My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 533: Zhang Chengwan's Wedding

Following this, Zhang Lei signed arms supply agreements with various African countries. For Australia, much of its military technology was outdated, so it simply offered it all up for cooperation with African nations, even promising to send personnel for on-site technical guidance. This delighted the leaders of the African countries, who practically worshipped Zhang Lei as a deity.

Zhang Lei was equally unreserved, setting his sights on the area's abundant mineral resources. He signed joint mining agreements for all kinds of rare mineral deposits, including gold, copper, and silver.

He bluntly stated: "You have resources but don't know how to mine them. I will provide the technology, personnel, and equipment. We will split the profits 30/70, with you getting 30% and me getting 70%. It's not a loss for me, is it?"

For African countries, Zhang Lei's technology is extremely advanced. Originally, they could only mine 10,000 tons a day, but now they can mine 100,000 tons. In total, they get 20,000 tons more than before, so naturally everyone is overjoyed.

Zhang Lei gestured to his many wives behind him, and they immediately understood—they wouldn't be stingy if they wanted something. They promptly presented diamonds weighing over a hundred grams each, each meticulously polished. The wives were all beaming with joy; after all, no woman can resist diamonds.

Africa is a vast country with many countries, and Zhang Lei stayed there for more than half a year.

Ye Shuqin watched with growing anxiety: This was hardly a trip! Zhang Lei had taken dozens more wives on this one trip; it was clearly a special trip to take concubines.

She immediately and decisively called off the global trip.

Zhang Lei was filled with frustration: Wasn't it supposed to be a trip around the world? We haven't even finished yet.

Ye Shuqin showed no leniency towards him and directly called her son, Zhang Chengyu, ordering the termination of subsequent exchange activities with various countries.

Soon, the group swelled from over a thousand people to nearly five thousand.

The main reason was that Zhang Lei's newly acquired wives were all princesses or daughters of noble families from various countries, each with a large retinue. The countries even secretly competed with each other: if you brought a hundred servants, I'd bring a hundred and twenty; if you brought a hundred and twenty, I'd increase it to a hundred and fifty—they couldn't be inferior to others. The procession grew larger and larger, returning to the Kingdom of Kangaroo in a grand procession.

Seeing his father's grand display, Zhang Chengyu couldn't help but secretly sigh: "Dads really know how to have fun."

However, his mother, Ye Shuqin, had already informed him in advance, so Zhang Chengyu had no choice but to "put righteousness before family." He said he tied Zhang Lei up, but in reality, he simply set up a city to restrict his movement, so as to prevent him from finding a stepmother for himself all over the world.

Zhang Lei was quite happy to have some peace and quiet. With so many beautiful women around him, he could look at them however he wanted and interact with them however he wanted. Life should be this carefree and enjoyable.

As the saying goes, where there are many people, there is bound to be rivalry; where there are many women, jealousy and rivalry are inevitable. Zhang Lei didn't tolerate this. He simply separated them and arranged for them to stay apart, so that they wouldn't have to see each other and worry about each other, thus reducing a lot of trouble. He also filled their schedules to the brim, making them exercise, practice dance, rehearse performances for him every day, and arrange various games and activities. They were so busy that they had no energy left to scheme against each other.

Just as Zhang Lei was living a carefree and happy life, a piece of news came that almost made him collapse on the spot.

Ye Shuqin found him and told him that her daughter Zhang Chengwan and Prince Charles of England were in love and had developed feelings for each other.

Zhang Lei was furious when he heard this: the cabbage he had painstakingly raised had been eaten by a pig!

Without a word, he grabbed a butcher's knife and rushed out, declaring, "If you dare steal my cabbage, I dare eat your flesh!" If his daughter, Zhang Chengwan, hadn't desperately stopped him, Prince Charlie would have been beaten to a pulp on the spot.

At this moment, Zhang Lei truly understood what it felt like to have his precious daughter taken away.

Upon learning that Zhang Chengwan was getting married, her brothers were all overjoyed, after all, she was their own sister. Zhang Lei's wives also took turns coming over to persuade her, he understood the reasoning, daughters grow up and eventually get married, and they couldn't ignore her feelings.

