Time Travel: Female Cannon Fodder of the Republic of China

The tailor shop's proprietress nudged the man next to her and said, "Now that we have changed the signboard, the feng shui will be better. Find someone to calculate it when you have time. Let's change the name as well."

The man nodded seriously, "Yeah, ever since that damn dress shop opened on the street, our business has been getting worse and worse. It's time to find someone to settle the accounts."

Alan got out of the car, looked up at the plaque, turned around and opened the back door, "Mary, we're here."

Mary was wearing a pink crinoline dress with a large hem today, and she struggled to hold up the hem of her skirt as she got out of the car.

He looked up at the plaque and said, "This is it. This is Ai's home."

Henry got out of the car behind him, "You're not going to a dance, why are you wearing a dress?"

Mary turned her head and glared at him, "What do you care about me?!"

Allen smiled and said, "Henry, you don't know that Mary takes today's visit very seriously. She got up early and dressed up, and didn't go out until after ten o'clock. If you just calculate the time, you will know how much she takes it seriously."

Henry laughed out loud.

Mary rolled her eyes. Humph! Men, what do you know? !

Ignoring the two smelly men beside her, Mary lifted her skirt and walked inside.

Old Li, who had been waiting at the door, followed Lin Ma's instructions, nodded and bowed, and made a gesture of invitation with his hands, leading Mary to the main room in the east courtyard.

Alan and Henry followed closely behind.

"Oh! Dear Ai, your yard is really interesting."

"Your windows are made of wood and paper. Isn't it cold in winter?"

As soon as Mary saw Ai Shutong, she couldn't wait to share her new discovery.

Ai Shutong shrugged helplessly, "I want to replace the windows, but I'm poor and can't afford it!"

Mary and the other two thought she was joking. From the beautifully embroidered silk cheongsam she was wearing, it was clear that she didn't look like someone who was short of money.

Mary smiled and handed over a bottle of perfume.

Ai Shutong knew British etiquette, so she unwrapped it and tried the flavor. "Thank you, Mary, I like it very much."

Mary smiled and said, "I knew you would like it."

Ai Shutong pulled Mary towards the table, "Come on, Mary, try these snacks. White jade milk tea tastes better when it's hot."

Mary's attention was immediately drawn to Snacks.

Several people sat down around the table and started eating without any hesitation.

Mary praised the milk tea highly, Alan liked crispy apples the most, but Henry liked bean flour cakes the most.

"This pastry would be perfect if I could eat it with jam. Ai, can I take some back with me when I leave? I want to eat it with jam."

Mary's eyes widened. "Henry, how can you ask my friend for something? This is my friend."

"I shouldn't have brought you here. You're such an embarrassment to me."

Ai Shutong held back her laughter and nodded seriously, "Yes, Mr. Henry, you can eat such delicious food because of Mary, you should be content."

Sure enough, Mary, like a proud general who had won a battle, held her head high and said, "Henry, you should thank me."

Henry turned around and picked up a box with a beautiful bow, "Dear Ai, we are friends too. This is the gift I prepared for your visit."

Ai Shutong didn't expect that Henry had prepared a gift. She took it happily, tore off the packaging neatly, opened the box, and found a blue thermos cup inside.

Henry carefully observed Ai Shutong's expression and saw that she did not express any surprise, as if the thing in front of her was an ordinary thing. He was a little puzzled.

"Hey, this is our new thermos kettle from the UK. Pour hot water into it and open it a day later. It's still hot. How about that? Isn't it great?!"

Ai Shutong: “Ah?!”

Is there no thermos cup in this era? The British actually call this a kettle. It's so small, how can they call it a kettle?

Shen Jiaxing nodded. "This is very practical. The scientist who invented it originally wanted to use it to store liquid nitrogen."

"It has only been produced in recent years and used for hot water. But we don't have it in our country yet."

Only then did Ai Shutong realize how precious the thermos cup in her hand was, "Oh!? Henry, I can't accept such a precious gift."

Without waiting for Henry to speak, Mary said quickly, "Hey, take it, it's all you can do with it."

Henry gave Mary a sidelong glance and said, "It's not a gift for you, why are you in such a hurry?!"

He turned around and smiled at Ai Shutong and said, "Ai, you must accept it, then we can be friends."

"This bean flour bun is so delicious, my friend, you must prepare more for me."

Ai Shutong covered her head speechlessly. What kind of people are these? They actually want to exchange a thermos cup for steamed buns.

"Okay, I'll talk to Mother Lin later and ask her to prepare more for you."

Henry rubbed his hands happily and grinned at Mary.

Seeing his disgusting look, Mary took a big gulp of the White Jade Milk Tea.

Oh! At this time, only milk tea can soothe my wounded heart.

When the sun was at its highest point, Lin Ma came in and asked, "Miss, when will the dinner start?"

Alan shouted, "The main table? Aren't these today's lunch?"

Shen Jiaxing looked at him with disdain, "In England, you ate a lot of my cooking, isn't that right?"

Allen: “There are so many different types of rice in China, I thought they were different kinds of rice!”

Shen Jiaxing: "You didn't leave any food in your stomach, did you? Everyone was chatting just now, but you just kept eating, as if you hadn't eaten at all!"

Alan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "It seems like there's not much room left in my stomach, what should I do?"

Shen Jiaxing: "What can we do? We'll eat while you watch!"

Alan... made the wrong friends...

After a while, E'nahai started serving the dishes while Lin's mother was frying, stir-frying and deep-frying in the kitchen.

Soon, all the dishes were served, including salted pork tenderloin with five-spice sauce chicken, king prawns, diced pork with sesame oil and rice paste, spicy chicken, mouth-watering beef, braised hairtail fish, and four-happiness meatballs.

Ai Shutong picked up a meatball for Henry because he had given her a thermos cup. "Henry, try it. Are the meatballs from the restaurant better or mine better?"

Henry quickly picked up the porcelain plate in front of him and said, "Thank you."

Ai Shutong: "You're welcome. Let's eat, but please save some space, as there will be more dishes later."

Ai Shutong spent a lot of money today, wanting to let these foreigners experience Chinese food.

Later, E'nahai served several freshly fried vegetarian dishes, including cashew celery hearts, wild fern, vegetarian spring onion, and stir-fried cowpeas.

The meal was a great success for both the host and the guests. When Henry left, he took away many bean flour cakes as he wished.

Mary took a pot of white jade milk tea back home, yes, she took the pot with her.

Mother Lin was watching them from behind, waving her handkerchief. She turned around and saw Shen Jiaxing standing behind them. “Is Teacher Shen not leaving yet?”