"Besides," he hesitated, glancing sideways at the small room where Chi Yun'er lived, but said it anyway, "I'm a grown man. I have to rely on my own efforts to give my future other half a happy life."
"So, I'd like to live here with Comrade Bian, but..."
Before the women could even speak, the men all started nodding.
"That's how it should be. Even though Jiang has no choice but to get married here, we're men. It makes no sense to live with your in-laws. Wouldn't that be like marrying into her family?"
"It's not just that your parents would lose face. What would people think of us male educated youths?"
"This landlord's courtyard is huge, and there are a lot of us. We could easily clear out a room for you two lovebirds."
The young women couldn't help but purse their lips and interject, "You make it sound so easy. When we had to clean out our rooms, it took every ounce of strength we had."