Zhang Lei understood, but he just couldn't suppress his emotions.

So one dark and stormy night, he dragged Prince Charles directly into his room.

Charlie was terrified when he saw the group of men dressed in black standing all around him. Zhang Lei tried both threats and bribes, but Charlie remained firm, insisting that he and Zhang Chengwan were truly in love.

Zhang Lei was furious and about to teach her another lesson when Zhang Chengwan suddenly rushed in and was enraged at the sight.

After some "friendly exchanges," Prince Charlie finally agreed to marry Zhang Chengwan for the rest of his life, promising never to take a concubine or have an affair, and even wrote a guarantee on the spot.

Zhang Lei looked at the promises listed above and nodded in satisfaction.

Soon, news of Prince Charles's marriage to Zhang Chengwan spread around the world, and leaders and dignitaries from various countries wanted to attend the wedding.

Feeling sorry for his daughter being mistreated after her marriage, Zhang Lei directly mobilized 10,000 female bodyguards from his personal space to take care of Zhang Chengwan's daily life. He also equipped her with 100 multi-functional robots covering various types such as business, life, and combat.

Zhang Chengwan burst into tears again, "Dad, how can I possibly support so many people?"

Without a second thought, Zhang Lei took on all the expenses: it's his daughter, of course he has to spoil her.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chengwan immediately stopped crying and began to enjoy her newlywed life. She even bought Zhang Lei a manor at the wedding venue so that he and his wives could come and stay there from time to time.

Prince Charlie's family was well aware of how much Zhang Lei loved his daughter, and after their marriage, they treated Zhang Chengwan with utmost respect and affection.

After all, Charlie had truly witnessed Zhang Lei's terrifying strength that night—he still couldn't understand how one person could tear a bear apart with their bare hands.

Time flies, and another ten years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Over the past decade, Zhang Lei has visited his daughter Zhang Chengwan no fewer than a hundred times, so frequently that Zhang Chengwan always feels as if they just met yesterday whenever she sees him. During this time, Zhang Chengwan and Prince Charles have also had three sons and two daughters, ensuring a thriving family and firmly solidifying her position within the royal family.

Unbeknownst to Zhang Chengwan, Zhang Lei, to protect her and prevent any accident from happening to her, had already quietly replaced half the population of London. He didn't use any ruthless methods to kill anyone; he simply used money to drive out the original residents—if they wanted a house, he would forcibly buy it at double or even higher prices, forcing them to move to other cities. Ordinary people, seeing such a good deal, naturally agreed to sell their houses. Gradually, more and more of his own people were secretly planted around Zhang Chengwan's residence, forming an invisible protective network.

In the tenth year, Zhang Lei handed over the detailed information about the guardians to Zhang Chengwan, repeatedly instructing her to keep it a secret. Looking at the densely packed list, Zhang Chengwan realized how much her father had silently done for her over the past ten years, and she was instantly moved to tears.

After settling things with his daughter, Zhang Lei returned to Australia.

One hundred meters underground in Australia lies a vast amount of data and precious items, all core resources that Zhang Lei has acquired over the years from various gamblers and elites. Among these, the most hidden and crucial element is time itself.

It turned out that Zhang Lei had obtained an artifact from the system that could store time/lifespan. By simply opening the container and absorbing the condensed "time" inside, he could directly increase his lifespan, eliminating the system's layers of profit-taking. However, this lifespan-storing artifact was extremely expensive; even the wealthy Zhang Lei felt a pang of regret when he acquired it.

But it's worth it no matter how expensive it is.

Those desperate gamblers and people in dire need of cash are willing to sacrifice their lives for money. The system sells a 100 million share, and Zhang Lei can buy it from them for a few hundred thousand.

Zhang Lei never intended to spread this incredible trump card widely; he only secretly told it to one person—Ye Shuqin, whom he trusted most.

When Ye Shuqin witnessed firsthand that time could be stored and transferred, she was so shocked she almost couldn't stand. It was simply too unbelievable. And when she saw Zhang Lei use miraculous methods to extract "time"—that is, lifespan—from the human body, she was even more utterly stunned.

This ability is tantamount to immortality for the wealthy, and no one can resist such a temptation.