Chapter 547: Drawing a Big Pie

He had eaten.

Wu An went back to his room, tidied himself up, drove out, and let his brother and sister-in-law not have to keep the door for him.

Mei Yueqin smiled and nodded, then turned and punched Wu Ping: "Look at A An, how proactive."

Wu Ping: "......"

He very much wanted to explain, saying he was different from A An, but when the words reached his lips, he forcibly held them back.

He wasn't stupid either.

He knew saying that would surely earn him another beating.

He turned back.

He couldn't help but recall what Wu An had secretly told him, and he took out a gray croaker from the refrigerator.

Mei Yueqin asked: "What are you doing with this?"

Wu Ping said: "We'll eat it for the late-night snack; A An told me this is a good thing."

Mei Yueqin said: "It's just a croaker, isn't it?"

Wu Ping said quietly: "A An said this thing is a man's refueling station."

Mei Yueqin's eyes lit up: "Really? Does croaker boost virility?"

Wu Ping: "Anyway, that's what A An said; although I have no problem, eating more is still good."

Mei Yueqin also took another one out of the fridge: "Right, right, right, then I'll go cook it with you—steamed, okay?"

Wu Ping: "No need to make two; we can't finish them."

Mei Yueqin: "It's just two fish; what's there to not finish? Give them to me to eat."

"……" Wu Ping sighed: "I also have no problem; I'm still fine, right?"

Mei Yueqin: "I didn't say you couldn't; why do you keep emphasizing that?"

You're just kidney-deficient; no need to feel guilty.

How come we only have these few? Next time we need to let A An get more of these to bring home.

Wu Ping gave a bitter smile: "……"

People really do laugh when they're speechless.

……

Wu An drove to Lao Jiang's small shop first.

At this hour, the shop had few customers, the door was closed, but the lights inside were still on.

He knocked on the door.

Lao Jiang came to open the door, saw it was him, and wasn't surprised: "Here you are, I just set out the table; come have a drink with me."

Wu An said: "Having something to eat is fine; I just won't drink."

Lao Jiang: "Just have a bit of beer."

Wu An said: "I still have to drive later."

"Don't drink and drive; if you drink, don't drive."

Lao Jiang didn't urge him further.

Wu An placed the gray croakers from the plastic bag, saying: "This trip's harvest was good; there aren't many gray croakers, so I kept them all."

Lao Jiang: "This is a good thing."

Wu An laughed: "You old bachelor, you sure know your stuff."

Lao Jiang: "Although I'm a bachelor, I'm not without a girlfriend."

Wu An: "Where?"

Lao Jiang raised both hands.

Wu An raised his middle finger.

Lao Jiang burst out laughing: "Just kidding, I'm still pretty generous with myself; usually I go to the county."

Wu An sat down.

He used tea in place of wine.

Lao Jiang said: "Luo You and Luo Liang, the two brothers, were beaten up in the county."

It's quite a coincidence: each brother injured one side—one hurt his left hand and foot, the other his right hand and foot.

The police came twice, probably couldn't find anything, and the brothers' old mother scolded the assailant day and night in the courtyard.

After saying that, he took a sip of alcohol.

He saw Wu An wasn't surprised at all, and knew the two brothers had been beaten by Wu An.

He picked up a bite of food and said: "I can also help you deal with them."

Wu An asked: "How do you want to deal with them?"

"I have lots of fake goods; from now on, when they come to buy things, I'll give them all fakes."

Wu An chuckled: "Sounds like you weren't selling fakes before."

Lao Jiang said: "There's not much to do at the small shop; otherwise I could go with you to gather from the sea."

Wu An shook his head: "No."

"Having one more or one less on the boat doesn't matter, but we can't do without you in the village."

"Lao Jiang, rest assured, our village will develop soon, and then you'll have a place to make money."

Lao Jiang: "What money-making opportunities?"

Wu An said: "In the future, lots of tourists will flock here; this enormous fortune needs someone to pick it up."

Lao Jiang looked doubtful: "Really or not?"

What about us?

Tourists?

Wu An nods: "As the saying goes, a hero needs three helpers; I want to go out to sea, my older brother has to teach, there's no way to help my dad."

You'll have to step up when the time comes.

Throwing such a big pie at him, Lao Jiang is a bit dazed.

Wu An didn't stay long.

He took some worthless rotten meat and meat sticks, applied the Knockout Drug on them, then drove straight to the neighboring village.

Arrived at the village.

Wu An walked along, throwing them as he went.

Last time he came, this damned dog chased and bit him, causing half the village's dogs to bark wildly.

So he specifically had Lao Jiang prepare, and after throwing it into the courtyard, the dog only barked twice before quickly falling silent.

Arrived at the Gu family gate.

Wu An took out a prepared seashell, blew on it, producing a fairly pleasant sound.

Soon after.

The door opened.

Gu Anran carefully poked her head out; Wu An, hiding in the corner, grabbed her and pulled her out.

At the same time, his other hand covered her mouth.

Gu Anran was frightened; upon seeing it was him, her eyes red, she hammered him.

Damn.

He was really angry.

Being hammered really hurt.

Wu An quickly hugged her tightly; after calming her down, the two got into the car.

I brought you a gift.

What gift?

Wu An took out the white seashell he had just blown; after simple processing, it looked like a delicate craftwork.

Gu Anran held it in her hand, playing with it: "What kind of seashell is this?"

It's so pretty.

Huh... why can't I blow it to make a sound?

Wu An said: "This is a Tang Crown Snail; why is it called that? Look, doesn't it resemble a Tang dynasty warrior's helmet?"

Tang Crown Snails are now rare.

He remembers that in the future this is a protected animal, but not yet.

Gu Anran said: "This is quite valuable, right?"

Wu An said: "I was lucky to net these few; I thought they were pretty, you should like them."

Gu Anran said with a smile: "I really like it."

So where should we go now?

Wu An said: "No matter where we go, you must first go back and tell the old lady."

Gu Anran nods.

Soon she went back inside.

Not long after she came out, her face flushed: "All right, let's go."

This time they didn't go far, just rested in town.

Evening.

Rain beat like pipa strings, heavy and fierce.

Wu An the next day pulled open the curtains, his brows slightly furrowed; outside it was windy and raining again.

He took out his phone to look.

Several people had called; he first called back Lao Fu Tou.

"A An, the weather suddenly changed, they're not letting us go out to sea."

"Mm, I just saw that."

"Just saw it; last night it rained until halfway through the night."

"Uh... slept like a log."

"All right, I won't say more; I'm going to check the trawler at the dock."

"Lao Fu, you've worked hard."

"It's only right."

After hanging up, Wu An actually wasn't surprised; this is normal, it would be strange if the weather stayed good.

He glanced at his phone again; nothing particularly important, too lazy to call others back, tossed the phone aside, and again held Gu Anran as they went back to sleep.

He wasn't lying.

Yesterday he labored a lot, feeling his body drained.

Don't believe me? Look.

Gu Anran was still sleeping like a little pig.