Zhou Xing tapped on the China Merchants Bank app.
In the total assets column,
a ten-digit number was clearly listed.
Although it was just a number, the impact it had was immense.
Even for Zhou Xing, who had lived two lives, he couldn't help but feel a bit dizzy.
After a long while,
he finally began to calm down.
Five hundred million us dollars!
This was no small sum.
And it was in cash.
Even for those billionaires on the Forbes list worth hundreds of billions, asking them to produce five hundred million us dollars in cash wouldn't be easy.
Assets are assets, and cash is cash; the two cannot be compared.
Five hundred million us dollars instantly placed him above ninety-nine percent of the people in this world.
Even if he didn't have the system and his current background,
this amount of money would allow him to live the rest of his life without worry, squandering it as he pleased.
In his past life, except for during the Qingming Festival, he probably wouldn't have seen such a large figure in his entire lifetime... Zhou Xing went to the bathroom and turned on the Hansgrohe faucet.
The water flowed out with a splash.
He cupped the water in his hands and splashed it onto his face.
The icy touch gave his spirit a jolt.
Zhou Xing looked up and stared into the mirror.
A clear and handsome face appeared in the mirror, full of youthful energy.
The morning sun reflected off the floor-to-ceiling windows onto his fair skin.
He looked like the boy next door.
Bright and sunny, his whole body overflowed with youthful vigor.
Zhou Xing was thinking about how to spend this five hundred million us dollars,
or rather, what kind of path he was prepared to take according to the system's intentions.
The bathroom was silent for a few minutes.
Zhou Xing suddenly smiled.
He seemed to have been overthinking things.
Having a second chance at life, with the most outstanding family and a system,
if he couldn't live life to the fullest,
then what was the point!
Following one's heart and listening to the most primal desires was the way to go.
With money, of course, one should go out and spend it.
Enjoy a life of spending money like water, a life of luxury and dissipation.
If worst came to worst, he'd just come back and inherit the family's billions... After thinking it through, Zhou Xing pulled off a face towel to dry his face and then walked out of the room.
He took the elevator down to the first floor.
In the dining room stood a round table that seated twelve.
To his surprise,
his busy parents were actually sitting there eating breakfast.
The Zhou Jianping of his memory, a man of few words, was dressed in a custom-made black suit, his brow carrying the majesty of someone who had long held a high position.
"You're awake?"
Zhang Lanfang, wearing light makeup and a sharp women's suit, saw Zhou Xing and immediately spoke up: "Since you're awake, come over and have some breakfast."
Zhou Xing nodded and pulled out a chair to sit across from Zhang Lanfang.
Faced with their changes, although Zhou Xing felt somewhat unadjusted, they were still essentially his parents, so there was no issue of being unable to fit in.
Zhang Lanfang conveniently pushed the breakfast prepared by the housekeeper in front of Zhou Xing.
Zhou Xing picked up his chopsticks, grabbed a whole fried egg, and swallowed it in one bite.
Then he picked up the milk next to him and took a large gulp.
"Eat slower, no one's competing with you!"
Seeing this, Zhang Lanfang complained with a look of disapproval: "How old are you now, and you're still so reckless? It's unseemly when you go out!"
"Hehe."
Zhou Xing just smiled and said nothing.
When he was younger, he might have felt impatient with his parents' nagging.
As he got older, he was finally able to appreciate how precious it was.
Zhang Lanfang was helpless against Zhou Xing's thick skin and could only put down her chopsticks, saying, "You fellow, are you really planning to stay at home for the entire summer vacation?"
"I don't even know who you take after. When you were little, you refused to go abroad for school no matter what."
"Now you're eighteen, and you still stay cooped up at home every day."
Zhang Lanfang looked helpless: "There's less than a month left before school starts. Don't you want to go out, move around, and get some fresh air?"
"Even a turtle knows to move its nest after lying around for too long. If you stay any longer, you'll start to rust."
Zhou Xing blinked his eyes.
He had been curious before; for someone with a net worth like Zhou Jianping's, the children in the family invariably went abroad to study without exception.
Why was he still the same as in his past life?
