I've been possessed by a culinary genius, and I've turned Shaxian snacks into a rip-off!

In the afternoon, Grandpa Huo and Li Zhibai distributed school supplies and scholarships to the children.

After exchanging a few more words, they got into a car together and left the school.

Sitting in the car, Li Zhibai watched the children wave goodbye to them with reluctance. Suddenly, he felt that his free labor today had not been in vain. Seeing these children eating so heartily and laughing so happily, and being able to support and cheer them on for their dreams, felt really good.

On the bus, Mr. Huo said directly, "Young boss, bring your ID card and the agreement to the housing management bureau at nine o'clock tomorrow morning."

Li Zhibai's heart skipped a beat, and he asked excitedly, "Sir, are we going to complete the transfer so soon?"

"What, don't you want to get the shop sooner?" Old Master Huo asked with a smile.

"I'll think about it! Of course I'll!" Li Zhibai said quickly.

"That's settled then. The sooner it's done, the sooner you can relax, and the sooner I can have some peace of mind."

Li Zhibai nodded repeatedly. The old man's efficiency was truly remarkable, so efficient!

After driving for more than two hours, they finally returned to Jiangcheng.

It was almost 8 p.m. when Li Zhibai returned to the river-view apartment that Su Su had lent him.

After washing up, he changed into his pajamas, made himself a cup of tea, and sat on the balcony, chuckling to himself while looking at the river view.

The shop was worth over 8000 million, but they gave it to him for 6000 million.

Although there is still a charitable debt of 6000 million yuan, it is not paid out all at once, but donated slowly every year, averaging about 300 million yuan per year.

No, what do you mean by "only 300 million"?

Li Zhibai slapped his face: "Li Zhibai! Li Zhibai! You're getting a little too cocky!"

"Remember you're currently owing a staggering 6000 million yuan. To pay it off and reach the pinnacle of life, you must ruthlessly rip off your customers. Don't be soft-hearted, and don't forget your place. As the saying goes, only by remembering your initial ruthlessness can you truly rip people off!"

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The next morning, Li Zhibai took out the dark gray suit that Su Su had bought for him.

He fiddled with his hair in front of the mirror, even using hairspray for the first time ever, until he looked energetic and handsome in the mirror before he was satisfied.

Today is the first time in his life that he has received his property ownership certificate, so he must take it seriously.

After he finished packing, he took a taxi directly to the Housing Management Bureau, where Grandpa Huo and Huo Junmin arrived as well.

Huo Junmin's first words to Li Zhibai were: "Did you bring all the agreements?"

"Yes, yes, I brought all my documents," Li Zhibai said, patting the file bag in his hand.

"That's good, go in." Huo Junmin nodded and entered the certificate processing hall first.

The process of transferring ownership of this shop was much more complicated than Li Zhibai had imagined.

Sign, fingerprint, facial recognition, pay taxes, verify, sign again, fingerprint again...

After more than an hour of fussing, when the staff handed over a brand-new red property ownership certificate, Li Zhibai's outstretched hand was trembling.

After receiving the property ownership certificate, he carefully examined it.

Rights holder: Li Zhibai.

Location: No. 99 Jiangdong South Road, Jiangcheng City.

Area: 212.7 square meters.

Upon seeing that his name was indeed printed on it, he froze, muttering to himself:

"I, Li Zhibai, actually own a house in Jiangcheng."

It feels like a dream.

Just over three months ago, he was an unemployed young man who had just graduated and was brutally beaten by reality. Two months ago, he was a huge debtor with a debt of 600,000 yuan.

Even now, he has actually become a homeowner in Jiangcheng.

Although burdened with 60 million in debt, and nominally a negative asset... this is still a qualitative leap!

Seeing him staring blankly at the red book, Huo Junmin interrupted him, "Congratulations to Boss Li on getting a new house. However, I must remind you that although the shop is now yours, you still owe my father 60 million. According to the agreement, you need to complete the full amount of charitable donations every year. If you interrupt it, the shop will not only be taken back, but you will also have to pay double the penalty for breach of contract."

Li Zhibai: "Attorney Huo, don't worry. I may not have many other merits, but I am exceptionally kind-hearted! When your father fell in front of my shop, so many people stood around but no one dared to help him up. I rushed over without saying a word and helped him up. This is enough to prove that I am a very kind person at heart and I really enjoy helping others. So you don't need to keep an eye on me at all."

