From Jinling to my hometown, the drive would normally take four hours, but it wasn't until five o'clock in the afternoon when we finally got off the highway. Zhou Yuwen's mother would call almost every half an hour, asking where Zhou Yuwen was and what time she would be home.
Zhou Yuwen kept saying we were almost there, almost home.
In the end, her mother got fed up and muttered, I told you to come back earlier, but you insisted on coming back now. I bet you've had your fun out there!
Zhou Yuwen said: "Alright, alright, I got it. Just tell me which hotel, and I'll go there directly, wouldn't that be okay?"
After saying this, Zhou Yuwen hung up.
During this time, Li Shiqi's mother did call her, asking when she would be home and whether or not she needed to be picked up from the station.
Li Shiqi hadn't even spoken.
Li Shiqi's mother went on to say to herself: "Ah, never mind, it's the busiest time at the mahjong parlor. Just take a taxi home, and I will reimburse you."
