Chapter 648: Worth Celebrating

Left the convenience store.

Wu An and Gu Anran went around in a big circle, then had an idea, returned home and called Lao Fu back.

"Lao Fang, if Chen Lao Da is really sincere about selling two trawlers, I would definitely be willing to take them over."

"However, I'm about to go out to sea right now."

"We'll have to wait until I get back to discuss this."

Lao Fang hesitated a bit: "Chen Lao Da's side is urging rather anxiously; just now they called again to ask me."

Wu An chuckled: "He's so eager to make a move; could he be planning to trap me?"

"A few days earlier or later."

"It shouldn't be a big deal, right?"

"If he's really in a hurry, then I'd actually dare not buy it."

Lao Fang replied: "That's also true."

"Alright, I'll get back to him later."

Not long after hanging up, Lao Fang sent a message saying Chen Lao Da's side was willing to wait.

Wu An replied, 'Got it.'

Gu Anran asked: "Are you planning to buy?"

Wu An shook his head: "No plan."

"But I want to know what nasty scheme Chen Lao Da is cooking up."

"Keep him on hold for now."

"Let the bullets fly a bit longer before we talk."

Gu Anran laughed, nodded, and said he was really bad.

Wu An was about to act when he heard the sound of a vehicle and quickly stopped.

Soon.

Wu Ping and Mei Yueqin came back on a tricycle, both beaming with joy; needless to say, Wu An also knew what their test results were.

Wu An pulled Gu Anran and they headed to town.

"What are we going to do?"

"Buy fireworks!"

"As for setting off fireworks?"

"I'm going to set them off for an hour!"

"..."

Wu An wasn't joking; after arriving in town, because he bought so much, the boss directly used a truck to deliver the fireworks to his home.

Wu Yingwei came back and stopped him from setting them off: "Wait until three months have passed."

Aunt Juan also came over, saying she feared breaking a taboo.

They do have particular customs here; I also know to follow them, because he believes that from a scientific standpoint, setting off such a grand display three months later would indeed be more appropriate.

The fireworks, once bought and brought home, can't be returned.

But there's really no space at home to keep them; my mother lives in the house and there's no extra room for storage.

No choice; we could only take them to Aunt Juan's house and leave them there.

Evening.

Aunt Juan personally cooked, making many nourishing dishes and specially removing the greasy smell.

Mei Yueqin was also very considerate; she truly didn't suffer any nausea or vomiting.

Aunt Juan was very happy.

Wu Ping scratched his head: "Obviously it's the same dishes, why does mine turn out bad when I cook?"

Aunt Juan said: "It's fine."

"From now on I'll come over to cook for Yueqin to eat."

"Although morning sickness seems like something everyone gets, we still can't be careless."

Wu An nodded in deep agreement and asked Aunt Juan to come to the house more often.

Aunt Juan readily agreed.

The two families interact frequently, so there's no need to be formal; Mei Yueqin also happily agreed.

Morning sickness is truly unpleasant—hungry yet unable to eat anything.

Now she still eats alone at the small table, unable to join the main seating.

Have a good meal.

Lao Fu Tou called, saying everything was already packed and ready, and they could set out to sea at any time.

Everyone chatted in the group, and thus decided to set out to sea promptly at five a. m.

……

The next day.

Everyone stood on the deck as the fishing boat slowly pulled away from the dock.

Everyone was very excited.

Although the two previous outings, due to Ma Weiqun's reason, didn't involve proper fishing operations, they still earned a fair amount of money and gained great honor, but the income can't compare to that of the earlier trips.

This trip.

Wu An said as soon as he boarded: there's nothing else, just the fishing operation.

Make money.

Still making money!

The wind was strong; Wu An smoothed his hair, but before he could finish, it blew even messier.

A Qing rubbed his buzz cut, laughing, 'Brother, look at me, look at me.'

"If the wind can even budge a single hair of mine, I'll yield to it."

"Hehehe."

Wu An gave him a slap on the back of the head, then hurried into the wheelhouse.

Lao Fu Tou saw him enter and asked, 'A An, where are we headed this trip?'

Wu An thought for a moment, then said, 'Let's head northeast.'

"Try to get as close as possible to where the bionic fish were spotted."

"If any fish slip through the net, and if luck is on our side, we might still be able to scoop them up."

"Sure, two birds with one stone.' Lao Fu Tou replied with a smile, quickly adjusting the rudder."

Mei Wu quickly came in and asked, 'When are we dropping the net?'

Wu An thought: 'Let's run until around ten o'clock first.'

"After dropping the net, we can wait until after lunch to haul it up, and then we'll have to work nonstop."

"What is everyone doing now?"

Mei Wu said, 'Just resting.'

"Last night everyone already finished the work."

"Big Brother originally wanted to go fishing for fun, but the wind turned out too strong—no one could even stand on the deck."

Fan Dali truly enjoys fishing.

His enthusiasm for fishing can rival Lao Mai's.

Wu An came to the lounge, where a few people were playing cards.

Smoke lingered in the air.

Although Wu An doesn't smoke himself, he doesn't bother to stop others from smoking.

Although secondhand smoke is harmful, he actually doesn't mind it too much.

On the contrary, he finds it relaxed to have everyone together, joking around, smoking and drinking.

About three hours later.

The walkie-talkie suddenly crackled, and Lao Fu Tou shouted, 'A An, there's a school of fish ahead!'

"The water depth has also reached 50 meters—shall we try dropping the net?"

Wu An answered and went to the wheelhouse.

He picked up the binoculars and saw that fishing boats were already operating in this sea area, and they were roughly the same size as his trawler.

"No problem?"

"No problem."

"Then let's drop it."

Lao Fu Tou called everyone over.

Fu Yongning and the others came out quickly and swiftly lowered the Trawling down.

"Great luck and great profit."

"May Goddess Mazu bless us."

Everyone was still looking forward to the first catch of the first net, after all, a good start.

Wu An naturally didn't idle, directly maxing out the Luck Value for the fishing boats and the Trawling.

He glanced at the distant trawler and couldn't help but wonder, 'I don't know if turning on the cheat here will affect them.'

After all, fishing boats that maintain the Luck Value have a fish‑gathering effect, likely drawing in all the nearby schools of fish.

Once the net was set, everyone immediately returned to the lounge.

Wu An went to the wheelhouse; the wind was fierce, and he felt some worry.

Lao Fu Tou checked and said, 'A An, the Trawling is all normal.'

"We've also kept a very safe operating distance from the neighboring fishing boats."

"No problem."

Wu An nodded, too lazy to go back and forth, so he stayed in the wheelhouse for occasional small talk.

Mei Wu was there too, so it wouldn't be awkward.

At noon, Fan Xiao Zhu cooked; Wu An told him to make a bit more, waiting for the first net to come up, after which they'd be busy nonstop, and mealtime might only be squeezed in.

Upon hearing that, everyone was overjoyed.

As long as there's work to do, we can make money; who cares whether we can eat properly?