**Gao Yi** forcefully swallowed the words "Landlady Granny" that he was about to say, and began to size up the person at the door.
This young woman looked like a high school student, with shoulder-length short hair that appeared brown in the sunlight; it was hard to tell if it was her natural color or dyed.
She was wearing a light purple windbreaker, but her lower body was covered by the so-called "bare leg artifact."
Even though he knew it was just an illusion, seeing her small legs without any clothing covering them still made him worry that she might catch a cold.
Looking closely, the windbreaker she was wearing seemed to be part of a school uniform; the emblem and school name on her chest read "**Nankang Experimental Middle School**."
If he remembered correctly, this was one of the best middle schools in the city; it was said that its key university acceptance rate reached 90%, and almost all parents in the city wanted to send their children there.
There had also been quite a few news reports about corruption and insider dealings related to the school's admission qualifications.
Of course, with **Gao Yi**'s grades and dedication to studying back in his student days, he naturally had no chance of getting into such a good school.
"Uh... you are...?"
**Gao Yi** retracted his gaze and looked at the young woman's face; although her features weren't particularly stunning, the youthful vigor that she couldn't fake was still radiant.
"I'm here to collect the rent."
The girl didn't have much emotional fluctuation, and didn't seem to react to **Gao Yi**'s "Granny."
"Uh, where's Granny Chen?" Knowing that he couldn't avoid this disaster, **Gao Yi** still asked.
Of course, he could tell that she was here to collect the rent; the clipboard in her hand was the one that the landlady used, with papers recording the information of each tenant.
Of course, it also included when they should pay and whether they had paid the rent.
"She's injured and needs to rest for a while... I'm her granddaughter."
"Oh~ You're **Zhao Zhao**, I often hear Granny talk about you!" **Gao Yi** clapped his hands, finally understanding the situation, and hurriedly asked with concern:
"Granny Chen is injured, what happened? Is it serious?"
"She accidentally fell and has a slight bone fracture, so... she can't come to collect the rent these days."
The girl called **Zhao Zhao** didn't seem too happy to be called that, and clearly emphasized the words "rent."
At this point, **Gao Yi** also recalled more information about this girl.
Before, in order to farm experience as a 【Friend of Elderly Women】, and to establish a connection with the landlady in order to prevent her from kicking him out for not being able to pay the rent.
**Gao Yi** spent a lot of time listening to the Granny's nagging.
Although she had a building to rent out, she was usually quite lonely; her children worked in other places and she couldn't see them more than twice a year.
Fortunately, her granddaughter had returned to **Nankang City** to attend high school; although she was a boarding student, there were still many opportunities to meet.
**Li Zhao Zhao**... that should be her name.
Silently glancing at the increase in experience points for the 【Deadbeat】 label, **Gao Yi** began to think about how he should deal with this rent request.
It must be said that **Gao Yi** didn't intentionally want to delay paying the rent; it was just that he wanted to but couldn't.
He didn't have any savings to begin with, and he used a lot of money to buy information, bribe informants, and purchase equipment.
He had experienced unemployment and unexplained debts in the past six months, and his cash flow had indeed completely collapsed.
However, after yesterday's script experience, **Gao Yi** once again possessed some valuable things.
Item props were a bit precious, tickets couldn't be circulated casually, but potions could actually be sold.
Even if he kept those three C-grade potions for his own use, didn't he still have five 【E-Grade Physical Healing Agents】?
As long as he found a channel, he would definitely be able to sell them for a good price.
Or...
**Gao Yi** suddenly had a flash of inspiration and thought of the injured landlady that the other party had mentioned.
He looked up at **Li Zhao Zhao** in front of him and asked thoughtfully:
"Is Granny Chen at home now?"
......
This youth apartment seemed to be left by the landlady Chen Granny's deceased husband, and she now managed it alone.
Granny usually lived in the first room on the first floor of the apartment.
