Is Sixteen Trillion a Lot? It's Just My Pocket Money

Faced with the girls, Lu Yuan politely told a lie. "Sorry, I already have a girlfriend."

"Okay... then, could we add each other on WeChat and get to know each other?"

Lu Yuan declined. "Sorry! I need to maintain distance and boundaries with the opposite sex so my girlfriend feels secure. Please don't bother me either."

"Your girlfriend is so lucky."

"Thank you."

The women left, finding it no fun and feeling a little down.

Lu Shishi's thirst for gossip flared. "Bro! When did you get another girlfriend?"

Lu Yuan rubbed his nose and said awkwardly, "I didn't. I lied to them."

His sister Lu Shishi looked at him, somewhat speechless. "Bro! Every time a girl approaches you, you shut her out. How are you ever going to stop being single at this rate? What kind of woman are you looking for?"

Lu Yuan thought for a moment and said seriously, "Someone who isn't materialistic, doesn't despise the poor and chase the rich, isn't led by lust, and doesn't treat a relationship as an exchange of benefits. Someone who can share both joys and hardships and weather storms together with me. I don't want anything impure in the relationship."

Husbands and wives were birds of the same forest, yet too often they flew their separate ways when disaster struck. To avoid that, Lu Yuan needed to keep his eyes sharp when choosing a partner.

After having their fun, the group returned to the residence at Tomson Riviera.

As soon as they entered, they smelled a delicious aroma. Sliced steak, a plate of crab, and some pastries were laid out on the dining table, along with two glasses of red wine.

His roommate Wang Meiqi smiled at Lu Yuan. "You're back? The food's gone cold. I'll heat it up again."

Lu Yuan was somewhat taken aback by the unexpected kindness. "You... you haven't eaten? You've been waiting for me this whole time?"

"Mm!" Wang Meiqi nodded.

A warm current flowed through Lu Yuan's heart. "You don't have to do all this," he told her.

"I know! But charging me a thousand a month in rent is practically letting me live here for free. Since I'm getting such a good deal, I should take it upon myself to do something for you," Wang Meiqi explained.

Lu Yuan grabbed her and pressed her back into her seat. "Don't heat it up! It's too much work. Next time I come home late, I'll tell you to eat first. I'll let you try my cooking sometime."

After eating, the two returned to their respective rooms.

That evening, as Lu Yuan lay in bed playing on his phone, he received a WeChat message from his father back home. "Xiao Yuan! It's your grandfather's birthday celebration the day after tomorrow. He's the head of a distinguished family, so go and prepare a respectable gift in a little while. Don't let the others outshine you tomorrow. Say a few nice things to him, and maybe if he's happy, he'll give you part of the family business to run."

"Dad! It's not like I'm short of money. The old man's little company only makes a little over a billion in profit a year..." With his current net worth of hundreds of trillions, how could Lu Yuan possibly be interested in a shabby little company making a little over a billion?

Besides, the old man had opposed his father and mother's marriage back then, but his father had insisted on being with her, and they had Lu Yuan. The old man felt his authority had been offended and had thrown Lu Yuan's family out of the house. He would rather watch his father do manual labor than help him in the slightest, all to assert his authority over the other children in the family.

The old man celebrated his birthday every year, and Lu Yuan's family attended each year out of regard for family ties. Yet the old man had never once given them a pleasant look. If not for his father, Lu Yuan wouldn't have wanted to go.

"Honestly, kid, you only made a little over a billion selling antiques. Can you really make that last forever? Your grandfather's company may only make a little over a billion in profit each year, but it's an asset for life. Can that bit of spare change of yours compare?"

Lu Yuan was speechless. He brushed him off, saying, "All right, all right, you're right!"

Lu Yuan hung up the phone and sneered inwardly. Grandfather? They were family in name only. If the old man had been willing to give his parents even a minor position, their family wouldn't have been poor for more than a decade.

The old man liked antiques best, so Lu Yuan decided to visit Antique Street the next day and see if there was a suitable gift for him.

Early the next morning, Lu Yuan went to Sichuan Pepper Bank.

"Could you please open an account for me?" Lu Yuan said to the counter clerk.

The bank clerk politely asked, "Sir, would you like a credit card or a debit card? What are your requirements?"

After thinking for a moment, Lu Yuan said, "Give me a card with no daily spending limit. Being able to transfer only 200,000 a day to someone else from a card is too annoying!"

Other banks had wanted to upgrade Lu Yuan's bank cards before, but he felt they were too small. If he needed to use his money, he might end up crashing the systems of several of those banks.

After considering everything, he concluded that only Sichuan Pepper Bank had enough cash flow.

He also wanted to transfer all his money onto one card, making it easier to use his once-daily copying ability.

The teller couldn't help laughing and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, sir, but if you only have a few million or tens of millions, you can't get a card with unlimited transfers and spending..."

Lu Yuan took out his phone and showed the teller his WeChat Wallet balance. "What's in my WeChat is my usual pocket money. I also own companies. I wonder if that qualifies me for one of your cards with unlimited spending?"

The moment the female teller saw the balance, she reached out and tapped the screen in disbelief. She discovered that it really was the WeChat Wallet interface, not a fake picture.

"Phew..."

Lu Yuan watched her reaction. "What's wrong? Can't you do it?"

"No, that's not it, sir. Your WeChat balance is terrifyingly high. I... I've never seen this much money at Sichuan Pepper Bank either. Please, give me a moment to calm down..."

The female teller's heart pounded wildly. Only after taking several calming pills did she manage to settle herself down.

Her behavior puzzled Lu Yuan. "It's just a little money. There's no need to react like that!"

A little money? Sixteen trillion is a little money? How can you talk about it so casually? Do you hear yourself?

The female teller instantly lost her composure. "Sixteen trillion, and you call that a little money?"

"Yeah. I own five hundred residential complexes across the country, school district housing like Tomson Riviera. I also own a hundred percent of Yida Shopping Mall, as well as the Chinese and Western Medicine Medical Association. Sixteen trillion is just a fraction of those companies' annual profits, so of course it's a little money!" Lu Yuan looked completely nonchalant.

Everyone in the bank turned to look at Lu Yuan.

The teller's mouth fell open in shock. "What did you say? Tomson Riviera is yours, Yida Shopping Mall is yours, and the Chinese and Western Medicine Medical Association is yours too?!"

Lu Yuan admitted it readily. "Yes! If you don't believe me, you can search for Lu Yuan on Baidu."

Some people took out their phones and began searching. When they saw Lu Yuan's illustrious résumé, people from all walks of life in the bank gathered around him. "Sir, I'm the chairman of Zhongyuan Steel. Could we get to know each other?"

"Sir, would you like to buy a stock? I run a stock and securities company..."

Lu Yuan had no interest in getting to know these people. He merely pressed the teller. "So, can I get a card with no limit or not?"

The teller hurriedly replied, "Yes, of course you can! Please wait a moment. I'll call the bank manager right now and have him come over to handle it for you personally."