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Chapter 40 [Goodbye Lu Sisi]

Chapter 39 [Goodbye Lu Sisi]

Two hours later, a taxi from out of town who was taking photos in Huizhou drove to the vicinity of the university town and stopped on the roadside in the area of short-term rental houses.

After getting off the car, Chen Yan walked towards the short-term rental house. From a distance, he saw Hu Shangke squatting dejectedly at the edge of the ruins, smoking, with several cigarette butts on the ground.

Looking up and seeing Chen Yan coming towards him, Hu Shangke yelled, stood up and ran over, grabbing Chen Yan's shoulders.

"you you you……"

"Don't worry, Lao Hu, don't worry." Chen Yan calmly pulled Lao Hu aside and said, "I definitely won't run away, and I will definitely take responsibility for this matter to the end."

"So what happened to the house? How did it become like this?!"

Old Hu's eyes were red and he was really anxious.

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In the morning, Lao Hu came over to prepare to take back the house - after all, Chen Yan had agreed to rent it for seven days, and nine days had already passed. If Chen Yan didn't need it... Lao Hu thought that he could rent it out again before the Spring Festival.

Unexpectedly, when I arrived in front of the house...

For Lao Hu, it wasn’t the house that collapsed, it was the fucking sky that collapsed!

The house was secretly sublet by a senior civil engineering student without the knowledge of the owner. I was the one who handled it!
If the house collapses, the senior civil engineering student won't be able to escape first, and neither will Hu Shangke! He has to take responsibility.

How could I not be anxious? That's not a bicycle, it's not a mobile phone.

It’s a fucking house! How much does it cost?

Even if we sell Hu Shangke, it won’t be enough!

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"Wasn't there an earthquake two nights ago... I think the house must have been damaged during the earthquake... Maybe the structure of the house itself is too old, so..." Chen Yan chose his words carefully.

"Look around here! An earthquake?! All the other houses are fine! Only the house you live in collapsed! You tell me it was the earthquake?! Will anyone believe you?!"

Chen Yan looked around...the other houses in the distance seemed to be standing intact.

Well, it’s really hard to make it work!
After he woke up, he had already checked the news about the earthquake in Jinling Prefecture.

There was indeed an earthquake in Jinling Prefecture that night - but it was just the aftermath of an earthquake elsewhere.

The actual epicenter of the earthquake was somewhere more than 200 kilometers away from Jinling Prefecture.

By the time the tremors reached Jinling Prefecture, they had weakened significantly. According to official announcements, the highest peak magnitude of the earthquake in Jinling Prefecture did not exceed 3.8.

To put it bluntly, this level of vibration might not even be able to knock down a building block.

Let me put it this way, many people in Jinling Prefecture would have had no idea that there was an earthquake last night if they hadn’t seen the news.

Chen Yan sighed.

This is so fucking unreasonable! !
Chen Yan was not a shameless person. He knew very well that if he had not taken refuge here and the heaven had used its rules to kill him, this house would not have collapsed in the earthquake the night before yesterday.

The landlord didn't provoke anyone, and his house collapsed for no reason. How innocent can he be?
Ordinary people generally do not buy any accident insurance for their houses. If they encounter such an incident, they will have to bear the losses themselves.

Chen Yan felt that he couldn't be so shameless.

"Old Hu, let's not talk about anything else. I'll pay for the house. If it doesn't work, I'll pay for it to be rebuilt, okay?"

Hu Licking Dog was stunned at first, but his anger quickly subsided: "You want to compensate? Build a new house? You said so?"

"Yeah, I said so." Chen Yan nodded. "It's just a bungalow anyway. Building two new ones shouldn't cost too much, right? A few hundred thousand? A few hundred thousand? A few hundred thousand?"

"This isn't just a matter of money." Hu Shangke finally shook his head and sneered, "Do you think building a house is so easy? You can just build it casually?"

After a pause, he realized that Chen Yan really didn't understand, and then he patiently explained:
"So many wealthy people who have bought big villas, don't they want to tear down their houses and build bigger ones? Everyone has the land.

But it’s not possible!

As for the condition of your house, you need to ask someone from the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau to come and inspect it. First, they need to prove that the house was not demolished intentionally. Then they need to issue a written survey result to prove that the house collapsed because it was old and damaged in the earthquake.

Then go to the Housing Authority to retrieve the original files of the house for review, and issue a reconstruction permit and reconstruction planning and construction drawings based on the original area and layout of the house.

Then you can find a construction company to build the house - the construction company must also be qualified. Do you think you can just find any construction team?
When building a house, you must follow the plan drawings. You cannot build it as big or in any way you want.

That’s it. After the house is built, it still needs to be inspected and accepted by the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau, and the acceptance certificate must be taken to the Real Estate Bureau for registration and review.

The last step is for the Real Estate Bureau to issue a new real estate certificate.

Otherwise, if you just build a house casually, it's called illegal construction! You don't even have a property ownership certificate."

Chen Yan was confused.

