Liang Ailu simply could not comprehend how desperate the housing situation was in this era, particularly in Beijing, where a family of over a dozen people might be forced to share a single room.
When she was little, she slept with her parents. By the time she was old enough to have her own room, her older sister, Liang Aihong, had already married, leaving a room vacant for her alone. In fact, the Liang family even had rooms to spare. She had truly never imagined that, upon leaving the Liang family, she would not even have a room to stay in. She hadn’t even realized this problem a few days ago.
"But, just a few days ago, there were clearly only you and me staying in this room," Liang Ailu said, hesitating.
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