Chapter 363: A Huge Favor Owed

Fan Lao Tou heard this, his chin scraped up: "It's not me, I forcibly dragged the two of you to follow him, that's how we got today's harvest!"

Fan Dali laughed: "Dad, okay, okay, although we did this dishonestly, I have to admit you were right to follow."

Fan Lao Tou chuckled smugly.

He had never saved face in front of his sons his whole life, but today he actually put on a big show.

Fan Xiao Zhu said: "Brother, Dad did something dishonest, so you didn't also repay him?"

Fan Lao Tou hearing this felt a bit uneasy, feeling as if the second son had spoken for him yet also not.

You second son, if you can't speak, don't speak; I was about to scold you two sentences when I heard Fan Dali shake his head and say: "Originally I also thought we and Wu An owed each other nothing."

"But seeing this much catch, if we go report it as evidence, we still can't repay such a huge favor."

Fan Lao Tou grew anxious: "If we can't repay it, what else do you want?"

"Help that kid find the thief who stole the crab pot?"

"I'm telling you, don't even think about it; just being a witness worries me about retaliation, and if you help find that person, you'll definitely be retaliated against."

Fan Xiao Zhu fell silent.

Fan Dali said: "Dad, the later crab pots all have this kind of harvest; do you think today's income can make up for how long we previously worked?"

Fan Lao Tou looked at the fishery dumped from the crab pot: flower snails, pepper shrimp, flower crabs, nine-section shrimp, and even a small blue dragon.

Not a single miscellaneous fish.

This is actually normal; when there are many shrimp and crabs, fish tend to be fewer.

Worth mentioning, of the crab pots already hauled up, not a single one is empty.

It's easy to imagine that the crab pots not yet hauled up will also not have a meager harvest.

He tried saying: "One month?"

The Fan brothers looked over.

Fan Lao Tou coughed once: "Three months..."

The Fan brothers stared fixedly; if they weren't on the boat, they might have believed it.

Fan Lao Tou lowered his head: "Alright, alright, about half a year's harvest."

Fan Dali said: "At least it can make up for half a year's harvest!"

"From lowering the crab pots to now, at most it's only been a day."

"Our luck is too great, we owe too big a favor!"

Fan Lao Tou moved his mouth, even licking his old face, he couldn't bring himself to utter a rebuttal.

Okay, okay, you're right!

The sons have grown up, and as their father he also has to listen to their words.

Beside him, Fan Xiao Zhu nodded vigorously.

Fan Lao Tou shook his head and said: "Alright, alright, do as you wish; I'm old, I can't manage you anymore."

Fan Dali also didn't argue with his father, saying: "Let's get to work; there are still many crab pots to collect, let's try to return before dark."

The three father and son worked harder and became more enthusiastic.

The later hauled-up crab pots didn't disappoint them; all the catches were brought up, enough to tire them out considerably.

They hurriedly sorted and packed, and even as the sky gradually darkened they still hadn't finished.

With lights on, they continued working.

"Brother, I estimated that this trip's earth dragon harvest is worth at least seventy or eighty thousand."

"You might have misestimated; I think it's over a hundred thousand."

"That's six figures, a day's income six figures... no... impossible?"

The three of them responsible, working on the boat all year, earn only about a hundred thousand.

Divided per person, that's only forty or fifty thousand a year.

After years of hard work, they have little money to show for it, ending up with just a boat.

Actually, they are already much stronger than most ordinary workers.

Wu An, this kind of cheat, earns five to six figures, even seven figures, just by going out to sea; he's an exception.

A little luck, and these ordinary people are shocked and at a loss.

Fan Dali smiled; impossible? The catch is already on the boat, isn't it?

"Heaven, if we could always be like this, we wouldn't easily reach the pinnacle of life and marry a rich, beautiful woman." The usually quiet Fan Xiao Zhu, stimulated, became talkative.

"Dad, then you don't need to worry." He hehe laughed and continued: "When we have money, I'll get you a new wife."

Fan Lao Tou steered the boat; hearing this, he was overjoyed, things he previously dared not think about, now he dares to think.

Fan Dali looked back, watching the Xuan Ya Dao grow more distant, gradually disappearing into the night.

This is a treasure land of feng shui.

The favor owed is growing larger; Fan Dali, while happy, can't help but worry, wondering how to repay it.

"Brother, you don't want to leave either, do you? If it weren't for the weather changing tomorrow, I truly wouldn't want to leave; I'd rather stay here." Fan Xiao Zhu asked with a smile.

Fan Dali took a deep breath, barely suppressing his greed with difficulty, and said: "Before we get Wu An's consent, we won't come to this place."

Fan Xiao Zhu: "Ah?"

Fan Lao Tou hearing this, his hand twitched a little; if Wu An doesn't agree, we can only stare helplessly?

Crazy, right?

Fan Dali patted Fan Xiao Zhu's shoulder and said: "Brother, will you listen to me?"

Fan Xiao Zhu nodded.

"Then help me keep an eye on the old man."

"Good."

"Don't worry, brother has an idea; worst case, we'll follow Wu An from now on."

"Will they be happy?"

"Things happen because of people."

The phone got a signal, and Fan Dali immediately contacted Yu Kai Lang, relating everything he knew.

After hearing it, Yu Kai Lang felt even more depressed, because there were no useful clues.

Back at the dock.

Relying on the catch, the Fan father and son fiercely showed off; Fan Dali made inquiries all around.

Besides them, no one else had sold that many nine-section shrimp today.

Fan Dali felt a bit disappointed; it seemed the thief who stole the crab pot had sold the catch far away.

Fan Xiao Zhu asked, "Brother, how's it going?"

Fan Dali shook his head.

Fan Xiao Zhu comforted, "Brother, we two are slow-witted; it's normal not to find anything."

Fan Dali rolled his eyes; if you can't speak, just stay quiet.

He called Wu An, but the latter didn't answer.

Fan Dali worried about disturbing Wu An, thought about it and sent an editor's text over, with no other intention—just wanted to invite Wu An for a drink.

……

On the other side.

Wu An was already drinking at home.

Before he even got back to the dock, his phone just got a signal, and the bank sent a notification that the money had arrived.

Tsk tsk, he accidentally became a millionaire.

He turned around and called Mei Wu, inviting him to come to his place for a drink.

Mei Wu naturally agreed right away.

He also knew that drinking was just incidental; the main purpose was to split the money.

Logically, this had nothing to do with him, after all he was just helping out on the boat.

Wu An had agreed to give him a thousand per day, plus a bonus depending on the situation,

He knew Wu An wouldn't shortchange him.

He had never done fisherman work before, was a bit clumsy, and over these two days on the boat he actually just exerted some effort.

He could probably get a share of tens of thousands of yuan.

Just thinking about it made Mei Wu unable to help cheering and jumping for joy, pedaling his bicycle like crazy.