Chapter 793: Start making money for dollars
Everyone returned to the hotel to stay in the evening. The next morning, they went to the supermarket here to do some shopping, and then went to the rented villa to decorate and clean it.
Chen Feng wanted to pay a cleaner to come and clean it, but Zhou Qianru said it was not necessary and the four of them could come together.
It’s not that the villa is unclean, it’s just that it hasn’t been lived in for a while, so there will inevitably be some dust. Use a vacuum cleaner to suck up the dust, mop the floor, and then wipe the room with a cloth, and it’s almost done. .
Four people, including Chen Feng and Brina, all participated in the cleaning and cleaning.
It seemed easy to clean, but everyone was busy until noon and still had not finished cleaning.
Originally, the first meal could only be left until the evening, and everyone ate takeout at noon.
After lunch, everyone continued their efforts and worked for more than two hours to clean the huge villa.
So, when everyone sat down to rest together, Chen Feng suggested that next time there would be such cleaning, he should spend some money to hire a professional cleaner.
This time, Zhou Qianru didn’t object anymore. She was also very tired.
She has basically never done such housework before, mainly because this villa is a bit too big. Even four people are exhausted.
Chen Feng even felt the need to hire a servant specifically responsible for cleaning the room.
As soon as he mentioned this idea, Brina reminded her that if she really wanted to hire a cleaner, she must go to a regular housekeeping company. If she hired an illegal immigrant cheaply, she would probably endanger herself. It brings security risks. A group of masked gangsters with guns may come to your door at any time, or your home may be robbed.
There have been many such cases in America.
The reason why masked gangsters suddenly came to the door with guns was because of the clues provided by the illegal immigrant cleaners, and they even directly cooperated with each other.
Although the crime rate in Houston is at the lower level among large cities in the United States, it is relatively speaking.
In the entire state of Texas, which has simple folk customs, Houston's crime rate ranks among the highest.
Fortunately, this is a wealthy community, the police patrol 24 hours a day, and there is also 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 Chen Feng was right and it was necessary to hire a cleaning lady, but after hearing what Brina said, she immediately gave up the idea and made it clear that there was no need to hire one.
She has nothing to do if she stays here. She only takes the time to clean occasionally as exercise. I don’t think it’s necessary to do a general cleaning like today’s every day.
Chen Feng just thought about it and let it go.
In the evening, Zhou Qianru and Brina cooked together for everyone.
Because the supermarket I went to before basically didn’t have those domestic seasonings, this time except rice, most of the rest were cooked, and only two dishes were Chinese stir-fries: fried beef with green pepper and tomato and egg soup.
After eating, everyone gathered around the tea room on the second floor. There is also a TV here, and you can watch TV programs from all over the world, including TV stations in Dragon Kingdom.
Just considering Brina's feelings, everyone just watched American TV programs and learned English by the way.
The four of them stayed here together until almost ten o'clock before going back to their rooms to sleep.
Not long after returning to the room, Brianna unexpectedly sent another message asking if she should leave the door open for her at night.
Chen Feng thought for a while but still refused. It had been two nights in a row and he still needed to take a rest.
In addition, Zhou Qianru is next door. Chen Feng felt that sleeping with Brina on the first day he moved in was somewhat disrespectful to Zhou Qianru.
After Brina received Chen Feng's message, she simply said good night and said nothing more.
Chen Feng checked several unread messages from China in his room and only replied to Wu Mengting and Sun Xiaorui.
The others had nothing important to do, and Chen Feng did not reply as usual.
Then he went to the bathroom, brushed his teeth, washed his face, turned his cell phone on silent, and lay down to sleep.
The next morning Chen Feng woke up at almost seven o'clock and finally restored the biological clock he had developed in China.
Get up, wash up, put on the sports clothes brought specially from China, then go downstairs and go for a run.
At this moment, in the villa, except for Miao Na, the bodyguard, who was already up, Brina and Zhou Qianru were not up yet.
Chen Feng started running in circles along the road in the wealthy community here.
