Reborn in 2010, the AI ​​in my mind is too powerful.

This property is located on Clayton Drive, on the edge of Menlo Park near Atherton.

Emily told Chen Yiran from the beginning that this was the most suitable option, but Chen Yiran is the kind of person who saves the best food for last.

That's why the last two people stayed until the very end to look at this house.

"This unit was just listed on the market. The owner just finished building it; it's brand new and has never been lived in. The owner originally wanted to sell it, but the lingering effects of the financial crisis have made prices a bit low, so the owner decided not to sell but to rent it out first to balance out expenses."

Chen Yiran immediately took a liking to this outfit.

The three-story modern building features large expanses of glass and clean lines. There are two entrances: one from the garage on the first floor, and the other from the main entrance on the second floor. Upon entering the second floor, one is greeted by a spacious hall, with sliding doors leading to an outdoor lounge area connected to the swimming pool.

The master bedroom is on the third floor, and it also includes a study and a huge walk-in closet, totaling almost 3 square meters. There is only one room on the entire third floor. Outside, there is a super large terrace, from which a square, eye-like artistic structure extends.

The main structure of the huge house only has 3 bedrooms and 4 rooms, with two more bedrooms on the second floor.

Most other facilities, including the nanny's room, are located on the first floor.

Chen Yiran suddenly thought of all the housing bloggers he had read in his previous life, and even took a look at the maid's room. This maid's room was much larger than his bedroom in Delaware, and it was also a suite.

Emily was still introducing the features: a fully electric system, solar power, and a private backup battery. The kitchen cabinets were imported from Italy, the bathroom lights were from France, and the windows were from Switzerland; the homeowner was very generous with the building materials.

Each floor is connected by an elevator.

There's also a fitness center on the first floor with steam showers and a home theater.

In addition to the swimming pool and spa area, the courtyard also features an outdoor barbecue kitchen. Next to the pool is a separate ADU (Adjacent Apartment Unit), an attached residential unit with one bedroom and one bathroom, featuring an outdoor shower, which can be used as a guest room.

The garage has three parking spaces, and the front yard area can also accommodate several more cars.

There's a garden in the backyard, a small planting area, and finally a large lawn, all surrounded by an artistic fence.

After looking at several houses and getting a little tired, Pidan started exploring and running around on the lawn again.

The main residential building has a floor area of ​​6885 square feet (approximately 639 square meters), with attached residential units, guest rooms, and a 772-square-foot (approximately 71-square-meter) garage, bringing the total building area to 8102 square feet (approximately 752 square meters). The entire project occupies 0.36 acres (approximately 1460 square meters).

"How much?" Chen Yiran asked.

"It's a little over your budget, the monthly rent is 20,000. If you think that's too high, I have another one that's a bit smaller, but it's not new so the facilities aren't as good."

"How much is this set listed for now if I want to buy it?"

Emily took out her iPad, flipped to a page, and showed it to Chen Yiran. It showed a chart of Menlo Park's housing price trends over the past few years.

I have to say, high-end real estate agents are so trendy! The iPad just came out yesterday, and they haven't even had a chance to buy one yet, but these agents are already using it in their work!

"The lingering effects of the financial crisis haven't subsided yet, and housing prices are currently very low. If you've been following the Bay Area market, prices in many areas have fallen by 30% to 50% since the peak in 2007. While housing prices in this area have held up relatively well, they are still at a low level."

The owner built this house on land purchased for investment purposes. It was previously listed for 300 million, but failed to sell. If you are interested, we can help you inquire.

Based on current land prices and housing quality, I believe a price of just over two million is reasonable. Buying now, regardless of future price increases, at least you won't lose money; even with the current economic downturn, property prices in this area have remained relatively stable. Moreover, Menlo Park is truly no worse than Atherton, and it's closer to major companies.

Chen Yiran looked at the trend chart.

It's definitely in a slump. If he were in his past life, he would know the trend of Silicon Valley housing prices after 2010. It was basically a straight upward trend, and by 2020, the median price in Menlo Park was already over two million. Not to mention, this is clearly a luxury home, over ten million is the minimum.

He was indeed tempted, but unfortunately, his wallet wasn't up to the task.

"Let's rent it first, sign a one-year lease, and see how it goes. I'm planning to start a business, and if I find it comfortable and the company succeeds, I'll buy it."

Emily smiled sweetly and said, "Great, I wish you success in your business. You have my phone number; if you'd like to rent an office, we can help you. Of course, the garage in this house is big enough; you might be able to set it up right there."

It's so sweet! I can't let it go; I need to get its phone number.

