Chapter 444: A Jin Keeps Them in Suspense

After being out for two days and one night, the fishing boat unexpectedly had a bumper catch.

With such a big catch, the village dock definitely can't handle it.

When the phone got a signal, Wu An took out his phone, just about to call A Jin, but first saw A Jin's message, prompting him to contact A Jin immediately upon seeing the text.

Wu An placed the call.

Not long after.

A Jin answered.

"Brother An, you finally answered the phone."

"What's the urgent matter?"

"Chen Lao Da has come to see you."

"Huh? He's looking for you?" Wu An stared, wondering if the incident of A Jin hitting Chen Baosheng had accidentally been leaked, letting Chen Lao Da find out?

A Jin chuckled: "You definitely can't guess why I'm looking for you."

Wu An asked: "What is it?"

A Jin kept him in suspense: "Guess."

Wu An smiled: "Then let's talk when we meet."

"Find a few more helpers."

After saying that.

"Pa"— he hung up the phone directly.

A Jin on the other end of the phone was dazed.

How come Wu An isn't playing by the usual pattern?

He called again.

But Wu An still didn't answer.

This really made A Jin feel awful; he really wanted to say it out, but Wu An wouldn't listen, so all his words were stuck in his throat, choking him.

Beside him, a crew-cut man asked: "A Jin, what's the situation?"

"Wait a moment." A Jin put down his phone and said: "Like this, you rest first; I'll go to the dock to receive the goods."

The crew-cut man asked: "Is there cargo?"

A Jin nodded: "But this time you can't go."

"Don't worry."

"No matter how this is handled, your share won't be missing."

The crew-cut man then sat down to drink tea.

A Jin went out.

Upon reaching the dock, he called over the familiar workers and arranged two trucks.

Around three in the afternoon.

Although the sun wasn't as fierce as at one or two o'clock, it was still the hottest time of the day; few people moved about on the dock, all seeking shade to avoid the sun.

A Jin arrived at the dock and quickly hid in the vehicle.

He couldn't go out.

Just standing in the sun for a moment made him sweat all over.

He stared for a good while.

A worker came over and shouted, saying he'd seen Wu An's fishing boat.

Only then did A Jin get out of the vehicle.

Wu An's fishing boat was visible in the distance, but they still waited a long time before it entered the dock.

It was clear that the draft line was deep.

At this time, few fishing boats return to the dock; Wu An's boat stood out, and many people pointed and said: "That's the boat of that kid from Xixi Village."

"Coming back at this time, could it be another bumper catch?"

"Is a bumper catch that easy?"

"Don't be jealous, this kid has some tricks."

"Then let's go take a look."

"Holy crap, there are many fish baskets on the deck."

"What is it?"

"Can't see clearly."

A Jin was quite helpless; every time Wu An's fishing boat came, there were too many onlookers, which instead pushed the workers to the back.

He shouted loudly.

The workers weren't pushovers; they worked hard for money, and they forcibly moved A Jin forward.

The fishing boat had docked.

A Jin hurried aboard and said: "So many stone crabs and small yellow fish!"

Wu An asked: "Can you handle it?"

A Jin smiled and said: "It shouldn't be a problem; these are for high-volume wholesale, actually quite easy to digest."

Wu An led A Jin toward the live fish hold.

"Five groupers, eleven tiger groupers, not bad, not bad; I can sell these with a few phone calls."

"Holy crap, black-haired … so many? This is prime goods; it'll be snatched up quickly at the market."

A Jin grew more excited as he shouted.

They hauled up a Fish Basket, saw the little green dragons inside, and couldn't help but widen their eyes: "This… so many little green dragons, roughly how many jin?"

Wu An said, "Roughly about five or six hundred jin, I guess."

A Jin was speechless and gave a thumbs‑up.

Those who specialize in aquaculture probably can't match the shipment volume of Wu An's single sea voyage.

The laborers began working.

A Jin tugged Wu An and said, "Brother An, can we step aside for a word?"

Wu An was about to agree when he saw a familiar striking figure, smiled and said, "Besides what I just told you, there are also some valuable ones."

"A Qing, take A Jin and go see."

Having said that.

They got off the boat.

A Jin was extremely frustrated; had he known, he wouldn't have kept it a secret.

Now it's all set.

Wu An didn't want to know; it would only make him anxious and irritable.

Seeing several Fish Baskets of zebra pippi shrimp, he was instantly intrigued: "Whoa, there are also premium ones with roe; did you guys go pretty far on this trip?"

A Qing, surprised, asked, "Did my brother tell you?"

A Jin shook his head, "I guessed."

He said, "Your catch this time is vastly different from before, indicating you went to a new place."

A Qing said, "Exactly."

"My brother led us far away."

"He even let Killer Whale guide us to fish schools."

A Jin grew more convinced as he listened, then lowered his voice and said, "A Qing, just tell me these things, and don't tell anyone else."

A Qing nodded, "I understand."

"My brother instructed me."

"You're not an outsider."

A Jin smiled; the words sounded pleasant.

Wu An got off the boat here, and the idle onlookers who came to watch greeted him one after another.

"Handsome, you made a fortune again on this trip."

"Get rich, get rich, everyone gets rich."

"What did you all get?"

He said, "Well, nothing much; we used the Crab Pot and hauled over a thousand jin of Stone Crab. In the Market now, can Stone Crab sell for ten yuan per jin?"

"Stone Crab… about that, I guess."

"That's fine; it could fetch tens of thousands of yuan."

Wu An smiled, walked to the outermost side, and waved at Gu Anran.

Gu Anran smiled and looked at him.

When he got close, Wu An finally saw Gu Anran still holding a packing bag in her hand.

Wu An asked, "Why are you here? Didn't I say I'd meet you at the milk‑tea shop later?"

Gu Anran asked, "Have you eaten?"

Wu An nodded.

He was hungry on the Road, so he quickly put together something to eat.

Gu Anran said, "I figured you guys would have eaten at sea when you came back at this hour."

Wu An took the bag from her hand and asked, "What is this?"

She replied, "I thought you'd be busy when you got back, probably not even have time for water, so I made some fruit tea—a super‑large cup with ice."

Wu An smiled, "Your thoughtfulness is great; I've been so thirsty I could swallow my own saliva."

Gu Anran selected a cup of kumquat lemon, opened it, and pushed the straw to Wu An's mouth: "The ice is almost melted, drink quickly."

Wu An gulped it fiercely.

He used all the strength of his mouth as if nursing.

Gu Anran asked, "Is it good?"

Wu An nodded, "Sweet."

Actually.

It was sour enough to make him want to roll his eyes.

But he held back.

Seeing Gu Anran's smiling face, the little sourness in his mouth was nothing, because the sweetness reached his heart.

"Move aside."

Wu An walked ahead, shouting for people to step aside.

After boarding the boat.

Wu An handed out milk tea to everyone; Gu Anran had made a lot, even the laborers each got a cup with two cups left over. After walking this whole way, Gu Anran was also quite exhausted.

Having gotten their drinks, everyone thanked him.

A Qing even took a sip and thanked, especially a sip per sister‑in‑law; Mei Wu also copied the style, calling Gu Anran "you younger sibling", which made Gu Anran overjoyed.