Despite being incredibly wealthy, I want to be a prosecutor.

My sister-in-law, Chang Yue, went back to her workplace in a neighboring county. When my older brother, Zhou Jun, heard that his younger brother was treating us to a meal, he also said that he was too busy with work to come home. My father had indeed gone to a construction site in the countryside to build a house for someone, and the foreman had asked him to work overtime.

In the end, Zhou Hong had no choice but to eat at the snack bar near his home with his mother. They had originally planned to go to the Dongning Hotel, but his mother refused to go no matter what.

Zhou Hong's mother rarely ate out, so he didn't dare order too many dishes. He ordered two meat dishes, "braised pork slices" and "braised three kinds of meat", a cold black fungus salad, and a clam and silver thread soup, based on the flavors his mother might like.

Even so, my mother was still very surprised and kept saying how expensive it was while eating, such as how much it would cost if she bought meat and made cauliflower.

There's no way around it; the older generation is quite frugal and has almost never been to a restaurant. Even though my mother is only in her forties, she's like this...

Looking at the wrinkles on his mother's forehead and listening to her nagging, Zhou Hong felt a lump in his throat.

Some young people might feel embarrassed to take their parents out to eat, since their mothers have loud voices and can be heard by people at nearby tables, making them seem like unsophisticated country women.

Zhou Hong felt a pang of sadness. His mother was not even fifty years old yet. What had she ever enjoyed in her life? It had been almost entirely suffering.

When we paid the bill, the owner looked a little unhappy. My mom kept saying that the food was bad and that she would never come back. Actually, she didn't mean it that way. She just thought it was too wasteful and was just grumbling. In reality, she ate almost everything, so she didn't really think the food was bad.

Zhou Hong unzipped his handbag and then remembered that he had given all his money to his second aunt. He hadn't been short of money lately and had completely forgotten about it. "Can I pay by card?"

He has several cards, including international cards such as VISA and American Express, as well as a Haifa Bank savings card and a Haifa Centurion Black Gold Credit Card with a limit of 1000 million RMB.

"No..." The shopkeeper shook his head. Nowadays, very few small eateries like this in the county town use POS machines.

"Wait a minute..." Zhou Hong turned around and said, "Mom, you go back first."

"Oh, you didn't bring any money, did you?" Mom also remembered that her son seemed to have given all his cash to his second aunt. "How much is it? I'll go to the house to get it!" Mom also went to the cashier.

"No need, I'll call Xiaobao over to pay the bill!" Zhou Hong grinned, "Rich kid, if I don't eat him now that I'm back, who will?"

"You silly child, I'll go get you the money!" Mom hurried out of the restaurant.

Zhou Hong noticed the mocking looks from many people and felt somewhat helpless.

I only recently got a personal assistant, and it seems I've already gotten used to having someone else handle the bills and such. It's really easy to go from frugality to extravagance.

Xiao Bao was the only one in the class with a cell phone; he stole money from his dad to buy it and hid it very well.

But I haven't contacted him by phone yet, because I'm afraid he'll find out my number. That scoundrel will harass me all the time, since he doesn't have many people he can call anyway.

He remembered his number. Zhou Hong sat back down at his table and dialed Xiao Bao's number.

Although it's Monday, during lunchtime, this guy was either at an internet cafe or holed up in his dorm playing mobile games like Snake.

"Who is it?!" Sure enough, Xiao Bao answered the phone immediately.

"Guess." Zhou Hong's face was beaming with a smile.

"I bet you're a fool!" Suddenly, Xiao Bao's voice rose sharply: "Xiao Hong?!"

"Yeah, I'm in Meishan. This Meishan restaurant right outside my house, hurry up and get your money over here, I didn't bring any!"

"Go to hell, get lost!" Xiao Bao cursed.

There's no way around it, it's like crying wolf. The guys often joke like this, telling someone to go to such and such a place, only to find out they've been tricked.

Zhou Hong scratched his head, feeling that he and Xiao Bao had been really childish in the past.

"Whose phone is this? Where are you? in the country?" Xiao Bao asked.

"I really am in Meishan!" Zhou Hong said helplessly, "If you hadn't come, I wouldn't have bothered looking for you until I left!"

