Taking photos was a luxury in those days. There were no photo studios in Su Xueli's town. People would carry their cameras and go to different villages to take photos. The main groups taking photos were the elderly taking their own funeral portraits, then taking 100-day photos of their children, and a small group of pretty young girls and boys taking their own beautiful photos behind their parents' backs.
The price for taking photos is really expensive.
The handsome young man grinned, revealing a set of white teeth, and said, "I'm a beginner photographer. I just take pictures of beautiful things when I see them, so of course it's free."
Su Xueli, being a reborn person, didn't care about a single photo; in her later life, she would take photos with her phone and post them everywhere for fun.
She waved her hand at him and said, "I have nowhere to get the negatives printed, so just don't post them everywhere after you print them."
The handsome young man assured him, "No, absolutely not, I have my principles. I'm not in a rush to work after graduation, and I also love photography, so I'm learning and practicing on my own. I was just taking street photos when I pointed my lens at you. You're so beautiful!"
Su Xueli blushed at the compliment and said to him, "Thank you for the compliment."
The handsome young man extended his hand to her and said, "My name is Liu Keyang, I am 24 years old, I am from this city, and I just graduated from university this year."
Su Xueli paused for a moment, then generously extended her hand and said, "My name is Su Xueli. I'm from the countryside. I'm in the city to take care of some business."
Liu Keyang looked at her and asked, "Is this your first time in the city?"
Su Xueli answered truthfully: "It's not my first time here, but this is my first time shopping."
Liu Keyang made an inviting gesture and said, "Then how about I, a local, volunteer to be your guide?"
Su Xueli waved her hand and said, "No need, you go ahead with your work. I'll check if there are any job postings on the utility poles by the roadside."
What was distinctive of that era was that every telephone pole was plastered with advertisements in black and white—job postings, missing person notices, all sorts of ads were pasted on them.
"Job posting? Do you want to work?" Liu Keyang asked.
Su Xueli said, "It's not me working; I'm finding work for my younger brother."
Liu Keyang asked, "So what's your brother's major?"
Su Xueli laughed, "I can tell from that we're not from the same social class. My brother is uneducated, so he just finds manual labor to do."
Judging from his clothes and demeanor, you could tell he wasn't an ordinary citizen; he was a rich, handsome, and successful man.
Liu Keyang clenched his fists and said, "Su Xueli, we really are destined to meet. I can actually help with this."
"Ah, you can help?" Su Xueli was pleasantly surprised.
Liu Keyang said, "My second uncle has gone into business and built an asbestos tile factory in the suburbs, specifically recruiting young and middle-aged people from the countryside. I don't know if your brother would be willing to do it."
"Yes, of course I'd love to!"
In this day and age, finding work is lucky enough; how can you be picky?
Liu Keyang said, "Then I'll take you to the factory first. Tell my second uncle about your brother's situation. If it's okay, bring your brother over for an interview."
Su Xueli said happily, "That's great! Please take me to your second uncle's factory."
Liu Keyang said, "Okay, let's go now. I'll go get the cart."
"Okay, okay."
Su Xueli was overjoyed. Could this be called meeting a benefactor on her way out?
"Put-put-put..." Liu Keyang rode over on a brand new Qianjiang 125.
Good heavens, he even has a motorcycle!
Owning a motorcycle in that era was almost equivalent to driving a Maserati in later times.
He was already handsome and sunny, but riding a motorcycle made him even more dashing!
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