My husband and I finally made it back from Ailao Mountain. Still shaken, he bought a pack of cigarettes at the supermarket and told me to go home first.
"Come back as soon as you finish smoking."
"All right, I know."
I was on the phone with my husband when the door suddenly opened. He walked in without saying a word.
"Finished smoking?"
The husband at the door nodded. "Yeah."
"Didn't I tell you it wouldn't take long? Stop rushing me!" my husband grumbled impatiently over the phone.
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My husband and I climbed a small slope, and the noodle stall ahead came fully into view. But it looked a little different from before. I couldn't help feeling puzzled. "
