Super-rich: Spending money is just a job!

"Who told you to knock over my antique stall? This is a genuine Song Dynasty antique bowl, worth at least tens of thousands of yuan. You can't leave without paying!" The sound of arguing came from around a street corner. Passersby turned to watch the commotion.

A young couple dressed in designer clothes said, "How could a street stall like yours possibly have any real antiques? Are you trying to scam me? I'm calling the police."

The short, stout young man took out his phone to call the police.

At this moment, three burly men appeared beside the antique stall owner, surrounded the two young men, and snatched his phone as soon as they saw him about to make a call.

The girl with the internet celebrity face screamed, because the burly man had also snatched the phone she was holding.

This young couple clearly came from out of town. Locals or budget travelers wouldn't wear so many designer clothes; the brand logos on their clothes practically covered every inch of fabric.

No wonder the antique vendors specifically target them.

The two of them were live-streaming while shopping when they accidentally stepped on someone's "antique" without noticing.

As is well known, the antiques sold at night market stalls in tourist cities are usually not anything of substance; they are just modern handicrafts, designed to rip off unsuspecting customers.

Judging from the accent, this vendor isn't a local; he's probably a wandering merchant.

"What are you doing? There are so many people watching! Call the police! There's a fight! Call the police!" the internet celebrity girl screamed.

But the burly man showed no fear and surrounded them even more tightly. The onlookers outside couldn't see what was happening inside, but they heard the people inside being pushed a few times, and the two young men became frightened.

The young couple realized that the crowd was standing far away watching the commotion, and it seemed no one was going to call the police for them. They had no choice but to accept their fate and take out all the cash from their wallets.

There was a small stack of pink coins in their wallets, probably worth two or three thousand yuan. No wonder they were being targeted.

The antique stall owner also said they didn't have enough money and took their cell phones with them.

Xiaomeng and Xiaotang watched with great interest and were discussing, "This is enough to be considered extortion, right? That stack of cash is worth three thousand, plus two cell phones, that's almost five thousand, enough for sentencing, right?"

Xiao Tang leisurely sipped his cold jelly and milk tea, saying, "No matter how much it costs, it's a crime and should be punished."

Bystanders joined the discussion, saying, "I heard that nowadays, anything over two thousand yuan can be considered a sentence. This is definitely enough to land someone in jail. I don't know where this guy came from; he's got some nerve."

Another person said, "What punishment? Once these bastards get on the ship and hide in international waters, it'll all be over. Why bother with sentencing?"

"It all depends on how quickly the patrol officers arrive."

"I guess it will take at least five more minutes."

"I'd guess ten minutes. With all the people on the street, it'll take at least ten minutes to find it."

"I haven't seen such blatant extortion in a long time. Where did these guys come from? Are they foreigners?"

"Hard to say."

Seeing that he couldn't extract anything more from the two, the antique stall owner packed up his stall and he and his accomplice quickly disappeared into the alley.

After waiting another seven or eight minutes, Xiaomeng and her companions finally saw patrol officers arrive nearby. They asked the stall owners around them a few questions and then took the young couple back to the police station.

After watching the excitement, Xiaomeng and the others were about to leave when Xiao Tang received a phone call. He opened the video call, said a few words, and then hung up. He looked at Xiaomeng with a strange expression and said, "Two of my colleagues came to Qiongzhou Island today. They said they live near this night market and wanted to hang out with me."

Xiaomeng asked curiously, "Your colleague came too? Didn't your colleague come on the same plane as you?"

Xiao Tang thought for a moment, "Probably, but I was in first class and didn't see them."

They didn't have to wait long before they met Xiao Tang's colleague by the roadside.

Xiao Tang's friends are a man and a woman. The man introduced himself as Xiao Wei, and the woman as Xiao Yu. They didn't give their full names, so Xiao Meng assumed they were just ordinary colleagues of Xiao Tang and that maintaining a polite social distance was sufficient.

The four of them found a small stall on the edge of the night market where there were fewer people and ordered some drinks.

