Chapter 418: The Secret Door of the Villa
It is undeniable that Lu Yiming before his rebirth was definitely an honest man - because he was poor, he could not afford to spend money.
As for now, Lu Yiming is still young, he has the physical strength and money, so what kind of beautiful woman can't he find? Even the top female stars can be won in a few minutes. It's just a matter of spending money, it's not a difficult thing.
These vulgar women in front of him were not at all pleasing to his eyes.
Seeing that Lu Yiming was not interested, Su Zhenge thought that he had just come from China and couldn't let go, so he immediately vowed: "Well, you can have fun without worry, I will keep my mouth shut and will never tell Xiaoxue."
He hooked his arm around Lu Yiming's shoulder, looked at the beautiful women dancing crazily on the dance floor and said, "How about I introduce you to a few more friends?"
Lu Yiming asked: "What friend?"
"A few Chinese. Come with me."
Hearing that it was not a foreign horse, Lu Yiming breathed a sigh of relief and followed Su Zhenge to the yellow-skinned people.
One of the men in leather jackets, who was obviously of mixed race and had a dark complexion, saw Su Zhenge and Lu Yiming hanging out and said in English, "David, why did you come here with a man in your arms today? Are you tired of playing with women and want to try something new?"
David is Su Zhenge's English name. He laughed and scolded, "Get lost, Jock, I'm telling you, be careful with your words, this guy is my niece's boyfriend, maybe he will be the son-in-law of my Su family in the future."
After that, he led Lu Yiming to sit down and opened a few bottles of wine: "He just came out of China, I brought him here to see the world."
Qiao Ke laughed and said, "You are such a wicked person. You brought your nephew's husband out to pick up girls. If Mr. Yang knew about this, I'm afraid he would break your legs."
He extended his hand to Lu Yiming and said in broken Chinese: "Hello, my name is Qiao Ke, my last name is Qiao and my given name is Ke, which is not an English name. My grandparents came to the United States. My father is from the United States and my mother is from Xia. I have the same last name as my mother."
Su Zhenge said to Lu Yiming, "His family runs a chain restaurant business. They have some connections in the United States and are quite well-connected. If you have any questions, you can come to me or him."
Qiao Ke is a rich second-generation Chinese who grew up abroad. His father's generation has been settled in the United States. When he heard Su Zhenge say this, he said generously: "For David's sake, if you encounter any difficulties in the future, just come to me."
Although he didn't really need the other party's help, Lu Yiming still said very politely: "Then thank you in advance."
Su Zhenge said to Qiao Ke: "Isn't it time to go on the reserved program? What resources did you find today?"
"certainly."
Jock blew a slogan, and then a fat-bellied, but gorgeously dressed woman with thick lips came over and said to Jock in a coquettish voice, "Jock, are you going to start again?"
Jock smiled and said, "Why don't I come here to drink?"
The woman twisted left and right and moved away again. After a while, several young girls of different skin colors came over and looked at the three men like hungry wolves seeing their prey.
Qiao Ke said to Lu Yiming, "Hey, Lu Yiming, right? You're new here, you choose first."
Although Lu Yiming was full of vigor and vitality, he was not so hungry that he would eat anything he wanted. Moreover, as a reborn person, he still cherished his life very much. He was afraid that he would get sick if he messed around outside. So he smiled and said, "No, no, you guys choose. I'm concentrating on preparing for the competition now."
Jock said casually, "We are all men, why are you shy? What competition are you participating in?"
Lu Yiming said: "ACM."
Upon learning that Lu Yiming had accepted Microsoft's invitation to come to the United States to participate in the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest, Jock immediately gave him a thumbs up, revealing the admiration of a poor student for a top student.
Just as Su Zhenge was about to say something, Lu Yiming's phone rang again.
"Sorry, I have to take a call."
Lu Yiming took his cell phone and walked outside the bar before pressing the answer button.
"Hello?"
"Lu, where have you been? I specially organized a party to welcome you, but when I went to the hotel to look for you, I heard that you had already gone out."
The call was, of course, from Bill Gates.
Lu Yiming was just worrying about how to get away, and he was overjoyed and said, "I'll go there right now. But I may have to bring two friends with me."
Although it was very likely that after telling Qiao Ke and Su Zhenge, the two would not trap him in the bar, but there was no guarantee that Su Zhenge would go with him. So, to be on the safe side, Lu Yiming gave Bill Gates a heads-up first.
