Conquering the world from the Kaiser's driver

Chapter 28 Arrival and Sharing a Tenancy

From the moment the train started, the carriage became noisy and could not calm down. People were either talking to their friends or chatting with strangers next to them. In short, there was no quiet down.

Sitting next to Lin Shangzhou was an elderly man, who closed his eyes to rest after the ticket inspector checked his ticket. Lin Shangzhou did not intend to disturb him, but the environment in the carriage made him feel a little irritated, so he could only turn his head and stare at the scenery outside the window in boredom.

After a long journey of nearly twelve hours, the train arrived in Strasbourg at 12 o'clock in the evening. After the train arrived at the station, most of the passengers dragged their tired bodies out of the carriage, and Lin Shangzhou was no exception.

Although he slept for an entire afternoon, he still felt very uncomfortable sitting in the chair for twelve hours straight.

Walking out of the train station, Lin Shangzhou took out the note Cecilia gave him from his pocket. On the note was written Wolfgang's apartment address. He looked up at the moon hanging high in the night sky and put the note back into his pocket. It was not appropriate to disturb others so late at night.

So Lin Shangzhou found a hotel near the train station and stayed there for one night.

He got up early the next morning, checked out, and hailed a taxi on the street. After getting in the car, he handed the note to the driver. After reading the address on it, the driver nodded, started the car and headed for the destination.

Ten minutes later, the car drove to the address on the note. After paying 30 pfennigs for the fare, Lin Shangzhou got off the car.

He stood on the side of the road looking at the apartment building in front of him. After confirming from the house number that it was the place he was looking for, he walked up and pressed the doorbell.

"Ding dong~"

After a few seconds, Lin Shangzhou heard the sound of footsteps behind the door, and then the door was opened. Behind the door appeared a burly man who was nearly two meters tall, with no hair, a shiny head, a broad back and strong arms. His face was expressionless, and his deep eyes gave people a feeling of majesty without anger.

After seeing the sturdy man, Lin Shangzhou was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that the person who came to open the door would be such a muscular man.

The sturdy man looked down at Lin Shangzhou and asked, "What do you want?"

Only after hearing his voice did Lin Shangzhou react and quickly took out the paper bag Cecilia gave him from his pocket, took out the envelope from the bag and held it in his hand.

"I'm here to see Mr. Wolfgang. I'm Cecilia's friend, and this is a letter Cecilia wrote to him."

Lin Shangzhou said to the burly man that he estimated the man in front of him was Wolfgang, and then Wolfgang confirmed his guess.

"I am Wolfgang."

The sturdy man nodded, and Lin Shangzhou handed him the envelope.

"A letter from Cecilia?"

The sturdy man's expression changed a little. He took the envelope puzzledly and opened it. He took out the letter from it and looked at the contents attentively.

Lin Shangzhou didn't know what Cecilia wrote in the letter, and he didn't think about opening it. First, it was not good to read other people's letters, and second, Cecilia told him that Wolfgang didn't like others touching his things. The letter was written by Cecilia to Wolfgang, so it was naturally Wolfgang's thing.

Two minutes later, Wolfgang put down his hand holding the letter and looked at Lin Shangzhou. His face became expressionless. He said to Lin Shangzhou, "Come in with me."

"Thank you, my name is Fritz Hipper, you can just call me Fritz."

After thanking Wolfgang, Lin Shangzhou followed him into the house.

Wolfgang put the letter into the envelope, walked to an open door on the first floor, twisted the letter in, and turned to Lin Shangzhou and said, "Come on, I'll take you to your room."

"Thank you."

Lin Shangzhou followed Wolfgang up the stairs.

As they were going up the stairs, Wolfgang said, "I have four floors here. I live on the first floor. The second floor is rented out for a long time. The tenant is not at home right now and is working outside. The fourth floor is used to store sundries. The tenants can put their sundries there, so you can only live on the third floor."

“There shouldn’t be any residents on the third floor, right?”

Lin Shangzhou asked casually, and then Wolfgang's words made him stop and stand there in a daze.

"Yes, he just moved in yesterday. Normally, I won't evict a tenant unless he's in arrears with rent for several months and behaves badly. But you're Cecilia's friend, and Cecilia asked me to take special care of you in the letter, so I'll make an exception for you today."

After Wolfgang climbed a few steps, he heard no one coming up the stairs behind him, so he turned his head to look at Lin Shangzhou and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Ah...hahaha, it's okay, it's okay. I'm just very touched."

