Chapter 478 Renovation
Chapter 478 Renovation
New Industrial News: "The princess is expected to get married soon, and the price of ornaments in the capital is soaring"
Financial Times: "The princess's relationship is stable, Ryan Arms recommends long-term holding"
The Sun: "Exclusive Interview - Princess Wang: The best partner is a friend of the other person's soul"
Dance Entertainment News: "New Play at the Central Cross Theatre - "I Fell in Love with a Lion""
"..."
No...what is this?
Although he had prepared himself mentally, after getting off the public carriage and walking home, Lyon still couldn't help but feel a toothache when he saw the promotional posters posted outside the roadside newsstand.
Since the "Palace Incident", Princess Veronica has been busy stabilizing the situation, trying to suppress the old nobles, and taking over power from the old king as smoothly as possible. She has been so busy every day that she has no time to bother herself.
Although her people didn't come, they kept "showing their love" while working. Whenever they got the chance, they would chat about this. Then they would hire people to post news and start to hype up the relationship and show off their love.
Even though he hadn't seen her in more than a week, he and her were in love, and most people in the capital thought he was going to marry her soon...
outrageous.
After a very speechless sigh, Leon turned the corner and walked towards the Happy Apartment. The strong old man, who had not been seen for a long time, also came out from the small garden beside the building in time, carrying the amazingly long gardening shears.
"good evening."
After politely saying hello to the strong old man, Leon walked into the lobby on the first floor of the apartment under the strong old man's fierce gaze.
After two months of repeated battles, and the experience of being tied up with wool and hung all night if he attacked Leon, the old man's not-so-good brain finally managed to remember the new rules of Happy Apartment -
Bad guys can't enter, but a certain "evil devil" is the only exception and can enter and exit normally.
Although he was worried about the safety of the residents, he would still drag his lame leg and pass by Leon from time to time, or squat outside Leon's bedroom window in the middle of the night with a pair of sharp scissors and peek in, but he never took direct action again.
"Ok?"
After seeing Leon coming in through the large window of the administrator's office, the administrator who was knitting raised her head and asked in surprise:
"Why are you here so early today? Don't you usually come back at night?"
"Haha, today's situation is special... This is a gift for you."
After opening the small window of the administrator's office and handing over the hardcover woolen yarn he had bought on the way, Leon explained with a smile:
"I've been doing well at work lately, and I'm going on a business trip in a few days, which may last for a while, so the bureau gave me a few days off to rest in advance and spend two more days with my family... By the way, where are Anna and the others?"
"They'll be back soon."
The administrator took the yarn with some surprise and said:
"It's time for the public school to be over. Anna should have picked up the two children and is on her way back... Oh, this wool is not cheap! I can't accept it!"
"It's not that expensive actually. It's just a small gift. You should accept it."
After pushing back the yarn handed to him by the administrator, Leon thanked her seriously:
"I'm very busy with my work and I'm away from home all the time. Anna has to take care of William and Melanie by herself. You and Uncle John have helped her a lot. I will always remember all the kindness you have shown me.
Compared to the care you and Uncle John have given our family, this is just a small gift. I didn’t even go out of my way to buy it. I just saw it on the way back and thought you might like it, so I bought it... Oh, and there’s Uncle John’s too.”
As Leon spoke, he reached out and touched the mirror cufflinks, took out two large whetstones and a bag of selected flower seeds from the mirror world, and after pushing the things back with the wool bag, he insisted sincerely:
"Aunt Mary, just take it. The salary from the Cleanup Bureau is pretty good. These things are nothing to me."
“Well… okay then.” Seeing that Leon insisted again and again, the administrator lady did not continue to refuse, but accepted the wool bag first, intending to make two pairs of gloves and hats for Ryan’s two children, and then return the favor.
After receiving the gift, she seemed to suddenly remember something, and then asked with some concern:
"By the way, the city government came here a few days ago and said they were planning to renovate Happy Apartments and then expand their scope. Did you know about this?"
Renovating a happy apartment?
After hearing the administrator's question, Leon couldn't help but be slightly startled.
Indeed... Although it is carefully managed by the administrator lady and the strong old man, the predecessor of Happiness Apartment was, after all, an orphanage from more than 90 years ago, which makes it a century-old building.
According to the Kingdom's "Building Renovation Law", all mid- and high-rise buildings facing the street in the capital must be inspected every ten years and repainted and extensively renovated every fifty years. It seems that now is the renovation period for Happy Apartment.
However, there are always countermeasures for every policy, which is an irrefutable truth no matter where you apply it.
Although the laws of the kingdom are very strict, whether it is inspection or renovation, it requires money and people to do it.
However, considering the kingdom's financial situation in recent years, which has been quite tight, even the pensions for military families have been deducted, the Municipal Department is naturally unwilling to do such a thankless task. Only the buildings in the wealthy and aristocratic areas can receive qualified maintenance.
After all, the collapse and injuries are the responsibility of the construction company, and the municipal department can at best blame themselves for poor maintenance. Considering that funds are indeed limited, the worst that can be done is to take a small loss.
But if the law is strictly enforced and regular inspections and renovations are carried out on entire streets, the person in charge will never get promoted. If he renovates and paints once, he will probably have to work in the municipal bathroom scrubbing toilets for the rest of his life.
So let alone painting and renovation, even the inspection that is only done once every ten years has not been done by the people from the municipal bureau. Basically, they just come and take a look around, fill in a few random repair items and report them, and then they take some maintenance funds and think that the job is done.
Although the municipal department did nothing, the residents did not dare to sit idly by. After all, safety was their own business. Therefore, the renovation of Xingfu Apartment in recent years has been undertaken by the administrator, who has been paying for it. As a result, she and Old Man Zhuang have worked for almost a hundred years but have not saved any money.
But even so, with their meager salaries, even with the money raised by the residents, they can only carry out some basic maintenance. Therefore, many parts of the Happy Apartment are already very dilapidated and are basically just being maintained. Even the handrails in the corridor are missing several sections.
If it weren't for the fact that the old man had developed amazing repair skills after nearly a hundred years of maintenance, it would be hard to say whether this happy apartment building could continue to survive...
……
"This is a good thing!"
After recalling the situation in Happy Apartment, Leon congratulated with some surprise:
"The apartment really needs some repairs. If the municipality is willing to undertake the renovation work, it will be much easier for you and Uncle John."
“This is indeed…”
The administrator nodded when she heard this, but couldn't help but whispered with some worry:
"But John and I are actually part of this apartment. If Happy Apartment is renovated and expanded... can we still exist?"
(End of this chapter)