Xiaoyu sat on a plastic beach chair, looked around at the coconut trees beside her, and said to Xiaotang with a smile, "Young Master Tang really knows how to enjoy life. He actually thought of running from the far east to the far south to play on the weekend."

Tang, her flip-flops dangling from her toes, said, "What's the big deal? It's just a plane ticket. You can come anytime you want. It's not a holiday, and the tickets aren't expensive. You can save that by skipping a few coffees."

Xiao Wei was very excited, "Yeah, I never expected that tickets to Qiongzhou Island on the weekend could be so cheap, only a few hundred yuan. If Xiao Yu hadn't dragged me on this trip, I wouldn't have discovered this amazing flight route."

Come over after get off work on Friday, and fly back to work on Sunday afternoon – it's perfect.

"Young Master Tang, do you often travel all over the world like this? Where else can I do this? Could you teach me?"

Tang and Wei found common ground and excitedly huddled together to exchange travel tips. "Wei, you also like to travel on weekends? Let me tell you, airfares to many provinces and cities in China are very cheap now."

Our passports are being confiscated, so forget about traveling abroad. There are plenty of fun places to visit in China alone, and it's safer than traveling abroad. I now think traveling within China is much more interesting than traveling abroad.

For example..."

Xiaoyu smiled gently, "I also love traveling. Let's team up and travel together sometime. My parents used to take me all over the country. I've been to many places, so I can be your tour guide."

Xiaomeng lowered her head and drank coconut water. This was already the third young coconut she had drunk that night. That's how it is in hot places; you have to keep drinking water.

"Miss Lin, where have you traveled to?" Xiaoyu asked, noticing that she hadn't said anything.

"I haven't been to many places, just some cities that people usually go to." Xiaomeng was a little dazed because it was her bedtime, and she kept yawning, too lazy to think.

She was telling the truth; she really hadn't been to many cities.

The main problem is that every time she lands in a new city, the system reminds her to complete a task to buy a luxury house. She has no choice but to buy it, which makes her unaware of how many houses she has bought around the world.

Since she already owns property in several first-tier cities in developed countries, she has learned to avoid going to unfamiliar cities unless absolutely necessary.

Xiao Tang quickly picked up where she left off, "You just like staying in familiar places and don't like going anywhere else."

"I'm sleepy, let's go home then, we'll play again tomorrow."

After saying that, they stood up together to say goodbye to Xiao Tang's colleagues. "It's getting late, so we'll head home now. You guys should find a hotel to stay in after you finish your late-night snack. It's best not to stay out too late in an unfamiliar city."

After saying goodbye, Xiao Tang shuffled off after Xiao Meng, dragging his slippers along.

His colleagues were left speechless.

Xiaoyu watched his retreating figure and asked, "What's going on? He's leaving already, just abandoning us here?"

Xiao Wei seemed to understand something. "I see. I've heard that Xiao Tang already has a girlfriend. Was that the one just now?"

"That can't be right, I've never heard him mention that before."

Xiao Wei ordered some fried noodles to fill his stomach, and answered while eating, "It's true, I heard it from the HR lady the other day. She was even thinking of introducing the boss's daughter to Xiao Tang. But Xiao Tang said he already has a girlfriend."

Xiaoyu asked doubtfully, "You're not just kidding, are you?"

"No, didn't you hear them say they went home together? They're definitely going home together."

Seeing that Xiaoyu seemed a little disappointed, Xiaowei comforted her, "You can tell that girl is very rich. They must be from similar backgrounds and childhood sweethearts. Look how naturally they were getting along just now. That's how an old married couple is."

"You really don't eat fried noodles? This owner really makes them delicious. Noodles this good would cost twenty or thirty yuan a serving in Beijing."

Xiaoyu was somewhat encouraged by Xiaowei's words. She silently speculated that Xiaotang's girlfriend might be the spoiled, demanding type, and that Xiaotang might only be dating her because of family pressure, and didn't actually like her that much. She didn't want to give up so quickly; Xiaotang's family background was exceptionally good, so she decided to observe him for the next couple of days.