Lin Shangzhou smiled awkwardly and started to go upstairs. In fact, he was reluctant to let Wolfgang evict the tenants. It was not a good idea to do so. However, Cecilia had specifically asked Wolfgang to help her, so it would not be appropriate for him to refuse.

After going up to the third floor, Wolfgang walked to the door and knocked. Lin Shangzhou stood behind him. He didn't dare to face the tenant directly, as he felt guilty towards him.

(Sorry, stranger. If Wolfgang returns your rent later, I will also give you some money as compensation.)

Not long after Wolfgang knocked on the door, it was opened. Behind the door was a girl wearing a brown nightgown, with loose golden hair, and rubbing her sleepy eyes with her right hand.

"Mr. Landlord, what can I do for you?"

The girl asked Wolfgang while rubbing her eyes, apparently she had just woken up.

(Female?)

Lin Shangzhou was a little surprised when he heard the girl's voice. He didn't expect that the tenant was a girl, and this made her feel even more guilty.

"Ms. Adolf, I'm sorry to tell you that I need you to move out."

(Oh my god? Adolf? That Adolf, right?!)

After hearing how Wolfgang addressed the girl, Lin Shangzhou thought strangely, if that was the case, then it was outrageous.

"Eh?"

The girl froze on the spot after making a cute sound, her brain still not able to react to what was happening.

"I will return all the rent to you, and I will also give you 100 marks as compensation. I need you to..."

Wolfgang ignored the girl's expression and continued talking. The girl also reacted and asked hurriedly: "Wait, wait, Mr. Landlord, are you saying that you want me to move out today?"

The girl looked at Wolfgang in shock, and Wolfgang nodded.

"Ah."

"Why?! I just moved in yesterday!"

The girl frowned and asked in confusion. She couldn't understand why Wolfgang did this. She paid a year's rent yesterday and had been very nice to him. She had never offended him in any way. Why did he kick her out so early this morning?

"because of him."

Wolfgang took a step to the side, revealing Lin Shangzhou behind him. Lin Shangzhou greeted the girl shyly.

"Hello..."

“Because of him?

The girl looked at Lin Shangzhou with a strange expression. She couldn't understand why the landlord would choose to kick her out for the young man in front of her.

"Does he pay more rent than me?"

The girl asked Wolfgang in confusion. The only reason she could think of for the landlord to kick her out was that the man in front of her paid more rent than she did. That was the only reason that made sense.

Wolfgang shook his head and said:

"It's not because of the rent. He was introduced by my friend, and my friend asked me to take special care of him, so I have to inconvenience you. Sorry."

"What... Because this is kicking me out..."

The girl looked aggrieved. She had finally found Wolfgang's place with cheap rent and good environment. She was extremely unwilling to move out now, but Wolfgang's scary look made her dare not say anything. How could a weak girl dare to express her dissatisfaction when facing two grown men, one of whom was muscular? She could only hold her anger in her heart.

She looked at Lin Shangzhou and thought of a way. The girl looked at Lin Shangzhou aggrievedly and said to him in a very pitiful manner: "Sir, I came from the countryside and finally found a place to stay. Can you have pity on me and not take this room from me?"

Before Lin Shangzhou could say anything, Wolfgang frowned and said, "No, even if he agrees, I won't agree."

His voice was a little loud and his tone was a little heavy, which scared the girl and made her tears come out. The girl rubbed her eyes with her fingers and wanted to cry. Then she remembered that this was not her home but outside, and crying would not solve the problem.

So she held back her tears.

She sniffed twice and looked at Wolfgang and Lin Shangzhou helplessly. She wanted to say something, but in the end she said nothing.

Lin Shangzhou felt very sympathetic towards the girl's pitiful appearance. He wanted to persuade Wolfgang to let the girl live here and find another place to live. After all, it was difficult for her to come to the city alone to work hard, let alone a girl.

As the girl was about to nod and try to hold back her tears, she remembered that there were two bedrooms in the room, and an idea popped into her mind, an idea that made her little heart beat fast.

After hesitating for a few seconds, she made up her mind, pointed at Lin Shangzhou and said:

"Mr. Landlord, if he doesn't mind, I'd like to share the rent with him."

"Shared apartment?"

