Sunday, 21 May

I went to see a dacha (villa) in the morning. Because it is quite far from the city, and also there are not many rooms, Jingchen also thinks it is inconvenient. He told me confidentially that if we rent this, people in the Embassy will make a fuss and criticise. If we have foreign visitors, they will have a bad impression towards my status. I also think like this so I have decided not to rent it. However, the landlord seemed very nice, and his daughter was friendly as well and because they thought I wanted to rent, they rejected one prospective tenant, therefore I felt rather embarrassed. Attaché Hu will have difficulty dealing with this matter and I feel sorry for them. I cannot think of any solution.