ABSTRACT
I tried to make arrangements for you to talk with one of my friends who’s just come back from America with a PhD in genetic biology. But she’s involved in a dispute with her neighbor. Her family lives in a third-floor apartment of 20 square meters. An official in the District’s Housing Management and Maintenance Office gave her permission to add an attic to her apartment. She spent 20,000 yuan on it. Now, her neighbor is threatening to take her to court because the attic overlooks his bedroom. She knows he’ll win. He’s rich and well connected.
