Since they are reborn, they must be supported by the school beauties.

Chapter 270 Successfully Taking a Leave of Absence
With the help of the counselor, taking a leave of absence is not a difficult thing.

Chen Cheng quickly obtained the relevant documents for the suspension of his studies, thus temporarily preserving his student status.

Most of his classmates didn't know why he dropped out of school, but his roommate and Yan Ruoxuan knew very well.

For them, freshman year was magical; their classmates suddenly started businesses, and like a supernova explosion, they suddenly unleashed an astonishingly powerful energy.

Knowing that Chen Cheng was going to the United States, the five girls in the dormitory felt a mixture of admiration and envy, and a touch of reluctance.

Yan Ruoxuan was originally a very gloomy girl. After getting to know Chen Cheng and becoming familiar with him, she finally became much more cheerful. But when she heard that Chen Cheng was leaving, she suddenly became gloomy again.

However, although it's a return to dullness, the mindset is completely different. The dullness before was natural, but now it's a feeling of loss.

She naturally didn't want Chen Cheng to leave. Although she had always been confused about life and emotions, she knew in her heart that she had a good feeling for Chen Cheng.

Chen Cheng was at school, and I could see him every day from Monday to Friday. After he left campus and went to the United States, I didn't know when I would see him again.

However, influenced by her mother, Yan Ruoxuan knew that men should prioritize their careers. Chen Cheng wanted to expand Renren.com to the United States, and it was impossible to achieve this without going to the United States.

So, she and Chen Cheng's roommates discussed it and decided to go to Wilderness to see him off before he left.

Chen Cheng bought a plane ticket to Los Angeles. This time, he planned to go there first to experience the atmosphere of Silicon Valley, and then visit Harvard University to find an opportunity to meet Mark Zuckerberg.

In his eyes, Zuckerberg is definitely his biggest potential enemy in Facebook's expansion into the United States. Even if he hasn't thought about this project yet, some things are just naturally compatible. Once he sees that he has brought Facebook to the United States, he will probably be attracted immediately, and may even be inspired to start his original entrepreneurial plan in advance.

Therefore, Chen Cheng's plan is to find a way to put a tight rein on him, either to bring him under his control or to completely block his development.

Before leaving, in addition to saying goodbye to his roommates, he also wanted to buy the house for Lu Youyou.

He knew that with Lu Youyou's family background, she wouldn't care about a house in Jiangcheng at all. But on the other hand, Lu Youyou also knew that with his current income level, a Mercedes-Benz would be no problem for him. But Lu Youyou still bought it for him. This shows that whether the other person needs it or not is not important. Expressing his feelings is the most important thing.

So, Chen Cheng began to look for someone he liked for Lu Youyou.

Housing prices in Jiangcheng are cheap now, averaging just over 2,000 yuan per square meter. There are several newly opened residential projects near Huazhong University of Science and Technology, most of which are priced at around 3,000 yuan per square meter. However, most of them are still under development and do not have completed housing units.

To Chen Cheng's surprise, there were two Jinhan Real Estate projects under construction within a few kilometers of Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Moreover, both projects were just starting out and would take at least another year to be completed and more than a year and a half to be delivered.

Knowing that Jinhan Real Estate would soon collapse, Chen Cheng naturally dared not touch their projects.

He happened to come across a housing development that was a bit far from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, but was currently selling completed units. Although the location of the units in this development was not as good as the two developments by Jinhan Real Estate, it was better because it was already fully completed and handed over to residents, although one-third of the units were still unsold.

Chen Cheng went to check on the remaining houses. The largest unit was only a little over 140 square meters, and they were all unfinished. With discounts, the full price would be around 500,000 yuan.

He didn't want a bare-bones apartment, so he subtly inquired with the salesperson about any fully furnished projects nearby. The response he received was that he had never even heard of this particular salesperson, and that there were no apartments that were sold fully furnished.

Chen Cheng then realized that the concept of fully furnished apartments had not yet appeared in Jiangcheng.

In Jiangcheng, whether it's the most ordinary apartment building or the best villa, they are all delivered as bare shells.

There's no other way; we have to buy it even if it's delivered as a bare shell.

So, after looking at the floor plans, Chen Cheng chose three top-floor apartments. The three apartments were located on the same floor of the same building, with a layout of two elevators serving three apartments per floor. Two were 140-square-meter apartments and one was 120-square-meter apartment, totaling exactly 400 square meters.

Moreover, the three houses can be connected in the middle, which allows for better arrangement and combination of the internal structure.

Chen Cheng was very satisfied with these three apartments because the top floor not only had a good view, but was also quieter, so he never had to worry about his upstairs neighbors disturbing him.

In his opinion, the top floor should be the best-selling, but unfortunately, no one is interested in the top floor of this building.

The salesperson told him that the reason many top-floor units were unsold was because they lacked additional terraces and posed a risk of leaks. In addition, there was another thorny issue: the top floors were too hot.

Jiangcheng itself is a furnace city, and it is extremely hot in the summer. The summer on the top floor can be very unbearable.

