“Xiao Wang, why are you back again? Didn’t you take leave to go home?” Old Xie, his direct supervisor, asked with a puzzled expression, looking at Wang Tie Niu.
“I finished the business,” Wang Tie Niu smiled slightly. ‘Oh, okay, then go back.’ Seeing that Wang Tie Niu didn't leave, Old Xie raised his glasses, leaned back in his chair slowly, ‘Anything else?’
Wang Tie Niu remained silent, taking out a sheet of A4 paper and placing it on the desk. This was the resignation letter he had just finished writing at his workstation. Old Xie narrowed his eyes, picked up the A4 paper, glanced at the content, then looked at Wang Tie Niu again. “Serious?”
Wang Tie Niu nodded slowly. “Although we can’t get rich here, you can still have a secure life and not worry about food and clothing for the rest of your life. Are you sure?” Old Xie was making a last effort.
You know, although Wang Tie Niu didn't have much of a presence, he did quite a bit of odd jobs. Although he didn’t have any outstanding achievements, he was still reliable in his work, and Old Xie didn’t really want to lose such a capable guy from his team.
‘Thank you, I’ve made up my mind,’ Wang Tie Niu raised his eyebrows in response. Old Xie didn’t say anything, stroking his sparse hair with his hand, sighing after a while. “Alright, everyone has their own aspirations. Go ahead and handle the paperwork,” he picked up the signing pen on the table and signed his name with a flourish.
He handed the A4 paper to Wang Tie Niu, then turned his head away, not wanting to look at him. Wang Tie Niu chuckled, took the resignation letter, and strode towards the Human Resources department.
He had been an employee for 10 years, so he was familiar with the resignation process. Handing in his work card, checking out of the dormitory, returning the meal card, packing up his belongings and leaving the company… By the time he was done, it was almost 4 pm.
Carrying his belongings out of the company, Wang Tie Niu walked to a large trash can not far away and, without any hesitation, dumped all the things he had packed from his workstation into it. Then he rushed to the nearby mall, found a Huawei store, and bought a Huawei Mate 40 RS Porsche Design Limited Edition, 12GB + 512GB configuration, without any hesitation.
There was a little incident while buying the phone. The salesperson said that they didn't have this 36,000 yuan phone in stock. Wang Tie Niu didn’t hesitate to offer an extra 2,000 yuan, and the clerk found a phone in stock within 10 minutes.
Then Wang Tie Niu went to the nearby China Mobile store, canceled his old phone number, got a new SIM card, and maxed out the 5G data package. After finishing all these errands, Wang Tie Niu looked at his new phone. It was already close to 6 pm.
He was just thinking about going home to cook noodles when the thought had just emerged, Wang Tie Niu slapped himself without hesitation. ‘Look at your poor thinking,’ Wang Tie Niu mocked himself, and navigated to the most upscale Wagyu beef barbecue restaurant in the city.
’Good evening, sir, do you have a reservation?’ The enthusiastic hostess greeted him with a fragrant aroma as Wang Tie Niu stopped his car and walked towards the entrance.
‘No, do you have any vacancies?’ Wang Tie Niu replied while secretly thinking to himself, hostesses at higher-end restaurants are all prettier, and their makeup gives them a 65 out of 100 score.
‘How many people are there, sir?’ ‘Just one.’ ‘Yes, this way, please.’ The hostess enthusiastically led Wang Tie Niu inside. He walked through a Japanese-style corridor, entered a hall, which was meticulously decorated with a strong Japanese flavor. Wang Tie Niu casually looked around the environment, put on disposable shoe covers, and sat down at the bar.
‘I’m hungry, I’ll eat a lot of meat,’ Wang Tie Niu opened the menu, silently looking through it. ‘Your Wagyu beef here is sold by weight, 5 yuan per gram, right?’ ‘Yes, we don’t prepare a lot every day. How much do you want?’ ‘Just give me 1500 grams for now,’ Wang Tie Niu said casually.
