Li Mei (name changed) slouches on her unmade bed in a dingy Beijing flat. Three empty noodle cartons litter her bedside table, alongside a half-eaten bag of crisps. She hasn't showered since Saturday or left her bedroom in days.
'Seen the latest property prices?' she asks, barely looking up from her phone. 'My mum worked 70-hour weeks her entire life and still needed help from my grandparents to buy a tiny flat. What's the point?'
