A leisurely life in the world of cultivation

Chapter 5 Sudden Wealth

into the night.

The sky was filled with twinkling stars, and the sky was as clear as a lake.

Sitting in the much more spacious courtyard of his old residence, Li Weizhou felt content.

Time travel is definitely something worthwhile...

Compared to the cramped and miserable life there, living with rats, life now is simply wonderful.

Especially after re-establishing contact with his powerful local tyrant uncle's family, the county town was not exactly smooth sailing, but at least no one could harass him for no reason.

And he was still working at the Drunken Fragrance Pavilion, a place filled with flamboyant charm...

Tsk, now he's even a little hesitant about whether to quit such an interesting job.

Forget it, if he continues to act as a teapot at Zuixianglou, his cheap uncle's family is really going to explode.

However, even if you quit your job, you can still use that name to do business.

With his uncle and cousin backing him up, Zuixianglou probably won't bother him with this kind of thing...

"elder brother."

"Ok?"

"Hehe, it's nothing, I just wanted to call you, otherwise it would feel like a dream."

"Then go to sleep early and have sweet dreams. There will probably be a lot of people coming tomorrow. I have something to do outside, so you can handle things at home."

"Are you the aunt and sister-in-law?"

"Most likely."

"I'm not afraid, anyway, I'm with my brother, they can't control me."

"Hey, you're pretty smart. Come on, let's rest. Good days are just around the corner."

"Ok!"

The brother and sister walked towards the east wing and the west wing, respectively. Feeling the gaze behind them, Li Weizhou turned around and saw Ximei standing there looking at him. He waved his hand and smiled, "Go ahead."

"Ok!"

After agreeing again, Ximei went back to her room and slept peacefully with a smile.

……

When I opened my eyes again, all I saw was that old mosquito net.

Li Weizhou could even see a tiny mosquito that had dried up on it, and he actually felt a sense of familiarity with it, perhaps because it was like seeing a "fellow villager" after a long separation...

He reached under his pillow and pulled out a black Nokia old-fashioned mobile phone, glancing at the date: March 22, 2025, Saturday, 7:22 AM.
Nearly twelve hours.

Well, after more than half a month of trial and error, I've actually gotten used to it. Day and night alternate on both sides, and the flow of time is almost the same.

Tsk, someone who likes to stay up late has posted this...

However, the most important thing now is that Li Weizhou slowly stretched out his hand, and a thought flashed through his mind. A gold ingot appeared in his hand, weighing eight taels and seven mace.

The back-and-forth movement of consciousness is vaguely equivalent to him carrying a world with him as a warehouse.

After putting the gold away, Li Weizhou got up, washed up quickly, and then started boiling water to cook instant noodles.

While waiting, he picked up his phone and bought a high-speed rail ticket to Shenzhen for an hour later.

The fight was over in ten minutes, and I quickly packed up and left.

Seven hours later, we arrived at the Shuibei Market in Shenzhen. Without any hesitation, we went straight to the gold ATM and the Smart Gold Shop.

Having done my research beforehand, seeing it with my own eyes now makes me feel much more at ease.

The process is clearly written on the machine: 1. Place an order yourself; 2. Put in the gold; 3. Initial gold inspection; 4. Authenticate your account; 5. Secondary inspection; 6. Quick payment.

No receipts or vouchers are required.

Of course, you still need to provide your ID card and bank account information when verifying your account.

For large transfers from personal accounts, the People's Bank of China has a self-service capture system, which then submits the data to the Supervisory Commission for oversight.

However, generally speaking, overseas transfers are subject to stricter scrutiny, and amounts exceeding 200,000 yuan are automatically subject to monitoring.

It's much easier domestically; you need to exceed 500,000 to get in.

The eight taels and seven mace of gold he had, weighing 324 grams, was worth far less than 500,000 yuan at the current gold buyback price.

Moreover, the ancients' refining techniques could not produce 24K pure gold, only around 22K.

Therefore, the final number displayed on the screen is 215,460 yuan, after which some handling fees will be deducted.

Two hundred and five thousand one hundred and six...

After clicking "confirm," Li Weizhou took out his bank card, found an ATM, inserted it, and saw a long string of numbers appear on the screen again. He then became somewhat dazed and disoriented.

In this extravagant era where people often have hundreds of millions in assets and are considered lowly, over 200,000 yuan is a huge sum for someone like Li Weizhou, who is so poor that he can't even scrape together 1,000 yuan in cash.

