After the divorce, I started to transfer

Chapter 794
In the evening, everyone went back to the hotel to stay. The next morning, they went to the supermarket here to make big purchases, and then went to the rented villa to decorate and clean.

Chen Feng wanted to spend money to hire a housekeeper to come and do the cleaning, but Zhou Qianru said it was unnecessary, the four of them could come together.

It's not that the villa is not clean, it's just that there are no people living there for a while, so there will inevitably be some dust. Use a vacuum cleaner to vacuum the dust, then mop the floor, and then wipe the room with a cloth, and it's almost the same.

Four people, including Chen Feng and Brenna, participated in the sweeping and cleaning together.

It looks easy to clean, but everyone has been busy until noon, and they haven't cleaned it yet.

The original first meal can only be saved until evening, and everyone eats takeaway at noon.

After lunch, everyone continued to work hard for more than two hours before cleaning the huge villa.

So, when everyone sat down to rest together, Chen Feng suggested that next time there would be such a cleaning, just spend some money and hire a professional cleaner.

This time, Zhou Qianru didn't object anymore, and she was also very tired.

She has basically never done such housework before, mainly because the villa is too big.Even four people are exhausted enough.

Chen Feng even felt that it was necessary to hire a servant who was responsible for cleaning the room.

As soon as he talked about this idea, Brenna reminded that if you really want to hire cleaners, you must go to a regular housekeeping company to hire them. If you hire illegal immigrants for cheap, it may bring you safety hazards. At any time, a group of masked gangsters would come to the door with guns, or the house would be robbed.

There have been many such cases in Melika.

The reason why masked gangsters suddenly came to the door with guns was because of the clues provided by the cleaning staff who were illegal immigrants, and they even cooperated directly with outsiders.

Although the crime rate in Houston is at the lower level among the big cities in the United States, it is relatively speaking.

Houston has the highest crime rate in Texas.

Fortunately, this is a wealthy community, and the police are on patrol 24 hours a day, and there is Miao Na, a professional bodyguard with a gun, at home.

With such a configuration, as long as you don’t go out frequently, especially don’t go to areas with poor public security, your personal safety is basically guaranteed.

Zhou Qianru originally thought that what Chen Feng said was right and that it was necessary to hire a cleaning lady, but after hearing what Brenna said, she immediately dismissed this idea and made it clear that there was no need to hire a cleaning lady.

It's fine for her to stay here, and if she finds time to clean up occasionally, it's just like exercising.I don't think it is necessary to do such a big cleaning every day.

It's okay for Chen Feng to think about it.

In the evening, Zhou Qianru and Brenna cook together for everyone.

Because the supermarket I went to before basically did not have those domestic seasonings, this time I cooked most of the food except rice, and only two dishes were Chinese stir-fried dishes: stir-fried beef with green peppers and tomato egg soup.

After eating, everyone sat around the tea room on the second floor. There was also a TV here, and they could watch TV programs from all over the world, including domestic TV stations in Longguo.

Just considering Brenna's feelings, everyone will watch the TV programs on Melika's side, and by the way, it can be regarded as learning English.

The four of them stayed here until almost ten o'clock before going back to their rooms to sleep.

Not long after returning to the room, Brina unexpectedly sent another message asking if she should keep the door open at night.

After thinking about it, Chen Feng still refused. It has been two nights in a row, and he still needs to take a rest.

In addition, Zhou Qianru was next door, Chen Feng felt that sleeping with Brenna on the first day of moving in was somewhat disrespectful to Zhou Qianru.

After Brenna received Chen Feng's message, she was very straightforward, just said good night, and didn't say anything else.

Chen Feng looked at several unread messages from China in his room, and only replied to Wu Mengting and Sun Xiaorui.

The others had nothing important to do, so Chen Feng didn't reply as usual.

Then, he went to the bathroom, brushed his teeth, washed his face, turned his phone on silent, and lay down to sleep.

The next morning, Chen Feng woke up at about seven o'clock, and finally recovered the biological clock he had cultivated in the country.

Get up and wash up, change into the sportswear I brought from China, and then go downstairs to go for a run.

Now in the villa, except for the bodyguard Miao Na who has woken up, neither Brenna nor Zhou Qianru have woken up yet.

Along the road in the wealthy community here, Chen Feng started to run in circles.

