Worth Trillions, Working as a Temp at the Neighborhood Office

In his previous life, Gu Chen worked himself to death as chairman of a trillion-yuan conglomerate. Reborn in 2024, he swore that this time around he would do nothing but coast through life.

Even with several hundred billion in cash at his disposal, he obediently listened to his mother and took a temporary, non-staff job at the neighborhood office, earning a monthly salary of 2,800 yuan.

He thought he could spend his days drinking tea and reading the newspaper, but even grassroots work was full of headaches.

When funding fell short for renovating an old residential community

Gu Chen: “Director, I’ll cover the 50-million-yuan shortfall. Just don’t keep me past 5:30.”

When a holdout in a demolition dispute demanded an outrageous price

Gu Chen: “Buy that development and turn it into a garbage station. Let’s see if he still refuses to move!”

When an investor gave a female leader a hard time over dinner

Gu Chen quietly sent a text. Three minutes later, the investor was on his knees, begging to pour her a drink.

A year later, Gu Chen looked at the appointment notice in his hands and nearly wept.

“Secretary, I really don’t want to get ahead. Please, let me resign!”

The secretary clasped his hand. “Xiao Gu, the organization can’t do without you. Hang in there a little longer. The city still has more responsibilities to put on your shoulders!”