Chapter 2

He is an amateur composer and a professional drummer who does not earn money. Although he usually appears timid and submissive, even when transformed into a wolf, he remains soft. However, when he starts playing the drums, he becomes a true werewolf

They paid me the manuscript fee

This old eight-story residential building actually has two households per floor, with each unit consisting of one bedroom, one living room, one kitchen, and one bathroom. The rent for the other units is 1,000, but because I live on the top floor and have a "rooftop garden," even though the fish pond that Yu Meimei is soaking in often leaks water into my living room, due to the "garden," Li Duidui forcibly increased my rent by 500.

I know that Li Duidui is specifically targeting me

Li Duidui is called Li Duidui because he indiscriminately criticizes everyone harshly

However, after a moment, Li Duidui, completely unfazed, coolly replied: "It's just because you are human." He asked, word by word, "What happened?"

Because I have also realized that for someone like Li Duidui, who cannot tolerate anyone, you should not expect to do anything that would earn even a slight favor from him. The only thing you can do is to retort back at him

Li Duidui's attitude towards my being criticized has indeed become displeased, and he crossed his arms.

Although the manuscript fee is not quite sufficient, I am still very fortunate that on that night entangled with haze and thick fog, a werewolf stole my rations, allowing me to encounter another side of this world

The little wolf's expression changed, he took a deep breath, his face flushed, his fur bristled, revealing his wolf head, his throat thickened, and only then did he swallow the corn. He barely caught his breath before hurriedly saying: "I am a vegetarian... I... I will return to work immediately!"

Meimei sells fish at the market... Using the power of a mermaid to lure the fish from the river, she selects a few large ones and drags them to the market to sell. From a certain perspective, she is like a "human trafficker" in the fish world, or even a "man-eating tribe" in the fish realm.

What about your rent for this month

Yu Meimei sat up, damp: "Hello, landlord... I am a bit short on water..."

When one is at a disadvantage and unable to retort, it is best to maintain a cold expression and a calm voice, appearing confident and unafraid. This way, even if he confronts me, he will not derive much satisfaction from it.

"Having sat for a long time... it's time to get up and move around." Li Peipei said this and then obediently sat back down.

Then ... ...

Li Peipei's momentum was suppressed, and Li Duidui's gaze shifted, catching a glimpse of Mei Mei, who was struggling to dive into the fish pond. The eyes behind the gold-rimmed glasses narrowed slightly: "Yu Meimei, your body is about to drain all the water from the fish pond, stop flailing and get up."

Upon seeing Li Duidui arrive, Xiao Lang choked on a mouthful of corn, unable to swallow it down. Meimei hurriedly tried to dive into the fish pond. I continued to hang my head and grill meat. Li Peipei was the most combative one, rolling up her sleeves and preparing to have a showdown with her brother, but she was immediately thwarted by the first words he uttered.

Xiao Lang has owed Li Dui Dui approximately six months' rent

Li Peipei nudged me with her elbow twice, just like a classmate in elementary school trying to remind their partner to pay attention when the teacher is watching

He then swaggered away, and before closing the rooftop door, he waved his hand and said, "Clean up the rooftop for me. If I find anyone barbecuing without permission again, I will impose fines on all of you."

His gaze fell upon me: "Su Xiaoxin." He was not in a good mood either, "You owe three months, a total of 4,500."

The door closed, and the four of us felt like defeated chickens. Li Peipei patted my shoulder and said, "Xiaoxin, try harder next time"

If I am not mistaken, a few days ago, your classmate who works as an editor came to see you and should have transferred a sum of manuscript fees to you? You have money to spend, but no money to pay the rent

In the past, Xiao Lang was still part of a band, allowing the band to perform his songs. After the band fell apart due to his influence, he continued to live in Li Duidui's apartment building, persistently writing songs and submitting them, remaining frustrated and unfulfilled to this day

Li, have you paid the rent?

So when my three monster friends told me that they like me, I truly do not believe a word of it

Even if Li Duidui is so antagonistic towards me, I still have to live here. Even if my current life is increasingly deviating from the trajectory of a normal person, I still have to live here! Even if sometimes I may even face life-threatening threats from these non-human entities, I still have to live here!

My neighbor Li Peipei, who lives on the same floor as me, found a reason to charge her a "family rate" and still only collects a rent of 1,000.

As soon as I finished the call, there was a profound silence on the rooftop, and three non-human beings stared at me blankly, their eyes filled with reverence

My manuscript fee will arrive next week. I replied to Li Duoduo's words, remaining indifferent to his attitude

Li Dui Dui turned his head again, fixing his gaze on the little wolf curled up in the corner, whose face had turned green from choking on corn: "You? Do you still have the right to eat?"

I turned my head to look, and the barbecue quartet on the rooftop, apart from me, were as quiet as dead chickens. When it comes to the issue of money, no one dared to utter a word in front of Li Duidui

Li Peipei silently lowered her sleeves: "The school's salary has not been paid yet..."

I pointed with my hand: "Over there is the only bus station in this area, which is a straight-line distance of 300 meters. However, due to the mountainous terrain of Chongqing, it takes about fifteen minutes to walk down. Given the current housing prices in Chongqing, your eight-story old residential building is poorly located, the building is old, transportation is inconvenient, and there is no property management or elevator. A 40 square meter small room, renting it for 800 yuan is already inflating the housing price. Charging me double rent for a few months, are you just taking advantage of me as a human?" Charging me double rent for a few months, are you just taking advantage of me as a human?"

I took a bite of the slightly burnt skewer, contemplating in my mind that for today's update, I might as well draw Li Dui Dui as a pig

Yu Meimei wore a苦脸: "In winter, the water is cold, and the fish in the river are hard to catch. There are not many big ones left, and business is difficult to conduct..."

Li Peipei works as a teacher at a vampire school, with working hours from 10 PM to 4 AM, making her a civil servant in their non-human world. She receives a fixed salary without any commission. However, Li Peipei has a penchant for extravagance, which has led her into significant debt, forcing her to live in her brother's dilapidated apartment and endure monthly capital exploitation.

Touch

Li Duidui dislikes everyone, especially me

Li Dui Dui snorted and said, "There isn't a single one who can pay the rent on time." Although he said it this way, his tone seemed to imply that it was a bunch of trash, with not a single capable one among them

Upon examining the reasons, I believe that Li Duidui, this vampire, probably harbors a dislike for everyone in the world

I really want to throw a face full of coal at this shameless vampire, but... in this situation, I swallowed my anger and smiled slightly: "I will give you the rent next week"

Because he is such a stubborn and conservative person. Yet I broke his norm, glimpsed into their world, so much so that he had to accept me, an ordinary human, living in this building that only allows "non-humans" to reside.

Li Dui Dui stared at the fish bones in her hand and said, "Then do you still have the right to eat fish"

Yu Meimei, feeling aggrieved, threw the fish bones into the fish pond and said, "I just licked... the fish bones..." She pointed to the side and added, "Little Wolf is also eating meat!"

Then why are you standing up

It is not because I like this place so much, nor is it because I have a fondness for these non-human beings, but rather because they have liberated me from such a mundane, tedious, and hopeless life. They have given me stories to tell, they...

I feel that I do not want to be a dead chicken, so I raised my head, stared at Li Duidui, and calmly said: "The roof is leaking, the hallway lacks lighting, the toilet is often clogged, and the water heater is also broken. I have conducted a major repair on your rooftop, and all the money has been spent on it. Logically, these expenses should be covered by the landlord."

I believe she is actually a very terrifying mermaid, yet she considers herself quite moral, after all, she never sells small fish, nor does she catch everything in one net, being content with enough for her daily expenses