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Chapter 471: Buying a Manor

The scenery in Hawaii is indeed good, but Li Zhiyang and Nancy still have a few parents, not long after they got out of customs, they received a call from their mother-in-law, asking them to hurry to New York and not delay too long on the road.

Because she was over there, she had already contacted the unlucky German nobleman, Kozlov, and waited for Li Zhiyang to go over to look at the house and sign the check.

There was no way, Li Zhiyang, who originally wanted to play on this tropical island for a few more days, had to go for a brief stroll in Hawaii with Nancy and his parents, and then after resting for a few hours, he continued to set off.

Li Zhiyang: They got off the plane in Los Angeles, and they didn't think about flying directly to New York, after all, the journey was too far, and they also needed to take a rest.

Li Zhiyang planned to go straight to New York after resting here for a few days, and anyway, the time agreed with that Kozlov was in time.

Li Zhiyang and his family stayed in Los Angeles for three days, and Nancy can be regarded as a landlord in the past few days, leading Li's father and Li's mother to visit Los Angeles.

Li's father and Li's mother, the two of them were eye-opening this time, they originally thought that they could enjoy the blessings of their son and live a happy life in their old age in the imperial capital, but they didn't expect that they would be able to come to a foreign country for a turn in a short time.

You must know that the old couple has been to the farthest place in their lives, that is, the imperial capital, and they have never taken a plane once, but now they are actually on a private plane, not to mention, they have actually come to the heart of the evil American imperialism on the other side of the ocean

In the past few days, it is really fresh enough for the old couple, the end of this shopping is more than Li Zhiyang, Nancy is also hospitable, and she also likes to go shopping.

With such three living treasures, even if Li Zhiyang wanted to rest, it was impossible, so he had to play the role of a driver and porter, with three people, under the command of Nancy, in the past few days, he was haunting the streets and alleys of Los Angeles, visiting the famous attractions and several large shopping malls in Los Angeles

After three days of shopping in Los Angeles, they got on the plane to New York again, and it was still the old rule, as soon as they got off the plane, the car that James and they sent was already waiting outside the airport.

The car is still the extended Lincoln last time, Li Zhiyang has long been used to it, but Li's father and Li's mother are really fresh for a while, this was originally just a luxury car seen on TV, and the old couple never dreamed that they would be able to sit on it one day in their lives, but they really sat on it today.

Lincoln drove them straight to the Hampton on Long Island, where James and his family were villas, and along the way, Father and Mother Li were shocked by the American's style

This United States is really vast and sparsely populated, and every family lives in a courtyard with a single courtyard, which is a bit similar to the countryside of the Celestial Empire, but the sanitary environment and natural environment of the people are much stronger than our Celestial Empire.

The car soon arrived at James's villa, in fact, their villa is not small, Li Zhiyang has been here twice, but he has not visited it very carefully.

When he first came, he was still thinking about how he could make more money from the stock market, so he didn't think much about it at all.

The second time he came, because James and Carnegie were there, he didn't visit properly.

However, in his impression, it seems that the area of Nancy's home is not small. There should be dozens of rooms, one for each indoor pool and one outdoor pool.

It's just that it doesn't boast of a man-made lake of its own, or a basketball court, a football field, a tennis court, or something like the houses of the other tycoons in the United States.

As soon as Li's father and Li's mother arrived at Nancy's house, they were even more surprised, no wonder when they first arrived in the imperial capital, their son told them that Nancy's family was very rich.

But at that time, the old couple had the impression that they had money, but they just had a car and a house, but now looking at this private house the size of a hotel, how could the old couple not be surprised.

James and Carnegie had already prepared a sumptuous dinner to entertain Li Zhiyang and his family, Li's father and Li's mother were old and had made a half-day flight, and now they are tired.

In addition, they have been greatly shocked in the past few days, and they are already tired at this time, so after the two of them dealt with it hastily, Li Zhiyang asked someone to take them to rest.

Mrs. Carnegie told Li Zhiyang again that she would immediately go to see Kozlov's house tomorrow, how could Li Zhiyang not agree.

In fact, he was not very interested in that house, but he was very interested in that Kozlov, he felt that this must be a man with a story, and if he could get along with him, this guy would definitely become a stepping stone for him to enter Russia.

Early the next morning, Li Zhiyang got up early, after all, he promised Carnegie yesterday that he would go to see the house with them.

When he got downstairs to the dining room, the James couple and Carnegie were already waiting there, and he went over to say hello.

After a while, Nancy also came down, and it was Li Zhiyang's parents who came down with her, Li Zhiyang couldn't help but blame himself for being too careless and forgetting his parents.

