Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl
Chapter 166 No A-level, is S-level okay? [2 more updates]

Chapter 166: 166 No A-level, is S-level okay? [2 more updates]

[Cultural Person]: What do you need, YN sister?

[YN]: Can you get the A-level art exhibition at the Global Center?

[Cultural Person]: A-level exhibition? What’s that good for?

[YN]: Good question, I don’t know either.

[Ghostbuster Bro]: YN sister, are you also getting involved in the art field? How are those cultural people supposed to live?

[Cultural Person]: Let me ask around, YN sister—wait a moment.

At this time, an assistant spoke up, "Chairman, I think Mr. Ai Er is just waiting for you to beg him, given the disagreement yesterday. Who knows what traps he has set for you today."

"How could I not know that, but..." Chairman Tao pressed his brow, "apart from him, no one else can help us get the A-level exhibition."

A few minutes later, a new message popped up.

[Cultural Person]: Honestly, the A-level exhibition isn’t my responsibility, and it’s too cumbersome to ask further down. Would S-level be okay? Please?

[World’s Richest]: Question, can money buy this so-called A-level exhibition?

[Cultural Person]: What’s an A-level exhibition? If Rich Sister is willing, I’d sell you our whole center!

[Ghostbuster Bro]: ?

[Ghostbuster Bro]: Why? Back up, everyone. Let Rich Sister buy our Psychic Affairs Office first.

Ye Wanlan then optimized Cultural Person’s words before relaying them to Chairman Tao, "It seems that the A-level exhibition is gone, and it’s more trouble than it’s worth. How about S-level instead?"

"..."

Chairman Tao’s voice abruptly came through, his eyes widening, "What?!"

"S, S-level?" the assistant stuttered, "Miss Ye, that’s not a very good joke."

An S-level art exhibition only happens once a year, and this year’s exhibition was already held in May.

Not only that, the participants and schedule for the S-level art exhibitions for the next three years have already been set.

Now one could only apply for an S-level exhibition four years later, subject to approval by the highest council of the World Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Beyond the present, Shenzhou had only obtained an S-level exhibition once.

It wasn’t a question of difficulty, but of impossibility!

"Don’t worry, he wouldn’t joke with me," Ye Wanlan said calmly, "If he says he can get it, then he will definitely get it."

[YN]: S-level is fine, what preparations do I need to make?

[Cultural Person]: What preparations? You just need to prepare enough exhibits. Hey, even if you’re short, it’s no big deal. It’s not every day that YN sister speaks up, could I not help?

[YN]: How many exhibits are needed for an S-level exhibition?

[Cultural Person]: Is it fifteen hundred or two thousand? I forgot, I’ll check when I go to file the paperwork and send it to you.

[YN]: Thanks.

[Cultural Person]: No need to mention it, YN sister. When you helped me, you didn’t ask for anything. We’re all brothers and sisters here.

"Chairman, over fifteen hundred exhibits are needed for the S-level exhibition," Ye Wanlan looked up, "Do we have enough to participate?"

Chairman Tao instinctively replied, "We have many, but only about five hundred works from the Jiangcheng Branch Association meet the requirements. If truly needed, we could draw from South City, Harbor City, and a few places in Yunjing."

"Good," Ye Wanlan nodded, "You only need to deal with the number of works, but don’t be too anxious. If you can’t solve it, someone else will."

Chairman Tao and his assistant stared at each other, still perplexed, even after Ye Wanlan had left; they didn’t quite grasp what she meant.

After a long, long silence, the assistant cautiously said, "Chairman, could it be that Miss Ye has someone above who could directly secure an S-level exhibition?"

"No, could it?" Chairman Tao was bewildered, "If so, why would she need me to recommend her for the international painting competition?"

Who in the World Cultural Heritage Center could casually secure an S-level exhibition spot?

Even if they weren’t the head, their status and position would have to be higher than the entire council!

If Ye Wanlan knew such a person, would she even need to participate in a painting competition?

"Chairman, you don’t understand," the assistant shook his head, "Miss Ye asked you for a recommendation, representing Shenzhou. If she got exhibited directly by the World Cultural Heritage Center, it might be viewed as the work of the Global Center."

Chairman Tao frowned, "Indeed, and the Global Center is not a good place. They even hunted one of our researchers last time, nearly succeeding."

"Moreover, you know the saying, ’A tall tree catches the wind,’" the assistant analyzed, "Miss Ye probably has other concerns and chose to compete in the regular way. However, an exhibition is different. It doesn’t represent an individual."

"Makes sense, a lot of sense!" Chairman Tao nodded vigorously, quite pleased, "Xiao Chen, I didn’t realize you were so smart. I’ve never seen you think so quickly. Well done. I’ll ask finance to raise your salary."

"I was just casually analyzing," the assistant scratched his head, then tentatively asked, "So, Chairman, about the exhibition..."

"It’s not that I don’t trust that kid, but this matter is no small deal. We still have to prepare for both possibilities," sighed Chairman Tao, "Losing my position is minor; impeding the revival of art is a major issue. For this, I am willing to beg if necessary. It won’t affect anything."