The entire apartment building had only four floors, with roughly twenty or thirty rooms.
In fact, there were probably quite a few trivial matters to deal with, but Granny had her own principles for renting.
It seemed that all the people who wanted to rent a room had to go through an "interview" in advance; she would rather earn less rent and was more willing to rent the house to young people with stable incomes and higher qualities.
In Granny's words, it was "I prefer to deal with energetic young people."
On this basis, it saved her a lot of effort in dealing with various disputes.
And it must be said that **Gao Yi** didn't have much energy, and his income wasn't very stable.
If there was any advantage, it was that he was indeed very good at dealing with people...
"Hey, isn't this Little **Gao**, why are you here?"
Returning to the room on the first floor, Chen Granny, who was lying on the sofa, saw **Gao Yi** and her granddaughter, and her wrinkled face instantly bloomed into a flower.
"Oh, didn't I hear that you were injured? I thought I'd hurry over to check on you. I came in a hurry and didn't have time to buy fruit or anything..."
**Gao Yi** spoke off the cuff, observing Chen Granny's physical condition under the blessing of 【Armchair Detective】.
As **Li Zhao Zhao** described, it seemed to be a slight fracture of the ribs, and she had a white medical fixation band around her chest.
It was clear that she was undergoing conservative treatment.
Rib fractures were inherently troublesome, and in most cases, surgery wouldn't be chosen unless it was too serious.
But at the same time, rest was essential, especially for the elderly, and it would take a long time to recover.
**Gao Yi** could usually do this level of observation, but with the characteristic blessing of 【Armchair Detective】, it was particularly easy to obtain various information.
He could even detect the slight incoordination of the landlady's heartbeat and breathing through his hearing.
On this basis, relying on a few words of concern and deduction, he quickly entered the "small talk" phase with the other party.
Of course, while **Gao Yi** put on shoe covers, chatted, and poured water for Granny as if it were natural, **Li Zhao Zhao**'s expression was a bit tangled.
She seemed to be wondering why **Gao Yi**, a tenant, had such a good relationship with Granny.
And in her ear, the prompt sound of the 【Deadbeat】 label experience increasing rang out again and again.
It could be seen that **Gao Yi**'s image in her mind was now that of a habitual offender who relied on sweet talk to get free housing.
Of course, on the other hand, the experience increase of 【Friend of Elderly Women】 also didn't stop.
After chatting for a while, **Gao Yi** slapped his thigh and turned the topic to the right track:
"By the way, when I went to the hospital to do a report before, a doctor friend gave me this..."
As he said that, **Gao Yi** turned his body halfway and took out a tube of 【E-Grade Physical Healing Agent】 from his bag.
According to its description, the function of this potion was 【to stop bleeding, relieve pain, and slowly restore physical damage】
After the previous 【Mind Enigmatic Mist】, **Gao Yi** obtained eight potions in one breath, five of which were this 【E-Grade Physical Healing Agent】 in his hand.
Other skills and equipment could be tested at any time, but this thing had to wait until after an injury to use.
**Gao Yi** had suffered from using bad equipment before; once, he didn't test the battery life of the recording equipment before a long-term report, which resulted in dozens of hours of footage being ruined.
After that, no matter what equipment or items he used, he would spend time testing them in advance before officially using them.
If he couldn't confirm the specific effect of this 【E-Grade Physical Healing Agent】 in his hand, how could he judge when to use it and how much it could restore after using it?
And now, an injured person who had come to his door was sitting here, giving **Gao Yi** an excellent opportunity to test it.
Not to mention that if he did this favor, the matter of rent wouldn't be so urgent.
Even the experience value of 【Friend of Elderly Women】 could be increased again.
This was simply a triple win—he won three times.
But when **Gao Yi** handed the 【E-Grade Physical Healing Agent】 in his hand to Chen Granny, **Li Zhao Zhao**, who had been silent all along, suddenly reached out to stop him:
"Wait, let me see it first."