After all, the family businesses these people were to inherit were far too vast; without sufficient ability, one wouldn't be able to manage them.
It turned out the reason was himself.
"I want to go to Shanghai."
Zhou Xing had originally planned to ask for their permission to go out, and he hadn't expected Zhang Lanfang to bring it up herself, which suited his intentions perfectly.
"Shanghai?"
Zhang Lanfang nodded: "That's fine. My law firm has been quite busy lately, so I don't have much time to look after you."
"Since your university is there, it's good to go early and get familiar with the environment so you won't be in such a rush when school starts."
Zhou Jianping, who hadn't spoken, also agreed.
"Do you need someone to accompany you?"
Zhang Lanfang asked, "Many of my company's employees are there; I can have them take you around."
Junhe Law Firm was spread all over China.
It wasn't surprising that they had a branch in a metropolis like Shanghai.
"No need."
Zhou Xing shook his head repeatedly.
Not to mention that his body contained a soul nearly thirty years old, he was also going to Shanghai with a goal in mind.
He didn't doubt the system's capabilities.
The source of the funds was definitely not a problem and could withstand scrutiny.
But if it were exposed in front of others, explaining it to his parents would be a headache.
Zhang Lanfang didn't insist. As an international financial metropolis, Shanghai's
safety was unquestionable.
At the same time, they did an excellent job of keeping Zhou Xing's information confidential.
Basically, no one knew Zhou Xing's identity.
So there was no need to worry about safety issues.
She looked at Zhou Xing and asked again, "How long do you plan to stay in Shanghai?"
"About half a month."
Zhou Xing thought for a moment and said.
Even though he wanted to stay out for a longer period, it wasn't very realistic.
He still had to come home once before school started.
Otherwise, with his parents' personalities, they might very well charge over to Shanghai to drag him back.
Zhou Jianping even had a private jet, which... made it even more convenient.
Zhang Lanfang gave an 'um' and picked up the phone on the table, starting to operate it.
After a while, she put down the phone, and her expression suddenly became serious: "Even though you're going for a trip, you can't be extravagant; you must know how to be frugal."
"You're still young now, so we won't demand too much of you, but after you graduate from university, even if you're unwilling to take over your father's company and are just a small director, you should understand that one must be careful in everything when managing a company."
"The bigger the company, the less one can relax. A slight mistake can lead to eternal damnation, especially in industry. If you aren't meticulous with funds, any problem that arises will be a devastating blow!"
Zhang Lanfang paused and said, "So, to help you develop the habit of saving and to prevent you from picking up any bad habits while you're out... I've only transferred one hundred thousand to you. You'll need to handle your own airfare and accommodation. If you're a bit frugal, it'll be enough for half a month."
"Don't think that I'll transfer more to you once you've spent it. Behave yourself and come back obediently when the time comes."
Zhou Xing had a strange expression; hearing this, something felt off, but he didn't know what it was.
One hundred thousand yuan was negligible to him now.
However, he didn't refuse Zhang Lanfang; even the smallest bit of meat is still meat.
"Did you hear me?"
Zhang Lanfang's tone became a bit heavier.
"Yes, I shall follow all of Mother's orders!"
Zhou Xing gave a salute with a face full of smiles.
Zhang Lanfang was also amused by Zhou Xing's playful antics and pinched his face in annoyance: "Stop playing these tricks with me. If you can take even half of my words to heart, I'll be profoundly grateful."
"I'm leaving now; there's a company meeting at eight o'clock."
Zhou Jianping wiped his mouth and turned to speak to Zhang Lanfang.
Hearing this, Zhang Lanfang also looked at her wristwatch, quickly took a makeup mirror out of her bag to touch up her lipstick, and stood up: "I'll go with you."
Before leaving, she didn't forget to give Zhou Xing some instructions: "When you're boarding, remember to give me a call and send the flight information to my phone."
Zhou Xing stood at the door, and after the custom bulletproof maybach the two were in left,
he finally took out his phone to check for the earliest flight to Shanghai.
Business class, ticket price 4083.
Filling in the information, purchasing the ticket, and making the payment were all done in one go.