The expression on his face read "I don't understand" in capital letters.

There are so many names of government offices, so many surveys, reviews, certifications, and procedures.

He felt dizzy just listening to it.

Chen Yan's heart moved, and he looked at Hu Shangke seriously.

After all, they are classmates, so Chen Yan still understands this guy.

The only flaw of Lao Hu is that he is a bit of a bootlicker, but his character is still trustworthy.

"Old Hu, let's be frank. If I give this matter to you, can you take it on?"

"I can't do it," Hu Shangke shook his head honestly. "I'm a newcomer in this industry. Although I know the ins and outs, how can I have the connections and relationships to handle something like this? Only our manager can do this. He's helped wealthy people rebuild villas before, so he has some connections and relationships."

Chen Yan changed his words: "I would like you to come forward and talk to the landlord first. If they want money, please help me negotiate a price for cash compensation.

If someone wants a house, please help me find your manager to handle this matter.

Choose one of the two. Please help me negotiate the price and other things. After all, you are an expert and understand the ins and outs better than me.

I'm willing to compensate you, and I can even give you more. But I don't want to be taken advantage of and ripped off. Do you understand what I mean?"

Old Hu suddenly realized: "Well, I can understand what you said, but..."

Chen Yan waved his hand: "I won't let you work for nothing. I'll give you 10,000 yuan as a reward for your hard work, okay?"

Hu Shangke was about to say, "It's just running errands, there's no need to spend so much time on it," but Chen Yan waved his hand again, telling him not to speak.

"You take 10,000, and I'll give you another 10,000. Please help me pass it on to the tenant of this house, my junior fellow civil engineer.

The house was a mess, and he had to find a new place to live, and the landlord would definitely keep the deposit and not return it. There wasn't much of his stuff in the house; I looked around, just a few old clothes.

I covered all his losses, a total of 10,000 yuan."

Hu Shangke nodded. "That's enough. He still has half a year left on his lease. The rent for this shabby house, plus the deposit, is only about 6,000 or 7,000 at most. 10,000 is too much."

"The extra amount will be considered as compensation for mental damage."

Chen Yan transferred 20,000 yuan to Lao Hu on the spot, 10,000 yuan was Lao Hu's hard work fee, and 10,000 yuan was for his civil engineering junior.

"Please help me negotiate this matter and tell me the result. I will be responsible to the end."

Then, leaving this pile of trouble to Hu Shangke, Chen Yan left.

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I wanted to take a taxi back to the villa, but I was already in the university town. I remembered the messages from little girl Lu Sisi...

Chen Yan hesitated for a moment and simply went to the university town. He originally wanted to go directly to Lu Sisi's school, but halfway there he remembered that Xiao Zhao had sent him a message two days ago, asking for his address. Could he have something to ask him?
Since I'm already in the university town, I might as well go and meet Xiao Zhao.

Chen Yan was not the kind of person who valued love over friendship, so he went back to his school first.

I had just returned to school and walked near the boys' dormitory. On the side of the road, I saw Xiao Zhao standing behind a telephone pole from a distance, strolling there, with a troubled expression on his face, as if he was constipated.

Chen Yan strode over and patted Xiao Zhao on the shoulder. Mr. Zhao was suddenly startled, turned around and saw that it was Chen Yan. Without waiting for him to say anything, he quickly went up to him, covered Chen Yan's mouth, and pulled him to the back of the dormitory building.

"What's wrong? You're like a thief."

"Shh!"

Xiao Zhao calmed himself down, looking a little embarrassed.

"What happened?" Chen Yan became more and more curious.

Xiao Zhao pointed to the roadside in the distance and said in a low voice, "Look!" Chen Yan stuck half of his head out to take a look.

In the distance, on the roadside below the girls' dormitory, two girls were standing. They were obviously the kind of girls who matched the [red flowers + green leaves] that you often see on campus.

One of the girls looked well-proportioned, with long flowing hair and delicate features from a distance. She should be considered at least a beauty.

As for the other one, there is actually no need to elaborate.

Because according to convention, [red flower + green leaf], the best friend of a beautiful girl is usually either a tank or a tomboy. Or both.

Chen Yan smiled and asked directly, "Which one do you like?"

Xiao Zhao glared at Chen Yan: "What do you think?"

Chen Yan smiled: "If you like me, just go and chat with me."

"...I don't know how." Xiao Zhao said with a blushing face after holding it in for a long time: "Brother, please teach me."

Chen Yan was silent for a moment: "Do you think I can? I've never had a girlfriend."

"Make it up! Keep making it up! That day, Fatty came back from delivering something to you and told me that there was a beautiful girl in your room."

Chen Yan shook his head: "We study together. I help a freshman junior sister with her homework."

Xiao Zhao glanced at Chen Yan with resentment: "Brother, have you forgotten that you have already graduated?"

Chen Yan: "..."

"Even if you didn't graduate, brother...you've had to make up exams more times than I have. What can you do to help others?"

Chen Yan said with a straight face: "Do you want me to teach you?"

