Stimulating?
At this late hour, for a woman to send such a message to a man is quite ambiguous.
Li Shi raised his eyebrows and quickly typed a response, "Ah? What's stimulating?"
Wu Yuan's call came through before he had finished typing.
"Stone, here's the thing: on the third day of the tenth lunar month, which is November 10th, next Saturday in the Gregorian calendar, is Sister Ya Ru's aunt's 79th birthday. It's customary to celebrate the ninth instead of the tenth, so they're planning to invite close relatives and friends to gather. She asked me to see if you're free first."
As Wu Yuan spoke, she added with a laugh, "She wanted to invite you directly but was afraid you might be busy and would feel bad turning her down if she asked you herself, so she told me to check with you first."
Before Li Shi could respond, he also received a reply from his female neighbor on WeChat.
He turned on speakerphone and shifted the call to the background to check his messages.