[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-m-the-cleanup-crew":3,"chapter-i-m-the-cleanup-crew-i-m-the-cleanup-crew-chapter-881":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I'm the Cleanup Crew!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2286717,4472,"Chapter 881","i-m-the-cleanup-crew-chapter-881",881,"\u003Cp>New Industry Report: “Princess Wang Nuwei Suspected to Marry Soon; Decorative Prices in the Capital Soar”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Financial Times: “Princess Wang Nuwei’s Relationship Stable; Ryan Arms Recommends Long-Term Holding”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sun: “Personality Interview – Princess Wang Nuwei: The Best Companion Is One Who Is a Friend to Your Soul”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Entertainment Weekly: “Central Cross Theater Unveils New Production – ‘I Fell in Love with a Lion’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell is all this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he had prepared himself mentally, Li Ang still winced in pain as he walked home from the public carriage, staring at the promotional posters plastered outside newsstands along the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the “Wang Gong Incident,” Princess Wang Nuwei had been busy stabilizing the situation, suppressing the old aristocracy, and gradually taking power from the old Emperor—so busy she barely had time to bother him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But though she never showed up in person, her work kept “courting” him relentlessly, seizing every opportunity to bring up the topic, then hiring people to flood news outlets with sensational stories, wildly hyping up their romance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hadn’t even seen each other’s faces in over a week, yet it felt like they were deeply in love—so much so that nearly half the capital assumed they were about to marry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ridiculous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After letting out an utterly exasperated sigh, Li Ang turned the corner toward Happy Apartments, where the burly old man, holding his alarmingly long garden shears, promptly materialized from the small garden beside the building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good evening.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After politely greeting the burly old man, Li Ang walked into the lobby of the first floor, enduring the man’s watchful glare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After two months of repeated clashes—and the experience of being tied up in yarn and hung overnight whenever he tried to attack Li Ang—the burly old man’s sluggish mind had finally barely managed to remember the new rule of Happy Apartments—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evil people were forbidden, but one particular “evil demon brat” was the sole exception, allowed free entry and exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though still uneasy about tenant safety, he still limped past Li Ang’s back at random moments, or sat outside Li Ang’s bedroom window at midnight with his gleaming shears, peering in—but he had not directly attacked since.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the large window of the manager’s office, the knitting grandmother looked up, surprised, as she spotted Li Ang entering the building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why are you home so early? You usually don’t come back until late at night.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh, today’s special… this is a gift for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opening the small window of the manager’s office, Li Ang handed over the fancy yarn he’d bought on the way, smiling as he explained:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My work’s been going well lately, and since I’ll be going on a business trip in a few days—likely lasting some time—the Bureau granted me a few days off to rest and spend more time with family… By the way, where are Anna and the others?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’re almost back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grandmother accepted the yarn with surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s school dismissal time now—Anna should’ve picked up the kids and is on her way home… Oh my, this yarn isn’t cheap! I can’t accept it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not that expensive—just a small gift. Please take it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pushing the yarn back toward her, Li Ang spoke earnestly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m busy with work, often away for days on end. Anna has to raise William and Melanie alone. You and Uncle John have helped her so much—I’ve never forgotten it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to what you and Uncle John have done for my family, this is just a tiny gift—not even specially bought. I just happened to see it on the way home, thought you might like it, and picked it up… Oh, and here’s something for Uncle John too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Li Ang touched his mirror cufflink, pulled two large whetstones and a packet of premium flower seeds from the Mirror World, and pushed them alongside the yarn back toward her, insisting with sincere expression:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Auntie Mary, please take them. The Bureau pays well—these mean nothing to me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well… alright then.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Li Ang’s persistence, the grandmother stopped refusing. She accepted the yarn, planning to knit gloves and hats for Ryan’s two children to repay the kindness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After accepting the gift, she suddenly remembered something and asked, concerned:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, city officials came by these past few days. They said they plan to renovate Happy Apartments and expand its scope. Did you know about this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renovate Happy Apartments?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the grandmother’s question, Li Ang paused slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed… though the grandmother and the burly old man had cared for it meticulously, Happy Apartments had once been a poorhouse from over ninety years ago—now a century-old building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the Kingdom’s Building Maintenance Law, all mid- to high-rise buildings along the capital’s streets must be inspected every ten years and fully repainted and renovated every fifty. It seemed Happy Apartments had now reached its renovation cycle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as always, policy on paper and reality on the ground are two different things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the Kingdom’s laws were strict, inspections and renovations required money and manpower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Kingdom’s finances stretched thin—so thin they even cut military pensions—the city administration had no interest in such burdensome tasks. Only buildings in wealthy or noble districts received proper maintenance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, if a building collapsed and injured someone, that was the owner’s problem. The city administration could at most be blamed for negligence—and even that was forgiven if funds were truly limited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if they strictly enforced the law and carried out inspections and renovations on entire streets, the officials in charge wouldn’t just fail to get promoted—they’d likely spend the rest of their lives scrubbing toilets in the city bureau’s restroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So forget repainting or renovation—even the ten-year inspections were barely done. Officials would just stroll around, fill out two fake repair items, and pocket the maintenance budget as if it were done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the city administration did nothing, the tenants dared not ignore safety. So for years, the grandmother had paid for Happy Apartments’ repairs herself, leaving her and the burly old man with no savings despite nearly a century of work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, with their meager salaries and the tenants’ pooled contributions, they could only afford basic upkeep. Many parts of Happy Apartments were severely worn—barely holding together, even missing sections of the staircase railings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for the burly old man’s astonishing repair skills, honed over nearly a century of fixing things, this “Happy” apartment building might not have survived at all…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s great news!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling the state of Happy Apartments, Li Ang exclaimed with genuine delight:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The building really needs repair. If the city administration takes on the renovation, you and Uncle John will have it much easier.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s true…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grandmother nodded, but added softly, worried:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But Uncle John and I… we’re part of this building. If Happy Apartments is renovated and expanded… will we still be allowed to stay?”\u003C\u002Fp>",1148,"2026-06-20T03:18:35.371Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","7bac84df51bdb803e194a47b0593053d4a4f202671d04cd71a303f0efbdc6de6","i-m-the-cleanup-crew-chapter-882","i-m-the-cleanup-crew-chapter-880",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-the-cleanup-crew-cover.jpg"]