During the period, he met several men and women who also ran with him in the morning, some old and some young, and three of them greeted him enthusiastically, saying good morning, and Chen Feng also smiled and nodded.

This made Chen Feng feel that the people here are at least superficially warm and not difficult to get along with.

But Chen Feng really didn't want to get to know these foreigners.

When he was almost done running, Chen Feng ran back to the rented villa again.

It was almost 07:30 at this time, but Brenna got up and was sitting in the restaurant on the first floor having breakfast, Zhou Qianru hadn't gotten up yet.

"Did you go out for a run?" Brenna looked at Chen Feng with some surprise.She didn't know that Chen Feng had the habit of jogging in the morning.

"Yeah, are you surprised?" Chen Feng asked with a smile.

Bryna nodded and said, "Yeah, I didn't expect you to go out for a run early in the morning on the first day you came here. Let's go together tomorrow."

"Do you also like morning jogs?" Chen Feng asked.

"Of course." Brina nodded, "I have had the habit of running in the morning since I was a child, with my father."

"Okay, let's run together tomorrow, get up at seven in the morning, no problem?"

"of course."

Chen Feng certainly wouldn't refuse to have a beautiful woman like Brenna accompany him for a morning jog.

First go upstairs to take a shower, and then come down to eat breakfast. Brenna prepared bread and milk, bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwiches, all of which are high in calories.

Chen Feng didn't care about it, and after quickly resolving the battle, he said to Brenna: "I'm planning to go out and buy a lottery ticket later to try my luck. Can you tell me about the lottery ticket from Melika?" ?”

Chen Feng was planning to make money here. Buying lottery tickets was undoubtedly the easiest way. At the same time, he really wanted to try his luck.

See if your good luck is still there, or if it still works after going abroad.

The last time he went to Europe twice, he encountered thrilling things. It seems that his good luck is not very effective, or there are other sayings.

But he never thought about buying lottery tickets abroad to make money last time.

Now that he has actual money needs, or dollar needs, he plans to give it a try.

"Why did you suddenly think of buying a lottery ticket?" Brenna was a little confused.

Chen Feng said casually: "Yesterday I dreamed that I won a lottery ticket here, so I want to try it out, what if I win, right? However, I don't know much about your lottery tickets here, especially now that I As a foreigner, if you buy a lottery ticket and win a lottery, will you have to pay more taxes than your own people?"

Chen Feng's intention to ask this question is that if he, a foreigner, has a high tax rate, and if he wins the lottery, he will let Lina, a native of China, to accept the prize.

From this point of view, Chen Feng still trusts Brenna.

Of course, this also has something to do with Chen Feng's mistaking money now, not to mention the money he made by buying lottery tickets casually.

After thinking for a while, Bryna replied: "As far as I know, foreigners who buy lottery tickets here pay about the same taxes as our own. You must know that our taxes here are very high. Like buying If you win the lottery jackpot, you may end up paying a total of 35% in taxes, including federal taxes, state taxes, and city taxes.”

Chen Feng couldn't help but smacked his tongue and said, "So tall?"

The domestic income tax of 20% seems very high, but I didn't expect it to be higher here, so much higher.

Brina nodded and said, "Of course. We have such a high tax here. Those office workers almost have to pay so much tax every month. For example, if you earn 25 dollars a month, you have to pay it on the federal side." 7.65% income tax, plus state tax withholding, plus [-]% Social Security and Medicare taxes.

All of these, the pre-tax income of $60 per month may end up with [-]% or even less. This is quite a common situation.

Of course, when it comes time to file a tax return, each taxpayer's situation is different. You can get back some tax according to your actual situation, and of course you may need to pay back the tax.

Generally speaking, as far as individuals are concerned in Merika, there are mainly two types of income for taxation: general income and capital income.

Earning money from part-time jobs is general income, and buying stocks and funds is capital income.The tax rate for general income is up to 37%, and the tax rate for capital income is up to 23.8%.

It can be seen from this tax rate that our country encourages people to speculate in stocks. "

The tax rate here was introduced by Brenna, a local native, and Chen Feng had a general understanding of it.

The tax rate for the lottery winning the jackpot is really high, but how can I put it, some winnings are definitely better than nothing.

Anyway, if his good luck is the same here, buying a lottery ticket is tantamount to stealing money for him.

"Understood, the tax rate of this lottery ticket is a bit high. However, let's buy a few tickets and try our luck."

