Looking at Houses

Su Yang opened his eyes again the next morning.

He sat up in one swift motion, then groggily felt around for his phone on the sofa and turned it on.

"Damn, how long did I sleep?"

"It's already nine-thirty? Damn."

As he spoke, he looked up at the window. The hopeful sunlight of early morning had already spilled into the room.

"Wow, I'm starving." Su Yang's stomach suddenly began to growl.

He hadn't eaten anything since having a bowl of noodles yesterday at noon.

Su Yang went into the bathroom and took a shower. Then he changed into the new clothes he had bought yesterday, took out the 345,000-yuan IWC watch from the system shelf, and put it on.

He looked at himself in the mirror, and his entire bearing instantly seemed different.

"This is all money. No wonder rich people are so confident. Damn, with several hundred thousand yuan on me from head to toe, how could I not be confident?"

"I'm finally experiencing what this feels like."

As he spoke, he puffed out his chest, held his head high, and walked out with a confident look after pulling open the door.

When he reached downstairs, he had only taken a few steps when he saw a group of young men and women surrounding his car and taking pictures.

"What's going on?" Su Yang stared blankly at the people in the distance.

"This car is so cool!"

"This crappy old neighborhood actually has a car like this. I wonder which rich second-generation heir it belongs to?"

"Yeah. I wonder if it's driven by a handsome guy. If it is, I'm definitely asking for his WeChat."

"Tch, do you think someone who drives this car would be interested in you?"

"Who can say? What if I happen to be his type?"

"What if he's an old man?"

"An old man would be even better. Don't you understand? Preferably a single old man. The older, the better."

Listening to the discussion among the four or five young men and women, Su Yang twisted his neck and walked over.

"Break it up, break it up. There's nothing to see."

"Who are you?"

"Holy crap, he's so handsome!"

Su Yang glanced at them. They all looked like students around eighteen or nineteen years old. Two of the boys were dressed in a rather non-mainstream style, with eye-catching blond hair.

"What era is this? And you're still dressing like that?"

"Do you even know what kind of car this is before taking random pictures?"

"Isn't it just a Porsche 718?"

"Seven... All right, all right." Su Yang was speechless and couldn't be bothered to explain.

He walked to the car door, pulled it open, and got inside.

"Holy crap! This car is his?"

When two of the girls saw this, their eyes lit up at once. They quickly ran to the car window and called out, "Handsome guy, where are you going? Can you give us a ride?"

Su Yang lowered the window and looked over. Both girls were quite ordinary-looking, and the one speaking to him even had a lip piercing.

They looked like two delinquent teenage girls.

"Little sisters, you're still young. Your top priority now should be studying hard. Don't spend all day thinking about taking shortcuts. Take a taxi wherever you're going. I'm not a Didi driver. Goodbye!"

As he spoke, he gave them a charming smile, then stepped on the accelerator and drove away in style.

"Damn, what's he acting so smug for? What's so impressive about driving a beat-up 718?"

"Exactly. It's not even a luxury car, and he's already showing off."

Su Yang drove several kilometers away to a noodle shop he had visited many times before. The food there suited his taste quite well.

He parked by the roadside, went inside, and quickly finished a large bowl of spicy chicken noodles.

After eating his fill, he found a reasonably well-reviewed barbershop on Tuantuan and got a stylish, neat short haircut.

By the time everything was done, it was almost noon.

Su Yang returned to the car, took out his phone, and called Zhao Mengrou directly.

After ringing several times, the call connected.

"Hello, who is this?" Zhao Mengrou's gentle voice came from the other end.

"It's me, Su Yang."

"Oh, Su Yang. Right, I was supposed to take you house-hunting today. I completely forgot if you hadn't called."

Su Yang grinned. "It's fine. Where are you now?"

"I'm at home, in Chenhai Garden."

"Then I'll come pick you up. Hurry up and get ready. I'll be there soon."

Zhao Mengrou was stunned. "You're coming to pick me up? I was about to drive over and get you."

"I'm already on the way. Just wait for me. I'll be there in twenty minutes."

"All right, then. I happen to need to change clothes."

"Okay!"

After they finished talking, Su Yang opened the navigation and drove toward Chenhai Garden.

Before long, Su Yang called Zhao Mengrou again.

"I'm almost there. Walk to the roadside by the main entrance and wait for me."

"Okay~"

Five minutes later, Su Yang saw Zhao Mengrou standing by the roadside in the distance.

Beep beep beep!

When he got closer, Su Yang honked the horn.

Zhao Mengrou was wearing a black lace-trimmed crop top. She carried a small white Chanel leather handbag, wore tight-fitting jeans, and had on a pair of black Martin boots.

Su Yang lowered the passenger-side window, leaned his head over, and called out, "Sister Zhao! Get in!"

"Oh, okay."

Zhao Mengrou looked at the sports car before her in surprise, then opened the door and got inside.

"Is this the Porsche you just bought?"

"Yep. Cool, right?"

"This... Unless I'm mistaken, this is a 911, right?"

"You're not mistaken. It's a 911 Turbo S. What do you think? Picking you up in this car gives me some style, doesn't it?" Su Yang joked.

