My vampire princess wants to repay a debt of gratitude.

“If you don’t go back, I’ll go to your neighbor’s house today and watch them move out overnight.”

Ye Zimo looked serious, then leaned closer to Lin Mo and asked, "Can I pet your cat?"

"That... is no problem."

Lin Mo thought about the 10 bags of premium cat food she received for free and thought Ye Zimo's request wasn't unreasonable; after all, Ye Zimo was Xueqiu's bread and butter.

"very good."

Ye Zimo revealed a victorious smile. She had seen Lin Mo's photos of Snowball many times in the comics. The whole process of Snowball being picked up by Lin Mo as a thin, weak, and flat stray cat, and then being raised into a plump and energetic pet cat was recorded. To Ye Zimo, she was the one who watched Snowball transform.

She'd been wanting to try snowballs for ages!

Lin Mo noticed that Ye Zimo's smile gave him the illusion of springtime, making it feel like March even though it was October.

"You look so beautiful when you smile."

Lin Mo sighed.

"nonsense."

Ye Zimo smiled brightly again.

"Actually... you could really find another way to repay kindness."

Lin Mo had already witnessed the allure of the vampire's money and felt that he could have a good talk with the vampire about using money as a substitute for conversion.

"for example?"

Ye Zimo raised her eyebrows slightly.

"For example, you could give me a large sum of money."

Lin Mo's eyes gleamed, making no attempt to hide his love for money.

Now that they're so familiar with the vampires, there's no need to maintain a high-minded persona.

Ye Zimo narrowed her eyes slightly as she stared at Lin Mo.

Many of the comics she used to follow ended up being abandoned because the comic artists suddenly became rich after being taken in by wealthy women, or they would sell the copyrights, change teams, and produce comics in a completely different style, which made her very disappointed.

Therefore, Ye Zimo felt that Lin Mo should not be allowed to become such a rich person, otherwise he would lose himself and become a disgrace to comics.

Poverty is the driving force behind cartoonists' creations!

Ye Zimo has already discovered that Lin Mo has this potential, and it is absolutely not allowed to change because of her appearance.

"No."

Ye Zimo immediately rejected Lin Mo's suggestion, "Your ancestors only told me that they wanted to transform you, and they wouldn't accept any other requests."

"You're being way too rigid."

Lin Mo wanted to try again, but Ye Zimo was a very opinionated vampire, and once she made up her mind, it was hard to change it.

Take repaying a debt of gratitude, for example.

No. 36, Yushu Road, Xinbei Street.

There are many pigeon-shaped buildings here, all of which are senior citizen residences. They are walk-up buildings, and it's easy to climb up to the 6th floor in one go, but you'll have to catch your breath on the 7th and 8th floors.

Because Qingtu Community has not paid property management fees for many years, there is no property management company managing the area. There is only a gatekeeper, who was originally a resident on the first floor. He has converted a plot of land in the common area of ​​the community into a paid parking lot. He collects parking fees and also does community registration part-time.

He basically doesn't care whether outsiders are entering or leaving the community.

The cleanliness of the community depends entirely on everyone's voluntary efforts.

If it weren't for the fact that these old houses are located in good school districts, very few people would continue to live there.

Many long-time residents have moved away or rented out their houses, leaving only a few with children still in junior high or high school.

Lin Mo's former neighbors had children who were still in school, attending the Ninth Middle School next to Mingyue High School. So, their family was considered a holdout in the old building, just like Lin Mo, and they witnessed the relocation of countless long-time residents.

Lin Mo and Ye Zimo walked to the entrance of the residential area, greeted the gatekeeper, and walked through the rusty iron gate into the stairwell of Unit 1.

Chapter 30 Money Power

The old man was still sleepy and didn't notice that Lin Mo had brought back a pretty classmate. He kept yawning and complaining about why it wasn't 10 o'clock yet.

He goes to bed at 10 p.m. every day, but recently his watch broke. It's already past midnight and the watch is still stuck at 8:30 p.m., making him look more and more like someone with Alzheimer's disease.

The lights in the stairwell had been broken for a long time. Lin Mo turned on his phone's flashlight, and the bright white light brought the stairwell within an 8-meter radius back to reality.

Lin Mo thought that a rich girl like Ye Zimo was probably just having a whim, staying here for two days and then moving out under the pretext of no heating.

Winters in Ulsan are also quite cold, though not as cold as in the north.

There's a song that goes something like this: "You're in the sunny south where snow is falling heavily, while I'm in the cold north where it's spring all year round."

In the north, heating pipes are laid everywhere, unlike in the south, where only new residential areas and new urban districts have heating pipes now; it's difficult to install them in older urban areas.

Lin Mo's family lives on the 8th floor. By climbing the stairs every day, Lin Mo has barely managed to reach a sub-healthy level.

Otherwise, it would be difficult for cartoonists to maintain good health, since they often have to stay up late.

"Ye Ziming, are you sure you want to stay here?"

Lin Mo asked, though he actually preferred to call her Bloodsucker.