Brenna smiled and said, "Looking at you, it seems that you are sure that you will win the lottery."

Chen Feng smiled confidently: "Of course, my dreams have always been quite effective."

"Really?" Bryna asked curiously.

"Really. If you don't believe me, you will know when I buy a lottery ticket and win the prize."

Seeing Chen Feng's full confidence, Brenna got a little excited, got up and said, "Alright then, let's go buy a few now."

Chen Feng also stood up, and just as he was about to go out with Brenna, he heard Zhou Qianru's voice behind him: "Where are you going?"

Chen Feng said, "How many lottery tickets are you going to buy?"

"Lottery ticket?" Zhou Qianru was puzzled.

"Yeah, try your luck. Brina and I will go and come back. You can have breakfast first. There is food in the kitchen."

"I'm not very hungry, I'll go with you."

Seeing this, Chen Feng did not refuse.

So, the four of them went out together.

There are many places to buy lottery tickets in Melika. There is a convenience store not far from the community here. Some restaurants and gas stations also sell lottery tickets. Basically, every gas station here sells lottery tickets.

Under Brenna's introduction, Chen Feng chose a lottery with a low bonus.

Otherwise, if you win hundreds of millions of dollars, it will be on the news, and they stipulate that you have to take photos and show your face when receiving the prize.

Chen Feng didn't want to be targeted by bad guys because of this.

The more popular lotteries here are Super Lotto and Powerball, among which Powerball once issued a jackpot of 20.4 billion US dollars.

And what Chen Feng bought this time is Mega Millions. The highest prize is the cumulative jackpot. The starting prize is at least 1200 US dollars, and the second prize is 100 million US dollars. It only needs to hit all five numbers.

For a bet of 2 dollars, Chen Feng spent 50 dollars and randomly selected [-] bets.

Brenna followed suit and bought 10 bets for $5, and Zhou Qianru also bought ten bets for $20.

Only Miao Na resisted the temptation to get something for nothing, and didn't buy along with her.

The lottery will be held at ten o'clock tonight. The three of Chen Feng are looking forward to it. They talked and laughed and went back to the villa, waiting to see the results of the lottery at night.

"Chen, I don't believe you can win the first prize. Even if you bought so much."

As soon as she came back and sat down, Brenna said this to Feng Chen directly.

Chen Feng shrugged indifferently and said, "If I don't hit, it's even more impossible for you to hit."

Brenna smiled and shook her head. "I didn't expect much, or I wouldn't have bought it for $10."

Zhou Qianru also smiled and said, "I bought it just for fun, and I didn't expect to win it. But I am also looking forward to tonight's lottery results."

Chen Feng looked at Brenna and said, "How about we make a bet?"

Bryna looked at him slightly sideways and asked, "What bet?"

Chen Feng said: "If I win 100 million, you will stay with me for a year and be my personal assistant. Don't worry, I will give you a satisfactory reward."

Brin froze for a moment, looked at him with a little surprise, and didn't know how to answer for a while.

In her heart, she didn't want to have long-term contact with Chen Feng, lest she fall in love with him.

Accompanying him to Houston this time was only out of a mentality of helping and relaxing.

She even planned to stay here for a few more days before going back to Los Angeles, and whether she would return to Xiuzhou or not to meet Chen Feng again.

But now Chen Feng suddenly raised this bet, making her wonder whether she should accept it or not.

"What?" Chen Feng teased with a smile, "Don't you think I won't win the jackpot? You should know that the probability of winning 100 million is very low, even if I bought 50 bets for one hundred dollars."

When Brenna heard Chen Feng's words, she thought about it, and felt that it was true. She really didn't believe that Chen Feng could win $100 million by buying a lottery ticket for $[-].

However, she still asked: "Then what if you can't win 100 million?"

"I can lose ten thousand dollars to you, how about it? Your chances of winning are quite large. Besides, whether you win or lose, you have made money."

Bryna frowned slightly and said, "I don't want money. If you lose, you can stay with me for a year at Melika's side, how about that? That's only fair."

This time it was Chen Feng's turn to be dazed, but she really turned his back on him.

If Chen Feng had 100% confidence in winning 100 million this time, he wouldn't spend a hundred dollars to buy so many lottery tickets.

It is precisely because it is not 100% that he bought so much at once.

"What? Don't you dare?" Brina mocked.

(End of this chapter)