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"Alright, Mom, I got it."
"Once I arrive, I'll hang up the bacon and the cured fish right away to make sure they don't spoil."
"You and Dad can stay at my uncle's place for two months, and move back after the house is finished."
"Okay, let's not talk anymore, I'm about to exit the highway, I'll call you again in a couple of days,"
After pacifying his old mother, Gu Heng ended the call and carefully drove towards the toll station, then joined the long line of cars queuing up...
Today is the eighth day of the Lunar New Year...
The Spring Festival holiday had ended, and a crowd of office workers who had enjoyed a few days of warmth back home were starting their year's struggle, evident from the long line of traffic jam on the highway...
Lowering the car window, Gu Heng took out a cigarette from his pocket and slowly lit it up...
Having stayed at home for nearly half a month, aside from the first few comfortable days, the rest had been torture...
