Hearing Lin Yi's words, Boss Zhuang said nothing.
However, he had already made up his mind to fire Sun Zhi later.
As for why to fire Sun Zhi, on the one hand, it was because of his immature behavior, and on the other hand, Sun Zhi was merely a randomly promoted acting manager.
The main thing is, this acting manager position was simply given to the longest-serving employee in the store without much thought.
Of course, he didn't tell Lin Yi about this decision in advance but followed Lin Yi downstairs.
Upon reaching downstairs, he saw Sun Zhi calling by the window with a resentful expression, presumably calling for a tow truck.
It seemed that the old Cayenne had been smashed up.
Thinking about it, Lin Yi couldn't help but smile, as he already had a plan in mind.
He stepped forward to Sun Zhi's back and tapped him on the shoulder.
Sun Zhi, who was on the phone, turned around furiously when his shoulder was tapped.
But when he saw it was Lin Yi, his face turned even angrier.
However, before he could speak, Lin Yi directly tossed five stacks of bills to him.
Seeing Lin Yi suddenly throw something at him, Sun Zhi instinctively caught it without understanding the reason.
But seeing that it was indeed five stacks of bills, he was momentarily stunned, not understanding what it meant.
"Haha, this is for buying your car. Smashing your car is to teach you to be honest in life; giving you money is to show you I'm not as petty as you. That's it for this matter, rest assured, I won't tell my parents about this. Nor will I drag your old car back home."
Listening to Lin Yi's lecturing words, Sun Zhi felt his face burning with embarrassment, his heart filled with anger, and he wanted to throw the five stacks of bills back at Lin Yi's face.
Of course, that's just a thought. Especially after hearing Lin Yi wouldn't speak about it, he was relieved.
It was already embarrassing enough; if the whole neighborhood knew about it, how could he continue living there?
Sun Zhi let out a deep breath, comforting himself by thinking about it from a different angle: just consider the car sold for fifty thousand, he not only profited but also got to vent his anger by smashing a car.
With this thought, Sun Zhi stuffed the five stacks of bills into his pants pockets, his previously ugly expression somewhat eased.
Without waiting for him to say anything, Lin Yi ignored him after speaking, turned to greet Boss Zhuang, and directly headed towards the Antique City's parking lot.
Lin Yi naturally wouldn't give Sun Zhi fifty thousand for nothing; his real intention was to keep that smashed-up car of Sun Zhi's.
With the decomposition and reconstruction system in hand, Lin Yi felt it would be foolish to buy a new vehicle.
Previously, he was worried about where to find a luxurious wrecked car, and now wasn't this a great opportunity?
Buying Sun Zhi's wrecked car for fifty thousand, and after system decomposition and reconstruction, perhaps he would own a new Porsche Cayenne.
Thinking about having his own luxury car tomorrow, Lin Yi clenched his fists in excitement.
However, Lin Yi didn't immediately go to the parking lot but rode to a bank next to the Antique City first.
One reason was to check if the 4.95 million had arrived, and the second was because he didn't have his phone, and the fifty thousand cash was given to Sun Zhi, so Lin Yi was essentially penniless.
Standing in front of the ATM, looking at the string of numbers, Lin Yi felt a bit dazed, not expecting to achieve financial freedom before the age of twenty!
Without further hesitation, he withdrew the maximum amount of two thousand and put it in his pocket, then went back to the stall area in the Antique City.
But Lin Yi didn't know, while he was wandering around the stall, a drama was unfolding inside Xuanrui Studio...
"Boss Zhuang, what right do you have to fire me! I'm not convinced! I've worked hard here for years, and this is how you treat me?"
Facing Sun Zhi's questioning, Boss Zhuang calmly said,
"Insulting customers, arrogant, dismissive of others, ignorant — such talent, we can't afford at Xuanrui Studio. If it weren't for your years here, you'd leave without even a penny. Xiao Wu, take him to the finance office to settle the accounts!"
Just as Boss Zhuang said, if not for the timely intervention, the cherished item might have fallen into another antique store, and the loss to Xuanrui Studio would have been significant.
A 'talent' like Sun Zhi was indeed more than Xuanrui Studio could sustain!
...
Meanwhile, regarding Lin Yi, half an hour later, he now had two heavy black plastic bags in hand.
As for what's inside, naturally, it was all sorts of ceramic shards.
Fortunately, these were not expensive, the most costly being three to five yuan per piece, and these two big bags only cost Lin Yi over seven thousand yuan.
But Lin Yi knew that the fragments costing seven thousand yuan could potentially bring a return of at least ten times more!
Carrying the plastic bags in one hand, riding his bicycle, he reached the parking lot and found the wrecked Cayenne.
It was quite a headache seeing such a massive pile lying there, clearly not drivable, and he wondered how to get it moved.
Luckily, the security here was pretty decent. After learning that Lin Yi had bought the car, they helped contact a tow truck for road assistance.
It took nearly half an hour to finally load the car onto the tow truck.
To avoid lacking parts during decomposition and reconstruction, Lin Yi even borrowed a shovel from security to load the glass shards on the ground into the car.
This scene boosted the security officers' goodwill towards Lin Yi significantly, appreciating his considerate cleanup effort.
After everything was done, Lin Yi even threw his bicycle onto the tow truck and took the passenger seat with two bags of ceramic shards.
The car certainly couldn't be taken back to his neighborhood, so Lin Yi simply had the tow truck driver help him rent a small workshop nearby for a thousand yuan.
The rental was only for a week, but for Lin Yi, it was more than enough.
Now, everything was ready, just waiting for the right moment...
[To be continued...]
ps: It's the Lantern Festival today, Yuzu wishes everyone a happy family reunion!