During this period, he met several men and women who were also jogging with him, some old and some young. Three of them greeted him enthusiastically and said good morning. Chen Feng also smiled and nodded.
This made Chen Feng feel that the people here were at least very warm on the surface 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.
It was almost half past seven, and Brina had gotten up. She 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?” Brina looked at Chen Feng in surprise. She didn't know that Chen Feng had the habit of running in the morning.
"Yes, are you surprised?" Chen Feng asked with a smile.
Brina nodded and said: "Yes, I didn't expect you to go out for a run early in the morning on your first day here. Let's go for a run together tomorrow."
"Do you also like morning jogging?" Chen Feng asked .
"Of course." Brina nodded, "I have been in the habit of running in the morning since I was a child, with my father."
"Okay, let's run together tomorrow, at seven in the morning Get up, okay?”
“Of course.”
With a beauty like Brina accompanying him for a morning run, Chen Feng would certainly not refuse.
Go upstairs to take a shower first, and then come down to have breakfast. Brina prepared bread, milk, bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwiches, all of which are high in calories.
Chen Feng didn't care. After quickly solving the battle, he said to Brina: "I plan to go out and buy a lottery ticket later to try my luck. Can you tell me about the beauty of power?" Do you want to join the lottery here? "
Chen Feng is planning to make money here. Buying lottery tickets is undoubtedly the easiest way, and at the same time, he really wants to try his luck.
See if your good luck is still there, or if it still has the effect after going abroad.
The last two times he went to Europe, he encountered thrilling things. It seemed that his good luck was not very effective, or there was something else to say.
But last time he never thought about making money by buying lottery tickets abroad.
Now that he has an actual need for money, or dollars, he plans to give it a try.
“Why did you suddenly think of buying lottery tickets?” Brina was a little confused.
Chen Feng said casually: "I dreamed yesterday that I won a lottery ticket here, so I wanted to give it a try, what if I win, right? However, I am not interested in your lottery tickets. I understand very well, especially since I am a foreigner now. If I win a lottery ticket here, will the tax I have to pay be higher than that of your own country? ”
Chen Feng asked because he planned to let Linna, a Chinese, receive the prize if he, a foreigner, had a high tax rate.
From this point of view, Chen Feng still trusts Brina. Of course, this also has something to do with Chen Feng's current misappropriation of money, not to mention the money he earned from buying lottery tickets.
After thinking for a while, Brina replied: "As far as I know, the taxes and fees for foreigners who win lottery tickets here are similar to those of our own people. You have to know, The taxes here are very high Like winning a lottery ticket, you may have to pay a total of 35% tax, including federal tax, state tax, and city tax."
Chen Feng couldn't help but smacked his tongue after hearing this. High?”
The domestic income tax of 20% seems very high, but I didn’t expect it to be even higher here, so much higher.
Brina nodded and said: "Of course. The taxes here are so high. Those office workers almost have to pay this much tax every month. For example, if you earn 10,000 U.S. dollars a month, The federal income tax is 25%, in addition to state tax withholding, plus 7.65% social security and medical insurance taxes.
All of this adds up to $10,000 per month before tax. income, last possible It is quite common to just put down 60% or even less.
Of course, when it comes to filing taxes, each taxpayer's situation is different. You can refund some tax according to your actual situation, and of course it is possible. Taxes need to be paid.
Generally speaking, individuals in America are taxed on two main types of income: general income and capital income.
Earning money from working 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. ”
Brina, a local native, introduced the tax rate here, and Chen Feng had a rough understanding.
The tax rate for winning the lottery jackpot is really a bit high, but how can I put it, there are A lot of money is definitely better than nothing.
Anyway, if his luck is the same here, buying a lottery ticket would be a money grab for him.
"I understand, the tax rate for this lottery is a bit high. However, let's buy a few and try your luck."
Brina smiled and said: "Looking at you, you seem to be sure that you can win. "
Chen Feng smiled confidently: "Of course, my dreams have always been effective."
"Is it true?" Brina asked curiously.
