"Sorry!"

The footsteps had just entered the corridor on the first floor, and before they had time to take a step, they could see the bathroom on the left hand side open, and a cardamom girl walked out, her eyes made contact with Holden, and she retreated in a panic, her mouth overflowed with an unexpected exclamation, and then she hurriedly apologized.

"Hey, good afternoon, Jasmine. Hodden noticed the other party's figure and politely took the initiative to greet him, "I'm not in a hurry, there's no need to make way for me." ”

"Good afternoon, Hoden. There was a sweet voice that was a little shy in the bathroom, but the girl still didn't show up, in fact, she was dressed neatly now, there was no problem, she was ready to go out, but because she was too flustered, she subconsciously hid, as if there was really something wrong with her dress, and then she seemed to miss the opportunity to go out.

The girl's cheeks burned slightly, and she changed the topic a little awkwardly, trying to hide her embarrassment and panic, "I heard from Pete that you only came back in the middle of the night last night, and everything is okay?" ”

"They couldn't grab anything other than math workbooks. Hodden replied with great calmness, with a hint of sarcasm in his tone.

"Poof. The girl couldn't hold back her laughter, and laughed out loud, but then she collected her laughter and suppressed her excitement and said, "The only thing to worry about is that they won't recognize that it's a math workbook, and they may think it's a treasure map, which is bad." ”

"Then I'll tell them that it's actually found in the Greycliff collection. Hodden added.

"Huh. The girl laughed merrily again.

"By the way, when I was tidying up the school library before, I accidentally found two old 'flowering periods', I'm not sure if you're still collecting them......" Huo registered the two magazines on his desk.

"Ahh

"Of course, of course, thank you, Hadden, thank you so much! Miss Alice only mentioned 'Flowering' last week, and vintage fashion seems to be back, and I'm always looking forward to reading more old magazines and continuing to learn. Hoden, you're such an angel. ”

However, the cheers and excitement did not last long, "Oops, Miss Alice, the Umani is on board, I have to go to work." ”

"Please go first. Hoden said politely.

The girl hesitated for a moment, and quietly poked a small head out of the doorway, revealing only a pair of large sparkling eyes, and then saw Hoden, who had turned his back to her.

The mood that was still slightly nervous slowly relaxed, and the smile on the corner of his mouth couldn't help but rise slightly, and he stood on tiptoe and rushed directly through the narrow corridor, quickly disappearing behind the door panel of the room, leaving only a vibrant "thank you" echoing in the corridor, followed by the childish and lively silver bell-like laughter behind the tail.

Hodden then turned around and walked towards the stairs.

As soon as he walked up the steps, the door opened again behind him, and Jasmine's crisp voice sounded with a brisk brightness, "Good luck with your entrance exams, Howlen." ”

Although he didn't see an expression in his sight, he could still catch the curvature of the corners of his mouth, and even Hoden's mood was a little lighter.

Jasmine and Pete, whom they met unexpectedly last night, are both Lechman's family living on the first floor and basement of 99 Princes Street-

The David Lechman couple had a total of six children, and Jasmine was the eldest daughter, the same age as Holden.

It stands to reason that she was also going to university, and she was full of enthusiasm and desire to study, but unfortunately Mr. Lechman could not support the family with his own salary, so Mrs. Lechman and Jasmine had to go out to work.

Jasmine didn't finish high school, and since the beginning of this year, she has been working in Miss Alice's tailor's shop, helping with wedding dresses and fashions.

Instead of complaining about injustice, she enjoys her job and is keen to learn and improve.

Books, this is the common topic between Holden and Jasmine, through those words, the mind can take wings and travel to every corner of this continent.

"Good luck with today's work, Jasmine. Horgan raised his voice in response, and then walked up the steps to the third floor with the creaking of wooden planks.

"Wow!"

He had barely reached the second floor, when the door to the closed room at the top of the staircase slammed open, and a fat bucket with a beer belly swayed out, and although he tried to create a lightning-fast effect, it actually appeared like a sloth.

Hoden couldn't help but think of the image of "Lightning" in "Zootopia": honestly, it's really a bit like, even the hairstyle is no exception.

But the rhythm of the speech is not like it at all, and the sense of the picture is directly broken.

"You're finally there! Did you be a thief last night, still wasting water after midnight? Taking a shower in the middle of the night? Are you crazy? This is the Eighth District, do you think you live in the Third District? Daydreaming! The dirt on your body can't be cleaned even by jumping into the Stanley River, and you still fantasize about being able to do it in the bathroom? You shameless thief, please stop stealing at once!"

Foaming and chattering curses rushed towards Howlen, his chubby cheeks drooping and shaking from the excitement of his speech, his ruddy face as if he was on the verge of exploding at any moment, and after a long series of words, he began to pant out of breath.

This is the landlord, Myroch Grassan, a guy who is so stingy that he won't let go of a potato – and yet he's full of oil himself.

Because the rent already includes the water bill, he always checks the meter five times a day, repeatedly monitors the water use of all the residents, and is eager to close the main gate directly, and whenever someone needs water, he comes to him with a small tin bucket to collect water.

But Hodden waited unhurriedly until Myrosh began to catch his breath, and then said slowly, "Aren't you worried about me going missing for another week?"

Obviously, Myrooshi was waiting here today, not only because Horden had taken a shower last night, but also because he hadn't seen the Helo brothers for the past week, and he was starting to worry about his rent skipping - Iwabuchi's rent was weekly, not monthly, and he was charged once a week.

Being pierced by Holden's purpose, Mai Luoxu not only did not feel embarrassed, but also straightened his waist pole accumulated in the fat, "Since you mentioned this matter, then, what about the rent? It should have been paid to me yesterday! If it hasn't been paid today, I will start collecting late fees tomorrow!"

As he spoke, Mai Luoxu also knocked heavily on the floor with his crutches to express his strong emotions.