Chapter 635: Rancho Santa Fe
Ms. Feng's house is in a small town, in a coastal valley more than 100 kilometers south of Los Angeles, and although the town is not large, dozens of small jets of various models are parked on the airport. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info This illustrates a problem, the people who live in the town are not cowardly.
"Rancho Santa Fe, isn't this far from San Diego?" As the Feng family's car drove out of the airport, Hong Tao finally saw the name of the town, which he was a little familiar with, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it.
"Half an hour's drive south is San Diego, Master Hong wants to go there?" Hong Tao has never been abroad, and has only been to Japan once with Qi Rui, Ms. Feng should also know, so she is a little puzzled by Hong Tao's problem, this is not like a person who comes to the United States for the first time.
"Oh, no, no, no, I'm just asking. When Ms. Feng asked this, Hong Tao immediately became alert, and quickly unfolded the atlas in his hand, indicating that he was looking at the map to recognize the place name.
A twenty-minute drive north from San Diego Airport, you get off the highway and you're into a hilly area full of tall eucalyptus and palm trees, high and low hills that resemble ocean waves, adding a touch of vitality to this green land.
If you look closely, there will be a small patch of buildings hidden in the greenery at intervals, with a few looming boulevards. This is what Ms. Feng calls the town of Rancho Santa Fe, which should be Rancho Santa Fe according to the Spanish transliteration.
It is said to be a small town, but the area is really not small, and you can't see the end at a glance. Ms. Feng's home seems to be on the south side of town, and along the way she passes a narrow golf course, surrounded by large garden villas. The houses are very spaced apart, surrounded by woods, and look more like small farms.
In addition, the architectural style of each villa is antique, more like the classical style on the European side, and none of them appear too modern. This makes Hong Tao very puzzled, could it be that the aesthetic views of the owners of these private houses are similar?
"Is there a racetrack in the town?" What made Hong Tao even more puzzling was that there were people riding horses in the town, weren't they afraid of danger?
"It was a horse track, more than forty kilometers long, reserved for people who liked to ride horses, and all roads and horse roads intersected with underground tunnels for vehicles and pedestrians to cross without danger. ”
"It's a pity that my family doesn't have horses, this house was bought at a low price by my grandson seven years ago, and then it took two years to rebuild it. Originally, it was intended to be re-sold, but due to the bad reputation of this land, it has not been sold, so it has to be kept to this day. Usually there are only two servants to take care of it, and few people come to live. ”
"I don't know if Master Hong minds the murderous mansion or not? If you think it's not very auspicious, then we'll go to San Diego, but the scenery in the city is definitely not as good as here. "Ms. Feng is not as good as Ms. Bai in this regard, she always says that half is left and half is left, and she does not discuss anything in advance, giving people a feeling that she is too scheming.
"What do you mean?" Hong Tao just wanted a place to sleep quickly, but the more anxious he was, the more trouble came. A cost-effective house can't be lived in vain, this is to let yourself exorcise demons and subdue demons, and turn evil into good fortune!
"In '97, a group of extremist sectarians committed suicide here, although the house had been demolished, the land had been renovated, and even the surrounding trees had been replaced, but there were still rumors that this place would be haunted, and after so many years, no one wanted to take over, and we did not dare to live here. ”
"Master Hong is...... If you don't dislike it, you should know some methods in this area, if you don't dislike it, you might as well accept it, and you will have a place to stay here in the future. I heard Sister Bai say that your daughter is coming to school...... "Ms. Feng is indeed different from Ms. Bai, she is a calculating businessman in her bones, and even giving gifts is like a deal."
Ms. Feng's words made Hong Tao suddenly realize, and finally remembered where he had heard the name of the town Rancho Santa Fe, which he had told him when he was chatting with Microsoft's Bill.
Like the Feng family, he also took advantage of the collective suicide in this town, and when the land price plummeted, he bought a large piece of land, preparing to build another ranch garden-style house here.
At that time, he also asked himself if he wanted to buy a piece of land, even if he didn't live there, he could invest in real estate. It can be seen that the richer the person, the more calculating. You say that you have so much money, and you still care about this difference? The ancients are good, you can't eat or drink poorly, and you can't calculate and suffer from poverty!
"Then I'll be disrespectful, by the way, I will ask you again, does the famous richest man in the world also live here?" Now that he knows where this place is, Hong Tao will not be polite to Ms. Feng.
Their family has really made a lot of money in the past few years by using the accurate information they provided, and they can also receive two mansions as they deserve, especially her profiteer habit makes herself even more polite, the more polite you are, the more she thinks you are raising the price.
"His house is in the southernmost part of the town, just across the woods from your house, so you can check it out. It was a ranch, not only a horse farm, but also a standard racecourse, but unfortunately it was never used. ”
Sure enough, Hong Tao was happy to receive it, and Ms. Feng was also happy to give it. Now she was a little relieved, the smile on her face stretched a little, and she began to introduce the neighbors to Hong Tao.
In addition to the richest man, there is also an invisible rich king, the Sultan of Brunei, a large number of big names in the entertainment industry, executives and bosses of major companies.
It is said that the domestic director Zhang Jizhong also has a house here, but it is unknown which one. In addition to the hard conditions of pleasant climate, picturesque scenery, convenient transportation, and high level of primary and secondary education, there is also a soft factor that has to be said, that is, privacy and security.
The town's privacy is very tight, and the town's golf courses, racetracks, tennis courts, country clubs, horse tracks, bicycle tracks, and fishing waters are closed to the public, and only for members. If you want to join the association, you have to be a local resident, which means that you are partially isolated from the world, and the media can't get close to it at all.
"Is the school here good?" Hong Tao was not interested in anything else, and he didn't want to associate with those celebrities anymore, it was too bothering. But the high quality of primary education is good news, just in time for Hong Qi to come here for kindergarten and primary school. With Zhang Yuanyuan's character, she shouldn't be bored with these neighbors, and maybe she can become friends with them.
"One of the best in California! I know a nice elementary school principal who is a quarter Chinese. Kindergarten is not necessary, there are some of the best home nannies and private preschool teachers in the United States, and I can introduce you to some of them. Ms. Feng didn't make a fuss about Hong Tao having a daughter, and she didn't even ask, so she began to help plan.
Ms. Feng's house is very large and numerous, or it is not a building at all, but is divided into two parts, east and west. To the east is a bunch of houses with two floors on the highest, yellow exterior and red roofs, arranged in a semicircle, surrounded by a swimming pool.
There are also several one-story houses to the west, two tennis courts in front, and four particularly tall, straight eucalyptus trees on the outermost part, which act like a wall separating the vast tract from the outside world.
It is not clear whether it should be called a villa or a manor, but the area is large enough, at least three or four thousand square meters, and the buildings only account for a small part of it, and most of the land is woods with low lawns, which looks a little desolate.
Ms. Feng said that it was Spanish and that the shape of the building could not be changed at will. Because there is a residents' committee in charge of buildings in this town, whoever wants to rebuild a house must first submit the design drawings to them for review, and houses that do not conform to the style of the town are not allowed to be built.
Hong Tao didn't know much about architecture, but he just felt that this manor was a bit too big, and it was a little unsafe for Zhang Yuanyuan's mother and daughter to live there?
Ms. Feng said that there was no need for Hong Tao's concerns, that the town had reached the point where the roads were not left behind, the doors were not closed, the car was parked outside the door without pulling out the key, and there had never been a criminal case for more than ten years, except for the collective suicide.