Zhu Yuanzhang in the cellar

Chapter 253 The life of the rich is really boring.
After leaving the palace, the three little ones couldn't wait to return to the modern world.

The cellar has now been completely transformed.

To meet the ever-increasing demands of the Hongwu Emperor's Ming Dynasty, nearly an acre of land was dug around the cellar.

The original high slope was almost completely flattened, and the slope dropped by more than two meters.

Zhu Yunfeng's family, along with the fishponds that had been filled in before and the families of his fourth, sixth, and seventh uncles, had a total of more than ten acres of land, where they built a large mansion.

The mansion has gardens, a pond, a garden, a garage, and even an airstrip with a helicopter on it.

The cellar is located on the west side of the mansion, near a newly built four-lane wide road, connected to the warehouse. The surrounding area is no longer surrounded by iron sheds as before, but by thick reinforced concrete walls.

The entire cellar was heavily fortified, with only two doors, one at the front and one at the back.

The front door is where Zhu Yunfeng used to live. It has a combination lock that can recognize fingerprints, faces, and pupils. Only a few people, including Zhu Yunfeng, can open the door. Even Zou Rong can't get in.

The back door connects to the warehouse, which also has a combination lock.

Normally, outside workers unload the goods into the warehouse and then close the warehouse door. Zhu Yunfeng and his colleagues then connect the conveyor belt through the back door and transport the goods to Hongwu like a flood after starting work.

The ground around the cellar is covered with epoxy flooring. Except for the original cellar location, which remains the old red clay due to fear of damaging it with epoxy flooring, the rest of the area resembles a large underground parking garage.

The surrounding area was very open, except for some conveyor belt hubs and a large amount of goods that Ji He had previously acquired but had not yet had time to send to Hongwu or Chongzhen.

The three boys didn't go through the front door, because the front door leads directly to the road and the helipad. Instead, they went straight through the back door into the warehouse.

There is a small door on the left side of the warehouse, through which is Zhu Yunfeng's garden.

This used to be the home of my sixth and seventh uncles. Next to it was the former fishpond, which has now been turned into a courtyard with many flowers and plants. According to rumors, the renovation of this house alone cost more than 100 million yuan.

Upon entering the garden, the first thing you see is an elderly gardener pruning the flower beds, while several women are cleaning up the snow in the courtyard.

A large mansion covering more than ten acres naturally needs maintenance. Zhu Yunfeng's family has three gardeners and about ten housekeepers who clean and cook.

They all hired locals who worked at the estate during the day and went home in the evening.

As for security measures.

That's even more outrageous.

The manor is surrounded by high walls that are over four meters high, with a one-meter-long high-voltage electric fence on top, and there are a crazy number of more than one hundred surveillance cameras around it.

Not to mention thieves, even flies and mosquitoes that come in are clearly swatted and then eliminated by the insect repellent throughout the villa.

"The boss is back."

The appearance of the three little ones did not surprise the gardeners and aunties; instead, they all greeted them.

This is normal.

Many CEOs of large corporations frequently travel all over the country and have very little time to spend in their hometowns.

Therefore, most of the time even if villas are built, they remain vacant.

They thought Zhu Yunfeng frequently traveled abroad to conduct business.

They had no idea that Zhu Yunfeng had indeed gone somewhere else, but not to a modern foreign country; he had gone to ancient times.

"Hello, hello."

Zhu Yunfeng nodded repeatedly and then went inside.

The house was magnificent, decorated in a European style, with elegant crystal chandeliers and furniture made of precious solid wood.

There are stairs on both sides leading up to the house, and there are other rooms on the left and right sides of the house.

It has a dining room, living room, kitchen, etc.

Zhu Yunfeng walked straight into a room on the right. The room was very large, probably two or three hundred square meters.

It's filled with all sorts of cat toys, cat trees, cat houses, puzzles, mazes, tunnels, cat beds, cat mats, and more—everything you could want.

As soon as the door was opened, more than a dozen cats looked over at the same time.

One of the cats, a nine-year-old with white whiskers, was lying on the cat shelf above, its gaze languid and calm as it met Zhu Yunfeng's eyes.

"Eggs."

Zhu Yunfeng rushed over and grabbed the cat, then rubbed it repeatedly, feeling the silky smoothness of its fur.

The other cats all darted away in a flash.

Egg Cat struggled slightly, but did not resist, and remained indifferent.

Only a gray kitten ran over, purring softly as it rubbed against Zhu Yunfeng's feet.

This is Egg's youngest daughter. Egg was originally a cheap tabby cat with a very aloof personality. Her kittens were all different colors, including tabby, white, orange, and gray.

