Chapter 141 Living Together
Today is a good day.
This is true for both the freeloader tenant Lin En and the freeloader landlord Mr. Boris.
It has been almost a month since Lin En became an employee of the [Suppression Bureau] and occupied the room of this miser with the excuse of a monster attack. For more than a month, Mr. Boris can be said to be afraid to be angry or speak, even if his heart is bleeding madly.
And the tenants are so happy.
This miser used to take advantage of the tenants. All kinds of deductions and water cuts made people want to put a quarter penny in his eyes.
But this guy is the landlord, and everyone else dared to be angry but not speak.
After all, it is really not too easy for the landlord to make things difficult for the tenant. If he is a little bit black-hearted, he can drive you out, and your own things can only be taken away to pay the rent.
Of course, the evil needs the evil, and Lin En is happy to be the evil.
Today Lin En is moving out. Mr. Boris's usual Sima face suddenly became cheerful, as if he had drunk several cups of wine.
The tenants who were usually timid were reluctant to leave Mr. Lin today.
Sensing a certain atmosphere in the building, Lin turned around with the key in his hand and said to his sister who came to help clean up.
"Sophia, you go out first."
"Yeah."
After Sophia left the corridor, Lin turned around politely but a little bit aggressively to look at Mr. Boris who was a little flattering. Facing Lin's gaze, the landlord's face twitched and he lowered his head involuntarily. The gap in social status made him dare not even breathe.
"You are very unhappy these days." Lin's fingers rubbed, as if he saw through the real thoughts of this miser.
"How could it be? It's my good luck to serve you."
"Shameless lies."
Being exposed by Lin, Boris immediately rushed up his throat with a breath of anger, and felt a very suppressed and aggrieved sense of shame surged into his heart, as if he was stepped on the face by this handsome boy and pressed hard on the ground.
Not only will I take your house for free, I will also slap you in the face.
Lin En easily observed Boris's clenched fists, heaving chest, and tight cheeks. He was obviously irritated. He had already realized that he was being bullied by Lin En's power and wanted to ignore it, but this scene was a typical case of talking about something else.
Boris looked a little ugly, but he had to force out a flattering smile and answered.
"A little money, just a small amount of money that is not worth mentioning."
"Yes, that is just a small amount of money that is not worth mentioning to me, so I think I can enjoy your loss of this little money with peace of mind. In your eyes, I am high and mighty. I don't know how important this little money is to you, because I am just a big-spending young master, right?" Lin En's voice gradually rose, and the whole person became oppressive.
"Don't dare..."
"Don't lie to me." Taking a step forward, forcing Boris to retreat with a guilty conscience, Lin En's face was very serious. "For me, this is a small amount of money, so I can ignore it. For you, this is an important income, a source of bread and butter, and a guarantee that you will not go hungry, so you can't ignore it. So have you ever thought that you, the landlord, deduct the small amount of money from the poor in your eyes, which they can't ignore?"
Lin En's words seemed a bit aggressive. He was going to leave, but in order to avoid this miser being smashed on the head by someone's resentment while he was sleeping one day, he still had to say something to him.
Boris was speechless, but obviously unconvinced.
It's normal. He provided a place for those poor and inferior people to live. Without his cheap bones, they would have to sleep on the street. What's the point of deducting a little?
In fact, conflicts often come from this. The upper class has fish and meat, so why don't they eat meat? They muttered that the lower class didn't know how to dedicate and work hard, and it didn't matter if they suffered a little for the policy. But if the whip doesn't fall on you, you won't know the pain, and you can justifiably put on a shameless face.
The most terrifying thing about this kind of conflict and resentment is that the upper class always thinks it is no big deal, constantly squeezing the living space of the common people, and finally the most violent outbreak of the conflict is bloodshed and death.
Maybe until the trial of being hanged, the upper class is wondering why these docile untouchables suddenly turned upside down?
The common people can endure it for the sake of life, but they can't endure it for the sake of survival.
Sometimes the poor may endure a slap in the face, a small advantage, or a little hardship, after all, in order to survive. But if revenge is possible and there is no cost, then the docile people will show their fangs. For example, before crossing, Lin En had seen various quick reporting channels, as well as the mailboxes of patrol officers and the like.
"Take your small money, remember other people's small money, and think about it carefully. It doesn't matter if you can't figure it out, remember to lock the door when you go to bed."
Finally, Lin En took out the rent he had to pay for these days with some disappointment. The silver Suler made Mr. Boris forget all the unpleasantness, and he promised with a flattering smile.
This Grandet-like performance made Lin En really laugh and cry.
Anyway, I have done what I can do during the time I have lived here. If I want to do better, I can't do it from the details, but to transform the whole society from a macro perspective. Without sufficient power and opportunity, Lin En would not have such a thought of killing himself.
"You don't seem very happy?"
As soon as Sophia saw Lin En, she was keenly aware of her childhood sweetheart's emotions.
Lin En took the box, and the eldest sister naturally took his arm. The two of them were like a loving couple and left here without looking back. Speaking of which, after Sophia began to pay attention to dressing up, she became more and more feminine. Mr. Xiao often couldn't help but want to hug her and savor her carefully.
"I'm actually very rarely happy." Only when facing his own sister, Lin En didn't need to hide anything at all.
"I know."
Sophia didn't intend to know what Lin En was unhappy about. She knew that all she needed to do was to accompany him and comfort him.
"How is the new house?"
"It has two floors, a private bathroom, a separate bedroom, a living room, a kitchen, a room that can be used as a study, and a piece of land in the back to plant flowers. It couldn't be better."
"The rent must be very expensive."
"Hehe, don't underestimate your sister's bargaining skills. You earn 10 pounds a week, and I earn 1 pound a week. We can definitely afford the rent of this kind of house." When talking about the house where the two started living together, Sofia showed the careful calculation of a housekeeper. Not only did she live cheaply, but she also lived well.
Sophia completed the transaction at an ultra-low price of 35 soli per month, and her street reputation played a role again.
"We don't need to hire a maid for the time being. I'll do some of the work first, but you can consider preparing a maid outfit first."
"Do you want to wear it?" Lin En's eyes suddenly became a little inexplicable.
"Of course, I've never worn it once."
Sophia's surprisingly soft squeeze wrapped around Lin En's arm, her face full of expectations, which was also one of her life obsessions.
"I heard it's a double bed?" Lin En teased and looked forward to it, glancing at the deep ravine.
"Little bastard, you'll have something to look forward to tonight."
The big sister's ears suddenly became red, and a hint of shyness and expectation appeared in her emerald eyes.