Gasp! She's a Time Traveler Using Modern Tech to Improve Ancient Life-Chapter 488 - 486: Differences Always Exist

"Oh, Wanwan, you’re not being fair. For you celebrities, making money is so easy. How could you not have money? The news even said the necklace you’re wearing is worth billions. How about this, at worst, I’ll mortgage my shop to you?"

"I’m sorry, Grandpa and Grandma, I really can’t help you. It’s not just two million; I can’t even come up with twenty thousand cash right now," Lin Wanwan refused again without hesitation. "And that necklace is fake; how could it be worth that much? The news is all just sensational nonsense these days and can’t be trusted."

If they had come today begging for their lives, Lin Wanwan might have considered helping them a little.

But now, it’s because they lost money in a business venture. In this case, she could only stand by and watch. They’re not really her relatives, so what does it have to do with her?

Finally, seeing that Lin Wanwan was impenetrable, they gave up on borrowing money and, with a final stream of curses, left with the apples they had brought.

"No wonder you jinx your parents, your heart is too cruel. Once you got successful, you no longer recognized your family. No wonder you drove your uncle away. It’s no surprise you’re all alone and miserable now."

Lin Wanwan was so angry at the old man’s words that she got a headache.

These old folks, knowing full well they’re not in the right, still act like nothing can be done about them, making unreasonable demands all the same, yet you can’t do anything about them.

If it were young people, Lin Wanwan would have already "subdued them by force," solving what could be solved hands-on without unnecessary talk.

"Watch your mouth, you two, at least act like the elders you claim to be. Don’t think just because I’m alone I’m easy to bully. My home doesn’t welcome you, so please don’t come here again."

"Alright, alright, you’re impressive! Now that you’re a celebrity, you’re amazing! Even if you invite us in the future, we won’t come to your house again."

After escorting the two of them out, Lin Wanwan slammed the door of the courtyard with pent-up anger.

The hot search about the blue diamond necklace really caused her trouble. Indeed, you shouldn’t flaunt your wealth, as it brings risk when exposed.

Today, there were these distant relatives out of nowhere asking for money, and tomorrow who knows if there’ll be someone else trying the same.

A girl like her living alone is indeed easy to target. This problem she can’t solve for now, as in modern times you can’t buy loyal servants like you could in ancient times.

Returning to her room, locking the door, Lin Wanwan wasted no time in traveling back to the Great Tang through the Space-Time Gate.

Opening the bedroom door of the Great Tang, Lin Wanwan grabbed her sword and went downstairs, rushing to the courtyard to practice a set of swordsmanship, finally dispersing her pent-up anger.

Hearing the commotion, the night-guarding maids Hong Yan and Yun Shang put on clothes and came out.

Yun Shang curiously asked, "Madam, why did you get up to practice swordsmanship in the middle of a good sleep? Is there something bothering you?"

Lin Wanwan sheathed her sword and calmed her breathing, responding, "It’s nothing, I just had an unpleasant dream and wanted to practice swordsmanship to ease my muscles."

"Madam had a nightmare? I’ll go make you some honey water."

"Alright," Lin Wanwan nodded, drinking honey water before sleep could help.

Lin Wanwan handed the sword to Hong Yan to put away and gracefully went upstairs.

After practicing the swordsmanship and exerting herself a bit, Lin Wanwan felt refreshed all over, driving away all the unpleasant thoughts from her mind. A good night’s sleep awaited her, and tomorrow would be a new day.

The swordsmanship she knew now was taught by a martial arts teacher hired by the academy for the "Archery and Mastery" course.

Lin Wanwan had always been interested in Great Tang’s secret martial arts manuals and naturally seized the opportunity to learn well. A girl without parents to protect her needed some martial force to defend herself, a truth she understood from a young age.

She decided to put a sword in the modern small villa as well, planning to buy a Longquan Treasure Sword online tomorrow to safeguard her home.

Due to the hot search exposing her wealth, who knew if she might be targeted by unscrupulous people, so she had to be cautious.

Because Lin Wanwan was keen on martial arts, even the Kunlun slaves at home were now practicing boxing with Xiao Yixun’s martial slaves, the hulking Kun Lun men.

Lin Wanwan chose to practice a more graceful and fluid swordsmanship style, not just for self-defense, but also because the Great Tang’s elite loved to carry swords, and she wanted to keep up with the trend.

Li Bai loved to wander the world with a sword, even writing a poem: "Every ten steps a kill, never leaving a thousand miles behind. When the matter’s finished, he brushes the dust off his clothes, only to hide himself deep and anonymous."

How free and easy!

When Confucius traveled among the six states, he relied not just on his tongue, but also on his three thousand disciples and his sword.

With a foundation in Sanda and with the superhuman strength she gained through the Space-Time Gate mutation, Lin Wanwan practiced swordsmanship with double the results. After just a few months, she already looked quite the part.

Lin Wanwan had just sat down in her own room when Yun Shang came in with a glass of honey water at the perfect temperature.

"Madam, here’s your honey water."

Lin Wanwan nodded, "Mm, put it down."

"Here!"

In the kitchen at home, there was always cool boiled water and hot water, making it easy to mix into lukewarm water anytime someone wanted to drink it, very convenient.

This was mainly because there was a young Qingyu at home who needed formula milk, and in modern times, you could just use a constant-temperature formula maker, but the ancient times didn’t have this electrical convenience, so this was a makeshift substitute.

After drinking the honey water, Lin Wanwan let the maids go to rest, closed the door herself, and lay down on the bed to sleep.

Because Lin Wanwan often needed to traverse time and space, she never left any maids to stay overnight in the inner room of her bedroom; they all only slept in the outer room of the bedroom.

This night passed dreamlessly, and the next day, as she woke up, little Qingyu came running into Lin Wanwan’s room, acting spoiled and chatting, dispelling the last trace of unhappiness from Lin Wanwan’s heart.

Those old fools said she was alone and miserable, but how little did they know she now had an adorable daughter and a group of ancestors treating her like a beloved treasure of the clan!

In modern times, the Lin family didn’t eat collective meals, and after the demolition, even the ancestral hall was gone, leaving Lin Wanwan without knowing a clan leader. Everyone just handled their own affairs, scattered and estranged.

But in the Great Tang, the Lin family shared common assets and interests, bearing risks together, and had strong cohesion. There was also a clan leader acting as the head of the family, and the relationships were very close.

This is also why Lin Wanwan preferred staying in the Great Tang.

In a time influenced by dynastic laws where family matters were intertwined with clan affairs, it was natural to care more about the family’s prosperity.

If the clan members of Lin Family Manor in the Tang Dynasty encountered difficulties, Lin Wanwan wouldn’t mind lending a hand and would never completely disregard it like she might in modernity.

This was mainly because, in the Tang Dynasty, with the clan members being congenial and with Lin Wanwan not worrying about fostering greed, everything had the clan leader to handle. Unlike modern times, with no leading figure, people only cared about themselves and were very disunited.

In fact, Lin Wanwan rarely had to do anything herself, as the clan leader uncle would handle things perfectly.

For instance, regarding medical consultations and prescriptions, Lin Wanwan previously didn’t charge clan members for consultations or medicine money; they just brought whatever they had at home.

But now that the clan members’ lives had improved significantly, the freeloading on medical services needed to decrease.