"miss you!"

Chen Yan said slowly, "Just go up. Pay attention, your posture should be confident, calm, and preferably a little casual. First attract the other person's attention, and then add them on WeChat. After adding them, you can come back and chat later."

"Confident, calm, and free and easy... How can I achieve these three qualities and attract the other person's attention?"

Chen Yan said something in Xiao Zhao's ear.

Xiao Zhao's eyes widened: "Brother, I don't have much education, so don't lie to me!"

Chen Yan said confidently, "Have you forgotten that I've been sharing a small room with a freshman girl? If you don't believe me, forget it."

Xiao Zhao took a deep breath, hesitated for a moment, and finally strode over with gritted teeth.

When he walked to the two girls, Xiao Zhao deliberately stopped and coughed loudly.

The two girls were chatting, and when they heard the sound, they looked up and their attention was attracted.

then……

Xiao Zhao suddenly jumped up on the spot... and made an air shot!
There was also a voiceover in his mouth: "Swish!"

Girl A: “…………”

Girl B: “…………”

After being stunned for two seconds, the two girls suddenly burst into laughter!
The pretty girl among them laughed so hard that her waist bent and she almost fell to the ground.

Xiao Zhao was dumbfounded and instinctively turned back to look at Chen Yan...

Chen Yan turned around and ran away!

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Humph, I told you that I failed many subjects!
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Chen Yan ran more than two hundred meters in one breath. With his current physical fitness after entering the realm of vital energy and being nourished by vital energy, Xiao Zhao would not be able to catch up with him even if he had two more legs.

Sure enough, Chen Yan took the time to look back. Xiao Zhao stopped running after chasing him for dozens of meters and gave Chen Yan the middle finger.

Okay, Chen Yan decided to go see Sister Lu Sisi.

Hmm? Oh, by the way, what did I come to see Xiao Zhao for? Hmm, I can't remember, so forget it.

But just after turning a corner, on a road behind the boys' dormitory area, I saw a figure sitting on a wooden bench by the road in the distance.

It was still the same cream-colored down jacket, but with a scarf around his neck.

In the winter temperature, the little girl's face was frozen red.

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Lu Sisi was daydreaming when she was patted on the shoulder.

The little girl shuddered with fear and turned her head to see Chen Yan's smiling face.

"It's so cold, who would sit on the roadside and drink the wind?" Chen Yan sat down next to Lu Sisi - this posture was very natural, after all, the two of them had slept in the same bed for two nights.

Lu Sisi's eyes immediately lit up. She looked at Chen Yan in surprise, then pursed her lips: "Chen Yan, you..."

"Why did you come to our school?" Chen Yan asked with a smile.

"Well... I was just bored, so I took a stroll and ended up here."

Lu Sisi answered in a low voice, with her head lowered, her little face still red.

Actually...how could it be just a casual stroll?

The little girl was just always thinking about Mr. Chen, but she couldn't see him and he never replied to her WeChat messages.

I felt uncomfortable because I couldn't see anyone, so I couldn't help but run to Chen Yan's school.

Although I know that he has graduated and is no longer on campus, the girl has a strange feeling in her heart: looking at the place where he once lived, it seems like seeing the things that remind me of him is also a way of reminding me of him?
Chen Yan could actually guess a little bit in his mind, and he was a little speechless - he didn't lie to Xiao Zhao, he really didn't know how to talk to girls.

After pondering for a moment, he suddenly noticed the cream-colored down jacket on Lu Sisi.

Remember... this girl has been wearing this dress since the time we met in the hospital, right?

Although it is normal for people to wear a down jacket for many days in a row without changing it in winter.

But generally, pretty young girls change their outer clothes very frequently.

Noticing Chen Yan's gaze, Lu Sisi blushed: "My other down jacket...was broken before..."

As she spoke, the girl looked at Chen Yan with resentful eyes.

Chen Yan was stunned for a moment, then reacted instantly.

That time when the cell phone hit Xiao Zhao! He looked like he was drowning!
I kicked him into the fountain...

Well, it seemed like she was wearing a down jacket of a different color and style that time.

"I...my living expenses are almost gone. I also bought a cell phone that time, but I don't dare ask my family for money, so..."

Watching the girl explain with a blushing face.

Chen Yan's heart darkened.

He remembered what Lu Sisi had told him before: because she was always plagued by bad luck and would bring trouble to her family, her family didn't like her very much.

I couldn't help but feel a little pity in my heart.

A girl of her age, even if she is not as pretty as her, would be fine as long as her family is not too poor.

Most of them are spoiled by their families, so there must be a lot of clothes in their wardrobes. Who would only have two coats to change into in the whole winter?

Thinking of this, Chen Yan grabbed Lu Sisi's arm and pulled her up.

"go!"

Lu Sisi was stunned, but didn't ask anything. She lowered her head, said "Oh" softly, and followed Mr. Chen obediently.

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[This chapter is 4,400, and the dance is hard and long!

Tickets are coming~~】

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(End of this chapter)