Chapter 479 Change
Chapter 479 Change
"..."
After hearing the administrator's concerns, Leon, who was surprised, suddenly realized that the situation in Happy Apartment didn't seem to be that simple.
The old couple who were the administrators were so "human-like" that I always treated them as two particularly kind neighbors, somewhat ignoring their "inhuman" nature.
The birth of Happy Apartment, in addition to the abnormal seeds provided by Director Aquarius, is also due to the gratitude and remembrance of the old couple by those who were helped by the old couple in the orphanage more than 90 years ago, and their heartfelt hope that they would still exist.
So as an anomaly, although the two of them are administrators and even receive salaries from the municipal government, they are actually "vassals" of the building, not real people, and cannot exist independently from the apartment.
However, the anomaly itself is not indestructible.
Like his own witch broom, it had completely lost its response after being broken. If the municipal department was just doing maintenance, it would probably not affect the existence of the old couple. But if it was really a large-scale renovation or even expansion, the situation would be really unpredictable.
“I can’t really say for sure…”
After understanding the crux of the matter, Leon's expression became serious. After thinking for a while, he suggested:
"However, I can file a report with the Cleanup Bureau and stop the renovation in the name of protecting the existence of anomalies. I will then ask for a large sum of money and let you decide what to do. This way, I won't have to worry about you getting into any trouble."
"Well……"
However, what Leon didn’t expect was that after hearing his proposal, the administrator hesitated for a moment, then shook her head and refused:
"It's better not to do that. Just let this apartment be renovated normally. Rather than preventing the renovation and expansion, the old man and I would rather you give them a heads up so that they don't evict the tenants or raise the rent after the expansion."
"That certainly won't happen."
Although he did not like to use the privileges that came with his noble status, Lyon naturally had no reason to refuse such a reasonable request, so he nodded and agreed.
But then, he reminded hesitantly:
“But is it really okay? I’m not sure whether this expansion is considered maintenance or damage to the [Happy Apartment] itself. If the result is more inclined towards damage, then you and Uncle John may really disappear!”
"It's ok."
After hearing that Leon agreed to her promise, the administrator smiled with relief and then began to explain:
"This place really needs repairing. There's a long section of handrail missing from the stairs. Whenever your two little ones run around in the building, I get so nervous that I worry they might fall down the stairs.
Besides, Hannah and her family in the building are planning to have children in the next two years. We can’t let them live in such an unsafe place, right?”
"Aunt Mary, these two things are not contradictory."
Lyon insisted upon hearing this:
"Based on my understanding of anomalies, if we allow you to carry out the renovation instead of letting the municipal government take the lead, we should be able to minimize the impact. Even if a major overhaul is carried out, it will most likely not affect your continued existence."
"J."
The administrator aunt pondered for a while, shook her head, and refused kindly:
“At most we can only do some repairs. We don’t have the capacity to expand the building. But people from the municipal government said that they have already negotiated with several surrounding buildings and even acquired the abandoned factory behind it. They are preparing to expand Xingfu Apartment eight or nine times.
In addition to continuing to provide low-cost rentals, they seem to be preparing to reopen the former workhouse to take in children who have lost their parents in the old city, provide them with some basic education, and teach them some skills to make a living.
According to them, this seems to be the new decree of the princess. Because children represent the future of a country, the fiscal budget will give priority to education and childcare when conditions permit, and a large amount of special funds will be allocated every year. "When she said this, the administrator seemed to have completely come to her senses. She smiled a little embarrassedly at first, and then said happily in Leon's silence:
“I have never paid much attention to these decrees, so I don’t really understand what they say, but I think that since we can take care of more homeless children, it is always a good thing, so let’s do it as we should!”
"But if the expansion really happens, the possibility that you will disappear along with Happy Apartment will be very high."
After thinking about it, Leon continued to insist:
"This way, I can go and give them a heads up and ask them to skip the Happy Apartment when expanding and only move to other places. This way, both sides can stay."
"Forget it."
Seeing Leon trying to keep Happy Apartment, the administrator thought for a moment, then bowed her head and knitted a circle of wool in her hand, then smiled kindly and refused:
“The Happy Apartments are right across the street. If they skip our house, the future workhouse and apartments will either have to take a detour or open a new side road from the back, which is really troublesome.
Besides, the old man and I have lived long enough. If you count our lives, I am already over 150 years old. Even three of the people who paid our salaries at the municipal government have died of old age. There is no need to keep on refusing to pay!"
"But……"
"Thank you, dear boy. I know you don't want us to disappear, but we have really thought about it."
Seeing Leon wanting to say something, the administrator explained softly:
"Initially we wanted to survive so that we could take care of the children who were driven out. After they all... left, we felt that it was not easy for the good people in the capital to live, so we thought we would help them if we could.
It’s just that the two of us were not remarkable people when we were alive, and we don’t have any extraordinary abilities after we die. We really can’t do much. We can only help whoever is in trouble.
Now we have some good news. As long as the new workhouse is built, the building we left behind and the small piece of land behind it will be able to help more people. We are already satisfied and have no regrets. "
"All right……"
Unexpectedly, after the princess came to power, it would actually affect the survival of Happy Apartment. Looking at the administrator aunt who had a look of relief on her kind face after talking it out, Leon could only nod his head and did not continue to persuade them, choosing to respect their personal will.
But, respect is respect, but some things still need to be tried.
After taking a look at the expectant look on the administrator's face, and knowing that she was also looking forward to the completion of the new workhouse, Leon tentatively suggested:
“Well, I won’t stop them from expanding Happy Apartments, but they can try to move as little of the original building as possible without affecting the layout, and see if we can preserve your will.
In addition, I know a little bit about the secret arts that Director Aquarius used to create you. When the municipal government starts construction, I can try to use the secret arts to combine the two of you with the new poorhouse... Do you think this is okay?"
Combine us with the new workhouse?
After hearing what Leon said, the administrator was slightly moved, but still hesitated and said:
"But if this happens, will it affect..."
"Will not."
Lyon shook his head and said:
"You two can just treat it as a part-time job. In addition to managing the Happy Apartment, you can also serve as the administrator and gardener of the new poorhouse!"
When he said this, Leon paused for a moment, then said to the hesitant administrator:
"Aunt Mary, you don't want to disappear before the new workhouse opens, do you?"
(End of this chapter)