Super Rich by Doing as You Please

Xu Yun and Ruan Qingnian came down from upstairs.

Lin Wanzhou, Yu Jiale, and another woman saw them and came over to greet them.

Xu Yun smiled and asked, "Old Lin, have you all cashed in your winnings?"

"All cashed in. I ended up with a little over 400,000."

Lin Wanzhou asked curiously, "What about you? Have they paid you out yet?"

In the mainland, a prize this big could never be claimed on the same day.

If you bought the ticket at the county level, you’d have to go to a provincial-level lottery center or higher to get it cashed.

Not only that, but after deducting the corresponding income tax, the staff on site would also pressure you to immediately donate a sum to a charity.

On the surface, it’s a suggestion, completely voluntary. You can choose not to donate. But almost every single real winner who goes to collect ends up donating anywhere from several hundred thousand to over a million.

Don’t ask why. If you have to ask, it’s because we’re so charitable!

In reality, it’s the traditional public mentality at play.

After all, it’s an unexpected windfall. People are afraid they’ll have the fortune to get the money but not the fate to spend it, so they’re willing to spend some on good deeds to buy peace of mind.

But it didn’t seem to be the case here.

Here, they just deduct the relevant taxes and fees and give you every single cent that’s yours. They don’t ask you about donating.

"They’ve already paid me."

Xu Yun laughed. "I’m a multi-millionaire now. Come on, whatever you all want to eat tonight, it’s on me."

"Brother Xu, I’m going to have to pass."

Ruan Qingnian suddenly said, "My family’s horse won the championship today. According to the rules, there’s a two million dollar prize. I need to stay here and handle some things, talk to the trainer and the jockey, and cash in my own winnings while I’m at it."

He had been so focused on accompanying Xu Yun that he had forgotten to give his own betting slips to his secretary to cash in.

And besides, after he was done here, he needed to make a trip home to tell his dad the good news.

The prize money wasn’t much, but his horse had taken first place, after all. He wanted to let his dad share in the happiness.

’Maybe if the old man gets happy, he’ll even raise my allowance.’

’Also, I can tell him I’ve made a seriously impressive friend—someone who not only won over 200 million but who President Fu himself came out to recruit for the club.’

’Haven’t you always said that I only hang out with a bad crowd?’

’This time, I’ll show you just how outstanding my new friend is!’

"Alright then, you go ahead."

Xu Yun said, "We’ll be leaving first, then."

"Okay, Brother Xu, take care. I’ll call you when I’m done."

And so, Ruan Qingnian saw Xu Yun off to his car before returning to the racecourse.

In the car, Xu Yun asked Yu Jiale, "Do you know any good restaurants around here?"

"President Xu, when you talk about good restaurants, they’re basically all located inside the major luxury hotels."

Yu Jiale said with a smile, "For example, the Rosewood Hotel where we’re staying has a restaurant called CHAAT. It’s a top-tier Michelin restaurant, and it’s very difficult to get a table.

Many people come to stay at the Rosewood Hotel just to eat the Cantonese cuisine at this restaurant.

Also, downstairs from our hotel in K11, there’s a great one-star Michelin French restaurant."

"Ah." Xu Yun felt a bit awkward.

’Turns out I’ve been enjoying the best things Hong Kong Island has to offer this whole time.’

"Alright then, let’s just go back to our hotel and eat at that restaurant you mentioned."

Xu Yun thought he’d also see if that pair of best friends had left yet. If not, he would invite them to join.

He was leaving tomorrow anyway, so he could treat it as a farewell dinner.

They were halfway there when Zhang Jin suddenly called him. The couple wanted to treat Xu Yun to a meal to thank him for the miraculous cultivation technique he had taught them the other day.

Xu Yun smiled.

’Looks like the two of them have gotten a taste of the cultivation technique’s benefits.’

But in all honesty, his set of Eight Pieces of Brocade, a body-strengthening cultivation technique for Strengthening Essence and Nourishing the Origin, was truly priceless and a godsend for both men and women.

If he were to market it, countless wealthy bigwigs who couldn’t last long in bed would be willing to pay a fortune for it.

Unfortunately for them, he wasn’t short on cash.

So, he would only use this "castrated" version of the cultivation technique as a tool for networking!

Faced with the couple’s sincere and repeated invitations, Xu Yun turned the tables and invited the pair to his own dinner gathering.

Yu Jiale, sitting in the front seat, was astounded when he heard that the other parties were the huge celebrities Zhang Jin and Cai Shaofen.

’I can’t believe I’m actually going to have dinner with two major celebrities today.’

Back at the hotel, it was already close to 7 p.m. Xu Yun’s group arrived at the restaurant’s entrance, where he presented his room key and was smoothly led inside to a slightly larger table.

This was because, with the new additions, their group was almost large enough to fill a whole table.

The food here was served as set meals, with each person getting an individual portion, so everyone just ordered what they liked.

Xu Yun gave Wanqing a call.

In a hotel room, two women were sitting before the floor-to-ceiling windows, chatting while admiring the Victoria Harbour night view—a sight they rarely had the chance to see.

They could never get tired of looking at it.

The reason they hadn’t left yet was because they knew Xu Yun was leaving tomorrow.

So, after a brief discussion, the two decided they would spend one last wild night with him.

After all, Xu Yun had been really good to them and had even given them a life-changing opportunity.

Just as the two were discussing what "tactics" to use that night, Wanqing’s phone rang. A glance showed it was Xu Yun.

She picked it up and answered, "Hello, President Xu."

"Have you two left yet?"

"No, we’re still at the hotel."

Wanqing said, a little shyly, "We were planning to head back tomorrow morning."

"Have you eaten?"