Lu Jingqiu would always have to renovate the house whenever she moved.
This time, she was allocated a three-bedroom, two-living-room apartment at the research institute, located on the third floor.
The walls were all white, with cement floors.
Nowadays, some houses have tiled floors, but Lu Jingqiu's family had recently been living in an old house.
They had to start with renovating the house, laying floor tiles, remodeling the bathroom, plumbing, electrical, and kitchen.
After Jiang Nanzhou started his job, he inquired at the institute about renting a house.
Surprisingly, he found one available for rent right next door, a two-bedroom, one-living-room place for twelve Yuan a month.
Jiang Nanzhou thought it was a good deal and rented it.
It was this very house that had been newly assigned to an elderly couple, who were staying with their son outside and helping to take care of their grandchildren.
That was all that was available.
They couldn't find a house for Manman.