Bill Gates didn't care too much about this small request and said, "Sure. My people are waiting for you at the hotel."
"OK."
After the call, Lu Yiming returned to the bar. Su Zhenge looked gloating, "Oh, did my niece call to check on me?"
Lu Yiming said: "No, it was Bill Gates. He invited me to a party."
"puff……"
Jock sprayed a mouthful of rum directly onto Su Zhenge's face.
"What did you say? Bill Gates, the president of Microsoft and the richest man in the world, called you personally and invited you to a party?"
Su Zhenge wiped the wine off his face and had no time to complain about Qiao Ke. Instead, he looked at Lu Yiming in shock: "Are you sure it was Bill Gates who called you personally to invite you to the party?"
Lu Yiming said, "Yeah, what's wrong? Is there a problem? It's just a ? What's with your expression?"
Su Zhenge yelled, "Is this about a party? The point is that Bill Gates called you personally to invite you."
Su Zhenge was so annoyed: "Knowing Bill Gates is such a big deal, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Only when you are in the United States do you realize how important the name Bill Gates is. It is no exaggeration to say that he is a well-known name.
Although Su Zhenge and Qiao Ke are both wealthy second-generation Chinese immigrants to the United States, their identities are actually very embarrassing in this country dominated by white people. They are neither better than the rich nor worse than the poor, and the real upper class does not accept them at all.
And who is Bill Gates?
The real top star in the beautiful country!
When they heard that Bill Gates invited Lu Yiming to the party, the two of them couldn't sit still.
"What are you waiting for? Let's go."
On the way, Qiao Ke couldn't help but whisper to Su Zhenge: "Your future nephew-in-law is quite awesome. Is he really from China?"
Su Zhenge also sighed: "I don't know either. My mother never mentioned this to me before."
Qiao Ke hugged Su Zhenge's shoulders tightly and said, "This time, brother, I'm afraid I'll have to follow you and benefit from it together."
Being able to come into contact with wealthy Anglo-Saxon tycoons like Bill Gates was something they had never dared to imagine before.
Su Zhenge and his companion followed Lu Yiming by car to the shore of Lake Washington in Seattle, where there is a building complex covering an area of more than 6,600 square feet, which is Bill Gates' mansion.
Sitting on the top floor of the villa, you can overlook the entire Lake Washington through the window.
The two were very excited. They had lived in Seattle for many years, but this was the first time they had the opportunity to set foot here. They finally knew which direction the door of the world's richest man's house faced.
If there were no smartphones back then, the two of them probably wouldn't have been able to resist taking photos standing at the door and then posting them on their Moments to show off.
"Is this Bill Gates' mansion? It's really big and grand!"
"I heard that it took 300 workers seven years and $63 million to build this house. The current market value of the whole villa is as high as $150 million. The property tax alone costs $1 million a year, which is enough for an ordinary person to buy a villa."
Su Zhenge was envious. Although the Su family was also quite wealthy, both Su Bao and Yang Xiuzhen were extremely low-key and didn't like to show off, so it was naturally impossible for them to do such a big construction project. Besides, even if they did, they couldn't play to this level.
Jock looked at the wooden mansion in front of him from afar, and was filled with emotion: "I heard that the wood used to build these rooms is mainly Douglas fir wood. At least 500,000 trees over 500 years old were cut down for this purpose. The capitalists in the United States are really rich."
Even the reborn Lu Yiming was hearing this secret for the first time.
Trees over 500 years old, and 500,000 of them? If this happened in China, the government would have executed the person many times.
Lu Yiming complained in his heart. How dare the United States accuse Xia of not being environmentally friendly in its industrial construction? Who is the real environmentally unfriendly one?
The car soon arrived at the gate of the villa. The gate was wide open, and Bill Gates and several of his men greeted Lu Yiming at the gate of the villa.
When they met Bill Gates in person, Su Zhenge and Qiao Ke were both incoherent and stepped forward to greet and introduce themselves.
Bill Gates' attitude towards the two people was lukewarm. He just said a few polite words on the surface and obviously did not take them seriously.
However, Bill Gates was obviously much more enthusiastic towards Lu Yiming. After all, the two of them were now close partners.
" My mansion has seven bedrooms, six kitchens, twenty-four bathrooms, and a living room that can accommodate two hundred people. Your USB drive has been selling very well since it was shipped here. I guess you can build a villa like this in a few years. How about it? Have you ever considered immigrating to our beautiful country and settling here?"
