Chapter 882

"……"

Hearing the administrator aunt's worry, Li Ang, who had been surprised, suddenly realized that the situation of Happiness Apartment didn't seem to be that simple.

The old administrator couple was too "human-like", which made him always treat them as two particularly kind neighbors, somewhat ignoring their "non-human" essence.

The birth of Happiness Apartment, apart from the anomalous seed provided by the Aquarius Director, was also the gratitude and nostalgia of those who had been helped by the old couple in the poorhouse more than ninety years ago, as well as the expectation from the bottom of their hearts that they would still exist.

So as an anomalous object, although the two of them are administrators and even receive wages from the municipal side, they are actually "appendages" of this building, not real people, and cannot exist independently from the apartment.

And the anomalous object itself is not indestructible.

Like his Witch's Broom, it had completely lost its reaction after being snapped. If the Municipal Department was just maintaining it, it probably wouldn't affect the existence of the old couple, but if it was really renovated on a large scale or even expanded, then the situation really couldn't be said for sure.

"I can't say for sure about this..."

After understanding the crux of the matter, Li Ang's expression also became serious. He thought for a while and then proposed:

"How about this, I can submit a report from the Cleanup Bureau, in the name of protecting the survival of the anomalous object, to stop this renovation, and then ask for a large sum of funds, letting you decide how to do it yourself. This way, you don't have to worry about having problems."

"Hmm..."

However, what Li Ang didn't expect was that after hearing his proposal, the administrator aunt hesitated slightly, and then actually shook her head and refused:

"Let's not do it this way. Just let this apartment be renovated normally. Compared to stopping the renovation and expansion, the old man and I would rather you say a word so that they won't drive away the tenants after the expansion, and don't increase the rent here."

"This definitely won't happen."

Although he didn't like to use the privileges brought by that noble status, Li Ang naturally had no reason to refuse such a reasonable request, and directly nodded and agreed.

But then, he reminded her somewhat hesitantly:

"But is it really okay? I can't determine whether this kind of expansion is maintenance or damage to 【Happiness Apartment】 itself. If the result is more inclined to damage, then you and Uncle John really might disappear!"

"It's okay."

After hearing Li Ang agree to her promise, the administrator aunt smiled with relief, and then explained:

"It really needs to be repaired well here. The handrails in the stairs are missing for a long section. Every time those two little guys in your family run wildly in the building, I am terrified, worried that they will fall down the stairs while making trouble."

"And several households like Hannah in the building are also planning to have children in the past two years. At that time, we can't keep letting those children live in such an unsafe place, right?"

"Aunt Mary, these two things don't conflict."

Li Ang insisted when he heard this:

"According to my understanding of anomalous objects, if you don't let the municipal side lead, but let you carry out the renovation, it should be able to ensure the minimum impact. In this way, even if a major repair is carried out, it will probably not affect your continued existence."

"Let's not do it."

The administrator aunt pondered for a while, shook her head, and refused with a kind expression:

"At most, we can repair it. We don't have the ability to expand this building. But the people from the municipal side said that they have already negotiated with several buildings around, and even took down the abandoned factory behind, preparing to expand Happiness Apartment by eight or nine times."

"In addition to continuing to provide low-cost rental, they seem to be preparing to reopen the poorhouse of that year, take in the children in the old city who have lost their parents, provide some basic education, and teach some skills to make a living."

"According to what they said, this seems to be the Princess's new decree, because children represent the future of a country, so under the condition of allowing, the financial budget will prioritize education and childcare, and there will be a large amount of special appropriation every year."

When talking about this, the administrator aunt seemed to have completely figured it out. First, she smiled somewhat embarrassedly, and then in Li Ang's silence, she said quite happily:

"I have never cared much about these decrees and so on, so I don't understand what they say, but I think, since we can take care of more homeless children, it is a good thing after all, so let's do it as it should be!"

"But if it is really expanded, the possibility of you disappearing with Happiness Apartment will be very high."

Li Ang thought for a while, and then insisted:

"How about this, I can go and say a word, let them skip the scope of Happiness Apartment during the expansion, and only move other places. In this way, both sides can be kept."

"Let's forget it."

Looking at Li Ang who was trying to keep Happiness Apartment, the administrator aunt pondered for a while, lowered her head and knitted a circle of yarn in her hand, and then refused with a kind smile:

"Happiness Apartment is facing the street corner. If this house of ours is skipped, the future poorhouse and apartment will either have to take a detour, or have to open a small fork road from behind, which is really troublesome."

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"Moreover, the old man and I have lived long enough. If we count both before and after death, I am already over 150 years old. Even three people who issued our wages from the Municipal Department have already died of old age. There is no need to continue to rely on it!"

"But..."

"Thank you, good child, I know you don't want us to disappear, but we have really thought about it."

Looking at Li Ang who seemed to want to say something, the administrator aunt explained softly:

"At first, we wanted to live, hoping to take care of the children who were driven out. After they all... left, we felt that good people in the capital didn't live easily, and wanted to help if we could.

It's just that the two of us were not great people when we were alive, and we didn't have any great abilities after we died, so we couldn't do too many things. We could only help when we saw someone in difficulty.

And now that there is rare good news, as long as the new poorhouse is built, the building we left behind at the beginning, and a small piece of land behind, can help more people. We are already satisfied and have no regrets."

"Okay..."

Didn't expect that after the Princess came to power, it would actually affect the survival of Happiness Apartment. Looking at the administrator aunt who had a look of relief on her kind face after speaking out, Li Ang had to nod, did not continue to persuade hard, and chose to respect their personal will.

It's just that respect is respect, but some things still have to be tried.

After glancing at the look of expectation faintly revealed on the administrator aunt's face, knowing that she was also looking forward to the appearance of the new poorhouse after it was completed, Li Ang tentatively proposed:

"How about this, I won't stop them from expanding Happiness Apartment, but I can try to move the original building as little as possible without affecting the layout, and see if I can retain your will."

"In addition, I also know a little bit about the secret technique used by the Aquarius Director when creating you. When the Municipal Department starts construction, I can try to use the secret technique to combine the two of you with the new poorhouse and try it... Do you think this is okay?"

Combine us with the new poorhouse?

Hearing Li Ang's words, the administrator aunt was slightly moved, but still hesitated:

"But in this way, will it affect..."

"It won't."

Li Ang shook his head:

"The two of you can just treat it as finding a part-time job. Apart from managing Happiness Apartment, you can also serve as the administrator and gardener of the new poorhouse!"

When talking about this, Li Ang paused slightly, and then said to the administrator aunt who had a look of hesitation:

"Aunt Mary, you don't want to disappear in advance before the new poorhouse opens, right?"