Chapter 237

Chapter 237 81 acres of Lauren flowers

Habits are not afraid of aging, as long as they are effective.

The routine that Abel used for Ikana also worked for little Laura.

A quick sketch of little Laura in exchange for a sweet kiss from her.

It's the weekend and baby Laura doesn't have to go to school.

After running and drawing, after breakfast. Abel carries baby Laura onto a boat at the South Street Seaport in Manhattan.

Even though this type of weather is especially suitable for going to the beach.

Whether it's going on a cruise or going to a small island to play, it's all very good.

But Abel's Ikana now carries the breath of Ikana.

He couldn't take little Laura up there. He is also not willing to borrow someone else's yacht or rent a yacht.

Therefore, taking baby Laura away is not as simple as taking her to the beach.

It took about half an hour for the two to reach Great Neck, Long Island, New York.

Great Neck is located on the north shore of Long Island and is one of the wealthiest areas in New York.

It's called Big Neck because the entire town is an ancient peninsula, surrounded on three sides by water and with beautiful scenery. Nine of the 25 cities with the highest median income in the United States are located here.

Both, along with their assistants and personal bodyguards, came here by sea.

People disembark on the deep-water dock of a beachfront villa.

After getting off the boat, little Laura saw that behind the deep-water dock was a massive and magnificent classical mansion in the Western style.

She said with great interest: "Is this your house?"

Abel smiled and nodded: "Yes, let's go in and take a look."

Little Laura happily walked forward and Abel followed her. Marcus of the Secret Service, the person responsible for little Laura's security, the captain looked at the luxurious, beautiful and dignified villa in front of him.

Marcus couldn't help but whisper to Edward next to him:

"Hey, is this your boss's house too? It looks so big and beautiful, it must be tens of millions, right?"

Edward glanced at Marcus and then briefly said a number: "Fifty million dollars."

Marcus was speechless.

The head of Secret Service Group 7's VIP Protection Team, Marcus knew that he could never afford such a house in his lifetime.

This allows him to officially mention Abel's wealth for the first time. Marcus couldn't help but ask softly:

"Brother, we can meet more often in the future. Can I ask you a question?"

"Speak." Edward is much colder in front of Marcus.

It's not that Edward doesn't love Marcus.

It's not that Edward doesn't like to talk.

Edward often enjoys talking in front of the other three Donkey Kongs, as well as Abel and the other bodyguards. is that he is currently facing someone from the secret service.

Edward is afraid that his words will accidentally reveal his boss's secret.

After all, they are professionals.

So when Edward confronts Marcus, he seems taciturn.

"I want to ask." Marcus seemed a little embarrassed and ashamed: "Maybe this question is a bit offensive." I'm really curious, brother, how many Ws can you earn per year under Mr. Abel Smith?

It's no secret that this is a problem.

Edward thought for a moment and then said: "The annual salary is set at one million dollars, in addition to other benefits.

"One million US dollars?!" Marcus couldn't help but raise his voice, attracting the attention of the people next to him. Even little Abel and Laura in front turned their heads.

Marcus quickly apologized to everyone and said that he had accidentally made a big deal out of it.

After the embarrassment passed, Marcus muttered incredulously, "A million-dollar annual salary? Did I hear you right, man?

Edward could tell that the Secret Service leader's earlier shock was real. The bodyguard captain found this quite interesting. Edward looked serious:

"What's there to lie to you? Our treatment is public in the company. Furthermore, I tell you, our salary is after tax."

"After tax." Marcus' voice almost got louder again, but luckily he reacted immediately, covering his mouth with his hand to adjust the volume.

This made Edward even more amused. The captain of the bodyguard team wanted to tease the captain of the secret police team. Edward said:

"Our BOSS is the number one VIP in the IRS, a super high tax paying citizen. Our weekly paycheck goes through the IRS process and we can use it however we want."

Work in a regular company in the United States. Usually, salaries are paid every Friday and very few companies pay salaries every two weeks.