"Fine, you've gone abroad, you're fucking awesome. I'm coming over there, waiting for you while you're gone!" Xiao Bao was about to hang up, but quickly asked, "This number can reach you, right?"

"It's my phone number."

*Click*, the other end of the phone hung up.

A few minutes later, Mom arrived first with the money. The bill was 65 yuan, and Mom felt a pang of heartache.

After leaving the restaurant, Zhou Hong dialed Xiao Bao's number again: "You're too late. My mom invited me. Come to my house!"

Xiao Bao seemed to be gritting his teeth, "Fine, I'll come to your house. If you're not there, see what I say to your aunt!"

"Stop playing with him all the time, look at your brother..." Mom's words trailed off.

My mother always felt that Xiao Bao had corrupted her son, and she habitually tried to persuade him.

"Mom, go back and find your ID card for me." Zhou Hong was thinking that once the money was in his parents' hands, it was really hard to get it out of them. If he wanted them to buy an apartment, he would probably have to persuade them with great patience and persuasion.

No need, I can just buy a few second-tier items myself this afternoon.

"I don't even know when I lost my ID card, and I haven't used it since, so I haven't replaced it," Mom said nonchalantly. Then she asked, "What would you need my ID card for? Would your dad's be okay? His is here; the foreman has it. We can ask him to get it back later."

"Yeah, I'll ask my dad to get it back." That's how it is these days; many people don't realize the privacy and importance of their ID cards.

I was definitely going to get my dad's ID card back, but it looks like that's not going to happen today.

I picked up my phone and dialed Sister Yu'er's number.

Soon, Sister Yu'er answered the phone, "Sister, are you home?"

"Oh, no, I'm in Beijing with my dad."

"How is Uncle?" Zhou Hong knew that the surgery was successful, but he needed to stay in the hospital for observation.

"Great, you're home?" It's a domestic mobile number, so you must have arrived home.

"Yes, it arrived yesterday."

"Then I'll take the afternoon train back," said Sister Yu'er.

The capital city is not far from Dongshan; it takes four hours by train.

People from Dongshan are used to going to the capital city for serious medical treatment, which is actually farther from the provincial capital, requiring a train ride of more than eight hours.

"No, you've finally come back, spend more time with your uncle. Actually, I wanted to borrow your ID card..." Zhou Hong was far behind his mother at this point, and lowered his voice: "I need to buy some second-hand goods for the family. I can't use my ID card, and my parents can't find it for a while, so I was thinking of using yours."

Zhou Hong didn't use his own ID card because he still had the "milestone" reward for buying the mansion, and it would be a waste to use it now, let alone use it to buy a two-story townhouse in the county town worth two or three hundred thousand RMB.

Purchasing under a company name won't trigger a "milestone," but I haven't registered a company in my hometown yet.

"Alright, I'll use one of my best friends' methods," Zhou Hong said.

"Listening to you, some people would be furious. A two-story villa, is it counted as 'some'?" Sister Yu'er said, both amused and exasperated. After considering for a moment, she added, "Don't use your friends' property, or we might not be able to remain friends in the future."

Zhou Hong understood this, but he trusted Xiao Bao. Besides, if this small gain could really help him see a person for who they truly were, there was nothing to regret.

However, what Sister Yu'er said is also true. One cannot use what others consider a huge fortune to test human nature; that is not the way a good friend would do.

"Is it really that urgent? Does it have to be this afternoon? Can't we wait for your uncle and aunt?" Sister Yu'er asked again.

"You know, I might have to leave at any time due to various issues. I happened to have some time this afternoon, so I wanted to get it done quickly."

"I see, then you'll believe me..."

"I'm hanging up! If I don't believe you, who will I believe?" Zhou Hong interrupted her.

Sister Yu'er smiled gently and said, "I'm not here, but I happen to have an old ID card that's about to expire. My cousin has a key to my house, I'll call her and ask her to bring it to you. You're at your house, right?"

"Yes, yes, oh my Yu'er, it has to be you! Your husband is overwhelmed with work, he really can't do without you!"

"Get lost!" Yu'er scoffed, then said softly, "I'm hanging up..."

