Compromise in Love and Home(3)

But although the apartment has been available for some time, he has yet to move in.

As Liu Hu's mother has made clear, she would like to live with her only son after his marriage for the convenience of taking care of him. In the hope of having their own space, Liu Hu and his fiancée choose to not move in the new home but live in a rented apartment. With them not moving into the new apartment and the parents staying in their old one, the new apartment remains vacant.

"We haven't decorated it yet. If it  gets to that point, we might rent it out one day," Liu says, adding that he may end up buying a new apartment for his parents.