In the United States, there is generally no monthly salary, it is basically an annual salary.

A year is calculated as 52 weeks, or 52 salaries or 26 salaries. This total amount constitutes the annual salary and the bonus is calculated separately.

Seeing Edward's confident and proud appearance, Marcus' eyes straightened.

Thinking about it, Marcus asked in a low voice:

"Why is your income so high? Is your income the highest in the company?"

Edward nodded: "I am the captain of the bodyguard team, my annual salary is indeed the highest among the bodyguards.

Oh, the number one salary is $1 million a year.

Thinking of this, Marcus breathed a sigh of relief. It is good. What a fart!

Marcus knew that the top earner in the Secret Service didn't have half a million dollars a year.

Not even a great commander lives in the house!

The standard annual salary for the Commander-in-Chief is only $400,000, an amount that was only made possible by the June 1999 pay increase.

Previously, the annual salary of the US President was 200,000 USD.

Of course, I can become Grand Commander. This salary is really nothing.

At this moment, Marcus heard Edward repeat:

"There is a huge gap in the salaries of our bodyguards. I make the most money, with an annual salary of about a million dollars. The person with the worst income is not even $180,000 after taxes."

Marcus nodded after hearing what he said before, and Marcus felt that the difference in income was normal.

But the number that appeared next almost made Marcus think he had heard it wrong. "How much?" Marcus couldn't help but approach Edward: "Among the bodyguards you just mentioned, who has the lowest income?"

"One hundred and eighty thousand dollars after taxes."

"One hundred and eighty thousand dollars!" Marcus stopped himself from shouting, "Or after taxes?

In this last sentence, Marcus's voice changed slightly.

Responding to Marcus, Edward calmly nodded again.

At this time, Marcus wanted to ask Rock Security if he still wanted to recruit.

Compared to the income of stone security guards.

Marcus believes that the USSS also represents a source of income for the Secret Service, which is pitifully small. Secret Service agents, internal recruitment only.

General recruitment targets are selected from the departments with the best armed capabilities such as the US Army, US Police, FBI and CIA.

It is necessary to consider capacity, family circumstances and political checks.

This also makes the USSS staff even more excellent.

Better employees will of course come with more attractive internal compensation. In the USSS, the average Secret Service officer, if qualified as a supervisor, has an annual salary ranging from $119,554 to $159,000.

The lowest paid are technical support operators, who are responsible for maintenance and repairs and are essentially non-hazardous.

These individuals earned the lowest annual salaries, ranging from $37,720 to $59,976. Then there are the team leaders of these skilled workers, whose annual salaries range from $51,630 to $73,917, and the annual salaries of senior department supervisors range from $105,211 to $136,771.

The most popular is a five-month training course for on-duty Secret Service field officers. These are the bodyguards of VIP, Marcus and others. Annual salaries range from $50,287 to $78,355, and manager annual salaries range from $107,701 to $140,008. Marcus himself also falls into this category.

His annual salary is about $130,000, plus various field benefits.

With a little effort each year, you can earn around $180,000. But these earnings are all pre-tax income and as USSS team leaders, they must pay taxes.

The only thing the IRS cannot verify is the current commander in chief.

But the commander in chief will still leave office, and the IRS could re-audit after he leaves office.

Luckily, was an employee of a special department.

Marcus benefits from a number of tax advantages. After paying taxes, about 130,000 to 140,000 USD will fall into his pocket every year.

His income is considered high in the United States.

The average monthly salary of the average citizen in the United States is around 2,500 to 3,000 US dollars.

The average American earns more than $40,000 per year at most.

There are 50 states in the United States. Each state has different wages and consumption levels. For example, New Yorkers need an annual income of $80,000 to spend because everything is expensive in tier one cities.

In the United States, except for a few first-tier cities with high consumption, consumption in the remaining states is similar.

In other US states, an annual income of 40,000 US dollars can support a family, but there is not much money on hand. If you have to pay off your mortgage, you will be under a lot of pressure. Marcus's income allows him to live well anywhere in the United States.

