Stick to your guns dev and don't allow insistence by others to change your game as you want it. Suggestions and requests, respectfully asked for are the only way. Constructive criticism is also ok. Demands and insults should never be allowed.
When I started the game, it played fine and I was able to save wherever I wanted. At one point Mei was on the MC's bed and I tried to save and I couldn't. From that point on I can't save anymore. Is that a bug?
P.S., Mei is a real cutie, I love her, her feistiness, and the humor that she adds to the game. I see her as the main character. I love female MC's anyway.
I got a little further into the game and the saving started to work again. So, the problem was fixed.