In the early hours of the next day, Lin Wanwan naturally woke up, and the sky outside the window was still dark. Lin Wanwan turned to look at the soundly sleeping little Qingyu. She adjusted the half-kicked blanket, then quietly got out of bed, opened the Space-Time Gate, and returned to the modern world. She checked her phone for the time; it was exactly 2:15 PM in the modern time. "Xiaodu, play a song." "Okay, bringing you a nice song now." Lin Wanwan gave a command to the smart speaker in the room, then sat on the couch with her phone, listening to music and browsing the news on Weibo, focusing mainly on news about the Yangtze River White Sturgeon. Sure enough, at a glance, there was a trending topic about a news flash published by Yu City Evening News on the discovery of the Yangtze River White Sturgeon in the Qiantang River. Early this morning, several boats set out on the Qiantang River to search for traces of the Yangtze River White Sturgeon. The video quality last night wasn’t good, so the expert group hoped to clearly see the sturgeon during daylight. Yu Province has been conducting the Five Waters Governance for nearly a decade, and the improvement in water resources is visible. The waters Lin Wanwan chose to release the sturgeons fortunately had rich fish resources. The nine Yangtze River White Sturgeon were the kings of the water, able to find food easily, so they did not leave overnight. The experts quickly spotted them, and with the cooperation of fishermen and experts, nine sturgeons of varying sizes were subsequently caught. Most were juveniles, the largest being just over two meters, and the rest were just over a meter long. Being water’s pandas, they are very precious. The purpose of catching them was to install electronic tracking devices for non-stop 24-hour monitoring, providing timely protection. Yangtze River White Sturgeon are anadromous fish, born in freshwater, they migrate to the sea as juveniles, and return to freshwater as adults to spawn. The experts were confused as to why this group of juveniles was found in the river rather than the sea. But it didn’t matter; seeing them is the greatest thing on earth, especially since they were declared extinct in 2019. The news of the discovery brought various official and unofficial media outlets to the riverside, and there were cameras everywhere broadcasting live. Naturally, the news was lively and bustling. Regrettably, the discoverer was very mysterious and refused to disclose information, frustrating the news media who couldn’t interview them. Now they’re all rushing to interview the police officers who were the first to get the news last night. Those self-media channels, the police officers didn’t care much for, but they were eager to engage with official big media like provincial TV stations and city daily newspapers. Lin Wanwan watched the video of the police officers with a silly grin and couldn’t help but smile herself; today’s Yu City news was all about the Yangtze River White Sturgeon. Exiting Weibo, Lin Wanwan opened WeChat to reply to messages. Lu Shouyue had come to Yu City before but hadn’t met Lin Wanwan, and since then, he hadn’t sent her any messages. Lin Wanwan was thinking about asking him about the text spectrum, so she actively sent him a WeChat message. "Mr. Lu, how is the auction of the text spectrum progressing?" The other party didn’t reply immediately, so Lin Wanwan started looking at other messages. Because she wasn’t actively responding, Chen Jinyu also stopped leaving her messages, and other friends rarely contacted her. The ones who sent her the most messages were the three new neighbors who pulled her into a small group chat, full of messages. Lin Wanwan glanced at it and found that Gong Mingyu had already @ her earlier, saying her father had hung some local specialties on her door. Lin Wanwan got up to open the door and took down a plastic bag hanging on the hook by the door, which contained jellyfish. Gong Mingyu’s hometown is also by the sea, at the Yangtze River estuary, so the specialties were seafood. Lin Wanwan put it in the fridge and didn’t close the door, heading directly back to the sofa and @ Gong Mingyu in the group chat: "Received the jellyfish, thank you for your generosity." Immediately, messages popped up in the chat. Gong Mingyu: "You didn’t just wake up now, right?" Zhu Xinyi: "Are you at home now?" Chen Chaofeng: "It’s enviable to be a freelance writer, while I, a corporate slave, am up and out to work early in the morning, o(╥﹏╥)o" Lin Wanwan: "I just turned on my phone, writing sometimes requires a blank mind." After replying, Lin Wanwan got up and took a box of Godiva chocolates from the coffee table and went to knock on the neighbor’s door. At this time, Zhu Xinyi should be at home; as a sales livestream host, she works from 4 PM to 10 PM. Sure enough, soon after, footsteps were heard from inside; Zhu Xinyi was busy doing her makeup, her head full of curlers. Lin Wanwan gave her the chocolates with a smile: "These chocolates taste good; you guys try them. I won’t disturb your makeup, carry on." "Wow, you’re a Hanfu fanatic!" Zhu Xinyi hurriedly grabbed her. "Hey hey hey, Wanwan, hold on, help me pick which outfit to wear." Lin Wanwan asked in surprise: "You’re not going to work today? Is it a date?" Zhu Xinyi, with a fluttering spring heart, laughed: "It’s both work and a date. Haha, a big star is coming to our company’s livestream today, and I was lucky to be picked as the host! So, I can’t lose face!" Lin Wanwan followed her into the room, where her bed was already covered with clothes. Lin Wanwan scanned the clothes and said: "You bought so many branded clothes." Zhu Xinyi, while continuing her makeup in front of the mirror, said: "Sometimes, you can’t help it. You need presentable clothes for big events." Lin Wanwan helped her choose a Chanel tweed dress, along with accessories she picked based on her own taste. This style and fabric seemed timeless and foolproof. After Zhu Xinyi finished her makeup and changed, she looked at herself in the mirror and sighed: "Wow, Wanwan, you’re amazing. Mixing and matching makes the outfit look new. I never thought it could be styled this way. I always say you have great taste; every time I see you, you’re dressed appropriately and attractively." Lin Wanwan chuckled: "Really?" "Yes, absolutely." Zhu Xinyi looked at herself in the full-length mirror, then at Lin Wanwan and mused, "Your whole set of ancient attire is so exquisite, the embroidery on it even seems to change! What dynasty is it from? The quality must be worth thousands." Follow current novᴇls on 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵•𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮•𝓷𝓮𝓽 Lin Wanwan smiled: "It’s from the Tang Dynasty." Zhu Xinyi circled around Lin Wanwan, carefully admiring her, then exclaimed in amazement: "I’m not imagining it; the embroidery really changes! Oh my god!" The outfit Lin Wanwan wore was custom-made by Yun Shang, naturally intricate enough to be considered cultural heritage. It wasn’t surprising Zhu Xinyi was stunned. "Haha." Lin Wanwan chuckled lightly, "You continue dressing up, I’m heading back." Back in her own room, Lin Wanwan closed the door. Since unlocking the Space-Time Bracelet’s secret, she had become much more open-hearted, no longer isolating herself like she used to. This was the confidence that financial freedom brought her. Before, she had no spare money for socializing, so she naturally avoided making friends to avoid not being able to reciprocate favors.