Chapter 515

Wu An realized.

I actually forgot that Liang Shao from Jiangsu-Zhejiang.

Liang Rong had previously sent him a message saying the ambergris was of extremely high quality, that he had made a big splash at home, and later, since he often went out to sea, they never chatted again.

Wu An took out his phone and directly placed a call to Liang Shao.

After a while, the call connected.

Wu An greeted him, and Elder Zhang also showed his face.

Liang Rong yawned and asked, "A An, is there something you need? You helped me a lot; tell me anything, and I will definitely help you."

Wu An said with a smile, "Really?"

Liang Rong said lightly, "You can ask Elder Zhang for details; I don't make promises lightly, but once I do, it will certainly be…"

Wu An: "Lend me ten billion."

Liang Rong blinked, then shifted his tone: "Cough… certainly… certainly if I can help I will help; if I can't, I'll think of a way."

"That ten billion… I definitely don't have it."

"However, once I take charge of the family business, not only ten billion, even a hundred billion would be possible."

To the side.

Elder Zhang pretended he couldn't help laughing out loud.

Liang Rong's face turned red at a visible speed.

Wu An said, "That ten billion can wait for later, but right now I really have a little something for you to appraise."

As he spoke.

He placed the Beautiful Joy Pearl on his palm and aimed the phone camera at it.

Liang Rong had been nonchalant, but upon seeing the Beautiful Joy Pearl, he immediately sat up straight, leaned in to look, and after a moment exclaimed in delight, "Beautiful Joy Pearl!"

"You definitely couldn't be showing me a glass bead."

"A An, am I right?"

Wu An said, "It is indeed the Beautiful Joy Pearl, Liang Shao; I heard Elder Zhang say you might know about this, and I didn't believe it, but it seems Elder Zhang wasn't lying."

Liang Rong felt pleased and said, "You also know my status."

"I'm idle, so I quite like collecting these."

"You guess why?"

Wu An curiously asked, "Why?"

Liang Rong said, "Hehe, because it makes money."

"A few years ago, my mother gave me a watch; I wore it a few times, thought it was nothing special, tossed it aside to gather dust, and guess what happened."

Wu An played the straight man, his tone curious as he asked, "What happened?"

Liang Rong said, "Its price actually doubled."

"Since then, I've liked dealing in valuable items."

"Watches, houses, and such are too vulgar, with many people into them, so I prefer niche things."

Wu An realized.

You guess why the rich keep getting richer? In his previous life, he'd seen many comments while scrolling short videos, saying a certain Shanghai rich second‑generation played music, spent millions on a sound system, but had nowhere to put it.

No way.

He could only buy an apartment to place the sound system and play music.

The result was obvious.

He didn't make a name for himself with it, and the equipment gathered dust for years.

In the end, the apartment appreciated ten‑plus times.

Whether true or false, he didn't know; anyway, the internet is full of all kinds of rumors, but it's true that the Fairy Tale King bought ten apartments in Beijing to store millions of readers' letters.

Wu An laughed and said, "I get it, I get it—it lets you show off and make money."

Liang Rong exclaimed in shock, "Damn, buddy, that's profound!"

Elder Zhang nodded slightly.

Just the fact that Wu An can chat and laugh freely with Liang Rong, with lively back‑and‑forth, shows that this young man from a fishing‑family background is far from ordinary.

Still the same old formula.

Wu An guided Liang Rong to speak.

Liang Rong showed off, lavishly praising the Beautiful Joy Pearl.

Liang Rong also said with some regret, "It's a pity there's only one Beautiful Joy Pearl; it would be great if they came in a pair."

Wu An smiled slightly and took out another Beautiful Joy Pearl.

Liang Rong saw the two, his face full of surprise: "A An, you're truly amazing."

"Good, good, good."

"Once I finish what I'm doing, I'll fly over right away."

"Wait for me."

"These two Beautiful Joy Pearls, I've decided to take them."

Wu An answered.

After hanging up, Elder Zhang laughed and said, "Since Liang Rong is willing to buy, you can rest assured about the price—it will definitely not be below market value."

Wu An poured a cup of tea: "Thank you, Elder Zhang; next time I have something suitable, I'll definitely bring it to you right away for you to appraise."

Elder Zhang took a sip of tea.

In the afternoon, with nothing much to do, he stayed a long while in Elder Zhang's shop, unintentionally hearing him talk about many interesting antique anecdotes, and thus gained some odd bits of knowledge.

……

Evening.

Wu An also wasn't resting.

These days, it's truly day-and-night toil.

Thank goodness he's young.

Moreover, there's no waste; relying on youth, he could be said to be tireless; Gu Anran, meanwhile, is not weak either, barely managing.

……

Early morning.

Wu Anxian contacted Uncle Li from the repair shop, asking him to come help oversee.

Lao Fu Tou, A Qing, Mei Wu, Fu Yongning, and the two Fan Clan brothers came together to the county; they took a public bus and went straight to the bus station.

Wu An didn't let Gu Anran come along; he had him drive back home first.

He and Uncle Li arrived at the bus station together.

They hailed two taxis, and the group headed straight for the shipyard.

On the way.

A Qing also said he wanted to buy a car.

Now he also has over a hundred thousand; the village's three-story small building is under construction; buying a car, even a luxury car worth several hundred thousand, is not impossible.

Wu An said: "Buying a car is fine, getting a license is easy, but you need to get a feel for the car, learn to drive it before buying."

A Qing said: "Why should I practice?"

Wu An blinked: "Aren't you buying a car?"

A Qing: "Brother, I'm buying a car for you to drive."

Wu An glared: "Get lost, you bastard."

If not in the car, he would have kicked A Qing; it's completely backwards—the younger brother letting the older brother drive?

A Qing felt wronged: "Brother, I bought you a car out of goodwill, why are you scolding me?"

Just like today.

If I had a car, we wouldn't need to take taxis.

Wu An: "Get lost!"

He knew A Qing meant well, but thanks, no need.

However, A Qing really should buy a car; in the countryside, what best shows status is simplest: a car and a house; if A Qing buys an Audi or BMW, returning to the village he'd definitely show off.

As for anything more expensive or better, no need; nothing beats a BMW or Audi.

Time to get out of the car.

Wu An glanced; the taxi driver, trying not to laugh, had a face reddening to purple.

He said: "Master, give me the receipt."

Taxi driver: "Ah?"

Wu An: "You just took a detour; I intend to report you."

Taxi driver: "Ah??"

His originally flushed face instantly turned pale.

Wu An smiled: "Just joking."

Taxi driver: "... Ah!"

Everyone got out of the car; the shipyard manager Wang Jingli, with some workers in uniforms, was already waiting at the gate; seeing Wu An, he warmly came forward.

After a round of discussion, no one delayed; Lao Fu Tou and Fu Yongning uncle-nephew pair settled the ritual; the shipyard side had already helped prepare; as the firecrackers went off, ten thousand taels of gold, bringing good omens, everyone boarded the ship and set out to sea.