In his previous life, Lin Yifeng was tricked by his first love into going abroad, missing the period of rapid development in his homeland.
He finally managed to amass a fortune of hundreds of...
Jinghua Garden is one of the few tourist destinations in Makino City at this age.
Jinghua Garden covers an area of over 500 acres and is a multi-structured scenic area that integrates ancient temples, Zen monasteries, and palaces. At the same time, the scenic area also incorporates Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism, so almost every customer can find a building or view they like.
For Bai Yejin, this was a place she had always wanted to go, but had never been to before.
Because the entrance fee here is several yuan, she was reluctant to spend that money.
As for Lin Yifeng, Jinghua Garden reminded him of a long-forgotten incident that had been reported in the newspaper.
That was the infamous case of the cheap sale of gold and antiques at Jinghua Garden.
Our great nation has a history spanning five thousand years, and there are countless treasures buried deep within its earth.
The same was true of Jinghua Garden. During the renovation of Jinghua Garden, the staff discovered a lot of antiques and gold buried underground. They secretly kept these things and then sold them off cheaply to make a huge fortune.
"The case of the cheap sale of gold and antiques in Jinghuayuan was exposed before I went abroad in my previous life."
“At the time, I was trying to go abroad from Fujian Province when I saw this news. I remember that my first love, Tang Yuxia, and I discussed this for a long time.”
"They also said that if we were still in Makino City, we could buy some antiques and gold at low prices at Jinghua Garden, and we wouldn't need to work so hard to make money and smuggle ourselves out of the country."
Lin Yifeng smuggled himself out of the country in his previous life, which happened at the end of 1993.
It is now May 1992, which means that the sale of gold and antiques at Jinghua Garden at a low price has most likely not yet been discovered.
These staff members are probably still selling these items privately.
"These things may be of dubious origin, but they're cheap."
"Most importantly, these are all high-quality items, the kind that would require auctions to purchase in later generations."
"Most importantly, the news report at the time only dealt with a group of employees of Jinghuayuan, and did not recover the antiques and gold that had already been sold."
Lin Yifeng and Bai Yejin took a bus to Jinghua Garden, which is less than an hour away from Muye City.
This is an era without cameras, and all transactions are conducted in cash, not digital currency transfers that can be traced. Unless the staff at Jinghuayuan say something, it's virtually impossible to recover the money.
Therefore, Lin Yifeng felt that this transaction was very safe.
Reborn into this world, Lin Yifeng tells himself to stay away from the filth and never get involved in organized crime.
However, the gold and antique items in Jinghua Garden were bargains, so Lin Yifeng felt no psychological pressure when he touched them.
Perhaps it was because she was too tired in the morning, or perhaps it was because the hotel room incident today had such a great impact on Bai Yejin.
Bai Yejin leaned against Lin Yifeng's shoulder, her red lips slightly parted, and drifted into sleep with each breath.
Lin Yifeng also squinted and began to doze off.
The weather after the rainstorm was refreshing, with birds chirping and a cool breeze. It didn't feel like early summer at all; instead, it felt more like early spring.
Lin Yifeng and Bai Yejin took a bus for more than an hour and arrived at Jinghua Garden.
Lin Yifeng had never been to Jinghua Garden in his previous life. When he got off the bus and looked at the chaotic scene around him, his first reaction was that he had come to the wrong place.
"Is this Jinghua Garden?"
"It feels like an unfinished residential complex."
Jinghua Garden does indeed resemble an unfinished residential complex, with tower cranes and signs of construction everywhere.
No wonder the staff here were selling gold antiques; it makes perfect sense.
Fangfang told me that Jinghua Garden is really nice.
Bai Yejin explained, "I'm sorry, Lin Yifeng, I've never been to Jinghua Garden before, so I didn't know it was like this."
"There's nothing to apologize for. Maybe the scenery inside Jinghua Garden is even better."
"Since we're already here!"
Yes!
Since we're already here!
I got off the bus and found a convenience store to buy two bottles of Coke.
The lunch was a bit salty, so Lin Yifeng ordered an ice-cold Coke for himself and a room-temperature one for Bai Yejin. He slammed open the bottle, took a sip, and frowned.
I think I've been eating a lot of sugar lately.
"He was trying to persuade Wei the big tycoon before, but he himself has become addicted to eating candy."
Lin Yifeng couldn't help but smile when he thought about how he had previously advised Wei Yuxian to drink less milk tea.
I've been drinking plenty of sweets lately, yet I still have the nerve to criticize others.
Cut out sugar!
I'll start cutting out sugar after I finish this can of cola.
In the 1990s, there weren't many individuals who could travel. Most of the people who came to Jinghua Garden were in groups. Lin Yifeng saw people from a certain steel factory, a certain school, and a certain communications unit.
There were quite a few people.
But for Jinghua Garden, which covers nearly 500 acres, such a small number of visitors is simply not enough.
The entrance fee is 5 yuan. There is a guesthouse outside Jinghua Garden. If you stay at the guesthouse, you can get the entrance fee for free.
Bai Yejin didn't want to stay overnight, but Lin Yifeng insisted.
"We can book two rooms."
Lin Yifeng said.
"Let's open one then, it's not like it's the first time."
Bai Yejin said, blushing.
Yes, this wasn't the first time the two had booked a hotel room together. They had already booked a room in the Jinyang residential area that morning and were alone together, where they saw everything they should and shouldn't have seen.
Now, if Bai Yejin were to hesitate and suggest booking two rooms, she would feel the pinch of the expense.
"Then let's get a room!"
Lin Yifeng paid for a room. After he and Bai Yejin entered the guesthouse room, Lin Yifeng explained, "There are people selling antiques and gold at Jinghua Garden, and the prices are very cheap."
"I don't know who sells them, but I estimate that most of them are sold at night."
"Antiques and gold?"
A hint of surprise appeared on Bai Yejin's face: "Is it a real antique or a fake antique? Could it be some foreign exchange goods that they brought over to deceive people?"
"Lin Yifeng, you can't believe that!"
Bai Yejin's family makes Jian ware, so she knows quite a bit about antiques. Lin Yifeng laughed when he heard this: "I don't know either. But you're from a family that makes Jian ware, so you can help me take a look and see if it's real or fake."
"I can do a simple identification of gold, but you can help me identify antiques."
"However, it's always better to be cautious. Unless you really like it, don't make a move."
When it comes to identifying antiques, Lin Yifeng is far superior to Bai Yejin; as for identifying gold, Lin Yifeng also has his methods.
Of course, this is on the premise that they can encounter staff selling antiques and gold at Jinghua Garden.
They might spend an afternoon or even a night here without encountering any staff.
Lin Yifeng's proactive explanation made Bai Yejin very happy. The two locked the door of the guesthouse and entered Jinghua Garden with the tickets given to them by the guesthouse.