‘Sir, did you say how much?’ The waitress next to him was a little confused, ‘1500 grams, 3 jin,’ Wang Tie Niu repeated.
The waitress who took the order looked carefully into Wang Tie Niu’s eyes for a few seconds, confirming that he wasn’t joking, then hurried to the side to contact the kitchen. Wang Tie Niu casually ordered a few more dishes, then began playing with his Huawei Porsche Design RS.
He logged out of all old software accounts and applied for registration of various new accounts. Just as Wang Tie Niu was busy with this, a chef with a very imposing aura stood behind the bar. ‘This is our chef from Taiwan, he will cook the Wagyu beef for you,’ the waitress introduced. Wang Tie Niu nodded, put away his phone, and began to appreciate the chef’s performance.
Half an hour later, Wang Tie Niu wiped his mouth with satisfaction. Indeed, expensive restaurants are expensive for a reason. This grilled Wagyu beef opened up the world of gourmet food for Wang Tie Niu, who had always been frugal. He decided that he would never skimp on food in the future.
This meal cost 8,100 yuan. The waitress diligently escorted Wang Tie Niu to the parking lot and presented him with a VIP membership card, hoping that he would come again. After all, customers like him, spending 8,000 yuan alone, were rare in a third-tier city like Yucheng.
‘The food is good. If I wasn’t planning to leave this city, I could come here often,’ sitting in the driver’s seat, Wang Tie Niu looked at the membership card in his hand and casually put it in the glove box.
It turns out my enhanced body can eat more too. Before, no matter what, I couldn’t eat 3 jin of pure meat. Patting his stomach, Wang Tie Niu stepped on the gas pedal and drove home.
Back home, Wang Tie Niu was about to pack his things when he suddenly burst into a self-deprecating smile. What’s the point of packing all these things? I’m a billionaire now. A fresh start should have a fresh start. So Wang Tie Niu leaned back on the sofa and continued to transfer data from his phone.
He fiddled with his phone until 11 pm. Feeling like he hadn’t missed anything, Wang Tie Niu put down his phone and stood up. Although he didn’t feel sleepy at all, he still planned to take a bath and go to sleep because he was looking forward to tomorrow, and the sudden happiness today made him feel a bit unreal. He was a little apprehensive and didn’t know if everything would still be there after he woke up.
With these thoughts swirling in his mind, Wang Tie Niu washed up and went to bed and fell fast asleep. He thought he would be too excited to sleep, but his enhanced body allowed him to fall asleep very quickly.
With the curtains not drawn, the first rays of summer sunlight hit his eyes and Wang Tie Niu woke up. Trembling, he picked up his new phone, entered the ‘Ai Cun Bu Cun’ bank app to check his balance. One second later, the feedback he received made him deeply realize that he was truly different now, he was a billionaire!
He excitedly threw a few punches, did a somersault out of bed and rushed into the bathroom like a whirlwind. After washing up, Wang Tie Niu stood in the middle of the living room, looking around the home he had painstakingly built.
He let out a slow sigh of relief, truly wanting to leave, a wave of reluctance swept over him. After all, this house had witnessed Wang Tie Niu’s struggle in this third-tier city for thirty years.
He made a breakfast with the ingredients he had left in the refrigerator. He packaged the rest of the ingredients in a thermal insulated container and put them at the door of the property management cleaning staff’s rest room. He turned off the main power, gas and water switches, locked the doors and windows, picked up the Chiron key and went down to the underground garage.
Sitting in the car, Wang Tie Niu carefully checked his belongings. Besides a wallet containing various documents, he only had a few changes of clothes, keys, and a phone charger.
”From now on, I’m starting anew,” Wang Tie Niu opened his new phone, his WeChat and phone contacts were all empty. He started the Chiron, opened Cloud Music with the roar of the engine.
Accompanied by the extremely energetic melody of “What Happens in Vegas,” the Chiron roared out of the garage, with the roar of the engine and the pulsating electronic music, it seemed as if even the air was about to ignite, speeding towards the highway outside the city.