Before that, Marcus was very satisfied.

But today at Edward's, I heard that the serious security guards had the lowest annual income and they all had about $180,000 after taxes.

Marcus felt off balance.

In an instant, the USSS captain felt that his efforts of more than 20 years were for nothing. Looking at Edward's calm expression, Marcus couldn't help but look forward again.

At this time, baby Laura and Abel went for a walk near the manor's coastal swimming pool.

Marcus suddenly approached Edward, lowered his voice and said mysteriously:

"That. You, you're good, Edward, Edward is good. I want to ask, does your stone guard still employ bodyguards?"

"Um" Edward looked at Marcus a bit speechless. Thinking about it again and again, Edward could only keep his expressionless expression:

"I don't know. But you can come to our headquarters in Tarrant County, Texas and ask."

"No need to worry." Mark said:

"You are the captain and the boss is here. Is it okay to ask you or your boss directly?

"Then you can ask my boss." Edward said.

Marcus said: "I want to ask too, but that would violate USSS regulations, against the law."

"Then I can only wait for you to take leave and go to Texas to ask." Edward spread his hands:

"I don't care about these things, I'm only responsible for the boss's safety."

"Alright." Marcus with resentment. Abel doesn't know it yet and Edward brags to Marcus.

If he knew, Abel would just laugh about it.

That's right, among Rock Security's bodyguards, the lowest annual after-tax income is indeed around $180,000.

But the entire rock security force only has one hundred such guards.

Rock Security's bodyguard department is separate from other departments such as the PMC department. The bodyguard department has the highest income, because the bodyguard department are elite people who follow Abel and Abel's wife.

Four King Kong, Donnie, Jane, Mary, Jinna, etc., these people have this income.

The salary of security guards other than bodyguard services is also not too high.

There is a salary level and salary classification in Rock Security, currently from 1 to 12 respectively.

Level 12 has an annual salary of one million dollars after taxes, and can see a variety of benefits. The lowest is level 1, an annual salary after taxes of thirty-five thousand dollars and appropriate benefits.

In the entire company there was only one level 12 Edward.

The remaining three King Kong and Donnie can only be dealt with at levels 8-10.

What Edward said to Marcus here was actually an exaggeration.

But Marcus doesn't know that the Secret Service captain has read the rock security information. Marcus knows this company, has thousands of employees who can fight. Marcus thinks that out of thousands of people, the lowest salary is 180,000 after taxes.

By combining it with his own income in this way, Marcus' reaction will be amazing.

In fact, Marcus' after-tax income is around $130,000 to $140,000.

Even in the field of stone security, it can be ranked around level 6. This job, except for a personal bodyguard who can block weapons when necessary, very few people at Rock Security have.

"Huh? Why are there so many construction vehicles?"

In Marcus' depressed mood, a group of people arrived at the mansion.

In the villa, baby Laura saw a lot of construction machinery and vehicles such as excavators, excavators, bulldozers, etc.

"Because I intend to destroy everything around and rebuild it." Abel next to him smiled and explained. Little Laura: "Why?"

"I bought this house. It's 18 acres for $50 million."

"I also bought the house on the left, 8 acres, for $20 million."

"I bought the house on the right, 25 acres, for $55 million."

"I bought two houses in the back. A total of two houses, a total area of ​​about 30 acres. Because it was cheaper not to be near the sea, the total was only 30 million US dollars."

"All that you can see and what you can't see in front of you, a total of 81 acres of land worth about $160 million."

"It's all mine now. I want to flatten it all and build a mansion on it more than ever!"

"I'll call it Lauren's Blossom. What do you think about that name, honey? »

Little Laura was stunned by the numbers in Abel's mouth.

The "Laurent's flower" behind her made her beautiful young face smile: "Why is this Laurent's flower?"

"You don't like Lauren's Blossom?" So should we use the name Laura's Blossom?

