The bus on Route 803 had been running for about an hour and twenty minutes before it finally arrived at a suburb called "Rock."
In Yan Junze's view, it wasn't particularly remote, sort of like the area where the city blends with the countryside.
There were many newly built houses, but there were just as many old streets and short bungalows, and the rental house that Zhou Dali arranged for Yan Junze was a shabby two-story self-built house.
The landlord was named Lin Dong, a man in his fifties with already graying hair. Lin Dong's wife had passed away, and his children worked in other cities, typically only returning once a year.
Most of the time, this uncle just looked after his self-built house, renting out the extra rooms to gather some company, while spending his days playing chess and chatting with the neighbors outside.
After getting off the bus, Yan Junze looked up to check if the address matched the street numbers.