Han Juyou's home was not far from Market Street; it took just two or three minutes of walking to reach the building where she lived.
The buildings in the shantytown were all walk-ups with no elevators. Because the residents on every floor were packed tightly together, the amount of household waste generated was naturally substantial, leaving a stinking smell of garbage at the bottom of the stairwell.
Passing through a dim and narrow hallway, heading up a dilapidated flight of stairs to the fifth floor, Han Juyou's apartment was the one on the left, its door still plastered with a few unpeeled small advertisements.
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