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.

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陈花: 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.
黄刚: 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.
陈花: It usually takes just over three hours to drive. Even if there’s a traffic jam, how bad could it really be?
黄刚: 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.
陈花: Then how about taking the high-speed train? The tickets must have sold out already, right?
黄刚: 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.
陈花: But what are we going to do with all this stuff? Rice, cooking oil, and the massage chair I bought for my dad…
黄刚: A massage chair? You even bought one of those? Then let’s send it by courier and have it delivered straight to their home.
陈花: 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.