Gasp! She's a Time Traveler Using Modern Tech to Improve Ancient Life-Chapter 463 - 461: Cousin’s Blind Date Arrangement

Chapter 463: Chapter 461: Cousin’s Blind Date Arrangement

In the afternoon, when the strong laborers of the Lin Family Manor returned from fishing, Lin Wanwan picked some good goods, took Kun Lun, mounted a horse, and went to her secret base in the mountains outside the manor.

Jie Yuting had been waiting for her seafood for a long time, and when he saw Lin Wanwan delivering the goods, his cold face warmed a bit.

In Lin Wanwan’s eyes, Jie Yuting is actually quite similar to Xiao Yixun, both are proud and taciturn little guys, but inside they’re quite soft.

After selling today’s catch from the Lin Family Manor to Jie Yuting, Lin Wanwan went to the import supermarket to buy freshly air-freighted tuna and salmon.

These deep-sea fish suitable for raw consumption mostly grow in the Atlantic Ocean, so the probability of the Lin Family Manor’s fishing boats catching them is not high, unless they go far offshore.

Whenever Lin Wanwan craves these, she comes to the modern import supermarket to buy some.

In terms of fish quality, even the highest grade fish in the modern world can’t compare to the Great Tang, after all, the modern oceans are heavily polluted.

However, due to fishing machinery and technical limitations for certain fish, they can only be bought from the modern world.

After buying the fish, Lin Wanwan put them in the fridge, went to the dealership at the entrance to wash the car, and then took her laptop to the company. As the company boss, she still had to clock in for half a day.

In the cross-border e-commerce sector, although the sales volume isn’t high, the high profit margin means the overall performance is acceptable.

At the time of opening, Lin Wanwan filmed two cosplay videos, which Gu Jingyu and Han Qingxue edited, and then posted them on the company’s Xiaohongshu and Douyin accounts. After purchasing promotion, it unsurprisingly went viral.

The video on Douyin received over a million likes, while Xiaohongshu had hundreds of thousands more.

Yongtang’s Hanfu stood out; its exquisite and luxurious style was far superior to other cosplay videos online, so it would have been strange not to go viral. Plus, with Lin Wanwan’s existing minor celebrity status, she had the influence and traffic to promote it, and now Yongtang has gained some recognition in the Hanfu circle.

With the opening of the physical store at Times Square, the status of the Yongtang brand was immediately elevated. The strategy of leveraging the reputation of the Misty Jiangnan brand was quite successful.

Gu Jingyu helped Lin Wanwan poach Pan Junqi from his previous company. His working ability is quite commendable, and he has been appointed as the deputy general manager by Lin Wanwan. Now, the hiring of Hanfu designers is his responsibility.

The Hanfu production in the modern world also requires a clothing factory as a foundation.

Pan Junqi suggested continuing cooperation with the original Embroidery Workshop and factory in Suzhou with whom they had worked before, but Lin Wanwan felt having her own studio would be more convenient.

However, starting a studio from scratch is too troublesome; acquisition would be much simpler. Thus, Lin Wanwan assigned Pan Junqi and Gu Jingyu to handle the acquisition.

Since Gu Jingyu is still in the early stages of pregnancy, most of the business trips are handled by Pan Junqi, while Gu Jingyu mainly manages the company’s online operations.

As the company is expanding, there are not enough website operators, so two new assistants were hired. They are young graduates with little experience, needing guidance from Gu Jingyu.

Overall, the company affairs are quite numerous. Lin Wanwan now has a lot of reports to review and documents to sign daily, not so easy to slack off anymore.

Starting a business is not easy. Originally, she just wanted to simply transfer some embroidery from the Great Tang, but now it’s grown bigger and bigger, making it hard to be lazy.

Fortunately, the sense of achievement from doing this is substantial, and with the main work handled by those below, Lin Wanwan does not regret opening the company. If you don’t strive while young, there’ll be nothing memorable in old age.

Su Yanwei is off today. On the opening day, he sold a piece of embroidery for 9.2 million, bringing home a commission and bonus of 138,000, essentially hitting a windfall.

Such a valuable embroidery piece, the store had only one, and it happened to be sold by him - pure luck.

Having earned money, he surely planned how to spend it even before the bonus was in hand. So today, he came to the 4S dealership to pick up his car!

The Cadillac CT5 he previously ordered has a market guide price of around 270,000. After various discounts, the transaction price came to 195,000.

This fresh bonus, combined with his previous savings, means purchasing it poses no financial strain for Su Yanwei.

Some people with 200,000 might think about taking a loan to buy a 400,000 vehicle to show off, but Su Yanwei doesn’t have such a habit of advanced loan consumption; aside from a house, he doesn’t want to touch any other loans.

Though the car he chose offers large discounts, it’s not because it sells poorly, just an effort to gain market share. This car has both space and power, a nice pick in the 200,000 price range.

When Su Yanwei picked up his new car, he was extremely excited; no guy doesn’t love cars. Can’t buy a house for now, but a car is doable!

Besides picking up the car, Su Yanwei also had a big personal issue today - a blind date.

Actually, given his age, finding a partner isn’t all that urgent. However, being from a rural area, where early matchmaking is customary, even without a house, marriage has already become important.

This blind date was introduced by his stepmother, her niece, who just graduated from college and currently works in the purchasing department of a private enterprise.

The location for the blind date was scheduled at Jie Yuting’s private restaurant, conveniently allowing them to have dinner together.

This place was chosen by the girl, and as they entered and saw the menu, Su Yanwei internally panicked.

The prices here far exceeded his expectations, even more exaggerated than a five-star hotel. Could he be encountering a meal ticket scam?

He couldn’t help but think so, seeing the menu price, a scrambled egg rice set for 298 yuan! If the girl across wasn’t at least somewhat pretty, Su Yanwei would have wanted to leave right then.

He is willing to treat a blind date to a meal, but he doesn’t want to be seen as a sucker to be taken advantage of.

After seeing the menu, his impression of the date arranged by his stepmother dropped significantly.

"Hello, you must be Su Yanwei? I’m Chen Yan. My aunt should have told you a bit about me, but I’ll briefly introduce myself. I just graduated in September and now work in the purchasing department of a private company. This job is just temporary because I plan to take the civil service exam. What about you? Can you tell me about yourself?"

"I work at Yongtang in Times Square, your aunt should have mentioned that. Other than that, there’s nothing much to say." Su Yanwei was already in a bad mood from the menu; if it wasn’t for her being introduced by his stepmother, he wouldn’t want to talk now.

Chen Yan was quite chipper: "What do you feel like eating? I suggest we each get a scrambled egg rice set here. Though the price is outrageous, the taste is actually worth it! It’s really hard to get a reservation here; I booked this spot a month ago!"

"Sure, let’s try it. I’m curious about what makes scrambled egg rice this expensive." Su Yanwei thought if they only ordered two egg rice sets, it would be 596 yuan. While not cheap, it still falls within his mentally budgeted amount, instantly brightening his mood.

All things considered, although the place she picked was a bit over-the-top, at least she didn’t run up the bill extravagantly - not likely a scam.