Chapter 477: Deal Completed

Elder Zhang watches Wu An deliberately guide Liang Rong to emphasize how precious, how precious this several-dozen-jin ambergris is, silently cursing the little fox—really sly.

Seeing Wu An easily handle Liang Rong, he actually felt quite relieved.

He coughed and said, "Xiao Liang, since you say you know ambergris well, I'll test you."

"Take a look at this ambergris—how many years old is it?"

"If you get it wrong, I won't give you face."

"I'll give you a range: not less than a hundred years."

Liang Rong frowned.

For an arrogant young master, the worst thing is being questioned.

Especially after he had just boasted.

He leaned in to look.

After a while, he stroked his chin and said, "Judging by color and smell, it's about 150 years old."

"Elder Zhang, am I right?"

Elder Zhang smiled and nodded: "Xiao Liang, you're indeed an expert."

Liang Rong laughed heartily; on the surface he acted as if it were obvious, but inwardly he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Elder Zhang turned to Wu An and asked, "A An, do you know what a 150-year age signifies?"

Wu An startled; he recalled correctly that Elder Zhang had previously said this ambergris was only a few decades old, he muttered to himself, then said, "I don't know."

"I'm just a fisherman; I don't know all that."

Elder Zhang looked at Liang Rong.

Liang Rong is extremely proud; given a chance to show off, he wouldn't miss it.

He proceeded to critique the ambergris, showing off: "It means it's drifted in the sea for 150 years, from the Guangxu era to now!"

"How rare, how precious—one could say it's a priceless treasure worth thousands of gold."

"To encounter it is a fortune across three lifetimes!"

Elder Zhang smiled and nodded.

Wu An realized Elder Zhang was also raising the stakes for the ambergris; although Elder Zhang was helping him, he couldn't help muttering, "Old fox!"

Elder Zhang said, "Xiao Liang, you're also right."

"You came to buy ambergris, and A An came to sell it."

"What is this?"

"This is fate!"

Liang Rong nodded in agreement: "Exactly!"

"I am fated with this ambergris!"

"A An, I'll take this piece!"

Wu An scratched his head: "The price..."

Liang Rong waved a hand: "Don't worry, brother won't let you lose out."

"Today I bought three pieces of ambergris from Elder Zhang for a total of 300,000."

"That's about 900 grams per piece."

"Your piece is of such high quality and so large—I'll buy it at 1,100 per gram."

Wu An startled, saying, "This… this is too expensive, this…"

Such shock and panic, half genuine, half an act, let Liang Rong greatly enjoy the shock his quote gave Wu An.

Elder Zhang coughed and said, "Xiao Liang, think it over before speaking."

This is the goading tactic.

The more you advise him, the more he doubles down.

Liang Rong laughed and said, "Elder Zhang, don't try to dissuade me."

"Nothing to think about."

"A An, will you sell or not?"

Wu An quickly nodded: "I'll sell."

Elder Zhang sighed, adopting the stance of "Since that's the case, I can't persuade you either."

Weighing.

It's 64 jin.

!

During this time, Wu An also earned several million; counting his liquid assets on hand, he estimates he has roughly ten million.

But there's still a huge gap from the thirty-two million needed!

Only now does he understand what an excited heart and trembling hands are!

Wu An asked, "Can you really come up with that much money?"

Liang Rong replied, "I definitely can't produce it myself, but my family can."

"With such a large piece of ambergris, it can not only solve my grandfather's medicine problem, but also spare my relatives from hardship."

"Most importantly, this ambergris inherently has collectible value."

"This deal is absolutely worth doing."

He is arrogant.

But not stupid.

Elder Zhang slightly nodded; Liang Rong willing to spend a fortune to obtain the ambergris is no fool—quite the opposite, his calculations are crystal clear.

Being willing to spend money like this is because obtaining ambergris can create greater profits.

To the side.

Gu Anran said nothing, but her hand tightly gripped Wu An's arm.

Very tightly.

Only by doing this could she barely stay calm.

Feeling this, Wu An gently put his arms around Gu Anran's slender waist to comfort her.

Wu An asked, "How long will it take?"

Liang Rong thought for a moment: "Three days!"

Wu An nodded in agreement, and Liang Rong, being decisive, directly gave a one-tenth deposit.

Elder Zhang took no intermediary fee, acting as a friend to make the introduction; naturally, with such a large ambergris, Liang Rong returned the three small pieces to him.

After agreeing to meet in three days at Elder Zhang's shop, Liang Rong left first.

Wu An and Gu Anran had planned to leave as well, but Elder Zhang stopped them, saying it was mealtime and they should eat together.

Wu An did not decline.

It was a small restaurant on Antique Street.

There was no menu.

The boss makes whatever, and the customers eat whatever.

Elder Zhang was about to pour tea, but Wu An snatched the pot and said, "Elder Zhang, if you have anything to say, just say it."

Elder Zhang smiled and said, "A An, from now on, whatever you pick up at sea, you can bring it here."

Wu An nodded.

From these two ambergris sales, Elder Zhang naturally noticed a sign.

In this vast sea, there's not only ambergris but many treasures as well.

He raised his teacup: "Elder Zhang, if you put it that way, then I'll be imposing on you even more."

"This cup."

"I toast you; thank you very much today."

Elder Zhang chuckled: "I'm not without benefits either; although I'm considered retired, I haven't yet gone to the grave, and if word gets out today that ambergris was traded at my place, I'll surely make a big splash on this road."

After eating and drinking well, Elder Zhang returned to his shop.

Wu An and Gu Anran drove straight to the hotel.

……

After handling business several times, Wu An should logically be tired, but today he was shocked by 32,000,000, and felt no sleepiness at all.

Gu Anran drew circles on his chest, lifted her head to see his eyes rolling about, and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Wu An said, "I'm thinking about how to spend the money."

Gu Anran nodded: "Yeah."

"So much money."

"I feel like no matter how I spend it, I can't use it all up."

Wu An chuckled: "How about we start living a retired life from now on?"

Gu Anran shook her head: "You can retire."

"I can't."

"I don't want to live off existing wealth without working."

"How about this: you keep your money, and I'll earn money for our daily expenses."

"With such a solid foundation you've built, I'm sure I can earn enough for our expenses."

Wu Anle burst out laughing.

Lowering his head to kiss her, what could be more motivating than these words?