Chapter 104: Prepare for the worst, let Wu An resolve it

As soon as the phone connected, Mei Yueqin said, "Second son, have you eaten?"

"I'm eating." Wu An was a bit dazed, wondering if his sister-in-law had just called to ask whether he'd eaten; he felt something was off and asked, "Sister-in-law, is something up?"

"No… nothing." Mei Yueqin paused, then asked, "Have you finished your work?"

"Done."

"Ah? Then… then… go home after you eat."

"Maybe… I'll go home."

"No rush, you can wander around town a bit more."

"Sister-in-law…" Wu An heard the noisy background on her end, like a market, and said, "What's happened at home?"

"No… nothing happened…"

"If you won't tell me, I'll call Uncle Meng later."

"You… I… the Chen family is here again."

Upon hearing that, Wu An jumped to his feet with a "teng" sound and said, "Sister-in-law, don't clash with the Chen family."

"I'll rush back right away; we'll talk about everything when I return."

"Have you called Dad and Brother?"

Mei Yueqin hurriedly said, "Called, called, they're on their way; I… I've locked the door, and the Chen family is outside shouting insults."

"Second son, don't come back; this time the Chen family has brought more people than last time."

"I'm afraid…"

Wu An said in a flat tone, "I have to come back; I caused this, and if it's to be resolved, I have to be the one to do it."

"This time I'll handle it well."

Mei Yueqin worried, "After all, we were at fault first; if we don't pay compensation and they pursue it, you could be arrested."

"Dad also said to settle it privately if possible."

Wu An said, "What if Chen Long was at fault first?"

"Huh?" Mei Yueqin blinked: "He was at fault first?"

Wu An said, "Sister-in-law, I can't make this clear over the phone; just don't worry about it—anyway, we'll talk when I get back."

"Well… okay."

Mei Yueqin agreed, feeling inexplicably uneasy.

According to their plan, it was just about paying money to settle things; the Chen family came this time merely because they knew the Wu family had made money and wanted more.

When Wu Yingwei returns, the two sides will negotiate.

At worst, they'd put all the family's money toward compensation; she estimated that twenty thousand would be enough.

But Wu An had other plans.

She feared Wu An would act impulsively and make things worse.

Upon thinking about Wu An's recent changes, she secretly felt a bit hopeful—maybe he could handle things better.

As Wu Yingwei and Wu Ping rushed home, they were immediately blocked by the Chen family.

Mei Yueqin hurriedly opened the door.

"This matter was caused by Wu An; he must resolve it. I've already notified him—he'll be back shortly."

Wei Zhen shouted, "Don't think I don't know what you're plotting—cutting off father-son ties, kicking you out of the house."

"Don't play those tricks in front of me; they're useless."

"I'm coming for the Wu family."

"Right, don't think you can weasel out."

"That kid surely has nothing; looking for him is pointless—we're coming for you!"

"Failure to educate is the father's fault; you just give birth and don't raise, producing a good-for-nothing—you deserve to be dragged down."

The Chen family people shouted and cursed, still trying to rush into the courtyard.

Wu Yingwei called out; the Wu family wasn't empty—people gathered, villagers came too; Wu An was nobody, everyone was there for Wu Yingwei.

Seeing the opposing side's mighty presence, the Chen family people slightly restrained themselves.

"Fine, fine, fine, you're protecting that good-for-nothing, huh?"

"Xixi Village is just a den of thieves."

"Old Heaven, open your eyes and see."

Wei Zhen pointed at Wu Yingwei and began to rant and rave.

Wu Yingwei had a dark face.

Wu Ping said, "Dad, why not talk to them? If we push them too far, calling the police could become a big hassle."

After all, Wu An hit someone, and many saw it; if the police are called, it's an open-and-shut case.

Besides, we've seen the Chen family's tactics; anyway, there's nothing valuable to move at home, so worst case we just pay compensation.

Mei Yueqin whispered, "Dad, the money is with me; if…"

Wu Yingwei's expression changed; he whispered, "Shut up."

"These people are just here to extort."

"Give once, give twice, three times, four times?"

Wu Ping and Mei Yueqin fell silent.

"Yeah."

They certainly knew this wouldn't work, but what could they do—really let these people call the police and have Wu An arrested?

Mei Yueqin thought of Wu An's words.

Wu Yingwei said, "Since Wu An said he would come to settle it, let him give it a try."

"At worst, just let him go in and squat a while."

He had already made preparations for the worst.

This is not giving up on Wu An; on the contrary, he saw that Wu An had the ability to bear everything, so he made this plan.

Even if we step back ten thousand steps, this is also unavoidable; he previously tried to settle it with money, but now the Chen family is causing trouble again.

Fact has shown that relying on money cannot settle it.

The Chen family members are shouting in the street.

The number of people coming to watch the spectacle keeps increasing.

Duan Dajie and others were still standing on the wall of their own courtyard, eating melon seeds and watching the show; at the intersection someone had placed bricks to step on, and many people stood on them to watch.

Chen Gui and others were also whispering among themselves.

"Are we waiting for Wu An to come back?"

"Old Wu has become clever, planning to pull his son out to send him to his death."

"It was originally Wu An who caused the trouble."

……

Wu An forcefully threw his phone onto the table and said, "Anran, you were right; the Chen family has already gone to my house to cause trouble."

Lao Mai and A Qing also stood up.

He looked at the two and said, "Lao Mai, you'll help A Qing later."

Lao Mai nodded.

Wu An looked at A Qing and said, "A Qing, the key is up to you; are you confident you can do it well?"

A Qing cracked his knuckles and said, "Brother, rest assured; I guarantee I'll make Chen Long leap out of the hospital ward lively and jumping."

"Besides, there's also Lao Mai helping."

"Actually."

"Last time they did something similar, but it was only a minor skirmish; because even if they had forced Chen Long out of the ward, they couldn't do anything to the Chen family, and instead would have alerted the enemy."

"But this time is different; they have Lao Mai's assistance, and they can directly net the entire Chen family."

Gao Qiangqi looked at the accompanying A Jin, who said, "The snakes are all ready."

"They also had plenty to eat and drink."

Gu Anran also stood up and asked, "What can I do?"

Wu An smiled and said, "Just being able to ask that makes me already very happy."

Gu Anran said, "We are friends, after all."

The group rose and left the private room; Qin Zong happened to be in the hall, saw them, came over to chat a few sentences, and then escorted them to the door.

At the same time.

A group of young men and women walked out of the fast-food restaurant; several boys even said the food tasted good here, and asked the girls if they had eaten enough.

Everyone nodded in agreement, walking along the roadside stalls; when they reached the entrance of the grand restaurant, someone remarked that they had just missed seeing him, and indeed they saw Wu An at the restaurant entrance.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible."

"Maybe I mis-saw."

"It's definitely him."

Just as they were speaking enthusiastically, they saw the two hostesses in cheongsams at the doorway push open the antiquated red lacquered wooden door, and a group of people walked out from the restaurant.

They saw Wu An!

Wu An also saw them!