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Chapter 60 Want to See the World
"A lot of mining equipment was damaged by those spiders. I applied for compensation from the insurance company, but the amount was not enough to buy new equipment and start working..."

In the living room of Ashley's house, Chris handed over the materials he had brought to Locke, and at the same time began to introduce the status quo of the gold mine.

"Okay, so how much investment do you need?" Locke asked after reading the information.

"We need to buy new tools, and find a way to deal with the gas near the mine veins. US$30 is enough, and the insurance company will be responsible for paying part of the compensation. For this, I am willing to take 30.00% of the shares."

At first, Chris was unwilling to take out so many shares, but these days he was frustrated one after another. Most of the investors he contacted asked for 40.00% or even [-]% of the shares, and his bottom line began to decrease.

"This sounds good. After all, we are friends who have experienced life and death together. I don't ask for more in terms of equity, but I need to add another condition."

Locke didn't care about every penny either. He knew that the gold mine existed for sure, and would definitely not lose money under normal circumstances, but he didn't want to be scammed, so he put forward his own conditions:
"I hope that the company's finances will be handled by the person I arrange. If there is no problem, then we only need to contact a lawyer and sign the contract after confirming the details."

Anyway, I still have a lot of cash on hand now, if I keep it in my hand and don’t spend it, when it’s time to file my tax return, I’ll have a small half of it taken away, so it’s better to take this opportunity to spend it.

At the same time, he also understands why Americans are not very interested in saving, because saving will lose a lot of money, but consumption and investment can be tax deductible.

Either make money and save it and be heavily taxed, which is cheaper for the US government, or find a way to spend it or continue to invest.

It is impossible for him to stare at the gold mine all the time. This is just a small business for him, but he does not want to lose his money because of financial problems. It is a routine operation to arrange his own people financially.

After thinking about it, Chris also agreed to this request, and the two parties quickly reached an agreement.

"Okay, the business talk is over, and the next thing is private time. Ashley and I are going to watch a movie later, how about you?" Locke looked at Chris and Samantha who was sitting with him.

"We don't need it, you just have to have fun."

Chris smiled and shook hands with Locke, he was too busy with a series of things these days.

"Then I won't bother you to celebrate, and don't forget to ask me when you get married." Locke smiled and gestured to Samantha, making the female sheriff smile embarrassedly.

"Definitely."

Two days later, under the witness of the lawyers of both parties, Locke and Chris signed an investment agreement, and then he left with Ashley.

But he didn't return to Meijing Town immediately, but went to New York first. Ashley said that she had wanted to see New York for a long time.

"Wow, this place is really great." After a whole afternoon of shopping on Fifth Avenue with Tang Wei Locke, Ashley returned to Locke's newly rented apartment with the two of them carrying the harvest.

"As long as you like it." Locke shrugged.

"I like New York." Ashley raised the shopping bags in her hand, put them on the sofa in the living room, and began to count her harvest.

Tang Wei put down her shopping bag and opened the refrigerator door: "Does anyone want something to drink?"

"Give me a Coke," Ashley said as she sorted out the clothes she had just bought.

"I can just drink water."

It's not the same as pouring a glass of wine when you get home in American dramas. It's not worth it from an economical point of view, not to mention that it's unhealthy.

In fact, even for Americans, they only drink water or ordinary drinks when they get home, and what is shown in movies and TV shows is more of an advertising effect.

Similar soft advertisements are ubiquitous in the United States, and they have also created more and more alcoholics. For this reason, a large number of Americans have to join the Alcohol Abstinence Committee.

"Here you are." Tang Wei poured a glass of water for himself and Locke, and then handed the Coke to Ashley.

After gulping down the Coke, Ashley said, "Thank you, Alice."

This is her rare good attitude towards Tang Wei in the past two days. After all, she already knows the relationship between Tang Wei and Locke.

Although Locke had clearly stated his attitude at the beginning of the relationship, when he first arrived in New York and met Tang Wei, he almost turned his back on him. Fortunately, Locke had his own way.

On the contrary, Tang Wei's reaction was very small. He knew a lot of things a long time ago. He also saw a lot of the behavior of those rich people in Las Vegas, so he was already prepared in his heart.

What she thinks more about now is to use Locke's money to complete her studies, and even seize the opportunity to have a good career development.

As for the future, Locke has already said that if he wants to leave or find a boyfriend, as long as he explains in advance, everyone will get together and leave.

After all, it is a modern society. Locke has no plans to have children. People want children because they regard children as the continuation of their own lives, but what he wants to take is the road to becoming a god.

Now he can't even guarantee whether he can truly become a god, let alone ascend to heaven alone. Instead of watching his children grow old and die in front of him, it is better not to have children from the beginning.

In this way, it is impossible for him to expect that every woman who has an intimate relationship will willingly spend his whole life on himself, and all women will live in peace together. This is basically an unrealistic delusion.

Ashley was busy arranging the clothes she just got. Tang Wei answered a phone call. After hanging up, she said to Locke, "Monica said that everyone is going to comfort Ross today, and asked if you want to come together?"

"Ross is still depressed there." Locke couldn't help complaining: "Isn't it because his wife is lesbian? What's the big deal, he can't be a man, as long as he is strong enough, lesbians are not a problem at all."

"What lace?" Ashley, who was listening with pricked ears, suddenly became interested, and gossip flashed in her eyes.

Tang Wei had no choice but to briefly talk about Ross's matter. Monica and Ross, the elder brother, have been at odds since childhood, but at this time, they still need to be concerned.

"It's really interesting, my dear, are you going to go there soon? Why don't you take me to see it too," Ashley said, leaning close to Locke and hugging him.

"You want to watch a play." Locke gave Ashley a roll of his eyes: "It's still early, and the appointment is at eight o'clock. Let's have dinner before going there."

So the three of them cleaned up, found a restaurant for dinner, and went all the way to the bar, where they saw Monica, Chandler, and Joey sitting beside Ross.

"There's no need to be sad, in fact, I think this is pretty cool." It happened to be Joey who spoke: "This is exactly the scene I've been looking forward to."

But Chandler couldn't help but rolled his eyes: "Yeah, that's great, I'm going to have another nightmare tonight."

After all, when he was a child, he had seen the whole story between his parents and the male servant. Until now, he recalled it as a childhood nightmare, and he would think of it every time he talked about gays or lesbians.

"Did you misunderstand?" Monica interrupted the unreliable persuasion of the two.

"Of course it's not a misunderstanding. Although Carol didn't tell me clearly, I've made sure." Rose said angrily.

"Then what are you going to do?" Monica didn't know what advice to give, and turned her gaze to Locke who had just arrived.

"The question is whether you want to save it." Locke asked for a glass of wine at the bar:

"After all, it's just a woman who gets you green, and it's actually more acceptable to men. There are all kinds of people in the United States, and lesbians are actually not a big deal, and it's not uncommon to want them all."

"Lock is right, let's go Rose, I can accompany you." Joey looked like he was going to drag Rose to see the world.

(End of this chapter)