Chapter 167: Deciding to Pierce the Window Paper

Wu An and Gu Anran agreed instantly.

The three of them naturally decided to first go to the dock to sell the sandworms.

Gu Anran also didn't plan to buy these sandworms; the townspeople simply don't have that kind of purchasing power.

At this moment.

The tide rose, and the villagers who had been fighting to dig sandworms also started heading uphill.

Some acquaintances, upon seeing Gu Anran, would greet him; Gu Anran has good relations in the Village.

Indeed, who wouldn't like a smart, pretty, diligent, capable, filial, well-behaved girl?

"How come the tide is rising so fast?"

"Yeah, I've only dug up two sandworms; I can't even eat them, let alone sell them."

"That's still better than me—I haven't even touched a sandworm's hair."

"Anran's struck it rich this time, digging up a small half-bucket of sandworms."

"Anran's been making good money lately, setting up a stall in town every day, harder-working than us men."

"What's the use of making money when the family has a medicine cabinet?"

"Hey, this person… if you can't speak, just plug your asshole."

"Damn, who are you scolding?"

"Whoever can't speak human language gets scolded."

"Say less, two sentences; when you go back, don't spout nonsense, lest that inhuman elder uncle of Anran finds out and comes again to mooch off us."

Gu Anran and the villagers walked and talked; some people had loud voices, and their words carried clearly.

Gu Anran's smile looked slightly unnatural.

Wu An pretended not to hear; after all, he already knew these things. Hearing people gossip now, besides feeling sorry for Gu Anran, he still felt sorry for Gu Anran.

A very real problem lay before him; now that he and Gu Anran are together, naturally he must take responsibility for these.

Take it on then!

Who made him crave Gu Anran's fair, beautiful looks and her understanding nature?

Gu Anran has feelings for him.

Her feelings toward him are expressed very clearly and directly.

Putting it bluntly, Gu Anran's actions are just a step away from being considered "reverse chasing" him.

Given that he knows all this, what can he do?

Should he push Gu Anran away?

Wu An says he can't do that.

He can't push her away at all.

Gu Anran's lethality is too great.

It's like Ling'er sweetly shouting "Carefree Brother"—if it were you, could you bear it?

Even if Liu Xiaohui came, he'd lose composure before even sitting in her arms.

Unless one chooses to not be human, taking off pants to shout "dear baby", then putting pants back on and turning hostile, not recognizing anyone.

But he can't do that.

Then he must take responsibility!

Actually, in his previous life, looking at his Father's notes, he couldn't help but think that if he had the chance, he would surely help his Father, possibly changing something.

Back then, he was just idly thinking.

But now.

He can now put it into action.

Today he intends to pierce the window paper with Gu Anran, formally confirming their relationship.

By then, as Gu Anran's boyfriend, he will naturally have the right to intervene in some matters, helping Gu Anran thoroughly deal with that damn elder uncle.

A Qing got into the car, Gu Anran drove, Wu An shamelessly squeezed in beside them; the two sat together, a bit cramped, though there was still space in the rear cabin, but he and Gu Anran had such tacit understanding that neither said anything.

Along the way there were some bumps; arriving at the dock, Lao Xie saw them and instantly broke into a bright smile: "Here you are."

"What good stuff do you have today?"

"Oh, sandworms!"

Lao Xie's voice wasn't small, drawing the nearby stall owners to poke their heads out to look, and a few of the selling villagers looked at them with eyes full of envy.

The stall owner Lao Chen's jealous face twisted.

Lao Xie's overconfidence isn't just because Wu An now only trusts him.

Originally...

If he hadn't offended Wu An, given the friendship they initially built, Wu An would definitely prioritize him.

Now they've gone separate ways, which is actually normal.

Putting it bluntly, Lao Chen and the former Wu An could even piss together, showing they're not exactly good company.

Wu An has reformed, so the two are no longer on the same path.

Dumping out the sandworms, Lao Xie grew happier the more he looked, saying: "These are all top-quality sandworms."

"Did you dig these from our area?"

Seeing Wu An nod, Lao Xie clicked his tongue: "I haven't seen these in a year."

"A An, to be honest, I'm not even sure about this price."

"Let me make a phone call to check."

Wu An nodded.

Lao Xie went back inside to make phone calls; after making several calls he came out and said, "I've inquired a bit and also confirmed with a few restaurants."

"They offered me a price of 280 per jin."

"I'll give you 260, I'll just earn the shipping fee."

Wu An said, "Alright, let's weigh."

Lao Xie hurriedly got to work.

Actually, this trip he didn't just make the shipping fee; he also gained a lot of face in front of those restaurant owners.

Everyone was surprised he could get such nice goods; this will greatly help his future business.

One could say he got a great bargain.

After weighing.

Gu Anran dug relatively little, only about 11 jin; she kept one jin aside, sold ten jin, which came to exactly 2600 yuan. She didn't sell the other seafood, and she also bought some from Lao Xie here—shrimp, clams, and ordinary seafood like that.

Lao Xie didn't ask for extra money; he sold to Gu Anran at the purchase price.

Wu An and A Qing dug a lot, totalling 33 jin; Wu An kept three jin, one jin for his family, another jin for A Qing to take home, leaving one jin, which he plans to try fresh tonight.

Wu An followed Lao Xie into the house to get money; just as he entered, someone walked up to the stall, saw the sandworm, stopped, and said, "Yo, sandworm."

"This is rare, boss—how much are you selling it for?"

Lao Xie shouted from inside: "280!"

The customer bargained: "That's expensive—can you make it cheaper?"

Lao Xie had the money ready for Wu An, came out from the back room, and said, "I really can't go lower—I just bought it at 260 per jin."

"Or you could look at something else."

Logically he shouldn't quote the purchase price, but sandworms aren't something else; he didn't expect retail because hardly anyone in the village can afford to buy them.

It's not that they can't afford it; they're reluctant to buy.

Wu An also came out, saw the person bargaining, and was startled; A Qing walked over and whispered, "Brother, it's Wu Yingjin."

The person A Qing called Wu Yingjin is actually his paternal uncle; his father is an only son, and he and this uncle grew up together since childhood, they're practically like brothers.

Even real brothers can turn against each other, let alone cousins.

Wu An remembers it was during elementary school; not sure what happened, but Wu Yingjin and his father had a conflict that got pretty fierce.

Afterwards, Wu Yingjin went to the county to develop, and the two families had little contact.

When he got into university, Wu Yingjin came back and gave gift money; but then he was expelled from university, and Wu Yingwei's wife actually came back and took the gift money back.

Wu Yingjin later explained it was his wife acting on her own, and the matter ended there.

At that time he gave up, and didn't have the energy to worry about these things.

Originally his memory had already faded, but upon seeing Wu Yingjin, these dead memories attacked him again.