Ye Tian: "I'll definitely go to my grand-nephew's confinement celebration wine."
His sister-in-law glanced at Lin Ziyi and asked with a smile, "Is little sister also pregnant?"
Lin Ziyi smiled and replied, "Yes, sister-in-law, but it's still early."
Wu Zongnian chuckled, "Brother, you're not falling behind either, keeping pace with your elder brother, haha."
The two families chatted about everything under the sun. That evening, Ye Tian and Lin Ziyi stayed over, agreeing to visit a small island in the Atlantic together.
The island was perpetually spring-like, spanning fifty square kilometers. It originally belonged to a small nation, but Wu Zongnian purchased it fifteen years ago. Interestingly, Wu Zongnian even applied to the United Nations to establish a new country named New Wu.
To his surprise, his application was approved, and he was now the king of New Wu Island, with his wife as the queen.
Later, the island underwent development and construction, with hospitals, supermarkets, and police stations appearing. The population gradually increased, currently numbering over five thousand three hundred citizens.
New Wu is a monarchical nation, with all its constitution and systems formulated by the king. This country boasts the best welfare globally; all citizens receive a fixed monthly citizen fund of ten thousand US dollars. Medical care and education are free, and the nation possesses the world's best doctors and educators.
After more than a decade of development, New Wu surprisingly established its own software research and development industry. Over thirty percent of its citizens are talents in software and chip research and development. Furthermore, New Wu's tourism industry has gradually flourished, receiving five million tourists annually.
Due to extremely low tax rates, many companies have relocated their headquarters to New Wu in recent years, including several newly established high-tech companies.
Last year, New Wu's total economic output surpassed ten billion US dollars, with a per capita economic output of twenty billion US dollars.
Of course, Wu Zongnian also invested considerable money and effort into New Wu, such as establishing management teams and formulating laws and regulations.
In recent years, driven by New Wu's high-speed economic development, Wu Zongnian has set his sights on a neighboring island. That island is larger, approximately two hundred square kilometers, and is inhabited by over a hundred thousand people.
Wu Zongnian is currently in negotiations with the small country to which the island belongs. He intends to purchase the island for one hundred billion US dollars to accommodate New Wu's industries.
New Wu is so low-key that Ye Tian only learned of its existence now. As the private jet carrying the three of them landed at New Wu Island's airport, a group of people respectfully greeted them.
Upon disembarking, several beautiful women presented flowers and respectfully addressed Wu Zongnian as "Your Majesty."
Settling into the chauffeured car, Ye Tian remarked, "Old Wu, you really know how to have fun."
Wu Zongnian smiled and said, "It was just a whim at first, but I never expected more and more people to recognize my ideals and be willing to move here to live. Gradually, I developed a sense of responsibility. To be frank, I spend at least four months a year on the island."
Then, he solemnly asked Ye Tian, "Brother, are you willing to come here? I'll grant you a royal title!"
Ye Tian rolled his eyes. "Not interested."
The car proceeded to the royal palace. The so-called palace was not large, occupying only about two to three mu, and was not even as grand as Wu Zongnian's residence in the United States. In his words, New Wu has limited land, and he, as king, cannot be too extravagant.
Entering the palace, Ye Tian saw many children playing there, treating it entirely as a playground. Upon inquiry, he learned that it was open to the public at fixed times, and people from the surrounding areas treated it as a park, visiting whenever they pleased. However, when the king returned, they would all leave, bidding farewell to Wu Zongnian as they departed.
The island's environment was excellent. All vehicles were electric, powered by tidal and solar energy. Water was desalinated seawater. The island's green coverage rate was also very high, exceeding ninety percent.
Upon his return, Wu Zongnian had many state affairs to attend to. Ye Tian, therefore, took Lin Ziyi and drove an electric car towards the seaside.