After seeing her classmates off, Li Juan helped her mother, Liang Yuemei, clean the new house.
After looking around their new home, Li Juan asked in puzzlement, "Mom, why did you put in so many bedrooms? Five bedrooms-will we really have that many people staying here?"
Wiping dust off the glass, Liang Yuemei said, "Why wouldn't we? One for your grandparents, one for your dad and me, one each for you and Qiangqiang, and one for guests. If your boyfriend comes, for instance, won't he need a room?"
Li Juan blushed. "You keep talking about my boyfriend. What if we come home and Qiangqiang brings a girlfriend too? Where will everyone sleep?"
"That's easy." Liang Yuemei finished one window and moved to another, talking as she wiped. "With Qiangqiang's personality, he might not bring a girlfriend home even after graduating from college. By the time he does, you should already be married. Then you and your husband can share a room, while Qiangqiang and his girlfriend sleep separately, can't they?
"Besides, all the beds we bought are 1.5 or 1.8 meters wide. If necessary, two people can share a room. If there are even more people, the living room sofa pulls out into a bed too."
People buying furniture in those days valued practicality. The Li family had bought a sofa that unfolded into a bed, following the principle of "whether we use it or not, we should at least have it."
Seeing how thoroughly her parents had thought things through, Li Juan said no more.
The new house looked very nice, painted white throughout, with a ceiling woven from colored strips overhead and gaps deliberately left for ventilation.
After all, the roof was made of wood and reed bundles. Without ventilation, trapped moisture could make it grow mold.
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