288: Chapter 288 On the Way

Chen Cheng only realized yesterday that he didn't have a single house far away from all his girlfriends.

When Qiao Jingjing said "Why don't we go to your place?" yesterday, Chen Cheng didn't know where to take her for a moment.

Ode to Joy had too many people; Fuxing Road was too close to Jiang Nansun.

Although Binjiang Garden was under his name, it was promised to Lucy, and it was also too close to where Qiao Jingjing lived.

In the end, Chen Cheng just made an excuse that it was too far away to brush it off.

After calculating, he realized the Old Western-style house on Huaihai Road was more suitable as a base camp.

"Morning, Eleven," Chen Cheng said with a smile as he got into the car, greeting Eleven who was driving.

Eleven replied expressionlessly, "Morning, boss."

In a bad mood?

Chen Cheng raised an eyebrow, but didn't intend to ask, and lowered his head to look at his phone.

Not long after, upon arriving at the destination, the black maybach pullman drove straight into the courtyard.

The courtyard of this house was very large; the garden was over a thousand square meters, and the paved road in the courtyard could easily park ten cars.

Before Chen Cheng even got out of the car, Gao Yue stepped forward and opened the door.

Xu Wenchang also came up to greet them with Zhu Shanshan.

Chen Cheng had entrusted the renovation to Xu Wenchang to supervise, which was a way to repay the favor for Chen Cheng boosting his sales performance.

In Shanghai, Xu Wenchang was, if not the person who knew Old Western-style houses best, at least in the top tier—the kind who had published books on the subject.

For a favor worth several million, Xu Wenchang was still very dedicated.

After Zhu Shanshan tested the mattress firmness last time and received her commission, she treated Chen Cheng to a meal, but they hadn't seen each other since.

There was no helping it; Scum Cheng was going further and further down the path of a scumbag.

He was getting further away from Zhu Shanshan; after all, now that he had Zhu Suosuo, who would remember Zhu Shanshan?

Chen Cheng stepped out of the car, and the group hurriedly greeted him.

"Boss."

"Mr. Chen."

"Mr. Chen."

Chen Cheng nodded and looked at Gao Yue, "Why are you here too?"

Gao Yue was still in her professional attire, a smile playing on her lips, "I originally had something to report to you. Assistant Li said you would be coming here, so I came directly."

Chen Cheng raised an eyebrow slightly, "What is it?"

"Among the candidates for the quantitative trader position, there is one who might have some connection to you. I thought about it and decided I should report it to you."

"A connection to me?" Chen Cheng asked suspiciously.

Gao Yue nodded, "When doing the background check, I discovered he might be your high school classmate."

Hmm?

Chen Cheng frowned, "What's his name?"

"Yu Tu."

"..."

Chen Cheng was a bit stunned; how did he pop up?

He thought about it; in the plot, he had considered quitting his job to work in finance.

In the end, with Qiao Jingjing to support him, he went back to pursue his dreams.

Now that Qiao Jingjing had been snatched away by him.

Could it be...

Chen Cheng pondered for a moment, "Help me arrange a meeting with him."

He thought for a moment, "Hmm... disclose my identity to him."

Chen Cheng wasn't sure if Yu Tu knew he was the boss of Company Name, or if he knew the boss of Company Name was his high school classmate.

It would be quite awkward to interview at a classmate's company, especially since the two didn't have much interaction.

Gao Yue nodded, "Alright, boss. When are you free? I'll schedule a time with him."

Chen Cheng thought about it, "Let's do it today."

After giving instructions, Chen Cheng took the lead and walked towards the villa entrance.

The others immediately followed, with Xu Wenchang walking by his side to introduce the renovation situation.

Watching Chen Cheng's back, Zhu Shanshan sighed heavily in her heart, "Zhu Shanshan, oh Zhu Shanshan, stop living in fantasies. How could someone like him really fall for you?"

This house had a main building and an auxiliary building structure.

The main building had a floor area of 500 square meters, with two and a half floors above ground and one basement level, designed with 5 suites.

The auxiliary building was the gatehouse, which was for the nanny and security guards—two rooms of 40 square meters, plus an indoor garage and tool room of about 50 square meters.

It was decorated in a French retro style, because the facade of the house was French.

The designer had also created a luxurious Rococo style plan.

However, Chen Cheng had rejected it.

It looked good, but it was too luxurious to feel like a home; instead, it felt like a club.

Excluding the garden, the construction and renovation budget alone was 12-18 million, and it actually cost over 15 million.

"According to your requirements, the wine cellar uses the same craftsmanship as the Burgundy wineries, with temperature and humidity-controlled cedar wood wine racks, paired with a 19th-century European antique wine tasting table."

As Chen Cheng walked around, Xu Wenchang introduced the features.

Looking at the wine cabinet that hadn't been put into use yet, Chen Cheng could already imagine the image of a wall full of wine in his mind.

He nodded, "Not bad."

Walking into the media room, Xu Wenchang continued, "The media room uses a Swiss STENHEIM flagship audio system, and the walls are covered with acoustic wool velvet and hand-embroidered soundproof panels."

Chen Cheng sat down on the sofa in the media room to test it out.

He had seen all the renovation plans.

Seeing it in reality, it was still quite good and met his expectations.

The collection room was equipped with German BODMER anti-theft display cabinets and a Sauter constant temperature and humidity system.

Zhu Shanshan, following behind, didn't feel much; she had run to this construction site often and was already numb to it.

Gao Yue didn't feel much either, because this style itself was relatively low-key.

The renovation itself was like this; if you didn't mention the price, you couldn't tell how luxurious it was at all.

For the kitchen appliance system, Chen Cheng chose high-end domestic brands, focusing on the principle of saving where you should and spending where you should.

The auxiliary building maintained the same style as the main building, just with slightly inferior materials.

It wasn't a matter of money, but status.

The tool room had a German Hailo modular storage system, and the floor was paved with an anti-static copper mesh epoxy floor.

Chen Cheng took a look around and was very satisfied with the whole thing.

Coming out of the auxiliary building, Chen Cheng looked at Xu Wenchang, "How long until I can move in?"

Xu Wenchang pondered for a moment, "The soft furnishings and smart systems will take some time. It's estimated to be over a month; it should be ready for move-in before New Year's Day."

Chen Cheng raised an eyebrow, "Alright, then I'll trouble you, Store Manager Xu. I'll definitely give you a big red envelope after the work is completed."

Xu Wenchang laughed, "Mr. Chen, you are too polite. You take such good care of our Jingyi branch; this is nothing."

Chen Cheng really did take good care of Xu Wenchang and his team, not even counting the previous ones.

For the villa he bought for Andy, Xu Wenchang's own commission amounted to over 200,000.

Chen Cheng smiled, glanced at Zhu Shanshan, and continued, "Help me find two more apartments around 130-150 square meters. In the main urban area, near the subway, with north-south transparency. Small high-rises are fine, but large high-rises are a no-go."

"Those are the requirements; price is not an issue."

Xu Wenchang was stunned, "Two?"

He had seen Andy and Anna; buying houses again, it was obviously...

Xu Wenchang chose to shut up, not even daring to think about it, and could only sigh, "The rich really know how to play; they have a home in every corner of the city."

Chen Cheng nodded, not feeling embarrassed at all, "Yes, two."

At noon, Chen Cheng treated the group to a meal.

After arranging to contact Zhu Shanshan in the evening, Chen Cheng returned to the office.

In the afternoon, Chen Cheng sat in his chair and processed some documents.

"Knock knock~"

"Come in~"

Li Na pushed the door open and walked in, "Boss, Yu Tu is here."