Chapter 992: 0589 A Gift from the Apartment

The Capital, Old Town, Jianqiao Street, inside a two-person carriage heading toward Happiness Apartment.

"Actually... I don't hate you either."

After sitting in silence with Li Ang for the entire journey, the girl with emerald eyes, unable to bear the awkward atmosphere, couldn't help but avoid Li Ang's gaze and look out the window with a guilty conscience:

"Although you might not believe it, the reason I did that is actually just because I didn't want to delay your personal development because of my affairs."

"..."

"You also know that my situation is relatively special. It should be very difficult for me to leave the Capital. If I formed a team with you, you would lack a reliable teammate when you go on field missions."

"..."

"Besides, my strength isn't very good either, and you are already stronger than most Level 1 cleaners. Teaming up with a newcomer like me would really be a drag on you."

"..."

"..."

"..."

*Sob*... I feel like I've been held a grudge against...

Looking at Li Ang, who was still sitting upright opposite her and hadn't responded to her words from start to finish, the girl with emerald eyes, feeling quite flustered, couldn't help but tentatively probe:

"That... Mr. Li Ang, do you have nothing to say?"

"I do."

After the two-person carriage stopped steadily at the entrance of Happiness Apartment, Li Ang raised his hand to help her push open the carriage door, then announced with an expressionless face:

"Split the fare. Besides taking me home, this trip was also to take you to see the staff dormitory, so you have to pay half."

"Ah?"

The girl with emerald eyes was stunned upon hearing this, then said with some embarrassment:

"That... I don't have any money on me right now, so can I..."

"1.5 Copper Wheels. Pay me back next week."

"Alright..."

After being lifted out of the carriage by Li Ang by her collar, and standing on the side of the road waiting for him to finish paying the fare, the girl with emerald eyes followed Li Ang and walked cautiously into the lobby on the first floor of Happiness Apartment.

And the middle-aged woman administrator with a head of white curly hair was wearing a pair of brand-new reading glasses, sitting hunched over in the duty room in the lobby, knitting that piece of yarn that would never be finished.

"Hmm?"

After hearing the sound of two sets of footsteps approaching, the administrator looked up, adjusted her reading glasses, glanced at Li Ang, and then revealed a kind smile.

"Back from your business trip?"

"Mm, I took the cruise into the Capital this morning and just came back after submitting my report to the Bureau."

Facing the kind administrator, Li Ang's face, which had been straight the whole way, softened at light speed. He then reached into the Mirror World, took out a beautifully packaged small bag, passed it through the small window of the duty room, and said with a smile:

"Auntie Mary, I ran into this during my business trip. Consider it a small gift."

"You child!"

Looking at the gorgeous label of "High-Grade Spun Wool Yarn" on the packaging bag, the administrator beamed with joy, but still couldn't help but complain:

"Wasting money again! This thing doesn't look cheap at all. You've only been working for a few months, and you have two children at home going to school. There will be plenty of places to spend money in the future. Save where you can."

"I'm saving, I'm saving."

After responding casually, Li Ang took out a small metal box and handed it over, then introduced it with a chuckle:

"Auntie Mary, this is a gardening tool maintenance kit I bought in the Kuluoke Kingdom. It contains a sharpening stone, anti-corrosion grease, rust-removing sandpaper, and a wiping cloth that can be washed repeatedly. Uncle John should like it."

"Oh my, you child is really..."

Looking at this gardening tool maintenance kit that didn't look cheap, the administrator couldn't help but shake her head helplessly. Knowing that even if she refused, Li Ang would tell her he couldn't return it because the shop was abroad, she simply put the maintenance kit away and took out a cloth bag from under the table.

"Here, take this back!"

"This is..."

"Woolen gloves knitted for those two little rascals of yours, made with the yarn you gave me last time."

Looking at Li Ang, who wore a look of surprise, the administrator smiled:

"Children at this age grow fast. I was afraid they wouldn't be able to use them next year, so I knitted them a bit larger. I guarantee they can still use them next year... Don't mind if they don't fit well!"

Gloves knitted by Auntie Mary?

Looking at the administrator's kind smiling face, Li Ang's eyebrows couldn't help but lift slightly. He then slid his fingers along the opening of the bag and gently touched the exquisite patterns knitted onto the wool gloves.

【Name: Exquisite Woolen Protection Gloves (Miracle, Protection)】

【Appearance: A pair of children's wool gloves with neat textures, tight stitches, scratch-resistant, wear-resistant, and excellent warmth retention. Although the knitting technique is simple and plain, they are extremely exquisite and exude a wonderful sense of warmth.】

【Ability: Evil Repulsion, Hazard Avoidance】

【Cost: Special gloves that can only be worn by Mei Lan Ni Laien. When the user goes out in the morning, remember to greet the grandmother administrator on the first floor, but it is best not to always accept the fruit hard candies she gives, otherwise, you might be severely reprimanded by Anna Laien.】

【File: Children's gloves meticulously knitted by a super-senior knitting enthusiast with 135 years of experience, using the wool yarn gifted by Li Ang Laien, a food god criminal, nation-destroying rebel, Traveling Thrush Prince, Dream Realm Destroyer, Nightmare of the Death Messenger, and Level 3 cleaner of the Virgin Branch.

Aside from the anomalous object's own effects of resisting accidents and deterring malicious targets, if the user is subjected to improper bullying, it is very likely that an elderly man with muscles named John will come to the door with a gardening shear over a meter long to retaliate.】

【Evaluation: I actually wanted to beat her up, but for some reason, before I could even raise my fist, a strong old man who was 1.89 meters tall crawled out of the grass on the side of the road.

This old man didn't say a word, just stared straight at me with his two eyes, and then raised a large pair of shears with blades polished to a shine and wiped with anti-corrosion grease...】

【Infection Value: 0.1】

Good grief... This is simply a portable, single-person version of Happiness Apartment. With William and the others carrying this thing, ordinary Level 3 cleaners probably wouldn't be able to do anything to them.

"Since they were specifically knitted for them, then I won't be polite."

After accepting this precious gift on behalf of the two little ones, Li Ang looked at the administrator, whose soul was significantly stronger than when he last saw her, and said with a smile in a good mood:

"Auntie Mary, I feel like your state is much better than when we last met!"

"Is that so?"

After putting down the yarn in her hand and touching her cheeks, the administrator said happily:

"Maybe it's because I've been busy lately? After people have been idle for a long time, once they get busy occasionally, their complexion actually gets better... By the way, on your way back, did you see the situation at the new poorhouse in the back?"

"I saw it. After the funding came down, it was built really fast."

Li Ang nodded upon hearing this and responded with a smile:

"And besides the new poorhouse, I also saw Uncle John. He was wearing a pipe engineer's badge and was laying pipes with the workers."

"Haha, that old man just can't stay idle and insists on going to help."

After chatting happily for a few more sentences, looking at the girl with emerald eyes who was following behind Li Ang and curiously sizing her up, the administrator couldn't help but say "Oh my" and said with some embarrassment:

"Look at me, I was so busy chatting with you that I forgot to ask... Who is this child?"

She is an orphan who came to live in the poorhouse. ===== CHAPTER 993 =====