CHAPTER 53: CHAPTER 53: RELATIVES FROM THE MATERNAL FAMILY ARRIVE

Unaware of the burgeoning scene in Xiaoxi Town, Lin Wanwan, who thought she had her first entrepreneurial failure back in the Tang Dynasty, found herself diving headfirst into the modern world.

Returning to her small villa, her phone was already piled with messages. Chen Jinyu had invited her several times, so she decided to accept. Constantly refusing would make her seem too aloof, and anyhow, Chen Jinyu was one of her few friends.

She had just replied to the message when Chen Jinyu’s call followed up: "Wanwan, you finally appeared! It’s really hard to find you. Where have you been?"

Lin Wanwan laughed in reply: "Just exploring the countryside, the signal wasn’t very good."

"Not bad! Quitting the job and living carefree, traveling everywhere, I envy you! Oh, Wanwan, let’s talk business, I have something that’s super urgent, you’ve got to help me, you absolutely must!"

Lin Wanwan asked, "Tell me first what it is, I’m afraid I might not be capable."

Chen Jinyu said, "You can! You definitely can! With your figure and looks, there’s no problem! I have a luxury brand event here, a great opportunity.

But I sent over the model’s profile, and the organizer still isn’t satisfied, they need a top-tier beauty model by Xiao Junning’s side. How about helping me? The organizer will pay fifteen hundred a day this time, I won’t take a cut, all yours."

Does Lin Wanwan need fifteen hundred right now? Not at all.

As Lin Wanwan hesitated, Chen Jinyu continued to persuade fervently: "It’s top-tier Xiao Junning! It’s the handsome guy Xiao Junning! Standing next to him, you could brag about it for a year.

And it’s the Cartier Jewelry Grand Exhibition! Besides Xiao Junning, many many stars will be there! Come on, help me out, I’m begging you, I really can’t find someone who satisfies the organizer."

Lin Wanwan helplessly said, "Since you’ve sent so many model cards and they were all rejected, I might not make it either."

Chen Jinyu chuckled, "How could that be, I sent your model card too, and they chose you immediately."

Lin Wanwan laughed: "You’ve preempted without asking me, what if I’m not free?"

"I’m begging you! Please! Wanwan, help me this once! This time, it’s not just about the ceremony and modeling, there’s other cooperation too. Most importantly, I can establish this connection, which is crucial for me, it means I’ve got a foot in the entertainment industry, and future cooperative resources will be different!"

Lin Wanwan breathed out a sigh and said, "Alright, I’ll help you this time, when is it?"

Chen Jinyu exclaimed joyfully: "Great, love you! The day after tomorrow, from 3:30 PM to 10 PM, I’ll send you the address in a bit."

"Alright."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Wanwan smiled and shook her head.

During university, Chen Jinyu had Lin Wanwan participate in various etiquette and modeling part-time activities, which helped her earn quite a bit of living expenses. Though doing these activities was mutually beneficial, for Lin Wanwan, it was like receiving help in a time of need. Now that Lin Wanwan didn’t lack money, given how far Chen Jinyu took the conversation, naturally, she would be loyal and assist.

No matter what, back then, the part-time activities offered by Chen Jinyu were much better than the work-study opportunities provided by the school, the rewards from both couldn’t even be compared, which prevented Lin Wanwan’s life from becoming too miserable.

After sending the identity information to Chen Jinyu for the work badge, Lin Wanwan called a ride-hailing service and headed off with the seafood to find Jie Yuting.

The usually aloof Jie Yuting spoke a rare few words this time: "Can you provide daily fixed deliveries? The current amount is not enough."

Lin Wanwan shrugged: "I’m not a professional fisher, delivering daily isn’t possible, I only buy occasionally from a friend’s boat."

It’s not that Lin Wanwan didn’t want to find a reliable sales channel for her clan’s people in the Great Tang, but if it’s a large quantity, doing so without leaving traces would be difficult. She risked being discovered for magically producing seafood, which would be troublesome in modern times, where there are surveillance cameras everywhere.

The one good thing is that fishing is a base industry in the national economy and doesn’t require VAT or income tax, reducing one layer of oversight.

After leaving Jie Yuting’s private restaurant, Lin Wanwan thoughtfully touched her chin for a moment, maybe she should contract a fish pond or beach, start an aquaculture farm as a cover?

Or perhaps go to the dock every day with an empty box, pay the dock management money? With this, she could at least be registered under the fishery industry, making a decent cover.

Besides, the clan’s two fishing boats are too worn out, each time the catch isn’t substantial, limiting the Lin Family Manor’s fishery development.

Lin Wanwan had thought of upgrading the clan’s fishing boats, but in the Great Tang, buying a better boat involves complex procedures and requires booking at least half a year in advance, while modern fishing boats can’t be transported over. Hence this problem kept prolonging — the Space-Time Gate is just a regular door size, less than a meter wide and under 2.4 meters tall, bigger modern objects simply can’t be carried through.

Back in the Tang Dynasty, Lin Wanwan adjusted the curriculum in the academy, always allowing the children to attend school five days a week and rest for two days.

Parents naturally wished their children to attend school daily, the children actually preferred attending school too, just for the lunch and the snack before going home, but Lin Wanwan couldn’t agree, she needed weekends off.

Otherwise, wouldn’t that become a 007 work schedule, making her an even worse office worker than in modern times? That would turn her Peach Blossom Spring into a Lost Paradise.

After arranging the leave schedule, near the end of school, a dusty chariot suddenly appeared at the village entrance, with someone looking like a steward sitting inside.

As soon as the clan members saw the visitor, they knew it was certainly for Lin Wanwan; aside from her, no other wealthy person would come to Lin Family Manor.

However, for safety’s sake, some strong laborers who had just returned from fishing stopped the chariot.

"Where are you from, who are you looking for? What is your business?" Lin Mengbo was the first to inquire.

The middle-aged man sitting in the chariot, wearing a cap and narrow-sleeved robe — stylishly dressed — was stopped by the muscular fishermen, his chubby cheeks slightly quivered, laughingly said: "I am Steward Old Chen from the Imperial Uncle’s House of the Xiao family in Jinling, Wujin. Today, my lord received news, about the granddaughter Lin Wanwan drifting in the countryside, and specifically sent me to bring her back to the manor."

Lin Mengbo and the others exchanged glances upon hearing this, is it Wanwan’s maternal family here to pick her up? What to do, is Wanwan going to leave?

Everyone felt a little panicked; no one wanted Wanwan to leave.

After a moment of awkward silence, Lin Mengjin finally spoke: "What evidence do you have to prove you are Wanwan’s maternal family?"

"My lord is jesting; I have an identity jade token for verification." Steward Old Chen twitched his lips, secretly cursing inside, just fetching a country lady, who would take an interest.

If it weren’t for the direct lineage of the Qi Liang Room deliberately sending a letter, informing Lin Wanwan’s identity, and mentioning her connection with the recently popular enlightenment book in Jiangnan, they wouldn’t care at all, now it’s making his lord pretend to be a relative.