After finishing their work in the fields, the family weighed today’s spoils using the scale in the Dimension. Just as Lin Ran had expected, it totaled 1,200 jin.
Calculating based on the current gold price of 390 per gram, this 1,200 jin of gold was actually worth 234 million.
Looking at the amount displayed on the phone calculator, Lin Ran rubbed her excited little hands and said, “Xiao Ze, let’s go get more gold for Mom and Dad tomorrow.”
Lin Ze: “Sure, rob the rich to help the poor, and honor our parents!”
“But with so much gold, how are we going to convert it into cash?”
Thinking about liquidating it, Lin Ma grew worried.
“I have a solution,” Lin Ba said. “I have a client who’s in the gold business. He definitely has connections. I’ll go see him tomorrow.”
With the liquidation issue resolved, Lin Ma felt completely at ease. Looking at the neatly arranged Gold bricks, she took off her shoes and lay down on them.
“Xiao Ze, this bed seems a bit narrow.”
Lin Ze: “Mom, I just discovered my Superpower has leveled up. Don’t worry, I’ll get you a bigger bed tomorrow.”
“Ah! You’re truly Mom’s good son.”
“Wife, let me enjoy our son’s blessings too. This gold bed looks really nice.”
“It feels even better lying on it.” Lin Ma chuckled and made room for Lin Ba.
Meanwhile, Lin Ran gazed intently at Lin Ze, surprised that Xiao Ze’s Superpower had leveled up again. The Ye family’s vault was surely in danger now.
Time waits for no one. Why not go harvest another wave tonight?
She couldn’t wait to bring misfortune upon the Ye family.
At 10 p.m., after Lin Ba and Lin Ma had gone to bed, a black SUV drove out of the Lin family’s residential garage.
It wasn’t until 4 a.m. that the vehicle returned.
As Lin Ran lay in bed drifting into dreams, a sweet smile lingered on her lips.
That night, with the boost from Lin Ze’s second-level Metal ability, they had nearly emptied Ye Lan’s family vault.
Now, her Dimension contained 100,000 jin of gold.
As for Ye Lan and his family, it would likely take them a very long time to discover their vault had been cleaned out.
After all, according to Xiao Ze himself, his method of emptying the Ye family vault was quite ingenious.
The next morning, after the family got up and Lin Ba and Lin Ma gathered the property deeds and IDs for the afternoon transaction with the agency, Lin Ran stored all their household belongings into the Dimension.
Today, they were moving entirely to the Mid-Levels Cloud Villa.
Before Lin Ba left home, Lin Ran took the whole family into the Dimension once more.
Staring at the Gold mountain piled inside, both Lin Ba and Lin Ma fell silent.
Lin Ma: “This… can gold breed more gold? How did it become so much?”
“Are my eyes hallucinating? Wife, my eyes are getting blinded by the golden glow.”
“Husband, how many jin is this? We’re rich! My gold mountain, mua~ mua~”
It took quite a while for Lin Ma and Lin Ba to finally calm down.
“What? This is 102,000 jin?”
Lin Ba and Lin Ma went wild with excitement again.
Hugging each other tightly, “Wife, we’re rich.”
“Husband, we’re going to be billionaires.”
Lin Ran laughed: “Mom, think bigger. Billionaires are nothing—we’re going to be hundred-billionaires.”
Lin Ma: “!!!”
Lin Ba: “…”
As a seasoned business manager at a financial company, Lin Ba had worked diligently for years and had never been late on a workday.
He always arrived at the company by 9 a.m. without fail, rain or shine, before the stock market opened.
But today, his secretary noticed that President Lin, who was usually as punctual as a robot, was actually late. Moreover, after arriving, he unusually instructed him to sell all the stocks in his account.
However, these stocks had been adjusting over the past few days—selling them now would mean taking a loss.
Xiao Zhang hesitated for a moment but eventually knocked on the door and went in to offer some well-intentioned advice: “President Lin, it doesn’t seem like a good time to sell these stocks right now. If we sell now, we’d lose at least two million. Should we wait another month?”
Lin Ba waved his hand dismissively and said, “Xiao Zhang, that’s just small change. Sell them now. By the way, how did the appointment with President Wu go?”
Hearing President Lin refer to two million as “small change,” Xiao Zhang, the working-class employee, silently wiped away a tear of frustration in his heart.
“President Wu has already been contacted. He should be here soon.”
“Good. When President Wu arrives, just let him come straight in.”
The President Lin referred to here wasn’t actually the president of any company or corporation.
Calling him “President Wu” was merely a polite and respectful form of address. In reality, this man was the leader of the underworld in Cloud Metropolis.
Due to some serendipitous encounters many years ago, he had become acquainted with Lin Ba.
Later, after he rose to power and became the boss, he consistently entrusted the funds from his organization to Lin Ba for management.
Lin Ba’s professional skills were solid—he never incurred losses and even grew the money steadily. As a result, their cooperative relationship remained unchanged over the years.
In his heart, Wu Dahai always regarded Lin Ba as a good friend. Today, when Lin Ba reached out to him for a meeting, he didn’t hesitate at all and dropped what he was doing to come over.
As soon as he sat down in Lin Ba’s office and took a sip of tea, Lin Ba opened the briefcase he was holding.
“Lao Wu, is there any way you can convert this gold into cash for me?”
Wu Dahai laughed heartily. “I thought it was something serious. No problem at all—I can exchange this gold for cash right away.”
Lin Ba smiled. “I knew you’d have the connections. But I’ve got more goods. Can you handle all of it?”
“However much you have, just bring it over if you trust me. This stuff is hard currency—I can help you liquidate it all in a few days. By the way, Old Lin, how much do you have?”
Lin Ba swallowed nervously. “A very reliable client entrusted it to me. Quite a few pounds.”
Wu Dahai crossed his legs casually. “How many is ‘quite a few’?”
Lin Ba held up one finger.
Wu Dahai said, “Just 100 pounds? A drop in the bucket. Easy.”
Lin Ba shook his head.
Wu Dahai frowned. “1,000 pounds? Not bad, Old Lin. You’ve got some high-profile clients now.”
Lin Ba continued shaking his head.
Wu Dahai asked, “Not 1,000 pounds? Then is it 10,000 pounds?”
Seeing that Lin Ba still hadn’t nodded, Wu Dahai was taken aback.
“What? Don’t tell me it’s… 100,000 pounds?”
Under Lin Ba’s confirming gaze, Wu Dahai’s expression finally turned serious.
“Whoa, really 100,000 pounds? That’s an enormous deal. You’ve really outdone yourself, kid. Where did you find such a big client?”
Of course, Lin Ba couldn’t reveal that this “big client” was himself. He asked with some concern, “Lao Wu, is 100,000 pounds too much for you to handle?”
“Too much?” Wu Dahai was displeased. “Are you looking down on me? In Cloud Metropolis, there’s nothing I, Wu Dahai, can’t accomplish.”
“Set your heart at ease. When I, Lao Wu, take action, there will absolutely be no problems.”
“100,000 jin? 100,000 jin?”
“Is your client in a hurry?”
Lin Ba: “Yes.”
“If they’re in a hurry, then the gold price definitely won’t be that high. It’s impossible to sell at market price. Do you think your client can accept that?”
“He’s mentally prepared and can accept it.”
“Haha, since your client is straightforward, I’ll help with this. I’ll get back to you this afternoon.”