"Okay, bye-bye wife, call me husband!"

"I won't call..." Yu'er hung up the phone.

……

Not long after Zhou Hong returned to his west room, he saw Xiao Bao sneaking his head in through the gate.

Then, Zhou Hong's phone rang.

Seeing his expression, Zhou Hong knew he was afraid his mother would see him. Helpless, he pulled a paper bag from his travel bag and went outside. It contained a gift he had prepared for Xiao Bao.

Over there, Xiao Bao was gritting his teeth, clearly thinking he had been tricked, but he didn't dare go in to really complain to Zhou Hong's mother. He also knew what "Auntie" thought of him.

"My darling, my precious darling!" Zhou Hong sauntered out, opening his arms wide. "Come here, let me hug you!"

Xiao Bao was a chubby little boy, very comfortable to hold. When he saw Zhou Hong, he was taken aback at first, but upon seeing Zhou Hong's posture, he immediately cursed, "Get lost! You're stronger than a bear, who do you think you are?!"

"Brother's got even more energy now!" Zhou Hong chuckled, gesturing, "Let's go out, we'll wait for someone in the car."

He casually tossed the paper bag to Xiaobao, "Look, this is a gift I brought you from the Kingdom of Elephant. Aren't you the one I pamper the most?!"

"I'll forgive you for the transvestite model!" Xiao Bao muttered as he followed Zhou Hong, watching as Zhou Hong pressed the car key and unlocked the black Audi.

"Where did you steal this from?!" Xiao Bao cursed, then followed Zhou Hong into the back seat. Inside the paper bag was a small box, and Xiao Bao didn't know how to open it, so he started tearing at it.

Zhou Hong laughed as he watched his actions. This "gift," whether it has a box or not, makes a completely different matter if you want to resell it.

This is one of the many small achievements of Zhou Hong's street sweeping during the "unlimited days" of the two little ones.

I searched for a lot of watches at the time, and of course, most of them were entry-level models.

Take this one I gave to Xiaobao, for example. It's a first-generation Rolex Submariner "Hulk," with an official price of over 5 RMB in mainland China.

It's not that there aren't better options, but considering Xiaobao's age and living environment, an entry-level one is about right for him these days.

Click! Xiao Bao finally managed to pry open the knob, revealing a beautiful watch with a bright green dial inside.

"Damn! What a disappointment! I thought it was a transvestite figurine!" Xiao Bao scoffed.

Zhou Hong sighed helplessly, "Screw you! This is a Rolex, a genuine one, called a Submariner (Green). It holds its value much better than the one Shanji pawned!"

"You little brat, you went to the land of transvestites and you think I'm a country bumpkin!"

"Fine, fine, wear it however you want, but don't sell it unless someone offers 100,000 or 200,000!"

As they were talking, Xiao Bao suddenly looked out the rear window of the car and exclaimed, "Big chili pepper, big chili pepper, it's a big chili pepper, right?"

A plump, beautiful young woman from the countryside, wearing a red jacket and red pants, walked up behind them. Her gait was quite bold; she was Zhou Xiaojiao, Yu'er's cousin, nicknamed "Big Chili Pepper."

Yu'er is an only child, and she is closer to her cousins ​​and other relatives of the same generation, especially Da Lajiao, who was inseparable from Yu'er when they were young.

She's only a couple of years older than Yu'er, but she got married early in the farmhouse, and now her daughter is already several months old.

Zhou Hong pushed open the car door and got out. "Sister Jiao, over here!"

"Xiao Hong? I remember you used to be all dark-skinned, like a piece of charcoal." Big Chili was straightforward, and Zhou Hong could only laugh awkwardly.

She handed a small plastic bag to Zhou Hong, and you could vaguely see an ID card inside.

"Thank you, Sister Jiao!" Zhou Hong wanted to get into the car.

"Wait a minute, what are you doing with Yu'er's ID card?"

"Sister Yu'er knows all about it," Zhou Hong said.

"No, I need to see what you're up to. Yu'er is smart, but... anyway, I'm coming along to see what you're up to." Big Chili grabbed the car door and squeezed in. Xiao Bao had no choice but to step aside, blushing and embarrassed, saying, "Sister Jiao..."

