I Inherited 5,000 Years of Family Property

"President, Mr. Zhang Menglong is here!"

"He's finally here, quick, go make some tea!" The president hurriedly straightened his clothes, displaying the same serious and solemn demeanor he reserved only for meetings with provincial and national leaders. Discover more stories at empire

"So, you must be President Xu? I've heard much about you. One look and I can tell you're an intellectual." In fact, Zhang Menglong had not known that Gusu University's president's last name was Xu, but of course, politeness was necessary.

"Mr. Zhang, you are much younger than I expected," said President Xu as he shook hands with Zhang Menglong. "Come, please take a seat."

"President Xu, you need not address me as Mr. Zhang. I am at most a junior to you; just calling me Xiao Zhang would suffice,"

"Alright, Xiao Zhang, then I won't stand on ceremony," President Xu responded with a beaming face.

"Oh, by the way, this is my girlfriend, and this is my personal assistant. They won't disturb our discussion here, will they?"

"Not at all, not at all!" President Zhang quickly replied, "Xiao Zhang, Miss Hong Yi told me that you plan to donate to our university?"

"Yes," said Zhang Menglong, "you should know, my girlfriend is from Gusu University, so I consider myself half from Gusu University as well. It is only right to contribute a little."

"A little?" The secretary of President Xu was buzzing with disbelief.

Not to mention how 1 billion US dollars had suddenly become a small contribution, but even if one was to make a gesture, should it be Zhang Menglong? Who had ever heard of someone donating a billion dollars to his girlfriend's university just like that? Was this the so-called whims of the wealthy?

"Xiao Zhang, your willingness to give back to society is admirable. On behalf of the entire faculty and students of Gusu University, I thank you for your outstanding contribution,"

"It's nothing, just some spare change," Zhang Menglong said.

"This is hardly spare change!" Although there was a strong urge within President Xu to scold Zhang Menglong, he restrained himself, "Xiao Zhang, you might not know, but our university has been negotiating a new campus project recently. The land has been secured, but we've had some difficulty with the financing hasn't come through yet. Your donation has truly come at a critical moment."

"Oh? Is that so?" Zhang Menglong found that he had indeed come at a good time.

"Moreover, the colleges that plan to move to the new campus include the Music College!"

A slight smile appeared on Zhang Menglong's lips; since that was the case, he might as well add a bit more excitement.

"President, I suddenly think that we should reconsider this donation for a bit longer."

"What?" President Xu was taken aback, puzzled. Could it be that Zhang Menglong was having second thoughts?

He became anxious immediately, "Xiao Zhang, if you have any thoughts about this money, you can speak directly to me. I will take your opinions into consideration to the greatest extent. Isn't your girlfriend at the Music College? I can ensure that more of the donation goes towards the Music College."

"Yes, Mr. Zhang, you can rest assured about handing over the money to us!" President Xu's assistant also quickly persuaded.

Lu Yiyao looked at Zhang Menglong with a puzzled expression; what kind of play was he staging now?

"You misunderstand; I am not intending to withdraw the billion-dollar donation."

"Phew!" Hearing this, President Xu and his assistant finally relaxed, "So, what you mean is..."

"To build a campus, how would a billion dollars be enough?" Zhang Menglong said, "Even if it's just a small campus, wouldn't the buildings alone require at least eight to ten? And the hardware must be complete, right? There has to be sufficient greenery, doesn't there?"

"Moreover, for the Music College, the instruments for student use must be of a certain quality, right? A few Steinway grand pianos wouldn't be too much, would they? Violins, cellos, erhus, suonas, they all need to be available, right? This billion dollars would be spent in no time."

"This..." President Xu was dumbfounded, what exactly was he trying to say?

"Let me think about it more carefully; ten billion is just too little and wouldn't make much difference," Zhang Menglong said to Hong Yi, "Let's increase it tenfold to one hundred billion; that should barely cover the first phase of the project."

"One hundred billion?" Principal Xu's grip on the cup in his hand almost shattered it.

Just like that, a tenfold increase right from the start? Is this aiming for the sky? Isn't this beyond doubling?

"Young Zhang, don't start your bids by talking in billions, I'm too old for this, my heart can't take it." Principal Xu quickly gulped down a big gulp of water.

"Sorry, sorry, I just recently acquired Tengxun Music, and I got a bit used to it; I almost blurted out in US Dollars."

Principal Xu's heart momentarily stopped. One hundred billion US dollars, not just for building one campus, but even if you were to rebuild the entire Gusu University, it would probably be more than enough.

"Young Zhang, this amount is huge, and I might need to consult with a few people about the specific implementation measures," Principal Xu said apologetically, "Young Zhang, when can this money be transferred? Even a partial amount would be fine, as the construction team is already asking for payments..."

"I will need to investigate this first," Zhang Menglong suddenly said sternly, "Although it's not a large sum, it is still money. Whether this money can be properly utilized and not be embezzled by someone with ulterior motives is something we need to discuss."

"You can rest assured on that!" Principal Xu immediately clapped his chest in assurance, "Our Gusu University's faculty quality is very high; the teachers have their own principles and would never do what you are worried about."

"Is that so?" Zhang Menglong's expression suddenly became intriguing, "But I seem to have heard that some teachers, especially from the Music College, don't have very good morals. I am concerned that if this money falls into the hands of those people, it would be troublesome."

"How could that be! There absolutely isn't such a person among our school's faculty!" Principal Xu suddenly got agitated.

"Principal Xu, please don't be offended by my words; since I've mentioned it, clearly I've heard something. You might be too busy managing school affairs to notice, but it wouldn't hurt to investigate."

"Secretary Xue, is this really happening?" Principal Xu turned to his secretary.

"Um... Principal, to tell the truth, there are indeed some rumors among the students, but they are just student rumors, not to be taken as fact."

"So, there really is such talk?"

"Yes," Secretary Xue replied, "I've heard that several professors from the Music College seem to behave improperly!"

"Knock, knock, knock!" Just then, the door of the principal's office was suddenly knocked.

"What's going on? Didn't I say no visitors this morning?"

"I'll go check." Secretary Xue stood up, but as soon as he opened the door, a dozen female teachers rushed into the principal's office.

"You... what are you doing?" the principal asked as he looked toward the security guard who had been pushed to the side of the door, "What exactly is going on?"

"Principal! You must take care of this matter!"

"Yes! It's outrageous that our school has seen such incidents!"

"If this gets out, our school's reputation will be completely ruined!"

A group of female teachers began to complain noisily.

"What on earth are you talking about?" Principal Xu was utterly confused.

"Principal," at this point, the security guard stepped forward, "Last night, many female teachers who live on campus reported that their hanging undergarments were stolen. They initially thought they were blown away by the wind, but after asking around, there turned out to be dozens of teachers who lost their clothes!"

"Whoosh!" Zhang Menglong stood up abruptly, "Principal Xu, see, I told you there are issues with the moral atmosphere at your school. It seems we should talk about this matter some other time!"