My male god, your character has collapsed!

Chapter 550: Purchasing a Manor
Su Qing's months in the United States were not wasted. Her English level improved rapidly. In such professional exchanges with Susan, she did not get stuck or forget the words at all. She basically expressed her design concepts in English very casually in one go. Susan's deep blue eyes looked at Su Qing and she nodded from time to time, as if she was attracted by Su Qing.

In fact, Zhou Yuwen was also somewhat attracted by this serious Su Qing, because when she was explaining her ideas, she was very devoted, and a smile would appear on the corner of her mouth from time to time. That was the feeling of truly devoting herself to doing something she likes.

The two of them had a conversation that lasted for three hours. During this time, Zhou Yuwen asked the housekeeper to take him out for a walk. Zhou Yuwen found that the manor was really big. There was even a group of horses running on the grassland. Zhou Yuwen really wanted to go up and catch one for fun.

Unfortunately, the butler didn't know the actual price of the manor.

When they came back, Su Qing and Susan had finished their conversation. Susan said to Zhou Yuwen with emotion, "You have an excellent lover. I think you don't need to go to the trouble of asking me to design for you, because your wife is completely capable of this."

She praised Su Qing directly and generously in front of her. Su Qing felt a little embarrassed after hearing this and glanced at Zhou Yuwen.

Zhou Yuwen said to Susan, "She still has a lot to learn. I sincerely hope you can come out and guide her. Don't worry about the salary. I can give you this treatment."

Long before coming, Zhou Yuwen had asked Lu Wanting to investigate this woman's life thoroughly, and found a professional team to give her a treatment that she absolutely could not refuse.

Zhou Yuwen handed Susan an envelope. Susan opened it curiously. After seeing the amount on it, she couldn't help but whisper "OMG" and covered her mouth with her hands. She said, "This price really makes me flattered."

Zhou Yuwen said that you deserve it, after all, you are Su Qing's teacher from now on.

Susan couldn't refuse Zhou Yuwen's kindness, so she finally decided to accept Su Qing and let her work in Su Qing's studio as the chief designer of the building.

Susan needed time to pack her luggage, and Zhou Yuwen also wanted to stay in the manor for two more days, so the few of them stayed in the manor for three days. During these three days, Su Qing had already started learning design with Susan.

That day, Zhou Yuwen and Su Qing had not yet gotten up when they suddenly heard some noise outside. Then they heard the maid outside whisper that the young lady was back.

Then I heard a long neighing of horses outside.

Zhou Yuwen was awakened by the neighing of horses. He frowned slightly and came to the terrace.

But I saw a slim girl in riding clothes riding high on a horse, her legs in boots stepped tightly on the stirrups, trying to calm the horse. There were three or four farmers from the manor holding the horse down, and it took a lot of effort to calm the horse.

Then, a girl in military-like uniform dismounted from her horse. The butler in charge of the manor came up to her and said a few words in the girl's ear. He raised his head and looked at Zhou Yuwen on the terrace, then pointed at Zhou Yuwen.

At this time, the girl also looked up.

The two looked at each other. The girl had a pair of beautiful dark brown eyes. When she looked at Zhou Yuwen, she smiled at him in a friendly manner. Her lips were a little big, but she looked particularly beautiful when she smiled.

"Nice to meet you, my name is Anne Hathaway,"

The girl was tall and wore a pair of tight white riding pants, black boots, and a sleeveless shirt with a white chiffon lining.

Her laughter was contagious, and she told Zhou Yuwen, Emma had told me about it.

"You're taking Susan away?"

Hathaway is the real owner of the manor and also Susan's good friend. After they met, they hugged each other and kissed each other on the cheek.

Susan also told Hathaway about her future plans. As a friend, Hathaway was happy for Susan. Before leaving, Hathaway treated them to a meal.

The meal was held at her family's estate. Hathaway was a very talkative person and she talked nonstop at the table, starting with her great-great-grandfather.

Her great-great-grandfather was a down-and-out Spanish nobleman who came to the American continent on the Mayflower. At that time, the American continent was barren, with mountains and dense forests everywhere.

Her great-great-grandfather built his own home and family here with his diligent hands.

