Lin Wanwan was in ancient times again, setting off fireworks and "performing magic tricks," fooling around for half the day, and then participated in a barbecue feast filled with singing and dancing.

The time moved through two hours, but upon returning to the modern side, only half an hour had passed.

Lin Wanwan returned to the hotel by car, and for Lu Shouyue, she had just been out for an hour.

Coming out of the private elevator, she saw the exclusive butler at the bar, and handed over the seafood to her, asking her to let the chef handle it.

For super VIP clients in the top-floor suite, naturally, there is the privilege to bring ingredients. Any legal requests they have will be fulfilled; this is the essence of exclusive butler service.

The top floor has only two suites, with separate elevators that do not interfere with one another.

Besides asking the butler to handle the seafood, Lin Wanwan also instructed her to help find a modern farm for her as she wanted to visit it tomorrow.

She didn’t say why she wanted to visit the farm, there was no need to explain, and the other party wouldn’t inquire out of curiosity, which is what Lin Wanwan appreciated most.

Her requests were met without question, but never wondering why, the high quality is indeed different.

Lin Wanwan even considered digging the butler over to be her personal assistant.

Swiping the card to enter the room, even though she moved lightly, she still disturbed Lu Shouyue, who was sitting by the window reading.

Seeing Lin Wanwan return, he looked up and smiled, asking, "Finished with everything?"

Lin Wanwan changed her shoes and nodded, "Mm, I brought some seafood back, we can have it as a midnight snack."

"Alright." Lu Shouyue closed his book and walked over to Lin Wanwan. Just as he approached, he smelled the scent of charcoal on her. "Did you go to a barbecue stall?"

Lin Wanwan replied with a "Mm": "It’s all the smell, I’ll take a shower."

"Okay, go ahead." Lu Shouyue watched Lin Wanwan enter the master bedroom, with a slight smile on his lips.

By the time Lin Wanwan finished her shower and came out in pajamas, the hotel chef had mostly cooked the seafood she brought back and delivered it to the suite.

If the guests of the suite do not want to go out, the hotel does offer room delivery service, and there’s even a small kitchen in the suite for guests who might want to cook.

There’s a dedicated tea restaurant in the suite, but Lin Wanwan wanted to sit outside under the stars and moon to eat.

Thus, the hotel staff promptly set up the terrace for a candlelit dinner, with exquisite European-style candleholders placed on the table of the terrace, while two glasses of red wine were poured.

There was even a designated shelling waiter standing by to provide shelling services for the two.

"Just leave it here, we’ll do it ourselves."

Lu Shouyue didn’t want anyone to disrupt their private time, so he sent the staff away.

He was willing to be Lin Wanwan’s personal shelling assistant.

Lin Wanwan was already full, unable to eat more.

She kicked off her shoes and curled up on the sofa, holding a wine glass comfortably, taking a small sip, gazing at the small infinity pool connected to the terrace, letting her mind wander.

Lu Shouyue offered peeled shrimp meat to her mouth, after she took a bite, she said, "I had a very full dinner, don’t want to eat anymore, I specially brought it for you."

With a casual glance, Lu Shouyue noticed her words, chuckled and said, "Alright."

For a foodie, using premium seafood as a midnight snack is naturally enjoyable.

This seafood from fourteen hundred years ago is something that modern wealth can’t buy.

After all, no matter how rich you are, can you solve the plastic pollution of the entire ocean?

Nuclear pollution can be avoided by choosing sea areas away from Japan, but plastic pollution is a global issue and has entered the marine food chain, it’s hard to avoid.

Perhaps now only seafood near the polar regions might, during meat quality testing, detect no plastic particles.

After accompanying Lu Shouyue to finish the midnight snack, Lin Wanwan needed to return to ancient times.

She needed to spend more time in the past to arrange things conveniently.

Here in the modern era, the only significant event these days is Lu Shouyue’s birthday party.

It was already past twenty-three o’clock, but many people in the city still hadn’t slept, waiting for the countdown to the New Year.

"Wanwan, this is our second time celebrating New Year’s Eve together." After peeling a big bowl of seafood, a satisfied Lu Shouyue raised his glass for a slight clink with Lin Wanwan.

Like Huaxia, Lion City also traditionally celebrates the Lunar New Year, rather than New Year’s Day.

So New Year’s Eve is really just a party for young people.

Young people inherently like to find various holidays to party, even 520 can become a homophone Valentine’s Day.

Lin Wanwan, who remained indifferent to all this, seemed not like a modern young person at all.

Lin Wanwan looked at the night sky and smiled slightly, after finishing her drink, she stood up and put on her slippers, saying, "I can’t wait for midnight, I’m going to sleep now, goodnight."

"Little rascal." Lu Shouyue grabbed Lin Wanwan’s wrist, stood up holding her waist with one hand and her head with the other, gave her a fierce kiss, then let her go.

Once free, Lin Wanwan laughed and dashed into the room like a nimble young deer, as if she would be gobbled up by the big bad wolf if she were too slow.

Lu Shouyue quietly laughed behind her, taking a leisurely sip of red wine, his features immersed under the starlight, expression unreadable.

Lin Wanwan indeed wanted to sleep, but not in the modern era; instead, she ran to the past to sleep.

Sleep is still sleep, but of course, she had to spend ancient time sleeping!

As Lin Wanwan was falling asleep, in the same timeline of Great Tang County, the thoroughly drunk Xiao Chong and Ma Zhou also fell upon the same mat. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

The accompanying Dugu Di and Xiao Ce had long been taken away by servants, unable to handle more liquor.

Xiao and Ma found mutual understanding upon meeting today, their conversation flowed with ease.

Xiao Chong offered the prized wine gifted by Lin Wanwan, generously sharing it to drink with Ma Zhou.

These two, once being young and wild, resonated particularly well and had plenty to talk about.

Over the days, Ma Zhou, conducting investigations in the countryside, affirmed Xiao Chong’s governance ability, praising him even before meeting him.

No other County Magistrate is better than Xiao Chong in what Ma Zhou saw along the way, no wonder he could be conferred with the title of County Gentleman at a young age.

When Ma Zhou was of Xiao Chong’s age, he was still a destitute wanderer.

Living for today, drowning in worry for tomorrow.

If it hadn’t been for being humiliated in public by Mao County Magistrate Cui Xianshou during his stay in Bianzhou, he might not have traveled to Chang’an in search of prospects.

Upon meeting today, after drinking a couple of cups of tea, they discovered they were kindred spirits, immediately cleared the tea table, set up the wine case, exchanged many rounds, composed poetry, joyfully celebrating until the late night.

Getting inspired by the drink, Ma Zhou beat the drum, Xiao Chong danced with swords, Dugu Di played the flute, Xiao Ce played the zither, string and wind instruments harmonized together in a merry gathering.

The Great Tang people’s enthusiasm and exuberance manifested thoroughly in them.