Chapter 171: Money Ran Out

Wu An finished eating several big buns.

He let out a satisfied burp.

He felt comfortable.

This is a high-end situation, right?

If you're going to play, you have to play like this.

At worst he'll also keep it in mind, then he can show off to Gu Anran, boost their relationship, and unlock more 'permissions.'

Wu An finished the buns, then drank a big bowl of fresh soy milk, saying: "Sister-in-law, you don't need to specially bring it over anymore."

"If I go home to eat breakfast, I'll let you know in advance."

"If the people in the village see this, they'll say I don't know how to behave."

Originally he planned to just make do in the morning, or go to town for breakfast.

Today there's also some hassle.

First he needs to transfer ownership of the fishing boat; that's a top priority.

If it weren't for last night being too late, he would have gone yesterday to avoid complications.

After taking care of this, he'll check the time and then decide whether to go out to sea.

While washing up just now, he happened to check his Luck Value, which was thirty-five.

Not too much, not too little.

It would take a bit of effort to consume it, and he could basically use it up without going out to sea.

Mainly because the sea hasn't opened yet.

Only when the sea opens will it be his time to shine; at that point, even just the crab pots would consume a lot of Luck Value.

With Luck Value in the thirties, he'd likely be stretched thin.

What's more, once he earns money and upgrades from a bird gun to a cannon, with the fishing trawler boosting his Luck Value, it will surely be an astronomical figure.

Just thinking about it makes him inexplicably excited.

Mei Yueqin nodded to show she understood; her real reason for bringing breakfast was to see whether Wu An had done anything inappropriate yesterday.

If he had, she would also have to find a way to fix it.

Mei Yueqin tidied up the food box and asked: "Besides eating and drinking yesterday, did you make any progress with that young lady?"

"I can see that young lady is genuinely interested in you; what are you thinking?"

"I'm telling you, you can't be riding a donkey while looking for a horse."

"Not to mention messing with that young lady, which could ruin your reputation later."

Wu An thought for a moment, saw nothing to hide, and said: "I've confirmed my relationship with Anran."

Mei Yueqin's face lit up, somewhat excitedly saying: "I knew it; you two eating together must mean something."

"Anran is a fine person; since you've confirmed your relationship, sister-in-law, you should have someone look into her family background another day."

"If there are no problems, let Dad find a matchmaker to talk to them."

"That's how it is in the countryside."

"It's not enough that two people take a liking to each other; many good marriages are ruined by gossip—if someone deliberately trips them up and spreads rumors, even a good match can fall apart."

"No matter what others think, Wu An finds it annoying, but sister-in-law says this out of concern for him, so he doesn't want to speak harshly, saying: 'Sister-in-law, I've only just confirmed my relationship with Anran; we haven't even started dating seriously yet, so marriage is still far off.'"

"Besides, I'm not yet twenty-two, and Anran is still under twenty."

"Even if we tried to marry right away, the law wouldn't allow it."

Mei Yueqin nodded: "That's right."

"This matter really can't be rushed."

Wu An saw sister-in-law swayed, and taking the opportunity, he continued: "You also shouldn't have people inquire; I'll find out gradually."

"Once you've learned enough, everything will naturally fall into place."

Actually.

He already knows Gu Anran's situation inside out.

He said this mainly to dispel sister-in-law's idea; he always felt that prying into others' families was an invasion of privacy.

Even if everyone in the village does it as a custom, he still thinks it's inappropriate.

Seeing sister-in-law nod, Wu An let out a sigh of relief.

Sister-in-law is straightforward; since she promised not to pry, she certainly won't go back on her word.

Seeing sister-in-law off, A Qing soon came over: "Brother, take me with you to the county today."

Wu An asked: "What's up?"

A Qing scratched his head: "I want to buy some clothes for my mom; I haven't seen her buy new clothes in years."

Wu An was taken aback, then laughed: "Sure, you've reminded me."

"Then after we finish our business, let's go shopping together."

A Qing grinned widely.

The two rode their motorbike tricycle straight to town, left the vehicle there, and didn't dare drive into the county.

At the intersection, Guang Liangjun was already there.

They didn't exchange any greetings.

After a short wait, the bus arrived.

They headed straight to the Fisheries Department.

The procedures weren't complicated; they finished the transfer formalities quickly.

Having received the documents, Wu An breathed a sigh of relief; after some twists and turns, the fishing boat was finally his.

This isn't over yet.

He bought the fishing boat, and likewise inherited the compensation money for the destroyed fishing boat.

In other words.

Lin Hu's compensation money is going to be given to him.

Guang Liangjun and Lin Hu negotiated that compensation would be according to the price of repairing or replacing the engine.

Because the incident happened suddenly, and moreover they were being held at the police station, there was no way to determine the specific value of repairing or replacing the engine, so this sum of money was not given on the spot.

Moreover, giving it would be useless; at most it would compensate a few ten thousand yuan, still not enough to repay Lao Tan's debt.

He really had no way out, so he could only quickly sell the fishing boat to Wu An, letting Wu An go to Lin Hu for the compensation money.

In Guang Liangjun's view, Lin Hu would at most compensate a few ten thousand yuan, and the compensation money might not even be obtainable at any time.

He didn't say more.

It could be considered secretly planting a landmine for Wu An, and he even looked forward to Lin Hu defaulting on the debt and not paying.

He had no idea that Wu An had already dug a big pit waiting for Lin Hu.

The three completed the procedures, then headed straight for the bank after leaving.

Wu An withdrew all his money, gave Guang Liangjun 36,000, and Wu An had less than 10,000 yuan left.

Money is not much left.

No problem.

He now holds a lot of external debt, Chen Long's and Lin Hu's, and can recoup a large sum of money.

Wu An brought A Qing straight to the county's biggest mall; nowadays the mall and the future are basically no different.

Various brands dazzled the eyes; the two first went to the men's clothing store Sea Blue Home.

After leaving Sea Blue Home, they went up another floor; this entire floor was selling women's clothing.

After eating lunch in the mall and coming out, the two people's **bags in their hands were already almost too much to carry.

Spending money is great; keep spending money and keep feeling great.

Especially spending money for family, happiness doubles.

On the bus back to town, at around noon, there weren't many people on the bus; Wu An found a seat toward the back, sat down, took out the money from his pocket, seriously counted it, and still had twenty-four point eight left.

Truly, it's like going back to before liberation.

Compared to himself a month ago, not to mention repairing the old house and buying home appliances for the family, he also now owns three properties in Zhenzhongcun Village in the town, and a fishing boat.

Most importantly, he changed his life trajectory; he is no longer a burden to the family, but can help the family and his older brother and sister-in-law, and also improved the originally terrible father-son relationship with his Father.

The gains are certainly not few.

And this is only the beginning.

A Qing watched Wu An absentmindedly holding some small change and asked, "Brother, what's there to stare at with this little change?"

"You... probably aren't out of money, are you?"

Wu An nodded: "Recent expenses have been a bit large."

"Later, when we go back to town, we'll find a place to draw water from a pit to recoup some blood."

"Oh, right, if nothing unexpected happens, Chen Long's compensation should arrive in the account today."

As it turned out, even if nothing unexpected was expected, an unexpected event still occurred.