Chapter 514: Caused Trouble for the Leader

Mai Hangyu said: "Yes."

Someone reportedly saw this, thinking the behavior was very bad; Leader Qi told Leader Xi to take it as a warning, saying that no matter what the masses give, valuable or not, Leader Xi should not accept it.

I heard from Chen Zhuren that everyone thinks it's quite serious.

Wu An's face darkened upon hearing it.

Good grief!

Putting this hat on him, it's uncertain whether Leader Xi can withstand it; he feels he can't take it.

Taking bribes is serious; giving bribes is the same.

If this gets out and becomes gossip, he'll never again think of making a name for himself.

Wu An asked: "Then what?"

Mai Hangyu said: "What then?"

As soon as I heard about this, I hurried to call you.

Wu An: "Then you ask Chen Zhuren... never mind, I'll call myself."

Hung up.

Wu An took a deep breath; he had been feeling comfortable after a nap, but upon hearing the news his mood plummeted, and he looked up Leader Xi's phone number.

After pondering a moment, he pressed the call button.

Not long after.

The call connected.

Hey, A An, what's up this early morning?

Didn't disturb you, Leader?

I'm already on my way to work.

It's like this: I just learned that because I previously gave an earth dragon, some misunderstanding arose; I want to ask if there's anything that can be done, since it's my doing, I have a responsibility to clarify.

For this?

Leader, this is my fault, I...

All right, all right, don't rush to take responsibility; there's no problem with this for any of us—I already clarified it at the meeting, it won't affect either of us.

Good, good, Leader, how did you handle it? I don't mean anything else, I just want to learn.

You gave me the earth dragon; I took it to the Zhendayuan Canteen and added a dish for everyone at noon—the earth dragon was indeed tasty, Elder Qi ate the most.

Wu An laughed along.

Hung up the phone, Wu An breathed a sigh of relief.

He had meant to give an earth dragon nicely, but it almost turned into a big trouble.

What does a leader fear most?

Most of all, they fear people who bring trouble upon themselves.

He almost became such a person.

If Leader Xi were to have any trouble because of this, from now on whoever sees him would have to give him a wide berth.

Fortunately Leader Xi handled it properly; otherwise the consequences would be unthinkable.

The more Wu An thought about it, the more frightened he became.

Just then, Mai Hangyu called.

The call connected.

Mai Hangyu said cheerfully: "Brother An, did you call?"

Wu An grunted an assent.

Mai Hangyu continued: "I just asked Chen Zhuren too; Chen Zhuren said Leader Xi is upright and fears no crooked shadow, he sent the earth dragon to the canteen and added a meal for everyone."

After Leader Qi raised the issue, Leader Xi easily responded and even turned the question back on Leader Qi, saying, "When you ate it, you kept praising how tasty it was," which almost left Leader Qi unable to save face, hahaha.

Wu An did not laugh.

Mai Hangyu chuckled twice, feeling something was off, and asked: "Brother An, isn't it funny?"

Wu An sighed: "If because of me you lost face in public, what would you do?"

Mai Hangyu blinked: "I'd be unhappy, I guess."

Wu An: "Then what do you think Leader Qi would feel if Leader Xi turned the tables on him in a formal meeting?"

Mai Hangyu: "This... surely they wouldn't take it out on us, would they?"

Wu An: "I hope not."

After hanging up, Wu An suddenly realized that matters surrounding him were increasing, troubles popping up one after another, making him truly worry that one day, even if he earned a lot of money, he wouldn't feel happy.

Looking at it this way.

Still, going out to sea to fish is the most comfortable.

Not only does it make money, but there's also none of that damned nonsense.

But a person in the martial world has no control over their own fate.

Since the stall has already been set up, he can't just abandon it midway.

Got up.

Washed up.

While eating breakfast, Wu An said he was going to the county today; Wu Ping interjected inopportunely: "Wasn't the trial voyage supposed to be tomorrow? Why go today?"

Before Wu An could speak, Mei Yueqin furiously punched Wu Ping, complaining that he blocks his mouth while eating, asking why he asks so much—A An isn't a child anymore.

Upon hearing that, Wu An gave a hehe laugh and didn't bother to explain.

Drove out.

At the intersection, I picked up Gu Anran.

Gu Anran dressed very prettily, went straight to the driving school, got her learner's permit; not to mention Gu Anran, even Wu An was very happy, afterwards driving, finally no longer needing to be anxious.

Originally, he had already made a contingency plan; if he were caught, he would use his connections to find someone to take the blame.

Don't ask if it's possible.

Just ask, and it's doable.

In the end, he had prepared for nothing.

Pretty good.

He drove to the hotel to settle in, kept driving, was busy, his phone constantly rang with message alerts; he pulled it out and saw that the funds for the White Butterfly Clam pearls and the catch had been deposited.

Gao Qiangqi also sent several messages, reminding him to get involved.

Wu An took a brief look.

The White Butterfly Clam pearls sold for 2.4 million this time, 400,000 more than last time; quality-wise, they were better than before; this trip they deliberately sought out the larger specimens, so the pearls they opened were not only more numerous but also of better quality.

He personally received 1.68 million.

The catch was also not bad, especially those nine swordfish; he had thought selling them for 150,000 would be good, but they sold for 180,000, far exceeding his expectations.

Those three large yellow fish were also not bad, selling for over 20,000.

As for the golden pomfret, sea eel, red eel, orchid crab and similar items, I won't go into detail; he doesn't have time to examine them closely now; all together, they amount to.

Total 270,000.

Originally, the golden pomfret and swordfish were caught using Lao Fu Tou's fishing gear; he gave Lao Fu Tou an extra 10% share, but Lao Fu Tou refused outright, saying that since he brought them aboard, they were for everyone's shared use.

He was happy to share.

He also told Wu An not to set this precedent; as long as they were on the boat, during normal working hours, any catch they obtained, Wu An would have absolute disposal rights.

If it was during rest time, the big guys' catch, Wu An would be particular, calculating each person's share separately, and that would be fine.

Wu An deeply agreed.

What Lao Fu Tou said, he didn't understand; he needed to listen and learn.

Afternoon.

Wu An and Gu Anran went out to stroll the streets.

They arrived at the pedestrian street and strolled for half a day; the weekday streets were a bit deserted; when it was nearly mealtime they wandered into the antique alley, where they chatted with Elder Zhang and had a meal together.

Naturally, they didn't go to the Sanbao Hall for no reason.

After eating and drinking their fill, Wu An took out the Merle Pearl to show Elder Zhang.

Elder Zhang took a look, his face full of surprise: "Merle Pearl, the quality is quite good; this thing is even more valuable than ambergris."

Wu An asked: "Is it easy to sell?"

Elder Zhang said: "I don't collect it."

"But I can help you inquire."

"No big problem."

Upon hearing this, Wu An relaxed considerably and asked: "Then what's the price?"

Elder Zhang said: "As for the price, it's best to go through an auction; they're professionals and can drive up the price of this item."

"Or contact Liang Rong."

"He's been quite active lately."