Bai Gezhuang New Village District.
On the big bed in Room 1601 of Building 28.
After finishing their game of poker, Xu Li rested her head on Jiang Tao's arm, whispering to him about some things that happened during the day in the neighborhood.
A neighbor got arrested, two elderly women downstairs quarreled with hands on their hips, and community workers came for household inspections.
Quite a few things happened on what seemed to be an ordinary day.
"Honey, even my parents have jobs now, and I'm at home every day doing nothing meaningful. Isn't that useless?"
As Xu Li touched the flab on Jiang Tao's belly, she spoke in a wistful tone.
Back home, the kindergarten conditions were rudimentary, with no place for lunch or nap.
Every morning after dropping off the child, Xu Li had to bring Jiang Xue back home for lunch and accompany her nap at noon.
After nap time, she would take her back to kindergarten and pick her up after school.