Ye Zimo nodded slightly. "Mm."

"The environment here is not very good, and the water supply is often cut off in winter."

Lin Mo felt it was necessary to explain the situation of this old building to Ye Zimo.

"The first floor is the gatekeeper's house. He runs a convenience store during the day, but the convenience store is mostly a front. The Cainiao Station is the real business. Neighbors send their online purchases here. There are often lost packages, but everyone is used to it."

The couple living on the second floor are always arguing. Everyone in the building knows them and they're known as the male and female soprano singing duo, like instant noodle partners. Next door lives an elderly woman who lives alone and hasn't left her house for three days. Some people guess she's passed away, but no one dares to open the door to check. Most people consider birth, aging, sickness, and death to be unlucky.

The third floor was rented to two people from out of town. They just found work at a construction site and will be leaving early and returning late every day. They keep complaining about not being able to squeeze onto the bus.

The apartment on the 4th floor has been rented out, but the tenant is rarely home. If you find anyone inside, be sure to call the police.

The fifth floor is occupied by a new tenant, a nerdy guy who used to frequent the convenience store. It's quite a coincidence that we became gaming friends and sometimes play Teamfight Tactics together.

Aunt Wang, who lives on the 6th floor, keeps a dog. She doesn't like to leash it when she takes it for walks, and it often gets lost. People at the police station all know her because she calls the police every time her dog goes missing.

On the 7th floor lived an elderly couple with their grandson, who was in kindergarten. They were always worried that someone would kidnap their grandson, so they didn't like to talk to people.

My apartment is on the 8th floor.

With Lin Mo's explanation, they had climbed to the 8th floor.

Ye Zimo looked at Lin Mo with surprise, as if she was astonished by his overly meticulous observation of all the residents in the building.

Lin Mo also realized that something was wrong. Oh no, he had revealed his human observer identity.

Because of the demands of comics, Lin Mo often observes the people and things around him in order to obtain more realistic material, thus developing the habit of a human observer.

The habit of human observers, to put it nicely, is meticulous observation; to put it bluntly, it's being a perverted voyeur.

He didn't want Ye Zimo to think of him as a peeping tom!

This is really bad! I feel like I'm about to be wiped out again.

Just as Lin Mo was about to change the subject, he noticed that his neighbor's door had already been opened.

The adorable little chrysanthemum was pushed out by the neighbor aunt: "Go away, go away, where did this little brat come from? We're not moving. Our child is still in school. Who wants to move?"

"Yes, don't waste your breath, we're not moving."

The neighbor's husband also spoke with a serious expression.

Ye Zimo and Lin Mo happened to witness this scene.

Before the neighboring couple could even greet Lin Mo, they saw the perfect Ye Zimo walking towards them.

Xiaoju looked at Ye Zimo with a wronged expression, saying, "I'm sorry, Miss, they refuse to move."

"It's okay, I'll do it."

Ye Zimo stepped forward, bypassing Xiao Ju who still had leaves on her head, and came to the middle-aged couple.

Lin Mo's heart skipped a beat as he recalled the scene of Ye Zimo punching a large truck away.

Oh no, is Ye Zimo going to use force to intimidate them? They're all normal people!

Lin Mo was about to step forward to stop her when Ye Zimo simply held up one finger.

The middle-aged couple looked completely bewildered: "What do you mean?"

“One million, buy this house, and you can move out tonight.”

Ye Zimo said it directly.

The couple looked at Ye Zimo in disbelief. This girl was quite pretty, but not very bright.

Even during the peak years of housing prices, older houses in areas like Qingtu Community could only fetch a maximum price of 90 yuan. Not to mention that housing prices are currently unstable, with no increase and even a downward trend.

100 million, that's a huge profit!

But how could the two of them believe her? They looked like they'd encountered a lunatic.

"Hey young lady, it's the middle of the night, we have to go to work tomorrow, so please don't joke around here."

"Exactly, if it weren't for the fact that you two girls are pretty, I would have wanted to hit someone."

The neighbor uncle said, and the neighbor aunt immediately rolled her eyes at him in return.

At this moment, only Lin Mo knew that Ye Zimo was telling the truth.

“Um… Zimo, how about I move out tonight and we’ll sell our house to you?”

Lin Mo asked tentatively, though he was actually very excited. If he could really sell this house for 100 million, he could buy another house in the new district for 50. Wouldn't that be amazing?

Weicheng is a small third- or fourth-tier city with low housing prices. People can afford to buy a house and still have money left over, leading to a comfortable life.

"impossible."

Ye Zimo flatly refused Lin Mo.

Next, it was Ye Zimo's turn to demonstrate her financial strength. She made a phone call, and her driver pulled up in his Mercedes-Benz, carrying two suitcases of cash, and went straight upstairs.

That night was the most worldly night Lin Mo had ever experienced in his life, so much so that every time he recalled it, he would marvel at the vampire's wealth and power.

One million yuan in cash was placed in the passageway between two apartments on the 8th floor. The two families opened their doors, letting the lights inside illuminate the gleaming RMB.