Gasp! She's a Time Traveler Using Modern Tech to Improve Ancient Life-Chapter 534 - 533: A Chance Encounter

On the evening of the third day of the New Year at eight o’clock, Lin Wanwan returned home from Xiaoxi Town after attending a banquet with little Qingyu, and they each went to sleep in their rooms.

Everyone around Lin Wanwan was busy visiting family and friends during the New Year.

Xiao Chong and the other two had already left by boat in the morning to pay New Year visits to the Qiantang County Government.

This year, although Lin Wanwan received a letter from her relatives in Qiantang inviting her to stay for a while, she didn’t plan to stay long. She intended to visit for a week after the Lantern Festival.

Even though Lin Wanwan didn’t have direct in-laws in the Great Tang, she did have nominal "parents" and a decimated Lin Family direct lineage.

The Zhang Family, the Wang Family, the Shi Family, the Fang Family, and the Fan Family were all distant relatives of the Lin Family’s direct lineage, and naturally, they sent invitations for her to join them for a feast in the New Year.

Today was the day the Wang Family hosted their banquet.

Since Xiao Chong had accidentally lamed her horse, and she didn’t want to take a bumpy carriage ride, Lin Wanwan had to travel by boat.

Upon returning home, little Qingyu, who had played all day, fell asleep right on the boat.

Lin Wanwan carried little Qingyu from the boat to her bed at home. The little one barely woke up, only opened their eyes once vaguely to glance at Lin Wanwan, and then continued sleeping.

After attending a feast at someone else’s home, naturally, they have to return the invitation.

Lin Wanwan set the date to host a banquet on the fourteenth of January in Xiaoxi Town, inviting the town’s nobles; the rest of her time was spent celebrating the New Year at the Lin Family Manor.

From around ten o’clock on New Year’s Eve to now, eight o’clock on the third day of the New Year, Lin Wanwan has spent exactly four days and ten hours in the Great Tang.

She last left modern times at eight o’clock on New Year’s Eve. Now, when she opens the Space-Time Gate to return to modern times, it is only ten-thirty in the evening of the first day of the new year.

Lin Wanwan lay in her modern, cold, and empty room under the covers, setting her alarm on the smart speaker, planning to visit her grandparents’ graves at the public cemetery in the morning.

Leaning against the bed, Lin Wanwan checked her phone, which showed New Year wishes exchanged in the company group, along with Xiao Junning’s belated response regarding the PR company.

There were missed calls and WeChat messages from Su Yanwei, and New Year greetings from her university roommates and a few other friends like Gu Jingyu, as well as some classmates and friends Lin Wanwan was not very familiar with and didn’t often contact.

Lin Wanwan first sent out a red envelope in the company group to lift the employees’ spirits, then simply thanked Xiao Junning and sent New Year wishes in return.

Next, she opened the message from Su Yanwei, finding an invitation to have dinner with their family on the second day, to which she agreed.

She then replied with New Year greetings to Gu Jingyu and others to show her presence.

As for the casual chats in other WeChat class groups, Lin Wanwan ignored them. After sending New Year wishes to those she didn’t often contact, she set aside her phone.

Chen Jinyu nonchalantly sent her New Year wishes, along with the good news of a new job arrangement by the company, meaning her ban had been lifted.

Lin Wanwan couldn’t help but think of Lu Shouyue, but quickly shifted her thoughts. She didn’t reply to Chen Jinyu’s WeChat, keeping her from being blocked—a final courtesy between friends.

Whether Chen Jinyu’s ban was continued or lifted was of no concern to Lin Wanwan.

Being as smart as Chen Jinyu, she should understand Lin Wanwan’s intention to sever ties. Her persistence in maintaining contact likely represented a well-considered decision, but Lin Wanwan had no desire to participate in her performance.

In modern times, Lin Wanwan didn’t have many relatives to visit, neither the Gong Family nor her uncle. This year, she only contemplated visiting her cousin, Su Yanwei.

Returning from the lively New Year atmosphere in the Great Tang to the present, Lin Wanwan only felt an intensified sense of chill, unalleviated by central heating and a down-filled comforter.

Unable to fall asleep at last, Lin Wanwan turned on the television and played the Spring Festival Gala replay, hoping the lively sounds from the show would lull her to sleep.

She set the smart speaker to turn off the television after three hours, lying in bed while the sound from the TV drifted her to sleep.

She didn’t know how she fell asleep. When she hazily opened her eyes, the alarm hadn’t gone off yet, and silence surrounded her.

Lin Wanwan reached for the phone at her bedside to check the time. It was four in the morning, still dark; she had scheduled her cemetery visit for five in the morning.

Since she was already awake, Lin Wanwan decided not to return to bed, dressing and getting up to open the door downstairs, allowing the German Shepherd, Fugui, inside before making herself a bowl of sweet-scented osmanthus rice wine dumplings for breakfast.

After not seeing Lin Wanwan for a day, Fugui perked up its ears at the sounds in the villa. As soon as Lin Wanwan opened the door, it bounded inside.

On the chilly morning of the second day of the New Year, only the German Shepherd, Fugui, was there to accompany Lin Wanwan.

Driving out to the cemetery, Fugui cleverly leaped into the passenger seat, calmly sitting in the spot.

Lin Wanwan got into the car and fastened her seat belt, unable to resist giving the dog a playful rub.

This year, heading to the graveyard with a dog for company didn’t seem so lonely.

On the morning of the second day, there were quite a few people at the mountain cemetery, Lu Shouyue being one of them.

After visiting his grandfather’s grave, Lu Shouyue unknowingly wandered toward another ordinary grave cluster, only to find himself staring at Su Yanwei, who was taking a drag on a cigarette.

"Lu Shao, you here to pay respects too?" Su Yanwei took a last drag on his cigarette, extinguished the butt, and asked.

"Yes, I am. Whose grave are you visiting?"

Lu Shouyue gazed over and didn’t need Su Yanwei’s answer to know the owner of the gravestone.

"My grandparents," replied Su Yanwei, "I’ve finished paying my respects and am about to head out. What about you, Lu Shao?"

Lu Shouyue responded calmly, "I’ve finished as well. I was just about to head down. How about we go together? I’m a few years older than you, so you don’t have to address me so formally with ’Lu Shao’; just call me brother, what do you think?"

"Sure thing, Brother Lu, as you say."

Su Yanwei turned to pour the wine from the cup onto his grandfather’s gravestone, gathered up the offerings into a plastic bag, and went down the mountain with Lu Shouyue.

"Why did you come here alone to pay respects so early, and not with your sister?" Lu Shouyue asked nonchalantly.

Su Yanwei didn’t think much of it and replied directly, "My sister should be coming later; I’m just used to getting up early, so I came first."

"Did you drive yourself?"

"Yes, I got a car for commuting this year."

"Since we’ve run into each other, do you fancy grabbing breakfast together?"

"Sure! I know a place that makes great flatbread and fried dough sticks. Can you eat that kind of stuff, Brother Lu?" Su Yanwei agreed without hesitation.

"Yes, I can. Lead the way."

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