I was in my final year of high school, and my deskmate found out I was writing a novel!

"This is it. This residential complex was built in the 1990s, so it's considered relatively new for this area. It even has an elevator. Let's go inside and take a look."

Ye Feng and Su Miaomiao arrived by bicycle; Ye Feng rode, and Su Miaomiao rode.

Although the two looked like students, they actually drove there when they went to their store yesterday!

It was indeed very close today, so these two came by bicycle, Su Miaomiao's bicycle!

As the lady of the house, I can't miss out on something as important as renting a house.

"This is a high-rise building with its own elevator. The apartment you're looking at today is on the sixteenth floor. The owner has gone abroad. This apartment used to belong to his father, and he didn't sell it after his father passed away. He's been renting it out ever since. But don't worry, he passed away in the hospital."

"..."

Neither of them spoke, but this neighborhood did indeed look...not that high-end.

The two of them cared about these things; after all, it was a rental, and it was so close to the school, they couldn't have it all, could they?

Upon reaching the sixteenth floor, the real estate agent opened the entrance door, and a strong odor immediately wafted out.

It wasn't a foul smell, but rather a... somewhat rotten smell. The interior was all wood-clad, and after so many years, it had indeed become somewhat rotten.

Ye Feng wanted to leave immediately. This house was not as good as the one he lived in at first. The key was that many of the water and electricity systems were outdated, and the furniture was also outdated. If he really rented it, would he change it or not?

Given the opportunity, he should enjoy it, shouldn't he?

"Isn't there anywhere else?"

"Yes, but they're all three-bedroom apartments. Didn't you want a one-bedroom apartment? These are already two-bedroom apartments."

"Ugh, it's too old, not very convenient to live in. How did it get rented out before?"

"Lower the rent. This house changes hands every six months or so. To be honest, I've been in charge of this house the whole time. I've handled everything myself. I've come and fixed the water and electricity many times. I've also told the landlord that it would be more convenient to rent out the house if it were renovated a little, but he thinks it's too much trouble."

The agent also had a wry smile on his face. What could he do? He couldn't exactly do the renovations himself, and then he wouldn't get paid the rent, could he?

Ye Feng decided not to look any further. After seeing the environment, he decided not to rent it, no matter how big it was.

Just as Ye Feng and Su Miaomiao turned to leave, the real estate agent quickly stopped them.

"Don't worry, I gave the landlord an idea. By the way, what year are you in college this year?"

"Freshman year, just started school."

"Are you planning to rent long-term?"

"Yeah, we have to graduate eventually. As for whether or not to take the postgraduate entrance exam, we haven't decided yet."

"How about this: you handle the renovations, and the renovation costs will cover the rent!"

"Forget it, it's not even enough to cover the troublesome costs. Besides, you can forget about renovating this house properly without spending at least 100,000 or 200,000 yuan. Let's go look at other places."

"No need for so much. A simple renovation will suffice. Look, just replace the water valves and the plumbing, rearrange the pipes and wiring if necessary, then paint the whole house. As for the furniture... just find some secondhand pieces. It won't cost much!"

"There's no need for that; this would take several months!"

"No need! It can be done in a month, at most a month!"

This made Ye Feng slightly tempted. Being able to decorate according to his own ideas was indeed quite nice. However, the other party definitely wouldn't let him decorate however he wanted. If the decoration cost hundreds of thousands, the other party would have to subsidize some of it after he graduated.

"Hmm... how much does this apartment cost per square meter now?"

"what?"

"I just arrived in Shanghai and wanted to learn more, but it's not convenient if it's not convenient."

"What's inconvenient about this? It's around 63,000 yuan per square meter here now. This house is 46 square meters, and it's less than 3 million yuan."

To be honest, Ye Feng was tempted when he heard the price!

He can afford it!

The real estate agent chuckled, wondering if the person was planning to buy a house after renting for a while.

But are houses in Shanghai really that easy to buy?

"Is it possible if I want to buy a house?"

"Hehe, that definitely won't work. You need a Shanghai hukou (household registration), or you need to have paid social security for five years, otherwise..."

The meaning is obvious: impossible!

I'm a little disappointed; I wanted to buy a house but they wouldn't let me.

Ye Feng had actually done his own research. He asked because he wanted to see if the agency had any...unspeakable channels, but it seems they don't.

"Let's go look at other apartments. The rent for this one isn't enough to decorate it the way I want."

Ye Feng's meaning was quite clear: if I were to renovate it myself, a four-year-old house would definitely not be enough.

"Well... if you're only staying there during the school term, there's no need to decorate it that nicely."

The agent really wants this deal to go through because it will make renting a house much easier for him in the future. Houses in this area are in high demand, but the problem has been the renovation of this particular house.

The homeowner trusted him completely because they were classmates in elementary school; otherwise, why would he go to all that trouble?

"We just want people to have a good stay. Let's go, it's Sunday today, let's look at all the places you've prepared, and it would be best if we could decide on one."

Ye Feng was in a hurry, and the agent was also eager to close the deal immediately, because they could get their commission as soon as the deal was closed.

Ye Feng didn't want to run every day; if he could finish the run in one go, he really didn't want to run it a second time.

Su Miaomiao was standing by the window looking out; she could see the school from there.

Seeing this, the agent stopped trying to persuade them, so as not to leave a bad impression.

The other one was a little further away; the agent was riding an electric scooter, while the two of them were riding bicycles.

"Why don't you guys ride my electric scooter? I'll try out this bicycle too; it's been so long since I've ridden one."

Actually, it had been a long time since I'd ridden one, and I just felt it wasn't quite right for me.

If you said these two came by car, they could have taken a taxi. But what are they supposed to do if they ride bicycles?

"No need, no need, just go slowly."

Ye Feng naturally refused; he still had that much strength.

Seeing this, the agent said no more, and the two cars drove side by side on the road.

The agent looked to be in his thirties and was quite talkative. Well, you can't have an agent who isn't talkative.

Ye Feng has always been quite concerned about buying a house in Shanghai. He actually wanted to stay there after graduation because the development of the two cities is different. Not to mention himself, he also had to think about his descendants.

Look at Lin Hao in their dorm. He scored several tens of points lower than them on the college entrance exam, but he's still in the same class as them. That's the benefit of having a local household registration.

Moreover, he is not short of money now and can fully afford the cost of living in Shanghai, and he can live quite well, so why not?

He hasn't discussed it with Su Miaomiao yet. If she doesn't agree, she can just go back. It's not a big deal.