Chapter 244: Qiao's Visit
(Old Lai also has to worry about train tickets this year, and has to queue up early tomorrow to buy them.)
As the new year approaches, real estate sales not only don't take holidays but also ramp up with various promotional activities. Young people nowadays are all under the pressure of buying a house. Normally, they don't feel it too much, as there's not much difference among colleagues. But during holidays like New Year, the pressure mounts. When meeting old classmates who have houses and cars, one feels inferior; going to meet a girlfriend's family and being asked if you have a house, it's embarrassing; even staying at home, you'll be compared with neighbors and relatives...