At least, that's true for poor guys like Li Weizhou.

The taste of poverty is truly unbearable. "Hehehe!"

After glancing at his account balance again, Li Weizhou smiled broadly, feeling completely relaxed.

So this is what it feels like to be rich...

……

Leaving the Shuibei Market and looking up, even the sky over Shenzhen seemed bluer.

Open Meituan and search for nearby restaurants.

Shenzhen is a city of immigrants, with people from all over the country, so naturally, it has no shortage of delicious food from all provinces.

However, after much deliberation, Li Weizhou decided on hot pot; he'd just have to go to Haidilao...

Everyone says loneliness comes in levels, and eating hot pot alone is considered extremely miserable, but Li Weizhou thinks that's all nonsense.

I have over 200,000 yuan in my bank account. Even after paying off my online loans, I still have over 100,000 yuan left. I'm a genuinely wealthy person. I became rich overnight. What's there to be lonely about!
……

into the night.

The St. Regis Hotel is the tallest hotel in Shenzhen.

Ninety floors.

For Li Weizhou, who has a "huge sum of money," the price of 2,280 yuan per night is not unacceptable.

It wasn't that he got arrogant; Li Weizhou didn't intend to squander his newfound wealth. He simply wanted to see the scenery that had once been out of reach.

Many times in the past, he had gazed at the towering skyscrapers reaching into the clouds, imagining whether the people standing on them were also looking down and sighing at the insignificance of the masses below...

However, Li Weizhou had no such thoughts as he stood looking down from the tall floor-to-ceiling window.

His generation seems to possess a certain detachment from the world and a tendency to live independently.
I don't want to bother you, and you'd better not bother me either.

I'm not really interested in becoming a superior person, of course, it could also be because I know it's unlikely...

Therefore, freedom, ease, and equality are the ultimate goals for many of this generation.

A simple and peaceful life is just fine.

But for too many people, this is already a pipe dream...

Li Weizhou stood in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window of the ninety-story building, gazing at the city's night view, pondering how to proceed in the future.

Although I have no interest in dominating both sides, living a leisurely and carefree life seems to be no easy feat.

Neither side is an ideal society. When faced with injustice, they don't have much ability to protect themselves, so they must first have the ability to protect themselves.

In human society, power should be the best means of self-preservation.

Although there is a lot of infighting within it, at least there are people who can play the game.

But for ordinary people, the word "power" is too distant.

Rumor has it that even becoming a dog of the Qi family requires good fortune.

This statement is somewhat extreme, but it does illustrate something that is, in a sense, unattainable.

Therefore, ordinary people who want to gain more autonomy and self-protection will mostly have to start with wealth.

While it's true that having great wealth without power is the most dangerous thing, at least earning some small fortune is still an option.

The price difference between gold and silver on both sides was intoxicating, and fortunately, the Shuibei Market, the largest precious metals trading market in the country, was enough to allow Li Weizhou to thrive during his initial accumulation phase.

Of course, frequent trading is also not advisable.

If Uncle Hat spots me and catches me, I'm doomed.

However, Li Weizhou discovered today that many counters allow direct barter, meaning you can exchange gold for silver directly.

Although a small handling fee will be charged, the security is higher, and compared to the nearly tenfold net profit, that handling fee is just a drop in the bucket.

……

"Ximei, take this."

The next morning, Li Weizhou handed a roll of toilet paper to Ximei, who was bewildered, somewhat shy, and even frightened, and said gently, "Don't use toilet sticks, use this. Don't ask where it came from, I have my own way of doing it. But don't tell anyone. After you're done, just throw it in the poop and cover it with some dirt."

"..."

Xi Mei was far more mature than her age, and had even taken on the responsibility of caring for her brother during his period of obsession. She nodded and said, "I know, I won't ask." She took the toilet paper and touched it; it was clean, white, and soft. Her face lit up again, and she laughed, "This is really good paper, I almost don't want to use it!"

Li Weizhou laughed and said, "Use it as you like, there's plenty." He added, "Go buy some rice, flour, oil, and vegetables for when guests come over. The rice I gave you is for my brother and me to eat."

Xi Mei chuckled, but didn't take the money Li Weizhou offered, saying, "I'll ask my brother for more when I'm done." Then she skipped away.

Although she was worried about where her brother's money came from, she knew her brother's personality, so she simply said nothing and didn't ask anything. But it was always good to save some money.

……

P.S.: May everyone have good luck, become rich overnight, and live a happy and carefree life.

(End of this chapter)