Chapter 484 - 293: I Heard You’re All Afraid of Your Wives?

Chapter 484: Chapter 293: I Heard You’re All Afraid of Your Wives?

As the Prince put on the Jade Necklace, a rebate notification appeared on the panel in front of Lin Chu.

Automatic currency conversion. Double rebate. Priced in Euros: 15.58 million.

The number itself was pretty auspicious, but the amount felt a little small.

It didn’t feel that great.

However, Lin Chu did some quick mental math. The panel had valued the Jade Necklace at 60 million RMB. With the conversion, 15.58 million euros was roughly 120 million.

Sigh...

Lin Chu couldn’t help but let out a soft sigh.

He had made a profit, yet he was still sighing.

’It was just... annoying.’

’It completely sapped any sense of accomplishment.’

’You work your ass off to open some little shop, and how much can you make in a month?’

But now, with a single casual act, he could rake in several months’ worth of revenue in minutes.

’The panel is toxic!’

’Seriously!’

’Once you get used to this high, everything else starts to feel pointless.’

’What’s the point of building a business?’

He lit a cigarette, shaking his head with a small laugh. ’Okay, enough of this humble-bragging. It’s better not to indulge in this kind of attitude. It’s just asking for bad karma.’

’Still, to be fair, this Little Prince seemed to have very clear eyes. He had a kind of clueless, adorable vibe. Seemed like he’d be an easy mark for farming cash.’

’The guy was loaded, after all.’

’He didn’t care about stuff like this.’

’Which made him the perfect tool for me.’

’I’ll fleece him!’

’Fleece him for everything he’s got!’

These "filthy rich whales" from the Middle East were the stuff of legend back in China, with all sorts of stories flying around. Now, seeing one in the flesh, Lin Chu understood the reputation was well-earned.

After chatting and laughing for a little longer, the large group made their way to the sky-high restaurant on the 122nd floor of the Burj Khalifa.

Sitting in the car, Yang Huixian saw the Jade Necklace she had so meticulously crafted hanging around the neck of this Little Prince with the cloth on his head. Her heart felt like it was bleeding.

’What a spendthrift!’

’An absolute spendthrift!’

’That was something she had made with her own two hands, a piece worth tens of millions! While it couldn’t compare to her absolute favorite, the Precious Treasures of Tianlu, it was still a work she was incredibly proud of.’

’And now... Lin Chu had just given it away like that?’

Her gaze held a hint of resentment.

’I wonder if he can even make that money back from this Little Prince?’

Lin Chu noticed her expression. He just smiled, patted her hand, and sent her a quick message: "Just think of it as us selling it to him. I’ll credit the company account when we get back."

’This woman wasn’t being petty. She just cherished her creations, and this piece was the fruit of her labor, after all.’

’Besides, she didn’t know about the rebate system.’

Yang Huixian replied, feigning nonchalance: "It’s just a necklace. It was yours to begin with. Give it to whoever you want, I don’t mind."

’Heh.’

’Women. They never say what they mean.’

"I’m very pleased with your attitude,"

Lin Chu casually texted back.

’Her having this attitude was already more than enough. What more could he ask for?’

Yang Huixian: ?

She took a deep breath, pursed her lips, and stared out the window.

’So you’ve gotten the hang of it now, have you?’

’You never learn the good things!’

’Instead, you learn all these passive-aggressive, bitchy lines, acting like some tsundere princess!’

’Giving me a taste of my own medicine, is that it?’

’Unbelievable!’

’A lamb with your bros, a lion with your girl!’

’But... what could she do?’

’What else could she do but forgive him?’

’Men will be men, I guess.’

...

The view from the sky-high restaurant was magnificent, with the entire city spread out below.

In the distance, the afterglow of the setting sun painted the entire sky in shades of gold.

It seemed there was a drone show tonight. Night had not yet fully fallen, and in the hazy twilight, thousands of points of light converged to form a kaleidoscope of vibrant images.

Lin Chu guessed that the drone fleet was most likely from Peng City, back in China.

Tsk.

’These whales’ money really is easy to make.’

Back when he was just a working stiff, Lin Chu had heard an even more outrageous story. Chinese online game companies would take those trashy browser games—the ones with ads like, "If you’re my brother, come and cut me down! One slash, 999 gold!"—and just slap a new skin on them. Then they’d sell them to the princes and sheiks of the Middle East, letting them experience the thrill of conquering the world with a massive army. Apparently, the games sold like hotcakes. There were so many tycoon clients that they’d pour millions upon millions into them.

