A doctor who travels through two eras

Lin Sanqi and Yin Lianyi were still being affectionate in the garden on Ersha Island when the phone suddenly rang.

When Lin Sanqi saw that the call was from her future father-in-law, she quickly reached out from a warm, soft hand to answer the phone.

"Hey, Uncle Yin, what's up so late?"

Lin Sanqi thought it was his future father-in-law coming to check up on his daughter and urging her to go home quickly, but he had already booked a hotel.

Just as Yin Shengrong was about to speak, his grandfather interrupted him: "Turn on speakerphone."

"Fine, I'll open it then, hmph."

"Hey, Xiao Qi, Uncle Yin is calling you because he has something important to discuss with you."

I'm currently in our Yin Clan Ancestral Hall, with all the elders and young members of the clan here. I just told Grandpa about your and Ayi's desire to get married.

Grandpa said, "If you want to marry Ayi, you must agree to three conditions, otherwise it's off the table."

Lin Sanqi was delighted to hear this, thinking that as long as the old man agreed, everything was negotiable.

What he feared most was that the old man would be stubborn and instigate a brawl between the two villages during the Lunar New Year, resulting in injuries and deaths. In that case, his hopes of marrying Yin Lianyi would truly be dashed.

"Uncle Yin, tell me which three conditions you have? I will definitely comply as long as I can do it."

Yin Shengrong nodded, thinking that his son-in-law was on his way, and then stated his conditions:

"My first condition is that Grandpa said the wedding of those two actresses cost 2 million yuan. You and Ayi are both from respectable families and wealthy households, so the wedding cost cannot be less than 3 million yuan. What do you think?"

As soon as he finished speaking, all the hundreds of people in the Yin family ancestral hall blinked their big eyes and pricked up their ears, wanting to weigh the Lin family's worth.

At the same time, he cursed inwardly: "That old man is really willing to ask for 3 million to get married?"
With that kind of money, you could be a groom every night; what kind of woman couldn't you find?

While Yoon Seung-yong's daughter is pretty enough, she's not so pretty that someone would go to any lengths to get her. That's insane.

On the other end of the phone, Yin Lianyi, who was listening nearby, almost burst out laughing.

She knew all too well what her boyfriend's current financial situation was like; this amount of money was nothing to him, and he wouldn't even notice it.

Sure enough, Lin Sanqi replied without hesitation:
“3 million for a wedding? No problem. You help me tell Grandpa Yin that I agree. It will be a grand and spectacular event that will shock the entire Huadu.”

With a loud bang, the entire Yin clan was shocked, and everyone exclaimed in amazement.

To be honest, it's rare to see a wedding costing three million yuan in an urban village. Southerners are very pragmatic, and a wedding costing three hundred million yuan is unheard of.

Just how rich is the Lin family?

Or is there something wrong with the Lin family's brains?

Even Grandpa Yin was completely bewildered. He had just casually given a number to make things difficult for the other party, so why did they agree to it so readily?

Did you underreport?
Yin Shengrong was very satisfied with his son-in-law's answer, glanced smugly at everyone, and then continued:

"The second requirement is that the dowry must be 88,880,000, this..."

Upon hearing this, Lin Sanqi became even more indifferent and waved his hand dismissively:
"Uncle Yin, the dowry of 88 million is too stingy and not worthy of my Ayi at all. I'll add another 100 million, making it 188.88 million. May we prosper all the way, how about that?"

Upon hearing this, Yin Lianyi happily gave her boyfriend a big kiss on the cheek.

The six Yin brothers also excitedly clenched their fists, thinking that this son-in-law was magnanimous and had a broad vision; they had indeed made the right choice.

The mouths of the Yin clan members gaped even wider, unable to close for a long time, their hearts filled with nothing but envy, jealousy, and hatred.

I just regret that I couldn't give birth to a girl as beautiful as a celebrity.
A dowry of 180 million, even if the bride's family keeps 10%, that's still 18 million, enough for an ordinary family to live comfortably for a lifetime.

At this moment, even Grandpa Yin's eyes widened slightly, and he felt a sense of admiration for this young man from the Lin family.

After all, that's a lot of money, real cash, and these two sums alone add up to almost 5 million.

If you look across the whole country, how many wealthy people are willing to spend so much money to marry a girl from an ordinary family?

The other party didn't hesitate at all and even offered to pay more. The Lin family's son is indeed destined for great things.

Yin Shengrong touched his chest, calming his inner excitement, and made one last request:
"Grandpa has one last request. He said he wants you to help him get a set of rosewood furniture, just like the set that's placed in the center of your Lin Clan Ancestral Hall. The design must be a four-clawed dragon; not even one claw can be missing."

Upon hearing this outrageous condition, Lin Sanqi picked up the phone and let out a cold laugh.

He doesn't lack this set of furniture. In another time and space, such a complete set of royal furniture would be treated as scrap by the old folks and gentry of Beiping, and wouldn't be considered valuable.

