Chapter 323: Bad Person

The call connected.

Wu An said, "Hello."

A Qing shouted, "Brother, what's the situation?"

"Your phone won't go through."

"I asked around and finally got your sister-in-law's number."

Wu An snorted, "You're back, right?"

"So you still remember to call me."

"You've gotten bold, huh? Actually daring to spend the night at sea, and yesterday there was such a heavy rain—do you and Lao Fu have a death wish?"

He originally wanted to speak nicely when talking to A Qing, but as they talked he got a bit carried away.

His tone also turned harsh, carrying a hint of reprimand.

But it's fine.

Never mind that his words are a bit harsh now; even if he scolds a few sentences, A Qing has to listen.

If they weren't face to face, he would have kicked A Qing to make him remember.

A Qing laughed happily and said, "Brother, I'm back, I'm back."

"Lao Fu and I are fine, you don't need to worry."

"I'll tell you, Lao Fu and I brought back quite a haul of seafood this trip, about the same as our previous outings."

"The crab pot catch was great."

"Lao Fu and I went to avoid the rain, played around at Panshuikeng, and the haul wasn't bad either."

"We kept at it and it got late."

"There's also longline fishing..."

A Qing's words weren't finished yet, when hearing Lao Fu Tou shout: "What's the point of saying all that on the phone? Let's talk when we meet."

"We're about to dock, hurry up and tidy up."

"Don't forget to tell A An we're heading to town."

A Qing responded with an acknowledgement and said, "Brother, I can't explain it all right now; let's talk when we meet."

"This haul is good; we'll sell it in town."

Wu An said "OK", and he could tell from A Qing's voice that although he was full of excitement, there was also deep fatigue.

Yesterday's fishing trip, the two of them must have exerted a lot of effort.

He didn't say much more, just said he'd be home before noon.

He hung up the phone.

Wu An let out a long breath, the worry in his heart finally settling.

He turned around.

Seeing Gu Anran still lying in bed, holding the same position without moving, he knew she was already awake.

He smiled and got onto the bed.

He lay down again, his hand pressing against the sheet, slipping beneath Gu Anran's hair.

With his other hand, he pulled Gu Anran into his embrace.

Gu Anran still had her eyes closed, but she also tightly wrapped her arms around his.

Lying together, aside from the sound of their bodies and the sheets rubbing, they could clearly hear each other's heartbeats speeding up.

Feeling it lightly, Wu An was sure he wasn't dreaming—this was reality.

"Get up?"

"Mm."

"Get up then."

"Your hand… don't move around."

"I'm not."

"You… hng… mm…"

Gu Anran couldn't stop Wu An's mischievous hand, quickly turned over, opened her eyes, and glared at him with a shy, angry look: "Stop messing around."

"I want to get up."

Wu An looked innocent: "I wasn't stopping you either."

"How am I supposed to get up and get dressed like this?"

"Then I'll close my eyes?"

"Will you?"

"Do you believe me?"

"I believe your big-headed ghost!"

Gu Anran pouted; last night she was as if possessed, believing whatever Wu An said.

Though those words sounded obviously fake, by the time she came to her senses, it was already too late to do anything.

"To be precise, it… it's already over."

Now she won't be fooled again.

"Let's hug a bit longer, then get up together."

"\"Who wants to get up with you, \" Gu Anran said, then buried her head in Wu An's embrace.

The two held each other tightly.

Wu An didn't move around anymore.

I'm not tired, it's just out of respect for Gu Anran.

"Are you going to buy medicine at the pharmacy later?"

"No need."

"Why?"

"I'm wearing it."

"Where did you get it?"

"I bought it earlier… cough cough… I saw it at the pharmacy and picked it up."

"Bad person~"

"Hehe."

They lingered for a while longer, but Wu An still got up first, put on his robe and went to the front desk.

Can't stay in bed any longer.

If I don't get up now, I definitely won't leave the room all morning.

There's still important business to attend to.

He returned to his room.

He washed up.

He got dressed.

He dried his hair, took out his phone to check, replied to several messages, mainly to have someone look over the contract to make sure there were no problems, so later he could go to the shipyard and sign the contract with the manager.

After finishing up, he noticed Gu Anran hadn't come to find him, so he hurried over and knocked on the door.

Gu Anran opened the door.

Seeing him, she turned and walked back inside.

Wu An watched her back and noticed Gu Anran's gait was a bit odd.

He asked, "Are you okay?"

Gu Anran glanced back and gave him a white-eye: "You don't even know if I'm okay or not?"

"Just wait a moment, I'll be fine soon."

Wu An walked in and then saw the damp sheets, suddenly realizing.

No wonder Gu Anran hasn't come out for a while.

Turns out she was cleaning up the battlefield.

"This doesn't need us to wash; someone will take care of it."

"That would be too bad."

"Maybe they're used to cleaning."

"Besides, don't say it anymore, it's all your fault..."

"Yes yes yes, it's my fault, my fault."

He hehe-laughed and hugged Gu Anran.

Gu Anran struggled a bit, then also reached out and hugged him.

They dawdled, and only left the room after nine in the morning.

They didn't check out.

The various bags of stuff were just right to put in the room first.

After finishing the business, they'd come back to pick them up.

Leaving the hotel, a few steps later there was a morning tea shop; there weren't many people inside, and the two ordered quite a few things.

Both were starving.

They wolfed down their food for a while, and finally paid 158 yuan.

Gu Anran rubbed his stomach: "I can really eat a lot."

"We need to work hard to make money."

"Help you share the burden of meal expenses."

Wu An was laughing happily.

Look at that, this girl with proper values is acting weird.

The two hailed a car and headed straight for the shipyard.

Manager Wang saw Wu An arrive, overjoyed; frankly, he had thought this order would also fly away like the previous ones.

Signed, stamped.

After the contract was signed, Manager Wang grabbed Wu An's hand and said they'd set up a table at noon.

Wu An waved his hand.

Have Manager Wang help him oversee production, ensuring quality and quantity in delivery.

After some back-and-forth, Wu An and Gu Anran took a car back to the hotel and checked out.

They asked around about satellite phones, went to the county's largest telecom business hall, got a special SIM card, and spent over eight thousand to buy a satellite phone.

It didn't have much functionality; it was just for making calls.

Anyway, the clerk said there was a promotion.

Currently, China doesn't have its own satellite, so not only is the phone imported, but the mobile communication service uses foreign satellites.

After finishing, they hailed a taxi.

Compared to when they came, they could be considered returning with a full load; not to mention all those bags, plus those valuable gold ornaments—if they ran into a third party on the road, that would be troublesome.

Taking the bus, the risk is a bit high.

They arrived at the town.

Wu An had the driver take Gu Anran directly to the Village, while he went to the Market; A Qing and Lao Fu Tou were still waiting for him in the Market.