diskusbooks Chapter 245 Long Island Manor
Chapter 245 Long Island Manor
the other side.
America.
After finishing breakfast, the group walked out of the American breakfast shop.
The weather outside was wonderful; the sun was high in the sky, and the sunlight felt warm on my skin.
Five people were standing on the sidewalk in front of the restaurant.
Zhang Jianguo looked at Li Ze and Ruoran, rubbed his hands together happily, and said:
"Alright, we've eaten our fill. Now, let's discuss where to go for fun later."
Zhang Jianguo turned his head and glanced at the white Highlander parked next to him, then said:
"However, before we discuss where to go for fun, there is one very important issue that needs to be resolved first."
He looked at Li Ze and Ruoran:
"Where are you two staying tonight? We previously rented a regular apartment here, a two-bedroom, one-living room place. It's just right for the three of us. But if you two are added, there definitely won't be enough room."
Zhang Jianguo thought for a moment and continued:
"How about this, I'll go find another hotel or apartment nearby and book a room for the two of you alone. Hotels here are a bit more expensive than in China, but not too outrageous."
Wang Xiufen nodded in agreement.
"Yes, booking a hotel is the most convenient option. I looked online beforehand, and there are several hotels nearby with pretty good reviews. They're probably around one or two hundred US dollars a night."
Li Ze listened to his brother-in-law and sister-in-law discussing the hotel, and he smiled.
He stood there, hands in his pockets, and said very casually:
"Brother, sister-in-law, you don't need to look for a hotel."
Zhang Jianguo and Wang Xiufen turned to look at Li Ze at the same time.
Zhang Jianguo asked with some doubt:
"No need to find a hotel? Where will you stay then?"
Li Ze looked at Zhang Jianguo and replied:
"I already have a place to live here in America."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Jianguo's eyes widened immediately.
"Do you have a place to stay here? Where is it?"
Li Ze answered very casually:
"Long Island, New York."
"Long Island?!"
Zhang Jianguo, Wang Xiufen, and Zhang Zixuan, who was standing next to them, shouted it out in unison.
Zhang Jianguo's mouth was wide open.
As someone who has spent his entire life in business, he certainly knows what Long Island, New York is like.
That's not a place that ordinary people can afford to live in.
That place is inhabited by some of the wealthiest people in America.
An ordinary house can easily cost millions of US dollars.
If it's a larger villa or estate, the price would be tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of US dollars.
Zhang Jianguo looked at Li Ze and asked in a slightly stammering voice:
"You own a house on Long Island? You're not planning to rent a villa there for us to stay in, are you? That would be too expensive. A villa on Long Island would cost at least several thousand dollars a day to rent."
When Li Ze heard his brother-in-law say the word "rent," he shook his head.
He replied in a very calm tone:
"It's not rented. I have my own estate over there. It's very large with lots of rooms. It's not just for the few of us; even if we invited all our relatives and friends from the Zhang and Li families to come and stay together, it wouldn't be a problem at all."
"What?!"
This time, it wasn't just Zhang Jianguo who was surprised.
Even Wang Xiufen and Zhang Zixuan, who were standing to the side and hadn't said much, were stunned by those words.
Zhang Jianguo looked at Li Ze with a very complicated expression.
He pointed at Li Ze, and asked incredulously:
"Brother-in-law, you're not kidding me, are you? You own a ranch on Long Island?"
Zhang Jianguo paused for a moment, and then a question that puzzled him even more came to mind.
He looked at Li Ze, frowned, and said:
"That's not right. When you first came back, didn't you tell us you'd earned five million Chinese Yuan during your years abroad?"
"Five million Chinese Yuan is only a few hundred thousand US dollars. How could you possibly afford a house on Long Island with that little money?"
Zhang Jianguo felt increasingly uneasy as he spoke:
"And you're not talking about an ordinary house, you're talking about an estate. I've seen estates on Long Island on TV before. Those kinds of things cost at least tens of millions of dollars."
"With that five million RMB you mentioned back then, you couldn't even afford a single door to someone else's house."
Standing to the side, Ruoran listened to what her brother said, and a very subtle expression appeared on her face.
To be honest, although Ruoran already knows that Li Ze is the world's richest man.
She also knew that he was extremely rich, so rich that it was impossible to count his wealth.
But when she actually heard Li Ze say that he had his own estate on Long Island, she still found it hard to believe.
After all, in her previous understanding, a manor of Long Island's caliber was something that only the most elite people in America could own.
Although she knew Li Ze was rich, there was a huge difference between "knowing he was rich" and "hearing him say he had a manor on Long Island".
One is numerical perception, and the other is real feeling.
These two things are completely different.
Li Ze looked at Zhang Jianguo, who was completely incredulous.
He smiled slightly.
He knew why his brother-in-law was so surprised.
Because it was during the Spring Festival that he first returned to Zhangjiazhai and met these relatives.
He did tell them that he had earned five million Chinese Yuan abroad.
He said that on purpose at the time.
He didn't want to reveal his true identity and wealth right away.
After all, that would be too frightening, and no one would believe it.
But the situation is different now.
He and Ruoran have already come to America together.
And they will be living on his estate.
When that time came, his brother-in-law saw the manor with his own eyes, and he naturally understood everything.
It's better to make things clear now than to wait until then to explain.
Li Ze looked at Zhang Jianguo and said in a very frank tone:
"Brother, there's something I need to make clear to you. When I first came back, I did tell you that I had only earned five million."
Li Ze paused for a moment, then continued:
"But I deliberately understated it. I had just returned to China at the time, and I hadn't seen everyone for many years. I was afraid that if I told the truth right away, you would find it too unreal and wouldn't believe me."
"That's why I deliberately underreported a number, saying I only earned five million."
Li Ze looked into Zhang Jianguo's eyes and told him very seriously:
"But in reality, I have far more than five million in my hands."
Li Ze paused for two seconds.
Then he continued in a very calm voice:
"To be honest, I don't even know the exact amount of money I have. But I can tell you with certainty that my current wealth is far, far greater than the largest number you can imagine."
After hearing what Li Ze said, Zhang Jianguo...
He stood there, completely stunned.
He stared, mouth agape, at the man in front of him dressed in high-end casual wear.
His mind went completely blank.
It's far, far more than the largest number they could ever imagine.
So how much exactly?
One hundred million? One billion? Ten billion?
Or more?
Zhang Jianguo had absolutely no way of understanding this concept.
Wang Xiufen and Zhang Zixuan, who were standing next to her, had the same reaction.
The two women looked at each other, their faces filled with shock.
Ruoran stood next to Li Ze.
Although she already knew how much money Li Ze had before.
But seeing her brother, sister-in-law, and niece so shocked, she felt deeply moved.
She thought to herself.
Eighteen years ago, when this man left her, he had nothing.
The two of them were so poor that they couldn't even afford a decent meal.
As a result, he now owns a ranch on Long Island, a place where only the wealthiest people in America can afford to live.
Things in this world are sometimes truly unexpected.