"Can he even afford a house in Beijing City? Look, I'm not trying to be mean, but even if he makes a few hundred a month, you can't buy a place as small as ours for less than several thousand, or even ten thousand yuan, with today's housing prices. You're not planning to get married while renting, are you? If you do, everyone in the neighborhood will laugh you to death."
"A house?" Ge Meili was a little dazed.
Ge Meixia nodded. "Then what are you getting married for? Don't you want a home of your own? Dad is already against you two. If he had a house in Beijing City, maybe he'd agree."
That evening, while the family was having dinner, Ge Meili brought up that Shitou wanted to meet them.
"What's there to see? Doesn't he just have two eyes, a nose, and a mouth like everyone else?"
Ge Meili's father said dismissively, then took a bite of food and had a sip of his liquor.