Emily took Chen Yiran to the real estate agency and they signed the relevant rental contract.

Two months' rent as deposit and one month's rent in advance, plus an extra 10,000 yuan pet deposit because of the preserved egg. Luckily, the shell company that sold the parallel car had some cash flow to show, otherwise it would be very difficult for an international student to rent a house in this area without paying half a year's rent.

Emily packed all the keys into several small boxes and handed them to Chen Yiran, ending with a sweet smile.

"Welcome to our place. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. The landlord has entrusted everything to us."

"There are still big problems. I just arrived in Silicon Valley today and I don't know anyone here. Do you have any good restaurant recommendations? Choose one that suits your taste, anything you like."

"Haha, your approach is a bit old-fashioned. Although your looks are very much to my liking, I'm really sorry, I don't accept men, I have a girlfriend."

Chen Yiran was embarrassed. Sigh, such a good cabbage has been taken by other cabbages.

"Alright then, I can't change you, but I can try to change your girlfriend if she comes over. I'm taking Pepsi home now, I'll contact you later."

The world judges by appearances. A rough-looking man would have taken this kind of joke seriously, but Chen Yiran's face only elicited a few laughs.

He took Pidan back to the hotel and checked out; he hadn't expected to find a suitable place so quickly.

After careful consideration, it all comes down to money. When your wallet is tight, you have to be selective; when your wallet is full, you can go all out and speed things up.

Upon arriving at the new house, although it was a move-in ready property, Chen Yiran still checked it out thoroughly, and found that the main features were indeed all there.

The only thing I want to replace is the desk in my study. I wonder if they still make that large L-shaped height-adjustable computer desk I bought at IKEA in my past life; I'll have to go back and check.

The house was too big, and Pidan was clearly not used to it. In addition, he had been out all day and the power was out, so he lay down at Chen Yiran's feet.

Chen Yiran picked up the preserved egg and played with it for a while, then turned on the computer.

First of all, thank God, this place offers takeout, and there are plenty of options.

There are plenty of Chinese restaurants nearby, as well as all kinds of Western food. It's no wonder that the place where the rich live is so nice.

Then I started shopping. I needed to buy a dog bed, and since the place was so big, I also needed to buy a lot of dog toys.

With such a large walk-in closet, I need to buy more clothes, swimsuits, life rings, and even a life-saving swimsuit for the dog. In my past life, Pidan was always afraid to swim, but he learned after trying it once in a dog life-saving swimsuit.

I need to teach him to swim before I dare to swim, just in case I get a cramp, at least someone can help me.

I need to find some time to buy some seeds. I can plant some tomatoes in the small planting area in the yard. He grew them at a friend's house in his previous life, so it's not too difficult.

"Jasmine, is there anything else you'd like to add?"

The room is too big, so we need to set up Wi-Fi ourselves. We can easily set up the NAS there too.

"Good idea, let me see how to do it. We'll have to set up the security cameras and stuff ourselves. You'll have to crack the security system for this house later. We can't leave our security to others."

In that case, we'll still need guns. But we'll probably have to wait 90 days, right?

Chen Yiran also wanted to buy a gun, but the F1 visa had too many restrictions. In his previous life, he had seen international students in Los Angeles buy guns and had even asked them how they did it. They said the procedures were very complicated and required more than ten hours of online classes on California wildlife protection regulations.

Then you take an in-person exam to get a hunting license, and then you can buy guns. It's no different from being a regular American; anyone over 21 can buy anything, and those under 21 can only buy rifles.

"Yes, even if I change my driver's license to California's tomorrow, it will still take three months. But I already have an idea. Once the network and monitoring are set up, we'll start working on it ourselves. It mainly depends on you, Jasmine. We did some projects before, and they came in handy, didn't they? The DeepFlow framework, we can use it to build a home security system."

Yes, I can use the DeepFlow framework to set the conditions for triggering defenses, but we don't have guns, so do we need to build some mechanically triggered traps, like arrow traps?

"We don't need bows and arrows. I have a better idea. We'll completely seal off the doors on the second floor and the first floor as well. They'll have to come through the garage or climb over the wall. We'll just secure those two places."

Although you're happily making plans, I have to remind you that it's already 6 PM on your computer, which is 9 AM Beijing time.

"Oh no, I promised to video chat with my parents, but where's my phone? Why didn't they call me?"

According to your memory, you put it on the cabinet in the garage.

"Why didn't you remind me!"

[I am merely an agent operating based on your brain as a model. The fact that I can remind you without your knowledge already demonstrates a remarkable level of innovative autonomy.]

Chen Yiran ignored Jasmine and quickly logged onto Skype.