Chapter 146: Speculation, Profiteering, and Career

Wu An and A Qing left the village committee.

All the noise gradually faded behind them.

A Qing was excited all the way; Lin Hu was caught, Guang Liangjun was also caught, he kept praising that brother is too awesome, one move and it's a double kill.

Wu An smiled.

Capturing those two wasn't the goal; his goal was still to seize the fishing boat.

What happens to Lin Hu is no longer that important.

The key lies with Guang Liangjun.

Regarding today's incident, whether Guang Liangjun can be charged with provoking trouble, at the very least it counts as a brawl, and he'll likely spend several days in detention.

The debt owed to Old Tan is due in these few days.

Guang Liangjun definitely won't be able to repay on schedule.

Old Tan is someone who follows the rules.

If Guang Liangjun doesn't repay on time, according to the rules Old Tan will certainly take action to warn others, letting those who owe money know the consequences of late repayment.

Under these circumstances.

What if Guang Liangjun's boat can't be sold?

Just lower the price.

By then, the initiative will be in his hands.

Returning home.

Closing the door.

Wu An sat down under the shade, A Qing perceptively poured tea and also sat down, asking: "Brother, with all this commotion, we should be able to get the fishing boat, right?"

Wu An nodded and then shook his head, saying: "We could, but there's no rush to buy it."

A Qing asked: "Why?"

Wu An said meaningfully: "I think it's inauspicious."

"You think?"

"We just got the boat, we've only gone out to sea twice, and it already provoked Lin Hu to cause trouble."

"Then today, Guang Liangjun and Lin Hu came to blows, almost causing a fatality."

"What does that indicate?"

A Qing scratched his head: "It shows these two are bad people."

"..." Wu An said earnestly: "It shows this boat is inauspicious."

"Too fierce."

"Whoever gets involved with it ends up badly."

"It's just that we were lucky; Guang Liangjun suddenly didn't sell, allowing us to escape in time."

A Qing suddenly realized: "Brother, you're right."

"Makes sense, makes sense."

"It's still your good luck, brother."

Wu An showed a "worthy of being taught" smile, saying: "Even you understand; if I told others, they'd surely believe it too."

Mei Yueqin had already been listening from inside the house; hearing Wu An's bunch of fallacious arguments, she put down the fruit plate and said: "Don't lead A Qing astray, okay?"

Wu An smiled.

He picked up fruit and ate it, also throwing one to A Qing.

Mei Yueqin sat down and asked: "Is everything settled?"

Wu An nodded: "Originally there wasn't anything for us anyway."

"Just watched a show."

Mei Yueqin breathed a sigh of relief: "Good, good, just now Lin Hu came; I thought he was coming to cause trouble."

Wu An felt his sister-in-law was sometimes rather naive.

Also quite nice.

Previously, Father and elder brother supported the family outside; the sister-in-law basically had no contact with sordid, petty matters.

Last time it was because of him that the household suffered disaster.

From now on it naturally won't happen; he can also support the household, and the sister-in-law can live peacefully at home.

Wu An called Lao Mai, saying the Chen family would soon be released.

Lao Mai indicated he knew, telling Wu An not to worry, Chen Zhong couldn't be released just by "spending money to ward off disaster," and besides, he's done this kind of work before.

Lao Mai shifted tone: "Then again, you—are you afraid the Chen family will retaliate?"

Wu An smiled: "How could they retaliate against me?"

"Chen Zhong and Chen Long aren't the ones I reported."

"At the time I merely wasn't willing to settle."

"Now they're asking me for forgiveness, I agreed; they're happy and haven't even had time to react."

Lao Mai realized: "You little brat, you're quite cunning."

"Looking at it this way, I've also been used by you little brat."

"Old, old, only now do I understand."

Wu An hurriedly said: "Old Mai, no matter what you think, I have to thank you for letting me participate in something so meaningful."

"Although we are nameless heroes."

"But I still feel glorious."

Lao Mai laughed heartily: "No wonder Boss Gao thinks highly of you."

"You little guy are someone who does big things!"

Wu An was humble: "No no no, I'm standing on the shoulders of giants."

"The higher you stand, the farther you see."

"You and Boss Gao are the impressive ones; I'm just clinging to your coattails, letting you lift me up."

"This is the truth."

The plan could be carried out so smoothly, all thanks to Lao Mai plugging the leaks; Lao Mai is professional in this, after all he's been doing this his whole life.

He benefited greatly.

Gao Qiangqi, needless to say, in his previous life his business was already huge.

What is he?

He's just an ordinary fisherman who doesn't even own a fishing boat.

After exchanging business pleasantries, Lao Mai said: "Right, you asked me to inquire about the old house; there are two old houses that are definitely for sale."

Are you sure you want to buy?

Wu An immediately said: "Buy, what price range?"

Lao Mai said: "I still need to inquire about the price; you know our town doesn't even have a real estate agent, let alone a market price."

I'm afraid we'll have to go through the Village Committee to negotiate.

Wu An was about to speak when Mai Hangyu's voice suddenly came through the speaker: "Brother, actually I heard there are two old houses for sale; are you planning to buy both?"

Wu An said: "If the price is right, I'll buy both."

Mai Hangyu asked again: "Then are you planning to invest, wait for the price to rise and sell, or keep it yourself to develop and run a guesthouse?"

Wu An thought: "I'll develop it myself and run a guesthouse."

The old house's overall structure doesn't need to be changed; only interior renovation is needed. If done well, when the tourism boom arrives, it'll be a golden goose that lays eggs.

"Then I suggest you set up a guesthouse management company, buy it under the company's name, and manage it uniformly." Mai Hangyu's voice sounded excited.

Wu An's heart jumped, and suddenly he felt nervous.

He originally just wanted to stockpile a few houses, then make a big profit when the tourism wind blows.

In other words, it's just speculation.

But according to Mai Hangyu's words, that would really be treating it as a business.

Should we do it?

He asked himself, and then he had an answer.

Of course we should do it.

Since it's sure to make money in the future, why not do it?

Tourism.

It's just food, drink, lodging, transport, and fun.

He fully runs a one-stop industry chain: here the guesthouse offers comfortable stays, there the fish farm lets guests have fun, and on the food and drink side he can also make money.

Guests come happily and leave happily.

He then counts money until his hands cramp.

Lao Mai saw Wu An not speaking for a moment and quickly said: "A An, don't listen to Hangyu's nonsense; he's young, a bit chuunibyou, always talking about dreams, constantly thinking about starting a business."

"He doesn't even know what a dream is, what a career is."

The old house isn't worth much, but the land plus yard and building— to acquire it would likely cost at least seventy or eighty thousand, which is also a sizable investment.

Still, we need to be cautious.

He didn't say the following words, but if, because of Mai Hangyu's meddling, he ended up stuck with this old house—unable to live in or sell it—Wu An would lose money, and maybe even lose his friends.

Wu An smiled: "Lao Mai, you're right, so I've decided to listen to Hangyu."

Just set up a guesthouse company.

Want to cooperate?

"……" Lao Mai fell silent for a few seconds, then said: "I'm old, I've been retired for years, I don't have the energy to do this."

Wu An understood.

"My grandfather doesn't want to cooperate, but I do!" Mai Hangyu paused, with a pleading tone, and said: "Brother, bring me along to play."