Chapter 69 You Know Nothing About True Power
Xiao Peng simply loves Pascal's house.
During the day, you can lie on the lounge chair on the roof and look down at the sea view below. I have to say that rich people really know how to enjoy life.
Felix and Marlene reconciled, and Marlene took Felix on a trip to Spain, with Boko also accompanying them. Thus ended Xiao Peng and Felix's brief mentor-disciple relationship.
Xiao Peng had grown accustomed to being alone during his years in Marseille. He'd been annoyed when Felix first joined him, but after a few days at sea, he'd realized that people still needed friends. He felt a bit uncomfortable with the sudden quietness.
The best way to kill time is to read. Xiao Peng lies on the roof every day, drinking beer, feeling the sea breeze and holding an e-reader. That feeling is so comfortable!
If the police and community management staff hadn't come to his door, he might have felt more comfortable!
Xiao Peng was also confused when he saw the police outside the door. When he knew the purpose of the police's visit, Xiao Peng was even more amused: he asked his neighbor to report him, and the reason for reporting him was: he was drying clothes on the roof!
Although Xiao Peng has been in Marseille for such a long time, he has lived on the boat most of the time and had no idea that there were such rules here.
The biggest difference between cities and countryside in France is that you rarely see people hanging clothes to dry outdoors in cities.
Although there is no explicit regulation in France prohibiting drying clothes outdoors, it is customary for city dwellers not to dry clothes outdoors, saying that this makes the city look more beautiful.
La Ciotat is considered a rural area, so there should be no problem with drying clothes outside. However, some towns or communities have their own regulations requiring residents to use indoor clothes hangers or dryers instead of drying clothes outdoors. The community where Xiao Peng lives has such a regulation!
There are so many rules in the villa area!
Xiao Peng was fined five hundred yuan and scolded for this!
This made Xiao Peng very unhappy, but it was not really about the money. For him now, this money was just a drizzle!
What made him unhappy was that the informant blatantly followed the police and scolded Xiao Peng from a moral high ground. The general meaning was: If you live in such a high-end community, you must first integrate into this community. Don't lower the quality level of the entire community because of your personal behavior!
This grandson Xiao Peng was very impressed with him because he lived in a villa not far from the foot of his own mountain.
This was supposed to be his vacation home. The day Xiao Peng returned from the sea, he happened to see his family arriving here, carrying large and small bags. There were four of them in total: a little boy of five or six, a teenage girl, and a woman in her early twenties.
Xiao Peng initially thought that the girl in her twenties was his eldest daughter, but later found out that she was his wife!
This girl is definitely not the original wife!
This family was Xiao Peng's nightmare: the little boy stood in the yard playing the violin every morning!
It would be fine if the violin sounded good, but this kid was a beginner, and the noise he made was like a saw, making your scalp tingle! Moreover, this kid was extremely hardworking, playing the violin for four hours every day: two hours after breakfast and two hours in the evening.
The noise was truly disturbing. Although the two houses were quite far apart and the sound wasn't loud, the violin's sound was so thin and sharp that it seemed to penetrate right through the cracks in my ears! It was hard not to care!
Xiao Peng thought about talking to them about this, but then he thought, after all, he was just a child, so he let it go. The wireless earphones that came with my phone came in handy now, letting me listen to music and read without having to listen.
As a result, I didn't look for them, but they found me first!
Xiao Peng felt very unhappy when he thought about this. He said to the community staff who came, "Since the community has this rule, then I will abide by it! I will accept the fine, but I also want to report something! This family is seriously disturbing the neighbors. They play the violin every morning and evening, which seriously affects my normal life!"
The community worker's response infuriated Xiao Peng: "Sir, there won't be any disturbance here. Even if he plays the violin, as long as it's within the designated timeframe, it's fine. I know you're unhappy with this gentleman reporting you for illegally hanging clothes, but that's no reason for you to be unreasonable."
"I'm being unreasonable?" Xiao Peng's eyes widened. "That violin he plays like a stunner every day isn't a nuisance? Are you kidding me?"
The staff member wasn't angry, but rather patiently explained to Xiao Peng, "Sir, as the manager of the villa complex, I must explain to you: my statement has nothing to do with your skin color. Everything we do is in accordance with regulations. The French love music, and many have musical instruments at home, including the wonderful piano in your living room. So we took this into consideration during the initial construction of this villa complex. Notice that all our houses are over a hundred feet apart, so even if a piano is played, it won't disturb anyone. We also have strict time regulations: playing musical instruments is prohibited before 8 a.m. and after 10 p.m. If you're planning a party, you'll need to obtain permission from the surrounding neighbors and register with the community management office."
Xiao Peng looked at the staff member: "Are you kidding me?"
The staff member took out a manual and handed it to Xiao Peng, smiling and saying, "Sir, as the management office of an upscale community, our work is difficult to carry out, so we have formulated a detailed code of conduct for community residents. It's all written here."
After taking the manual, Xiao Peng understood what the staff member said.
In such communities, everyone is either wealthy or powerful, and no one can afford to offend them, so they set up rules and everyone follows them. Xiao Peng was in a difficult situation this time: he broke the rules while others did not!
Xiao Peng looked at the man who had reported him, but the man took out a business card and said, "My neighbor, my name is Andre Lambert, a well-known car dealer in Lyon. My complaint against you is not directed at you, but for the living environment of everyone in this community!"
Xiao Peng frowned at him. "You said I live so much higher than yours, but you're not looking at the ocean view, but looking back at me drying clothes on my roof? Isn't that targeting me?"
He ignored Lambert and turned to the community staff and asked, "As long as it's not during the prohibited time, it's okay to play any instrument at other times?"
"Of course! If the 'king of musical instruments' piano can be played, then other instruments can be played too!"
Xiao Peng laughed: "Okay, I'll pay the fine!"
Any instrument is fine?
You know nothing about the dark forces!
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