Its kittens also have different personalities. The tabby kitten is lively, active, and fierce, the orange kitten is greedy, and the white kitten has a personality that is a bit neurotic like a calico kitten. Only the kitten named Grey is particularly affectionate.

Zhu Yunfeng scooped up the gray calves, petted them for a while, and then put them down.

Although his pets aren't very valuable—Pipi was a gift from a friend, and even if he sold it outside, it would only fetch a thousand or so yuan at most—Dandan was a stray he found, and he probably couldn't even sell it for 20 yuan.

But after all, I've been with him for so long.

In his life of perpetual singleness, Pipi and Dandan were like a dreamlike ray of light in his life.

Therefore, after becoming wealthy, they naturally want to provide them with a better life.

However, Egg Cat is clearly still as aloof as before and not very affectionate.

Zhu Yunfeng didn't take it seriously. After leaving the room, he saw that Ji He and Zhu Di had already taken the elevator upstairs, while he went to the next room.

Upon opening the door to the next room, a commotion immediately erupted inside.

The room next door is a sunroom, and instead of flooring, it has a lawn. The room connects directly to the garden outside, so you can go directly to the garden to play.

The house is bigger than the cat house next door, probably seven or eight hundred square meters. It's full of golden retrievers, and there's poop and golden fur everywhere on the grass, which shows how messy the house is.

Fortunately, Zhu Yunfeng hired a veterinary team to take care of them, regularly bathing them, deworming them, and vaccinating them to ensure their health.

The aunt also cleans the house every day, and as long as it's not bad weather like rain or snow, she lets them play in the bigger garden outside, so the Golden Retrievers are well taken care of.

When Zhu Yunfeng went in, they were still playing by themselves, and none of the dogs noticed him.

One of them was an old dog with a pale face and very slow movements, sitting cross-legged in front of the sunlit French windows, quietly looking out the window, lost in thought.

"Pippi."

Zhu Yunfeng shouted.

This sentence made all the golden retrievers in the room see him, and they immediately swarmed over, surrounding Zhu Yunfeng, wagging their tails like electric fans, and making whimpering noises.

Pipi is old now, already ten years old. His hearing and eyesight seem to be failing. He is still staring blankly out the window, completely unaware of Zhu Yunfeng's arrival.

Zhu Yunfeng had no choice but to take difficult steps through its offspring to reach Pipi and pat its head.

Pipi turned around, its eyes initially calm, then its pupils contracted in a remarkably human-like shock, and finally filled with joy. It suddenly stood up from the ground, its tail wagging wildly. It even tried to pounce on Zhu Yunfeng, making constant whimpering sounds, as if to say—Why did you take so long to come back?

"Oh, my pesky dog."

Zhu Yunfeng saw that Pipi's eyes seemed to be glistening with tears, and that it was crying like an 80-pound child. He felt a pang of heartache and hugged it. Pipi smelled wonderful, obviously because it bathed three times a month and used the best and most expensive shower gel, which could keep its fragrance going for a long time.

The surrounding golden retrievers all gathered around. Seeing this, Zhu Yunfeng took out his phone. Finally, he had a signal after returning home. He called the housekeeper, who rushed over and opened the door from the doghouse to the garden.

"Whoosh!"

The golden retrievers, being playful, rushed out of the house without paying any attention to their owner, Zhu Yunfeng.

In fact, although these golden retrievers are all Pipi's offspring, they were not raised by Zhu Yunfeng. The people they usually interact with are the family's housekeeper and the veterinarian, so it is highly likely that they have not recognized Zhu Yunfeng as their master.

Only Pipi didn't move, staying by Zhu Yunfeng's side as if afraid he might leave at any moment.

Zhu Yunfeng smiled and patted Pipi's head, saying, "Pipi, let's go."

Pipi's mouth was stretched almost to the back of his head; he was extremely excited. His originally golden face had turned completely white, which made Zhu Yunfeng feel a little uncomfortable.

He took Pipi out of the doghouse and took the elevator directly to the fifth floor.

The first floor of the villa is a hall, which also serves as a cat house, dog house, living room, dining room and other functions.

The second floor houses the gym, restaurant, and kitchen.

The third floor is for guest rooms, the fourth floor is actually the master bedroom, designed for a family to live in, with seven or eight rooms, and the top floor is an attic.

Zhu Yunfeng had no wife or children and liked the high places in the attic, so he put his house on the top floor.

Entering the elevator, you're immediately greeted by a large lobby. The floor-to-ceiling windows on the mountaintop offer a panoramic view. It's winter, and as usual, Shangfeng Mountain is blanketed in snow and thick fog.

