Chapter 73 Preparing to Rent an Apartment
In the following days, Brother Sun and Sun Dianjun's performance did not disappoint Lu Mingfei.

First, he lost to Luo Xian (LX) in the winner's group and was knocked down to the second round of the loser's group. Then he lost to Ding Wei (jaystar) in the second round of the loser's group and finished fourth, unfortunately missing the qualification for the 2006 WCG World Finals in Monza, Italy.

In the end, the players who qualified for the world championship were Luo Xian (LX), Zhuang Chuanhai (66) and Ding Wei (jaystar).

Lu Mingfei's assets also doubled to around 67000 during these two rounds of competition.

Seeing how Lu Mingfei made a lot of money in the first two times, Su Xiaoqiang couldn't help but took out his own pocket money to invest in the third round of betting, and finally made a small profit of 2.5 times the prize.

As the WCG China competition day came to an end, Lu Mingfei's personal assets finally settled at the number 67000.

The next time you place a bet, you will have to wait until November, when the WCG World Finals begins.

Although the number 67000 may not sound like much, it is still satisfactory for Lu Mingfei.

After all, the gap between top StarCraft players is actually very small, and the odds for a single game are at most around 2.0, and rarely exceed 3.

Besides, it is only 2006 now. Consumption has not yet been upgraded at this point in time, and 67000 yuan is already a lot.

Lu Mingfei had inquired in advance and found out that the average monthly rent for a house in a mid- to high-end residential area near Shilan Middle School was around 1500 yuan, with a deposit of one month and three months' payment, a total of only 6000 yuan.

My senior brother lent me 2000 yuan, and the rich lady Liu Miaomiao lent me 1000 yuan.

After deducting the above expenses, Lu Mingfei still has about 58000 yuan left.

With 8000 yuan, you can buy a domestic mobile phone and install a computer with relatively good performance. The remaining money should be enough for you to dress yourself up with two relatively clean and refreshing outfits.

"Oh, I originally wanted to ask Su Xiaoqiang to buy me a better parallel-imported Nokia, but unfortunately I don't have enough money." Lu Mingfei sighed.

As for more upscale items... wait until after November before buying them.

Lu Mingfei plans to reserve 5 yuan in capital for the WCG World Championship in November.

At noon on the second day after the final, Su Xiaoqiang sent a message to Lu Mingfei, saying that all the money had been transferred to Lu Mingfei's account.

Lu Mingfei took the card to the bank's ATM and saw that the balance was 67347 yuan.

Although this little money would not move Lu Mingfei now, it could at least give him some relief.

Now I have the money and a plan to live alone, the only thing left is how to get my uncle and aunt to agree to let me move out after high school.

After all, he is still a minor, and if he wants to live outside, he still needs the consent of his guardian.

Although Shilan Middle School turns a blind eye to students bringing electronic products to school and premature love, once it involves the students' life safety, the management is quite strict.

You have to know that many of the students studying in Shilan Middle School are children of powerful people. If anything happens to any of them, Shilan Middle School cannot afford it.

Lu Mingfei thought about it and decided that he could only ask that person for help.

……

"You want me to tell your uncle and aunt that I want to live with you outside the school?"

In a coffee shop, Chu Zihang was stunned when he heard Lu Mingfei's request.

Lu Mingfei had just asked him to borrow money a few days ago. Chu Zihang originally thought that Lu Mingfei would have to wait for a while before paying him back, but he didn't expect that he would pay him back after just a week.

In fact, it doesn’t matter whether he returns it or not. He doesn’t need the 2000 yuan. Instead, Lu Mingfei may need the money more.

It was just that this time when he asked him out, Lu Mingfei said that he had other things to trouble him with. Unexpectedly, after they met, Chu Zihang actually heard Lu Mingfei make such a request.

To be honest, this is actually a piece of cake, and Chu Zihang is not the kind of old-fashioned person who sticks to principles. He actually lies quite often.

When he was in junior high school, he always found various reasons to trick "Dad" into allowing him to go out, but in fact, he was going to see his own father every time. Chu Zihang bowed his head and pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, when can I go to your uncle and aunt to talk about this? Today?"

After the "overpass incident" before, Lu Mingfei accompanied Chu Zihang outside all night. The next day, Chu Zihang accompanied Lu Mingfei to his home to help him explain, so he also met Lu Mingfei's uncle and aunt.

"Let's do it today." Lu Mingfei said, "It's better to do it today than to wait for a day. Next time, I won't have to trouble you to come out specially."

"They are just some small things." Chu Zihang picked up the coffee cup in front of him and took a sip, "But your uncle and aunt should be home in the evening, right? What should we find to do next?"

"Hehehe, I actually have something to do this afternoon."

Lu Mingfei took out a small notebook from his bag and opened it. On it were some phone numbers and addresses.

"This is some rental information I collected about the Poly Community next to Shilan Middle School. I plan to go take a look later. Brother, do you want to come with me? And give me some advice or something."

Chu Zihang didn't expect that Lu Mingfei had made such thorough preparations. He probably had the idea of ​​moving out a long time ago and now he finally put the plan on the agenda.

"Okay, then without further ado, shall we go now?"

"okay!"

When the two walked to the counter, Chu Zihang naturally took out his wallet from his pocket and prepared to pay the bill, but he didn't expect Lu Mingfei to take out two hundred yuan first and handed it to the cashier.

"Pay the bill."

"Okay, classmates, the total consumption for the two of you is..."

In fact, more than 100 yuan is not a small amount for Lu Mingfei now. After all, he has to rent a house, buy a mobile phone and a computer, which are all places where he needs to spend money.

But I have taken advantage of my senior brother for free so many times before, and now that I finally have some money, I have to invite him back.

……

Poly Community is a mid- to high-end community near Shilan Middle School, about one kilometer away in a straight line, and can be reached by passing a traffic light.

Before choosing this place, Lu Mingfei also compared other nearby communities. Although there were some that were closer, their facilities were either not as good as this one or the rent was higher.

This is not only a new community built two years ago, but also a rare community that achieved the separation of people and vehicles and built an underground parking lot in 2006. The greening and property management are also quite good.

Although the straight-line distance of 1 kilometer does not sound particularly close, it only takes a dozen minutes to walk to Shilan Middle School, which is much shorter than the previous commuting time.

Even Chu Zihang nodded slightly after entering the community and said, "Not bad, the environment of the community is quite good."

"Then let's contact the landlord now."

Lu Mingfei opened the small notebook and moved closer to Chu Zihang. "Brother, take a look. Which houses should we start looking at?"

Chu Zihang's eyes fell on Lu Mingfei's notebook. After glancing around, he took the pen from Lu Mingfei and quickly crossed out several phone numbers for renting houses.

"Rule these out first."

"why?"

Lu Mingfei took a look and found that those that Chu Zihang eliminated were basically the cheapest ones.

"These houses are all large studios or two-bedrooms with a living room. If you want to live with Chen Wenwen and Liu Miaomiao at the same time, it's not enough." Chu Zihang said seriously, "Although we can consider sleeping together in the master bedroom, if three people live together, it's more convenient for each person to have his or her own independent living space."

Three people living together?

Lu Mingfei blinked blankly.

No, Brother with facial paralysis, do you still remember this incident?
(End of this chapter)