Chapter 32 Can the Entire Universe Be Your Home?

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``` $100 billion, that's a number that causes awe just by looking at it. Even if they sold all of the Wanda Group's assets, they couldn't buy $100 billion. Zhang Menglong merely needs to take out his yearly allowance, and he could directly buy two Wandas! "Zhang Menglong, I now find that being friends with you is just too much pressure," Wang Ling said with a bitter smile and shook his head. From now on, his title of the richest second-generation in Huaxia was only in name. "It's okay, don't feel pressured," Zhang Menglong patted Wang Ling's shoulder, "I don't make friends based on whether they have money or not. After all, definitely no one has more money than I do!" "You, haha, I admit defeat!" Wang Ling saw Zhang Menglong use that same line he had once said to tease him, and he couldn't help but feel both annoyed and amused. "Got anything else? Let me broaden my horizons," Zhang Menglong said. "How would I dare show off anything in front of you? For all I know, it could be something one of your ancestors left behind. I'd rather not embarrass myself," Wang Ling admitted, thoroughly daunted. "This piano is quite nice!" Zhang Menglong walked up to the brown piano in the hall, "It's of a certain age, but surprisingly, the sound quality is still so intact, it must have been well-maintained." Zhang Menglong pressed a few keys, and the piano emitted a clear and touching sound. "An expert, I see!" Wang Ling remarked, his excitement picking up again when talking about the piano. "What, have you learned to play?" "A bit, but it's just amateur grade ten level." "This piano has been renovated many times. It's quite significant because its first owner was Chopin." "You managed to get your hands on this?" Zhang Menglong remembered that his own family also had a piano used by Beethoven and Liszt; these two pianos, if we're talking about historical value, should be considered fairly equal.Nôv(el)B\\jnn "My old man loves collecting these things," Wang Ling chuckled, "But this piano is a bit different. Chopin used many pianos throughout his life, and this one was gifted to him by a Huaxia merchant who also carved his inscription on it." Wang Ling lifted the lid of the grand piano, and neatly written in regular script on it was a line, "To my friend Chopin—Qing, Zhang Wenshan." "Wait," Wang Ling's body abruptly tensed, then slowly turned toward Zhang Menglong, "This merchant's surname is Zhang, it can't be that much of a coincidence, can it?" "You're right, it is indeed such a coincidence." Zhang Menglong found Zhang Wenshan's name in the family tree, and the era he lived in matched perfectly with Chopin's. "Hahaha, you don't need to know exactly what inspiration you gave me, but I must really thank you for this. How about it? Want to pick any one of the cars I bought last time? But the Koenigsegg CCXR is off-limits!" "Zhang Menglong, I find you to be a beast!" Wang Ling said through clenched teeth, "Even if I, Wang Ling, were to die broke, even if I jumped off the third floor, I would never take anything from you again!" "Is that so? I was actually planning to have the factory make another CCXR for you!" "What? Make another one for me? Do you think you own Koenigsegg or something?" "You guessed right. I hold a majority of the shares in Koenigsegg through my people. Otherwise, why do you think they would stop all other orders to build cars for me?" "Holy shit!" "Since you don't want it, then forget it, to avoid the hassle..." "I want it, I want it, who said I didn't!" Wang Ling quickly interjected, "Damn, that's sweet!" "By the way, there's a gemstone appreciation event next week in Jiangnan City. Are you interested in checking it out?" Since Wang Ling had already become close with Zhang Menglong, naturally, he wanted to create more opportunities to strengthen their relationship. "You're interested in that?" "Hahaha, I heard that this appreciation event will have quite a few jade raw stones. Have you ever heard of stone gambling?" "The kind that's been written to death in urban novels?" Zhang Menglong quipped. "Exactly, but this is reality, so there's no such thing as X-ray vision or supernatural powers. I plan to buy a couple of pieces and try my luck too. Who knows, I might make a small fortune." "No supernatural powers, but I have the power of cash!" Zhang Menglong's eyes lit up. He had heard that stone gambling often involved raw stones worth hundreds of thousands or even millions. Wasn't this a faster way to spend money than buying sports cars? ... As the two chatted over their meal, Wang Ling, who had grown up in a wealthy family, really had a different perspective. After this conversation, Zhang Menglong felt that there might be a chance to accomplish his task of spending 100 billion US dollars within a year. He also wondered what exactly the Super God Academy was like. Zhang Menglong's curiosity grew stronger. He believed that as long as he gained access to the Super God Academy, he would definitely find out where his parents had gone!

Chapter 32 Can the Entire Universe Be Your Home?

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