But for Chen Cheng, none of this mattered.

Before his rebirth, his villa in Hangzhou had been renovated at great expense. Although the developer was a well-known large company, cost control led to many problems, among which waterproofing was a particularly troublesome issue. Initially, he had the developer repair the waterproofing, but the piecemeal repair method never completely solved the problem. Later, to eliminate any potential waterproofing risks, he simply had the entire roof torn up and re-installed with the best quality roofing membrane. Not only the roof was re-installed, but the membrane also extended down to the gutters and eaves. After several severe rainstorms, his house remained completely leak-free.

Therefore, he didn't care whether the house had waterproofing issues or not, because he planned to give it to Lu Youyou after it was finished. Before the renovation, he would spend money to redo all the waterproofing, and even redo the insulation while waterproofing, using thick insulation boards, which would make summer and winter much better.

Moreover, as long as the air conditioner is powerful enough, the top floor is not afraid of getting hot at all.

Chen Cheng is a man of action, and once he found a suitable house, he bought it immediately, along with three parking spaces.

Next, he found several well-known design companies in Jiangcheng to measure the house and come up with design plans, and he also parked the Mercedes-Benz that Lu Youyou gave him in the underground garage of the new house.

He didn't plan to tell Lu Youyou about buying her a house right now, but in order to find out her preferences for the layout, he called her and said, "Little Lu, I bought a house south of your school, not too far from my company. I plan to park the car you gave me there when I go to the United States. Do you want to come with me to take a look and get familiar with the area? If you need a car in the future, you can just go and drive it there."

Lu Youyou subconsciously said, "The car was bought for you, and besides, I don't really need a car."

Chen Cheng said, "Even if you don't use the car, you should still drive it out occasionally, otherwise the battery will be dead and the car won't start."

"That's it..."

Lu Youyou had no choice but to say, "Alright then, I'll also visit your new home while I'm at it."

Chen Cheng then said, "Then I'll pick you up from your school after your classes are over, and we'll have dinner together tonight."

"it is good!"
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Although Lu Youyou is smart, she didn't expect that Chen Cheng would have the time and energy to buy a house for her before he left.

However, after seeing Chen Cheng, she asked the question that had been bothering her: "You're leaving soon, why are you buying a house now?"

Chen Cheng laughed and said, "House prices are cheap now, and I've taken a leave of absence from school, so I won't be able to live in the dorm anymore. I won't be able to stay in a hotel when I come back from the US, right? Besides, the houses are all unfinished and need to be renovated, so the sooner I buy, the better."

Lu Youyou nodded in agreement, saying, "That's true... renovations take quite a bit of time."

Seeing that she had dispelled her doubts, Chen Cheng took her to the new house. After showing her a 140-square-meter apartment, Lu Youyou commented, "The layout is okay, nothing special. The living room is a bit small, but it's enough for you to live alone. You can convert one of the three bedrooms into a study, since you must have a lot of work and need a dedicated room. The other room can be kept as a guest room, so your aunt and uncle will have a place to stay when they come to visit."

Chen Cheng laughed and said, "This house is a mirror image of the house next door. If the two living rooms were combined, wouldn't it be much more spacious?"

Lu Youyou asked in surprise, "You didn't already buy the place next door, did you?"

Chen Cheng nodded and said with a smile, "I bought the apartment next door and the apartment next to the next door. However, the apartment next to the next door is smaller because it is next to the next unit and has a fire escape."

Lu Youyou exclaimed, "Are you going to combine all three houses together?"

"That's right."

Chen Cheng said, "If we combine all three houses, we can create a large 400-square-meter apartment."

Lu Youyou praised, "What a great idea! You bought all three apartments on the top floor of this building and combined them together. You won't have to worry about your neighbors anymore, and it will definitely be very comfortable to live here."

Chen Cheng sighed: "Well, with so many rooms, I can't figure out how to allocate them. With more rooms, we can create more functional spaces, like walk-in closets, gyms, entertainment rooms, or even home theaters. But I'm a poor guy who just got rich, and I have money but no taste. I don't know how to allocate the space and layout. Do you need to take a look and give me some ideas?"

Lu Youyou covered her mouth and laughed, "You're too modest. You've created such a cutting-edge website, and you still say you have no taste."

Chen Cheng earnestly lied: "I've never lived in a nice house. My family only has a two-bedroom apartment, which is less than 80 square meters. How could I possibly manage a 400-square-meter place? You live in a villa, so you must have more experience than me."

"There aren't any left either..."

Lu Youyou said modestly, then said thoughtfully, "However, if you can't make up your mind, I can try to give you some suggestions based on my own aesthetic sense. But I'm not a professional, so my ideas are just for reference."

"Okay, give me some ideas, and maybe you can give me some inspiration."

Chen Cheng had been waiting for her to say that, so he quickly agreed, smiling and waving, "Come on, I'll take you to take a look over there. After you've seen it, help me plan!"

(End of this chapter)