Erhu was dressed shabbily, and the yard was rundown and cluttered.
But the house itself was not only tidy but also lavishly decorated.
The furniture was all high-quality mahogany, and the appliances were top-of-the-line. The bottles of liquor in the cabinet were all brands like Moutai, and the packets of cigarettes on the coffee table each cost at least fifty yuan.
"This is simply like two different worlds," Wang Xiaolong exclaimed.
Erhu explained, "Because of the business, I'm either dealing with medicinal herbs or covered in dirt every day. No matter how nice my clothes are or how clean I keep the outside, it'll just get dirty and messy again the next day, so I've stopped bothering with it.
"But inside the house, it's different. This is where I live; it has to be high-class. After working all day, I want to come back to something enjoyable, right?"