"Absolutely! The experience is incredible! No wonder you want to look at Senhai Manor. You can definitely afford to live there if you drive this car."

Zhao Mengrou turned her head and looked around.

"But the interior isn't that great."

"Sports cars usually have pretty ordinary interiors. This one already counts as decent."

"All right. By the way, what did you just call me?" Zhao Mengrou asked while staring at Su Yang's profile.

"What did I call you?" Su Yang didn't understand for a moment.

"You called me Sister Zhao?"

"Oh... You mean that? I'll change it, I'll change it. I'm just not used to it yet."

"You'll get used to it if you say it more often. All my friends call me that. You're the only one who keeps saying 'Sister Zhao.'"

Su Yang chuckled. "All right, all right. Mengrou, but I'm younger than you. How about I call you Sister Mengrou instead?"

"Hmm... That works too."

As they chatted, they arrived at the Sales Office of Senhai Manor before they knew it.

After the security guard at the entrance directed Su Yang to park the car, a woman in professional attire walked out.

"Xiao Man! Over here!" Zhao Mengrou waved at her and called out.

The woman called Xiao Man approached with a swaying gait.

She looked plump and well-rounded, with fair, supple skin, delicate features, and alluring red lips.

She wore a white blouse that strained over her prominent chest, paired with a black pencil skirt and black stockings.

Her legs were well-proportioned—not too fat or too thin—and her hair was neatly tied into a high ponytail.

Su Yang closed the car door and looked up as well. The moment he saw her, he was secretly startled.

Whew~ Not bad!

System!

Gu Xiaoman, age: 27

Height: 167 cm

Weight: 54 kg

Looks: 88

Figure: 90

Number of relationships: 3, currently single

Don't ask. Bind her directly!

Ding, binding successful. Favorability: 0

"You're here." Gu Xiaoman's voice was sweet as she walked up to them with a smile.

"Mm, Xiao Man, this is the friend I told you about yesterday, Su Yang. He wants to come and look at the houses in Senhai Manor."

"Sure." Gu Xiaoman replied, then looked at Su Yang and extended her soft, delicate hand.

"Hello, Mr. Su. I'm Gu Xiaoman, the sales manager at Senhai Manor. I'll be showing you around today."

Su Yang smiled politely, shook Gu Xiaoman's hand, and released it. "Hello, hello. There's no need to be so formal. Mengrou and I are friends too."

"All right." Gu Xiaoman wasn't coy and smiled generously.

"Let's go inside," Zhao Mengrou said from the side.

The three of them walked toward the Sales Office.

The Sales Office of Senhai Manor was extremely grand and luxurious. Its overall design centered on black and gold, resembling the decor of a Bulgari hotel.

A large starry-sky ceiling modeled after Rolls-Royce's design adorned the ceiling above the entrance, though it wasn't very noticeable during the day.

A huge wool carpet lay at the entrance, printed with Senhai Manor's project logo.

Two symmetrical water curtain walls stood on either side of the entrance.

Inside, a massive crystal chandelier hung from the exceptionally high ceiling, while the floor was paved with marble.

Looking at the luxurious Sales Office, Su Yang clicked his tongue inwardly. Quite extravagant. I, Su Yang, can finally afford a house here!

"Mr. Su, Sister Mengrou, please come sit over here." Gu Xiaoman gestured as she led the two of them to the lounge.

As soon as they sat down, a young hostess in a black short-skirt uniform walked over.

"Hello. What would the two of you like to drink?"

Su Yang glanced up at her and thought to himself, This place is pretty good. Even the random girls here are attractive.

"I'll have an iced Americano. You have that, right?"

"We do~"

"I'll have the same," Zhao Mengrou added.

"Certainly. Please wait a moment."

After the hostess left, Gu Xiaoman smiled and introduced Su Yang to some basic information about Senhai Manor.

She covered things like the location, nearby amenities, and the community's facilities.

After Gu Xiaoman finished, Su Yang asked, "Are there any completed houses available now?"

"Yes. Would Mr. Su like to look at a high-rise unit or a large flat?"

"A large flat." Su Yang answered without hesitation.

"All right. Please wait a moment while I check the floor plans currently on sale."

She picked up the tablet beside her and checked. A minute later, she smiled and said, "There are still quite a few floor plans available."

"How large?"

"Building One only has 220-square-meter units. Building Two is sold out. Building Three has 300- and 355-square-meter units. Those are currently the only three buildings with large flats available. The rest are high-rise units."

"Are all the larger units sold out?"

"Yes. The units of over 400 and over 500 square meters were all in Building Two, and they've already been sold."

"Damn, are there really that many rich people in Haicheng?" Su Yang joked with a laugh.

Gu Xiaoman laughed along and continued, "Actually, the 300- and 355-square-meter units are also very good. All the large flats in our project come fully furnished and can be occupied immediately."

"Oh? You mean everything inside the house is included?"

"Yes. Ours are genuinely fully furnished. It's not just the fixed fittings—even all the soft furnishings are already provided. Customers don't need to buy furniture or anything. The furniture we use is also from top luxury brands that can all be found on the market."

Su Yang nodded as he listened.

"Then I'll take a look at the two floor plans in Building Three."