Su Nan scoffed inwardly. Now, all she's doing is talking, and Mrs. Lyme is already giving her attitude. Who can those who have personally experienced hardship turn to for help?

Her eyes darkened, and a sense of gloom gradually gathered in her heart.

Mrs. Lyme kept her gaze fixed on Lin Ziyan, wanting her to refute Su Nan.

To her disappointment, Lin Ziyan did not respond at all.

Lyme gave her a warning look, and she finally calmed down.

The pride and patriotism deeply ingrained in the Chinese people are not easily shaken.

Lin Ziyan was introducing history to them just now, without any hesitation. Her words seemed innocuous at first glance, but upon closer examination, it becomes clear that she also despises the bandits of that period of history.

Mrs. Lyme composed herself, her enthusiasm for the rouge waning considerably.

Lin Ziyan bought a lot of lipsticks, almost every shade.

Her passion for collecting all the lipstick shades was ignited, and she simply couldn't stop.

The chubby girl quickly grabbed her arm, "Do you have hundreds of mouths? How long will it take to use all of these, and they're so expensive..."

“You don’t know, these can be used in combination…” Lin Ziyan told the fat girl the arguments that capitalism had brainwashed her with in later generations.

Finally, he added, "Isn't the point of making money to spend it? Compared to foreign brands, these are really cheap."

Lyme shook his head and chuckled. These were marketing methods used by foreign cosmetic brands, and hearing Lin Ziyan talk about them now felt rather strange.

After strolling around Fuyuan Garden, the group returned to the corridor where a group of foreigners were already looking at the paintings.

When Yi Lanying saw Su Nan, she immediately walked over and said, "Nan Nan, I thought you were slacking off again."

Several foreign journalists picked up their cameras and took a picture.

Su Nan glanced at them indifferently, her face revealing neither joy nor anger.

When Lyme saw someone he knew, he went up to greet them and then left with his wife.

Foreign guests visiting Fuyuan Garden is a good thing, but Fuyuan Garden, as usual, did not make any special arrangements.

When Yi Lanying walked in, her heart skipped a beat.

She glanced at her sister-in-law and saw that her expression was normal, as if she had expected it all along, and only then did she feel relieved.

The Su family never fawned over foreigners; their treatment of foreigners was polite yet distant.

Now that she sees the paintings in the corridor, she understands.

These paintings look no different at first glance, but when you see the dates marked on them, you can't help but gasp.

"See you tomorrow." Lin Ziyan made an appointment with Su Nan for a visit and left with the chubby girl.

Su Nan nodded to her, but did not approach the foreign guests. Instead, she gave Yi Lanying a look and turned to walk into the tea room.

Yi Lanying lifted her foot and followed.

…

The next day.

A light drizzle began to fall again in Fujishi.

Su Nan was having tea with her grandfather in the study when she briefly recounted what had happened yesterday.

"I never expected the Lin family would be able to find Fuyuan." Old Master Su paused for a moment, a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

Su Hui was unwilling to take over the family business, so he handed it over to Su Nan.

He ignored the opinions of the collateral branches of the family and let them protest as they pleased.

Su Nan managed Fuyuan while studying, and now the revenue is increasing year by year, which has finally shut those people up.

"I investigated the Lin family, but the time was too short and I only found out part of the information."

"The Lin family is no longer in the cosmetics business." Su Nan had some thoughts, but she was afraid her grandfather would object, so she didn't dare to say it.

The Lin family held the formulas for the skin-smoothing cream and the perfume, and she wanted to buy them.

After thinking it over, Su Nan concluded that Lin Ziyan's visit to the Su family might also be motivated by a desire to sell the formula.

After writing a calligraphy piece, Grandpa Su set it aside to dry.

He glanced at his granddaughter and said calmly, "No need to investigate. If Lin Ping is still alive, she would never sell the Lin family's formula."

"Don't even think about it. The Lin family and the Su family still have a good relationship. There's no need to ruin things."

Su Nan nodded thoughtfully.

On the other side

Lin Ziyan arrived at the Su family home alone with gifts.

There are no signs at the entrance; it still has blue brick walls and glazed tiles, but it's noticeably more understated.

The layout is similar to that of Su Xiang Garden, with camellias blooming all over the garden. Rainwater wets the flower stamens, and the air is filled with the fragrance of flowers and fresh woody scents.

The Su family's butler led her to the main room and personally poured her tea.

Lin Ziyan felt as if she had mistakenly entered a mansion from a TV series.

She had just taken a few sips of tea when Su Nan helped an elderly man out of the inner room.

"Lin Ping's granddaughter, right?" Old Master Su smiled gently, his wrinkles deepening.

When he saw Lin Ziyan's face clearly, his eyes welled up with tears, as if he could see his aunt standing in front of him.

They look so alike, how could they be so similar...

Su Nan helped her grandfather sit down, and then sat down next to Lin Ziyan.

Her family always said that her eyebrows and eyes resembled her great-aunt's, but now, looking at Lin Ziyan, she felt that her family was joking.

When she got home last night, she took out the photo album and looked through it. The great-aunt in the photo looked almost exactly like Lin Ziyan.

“Yes, my great-grandmother asked me to visit you.” Lin Ziyan’s eyes flickered when she noticed that he seemed to be looking through her at other people.

Grandpa Su quickly composed himself and hurriedly asked about the recent situation of Lin Ping, who was also her great-grandmother.

Time flew by, and as Grandpa Su looked at Lin Ziyan, he sighed inwardly, feeling both joy and bittersweet.

After his aunt's family left Teng City, there was no further news of them. When his grandfather passed away, he often thought of his aunt's family.

The Lin family is different from the Su family. Some members of the Lin family were involved in that war and had to leave Teng City to protect their family members.

The Su family has always avoided such things, and thus had to conceal their brilliance and live in seclusion.

In just over ten seconds, Old Master Su was lost in thought.

Now the world has returned to peace and stability...

"Grandpa Su, this is a letter from my great-grandmother to you." Lin Ziyan let him examine her without saying anything more.

As people get older, they become nostalgic, so it's understandable that he sees her as someone from the past.

After taking the letter, Grandpa Su asked Su Nan to attend to the guests before getting up and heading inside.

Su Nan watched his departing figure, her eyes flickering slightly.

The atmosphere suddenly turned cold. Neither of them spoke, but neither felt awkward.

Blood ties are a truly wondrous thing...

"Fuyuan is doing very well," Lin Ziyan said sincerely, putting down her teacup.

Su Nan raised an eyebrow slightly. "You came here to discuss cooperation in the first place, right?"

Now I don't want to anymore.

She added a sentence in her mind.

Lin Ziyan nodded slightly. Besides visiting, she also wanted to ask Su Nan about the factory that used to make porcelain jars for the Lin family.

Su Nan said, "Wait a minute."

They're not here to discuss cooperation; they're probably here to see those people.

Su Nan got up and left, went into the inner room, and soon came out with a note.

Before leaving Teng City, the Lin family left this item with the Su family.

One reason is to keep a backup, and the other is to hope that this post will fall into the hands of the Lin family descendants in the future.

Lin Ziyan took the invitation but didn't rush to open it; she simply put it in her bag.

"Thank you." Lin Ziyan took a note out of her bag and handed it to Su Nan.

She didn't know what her grandfather was offering in exchange.

Su Nan opened the post, read it, and paused for a few seconds.

"Grandma's thank-you gift to the Su family."