A group of longtime friends in China made a pact to live in the same house and grow old together, and actually set out to do it
Photo: JGI/Jamie Grill/Blend Images/Getty Images/Tetra images RF If you’ve ever joked with your friends about growing old and living in the same house together until you die, it might not be such a crazy idea. A group of seven friends in China made a pact to retire together and are actually going through with the plan. According to Shanghaiist, the women first came up with the idea in 2008, promising to get together when they turned 60 to live “the retired life” as a group.
At some point, the women began looking for a place to build their sanctuary, and in 2018, found an old brick house in a village about an hour away from the city of Guangzhou. After pulling together 4 million yuan, which equals out to roughly $584K USD, they renovated the space into a stunning, three-level glass house that would make an incredible Airbnb rental.
The house has floor-to-ceiling glass windows with views of paddy fields, a tea room, a pool, and separate bedrooms upstairs. “Laying on the bed you can see morning mist and sunrise,” one of them narrates in the video. The first floor is a communal area, which doesn’t look too different from a modern-day womens’ co-working space. The friends also decided that they would each master different skills, whether it’s cooking, farming, or practicing Chinese medicine, to lessen the chance of fighting.
The women spend their time cooking, barbecuing, singing, and drinking tea under the moon. Well, it looks like they’ve got everything figured out. Where can I sign up for this dream coven?
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