In the middle of the inner courtyard is a three-story pavilion. There is an open space in front of the pavilion, and two rows of flower beds next to the pavilion were arranged by my mother before she passed away and were later taken care of by my grandfather.

There are movable and detachable clothes drying racks in the open space in front of the door. The first floor has a living room, dining room, kitchen, study and a small utility room. It is well-ventilated from north to south, and the windows are open in summer, making it very refreshing.

The second floor consists of bedrooms, three large bedrooms, each with a balcony. One bedroom is for the grandparents, and the other for the parents. The grandmother passed away before Qin Nan was born, so Qin Nan only saw her in photos.

I heard that my grandmother was a famous tailor when she was alive, which would be equivalent to a fashion designer today, especially for cheongsams. Many of the cheongsams that my mother loves to collect were made by my grandmother. From designing the patterns and selecting the fabrics to sewing the finished products, my grandmother did it all by hand.

Before her death, Qin Nan's mother said that Qin Nan looked a lot like her grandmother, but unfortunately Qin Nan could not see her grandmother in person through the paper of the photograph.

The third floor is quite special, as it is divided into several areas, each representing a private space for a family member: a carpentry workshop for the grandfather, a tailor's shop for the mother, an art studio for the father, and a study for Qin Nan.

Each room is designed and arranged independently, and permission is required to enter. This was a solution devised by Grandma and Grandpa when they had many arguments in their youth. Once you go up to the third floor, it's your own free time.

When her parents passed away, Qin Nan locked all three floors of the house, and her grandfather also locked the house, saying that it would be too painful to look at. The grandfather and granddaughter only lived on the first and second floors.

Later, when the house was rented out, the third floor was reinforced with a fence gate and was not included in the rental area. Moreover, the third floor must have been covered with dust for a long time. Although the things in the house were covered with cloth before, it was still impossible to avoid dust accumulation.