Nowadays, Nanhe Wharf, Lihe Foreign Firm, Shengli Foreign Firm, Hongyun Casino, Lido, Lego, Yuehua, and other dance halls were all his assets.
Besides that, he had countless men under him. More than half of the rickshaw pullers in Haishi were affiliated with his Trading Firm, so his information network was extremely well-connected.
The original Su Qiao had been rescued by this rival of the Shen Family, and he had hidden her away for three years.
From that day on, aside from knowing that Second Master Du had secretly kept a woman, hardly anyone outside had seen her again.
Of course, the Shen Family could not let the matter go so easily. They had been watching outside Du Mansion the entire time.
Three years later, because the original had been afraid of Du Jingzhou, she secretly escaped Du Mansion while he was away, egged on by an old maid whom the Shen Family had bought off.
As a result, she was ambushed halfway there, and then Su Qiao arrived.
Now, about Su Man.
Su Man was the daughter of the Old Troupe Master of Xinyun Opera Troupe. Later, as Western learning spread eastward, the already obscure opera troupe could no longer survive. Some of its younger members came up with an idea and changed it into a Drama Club.
But a Drama Club was not so easy to run either. Many students who had studied Western learning had formed Drama Clubs, and there were also plenty of competitors outside. They had neither power nor money—how could they possibly compete with others?
After the Old Troupe Master passed away, the Drama Club essentially fell apart as well, and its members each sought their own way out.
Su Qiao was beautiful, with a graceful figure and an excellent bearing. With a little luck,