But that's assuming he can time travel. If it were 2016, who in the world could get their hands on such a set of royal furniture?
These kinds of furniture are meant for museums and are considered first-class cultural relics; they would never enter the market or be used by ordinary people.

The key point is that Lin Sanqi hates being taken advantage of. How much the wedding costs, how much the betrothal gifts are given—ultimately, it all comes back to him; it's like using his left hand to squeeze his right.

However, it is inappropriate for the Yin family to keep asking for a complete set of royal furniture.

It's worth noting that the set of rosewood furniture in the Lin Clan Ancestral Hall is now worth at least 10 billion yuan because it's a complete set.

This includes tables with upturned eaves, offering tables, eight-immortal tables, long writing desks, tea tables, incense tables, antique display shelves, floor screens, lattice screens, mirror screens, grand master chairs, round-backed chairs, and so on.

There are 12 grand master chairs alone, each worth ten million at auction.

Even a four-clawed dragon is only of princely rank and can only be made by the Imperial Workshop. In ancient times, let alone buying one, ordinary people would never even see one in their entire lives.

After this set of royal rosewood furniture appeared in the Lin Clan Ancestral Hall, the Huadu Museum and the Dongguang Museum came to persuade the Lin Clan to donate it.

Even the National Museum sent staff to take photos for archiving, hoping to include them in its collection.

The richest woman who supposedly "ate the flesh of Tang Sanzang" (a legendary monk in Chinese mythology) has offered a staggering 10 billion yuan to buy her China Red Sandalwood Museum. (Shilou Village itself boasted that the price was 15 billion yuan.)
Even the richest families in Dongguang Province, like Tony Ma and the Belt Family, could not possibly obtain this kind of four-clawed golden dragon furniture.

How dare he, a village chief from a rural village in the city, make such an outrageous demand?
Yin Lianyi shook her head at Lin Sanqi and crossed her hands.

The meaning is clear: refusal.

Lin Sanqi thought to himself that it would be inappropriate to refuse directly. He didn't want to ruin everything because of a set of furniture, making his wedding a complete mess. That would be too much of a waste.

A wife is more important than furniture, no matter what.

For wealthy people, anything that can be solved with money is a minor issue.

So the ball still needs to be kicked back. Since the Yin family is treating this marriage as a business deal, they shouldn't blame us for taking advantage of them.

Having made up his mind, Lin Sanqi regained his confidence and said:

"Uncle Yin, Grandpa may not know, but nowadays you can't buy a complete set of rosewood furniture in China. At most you can buy a single armchair or a long table."

These are all rare items that could be auctioned off.

Grandpa requested a four-clawed golden dragon rosewood furniture set, which is only available in the Palace Museum in the world.

You might not know this, but getting a complete set of royal antiques from the Forbidden City is extremely difficult.

The cultural relics in the Palace Museum are all registered with the State Administration of Cultural Heritage. Even the top expert in China cannot just take them away.

So you need to understand how difficult this is; the national laws are watching, and if you get caught, you really can be executed.

The Yin family members all nodded slightly, thinking that Lin Sanqi wasn't lying. Surely he couldn't have stolen a chair from the Golden Palace?

Aren't you afraid of being executed?

Do you really think the people's iron fist is a joke to you?
How many tomb raiders in Shaanxi and Central China have been executed? And they were just digging up graves.

If someone wanted to steal a set of royal furniture from the Palace Museum, in ancient times, it would be a crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations of their family.

Grandpa Yin knew in his heart that getting a set of royal furniture with four-clawed golden dragons was as difficult as climbing to the sky.

It's definitely not something you can get just by having money, but he's deliberately making things difficult for the Lin family. If it were easy to get through, why would he bring it up as a trump card?
Yin Shengrong didn't know how to start the conversation and began to worry.

At this moment, Lin Sanqi continued:

"If Grandpa insists on four-clawed rosewood furniture, it's not impossible, but I can't afford the price by myself."

I have an incredibly strong connection; I know someone who can get a set of four-clawed golden dragon furniture from the Palace Museum, but the cost will be enormous, far exceeding the market price.

Upon hearing this, Grandpa Yin's eyes lit up.

Since the Lin Clan Ancestral Hall acquired a set of four-clawed golden dragon sandalwood, Shilou Village has become the most extravagant and prestigious village in the entire Huadu District.

Building a few skyscrapers isn't a skill, because money can buy that.

But if you could get a set of furniture that only ancient princes or even emperors could use and display it in your ancestral hall, that would be a real source of pride and prestige, and would bring honor to your ancestors.

This mentality is actually very feudal, even somewhat servile. It still envys the emperor's family and believes that owning royal items is the greatest honor.

But clan is a feudal tradition, so it's normal for older people to have this obsession.

Even in the ancestral hall of a certain village in Huadu, an ancestral imperial edict is displayed in the center of the hall.

So Grandpa Yin also wanted to hear how Lin Sanqi would quote a price. (End of Chapter)