’They really don’t treat money like money.’

’But no matter how much they splurged, they couldn’t out-splurge him.’

’When other people spent money, it was really gone. When he spent money, you couldn’t even call it spending. He got it all back.’

The main course was steak sprinkled with gold dust. It looked stunning, glittering under the lights.

The aroma was rich, and the beef was clearly top-grade, with beautiful marbling.

But...

"Ahem... this stuff... if you eat it, can you... you know... poop it out?"

Lin Chu asked with a casual laugh, testing the limits but not crossing them.

PFFT!

Lu Ming, who was beside him, instantly sprayed out his drink with a laugh.

’Holy crap...’

’Talking about that while we’re eating is pretty gross.’

’Although, to be honest, the same thought had just crossed his mind a moment ago.’

Gold is an element forged in the Big Bang. Its chemical structure is extremely stable, which is why it has served as a universal equivalent of value for thousands of years.

’So even if you eat it as gold leaf...’

"It should be fine, right?" Rashid said, scratching his head and licking his lips with a somewhat helpless smile. "We’re all used to eating it. We’ve never had any problems."

In truth, he was usually very well-mannered, a product of a careful upbringing. But ever since he started hanging out with Ma Teng and the others, he’d been corrupted. His tolerance for such crude topics was now quite high.

"Hard to say," Ma Teng said with a grin, clearly showing off his knowledge. "In *Dream of the Red Chamber*, there’s a scene where Second Sister Yu kills herself by swallowing gold. So you see, people in ancient times even used this stuff to commit suicide."

"Talking about toxicity without the dosage is just fearmongering. Eat up! It’s fine. Clean and hygienic!"

"I read somewhere that it’s supposed to be good for your skin and overall health," Yang Huixian added with a smile. She had already finished taking pictures and was getting ready to post them on her social media feed.

’What a great experience.’

Lu Ming was already searching on his phone. He held the screen out for Lin Chu to see. "It’s recorded in the *Compendium of Materia Medica*: ’Eating gold calms the spirit, strengthens the bone marrow, and purges the evil qi from the five organs.’"

Lin Chu: ...

He just shook his head with a smile, moved past the topic, and took a couple of bites.

’It’s nothing special.’

’Just chalk it up to a new experience.’

’Rich people are so fucking wasteful.’

’So goddamn wasteful!’

...

And Lin Chu would soon witness something even more extravagant.

After leaving the restaurant, they went to the Little Prince’s residence, where a roasted camel was already waiting for them as a late-night snack.

This was a famous royal dish: sand-pit-roasted camel.

Inside the camel’s belly were a whole roasted sheep and twenty pieces of fried flatbread.

Inside the sheep’s belly was a roasted chicken.

Inside the chicken’s belly were ten roasted quails.

And inside the quails’ bellies were rice pilaf, cherry tomatoes, dried fruit, diced beef, potatoes, corn, and more.

It was practically a Russian nesting doll of roasted meat.

Lin Chu didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. ’Whoever invented this dish must have been a real genius,’ he thought. ’Like a reincarnated starving ghost. Are you supposed to eat this and then fast for three years?’

He cut off a small piece of each meat to try. The flavor was decent enough—not bad, just very greasy.

"Chu, I heard that you guys from China are all afraid of your wives. Is that true?"

"We’re going to a yacht party later. Should you maybe send your girlfriend home first?"

Finding a moment when Yang Huixian wasn’t paying attention, the Little Prince leaned in and whispered with a mischievous, conspiratorial grin.

After just one meal together, he already felt that Lin Chu was a kindred spirit.

’He was interesting.’

’And very generous.’

"Who told you that? They’re ruining our reputation!"

Lin Chu retorted with a casual laugh, but inwardly, he felt a stir of excitement.

’He glanced at Yang Huixian.’

’He thought of Dongnya.’

’Heh.’

’Love? He couldn’t say it wasn’t love. The feelings were definitely real.’

’But... as for fooling around... he kind of wanted to fool around, too.’

’This was just part of the show, a social obligation between men... He couldn’t just refuse, could he?’

’Besides, this was a matter of national honor now!’

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