God Invasion: It's awesome to save the world with five problematic girls!
Chapter 136 - 43. Accomplices must keep each other’s secrets.

Chapter 136: 43. Accomplices must keep each other’s secrets.

"Auntie, the room is on the sixth floor, and there’s no elevator, so it’s a bit of a climb."

"Okay~"

After dinner, Ye Lan still wanted to take a look at the room rented by Yan Huan, who couldn’t really refuse.

So she simply agreed and took them by car to the building where her rented room was.

You wouldn’t know it by looking at Ye Lan wearing high heels, but she and Ye Shiyu had excellent physical strength, and climbing six floors was a piece of cake for them.

They didn’t even seem out of breath, which must mean they exercised regularly.

If Vice President Sakuragi were to come here, I reckon she’d start panting before even reaching the second floor.

Meanwhile, Ye Lan surveyed the fairly decent surroundings and facilities, which weren’t too run-down or cramped, quite different from the more challenging environments in the South District.

She raised her eyebrows in slight surprise and asked Yan Huan,

"The environment here looks quite okay, Xiao Huan."

"Ah, it is subsidized housing after all. The rent isn’t too expensive; it’s just that the application process is a bit of a hassle."

What’s referred to as subsidized housing is essentially a form of affordable housing promoted by the Linmen Government, with stipulated living and rental standards.

Managed uniformly by the government, special conditions are required to apply for tenancy.

Being an orphan, Yan Huan met the conditions to apply quite fittingly.

The environment here is nice and the rent is cheap, so Yan Huan’s financial pressure from rent is actually quite low.

The real strain on her finances comes from tuition fees.

Recall that earlier, Principal Hermes mentioned to Ye Lan that the scholarships at Yuanyue Academy could cover at most two-thirds of the tuition.

At first glance, it seems a bit unreasonable that even the tuition for Yan Huan, the top student and President of her class, isn’t fully covered by Yuanyue Academy, one of Linmen’s only two elite top-level schools.

But this statement isn’t entirely accurate.

In fact, scholarships can cover full tuition, but the problem is that there are many additional costs aside from tuition when attending Yuanyue Academy.

You have to pay for the school bus, right? That’s several thousand for one academic year.

Then there are fees for two seasons’ worth of customized uniforms, various supplies, health insurance payments, and so forth.

And then there are textbooks, which are a significant point to mention.

Print materials in Linmen are ridiculously expensive, and the math book Yan Huan is using now costs hundreds.

And that’s just for one math course, not to mention the other four main subjects, and the occasional elective courses that require textbooks.

Add it all up and it’s so expensive that Yan Huan almost feels like she’s bleeding money!

These miscellaneous fees are not covered by the scholarship, and they almost account for a third of the total tuition, which has to be paid in one lump sum before the school year starts.

However, perhaps she can worry a little less about these painstaking numbers from now on.

After all, Yan Huan has now converted to the benevolent Ye Lan Sect.

"This is it."

Smiling, Yan Huan turned back to look at Ye Lan behind her, took out her keys, and opened the door, revealing a forty square meter space,

"Auntie, Sister Shiyu, just come on in. We don’t usually have outsiders visiting, so I didn’t prepare any slippers or shoe covers."

"Then we’ll make ourselves at home~"

"..."

Yan Huan turned on the light and entered first.

Ye Lan and Ye Shiyu followed right after her, taking a look around the neat rental room. Miao, the cat, also came out to greet them.

After all, during a previous handicraft class, Ye Shiyu agreed to make a little scarf for it. The purchased cat food and cans are still on the rack, making it easy to notice that Yan Huan has kept a cat.

Adorable creatures always easily attract women’s attention, and upon introducing Miao’s illustrious name, Ye Lan couldn’t help but hold him in her arms and give him a good rub.

I originally thought it looked like a black dumpling because its fur was so lush.

But once I actually touched it, I realized this black cat was solid through and through.

"What a fat cat!"

Ye Lan exclaimed behind her hand.

"Meow?!"

Miao was shocked.

However, it still gave itself away!

"Such a cute little cat, but Xiao Huan, why isn’t there a litter box at home?"

As she petted Miao, Ye Lan suddenly asked this.

Hearing her mother’s question, Ye Shiyu also cast a curious glance.

"Ah, well..."

Yan Huan glanced at the adorable Miao in Ye Lan’s arms and then explained,

"Miao usually goes out to play on his own and generally takes care of business outside."

"I see, still untamed, huh? Such a cute little kitty."

Ye Lan stroked Miao’s chubby face and then put it down to continue checking out Yan Huan’s little room.

But with just forty square meters and nothing particularly special inside, Ye Lan and Ye Shiyu were ready to leave and head back to Jinghe District soon after.

"Well Xiao Huan, Auntie and your sister will be leaving for today. If there’s anything you need, contact Auntie anytime, and... come home for meals often."

At the door, Ye Lan turned back to bid farewell to Yan Huan.

"Absolutely, Auntie."

Ye Shiyu, as always, had a very calm expression, but had actually not missed a single corner of Yan Huan’s living space with her persistent gaze.

Not until she was about to leave did she withdraw that watchful gaze and said goodbye to Yan Huan,

"See you at school next week, Xiao Huan."

"Sure thing, Sister Shiyu."

They didn’t ask Yan Huan to escort them further, considering their car was parked just downstairs.

Once Yan Huan had closed the door, Ye Lan and Ye Shiyu headed in the direction of the stairwell.

As they walked, Ye Shiyu looked at her humming mother, who appeared to be in a really good mood, and suddenly asked,

"...Are you really okay with it, Mom?"

Ye Lan looked back at her, puzzled,

"What do you mean ’okay’?"

"Mom... you really want Xiao Huan to come back home, don’t you?"

"Yeah, that is definitely true."