During the National Day holiday, passenger cars with seven seats or fewer can use the expressways free of charge, but many sections are prone to traffic jams.
We’re going back to my parents’ place tomorrow. Let’s drive. The expressway is toll-free, and we can bring along everything we bought for my parents.
It’s toll-free, sure, but everyone else thinks the same way. I just saw the news—lots of expressways are already so jammed they’ve turned into parking lots.
It usually takes just over three hours to drive. Even if there’s a traffic jam, how bad could it really be?
You could spend half an hour just waiting to use the restroom at a service area. Saving that little bit on tolls isn’t worth wearing ourselves out.
Then how about taking the high-speed train? The tickets must have sold out already, right?
I just checked. There are still two tickets for tomorrow afternoon. We’ll get there in an hour and a half, and we can even take a nap on the way.
But what are we going to do with all this stuff? Rice, cooking oil, and the massage chair I bought for my dad…
A massage chair? You even bought one of those? Then let’s send it by courier and have it delivered straight to their home.
All right, we’ll do it your way. But the delivery fee will cost a lot more than the tolls, so you’re paying for it.
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