Gasp! She's a Time Traveler Using Modern Tech to Improve Ancient Life-Chapter 253 - 252: Revealing Her Little Schemes

Today is the day to pick up the car, and Lin Wanwan, in a good mood, travels through time back to the present.

She set an alarm during the modern night, had a nap, and got up. It was only seven in the morning, and Lin Wanwan leisurely made herself breakfast, listening to the morning news on the smart speaker while enjoying her meal, feeling very comfortable.

Before long, her phone’s WeChat notification sounded. Lin Wanwan opened it to find a message from Lu Shouyue, inviting her to pick up the car together.

She replied with a "Okay." 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Then she casually opened other unread WeChat messages and happened to see a message from Xiao Junning sent last night.

The person returned to Yongcheng last night, looking for Lin Wanwan to fulfill the dinner she owed him, but when he called her, no one answered, and his WeChat message went unanswered.

Thinking about Xiao Junning’s awkward expression, Lin Wanwan quickly picked up her phone to apologize, but the message she sent sank without a trace, leaving her wondering if Xiao Junning was angry.

She didn’t worry too much about it and continued checking other messages after closing the conversation with Xiao Junning.

There was a selfie from the trainee reality show sent by Chen Jinyu, a few messages from the Hangzhou neighbor group, and an invitation from Gu Jingyu for dinner on Saturday night.

Since college, Lin Wanwan and Gu Jingyu had grown more distant and rarely gathered. Life has many friends who gradually drift apart as time goes by.

Not sure why Gu Jingyu thought of inviting her this time, and without much hesitation, Lin Wanwan calculated the time and felt she could make it, so she agreed.

Finishing her meal and getting ready, Lu Shouyue’s car arrived at the community entrance. Lin Wanwan went over and found him also sitting in the back seat, with someone else driving.

Indeed, when picking up the car, one always has to drive the new car back.

Everything went smoothly when picking up the car at the 4S dealership. They checked the car’s exterior, engine, and interior, and once everything was OK, they took the keys and sat in the car amid the sales staff’s attentive smiles, ready to drive off with the temporary license plate.

Lu Shouyue rolled down his window and said to Lin Wanwan, "Wanwan, since this is your first time driving, I’ll lead the way for you. Don’t bother with the navigation."

Lin Wanwan laughed and touched her head, saying, "No need, Mr. Lu, I’ve already memorized the route here."

"Alright then," Lu Shouyue said with a smile, "Drive safely on your way."

"Okay, bye, Mr. Lu." Lin Wanwan waved her hand and then closed her window, adjusted her seat, started the car, and focused on driving onto the road.

She had memorized the map to get home a long time ago. Being a new driver, she drove very cautiously, much more carefully than riding a horse. She had no choice, as she could ensure she reigned in the horse at critical moments, but she felt unsure about effortlessly controlling this steel-encased car.

It’s alright if the car hits another car, but the fear of hitting a pedestrian is a real sin.

So she drove exceptionally carefully the whole way, focusing intensely, even ignoring her phone when it rang twice.

Lin Wanwan didn’t know that Lu Shouyue’s black Cayenne silently followed her white Cayenne all the way until her car turned into the community, and only then did he drive off around the community.

After parking the car, Lin Wanwan grabbed her phone to see who called and found out it was her uncle, Lin Zhantian.

She called him back, and upon connection, Lin Zhantian immediately asked what she planned to do with the house in Hai City.

Lin Wanwan told him everything would be handled by a lawyer.

Lin Zhantian continued, "The Gong family people have been coming and going, being pointed out by the neighbors, and some neighbors like picking fights, making it almost unlivable. They probably won’t wait for the court’s judgment before moving out. Once the house is vacant, do you plan to rent it out?"

Lin Wanwan replied, "I don’t plan to rent it out; it will stay vacant for now."

Lin Zhantian then said, "Uncle plans to stay in the country this year for development. Do you want me to look after the house? Leaving it empty is not good; it needs some life."

Lin Wanwan chuckled to herself, thinking why put in all the effort to chase away the wolf only to welcome the tiger? Is she sick?

She immediately refused, saying, "No need, I plan to redesign and renovate the house. I’ll be living in Hai City when I have time, so it won’t be empty for long. If there’s nothing else, Uncle, I’ll hang up now, as I still have things to do."

Lin Zhantian didn’t continue to pester, as today he just wanted to test the waters and see what Lin Wanwan thought.

He had already found a job in Hai City, rented a small apartment in the suburbs, and was about to start a new life. His wife also found a job at a training class in Hai City.

As for their two children, they both got into dorms at Hai City’s universities, so their family is likely going to settle in Hai City.

Originally, Lin Zhantian wanted to make some middleman fees during Lin Wanwan’s process of getting the house from the Gong family, but to his surprise, Lin Wanwan hired a big lawyer to sue, which made him unnecessary.

The matter of moving the grave and the funeral was pressured by both the local village head and the Times Group, keeping the Gong family in check. He was useless there, having gone through a couple of fights for nothing and taking a beating.

Even if he couldn’t gain any tangible benefits, he still wanted to find a way to get access to Lin Wanwan’s house in Hai City, even if just in name for renting. The housing prices and rents in Hai City exceeded his imagination, no less than what he experienced in the United States before.

From where he’s renting now to his workplace, just the commute takes nearly two hours round trip, which is really exhausting and time-consuming. And Lin Wanwan’s house is in Huangpu District, within the city, very convenient for getting anywhere with a short commute, perfectly suitable for living.

If Lin Wanwan agreed, that would be ideal. Even if she acted ungratefully and refused to rent it to him, she wasn’t in Hai City anyway, so he could just have someone change the lock under the guise of being a family member and move in. Even if Lin Wanwan found out later, what could she do?

After all, he’s her real uncle, and she was raised by his parents, unlike the Gong family, who have no ties of gratitude towards her.

Lin Wanwan probably can’t cut off all ties with maternal relatives through lawsuits, then offend her natal relatives too. Being all alone wouldn’t be welcomed in a wealthy family, and people would think she’s unkind and ungrateful, making it difficult to marry into affluence. At that point, he’d use this point to persuade Lin Wanwan.

Meanwhile, in the small villa in the outskirts of Yongcheng, after hanging up the phone, Lin Wanwan didn’t think much about Lin Zhantian’s family’s matters. To her, these relatives weren’t as good as having none, merely maintaining appearances in front of outsiders.

The master bedroom upstairs reserved for Lin Zhantian by her grandparents was already planned for renovation by Lin Wanwan. She intended to turn it into a large study with the floor-to-ceiling bookshelves she had longed for since childhood, filled with books. When she returned to the present, she could read and write there.

By then, the bookshelf, desk, and other furniture would all be crafted from Yellow Flower Pear Wood.

The rattan bed in her room, which creaked with every move, was also due for a replacement, switching to a mortise and tenon structure Yellow Flower Pear Wood bed, just imagining it was delightful.