I inherited my grandfather's Tang Dynasty assets.

Chapter 64 First Meeting with Li Ziming

"Haha, I haven't heard those two words in ages. Old classmate, are you here for the antique fair too?"

Yang Xue sat down opposite Chen Yue naturally, and paused for a moment when she saw his name tag.

"Um, class monitor, are you one too?"

When they met again, she looked much more mature than before, but she was still very beautiful, somewhat like a young Chingmy Yau.

"Yes, my husband is still abroad and hasn't come back yet. He asked me to come and participate. That's great, Chen Yue. Not just anyone can participate in the Tang family's antique exhibition. How come I didn't realize you had this ability when we were in school?"

Chen Yue smiled, offered no further explanation, and changed the subject.

"Class monitor, you're married now?"

"Well, my wife's family is in this line of work. Besides, she's almost 26, which is still young. People should do the most appropriate things at the most appropriate age, especially women. You only have a few years of youth. If you don't seize the time, it will be over in the blink of an eye."

Chen Yue agreed with this view. Yang Xue was the most rational woman he knew. In college, she faced many men pursuing her, but she ignored them all and once said without hesitation that she wanted to find a rich man.

It seems that my wish has been fulfilled.

The two chatted casually while eating. During the conversation, Yang Xue kept subtly probing Chen Yue's situation. Chen Yue only said that his family ran a small business, and didn't say much else.

"Chen Yue, let's add each other on WeChat so we can keep in touch more often."

"it is good."

After dinner, Chen Yue returned to his room and went online to check on Yang Xue's husband. Jinling Baorui Group mainly provides mortgage loans, safekeeping, and asset allocation services for artworks, as well as providing huge insurance policies for exhibitions, transportation, and collections. It belongs to the financial industry of art collections.

She is a top figure in the entire art world. Her husband, Lin Rui, is the general manager of the group and the future chairman. He is ten years older than Yang Xue.

Just then, Tang Guojun called via WeChat.

"Hey, Uncle Tang."

"Xiao Yue, I'm so sorry, I just saw your message. You've arrived, right? If you need anything, just tell them."

"Everything is fine, Uncle Tang, you don't need to worry about me."

Tang Guojun chuckled twice.

"Your participation in the antique fair is an honor for the Tang family, so of course we can't neglect you. You don't have any plans for tonight, right? I've invited people from those families to dinner together."

They were really eager to get to know you, but when they found out I bought all your stock, they called and gave me a real dressing down, hahaha.

Tang Guojun's tone showed no anger at being scolded, only the joy of having gained a great advantage.

"Okay, where tonight?"

Chen Yue's main purpose in coming to Nanjing was to get to know them, so he naturally wouldn't refuse this arrangement.

"I'll send someone to pick you up at the Calligraphy Building at 7 PM. By the way, you're probably unfamiliar with Nanjing, and my daughter is on vacation and has nothing to do at home. You're about the same age, so why don't you have her accompany you around?"

"No, Uncle Tang, you really don't need to worry about me. I have something to do later, I need to go to Qinhuai District."

Chen Yue shook his head. He had already decided to use Li Ziming's solution for the first problem. On the way here, Chen Yue had already contacted him and added him on WeChat, and transferred 10,000 yuan to him.

Coincidentally, he graduated with a master's degree from Jinling University and is currently living in Jinling, so I wanted to go and meet him.

There will certainly be many similar historical issues in the future. Instead of going through all the trouble of searching for information online and asking all sorts of questions, it would be better to find a few people in real life who are good at this and provide them with services.

With more than ten days to go to the Tang Dynasty before the first day of the twelfth lunar month, Chen Yue took this opportunity to ask him some more questions about the people and events of the fifteenth year of the Zhenguan era.

"What are you going to Qinhuai District for?"

"A friend is there."

Tang Guojun didn't ask any more questions and finally arranged a car and driver for Chen Yue to facilitate his travel, which Chen Yue did not refuse.

Both the car and the driver worked at the Calligraphy Building and were very familiar with all the roads in Jinling.

"Hey, Li Ziming, I'm at Yucai Bookstore on Jiuchuan Road. Have you arrived yet?"

This is the place they arranged to meet over the phone; the place was chosen by Li Ziming.

"Okay, I'll be right out."

Chen Yue asked the driver to drive to the garage to wait for him. He stood at the door and waited. After about a minute or two, a middle-aged man wearing black-rimmed glasses and a black down jacket came out, looked around at the door, and then his gaze landed on Chen Yue with some uncertainty.

"Mr. Li Ziming?"

Chen Yue took the initiative to ask a question.

"Hello, Mr. Tang, I'm Li Ziming." The other party quickly came over and awkwardly extended both hands to shake hands with Chen Yue.

"Haha, hello, my online name is 'Visitor from the Tang Dynasty,' but my actual surname is Chen. Please don't call me 'boss,' it sounds awkward."

"Okay, then I'll call you General Manager Chen."

"This is not the place to talk."

Chen Yue wasn't there to read books; he wanted to talk to him about business. Since he might disturb others in the bookstore, he looked around and pointed to a coffee shop across the street.

"Let's go there."

"OK."

Li Ziming had no objections. Although he didn't know why Chen Yue wanted to see him, the man had indeed given him 10,000 yuan, which was a great help to him.

The shop looked quite upscale, so Chen Yue booked a private room and ordered two of their most expensive coffees, along with some snacks. When it came time to pay, Li Ziming subconsciously opened the payment code, but Chen Yue pulled him aside.

"I asked you to come, how can I let you pay the bill?"

After saying that, he had the staff scan his phone, and when he saw that Li Ziming wanted to say something, he cut him off.

"Alright, it's just a cup of coffee. Come on, I need to talk to you about something."

Although it was their first meeting, Chen Yue could roughly tell from his appearance that he was a rather simple and honest person, not good with words, and lived a frugal life.

"Li Ziming, how old are you this year?"

"34 years old."

Chen Yue was somewhat surprised; he had assumed the other person was over forty, and of course, he couldn't say that.

"I am very satisfied with the proposal you gave me. It is clear that you have a good understanding of the history of the Tang Dynasty. I remember you said that you graduated from the History Department of Jinling University with a master's degree, right?"

Chen Yue took a sip of coffee and asked with a smile.

"Yes, it's been five or six years since I graduated, and I've been working in the related field ever since. I'm also very interested in history."

"May I ask where you work?"

"Work as an archivist at a museum."

Chen Yue then asked about his other circumstances, and Li Ziming readily answered them all.

The position of museum archivist was somewhat beneath him, but there was nothing he could do. He came from a rural area, had no connections, and was rather dull-witted. Even a graduate student from a prestigious university couldn't help him.

His home is nearby, his wife is a full-time stay-at-home mom, and their daughter is 5 years old. They are under a lot of financial pressure. A few days ago, his daughter got sick and they spent a lot of money. Chen Yue's 10,000 yuan was just enough to cover the loan and there was some left over, which helped him a lot.

"Li Ziming, I also really enjoy history. I have a few questions for you. Give me a detailed answer before the first day of the twelfth lunar month. If you satisfy me, I'll pay you 50,000 yuan. What do you say?"

Chen Yue didn't waste any more time and stated his demands.