"Really. If you don't believe it, you will know when I buy a lottery ticket and win."
Seeing Chen Feng's confident look, Brina felt a little excited. She stood up and said, "Okay, let's go buy a few now."
Chen Feng also stood up and was about to go out with Brina. , heard Zhou Qianru's voice from behind: "Where are you going?"
Chen Feng said: "Go and buy some lottery tickets?"
"Lottery tickets?" Zhou Qianru was confused.
"Yes, try your luck. Brina and I will go back as soon as we go. You can have breakfast first. There is food in the kitchen."
"I'm not very hungry yet, I'll go with you."
Chen Feng didn't refuse when he saw this.
So, the four of them went out together.
There are many places to buy lottery tickets in America. They sell them at a convenience store not far from the community. There are also some restaurants and gas stations that sell lottery tickets. Basically, every gas station here sells lottery tickets. Lottery tickets are sold at all stations.
Under Brina's introduction, Chen Feng chose a lottery with a not particularly high prize.
Otherwise, if you win hundreds of millions of dollars, it will be in the news, and they have regulations where you have to take photos and show your face when accepting the prize.
Chen Feng doesn’t want to be targeted by bad guys because of this.
The more popular lotteries here are Super Lotto and Powerball, of which Powerball once had a jackpot of US$2.04 billion.
What Chen Feng bought this time was MegaMillions. The highest prize is the cumulative bonus, starting at at least US$1,200. The second prize is US$1 million, as long as all five numbers are matched.
One bet was $2. Chen Feng spent a hundred dollars and randomly selected 50 bets.
Brina followed suit and bought 5 bets for 10 US dollars, and Zhou Qianru also spent 20 US dollars to buy 10 bets.
Only Miao Na resisted the temptation of getting something for nothing and did not buy it together.
The lottery will be drawn at ten o'clock tonight. Chen Feng and the three of them are looking forward to it. They went back to the villa chatting and laughing, waiting to see the lottery results in the evening.
"Chen, I don't believe you can win the first prize. Even if you buy so much."
Brina said this to Chen Feng directly as soon as she came back and sat down. talk.
Chen Feng shrugged nonchalantly and said: "If I don't win, it's even more impossible for you to win."
Brina smiled and shook her head and said: "I didn't have high hopes in the first place, otherwise I wouldn't have just won." I bought it for $10.”
Zhou Qianru also smiled and said, “Me too. I bought it for fun, and I didn’t expect to win the lottery.”
Chen Feng looked at Brina and said, “How about we make a bet?” >
Brina looked at him slightly and asked: "What bet?"
Chen Feng said: "If I win one million, you will stay with me for a year and be my personal assistant. Don't worry, I will give you a satisfactory reward."
Brynn was stunned. , looked at him slightly surprised, not knowing how to answer for a while.
She didn't want to have long-term contact with Chen Feng, lest she develop true feelings for him.
I accompanied him to Houston this time just to help and relax.
She even planned to stay here for a few more days and then return to Los Angeles. After that, she had no choice but to return to Xiuzhou or not and never see Chen Feng again.
But now Chen Feng suddenly proposed this bet, leaving her wondering 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 one million is very low, even if I spent a hundred dollars to buy it 50 notes.”
When Brina heard what Chen Feng said, she thought it was true. She really didn’t believe that Chen Feng could win one million dollars by buying a lottery ticket for one hundred dollars.
However, she still asked: "What if you don't win one million?"
"I can lose you $10,000, how about it? Your chances of winning are quite good. What’s more, whether you win or lose, you make money.”
Brina frowned slightly and said, "I don't want money. If you lose, how about you stay with me for a year at America? That's only fair."
This time it's Chen Feng's turn. In a daze, she really defeated an entire army.
If Chen Feng was 100% confident about winning one million this time, he would not spend one hundred dollars to buy so many lottery tickets.
It was precisely because it was not 100% that he bought so many at once.
"What? Don't you dare?" Brina teased in a similar way.
(End of this chapter)