The Great Tang Dynasty's Trans-Dimensional Conference: Little Rhinoceros Arrives

"You ungrateful brat, you forget your sister when you see your brother! Your older sister used to take such good care of you! She always gave you the best food and toys first..."

Chang Le kept nagging from the side, while Xiao Sizi was being carried to the table by Lin Fan and happily admiring her fruit empire, completely ignoring her older sister's voice.

"Lin Fan is so good to me! Muah!"

"Hehe, as long as Little Si is happy!"

As Xiao Sizi once again gave Lin Fan a long-awaited "Mwah," it made Lin Fan grin like an idiot for quite a while!

Looking at the heartwarming scene before her, Chang Le, an outsider, felt that she was being somewhat superfluous at this moment. She must have never watched cartoons, otherwise she would have already drawn a circle and cursed the two people in front of her.

"Brother Lin Fan, are you thirsty? You want some water!"

"Okay, I'll go pour it for you right away!"

Lin Fan quickly carried Xiao Sizi to the sofa and sat her down. He then poured a glass of mineral water and brought it to Xiao Sizi.

"Here, have some water. It's mineral water, not too hot!"

Watching Lin Fan carefully feeding the little Sizi, Chang Le couldn't help but sigh again, "Father, your precious little Sizi is truly and completely smitten now!"

The thought that Xiao Sizi might keep asking for her brother every day in the future filled her with helpless rage, and she almost burst out laughing.

Hearing Chang Le's inexplicable silly laughter, Lin Fan turned his head in confusion. Seeing that she was staring at the cup in his hand, he assumed she was also thirsty and handed her a bottle of mineral water.

"what?"

Chang Le took the water bottle, puzzled. It was the first time she had ever seen a bottle made of this material, and with its strange outer packaging, she couldn't help but examine it closely.

"Brother Lin Fan, what is this thing made of? It's so transparent and yet so resilient!"

After studying it for a long time, Chang Le still couldn't figure it out. All he knew was that it was indeed a good thing to hold water!

"These are plastic bottles, they're worthless. They're only worth about a dime each when recycled!"

Lin Fan replied casually, not paying any attention to it.

"How much is one cent?"

She had only heard Lin Fan say that one yuan was roughly equivalent to one wen in the Tang Dynasty, so it was clear that this jiao (1 mao) was a new unit of currency.

"Ten cents equals one dollar, you can do the math!" Lin Fan had already mentioned this issue, and he figured it shouldn't be too difficult for Chang Le, so he simply gave her a specific exchange rate.

"So, that means one penny can buy ten of these bottles? Is it that cheap?"

It's obvious that Chang Le didn't consider modern productivity. In modern times, the processing of plastic bottles is quite simple, and the cost is relatively low. However, if you took one back to ancient times, it would probably be considered a treasure. After all, things are valued for their rarity, and no one had ever seen such a thing before.

"That thing isn't really useful except for holding water or other things. After all, the productivity of ancient times is different from that of modern times. What was very precious in the Tang Dynasty may be incredibly cheap in modern times."

Hearing Lin Fan mention these things, Chang Le immediately became interested and quickly asked:

"For example?"

"For example, the salt, pepper, and various seasonings I gave you earlier." Lin Fan paused for a moment, then looked at the glass he was holding and raised it up to indicate that.

"There are also ordinary glass cups like these. If they were in the Tang Dynasty, they would be considered treasures, but in modern times they would only cost one or two yuan each."

"Two dollars! That's so cheap?"

Upon hearing Lin Fan's words and seeing the glass in his hand, Chang Le's first reaction was disbelief.

She knew that two yuan in this world was about two wen in the Tang Dynasty. If a crystal cup like this, which was transparent and free of impurities, were in the Tang Dynasty, it would be a treasure that you could not buy for two wen, or even for several hundred guan!

"Yes, I bought these online. Ten of these regular water cups only cost fifteen yuan!"

Upon hearing this, Chang Le was instantly captivated by the price. She had previously thought it was a waste for Lin Fan to use such a precious item for drinking water, but now, hearing the price, she found it unbelievable. Then, as if struck by a sudden thought, her eyes lit up.

"Brother Lin Fan, do you know how much an ordinary glass cup costs in our Great Tang Dynasty?"

"How much?" Lin Fan asked casually.

Chang Le took a deep breath and said, "In terms of appearance and transparency alone, those glass cups far inferior to the one in your hand would cost at least several tens of strings of cash each! Yours would cost at least a hundred strings, and even then, there would be no market for them!"

Dozens of strings of cash? Hundreds of strings of cash? Lin Fan was relatively unfamiliar with the currency of the Tang Dynasty, so he took out his phone and did a quick search.

Upon seeing the search results on his phone, Lin Fan's mouth dropped open in astonishment! The search results showed that one string of cash in the Tang Dynasty was roughly equivalent to six to seven thousand yuan in modern currency! That meant hundreds of strings of cash would be equivalent to six or seven hundred thousand yuan in modern currency!!!

That means this one glass cup in my hand is worth six or seven hundred thousand? Upon realizing this, Lin Fan instantly fell into a daze.

"Brother Lin Fan, are you alright?"

Seeing that Lin Fan hadn't moved for a while, Chang Le couldn't help but call out softly from the side.

Little Sizi looked at Lin Fan curiously, and seeing that he didn't move, she reached out her little hand and pinched his cheek.

Feeling the touch on his face, Lin Fan suddenly came back to his senses.

"Brother Lin Fan, what's wrong? Don't scare us!"

Chang Le looked worried; she hadn't expected Lin Fan to react this way when she had just said it casually.

"It's alright, it's alright. I was just a little surprised! I didn't realize this cup was so valuable in the Tang Dynasty. I have many more of these. I wasn't sure what gifts to give your parents, so you can take them all back later!"

"This...this isn't a good idea, is it?"

Although Chang Le knew that the cup was very cheap here, it would be a different story if it were taken back to the Tang Dynasty!

"It's nothing. Xiao Sizi gave me a box of nice stuff before, and I only gave you a few teacups. I don't even think that's enough. I'll buy more online when I have time, and you can take them all back with you!"

Of course, Lin Fan knew the principle that scarcity increases value. Besides ordinary water cups, he could buy all sorts of other kinds. There were so many types of modern glass water cups, and if all else failed, he could always order custom-made ones later!

"No need for that. Actually, these few are enough. I'm sure Father and Mother will like them. Brother Lin Fan, there's no need to buy anything else!"

Hearing Lin Fan say this, Chang Le was also very moved. Regardless of the price of these items, Lin Fan's intention alone was enough.

Lin Fan waved his hand, indicating that Chang Le didn't need to say anything more; he had his own plans.

"Ding-dong."

The doorbell rang again. This time, it should be the medicine for Empress Zhangsun that had arrived. Lin Fan got up again to open the door.