Chapter 165: Shen Fang's Reluctance

After Guang Liangjun left, Zhao the shop owner called and said the Cast Net, shrimp cages, crab cages, and Longline Fishing are ready.

Wu An's face brightened: "Boss, is there any space in your shop? I'll temporarily store them."

"This isn't open sea yet, I'm not in a hurry to use them."

Zhao said: "Yes, yes, yes, you can come whenever you like."

"Anyway you have my number; if I'm not in the shop, just call anytime."

They chatted a bit more, then hung up.

A Qing asked: "Brother, why not take them back? If we go out to sea tomorrow, we can use them all."

Wu An shook his head: "The sea hasn't opened yet, can't use them."

A Qing said: "What's the problem?"

"In the Village, many people are doing covert operations."

"Bringing up seafood now is the most profitable."

Wu An flopped onto the lounge chair and smiled: "We don't do it that way."

"We want to earn the most stable money."

"It's not worth risking the danger of stepping on a sewing machine, got it?"

A Qing nodded.

Wu An didn't care whether he really understood; A Qing is obedient, so once he says something, A Qing knows what to do.

He grew more worried about the personnel matter.

If he remembered correctly, they originally ordered three Cast Nets, ten shrimp cages and ten crab cages, plus a thousand meters of Longline Fishing. With so many items, especially the shrimp cages, crab cages, and Longline Fishing, they can be thrown into the sea and left alone until it's time to retrieve them.

But leaving them in the sea also takes time.

Retrieving also takes time.

He has no sense of how long the operation will take, unsure how long or how troublesome it is, and whether he and A Qing can handle it.

He can only take one step at a time.

This experience can't be hacked; it can only be accumulated bit by bit.

He played until noon, then went home to eat.

After the meal, he returned to Lao Wu and took a nap, sleeping until he woke naturally.

After waking up,

The hangover vanished completely, and he felt refreshed.

So comfortable.

This is real life.

He called A Qing; shortly after, A Qing arrived carrying his gear.

A Qing was a bit anxious: "Brother, in a little over two hours the tide will rise."

Wu An nodded and led him straight to the east side of the pier.

It was still that Rocky Beach.

Gu Anran was indeed there.

Wu An sometimes admired Gu Anran; she truly never rests a moment—rushing the sea at the shore, then cleaning up, setting up a stall at noon the next day, and returning in the afternoon to rush the sea again.

That day, she probably made a good amount of money.

But Gu Anran didn't look wealthy; she only had a few pieces of clothing.

He never asked.

But from Father's notebook he knew that the money Gu Anran earned was spent on her grandmother.

Her elder uncle never helped, occasionally just came to chat.

He strode over.

Aunt Gu, seeing his enthusiasm, greeted proactively: "Handsome guy, haven't seen you for several days."

"You're not diligent enough."

"Not being proactive in rushing the sea to earn money is one thing, but don't you want to see Anran every day?"

Wu An laughed: "Aunt, is there a possibility that even if I don't come here to rush the sea, I could still see Anran every day?"

Aunt Gu immediately started gossiping.

Wu An said nothing.

Gu Anran only shook her head with a smile.

A Qing quickly struck up conversation with Aunt Gu, asking where the seafood was and asking her to take him there; Aunt Gu, being pestered, had no time to tease the "young couple."

Gu Anran asked: "You didn't vomit after getting home, right?"

Wu An shook his head: "No."

"The lemon honey water you brewed was very soothing."

"I tried brewing it at home too, but it always feels different from yours."

"Then I'll brew it for you next time." Gu Anran paused, looked up at him, and said, "I remember it quite clearly; I thought you'd black out from being that drunk yesterday."

Wu An forced a laugh twice: "I don't black out even when drunk."

Gu Anran gave him a "hopefully" expression.

Wu An quickly asked: "How's it here?"

Gu Anran said: "Same as usual, nothing special."

Wu An was too lazy to wander; after distributing the Luck Value evenly, he busied himself not far from Gu Anran, thinking that with just this little Luck Value, even digging for clams could use it up.

He dug for a while, looked up at Gu Anran, and didn't feel tired at all.

Occasionally Gu Anran would also look over; their gazes crossed, and a different feeling rose in his heart.

Not far away.

Mao Wang and Shen Fang were also gathering by the sea; seeing the two of them gathering seafood while chatting and laughing, Shen Fang angrily threw down her sand shovel: "I'm not digging!"

Mao Wang looked up and asked: "What's wrong?"

Nothing?

Then why aren't you digging?

I don't want to dig.

Why?

Are you annoyed? There's no reason.

Really?

Every word Mao Wang spoke hit a sore point; Shen Fang hadn't been that angry originally, but after being questioned repeatedly, her anger surged up.

Only then did Mao Wang see Wu An and Gu Anran; he hurried to comfort: "Don't look at them, just pretend they don't exist."

Shen Fang stamped her foot and walked onto the road.

Mao Wang hurried to catch up, speaking with an apologetic smile.

Just as they reached the main road.

Shen Fang suddenly stopped; Mao Wang, frightened, hastily dodged to the side, wiped his sweat, and thought with lingering fear: just now it was close, a little more and he would have bumped into Shen Fang.

What if I hurt her by bumping?

Mao Wang felt he was truly a big warm-hearted guy, but Shen Fang was like a thousand-year-old profound ice, impossible to warm.

Why did you suddenly stop walking?

I'm not resigned!

I want to take Wu An back.

"......" "What are you planning to do?"

I heard Chen Long was released; having suffered such a loss, he certainly won't let it go.

Right, you plan to let Chen Long take revenge on Wu An?

No, I want Chen Long to take revenge on me!

Ah?

If Chen Long bullies me, it's Wu An's fault; I want Wu An to feel guilty, to feel sorry toward me, then I can seize the opportunity to manipulate him.

Will that work?

Whether it works or not, we have to try." Shen Fang said this, turned her head to look at Wu An and Gu Anran not far away, and said through gritted teeth: "Otherwise, having to watch them show off their love every day will eventually make me die of anger."

Mao Wang said aggrievedly: "Didn't you say you had already let it go?"

Shen Fang snorted coldly: "What's wrong? Are my words the heavenly court's iron law, unchangeable?"

I can't let it go now.

Is that not allowed?

She felt Wu An had become this good because of her change.

The predecessors plant trees, the later generations enjoy the shade.

Why should Gu Anran get such a big advantage? She wants to take back what she lost.

Relying on looks and figure, she would surely lose, so she must resort to risky tactics!

She looked at Mao Wang: "You have to help me."

Mao Wang said nothing.

Shen Fang continued shouting: "You said you would make me happy!"

Are you just saying that for nothing?

Men really aren't anything good; I guess...

Mao Wang's eyes flickered, he lowered his head and shouted: "This... this... okay."

I'll help you.

He still agreed.

Everyone says the warm guy follows behind the sycophant; what about the ultimate form of warm guy plus sycophant?

Clearly Mao Wang is about to break apart, yet he still chooses to help Shen Fang.