Chapter 556

They are all gold bars.

Payment

Wu An and A Qing each bought about 400,000, totaling 2.5 catties

Wu An told the salesperson to pack them separately

The two lingered at the gold shop for a while, others came over, Wu An organized everyone to buy some, the older brother and sister-in-law bought some gold jewelry, A Qing also bought Li Juan a necklace and bracelets, and spent several tens of thousands more

The two lingered at the gold shop for a while, others came over, Wu An organized everyone to buy some, the older brother and sister-in-law bought some gold jewelry, A Qing also bought Li Juan a necklace and bracelets, and spent several tens of thousands more

Li Juan said she didn't need it, but once she had it on, she couldn't stop smiling

The two women took turns showing off, and the sister-in-law was so happy that the crow's-feet at the corners of her eyes were especially noticeable

Gu Anran didn't buy anything

Wu An accompanied her to the nearby jewelry store, inquired about the Meilezhu custom service; the store had the service, contacted the designer on the spot, and could also provide appraisal

Of course

All services charge a fee

Wu An paid a deposit and set the time for the next visit

Besides the gold jewelry, everyone bought clothes; Father also picked out a suit, but as he himself said, he basically couldn't wear it—he hardly ever gets a chance to wear a suit

In the end, he still bought it

Wu An also accompanied Gu Anran in picking out several outfits; the most expensive was a Chanel long dress—honestly, it's truly expensive and truly beautiful; of course, if you want Wu An to elaborate...

He also couldn't say

When he saw Gu Anran, even though he already knew her inside out, he was still stunned by her turning around to show off

Buy, buy, buy!

Leaving the department store, everyone's hands were full of big and small bags; fortunately they were in a business vehicle, otherwise it might not fit all this stuff; they drove back to the seafood market

It was just mealtime, so they ate at the seafood stall

Business was good

They bought seafood on the spot, and the boss prepared it

They brought it to the nearby table and ate

The environment was average

But whether it's the ingredients or the chef's skill, it's top-notch

Don't think just because they're locals that many can often afford seafood costing over a hundred per catty, even more expensive; they ate and drank well, then visited two tourist spots, and only headed home after 3 p. m.

Arriving in the county, there were still plenty of things to do

Wu An and A Qing temporarily left the group, letting the family go to the pedestrian street to shop, have dinner at a restaurant, eat and drink their fill, then return home

Wu An drove, first taking A Qing to the driving school to help him register

After leaving the driving school, they found a tobacco and liquor shop by the road

Wu An: "A Qing, go buy two packs of cigarettes and two bottles of alcohol"

A Qing: "What grade?"

Wu An: "Zhonghua cigarettes, and Wuliangye"

A Qing quickly bought them, and Wu An put the two gold bars into the Wuliangye packaging box

Straight to the Maritime Affairs Bureau

Before work ended, Wu An didn't look for Min Ge, but instead found a supermarket not far from the Maritime Affairs Bureau; the supermarket had storage lockers, and luckily they were the type you could open with a code

Put the cigarettes and alcohol inside

Then he sent the code to Min Ge

Not long after

Min Ge's phone call came through

"A An, what is this?"

"You helped get the subsidy approved so quickly; I don't know how to thank you, so I brought some local specialties from home"

"You're being too polite"

"Min Ge, I'm not just being polite; I truly regard you as an older brother, a younger brother honoring his older brother—that's only natural"

On the phone, Min Ge laughed: "Alright, then big brother won't stand on ceremony"

"I'm about to get off work"

"Let's go home together and have a drink"

As for Wu An this little younger brother, frankly, Min Ge really can't find any fault—he's young, from a fishing family, yet he understands worldly affairs so well, truly rare

He thinks, if A An were to enter the system, he'd be extraordinary

"No, I'm just out today with the whole family for fun." Wu An paused, then reminded: "Brother, these local specialties aren't anything else—you must handle them personally, remember that"

Min Ge laughed and responded

After hanging up, Wu An took A Qing rushing to the pedestrian street

The whole family happily went to a restaurant, and by the time they returned to the town it was already night

That day was quite busy

Of course, the gains were not small either; after auction proceeds minus commission, what ended up in his hands was 3.54 million exactly, 2.5 catties of gold, a watch, clothes, shoes, and two sets

After washing up

Lying in bed, with nothing else to do, he paid wages to Lao Fu Tou and the others

A Qing got 354,000

After deducting fuel costs, the net income was exactly 300,000

Mei Wu and Lao Fu Tou are both 177,000

Fu Yongning and the two Fan Clan brothers receive a commission of one percent, each getting 35,400

All settled.

Wu An figured it out, after deducting losses and such, his net income for this trip is over two hundred thousand.

He guesses that the income of an ordinary deep‑sea ocean‑going ship might not necessarily be higher than his.

Soon.

The mobile phone rang.

First Fu Yongning answered, opening with various thanks to the boss, chatted a couple of sentences and hung up; before he could put the phone down, Fan Dali called again.

Fan Dali was extremely excited; first he thanked the boss, then he said he would go get cash tomorrow and directly smash the cash in front of the old man.

Wu An approved of his approach.

After hanging up, he saw that Mei Wu and Lao Fu Tou had both sent messages saying they had received it.

Making so much money from one offshore trip, he was happy, but to be honest, Wu An wasn't overly excited.

He played with his phone for a while, and when he felt sleepy, he covered himself with the blanket and went to sleep.

……

And Fu Yongning, who had already gone to bed after receiving the money, saw the bank text message; the digits showing tens, hundreds, thousands, ten‑thousands clearly indicated he had received 35,400, and he jumped up excitedly

He was already in his early forties, and at this moment he was happy enough to shout like a gorilla.

The child sleeping next door was woken up, rubbed his eyes and came over asking, "Mom and Dad, please don't argue."

Fu Yongning's wife hurriedly got out of bed and soothed, "Don't be scared, Mom and Dad aren't arguing."

"It's your dad who suddenly went crazy."

"Go back to sleep."

The child was a bit worried, looking back every few steps; he seemed somewhat precocious, because at home he often heard his parents arguing.

A poor and humble couple faces endless sorrow.

Money isn't omnipotent, but lacking money is absolutely impossible, especially in today's countryside.

Everyone says the countryside is a paradise, but without money it's just dirt everywhere.

Fu Yongning shouted, "Son, the study desk you want to buy is 3999, right?"

"Tomorrow Dad will buy it for you."

The son turned his head: "Ah?"

"What 'ah'? Hurry back to sleep, study hard from now on, and strive to take over my position."

The son: "Ah?"

"Taking over a fisherman's job? Then I might as well not bother studying at all!"

After the child left, his wife hit him a few times and said, "What's gotten into you? Buying a study desk means we won't have anything to eat or drink?"

"Let the son make do with the old desk for now."

Fu Yongning said, "That desk is the one I used when I was in school."

"Don't hit me first."

"Look at this."

His wife took the phone, glanced at it, and instantly widened her eyes; her round, unblinking eyeballs almost popped out of their sockets.