yang lu has been in beijing for several years already but is still grappling with the metropolis.rator: china's youth largely made up of single children are pushed to succeed academically. but for many women as soon as they graduate and start establishing careers, there comes an almost immediate pressure to marry. yang lu is a member of what is known as beijing's ant tribe where millions of migrants and graduates pack into cheap dormitories, plaster board separated grid rooms or slums on the city's fringes. still, yang lu says at her current 3x3 meter grid home is a step up from the darker damper basement housing she lived in for her first eight years in beijing. after working as a waitress and security guard, yang lu decided to study part-time and gained a vocational degree which lead to her current office job. narrator: many in china see education as a ladder out of poverty and 24 year old wu shiliang climbed it. after a month of interviews wu shiliang received offers from prominent internet companies but most entailed long hours with little room for advancement. he finally sett