The assistant’s expression grew tense, "Chairman, you..."

"I’ve made up my mind, no need to persuade me," Chairman Tao waved his hand, "Help me contact Mr. Ai Er, and arrange a suitable time."

**

Lin Family Old House.

When Ye Wanlan returned, Lin Qingwen and Madam Lin’s belongings had already been moved out, and the now-vacant room had been cleaned up by the butler and arranged into a guest room.

At this moment, Lin Qin was practicing the zither. Upon seeing Ye Wanlan’s return, she immediately stood up, "Cousin."

"How was your day today?" Ye Wanlan set down the Peach Blossom Crisps she had bought, "Did last night’s incident affect you?"

"Not at all." Lin Qin shook her head, "On the contrary, I don’t like my aunt at all; she is too fond of elevating some while looking down on others. Before I learned to play the zither, she wouldn’t even glance my way."

But once she had made progress in her zither playing, Madam Lin would occasionally come to curry favor with her with extreme flattery and bootlicking.

"That’s good," Ye Wanlan nodded slightly, "With her gone from the old house, you can practice the Heavenly Music Method in peace."

"Thank you, cousin." Lin Qin said somewhat bashfully, "I was worried yesterday about how to practice the finger techniques you taught me without my aunt finding out. Now, I can rest easy."

"Mm, practice hard," Ye Wanlan raised an eyebrow, "Once you’ve mastered it, nobody will be able to bully you."

Lin Qin was very serious, "I will work hard."

After accompanying Lin Qin in her zither practice for a while longer, Ye Wanlan returned to her room.

The gifts from Yan Tingfeng and Rong Yu were still properly placed on the table.

She first opened the box from Yan Tingfeng, and to her surprise, it contained a curved, crescent-shaped knife.

The blade was icy cool, its glint sharp and flickering.

A strand of hair fell onto the blade, and with a gentle blow from her, the hair was instantly severed.

"Fine blade," Ye Wanlan murmured to herself, "It looks like it might be from the forging techniques of the Northern Lands, but it oddly resembles Shenzhou’s style."

This blade could be used as a weapon or as a concealed throwing knife, indeed it was a fine tool for self-defense.

"Your Royal Highness the Princess, you surely must not be deceived by just a knife," the Qingyun Pendant anxiously said, "I’ve been buried in Yan Mountain for so long and have heard quite a few gossips; men like to use these kinds of things to deceive young ladies."

"Young ladies?" Ye Wanlan’s eyebrows raised, "Are you talking about me?"

The Qingyun Pendant was sincere, "I wouldn’t dare."

Ye Wanlan securely put away the short knife and sent a message to Yan Tingfeng. Then, she started unwrapping the gift from Rong Yu.

This gift was also from Rong Jingqiu and Su Yingxia, and inside the box was a bronze mirror that couldn’t reflect anyone’s image.

However, having once been close friends with the Sect Leader of the Great Purity Sect, Rong Shi, Ye Wanlan knew that this bronze mirror could shield a person from disaster once.

It was indeed a very precious gift.

Ye Wanlan slowly exhaled, starting to think about how to reciprocate the gifts.

At that very moment, in an apartment in the city center.

"Yo, yo, yo, no one saw you all last night; turns out you sneaked off alone to celebrate Miss Ye’s birthday." Rong Yu said in a mockingly sing-song voice, "What’s the matter, you can’t go with me?"

Yan Tingfeng was silent, merely quietly polishing the long saber in his hands.

This saber had followed him for many years, but it had been a long time since it had been used.

"Alright, alright, I won’t ask you about that," Rong Yu shrugged his shoulders and then curiously asked, "So what birthday present did you give Student Ye? It’s her eighteenth birthday, an adult ceremony; it must be something grand."

This time Yan Tingfeng replied, "A short knife."

"What?" Rong Yu was taken aback, "You gave a girl something like that? No wonder you’re still single at your age!"

"She will like this sort of thing." As soon as Yan Tingfeng’s words ended, a special notification ringtone for messages of concern rang out from his phone.

It was a new message.

[Ye Wanlan]: I really like it, thank you.

For the first time, Yan Tingfeng willingly showed the message from Ye Wanlan to a second person and deliberately shook it in front of Rong Yu’s eyes.

Rong Yu: "..."

Should I say it, or should I not? It seems only a madman can understand another madman’s preferences.

**

The next day.

Ye Wanlan once again visited Chairman Tao’s office; the elder from yesterday was there as well.

This elder was the director of the Yunjing Art Association, responsible for managing the Jiangcheng Branch Association and several other city associations.

"Tao Ruhua, I believe I made myself very clear, didn’t I?" Director Du said coldly, "If you can’t get the A-level exhibition approval documents, then get out! If you don’t want to be the president of the Jiangcheng Art Association, plenty of others are eyeing your position."

Chairman Tao bit her lip and did not speak.

"I’ll give you two more days; if you don’t have the approval documents in two days, you will be immediately dismissed!" Director Du roared again.

Ye Wanlan furrowed her brows and started a private chat with the cultured person.

[YN]: How much longer for the approval documents?

[Cultured Person]: They’re ready

[Cultured Person]: