Chapter 414: Going to Sell Ambergris

Left the restaurant.

Wu Yingwei and Boss Li drank alcohol; although they didn't drink much, they also didn't put on the airs of elders. Wu An followed behind, seeing the two old guys, feeling quite cheerful.

Such days are great.

Called a vehicle.

Going home.

It's a tricycle.

Arrived home, Wu An's butt almost got shaken loose; he hadn't drunk much, but after getting off the vehicle, he almost retched.

Buy a vehicle!

Hurry up and buy a vehicle!

Wu An shouted in his heart.

His sister-in-law came out to meet him, and seeing the situation, she launched into a nag.

Wu An decisively threw his father under the bus: "Dad insisted on drinking."

Wu Yingwei, angry, blew his beard and glared, opened his mouth to curse the bastard, indicating he wanted to take back his earlier praise of this bastard kid.

Mei Yueqin looked over.

Wu Yingwei gave an embarrassed smile: "The weather's really nice today, hehe."

Entered the courtyard.

Mei Yueqin hurried to make tea to sober up the two.

Wu An sat down.

Feeling uncomfortable, his pocket was stuffed with thirty thousand dollars, bulging, pressing uncomfortably; he took it out and casually threw it onto the table.

Wu Yingwei saw and asked: "What are you doing?"

"The safe has already been bought back; hurry up and put the money away."

Wu An stood up.

Went inside to put the money away.

The safe was bought by Father from the county; there's none in town, a safe costs over a thousand dollars; frankly, it's not cheap.

Father bought it back without saying a word.

Father installed the safe inside a cabinet, adding two layers of protection.

First open the cabinet lock, then open the safe.

If there really were a thief trying to steal something, it would be quite troublesome.

Locked the money inside the safe.

Wu Yingwei saw him come out and asked: "How is it, easy to use?"

Wu An nodded with a smile: "Easy to use."

"Looks pretty high-end."

"Dad, thanks."

Wu Yingwei waved his hand indifferently and said: "Fine."

Lowered his head to drink tea.

He couldn't keep the corners of his mouth down; the tea in his mouth almost leaked out.

Wu An sat down and asked: "How's the village now?"

Wu Yingwei said: "Just the same."

"Chen Gui's son came back, still wanting to cause trouble, but I persuaded him to stop."

"Hey, not even ashamed."

"Lin Hu's wife went back to her parents' home, saying she'd divorce once Lin Hu comes out; I heard Lin Hu still disagrees, you say this matter is..."

Wu An asked: "What about Lin Bin's family?"

Wu Yingwei snorted: "He called back, but the person hasn't returned."

"Just don't ask about it."

"You're also tired after a day; hurry up, wash up and go to sleep."

Wu An nodded.

In the village, Father can handle matters; Father says it's easy, but meeting people in person surely isn't that simple—he probably spent a lot of effort talking, yet he can keep the situation stable; that's Father's ability.

Thus, Father taking over the succession should be a sure thing.

Returned to the old house.

The sea wind howled, the wave sounds surged.

The wind was strong.

……

Next morning.

The sky was overcast, the wind stronger than yesterday.

Went to the pier for a round; there weren't many people, a few like him, uneasy, came to check the fishing boats.

Chatted a few words with Lao Xie.

Returned home to eat breakfast.

"The weather's bad, can't go out to sea; take the chance to rest more." Mei Yueqin served him porridge; Wu An said he'd do it himself, but Mei Yueqin had already served and set it down.

Wu Ping laughed: "I see A An has become much more mature, no longer childlike."

Mei Yueqin glared: "What's good about that? Don't get old as fast as the village folks; there are several about your age who look only a little younger than Dad."

Wu An spread his hands: "There's no helping it, fishing at sea with wind and sun—how could being a teacher be as comfortable as an older brother?"

Wu Ping fell silent.

Mei Yueqin said: "We've been eating pig's trotters these two days, good for nourishment."

Wu An waved his hand: "I have no objection."

"But I can't eat today, I have to go to the county to busy myself, who knows what I'll bring back."

Mei Yueqin said: "Alright, I'll stew it, you can drink it whenever you return."

Wu An nodded.

After eating quickly, he put down his bowl and chopsticks, went inside, found a bag to pack the ambergris, rode his scooter out, and first picked up Gu Anran.

Gu Anran wore a floral dress.

The wind was strong, she had her hair tied in a high ponytail, not loose.

She looked good.

They arrived in town to wait for the bus.

There were still quite a few people.

The bus arrived late, but fortunately there weren't many passengers, the two had seats to sit; after sitting down, Gu Anran took out a tissue from her bag and wiped his sweat.

Wu An saw she was still fresh and asked: "Why aren't you sweating?"

Gu Anran pressed her arm against him and said: "Maybe it's my constitution."

"Even in midsummer, my body is icy cold."

"If I don't move, I hardly sweat."

"Unless I'm very active."

Wu An was surprised, it really was; he held Gu Anran and didn't let go, feeling much cooler in this hot weather.

Gu Anran gave him a sideways glance.

No need to hold her, she's also happy to let him rub against her.

They arrived in town.

Having business, Wu An didn't drag Gu Anran to the hotel to see the scenery first, but went to the driving school.

Someone received them.

He was a man in his thirties.

They weren't close, just ordinary acquaintances.

From the same village as A Jin.

He had connections.

He brought Wu An to register, pay the fee—2300.

Additionally, he gave a few hundred dollars to waive the exam, and the license could be obtained in half a month.

Coincidentally, Gu Anran also brought her ID; since they were already there, Wu An also arranged it for her, though she said she didn't want it, Wu An said: "There are countless roads, safety first; if I ever drink at a social event, you'll drive me home safely."

The older brother reminded: "That's right."

"Safety is most important."

"Getting the license is easy, but if you have time you should still practice."

Wu An deeply agreed.

But it's not that he lacks time; he still has to attend to business.

Leaving the driving school, he went straight to the hotel.

During this period, going out to sea, he hardly had any chance to meet Gu Anran.

He thought a lot.

He entered the door.

"Wash up first."

"Okay, I'll help you."

"Hold on."

"Ah… ow."

"The dress is just… beautiful."

"Ptooey."

"At a time like this, who's looking at the dress?"

……

"I'm dying."

"Sorry, I've eaten too much seafood lately, having some side effects!"

"You call this a side effect? It's almost killing me!"

"It's fine, these days I'll nourish you."

"No need!"

"Feeling better?"

"Hmph, didn't you say only the ox gets worn out, never the land?"

"The situation of offense and defense differs."

"Mid-morning, at noon neither of them left the house."

"In the afternoon, really tired and hungry, they finally went to the walking street to snack, Wu An brought the ambergris along."

"He had asked Gao Qiangqi."

Gao Qiangqi also didn't know how to sell this thing, but he thought that on Antique Street there should be someone who would buy it.

Gao Qiangqi also said he would go ask around.

Wu An politely refused, saying he happened to be going to the county, so he might as well come by to see what's up.

It's not right to always trouble Brother Qiang.

So that's why we came.

The two reached the pedestrian street, first bought some food and drink, accompanied Gu Anran for over an hour, then led her into the antique alley.

The antique alley still had a rather antiquated feel.

Both sides of the alley were lined with shops, bearing names like Gu Xuan Ge and such, looking quite high-end, but the owners—each one seemed more like a hustler than the last.

Everyone says the waters run deep here.

Today we just came to see what's going on.