Sun's mother and Sun Dexiang thought the same way: rich people lived in apartment buildings, unless they were poor.
Housing in the city was tight. Multiple generations were often crammed into tiny houses, with some living conditions even worse than in the countryside. But people from the countryside still envied city dwellers, especially those living in apartment buildings—it was something many rural people yearned for.
Jie Jingling had been a sent-down youth. Sun's mother heard her family was well-off, and that she was pretty, honest, and hardworking, so she had a matchmaker introduce her to her second son. Jie Jingling refused at first, so Sun's mother sent different matchmakers to persuade her. After a few more tries, Jie Jingling agreed.
"First, have your second sister-in-law's dad arrange a job for you," Sun's mother said.
"I don't want a job, I want to get married," Sun Dexiang said.