Little Laura smiled: "It's still Lauren's flowers. What are you doing, there are a lot of people here."

She cried out softly, it turned out the person hugging her was Abel.

He leaned close to her ear, blew warm air into her earlobe, and gently said:

"Within two to three years, this place will be completely completed. Until then... right here, how about we have an engagement party?

Little Laura didn't know it was his smell, and the masculine breath escaping from his mouth intoxicated her.

The content of his words always makes my heart beat faster.

At this moment she felt her whole body weak.

She gritted her teeth slightly, not paying attention to the crowd of dozens of bodyguards and assistants around her, but raised her head and stomped her feet - a bit obvious, because she wasn't tall enough to kiss. Luckily, Abel leaned in to cooperate and the two kissed very deliciously.

After a few minutes, separate.

Little Laura gasped and laughed, "I like the name Lauren Flower!"

"I like that too." Abel smiled and bent down to peck her again.

Noble girl from the Bush family, her grandfather is the commander in chief, her uncle is the commander in chief, her second uncle is the governor and she is supposed to be the commander in chief, her third uncle is about to become the commander in chief, and what will happen? What if your father, at worst, could become governor?

If she had the means and spent money, she would be stunned. The only reason things can't be destroyed is because there isn't enough money.

Or the situation of someone throwing away money is not enough.

Since No. 1, Huangdian 13th Street in New York has become Elizabeth's backyard garden.

Abel always intended to continue buying homes on Long Island

Originally, he also wanted to buy ready-made items in Huangdian.

But later I feel that many of them may not be satisfied with the ready-made villa and may need to renovate it later. Same as No. 1 Huangdian Road 13.

You can also start from scratch, buy land and build it yourself.

This is Long Island land. The land that could attract Abel's attention basically already had an owner, or there was already a house on it.

New Start Real Estate helped the owner find it and Abel eventually fell in love with this piece of land near Great Neck Town. A total of 81 acres of land includes a pond of about 10 acres, a small hill with an elevation of over 100 meters, a private beach stretching over a kilometer, tall forests ready for use, grasslands, swamps, gardens and even farmland, etc. Wait.

The important thing is that the location is so good.

It's less than 50 miles from Manhattan in a straight line and can be reached in an hour without traffic.

It takes ten minutes by helicopter. It only takes half an hour to cruise from the deep sea pier.

The location is excellent, the important thing is that after buying everything around, the concealment and security are extremely high.

The conditions in every way were more than suitable.

Abel was ruthless and spent $155 million to buy this huge piece of land with a prime location.

He plans to raze and rebuild, and invites a famous designer to directly help him design another house. The land purchase contract has recently been negotiated and construction and leveling work has just begun.

We are looking for a designer.

This morning running with little Laura, he thought it was because he had established a relationship with the other person.

In the future, we will cooperate more deeply with the shrub family, so please show your sincerity here.

So, he brought little Laura here and showed her their future "love nest" in New York. This is how today's scene was born.

Abel carried baby Laura around the mansion, dismantling had begun.

He pointed to the center of the 81-acre plot behind him, a hill 100 meters high.

"Look over there."

"It was originally a small summer garden, the original owner built a swimming pool and a small living room there," said Abel.

"I think it's a waste. I think we could flatten the top and build the main part of the house on top."

Little Laura looked at where he pointed. Even though she didn't understand civil engineering or construction, the small hill seemed too small.

"Build a house on it?" It looks so small, can you build a few houses on it? » said little Laura.

Abel nodded:

"It is true that we cannot build many houses. But we can stack them around and use them as a center to build an artificial mountain peak. Then we can build our future home on top of the mountain. »

Little Laura thought that the amount of the project must be very large, which was too much.

But hearing Abel say "Our family" in her mouth, she felt sweet in her heart.

"Alright." Little Laura never thought about whether the current situation was unrealistic or not, or whether the project was too big or not.

She smiled happily and said: "Then let's build it on the roof of our house!"

(end of this chapter)