Courtyard House: My Time Travel is a Bit Too Strong

Is it illegal to pick up bargains? No.

Is it illegal to buy low and sell high? Of course not!

But that illicit money, through antiques, orchids, goldfish, movies... is easily laundered into clean deposits in bank accounts.

The most valuable aspect of antiques is never how much money they can fetch, but rather that they serve as a window—through which we can see the lives, thoughts, and ways of living of the ancients.

Its practical function is almost negligible, and the so-called "sky-high price collection" is nothing more than a bubble inflated by insiders.

The fewer items there are, the more people are willing to exaggerate their value; if only three or five items exist, they are said to be "spiritually powerful," "protect the home," or "change one's luck."

The saying "In prosperous times, people collect antiques; in chaotic times, they buy gold" sounds reasonable, but it's actually a rhyme carefully crafted by some people to muddy the waters and inflate prices.

Can gold really be eaten? No! If it weren't rare and had stable electrical conductivity, it would have been thrown into the scrap heap long ago.

"A diamond is forever"? What a catchy slogan! But behind it stands the marketing machine that the entire jewelry industry has been using for decades.

Natural diamond reserves are not scarce. They were able to be synthesized artificially in the last century. These days, even "diamond growing" has become a job on factory assembly lines.

Earrings and necklaces bought for a few dozen yuan may very well be set with diamonds grown in a laboratory.

At the dinner table, Lin Quan and Liu Yan talked about starting a movie theater chain.

With over 300 billion yuan remaining in the accounts, it's more than enough to start a cinema chain company.

Want to make a movie? He'll direct it himself, choosing scripts, setting the style, and leading the team.

Too lazy to put in the effort? Let a novice lead the production of an animated film, and you'll make a steady profit, with no worries about box office success.

"Brother Quan, why don't we just poach the filming crew from the Superhumans movie?" Liu Yan asked tentatively.

"No need," Lin Quan shook his head. "The film academy graduates hundreds of people every year. It's better to pick a few hardworking and diligent ones than to poach them from other schools."

He never considered poaching someone else's team, nor did he intend to break that precedent.

Haizhou, Chengzhong District, bus stop next to Xiaochuwang Restaurant.

"Wife, it's been a whole month, why hasn't he shown up yet?" Li Xiaochuan frowned.

"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?" Fan Qin rolled her eyes.

"How about... we find a job first?" Li Xiaochuan asked hesitantly.

"Find a job? Not only is it exhausting, but you also have to put up with the boss's attitude..." Fan Qin pouted.

"I only have a little over ten thousand left in my account," Li Xiaochuan said in a low voice.

"Tell your parents that we're going into business with a classmate, and ask them to send another 50,000 yuan for emergencies," Fan Qin blurted out.

"My parents grow and sell vegetables back in our hometown. After deducting the cost of fertilizer and seeds, how much can they possibly have left in a year?" Li Xiaochuan said with a wry smile. "Your parents are well-off, so I'll shamelessly borrow some from them and pay them back as soon as I make a profit."

"Your face may be ugly, but you've got quite a big heart," Fan Qin interrupted directly.

"Let's wait another half month. If he still doesn't come, we'll pack our bags and go back to our hometown." Li Xiaochuan sighed.

"The New Year is almost here, he'll definitely show up in the next few days," Fan Qin said confidently.

"We haven't been in contact for a long time, and we weren't that close before. Why would he lend me money?" Li Xiaochuan hesitated.

"We're classmates, so even if I have to play the victim, swallow my pride, and keep pestering you, I might not be able to borrow money, but I can at least get a high-paying job, right?" Fan Qin said confidently.

"So... are we going there for the money or for the job?" Li Xiaochuan scratched his head.

"Do any of our classmates know about our marriage?" Fan Qin suddenly asked.

"Not a single one said anything," Li Xiaochuan shook his head.

"Then it's settled: when we meet, you ask to borrow money, and I'll ask him to help me find a job." Fan Qin grinned.

"Brilliant!" Li Xiaochuan slapped his thigh.

"You invite him to dinner to catch up, and send me a message in the middle of it," Fan Qin added.

"It's six o'clock, I'm going to buy two bowls of cold noodles." Before he finished speaking, Li Xiaochuan had already strode towards Little Chef King.

Holding a bowl of cold noodles that cost twenty yuan, Fan Qin slurped it up while muttering, "Haizhou is such an expensive place. Just food and lodging alone cost more than three hundred yuan a day, not even counting transportation and other miscellaneous expenses."

"It's getting late, let's go back." Li Xiaochuan wiped his mouth.

"Haste makes waste. The shop isn't even closed yet, what's the rush?" Fan Qin glared at him.

"I'm tired of cold noodles, and suddenly I want to eat steamed buns," Li Xiaochuan said with an embarrassed smile.

"Eat, eat, eat. What else can you do besides eat?" Fan Qin glanced at him sideways.

The two waited until the last shop across the street pulled down its shutter before slowly getting up and leaving.

……

Hearing that the two children were breathing evenly, Chen Shiyan gently lifted the blanket and stepped barefoot onto the floor.

"Wife." Lin Quan reached out and wrapped his arms around her waist.

"Husband," she replied, turning her head to the side.

"Go take a shower." Lin Quan supported the other person's back with one hand and put his arm around their waist with the other, and stepped into the bathroom in a few steps.

The five girls in the family were all beautiful, with graceful figures and captivating charm.

Lin Quan lived a fulfilling and content life, working night shifts as usual and occasionally rushing to finish work during the day.

All told, the Yin and Yang internal energy within his body had been accumulating for a full four years.

After a few hours of intense training, he and Chen Shiyan walked back to the master bedroom side by side.

Lin Wanqian and Lin Wankun are just over a year old. They can speak and walk, but they are still very young.

If she opens her eyes in the middle of the night and doesn't see any adults, she will immediately start crying loudly and won't listen to anyone's advice.

Upon waking up in the early morning, Lin Quan drove Chen Shiyan to Da Hong Jewelry Store No. 1.

Her original jewelry company was officially renamed "Da Hong Jewelry" after being merged into Da Hong Group.

Currently, Dahong Jewelry has four stores, all located in the central urban area of ​​Haizhou City.

"What are you staring at?" Chen Shiyan glanced at her sideways, her eyes sparkling with a hint of coquettishness.

"To see the beauty," Lin Quan answered readily.

"Aren't five at home enough?" she said, feigning displeasure, lightly tapping his chest with her fingertip.

"There are always beauties to look at. Each one has its own unique charm." He laughed candidly.

"You're interested?" she asked, raising an eyebrow.

"It looks pleasing to the eye." He nodded.

"How about I ask for your WeChat ID?" she asked, half-jokingly.

Chen Shiyan pushed open the door and entered the store, gathered the employees together, and gave them a brief explanation.

"This uniform suits her quite well. The new girl, no padding, a natural beauty, looks no more than twenty-two, probably just graduated not long ago."

He cleared his mind of distractions, returned home, and meditated to regulate his breathing, focusing on the "Ten Tribulations Secret Manual".

"The first layer hasn't even stabilized yet—this place is indeed unlikely to amount to anything."

After finishing work an hour later, he squatted down and played with building blocks with his two sons for a while.

After lunch, I went down to the basement to practice the "Dragon Elephant Undying Skill".

"The fifth layer is complete. With a single arm, the force is about eight tons, which is almost comparable to those tough characters in American comics."

Once his Yin-Yang internal energy was exhausted, he immediately switched to cultivating the "Yin-Yang True Scripture".

The remaining internal energy slowly circulated between the meridians and acupoints. After one complete cycle, the energy was noticeably more abundant.