Hurriedly went over to accompany the two old men to the dining table, the second elder actually got up a long time ago, and the work and rest time in China for many years made the second elder unable to sleep at five o'clock in the morning.

Li Zhiyang's worries about his parents are completely unnecessary, and the two old men, after the shock after their initial arrival in the United States, have now completely adapted to it.

After the two old men got up early in the morning, they actually went downstairs to the courtyard of James's house and walked around.

On the way to the dining table with Li Zhiyang, Li's mother also talked to Li Zhiyang vigorously.

"This yard is really big, if you buy a house, buy such a big one, then your father and I will plant some flowers in the yard, plant some vegetables or something, and raise some chickens and ducks or something. ”

Li Zhiyang, who listened to it, was sweating on his head, when their family lived in a bungalow before, the yard was not small. Especially when their family is still living on the outskirts of the city.

At that time, not long after Li Zhiyang was born, he remembered that he lived in that place until he was five years old before moving, but Li Zhiyang still remembers very clearly that the yard in front of his house at that time was very large, the size of a football field, and Li's father also planted a lot of vegetables and corn in the garden.

Unexpectedly, now Mama Li actually remembered what happened at that time again.

"Hehe, okay, I'll buy a big house with a big enough yard to plant flowers, grass, chickens and ducks for the two of you. ”

Li Zhiyang replied with a smile, on the way here, Li's father and Li's mother knew that Li Zhiyang was going to buy a big house in the United States this time, and they also knew that Li Zhiyang had a lot of money now.

Although they don't know exactly how much money Li Zhiyang has, they know that Li Zhiyang's money is enough to buy a big house in the United States.

When the family had finished eating, they got into the elongated Lincoln and went straight to Kozlov's house.

The residents of Long Island are also differentiated, living in West Hampton are ordinary aborigines, or some middle- and upper-class families who moved in later, but there are also many more down-and-out fishermen.

And in West Hampton, near this direction of New York, there are all famous families, and wealthy people such as E of major companies.

Luxury houses abound here, and their houses are all built in a variety of styles, some are full of modern style villas, some are full of exotic, and some are retro.

Along the way, Dad Li and Mama Li were full of praise, as if they had arrived at the World Exposition, and the James couple could also understand the state of mind of foreigners who had just arrived here, of course, they had more of that little pride in their hearts, the pride of being an American.

And today is a good weather, there is a rare sunny day outside, the sun is sprinkled on the 27B ring road, the scenery is even more beautiful.

Kozlov's estate is located in the northeast corner of West Hampton, facing the sea, and it is said that it covers an area of 3,000 acres, but Li Zhiyang does not believe it, but he still believes that there are hundreds of acres.

Because of this lengthened Lincoln, after turning a corner at a small intersection, he entered a gate, and after entering the gate, he drove forward for about ten minutes, but he still didn't see the legendary castle, which made Li Zhiyang feel the huge size of this manor.

It's really not a fucking big place, and it takes a lot of money to buy so much land on a small island inhabited by the rich, where every inch of land is at a premium.

I don't know how much this Kozlov invested in this.

Just when Li Zhiyang was still wondering how big this manor was, Lincoln finally stopped, and the driver came over and opened the door for them.

A group of people got out of the car one after another, and after Li Zhiyang got out of the car, he looked up and was immediately shocked

This is truly an ancient castle in Europe

The castle is built on a relatively high piece of land overlooking the entire estate, and the north of the castle is not far from the Atlantic Ocean.

The walls were made of stone, which was very different from the wooden houses he was used to seeing in the United States. The walls are also very high, surrounded by green grass on all sides, with several prototype roofs above the castle and several spires.

Just looking at the exterior of this castle, it is hard to imagine that this is a modern textile.

James: They had apparently greeted the Kozlov a long time ago, and when they arrived at the small square with a fountain in front of the castle, the housekeeper of the castle and the attendants had been waiting at the door for a long time.

Carnegie took the lead and walked over with his relatives and friends.

"Mrs. Carnegie, Sir has been delayed, and will be delayed, but he has instructed you to go in and see the house first. ”

The butler spoke in a London accent and introduced on the side.

Mrs. Carnegie thanked the butler, and the group walked into the quaint castle accompanied by the butler.

The gate of the ancient castle is also very antique, it is a large wooden door covered with iron sheets, and after entering it, there is a small square first, which is paved with cobblestones.

Then there is a small garden, which is planted with a lot of exotic flowers and plants from nowhere, it is already December, but there are still some flowers, still blooming, exuding bursts of fragrance.

The British housekeeper on the side was still introducing that the flowers and plants here are all exotic flowers and plants collected from all over the world, which are very precious, and the cost of this garden alone is less than a million dollars.

