Gasp! She's a Time Traveler Using Modern Tech to Improve Ancient Life-Chapter 602 - 600: Loose Yet Impenetrable

A certain antique shop at the edge of Night City Pedestrian Street seems rather out of place with the surrounding bustle.

Today, two stern men in black are standing at the shop’s entrance. At first glance, they don’t look like greeters but rather debt collectors, making people hesitant to approach.

This is probably one of the reasons for the shop’s lack of business today.

But to be honest, those who open antique shops don’t really care about the bustling pedestrian street filled mostly with out-of-town tourists, as most good deals in this industry are conducted privately.

What tourists pick up in the shop are mostly small-time dealings, which the antique shop owner doesn’t concern himself with.

Actually, the fact that this shop is located on a street where eighty percent of the people are tourists is surprising. The reasons are complex; one reason might be that the storefront is owned by the shopkeeper himself, allowing him to avoid paying rent.

The owner just prefers to have a shop situated at the edge of a bustling street, even if business is slow.

It’s commonly referred to as being rich and willful.

At this moment, in a tea room on the second floor of the shop, an elderly man and a young man are seated, examining items on the table with a special magnifying glass.

After a while, the young man shook his head with a smile, "This treasure is quite awkward; it’s a fake antique from the Ming Dynasty Jiajing period."

After looking for a long time, the elderly man finally smiled wryly, "Getting old, the youth are formidable! This truly is a fake antique, but which year it’s a fake from is hard to say. Xiao Wu, listen to Mr. Lu; he runs a museum, sees and handles a lot of great items, his eyesight and touch are better than an old man’s."

"You’re too modest, Mr. Lu." This young man is none other than Lu Shouyue.

And it’s quite coincidental that this shop is exactly the one where Lin Wanwan once stumbled upon doing business.

The antique circle is not large; once the shop has many good items, it naturally attracts the attention of the discerning.

"Everyone says Mr. Lu has sharp vision; today I’ve seen it’s truly well-deserved, I’m impressed!" The one referred to as "Xiao Wu" is none other than the shop owner, Wu Wei.

Recently, Lu Shouyue held several public lectures at Ancient Capital University, so naturally, the local antique community got wind of it and came visiting.

He was invited by Wu Wei today, looked at a few items, but the biggest discovery was seeing the porcelain that Lin Wanwan had stolen back then.

It’s not unusual for antique shops to have unearthed artifacts, nor is it unusual for stolen goods to appear openly. In this line of work, there are few who are timid; all sorts of monsters and demons are possible.

Lu Shouyue pointed at the porcelain and candidly spoke, to which Wu Wei clicked his tongue, "This truly is a coincidence. In that case, Mr. Lu, you take this thing to return to your friend."

"Who is this person?" Lu Shouyue wanted to trace back the group selling stolen goods, noting he was never happy that the group who targeted Lin Wanwan wasn’t caught in one fell swoop before. Now that he encountered a clue, how could he miss it?

Wu Wei hesitated for a moment, then laughed, "Come, come, you two are also tired, let’s first have a cup of tea; this tea should be passable."

Lu Shouyue was not in a hurry, leisurely stepping forward two steps and sitting on the round stool in front of the tea table.

By the time he left here, Lin Wanwan’s once-stolen porcelain was already in his hands.

Seated in the car, Lu Shouyue did not hesitate at all and directly called the policeman in charge of the case; the last thief still at large should be captured.

At this moment, Lin Wanwan was still leisurely at the Great Tang estate. Her business at the Soap and Music Workshop, in partnership with Princess Changle, was thriving, sweeping across Chang’an City, to the point where calling it a daily golden harvest wouldn’t be an exaggeration.

With money poured in, the princess was elated and clamored to go for a spring outing, setting the destination at Lin Wanwan’s estate.

Rarely does she get to play outside the palace, Lizhi was extremely excited.

Lin Wanwan got up early to wait for guests only to find that it wasn’t just Lizhi who came, but also a chubby young boy and an adorable little peanut.

As soon as Lin Wanwan saw the little peanut, she couldn’t help but pinch his chubby cheeks, so irresistibly white and tender.

Little Qingyu was also off from school today; little did she expect an even younger guest to visit, she was all the more delighted, pulling the little guest along to play with her toys.

No mistake, this little peanut with Lizhi must be her younger brother, Li Zhi.

Although he was esteemed as a legitimate prince, he couldn’t rival Lin Wanwan’s daughter, little Qingyu, in terms of the variety and quality of toys, given her modern background.

Little Qingyu’s room full of toys immediately made little Li Zhi’s eyes pop with wonder.

"Come, little brother, let me show you my magical tree house!"

"Tree house?" Li Zhi raised his little head with a face full of curiosity.

"Yes! It’s built on a big tree, very fun, it’s my secret base!"

Little Li Zhi, upon hearing this, was immediately intrigued.

Little Qingyu’s wooden tree house was perched atop a towering tree in the estate’s backyard, though it was small yet fully equipped, it even had an eagle guarding the flowers.

This thing is so much fun!

Living like a bird among the trees instantly captivated little Li Zhi, who happily followed little Qingyu all the way to the tree house, worrying the palace maid following him out of their minds.

The tree house was two meters above the ground, though not entirely dependent on the tree trunk’s strength with four supporting columns below, yet it was still suspended, looking rather precarious!

With Li Zhi’s noble status, such climbing and descending activities were never allowed unchecked.

Several palace maids and eunuchs raised their heads and held out their hands like a mother hen guarding her chicks, always ready to catch their little master if he stumbled.

Little Qingyu leaned out the tree house’s window with a giggle, watching the nervous adults below and said to Li Zhi, "Look at them, they’re like mother hens!"

Li Zhi craned his little head over to look down, laughing to show a row of tiny teeth: "Haha, mother hens, mother hens!"

Here the children were self-absorbed in their play, while down on the grassy ground, Lin Wanwan and Lizhi along with the young chubby lad, had already set out a picnic on the carpet.

The identity of the chubby young boy was easy to guess, Prince Wei, Li Tai.

Though still just a young lad, from appearance alone seems no different from an adult, with a body taller than most ordinary adults, fair and chubby, unbelievably with dimples when he smiles.

This son most favored by Li Shimin is indeed very charming!

Lin Wanwan had entered the palace multiple times but never met Li Zhi or Li Tai, rather she once encountered Crown Prince Li Chengqian at Zhangsun Empress’s palace.

The entire Li Shimin family had good looks; their intelligence is even higher, Lin Wanwan doesn’t underestimate the palace-grown children a bit.

Originally, spring outings should be on the hillside for more fun, but Lin Wanwan didn’t want to shoulder the safety of one princess and two princes, so it’s better to have the spring outing on the grass within the estate!

After all, it’s about viewing scenery, and the flowers and plants in her estate were transplanted from modern florists at bird markets, much more aesthetically pleasing than wild ones outside! 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

"Wanwan, your estate is really nice."

"Just barely acceptable."