Chapter 433: with translation of chapter title

Seeing Gu Anran's attitude, Wu An didn't say more about this matter.

It's best if Gu Anran can solve it.

If it can't be resolved, he will step in again.

The more he interferes, the less certain Gu Anran will be pleased.

Ask Wu An how he could tell.

From Gu Anran's liking of being on top, one can see a bit.

After eating.

Wu An rode his bike out.

On the way, hearing a car horn from behind, Wu An moved to the side, the car passed and drove off.

It was an Audi.

Without thinking, one knows it's Shen Nan's car.

Arrived at Zhendayuan.

The elder at the gate had just finished his cigarette; Wu An walked over and handed him one.

"Little guy, it's you."

"Yo, uncle, you have a good memory."

"Are you here to attend the commendation ceremony? It's in the large meeting room by the handrail on the second floor of the main building." The elder finished speaking, then thought: "You'd better not go in alone; I'll call someone to pick you up."

Wu An smiled and said: "Thank you, uncle."

Not long after.

A young man in a shirt walked over, saw he was a clerk, greeted the elder, then looked at Wu An and extended his hand: "Are you Wu An?"

Wu An nodded and also extended his hand.

"Impressive at such a young age."

"Good luck."

"The honor of twice seeing justice and courage isn't something you can get just from good luck."

"Follow me."

Arrived at the meeting room.

The meeting room wasn't large, but there were many people—some faces seen once before, some new, and the Police Station had also sent someone, Liu Long.

The commendation ceremony was mainly prepared for reporters.

He is actually just a mascot.

Holding the certificate and a plaque awarding twenty thousand yuan, he stood with the leaders for a photo; later newspapers and some media would publish his deeds of seeing justice and courage.

What use is it?

Honor cannot be measured by value.

For Wu An, the biggest benefit of attending the commendation ceremony was shaking hands and talking with the leaders, learning the leader's surname Qi, and after it ended, he followed the leader to the office.

Leader Qi gestured for him to sit anywhere and asked: "What's the matter?"

"I have a meeting later."

"Just speak up if you have something."

Wu An didn't sit down, but explained that he was running a homestay in Zhenzhongcun, had applied for an interest-free loan, yet only got approved for fifty thousand yuan, and wanted to know why.

If the leader doesn't know, it's fine; he'll go ask someone else.

The leader smiled, raised his hand and pressed down lightly, gesturing for him to sit.

Then Wu An sat down.

The leader said: "I actually know about this."

"Little Wu, Yingwei is your father, so I won't beat around the bush and will just tell you."

"The homestay project is good, but after all it's not equivalent to a factory; it can only be counted as an individual business, and fifty thousand yuan is already the maximum interest-free quota for individual businesses."

"Leader, but the homestay project has already invested three million yuan so far; this is just phase one, and there will be phases two and three in the future..."

"I've looked at the materials, and the number of jobs that can be arranged isn't many."

"After all, this isn't a factory..."

Leader Qi nodded, speaking unhurriedly: "Actually, this isn't the main reason either."

"An interest-free loan is still a loan, with the government as guarantor."

"We also need to consider comprehensively."

"Do you understand what I mean?"

Just as Wu An was about to speak, his eyes flashed, he realized, and in the end, the biggest problem is that the town doesn't think he can manage such a project.

The so-called phase two and three projects he mentioned are nothing but pie in the sky.

Drawing pies in front of these leaders is nothing short of showing off one's skills before an expert.

He understands it's not the leaders making things difficult for him; it's the reality—banks operate this way, judging people by appearances; truly cash-strapped small businesses can't get loans even if they beg.

On the contrary, it's the big enterprises, or companies that don't need funds, that banks actively approach, begging them to take loans.

He's just a little guy from a fishing village.

Even Qin Zong and Gao Qiangqi together probably aren't enough to be taken seriously; in the eyes of the town's leaders, they're just country bumpkins.

"Thank you, leader, for clearing up my doubts."

Having said that, he stood up.

"Do it well; I personally still think highly of what you're doing, and this is still unique in our town." Leader Qi also stood up and gave him a friendly pat on the shoulder.

Finally, he was seen to the gate.

「Leader, please stay. 」

After coming out of the building, he walked to the entrance and saw the old man listening to opera, so Wu An didn't disturb him.

The old man squinted at his back and muttered, "This little guy…… why does he look so down?"

Wu An went out.

He had originally planned to call Mai Hangyu, but after thinking it over, he decided to make the trip.

The Homestay Project has invested several million, which is no small sum, and there's also money from Qin Zong and Qiang Ge; since he's responsible for those two, he ought to focus more on it.

He arrived at the construction site.

Not only were Mai Hangyu and Li Xin there, but Chen Zhuren was also present.

Seeing him approach, they all came over to greet him.

Mai Hangyu said, "Brother, let me look at the certificate."

He took the certificate, opened it, and clicked his tongue in admiration.

Don't think it's just a certificate; ordinary people rarely get one in a lifetime—it's comparable to earning a first- or second-class merit in the military, something ordinary folks hardly ever have a chance to obtain.

Wu An also received two certificates at once.

Chen Zhuren couldn't help but take a few more looks, and then he asked about the interest-free loan.

Wu An explained the situation.

After hearing that, everyone fell into a brief silence.

Wu An had Mai Hangyu take the certificate to make a few copies; once the homestay renovation is done, he'll hang them in a conspicuous spot—needless to say, that will greatly boost the sense of security.

After lunch in Zhenzhongcun, Wu An returned to town in the afternoon to meet Gu Anran; the two lingered in the milk tea shop for an afternoon, not sure why, but business there was still decent.

There were still plenty of people coming and going.

When it was time to close, Gu Anran tallied up and found they had taken in over two hundred.

Gu Anran smiled and said, "I think running a milk tea shop isn't bad either."

Wu An urged her to give it a try.

If it gets too busy, we can hire help.

Gu Anran rolled her eyes at him, saying, "What help? I can handle it myself."

……

He returned home.

There wasn't much going on in the evening.

After eating, he washed up and went to sleep.

When he woke up, his phone was ringing; he picked it up and saw it was Lao Fu Tou calling.

"A An, we can go out to sea now."

"What time is it now?"

"It's half past one in the morning."

Wu An fell silent for a moment; he had originally planned to let Lao Fu Tou wash up and sleep, to discuss it tomorrow morning, but he glanced at the system.

Luck Value: 575 (316)

Not bad.

What's there to sleep about?

Get up and let's have fun.

He rubbed his eyes, sat up, and said, "All right, let's set out early on this trip."

"We'll meet at the dock in half an hour."

"Getting ready……"

Lao Fu Tou laughed and said, "Everything's already prepared from daytime."

Wu An didn't ask any further.

Lao Fu Tou handles things, and he's still quite reassured.

After washing up,

He went out.

Arriving at the dock, the dock lights flickered chaotically; there were indeed quite a few fishing boats heading out to sea. It looked like everyone had been cooped up for days and was feeling restless.

Many stalls had their doors open.

Wu An went over and greeted Lao Xie, saying, "You're open this early?"

Lao Xie chuckled and said, "You're working, so we naturally can't fall behind."

These days,

Money‑making jobs—few of them are easy.