"This unit originally had a layout of four bedrooms, two living rooms, and three bathrooms. After the landlord bought it, they made some adjustments. Now it features a layout with two deluxe master bedroom suites plus a study."

Once they entered the building, Zhu Shanshan managed to suppress her shy and excited mood, professionally introducing the details of the apartment to Chen Cheng.

"This unit is served by two elevators for two households, but the elevator hall has been partitioned. So in practice, it's one elevator per household with private elevator entry. The privacy is excellent."

"The door opens directly onto a screen wall, with foyer cabinets on both your left and right sides."

"This foyer space is very spacious. If Mr. Chen has high storage needs, the right side could easily be converted into a storage room."

Seeing her serious expression, Chen Cheng smiled faintly and took her hand. "Why call me 'Mr.'? Call me 'Brother'."

After speaking, he pulled her along as they walked into the rooms.

It was much more convenient to just look directly; if he waited for her to introduce every single point, it would take an hour to finish seeing this one unit.

The blush that had been fading from Zhu Shanshan's face rushed back to her cheeks. She closed the door behind them and followed closely behind Chen Cheng.

Chen Cheng looked around and found it truly quite nice.

The living room faced south and east with 270-degree lighting, and a two-meter-wide L-shaped balcony wrapped around the outside.

The dining and kitchen area was right next to the living room, also facing south, with an integrated open-plan design. On the side of the dining table near the living room, there was a table for tea or drinks, with a wine cabinet right behind it.

The two master suites were also very large. One was a four-piece master bedroom with double sinks and a bathtub; the other didn't have a bathtub. Both came standard with U-shaped walk-in closets featuring central islands.

The study shared a wall with the bedroom without the bathtub; if needed, it could be incorporated into the suite.

Chen Cheng took a look around and returned to the balcony.

"What's the area? What's the total price?"

"270 square meters total, with 220 square meters of internal area. The unit price is just over 130,000, and the total price is 35 million."

Chen Cheng nodded. For a place not right on the banks of the Huangpu River, this price was quite reasonable.

"Brother Cheng, this residential area is a rare low-rise luxury apartment complex. It has 17 floors in total, and this unit is on the 16th floor. The distance between buildings..."

"Let's go with this one."

"The view... what did you say?" Zhu Shanshan, who was still tirelessly introducing the place, didn't hear Chen Cheng clearly.

I said, 'Let's go with this one.'"

"Ahhhhhh~"

Zhu Shanshan jumped onto Chen Cheng in excitement.

Chen Cheng couldn't help but chuckle as he quickly reached out to support her.

Zhu Shanshan giggled for a while before getting down from Chen Cheng.

Only then did she realize her reaction had been too much, and she looked at Chen Cheng with a blushing face.

After a two-second silence, she spoke up, "I'll go report to Aunt Xu."

With that, she turned and went into the room.

Chen Cheng looked at Zhu Shanshan's shy, maidenly appearance, the corners of his mouth curling up as he followed her in.

Chen Cheng wandered around again and sat on a bed that only had a mattress, feeling it was a bit hard.

He shouted loudly to Zhu Shanshan, who was in the outer room reporting to Xu Wenchang, "Shanshan!"

"Eh?"

A moment later, Zhu Shanshan came in holding her phone, looking at Chen Cheng with confusion. "What's wrong, Brother Cheng?"

Chen Cheng beckoned her over. "Shanshan, come try and see if this bed is a bit hard."

Zhu Shanshan frowned. "Is it hard?"

...

Half an hour later, Chen Cheng and Zhu Shanshan were tightly embraced, their heartbeats gradually slowing down.

Chen Cheng had only been so quick out of consideration for her.

A new car shouldn't be driven for too long or too fast; it needs to be broken in slowly to find the best state.

Chen Cheng was the first to break the silence. His voice still carried a hint of lingering excitement as he whispered in Zhu Shanshan's ear:

"Shanshan, are you okay?"