Wolfgang was a little surprised. He didn't expect the girl to say that. He had no objection to this. Sharing a house was also a good solution. Now it depended on whether Lin Shangzhou had any objection.

"That's fine with me. What about you, Mr. Fritz?"

Wolfgang leaned against the door and turned to look at Lin Shangzhou. Lin Shangzhou did not expect that the girl would propose to share the house. He was a little hesitant. After all, this was not appropriate anyway. But when he looked up, he saw the girl's pitiful appearance, with a begging look in her eyes.

Finally, Lin Shangzhou nodded.

"Since this lady proposed to share the rent and had no objection, how could I have any objection? Of course I agreed."

"That's it, you two will rent together."

Wolfgang pulled his wallet from his pocket and took out two hundred-mark notes and handed them to the girl.

"Since you two are renting together, your rent will naturally be reduced by half, and your utility bills will also be reduced by half in the future."

"what…"

The girl took the banknote. Wolfgang's words were a pleasant surprise to her. Not only was the rent halved and she was refunded 200 marks, but her water and electricity bills would also be halved in the future. This was really great news to her.

Because of this, the girl's resentment towards Lin Shangzhou disappeared, and she even had a good impression of Lin Shangzhou, which improved her favorability a little.

The girl put Mark into the pocket of her nightgown and happily extended her hand to Lin Shangzhou.

"Hello, my name is Letitia Adolf. You can just call me Letitia from now on."

"Hello, my name is Fritz Hipper, just call me Fritz."

Lin Shangzhou also smiled and stretched out his hand to hold Letitia's hand. After a few seconds, he let go of her hand. Then, when he thought of Letitia's name, the smile on his face froze.

Letitia Adolf…

Isn’t this the name of the effeminate guy with a mustache in some porn movie?

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Chapter 29 First Day in Strasbourg

(Rhaetia Adolf)

Lin Shangzhou's mouth twitched as he looked at the blonde girl in nightgown standing at the door. Thinking about it, she did look a bit like the sissy mustache in the butter.

"Okay, Fritz, come in, I'll show you to the room you're going to stay in."

Letitia said to Lin Shangzhou enthusiastically.

Seeing that the matter was resolved, Wolfgang said to Lin Shangzhou:

"In that case, I'll go downstairs. If you need anything, you can find me on the first floor. If I'm not on the first floor, then find me at the bar across the street. If you need tools like wrenches and pliers, you can go to the fourth floor. I've left them there. Just remember to put them back after use. They're for public use."

"Well, I see."

After Lin Shangzhou nodded, Wolfgang walked down the stairs.

Then Lin Shangzhou walked into the room.

After arriving in the living room, Leticia was very happy, but Lin Shangzhou still felt guilty about her, so he stood at the door and apologized to Leticia who had already walked to the sofa.

"I'm sorry, Miss Letitia, my arrival has caused you trouble, and you are forced to share the room with me. I'm really sorry."

Letitia waved her hand nonchalantly and said, "Oh, it's okay. It was me who suggested sharing the house. Fritz, don't feel sorry anymore. Besides, it's a great thing for me to have the rent and utilities reduced by half after sharing the house with you. In fact, I am taking advantage of you. So don't worry about it anymore. We just need to get along well in the future.

After saying that, Letitia put her right finger on her lips and thought for a while, then said, "If you really still feel guilty, you have to let me use the hot water in the bathroom first in the future."

"No problem at all."

Letitia no longer cared about this matter, and Lin Shangzhou's guilt naturally disappeared.

"Come on, I'll take you to your room."

Lin Shangzhou followed Letitia to his room. After opening the door and seeing the inside of the room, Lin Shangzhou was very satisfied.

The room is not small, with a single bed that can accommodate at least one adult and one child. There is a complete set of bedding on the bed. There is a desk and a matching chair by the window, and to the right is a wardrobe against the wall.

"How's it going? It's pretty good, right?"

"Yeah, it's really great."

Lin Shangzhou nodded. This place was indeed good and the rent was reasonable. Wolfgang had just refunded 200 marks of rent to Letitia. He thought that these 200 marks should be enough for half a year's rent. If not, then this would not be a good place.

The annual rent is four hundred marks, which means only more than 30 marks per month. In Lin Shangzhou's opinion, this price is really cheap, and it is even better for Letitia.

"You can look around the rest of the room yourself. I'm going to change and go out. See you at noon."

Letitia left after saying this.

"See you at noon."