Liu Ergou couldn't help but raise his eyebrows at Zhang Man's words.
"Hasn't your family already thanked me? Why are you saying they haven't?" he asked. "Alright, if there's nothing else, I'm hanging up. I still need to buy a ticket. We can talk about whatever it is after I've bought it, okay?"
With that, Liu Ergou prepared to hang up and go buy his ticket. Just then, Zhang Man's anxious voice came through the phone again.
"Hey, hey, hey! Er Gou! Don't hang up! Just listen to me. Stay at my place for a few more days, and I'll take you out to have some fun!" she pleaded. "Besides, I can help you cash that check. If you take such a large check back to the village without cashing it, it'll just be a piece of scrap paper! It's better to cash it here! Don't go, I'm coming to pick you up right now!"
After saying her piece, Zhang Man hung up, giving Liu Ergou no chance to reply.
Staring at the now-dead phone in his hand, Liu Ergou blinked. He had intended to ignore her and just leave.
