hehe." Wang Xiaoyuan covered her mouth and laughed like a little fox who had stolen a chicken.

After dinner, the two strolled slowly along the Bund.

With a beautiful woman by his side and a nine-figure bank account, Shen Lian felt life was wonderful. Unfortunately, he didn't dare stop to enjoy it!

His mind kept reminding him that whoever gave him the ability to travel between realms, it certainly wasn't just for him to enjoy life!

There are still many people waiting for him there, and the suffering nation needs him to do more. He hates Japan to the extreme, and Tsarist Russia is also waiting for him to deal with them! Sigh!

"Brother Shen, what's wrong? Are you unhappy?" Wang Xiaoyuan asked, turning her head after hearing Shen Lian sigh.

Shen Lian shook his head; "Yuanyuan, do you have a goal? What do you want to do?"

"Brother Shen, I don't have any grand ambitions. I just want to find a man who loves me, have a beautiful child, and raise a dog. I'll be happy every day. I can make jewelry that I enjoy in my spare time!"

Shen Lian smiled slightly; she really was a simple girl. Just as he was about to say a few words, his phone rang. Shen Lian picked it up and saw it was Lao Liu calling.

"Hey! Second Brother, we've already entered downtown Shanghai, where are you!"

"Then come to the Hilton Hotel! I'll be waiting for you there!"

"I'm sorry! I have to go," Shen Lian said to Wang Xiaoyuan after hanging up the phone.

"It's alright, Brother Shen. We can go shopping anytime; work is more important," Wang Xiaoyuan said with a slight smile.

Shen Lian nodded, and the two quickly headed back. Shen Lian then made a phone call to summon Li Xiao. Shortly after they returned to the hotel, Wu Chengxiu and the others arrived.

"Second Brother! This must be your sister-in-law! My name is Wu Chengxiu, but they all call me Sixth Brother." Wu Chengxiu came up and gave Shen Lian a hug, then looked at Wang Xiaoyuan and said.

This made Wang Xiaoyuan blush with embarrassment, but she didn't say anything in protest.

"What are you yelling about! We're just ordinary friends!" Shen Lian slapped Wu Chengxiu hard.

"Oh! Just friends!" Wu Chengxiu winked mischievously, as if to say, "I understand."

Shen Lian, too lazy to deal with this clown, turned around and called to Guan Tianming. "Little Guan, you've come all this way, you must be tired!"

"Hey! Second brother, you're too kind. If it were always this kind of hardship, I'd be willing to endure it every day. Hahaha!"

Shen Lian nodded. The group started carrying the lighter parts upstairs together. They said there would be 100,000 sets, but since they were all small items, weighing only about 300-400 pounds, they didn't need to be stored in the warehouse; they were moved directly to Shen Lian's room.

Shen Lian just glanced at it briefly and then put it aside!

"Second Brother, I took leave to come here this time! You said there was some big business deal, you didn't just trick us into coming here to play with you, did you?" Wu Chengxiu and Shen Lian were so close that they didn't need to be polite and spoke directly.

The group sat down on the sofa and lit cigarettes. Wang Xiaoyuan obediently went to wash the fruit and make tea, which prompted Wu Chengxiu to give Shen Lian a thumbs-up behind her back.

Shen Lian was too lazy to pay attention to him. This guy was just a show-off; the more you paid attention to him, the more energetic he became.