Two Million!

"Whew~"

By the time Li Yang left the company building, it was already half past nine. The sun shone overhead. He looked around, stretched lazily, and felt utterly relaxed.

A sense of freedom rose from the depths of his heart.

"It's not real freedom yet. First, I need to figure out the gold."

Li Yang looked at the towering buildings around him. Every apartment here was worth millions, even tens of millions. He watched the luxury cars flowing along the roads—several Mercedes-Benzes, BMWs, and Audis could be spotted at a glance. Among the pedestrians, he occasionally saw beautiful women with snow-white shoulders wrapped around the arms of potbellied men.

Fortunately, he would soon become one of them too.

A faint smile crossed Li Yang's lips. He looked at the housing prices posted on the advertising board beside him: 100,000 per square meter. He clenched his fist and strode firmly onward.

When he reached the parking shed, he thought for a moment, then rode his electric bike back to the residential complex where he rented a place, eight kilometers away. After parking it and plugging it in to charge, he turned around, took a taxi to rent an expensive suit, and then went to the shop where he had sold gold yesterday.

"Hello, I'd like to see Manager Chen."

Li Yang entered the shop with a smile. The clerk clearly remembered him from yesterday, when he had come to sell jewelry. Seeing him dressed in an expensive suit today, she gave him a surprised once-over. After a moment's consideration, she smiled and nodded. "Please have a glass of water and wait here for a moment."

The clerk poured Li Yang a cup of water in a disposable cup, then headed toward the manager's office. Li Yang took a sip and looked through the glass door. He saw the female clerk say something to the manager, who then looked over in surprise. Li Yang immediately smiled and waved.

The manager smiled and nodded in response, then promptly rose and walked out.

"Sir, this is our Manager Chen."

After returning, the clerk smiled and introduced the manager beside her, then tactfully went back to her post.

"Mr. Li, we meet again. What brings you here today?"

Manager Chen looked at the customer who had sold gold here once before, a polite smile on his face as he asked, his expression probing.

"It's still about yesterday's matter. I wonder if Manager Chen would be interested in buying back a large quantity of gold jewelry of the same quality."

Li Yang smiled faintly as he asked.

"A large quantity? How large?"

Manager Chen froze for a moment, raising his eyebrows as he asked.

"Fifty kilograms."

Li Yang held up his right hand. Manager Chen opened his mouth in astonishment, immediately furrowing his brow in thought. Then he looked at Li Yang hesitantly and probingly. "Sir, you aren't joking with me, are you?"

"I came all this way specifically, not to joke with Manager Chen."

Li Yang's smile was radiant as he shrugged and spoke. Although his face was all smiles, he was rather nervous inside as he waited for the man's reaction.

That was fifty kilograms...

"Fifty kilograms is indeed no small amount. It would be enough for us to open another branch. But I can't make the decision on this. Wait while I call our general manager."

Manager Chen hesitated before speaking to Li Yang. Then he stepped aside. "Mr. Li, please have a seat in my office. I'll get back to you shortly."

Li Yang paused, then hurriedly followed him over with an outwardly calm expression, unable to stop himself from grumbling inwardly.

I've been poor for so long that my horizons have shrunk. They've shrunk.

He had thought fifty kilograms of gold would cause some kind of trouble, but now it seemed this was merely a matter of them opening one more branch.

What was the big deal?

After grumbling to himself nonstop, Li Yang felt somewhat calmer. He followed Manager Chen into the office and waited for a while before the manager came over with a smile.

"Sir, I spoke with our general manager. We happen to have a rather large demand for gold right now. If you truly intend to sell, our general manager will personally come over shortly to confirm things with you. If everything is in order, we can discuss the specific terms of the transaction, sign a contract, and complete the deal."

Of course it was possible. How could it not be?

Li Yang smiled. "I'll await your general manager."

Manager Chen smiled as well. Gold was scarce, and facilitating such a deal would bring him a substantial gain in both performance and commission. Seeing that the deal had a chance of going through, he immediately stepped up his efforts to contact the general manager and explain the situation.

Li Yang waited in the office for only an hour. He even won two rounds of Some Honor, and in a fine mood, he welcomed their general manager.

Once he met the general manager, everything that followed became much simpler.

"Mr. Li, let's speak privately. None of your concerns are a problem. To put it simply, hand the gold over to us, and we'll handle the taxes for you. We'll make sure your money is completely safe and secure."

The man warmly brought Li Yang to a tea room. After some discussion, he patted his chest and made the guarantee enthusiastically.

Clearly, this batch of gold was also something hard-won for him.

Li Yang smiled. "In that case, things are simple."

He turned and went out first. An hour later, Li Yang brought all fifty kilograms of gold before them, piece by piece, in a portable safe case.

"Please wait while we inspect it!"

Seeing the goods laid out before him, a flash of delight passed through Manager Wang's eyes. He immediately called the shop and summoned professional inspectors to the tea room. They arrived in just over ten minutes.

"It's genuine. The gold content is over 99%."

The inspectors spoke as soon as they finished testing it. Manager Wang smiled, knowing that the rest of the matter was secure.

"How about this, Mr. Li? I won't waste words on empty talk. Hand all of this over to me, and I'll give you an after-tax total of twenty million. If you're worried, I'll personally take you to the tax bureau to pay the taxes, so you can be completely at ease. What do you say?"

Manager Wang took a contract from his wallet and placed it on the table. "If that works for you, shall we sign?"

Li Yang lowered his head to look. The terms were clear and straightforward, so he signed readily. Manager Wang immediately began making arrangements, and before long, Li Yang received a notification first.

Gold ** has transferred 20,000,000.00 yuan into your account ending in ***, with a balance of 20,071,586.00 yuan.

Twenty million had arrived. Awesome!

Li Yang's heart raced wildly, and a surge of joy filled him despite knowing it would happen. Then he followed Manager Wang directly to the Linhai Tax Bureau and, right in front of him, paid every bit of tax due on the gold transaction.

When he walked out of the tax bureau, Li Yang's heart finally settled completely. He looked up at the sky around him and sensed the World Gate in his mind, feeling incomparably refreshed.

The excitement of obtaining the World Gate and the excitement of truly receiving twenty million in the Real World were entirely different emotions.

Even with the World Gate, it did not diminish his excitement in the slightest!