"No, no, don't flatter me too much, I'm afraid I'll fall flat on my face. Well then, my cousin's matter is settled, and I've given you the horse you wanted, so you should get back to work now."
Liu Keyang said sincerely, "It's almost noon, let me treat you to a meal to thank you for your gift."
Su Xueli smiled sheepishly and said, "Look, you've embarrassed me. You helped my cousin so much, we should be the ones treating you to a meal. But I didn't dare say anything because I was afraid you wouldn't accept. How could I let you treat me again?"
Liu Keyang said, "I didn't help you much. As I said, he needed a job, and my second uncle was hiring. It was a win-win situation. But I'm really touched that you made this horse for me. I like it so much, and I have to express my gratitude to you."
Su Xueli said, "I really can't go today. I have things to do when I get back. My sister-in-law runs a hair salon, and the afternoon is the busiest time. We have to rush back."
Liu Keyang stroked the horse and said, "Shall we make another appointment then?"
Su Xueli couldn't refuse, so she had no choice but to agree.
Liu Keyang pressed further, "Then tell me a time, I'm free anytime."
Su Xueli was taken aback. Was he really that serious?
She hesitated and said, "Well, I can't say for sure. Let's see when I come to deliver next time."
Liu Keyang said, "Then I don't know when you're coming to deliver the goods."
Su Xueli thought about her family situation and wondered if her divorce from Wei Mingshen would go smoothly. If it didn't, she wouldn't be able to do much straw weaving and she didn't know when the delivery would come.
She apologized and said, "It's really hard to say. I have a very difficult problem at home recently, and I don't know when it will be resolved."
Liu Keyang was in a dilemma, muttering to himself, "You don't have a phone at home, do you? This is going to be difficult..."
Su Xueli thought for a moment and said, "How about this, give me your home phone number, and I'll call you from a phone booth when I get to the city."
Liu Keyang happily said, "Okay, okay, okay."
He quickly took a notebook and a pen out of his bag, wrote down a string of numbers, tore it off and gave it to her, saying, "This is my home phone number. Call me if you come again."
After saying that, she thought about it again and worried: "But what if you can't find me while I'm running around taking pictures?"
Su Xueli thought to herself: That's right, you're always carrying a camera around, so what use is your home phone number to me? It's not like in later generations where everyone carries a cell phone with them.
Liu Keyang asked, "What time do you usually deliver goods to the city?"
Su Xueli said, "I usually come around eight o'clock in the morning."
Liu Keyang snapped his fingers nonchalantly, "Okay, then I'll leave home at nine o'clock every morning so I won't miss your call."
Su Xueli was somewhat surprised: Does he care about me that much?
Liu Keyang said, "Go and see your sister-in-law. I'll take you back to the city station."
Su Xueli said apologetically, "Isn't this inappropriate? It's troubling you again."
Liu Keyang said, "It's okay, I need to go back to the city too."
Su Xueli nodded and said, "Thank you so much. I'll go ask my sister-in-law when she's leaving."
She suddenly remembered something else and asked Liu Keyang, "Have the photos you took of me been developed yet?"
Liu Keyang said, "Not so fast. I'll definitely be able to give it to you next time we meet."
Su Xueli didn't know what to say next, thinking that she would ask him for the original photos when they met again.
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