The lobby has been transformed into a gaming room, with seven or eight computers, mainframes, and large monitors. Combined with various sci-fi murals and life-size figurines, the room, costing millions, is filled with a cyberpunk vibe.

There isn't just one room on the top floor, but three, just enough for each of the three little ones.

At that moment, Zhu Di rushed to a computer and turned it on. Ji He was not there. Zhu Yunfeng asked in surprise, "Where is Ji He?"

"I'm going to take a shower."

Zhu Di searched for the latest games.

"This dog in the bath, why don't we get on the machine and give it a go right away?"

Zhu Yunfeng plopped down in the high-end gaming sofa chair and picked up his phone to check the information after connecting to the internet.

Not to mention text messages, there are already tens of thousands of WeChat messages alone.

He doesn't actually have many people on his WeChat; they're either former classmates or some senior executives at his company.

They didn't even have the contact information for some officials and big bosses of the same level; all of this was done by Zou Ting as the company's CEO.

After all, Chairman Zhu Yunfeng and Vice Chairman Ji He are frequently out of contact, so they naturally cannot make decisions for the company.

In other words, Ji He would occasionally show up to sign some important contracts; otherwise, the outside world would probably have almost forgotten the existence of Zhu Yunfeng and Ji He, the boss of Yunfeng Group.

The latest message was from Zou Ting, saying she would come to his house tomorrow to talk about work-related issues.

"No wonder he went to take a shower, this guy must be having an affair with Zou Ting."

Zhu Yunfeng pursed his lips.

"What games are we playing? There have been so many new games in the last two years!"

Zhu Di excitedly said, "Black Myth has made a large-scale patch and revision of the fifth and sixth chapters, which were awful. People online say that it has reached the standard of the first three chapters as a masterpiece. The second part of Black Myth has also been released, and this time it has ten chapters. It's so awesome!"

"What's the point? It can't be played online."

"Then what should we play?"

"Let me see."

Zhu Yunfeng searched online, saying as he searched, "I remember our company invested in a game studio before, let's see how it goes?"

Although Yunfeng Group is primarily engaged in manufacturing, it has gradually ventured into the internet sector in recent years.

However, the internet isn't something you can master just by burning money. Whether you're building a website, a game, or an app, you need a direction.

Websites need to be eye-catching and attract a targeted audience. Games need to be fun, and apps need to be even more so.

Thanks to the rise of Black Myth, eight years have passed since 2025, and it is now January 2032 in the Gregorian calendar. In just seven or eight years, domestic AAA masterpieces have sprung up like mushrooms after rain.

Although the quality varies, it's a good start nonetheless.

Yunfeng Group invested in one of them, so Zhu Yunfeng searched it on Baidu and asked in surprise, "Oh?"

"How's it going?"

"It's not bad. We've sold 1500 million copies, which has earned our company over 20 billion yuan."

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Zhu Di said speechlessly, "Is 1500 million copies really okay?"

"My assessment is that it's not as good as Black Myth."

Zhu Yunfeng said lazily, "But Zou Ting really has a good eye. I don't even need to lift a finger, and she's already made me hundreds of billions. What am I going to do if this keeps going? My assets will soon be hundreds of billions, and in two years they'll be several hundred billion. Soon I'll be the world's richest man. I don't even know how to spend so much money. The life of the rich is so boring."

"I'm fucking pissed off."

Zhu Di immediately grabbed his neck and said fiercely, "Then give me the money, and I'll let you spend it."

Zhu Yunfeng grabbed his hand, panting, and said, "Here you go, I'll transfer 100 million to your card right away, you can spend it however you want."

"That's pretty much it."

Zhu Di released his grip with satisfaction.

Zhu Yunfeng went online again to look at last year's news.

The world has been turbulent in recent years, although the economic environment is slowly recovering.

But the West keeps causing trouble, and the situation is tense.

Trade is also difficult, and the overall economic growth trend is still quite slow. At this rate, it will be difficult to surpass the United States.

"What are you doing."

When Jihe came out of the shower, he saw two dogs sitting in front of the computer.

"Let's take a look at the news from the last two years and observe the international situation. I wonder if business is good or bad for the company."

Zhu Yunfeng said casually.

“That should be easy to do. Last month, I asked Zou Ting for a batch of supplies, and she told me that she had just signed a new contract worth more than 3 billion yuan.”

Jihe also said casually.

Zhu Yunfeng was taken aback, then sighed deeply: "Sigh, how come there's more and more money? These damn banknotes."

Zhu Di, who was standing next to him, blushed because he couldn't afford to go to the club.

(End of this chapter)