And the top of this garden also has a glass roof that can be automatically adjusted, which can be closed when the weather is bad to form a confined space, so as not to hurt these flowers and plants.

Li Zhiyang's family listened to it directly, this Kozlov is too good at enjoying it, Li Zhiyang thought. And Li's father and Li's mother are pondering, this is really a loser, how good it would be if such a good piece of land could be planted with a few rows of tomatoes and cucumbers.

Fortunately, these words were said in their stomachs, and if anyone came out, they would have to shake the current few people down

Further inside is a large garden, inside is a green grass can play tennis, you can also play outdoor sports, behind is an open-air swimming pool, and the other half of this pool is indoors, so that there is no delay, winter and summer can be used.

Further inside, there is the main complex of the villa, a magnificent, church-like building, standing in front of everyone's eyes.

Pushing open the heavy wooden door, there is a hall that can accommodate several hundred people, which can host all kinds of balls, drinks and salons, and there is a garden behind it.

Upstairs is the living room and study and the like, and there is also the master room above, Li Zhiyang looked around, but he couldn't remember how many rooms there were.

Finally, the housekeeper said this, in this building, there are more than 200 rooms of all sizes, the west side of the first floor is the worker's room, the east side is the kitchen and living room, and the lobby.

I'm going to go, and it's almost time to catch up with a five-star hotel.

There are still many buildings in the back, but Li Zhiyang has no heart to appreciate it, this place is too big, but after reading it, Mrs. Carnegie's words almost didn't make Li Zhiyang faint.

"Well, it's about the same as our castle in Virginia, but it's a little smaller, but it's not bad, Haney, what do you think?"

Carnegie said this to James, but Li Zhiyang heard it clearly on the side, and he almost fainted.

Damn, no wonder James made a lot of money before he met him, but he still looks poor, and having so many houses is probably a pain

Not counting the huge amount of property taxes paid to the U.S. government and the state government every year, I'm afraid that I will have to pay a lot of money just for so many servants in the manor

This is spending money to buy style, it is simply spending money to buy sin

Although Li Zhiyang is full of slander about such a luxurious lifestyle, he doesn't dare to say it, because he knows that if you want to step into such a life circle, you have to put on a show.

And if you want to put on a score, you have to come up with the corresponding conditions, to put it bluntly, it is to suppress those people

For example, the house of Green, the king of the forestry industry in the United States, is bigger than this, and his house is said to have almost 600 rooms alone.

It's a five-star hotel

The dream manor of the famous singer J is not necessarily smaller than this. Not to mention Ford's estate

Forget it, I'll put up with it for the sake of my daughter-in-law this time, but such a house, Li Zhiyang swears, he only buys this set in this life, and no matter what the old mother-in-law says in the future, he won't buy it.

Because in his life, it is impossible to live in all the rooms of this villa

"The key depends on what Yang thinks? It's them who buy the house, not us. ”

James looked at Li Zhiyang beside him with a smile, Dad Li and Mama Li are speechless now, this house is estimated to be comparable to the size of a district in their small town, if you rely on walking, it is estimated that you will not be able to turn around in half a day.

"Okay, that's it, when will that Kozlov come, my checks are ready. ”

Li Zhiyang said nonchalantly on his face, but his heart was dripping a little blood

"The host should be almost there. ”

At this time, the butler interjected at the right time.

Mrs. Carnegie was very pleased with her son-in-law's boldness, how decent this house was? When her son-in-law bought it, she would hold a ball or salon here when she had time

This is the best and most expensive house in West Hampton, and we are selling it in this style

"How much is this house going to sell for?"

Li Zhiyang asked again.

"Two hundred million, not very expensive"

Mrs. Carnegie replied.

Indeed, this house price, compared to this house, is indeed not very expensive. Because this West Hampton is a place where every inch of land is valuable, and the area of this manor, as well as the castle building, are all beautiful.

It's all made by famous people, and none of the homes inside are bargains, so this manor is worth the price

When Li Zhiyang heard it, he thought he had heard it wrong, only 200 million?

Such a big place, and built so luxuriously, is only 200 million? If this is put on the domestic shelf, it is estimated that it will be sold for 2 billion yuan in this environment and this building

But think about it again, 200 million US dollars, this is more than 1.5 billion yuan, rub this, if anyone in China dares to spend 1.5 billion yuan to buy a house, this must not be immediately raided

He was still thinking about it there when he heard a noise outside, and hurriedly looked back to see a guy in a black suit, escorting a boss-like figure, walking over here.

This guy hasn't arrived yet, and his voice has already arrived first, and he said with a loud laugh in a curly English.

"Haha, my dear friend, it's all this damn traffic, I'm so sorry, I'm late"