As a traditional aristocrat, Hathaway has aristocratic sense of superiority and also gives people a very polite feeling. While eating steak, she recounted the history of her family's rise and fall.

After several generations of rise and fall, only this manor remains.

In fact, what Hathaway said was similar to that of every generation of traditional American aristocrats. Zhou Yuwen ate steak while listening to her story, and Su Qing listened very seriously, because Hathaway was very beautiful. The first time she saw Hathaway, Su Qing was attracted by Hathaway's beauty. She wanted to be friends with Hathaway. After listening to Hathaway saying that her family had fallen into desolation, Su Qing asked naturally: "Then why don't you get married, Miss Hathaway?"

"Get married?" Hathaway laughed when she heard this, picked up the wine glass and took a sip, and said lightly, "Aha, this is a good idea."

"I think I'll think about it carefully."

Seeing that they had almost finished their conversation, Zhou Yuwen asked, how much did this manor cost now?

Hathaway smiled and said that this manor cannot be measured by money.

Zhou Yuwen said in English, What I mean is, how many US dollars would a manor as big as yours cost?

Originally, Hathaway thought Zhou Yuwen was just asking casually, but when she saw how seriously Zhou Yuwen was talking, she couldn't help but look at Zhou Yuwen twice and thought about it seriously.

"Well, actually I don't know much about the market in this area, but my neighbor just wanted to sell his estate recently. It's about 32 acres, and he wants million US dollars, haha."

32 acres is approximately million square meters, which is equivalent to one-third of a small county town.

When Zhou Yuwen heard that someone was selling a manor, he couldn't help but become interested and asked him if he had sold it.

"No, but it seems that those who want to buy are all you Orientals. This guy wants to pay in full, so most people just come to take a look." Hathaway shrugged.

Fifteen million US dollars is about one hundred and twenty million. Zhou Yuwen felt that the price was not too expensive, so he asked Hathaway if she could help introduce him.

I want to buy a manor.

It would be wonderful to have such a beautiful lady like you as my neighbor.

Hathaway heard this and leaned over with interest, looked at Zhou Yuwen carefully, and asked with a smile: "Excuse me, how old are you, boy?"

Zhou Yuwen said that he will be 20 years old soon.

Hathaway said, Oh, then it seems that you should call me aunt, I am already thirty years old.

Hathaway said this, raised three fingers and winked at Zhou Yuwen.

After hearing this, Su Qing covered her mouth and laughed, and gave Zhou Yuwen a look, which roughly meant that you can flirt with anyone.

After hearing this, Zhou Yuwen smiled and said, "Then Auntie, could you introduce me to someone?"

"Of course, but if you make this deal, I'll need a handling fee of 0.5 thousandths. Is that okay?" Hathaway said.

After hearing this, Zhou Yuwen thought to himself that this is indeed a capitalist society where people cannot avoid talking about money wherever they go.

"Of course you deserve it."

So the matter was settled. Su Qing and Susan returned to New York to work in advance, while Zhou Yuwen stayed to talk to Hathaway about buying the manor. This place is near Boston, the capital of Massachusetts, USA. In Boston, there are companies specializing in trading manors. In fact, Hathaway's neighbor has already listed his manor for sale, but even if Zhou Yuwen goes to the agency, he still needs to pay a handling fee.

So with Hathaway's help there, it was indeed easier for both parties. After waiting for almost two days, they met Hathaway's neighbor Brown.

Brown took the two of them on a tour. The place was indeed big enough, but compared to Hathaway's manor, this one had obviously not been managed for a long time.

In fact, Brown now lives in Europe for a long time, and he would not come over if Hathaway hadn't called him.

The overall resources of the estate include a vineyard, a winery, a castle, an underground winery, a greenhouse, several cabins by the lake, a Metasequoia forest, and a grove of American birch trees.

Brown inherited this estate from his uncle, who had no children. In fact, he had not been in contact with his uncle for twenty years. A year ago, the lawyer suddenly informed him that he had inherited an estate, and he was surprised.

He is just an ordinary office worker. After inheriting this manor, he may not even be able to pay the inheritance tax. He hopes to sell the manor as soon as possible.