Zhu Shanshan buried her face in his chest, savoring the mixture of pain and pleasure from just now. A blush immediately spread from her cheeks to the tips of her ears. She swatted Chen Cheng and said coquettishly:

"You're so bad, so bad. You even lied to me about the bed being hard."

"Hahaha," seeing her cute appearance, Scum laughed incessantly.

The two played around for a while before going into the bathroom to wash up.

Zhu Shanshan took a pair of scissors and cut the bedsheet that was originally as white as new.

Afterward, the two of them quickly tidied up and left Su River Elegance.

Chen Cheng intended to give this unit to Zhu Zhe.

Given his current situation with Guan Juer, he had to move Zhu Zhe out quickly, otherwise, it would turn into a 'Shura field' sooner or later.

Even though a confrontation was inevitable eventually, living together would cause much greater trouble.

If they didn't see each other, it would be easier to manage.

If they saw each other every day and couldn't save face, they would definitely turn against Chen Cheng.

The main issue was that Zhu Zhe's current place was a shared rental with three people, which was quite inconvenient.

In the afternoon, Zhu Shanshan met up with the other four, taking Chen Cheng to see two more units.

One of them was actually in Binjiang Garden, the same complex where Deng Xiaoqi lived. Chen Cheng decided on it immediately.

First-line river view, 270-degree corner living room, 350 square meters, 75 million, including two parking spaces.

The main reason was that this place was very close to the office, just two or three blocks away.

Having already put down deposits for two units, there was no need to look at the remaining flat apartments.

Then, Xu Wenchang arrived with Fang Sijin to take over the relay.

Xu Wenchang sent the 'Old Slicker' and the others back, leaving the Old Slicker, who was obsessed with Old Western-style houses, full of grievances.

Zhu Shanshan and Fang Sijin stayed; Chen Cheng was Zhu Shanshan's client, and Fang Sijin was the store manager.

When Fang Sijin learned that two units had already been settled, she felt very disappointed and a bit unwilling to give up.

Xu Wenchang then took Chen Cheng to see two Old Western-style houses.

"Mr. Chen, this one is a terraced Old Western-style house. It has independent front and back gardens, with the garden being 200 square meters..."

After Xu Wenchang finished the introduction, Chen Cheng hesitated.

In fact, he was more interested in the previous one on Huaihai Road; he hadn't decided on it only because it was a bit too large.

A deeded area of 560 square meters, with a garden of 1,100 square meters.

The total land area was 1,400 square meters, more than two mu.

And this was in the center of Magic City.

The asking price was also very high: 4.5 'Small goals' (450 million).

Even Chen Cheng, who considered himself a man of the world, was a bit stunned. It was so damn expensive, with the unit price coming out to over 800,000 per square meter.

The greenery in the yard was lush, but the house itself was a bit old and needed renovation and redecoration.

"How much for this one?"

"150 million."

Chen Cheng rubbed his chin; this side was quite a bit cheaper.

Two floors above ground with an attic, a deeded area of 303 square meters, with a unit price of less than 500,000.

The location was also very good, on Fuxing Road.

Chen Cheng frowned and calculated for a while before making a decision in his heart.

He had money in his pocket, it wasn't like he was broke; if he wanted to buy it, he might as well.

Besides, another house meant another home.

Hehe.

Chen Cheng said to Xu Wenchang, "How about this: negotiate the price with the owner of the previous one. 420 million. If they're willing to sell, I'll take it."

Zhu Shanshan's eyes were already wide. Something worth 400 million, and he just buys it like that? So casually?

"As for this one, I want it too. I'll offer 140 million. How much more you can negotiate down depends on your skill."

Xu Wenchang's eyes immediately widened.

Hmm? There's a surprise?

Doesn't this mean whatever he could negotiate further down would be his?

"A gentleman's word."

Chen Cheng smiled. "Is a bond."

"But it has to be fast, resolve everything within a week. Also, as a reward, you'll have to help me keep an eye on the renovations for these two."

"After all, Manager Xu is an expert in this field."