Chapter 413: Make Dad Proud

Wu An chatted with Gu Anran.

He mentioned the news that Gu Jianfa was about to be released; Gu Anran comforted him, saying the situation was already set and Gu Jianfa couldn't stir up trouble.

Wu An smiled.

In fact, he wasn't worried at all.

If Gu Jianfa were honest, everyone would get along peacefully.

After all, they were now relatives.

To be honest, unless absolutely necessary, he also didn't want to bring things to a dead end.

But if Gu Jianfa went to extremes.

Then he couldn't be blamed.

In Gu Anran's eyes, the troublesome Uncle was a hurdle hard to get past, but in Wu An's eyes, he was just a little trash—hiding aside was fine, but if he showed up and got in the way, he would just sweep him away.

Moreover.

Chen Baosheng was still in the hospital, and Yu Kai Lang also said that while no evidence could be found on the surface, behind the scenes Chen Baosheng's family certainly wouldn't be settled.

Being released might not be a good thing for Gu Jianfa.

Wu An didn't say more and proactively changed the subject.

If the weather was bad and they couldn't go out to sea, Xu Nuo and the others would accompany Gu Anran to the county for a date and shopping.

Gu Anran said, "I didn't ask for anything either."

Wu An said, "Whether you ask or not, he agreed anyway."

Dating Gu Anran was the top priority.

Next was to visit the shipyard; Manager Wang had contacted him several times, saying progress was smooth, everything that could be installed was installed, the main hull of the fishing vessel was completed, and he was invited to come take a look.

Wu An wasn't busy, just kept postponing.

He should go see it too.

He couldn't wait until the fishing vessel was built and launched before going over; after all, it's a hundred‑plus‑million‑yuan item, and nowadays buying a house doesn't even require that much money, so he must take it seriously.

Other than that,

They hadn't chatted long.

Gu Anran then said he needed to sleep and urged him to hurry, because they had to go out to sea tomorrow; if they ate poorly, drank poorly, slept poorly, they should seize the chance to lie peacefully in bed and sleep.

When Wu An heard that, he wondered whether to arrange a bed on the boat, since on the boat they'd have to sleep on the floor, which was indeed a bit uncomfortable.

The conditions were harsh.

After pondering for a while, he found it couldn't be installed; it wasn't a matter of enduring hardship, but the conditions didn't allow it.

A Trawler would solve it.

The Trawler has a dedicated resting area.

After finishing the chat with Gu Anran, Wu An didn't go to sleep immediately; his phone was full of messages—from Mai Hangyu, Mei Wen, Fan Dali, Zhao laoban—each needed a reply.

That flurry of activity took another half hour.

Mai Hangyu's side was fine; with Lao Mai's support, the project progressed normally and steadily, and even now they kept pouring money into it, nothing much to say.

Mei Wen actually didn't have much going on; he had already found a renovation crew and planned the refurbishment, and if all went smoothly, it could be open for business in less than a month.

Logically, these details didn't need to be told to him.

Mei Wen's chatting like that actually showed his insecurity, or rather his worry about the future, not knowing if he could get the fast‑food shop off the ground.

Fan Dali sent a message saying he had agreed to help investigate Ma Weiqun; the two were from the same town but not the same village, and the investigation would take time.

Wu An replied with thanks.

Finally he replied to Zhao laoban, arranging to meet at the dock tomorrow at 6 a. m.; Zhao laoban, who had worked hard delivering goods so early, told him not to be courteous.

Wu An was his shop's biggest customer, so doing these things was expected.

It was also the truth.

Wu An had already ordered Trawling from him; a single Trawling cost tens of thousands of yuan, and Wu An ordered ten at once!

Not only could they deliver Trawling at dawn, they could also come whenever called without issue.

After replying to every message on his phone and clearing them all, Wu An checked the time; almost half an hour had already passed.

Things kept piling up.

People were getting busier too.

But being busy is good.

Only by being busy can one earn money, and with money comes a bright future.

Wu An encouraged himself.

Unconsciously, drowsiness struck; he yawned and turned off the lights.

When he opened his eyes again, the sky was already brightening.

He got up.

He washed up.

He tidied up.

He went out.