Huo Junmin: "..."

Grandpa Huo: "..."

You've become addicted to helping me up, haven't you? You repeat it every time we meet. Don't you have any idea whether you helped me out of a sense of justice or for some other reason?

How could there be such a shameless person in this world?

"Alright, from today onwards this shop is yours. You can handle the rest yourself. I only have one request: open for business as soon as possible."

"Don't worry, sir, I'll find a construction team right now and open the new store as quickly as possible," Li Zhibai assured him.

He actually wanted the store to open as soon as possible, because the sooner it opened, the sooner he could make money.

His hands were already itching to get to work.

After parting ways with Grandpa Huo and his daughter, Li Zhibai took out the red certificate again and kissed it several times, then rubbed it vigorously a couple of times.

"Hehehe... This is my shop!"

"This is so awesome!!!"

Then he couldn't resist taking out his phone, wanting to post something on his WeChat Moments to show off.

This is the third time he's tried to show off on social media.

The first time his daily sales exceeded 28, he wanted to post it on his WeChat Moments to show off, but he held back.

The second time, when he had two million in funds, he wanted to post something on his WeChat Moments to show off, but he held back.

The third time, which is today, he really couldn't hold back anymore.

"I, Li Zhibai, started from scratch. At only twenty-three years old, I already own an 80 million yuan property in downtown Jiangcheng. Although I have a debt of 60 million yuan, although I have to donate a large sum of money every year, and although my actual net worth is still negative... none of that matters, because nominally I'm already a half-billionaire! Half a billion! If I don't post this on social media to show off, what's the point of me making money!"

Li Zhibai found a well-lit spot and took a picture of the red book. He didn't photograph the information inside, only the red cover, and then used that cover as the picture to post on his WeChat Moments.

After two years... and two and a half months of hard work, I finally have my own house.

After posting it on his WeChat Moments, he couldn't help but shout:

"Awesome!!!"

But before I could even enjoy myself enough, my mom called.

As soon as the call connected, before Li Zhibai could even speak, his mother's urgent voice came through the phone: "Son! You sold your kidney?!"

"Are you out of your mind! You're not married and don't have a partner, how could you do something like this!"

"Mom, what are you saying? My kidneys are perfectly fine, they're all here, not one of them is missing."

His mother on the other end of the phone seemed not to hear him and shouted directly at Li Zhibai's father:

"Honey, stop watching TV. Your son got scammed in Jiangcheng. I told you we shouldn't have let him go and take over that shop alone. Look, it's only been two months and he's lost a lot of his body parts."

Li Zhibai: "..."

"Mom! I wasn't scammed. I bought this shop legitimately for six thousand..."

Before he could finish speaking, his mother interrupted him again: "See? I told you so! These days, scammers don't even bother to put in the effort. How could six thousand yuan possibly buy a house in Jiangcheng? Isn't that just taking advantage of honest people?!"

"Tell Mom the truth, did someone trick you into taking out a high-interest loan to buy a house? You're only twenty-three and you're already burdened with millions in debt. How are you going to pay it back?!"

Li Zhibai's mother used to work in a clothing factory in Jiangcheng, so she knew a bit about the housing prices in Jiangcheng. Even a house in the suburbs would cost at least several million yuan, so she naturally assumed that Li Zhibai had bought a house in the suburbs.

Even if they owned a house in the suburbs, their entire family couldn't afford the exorbitant loan payments, no matter how much they pooled their resources!

"Mom, can you let me finish? This shop was sold to me by an old man I know, and he gave it to me for free..." To dispel his mother's doubts, Li Zhibai quickly took a few photos of the contract and sent them over. Of course, he didn't take a picture of the amount section, and when he verbally stated the number, he deliberately subtracted a zero, afraid that his mother wouldn't be able to handle the shock.

"Son, what did you say was the original price of this shop?"

800.

"So how much do you owe?"

600.

Then there was no sound on the phone.

Just as Li Zhibai was wondering what was going on, he vaguely heard his father's panicked voice coming from the other end of the phone.

"Son, your mother has fainted."

Li Zhibai: "..."

He never expected that his usually optimistic and positive mother would be so shocked by 600 million yuan that she fainted.