Xiao Bao's family also came from Zhouzhuang, but they bought an apartment in the county town in the 1990s.

Zhou Hong got into the driver's seat, and Xiao Bao quickly followed suit, getting out of the car and sitting in the passenger seat. He then asked in surprise, "Xiao Hong, you can drive now?"

"Tch, what a coward! During the New Year, his greedy second aunt's husband was driving a truck non-stop, and he even dared to switch places with him!"

Zhou Hong glanced at Da Lajiao in surprise in the rearview mirror. She knew about this? He laughed and said, "My second aunt's husband sometimes gets so sleepy that he dozes off while holding the steering wheel. I'm scared, but there's nothing I can do. I'm a grown man, so it's a little safer than him sleepwalking while driving, right?"

"That's why I'm going to follow you. Yu'er always thought you were a child, but I know how bold you are. Don't ruin Yu'er's future."

"Whatever, you can come along if you want, just don't gossip about it when you get back!"

*Smack!* She received a hard slap on the shoulder. Big Chili glared at her with her almond-shaped eyes, "You brat, how dare you talk to an adult like that?!"

"..." Zhou Hong was speechless. This tiger's shoulder was burning hot. It was really strong. If it hit him with a stick, it might even kill him.

The black sedan moved slowly, and Xiao Bao noticed the watch on Zhou Hong's wrist as he turned the steering wheel.

"Xiao Hong, your watch is really nice, much nicer than my Submariner. How about we swap?"

"This... This really won't do..." Zhou Hong also looked at the dark watch on his wrist, which resembled a tranquil starry sky. The serene and clear touch of the watch, the ultimate understated luxury, brought peace to his heart.

It was the day I was doing an "unlimited" street sweep that I commissioned the Patek Philippe "Ref. 5002P Sky Moon Tourbillon".

Patek Philippe meticulously crafts these pieces, producing only two each year since their debut in 01.

It is a pinnacle of modern watchmaking history, and is hailed as a "wearable planetarium" for its unprecedented complex functions and exquisite craftsmanship.

Among the common people, he is even nicknamed "King of Watches".

The official European website lists the price at US$100 million, while the official Chinese website lists it at RMB1850 million due to tariffs and other factors.

When Zhou Hong booked the "Street Sweeping Day" through Xiangguo's channels, he spent 170 million US dollars.

The so-called pre-order is actually just a minor adjustment to the dial color and appearance, while the core remains constant.

Zhou Hong preferred black watch dials, but Patek Philippe's artisans made subtle adjustments to the dial diamonds, hands, and other elements to better suit the black diamond dial, resulting in a more stunning appearance than Zhou Hong had envisioned.

A few days ago in Hong Kong, Patek Philippe personally delivered it to him.

Of course, Papa Ya happened to be in Hong Kong at the time, and the watch was actually registered under Papa Ya's name.

Meanwhile, Patek Philippe thoughtfully added Zhou Hong to its top VIP list, clearly understanding that the watch was actually purchased by Zhou Hong.

Actually, the "King of Watches" is said to be a pre-order item, and only top-tier VIPs have the right to order it.

However, the price was too high, so Zhou Hong made a reservation and paid the full amount upfront, which is how he secured the ordering rights.

Its core is definitely not something that only starts production after receiving a pre-order. It is highly likely that after receiving the order, it was just a minor adjustment to the dial, otherwise this Heavenly Moon Tourbillon would not have been able to be polished in just over a month.

"Xiao Bao, if I told you this watch is worth nearly 2000 million, would you believe me?" Zhou Hong asked with a smile.

"Get lost! Japanese yen, right? No, Turkish lira, right?"

The old Turkish peso is collapsing drastically, with millions of dollars worth of currency being exchanged for one US dollar. Even the worst high school students in China are very knowledgeable about current events, since there are still current affairs exams, and current affairs knowledge is often quite interesting.

Zhou Hong chuckled, and Xiao Bao suddenly realized, "Damn, is that Rolex of yours made of plastic too? 5 Turkish Lira?"

At this moment, the black sedan slowly drove into the commercial street in front of May 1st Square. Of course, although it was called a commercial street, there were actually very few tourists.