Otherwise he would have to pay a management fee every year.

Hathaway told Zhou Yuwen that the estate had not been in production for a long time, but you can hire nearby farmers to help you rebuild the estate. Old Brown's winemaking technology is well-known throughout Boston. Zhou Yuwen can buy the estate and produce wine by himself.

Zhou Yuwen hadn't finished touring the manor in one day, so he could only wait and explore some more.

Brown hopes Zhou Yuwen can make a decision quickly because he has to go back to work.

Zhou Yuwen nodded.

In the evening, Zhou Yuwen called Lu Wanting and asked her if it would be difficult to withdraw 20 million US dollars from the company.

Lu Wanting asked Zhou Yuwen what he was going to do?
Zhou Yuwen said he wanted to buy a manor.

"Buy a manor? Why?" Lu Wanting was puzzled.

Zhou Yuwen said that he wanted to farm.

After hearing this, Lu Wanting smiled and asked, "When do you want it?"

Zhou Yuwen said, you should start the operation tomorrow.

"Ok."

The next day, Brown continued to take Zhou Yuwen deeper into the manor.

At the lake, Zhou Yuwen saw a group of bison drinking water. There were about 30 of them, big and small. Hathaway knew the largest one, who was said to be raised by Old Brown. It was probably released into the wild now.

In addition, we saw a group of wild horses not far away. There were about twenty of them running freely by the lake.

Hathaway told Zhou Yuwen that the herd of wild horses must have come from somewhere else.

Under Massachusetts law, any wild animal that enters private property becomes the personal property of the owner.

So if Zhou Yuwen bought this manor, then these wild horses would be Zhou Yuwen’s personal property.

Of course, the prerequisite is that Zhou Yuwen needs to hire cowboys to tame them.

"How about it? Are you excited?" Hathaway asked with a smile.

Zhou Yuwen nodded expressionlessly and told Brown that he would consider it if it could be cheaper.

Brown shrugged and said, "In that case, I might as well sell it directly to the institution."

Seeing that the price could not be negotiated, Zhou Yuwen could only nod and say, "In that case, then let's do this. I'll take $1500 million."

"It's a pleasure working with you." Brown breathed a sigh of relief and shook hands with Zhou Yuwen.

In this way, Zhou Yuwen finally had a piece of land of his own.

Hathaway did not expect to make a small profit when she came back this time. She happily treated Zhou Yuwen to a drink in the evening and called Zhou Yuwen a generous Oriental man.

She asked Zhou Yuwen if he was from a mysterious family in the East.

"You are young, but you are so rich."

In the dead of night, Hathaway's lips were shining after she had just finished drinking. The two of them were chatting on the terrace. She put her hand on Zhou Yuwen's collar and spoke.

Zhou Yuwen said that he came from a wizard family in the East.

"Wizard?" Hathaway was interested.

Zhou Yuwen said that our family is mainly based on prophecy.

"In fact, the reason I came here was not to find Susan, but the prophecy told me that this land contains endless wealth."

Hathaway chuckled at this and said, "Interesting, Eastern boys, I also want to know what kind of wealth there is here."

Just when Zhou Yuwen was about to continue bragging to Hathaway, the phone suddenly rang.

When Zhou Yuwen saw that it was Lu Wanting, he answered the phone.

"Hello! Honey!" Zheng Yanyan's voice came from the phone.

It almost disturbed Zhou Yuwen.

Zhou Yuwen asked: "Why is it you? Where is your sister Wanting?"

Then Lu Wanting answered the phone. It turned out that Zheng Yanyan was clamoring to meet Zhou Yuwen after learning that Zhou Yuwen had bought a manor. If it was Zhou Yuwen's manor, then wouldn't it be her own manor?
She got excited just thinking about it, and couldn't wait to run around the manor to take photos and post them on WeChat Moments.

Zhou Yuwen listened to Zheng Yanyan's excitement on the phone, and thought that it was not just Zheng Yanyan who was curious, the other girls should also be quite curious, so he asked Lu Wanting if she wanted to come over and play.

"Me? I'm fine." Lu Wanting was still quite shy.

Zhou Yuwen said: "Then ask them if they want to come. If they do, they can all come tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)