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "Forget about settling down for now. It's hard to leave one's hometown. Although the United States is nice, I'm afraid I won't be used to it. What's more, my business is mainly in China, and I have no plans to immigrate."
Bill Gates was a little surprised to see Lu Yiming refuse: "That's a pity, but as long as you want to change your mind, the door of the United States will always be open to geniuses like you."
"Let's talk about it later."
Lu Yiming just smiled at Bill Gates' words and didn't take them seriously.
Don't be fooled by the old white man being polite now, that's because he has gained benefits from himself. As the saying goes, there's no gain without pain, and who would bother to get close to someone who has no benefits?
Su Zhenge and Qiao Ke, who were standing nearby, were stunned when they heard that Lu Yiming actually .
Qiao Ke couldn't help but whisper to Su Zhenge: "Who is your future niece-in-law? Didn't you say he just came from China? He's already doing business with Bill Gates! And from what Bill Gates said, it seems that he thinks highly of Lu Yiming!"
Su Zhenge was also confused: "You ask me, who the hell should I ask?"
He secretly complained in his heart, thinking that his family was too unreliable. They didn't even tell him about such a big thing in advance, leaving him completely unprepared.
Thinking about how he had actually thought about taking Lu Yiming to "see the world", Su Zhenge wanted to find a hole to crawl into. How embarrassing it was. How could someone who could talk and laugh with the world's richest man not have seen the world?
No wonder Lu Yiming rejected all kinds of people in the bar, it turns out he simply looked down on such vulgar women!
Lu Yiming was brought to the reception room by Bill Gates. The sparkling scene before his eyes immediately stunned Su Zhenge and Qiao Ke. Even Lu Yiming was slightly dazed.
Lu Yiming had seen luxury houses in his two lifetimes, but the so-called luxury houses he had seen before were at most "larger" in area and had more luxurious interior decoration.
Bill Gates’ mansion is different. He built an aquarium directly in the living room!
There is no doubt that Lu Yiming felt that his understanding of top wealthy people had been refreshed again, which completely subverted his imagination.
In this living room before you, all kinds of rare marine creatures and beautiful underwater scenery are right at your fingertips.
Lu Yiming even saw a whale shark, which was about twenty meters long. Its huge size alone was enough to give people an oppressive feeling.
Lu Yiming couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Gates, is this the pet whale shark you're rumored to have?"
Upon hearing this, Bill Gates quickly explained, "Whale sharks are endangered species, and it is extremely difficult to raise them artificially. Not only do we need a large enough area, but the water depth must be at least 25 meters, and we also need a professional marine biology team. This is not something that can be done with just a large fish tank."
Later, he complained: "I don't know who spread the rumor. I said I had a whale shark as a pet, and those extreme environmentalists came to my place every day to protest. I was so annoyed by them."
Only then did Lu Yiming realize that some of the rumors on the Internet were just lies.
In fact, Bill Gates bought a small horseshoe-shaped bay, built a large basement inside it, and separated it from the bay with pressure-resistant glass. From his home, he could see large marine animals coming to the bay to rest and avoid the wind and waves. Occasionally, giant whales and dolphins would come in to rest, and he would see them all.
Lu Yiming was lucky enough to see this whale shark today. It was attracted by the light and he was able to see its true appearance.
Bill Gates then took Lu Yiming to visit his private cinema, a "small room" that could accommodate twenty people to watch movies, and a gym that was 2,500 square feet.
In addition, Bill Gates has a 2,100-foot library with a circular roof that allows natural light to come in.
Bill Gates is very proud of this and said with a smile: "This is my study. Occasionally, when I have free time, I will come here to enjoy the pleasure of reading."
Lu Yiming thought about his father's study room, which was only 30 square meters in size, and couldn't help but sigh.
It turns out that I still need to work harder to make money, and then have a study room like a library in the future. Otherwise, the fun of reading will be reduced by half, and it will be boring.
In Bill Gates' "study", he enthusiastically showed a 16th-century Leonardo da Vinci manuscript, which is said to be worth up to 30 million US dollars. He spent a lot of money to buy it and has been treasured in his home.
Lu Yiming sighed again : It’s really fucking good to be rich.
After visiting Bill Gates' private library, Lu Yiming found a secret door in the corner and asked curiously, "Where is this..."