At the dock, Lao Fu Tou, Mei Wu, and A Qing were already there.

A Qing handed over breakfast.

Wu An ate while asking, "Is everything ready?"

Lao Fu Tou said, "The Bait is still sourced from Lao Xie; just now Zhao laoban also delivered the Crab Pot, Longline Fishing gear, and Adhesive Nets, plus several sets of fishing equipment."

Wu An nodded; "Yes, it fits on the boat, better safe than sorry."

"Just in case it might be useful."

"Old Fu Tou didn't have much to say about it."

"The boss is right."

"Board the ship."

"Go out to sea."

"Over the next two days, the Luck Value was still okay, around two hundred, and the number of crab pots increased again to twenty; just the crab pots alone would consume the Luck Value."

"So."

"The four of them went out to sea, and each day was still relatively easy."

"The crab pots' haul was still fairly stable, but clearly showing a downward trend; plus, occasionally encountering schools of fish, daily income was in the thirty to forty thousand range."

"For two consecutive days."

"The weather kept changing, but it hadn't worsened to the point of preventing them from going out to sea."

"Going out to sea early, they could return by evening, sell the catch, split the proceeds, get home in time to finish a meal, and life was still quite pleasant."

"The third day."

"The weather changed again."

"No rain."

"But it was windy."

"Actually, rain is fine; near shore you can still go out, but wind is not okay—the wind at sea is much stronger than on land, and even a slightly small fishing boat has a high risk factor."

"Apart from large fishing vessels, small fishing boats can't go out anymore."

"Wu An's fishing boat was naturally no exception."

"Even with Luck Boost, the fishing boat could ride the wind and waves at sea, but there was no need to take such a big risk."

"Money needs to be made."

"But money is something you can never earn enough of."

"Besides."

"Wu An himself didn't want to go out to sea either; he had already agreed with Gu Anran to go on a date, and it wouldn't do to keep postponing it."

"Gu Anran said it was fine."

"But he does care!"

"Taking advantage of the bad weather, after settling the accounts, he announced a temporary break."

"Wait for the weather to improve before going out to sea again."

"He wasn't just idling; he also went to Zhao laoban to buy a large quantity of crab pots."

"He put all the daily Luck Value onto them, so it wouldn't be wasted."

"In the future, for trawling operations, he could also find a place to dump the crab pots into the sea and haul them up periodically as a baseline income."

"At night."

"Wu Yingwei came to town."

"He invited Li laoban to a meal, and considering Li laoban's relationship with his father, Wu An specially chose the venue at Qin Zong's restaurant."

"At the entrance, Li laoban waved his hand: 'Ah, we don't need to come to this place just to drink.'"

"Wu An pulled him inside: 'Uncle Li, I just happened to be nearby; it's not like I just came back from selling goods at the dock—going home to eat would actually be more troublesome.'"

"They arrived at the private room."

"'Uncle Li, you and my father sit here.'"

"'This meal is on me; you two brothers just follow my arrangements as the junior—okay?'"

"Li laoban sat down and kept praising."

"Wu Yingwei smiled but remained rather reserved."

"Wu An said: 'Uncle, I'm still shy; I'm thin-skinned, so don't praise me to my face.'"

"Li laoban laughed heartily: 'Old Wu, you really know how to raise kids—the eldest is a teacher, I heard you even sponsor students; this second son, though young, has already set up his own household.'"

"Wu Yingwei took a sip of wine: 'Ah, actually I've never really managed anything from childhood.'"

"'As for the eldest, he's never given me any worry since childhood.'"

"'This kid A An had been rebellious not long ago, but now he's gone back onto the right path.'"

"Li laoban gave a heh: 'You say that, but I've heard it many times at parent-teacher meetings—the parents of top students always say the same.'"

"Wu Yingwei nodded: 'You'd better not say that.'"

"'A An has had a rough time going out to sea lately.'"

"'Today's success is entirely thanks to his own effort.'"

"'As the elders, as long as we don't hold them back, that's already not bad.'"

"After three rounds of drinks, when the casual chat was almost done, Wu An brought up the matter: he wanted to invite Li laoban to the county shipyard sometime to help oversee things."

"Upon hearing that, Li laoban immediately agreed."

"These are all minor matters."