Chapter 74: It's me, I'd also be a scumbag

Li School tried to stop it but couldn't.

Shen Fang didn't say anything either; in her eyes, Mao Wang was essentially insignificant, and whatever Mao Wang did, she didn't care at all.

At this moment, her mind was full of Wu An's words.

What should she do?

Actually she had no choice, but being led around by Wu An like this made her feel very unwilling.

Mao Wang strode over angrily; seeing someone approach, Gu Anran instinctively greeted, raising his head with a welcoming smile.

Mao Wang's steps halted.

The person stood there dumbfounded.

What did he see?

Was it a fairy?

The loose white T-shirt was obviously very ordinary, with no special styling, just clean and simple, like a plain noodle facing up, yet it had a special beauty.

Especially with a bead of sweat on his delicate oval face, it was breathtakingly beautiful.

Wu An pressed the horn and asked, "Buy or not?"

Mao Wang came to his senses and stammered, "Buy, buy, buy, give me… give me a box."

Having said that.

He also hurriedly tugged at the hem of his T-shirt, trying to look as neat as possible.

Gu Anran whispered, "Your friend?"

Wu An shook his head, moved closer, and whispered, "He's from the same village; we can slaughter him."

Gu Anran smirked: "Good."

Watching the two chatting and laughing, Mao Wang suddenly realized his anger had somehow vanished.

Shen Fang's loss was not unjust.

It's him; he's also acting like a scumbag.

The Pure Love Warrior collapsed at once.

Mao Wang scanned the code to pay 30 yuan, then hurriedly turned and left, walking faster and faster, still trying to maintain a normal gait, even though Gu Anran didn't glance at him again.

Wu An noticed that Gu Anran had agreed verbally but actually didn't slaughter, and gave him extra spicy snails.

Gu Anran leaned close to his ear and whispered, "This person from your village seems a bit off."

Wu An laughed: "He's just like that."

Wu An knew with his toes why Mao Wang had come—nothing more than to stand up for Shen Fang.

After seeing Gu Anran, Mao Wang understood him.

Hmm.

If that's the case, being a scumbag isn't impossible.

Men, huh.

Pure love, fidelity—all bullshit; it's just that one's options are too limited, forcing one to eat from one's own trough.

Gu Anran began to pack up.

"Sales are about done; the rest we'll take home to eat."

"I'll go with you."

Wu An was quite pleased: "Yes, the road is slippery in the rain, so we can look out for each other."

As they were about to leave town, they saw someone selling watermelons.

The watermelon was huge, not a local variety; Wu An stopped, picked the biggest one, weighed it, and it came to ten jin!

He had the boss cut it in half, put each half in a bag, and placed one half on Gu Anran's car.

The boss thoughtfully cut a small piece for him to taste; Wu An nodded and said, "It's sweet."

"It'll taste even better if we chill it with well water back home."

Gu Anran smiled: "Then I won't stand on ceremony."

Wu An nodded.

The watermelon is sweet, but it has a lot of seeds; there are basically no seedless watermelons now, and even if there are, they're expensive.

Look.

The business opportunity has come.

This area is very suitable for growing various fruits; according to Father's notebook, not to mention other villages, their own village already has several major fruit growers.

He really plans to invest in agriculture in the future, but to grow fruit on a large scale one must contract fields, mountains, and land, which requires a large startup capital.

Moreover, in the short term there's no return to be seen; the investment will be huge, but future profits will also be considerable.

It's still that saying.

To get rich, money makes money; he must quickly complete the primitive accumulation.

Then he saw popsicles for sale, bought a few, and handed them to Gu Anran, saying, "This is what you like."

Gu Anran blinked: "How do you know?"

Wu An smiled and said, "I guessed."

……

Li School saw Mao Wang buy a portion of spicy snails and walk back, asking, "You're just coming back like that?"

"How did you even end up taking a detour?"

Mao Wang was dazed.

"Did you take a detour?"

He was clearly already trying hard to tell himself not to lose composure!

He instantly broke his defense.

I'm mortified!

Li School saw him stay silent and kept asking, "You didn't go over… what did you say?"

"I… when I saw it, I got too… too nervous and forgot what to say," Mao Wang said awkwardly.

"Ambitious." Li School couldn't help laughing, laughed twice, then felt it was inappropriate and quickly hushed herself.

Mao Wang handed the Spicy Snail to Shen Fang and said, "Shen Fang, it's quite tasty, give it a try."

Shen Fang made a sour face, "I won't eat it."

At that moment.

She gave up, and also felt relieved.

If you can't beat them, just join them.

Since she can't get Wu An, she really has to protect her reputation, so she can find something better later.

Mao Wang still thought Shen Fang was bothered, and tried to comfort, "No one knows where that goddess popped up from."

"Someone so beautiful, Wu An might not be able to keep her."

Li School said earnestly, "You'd better keep your hopes up, okay?"

"If Wu An can't keep Gu Anran, it won't do you any good at all."

Mao Wang asked, "Why?"

"I'm still hoping he's fine? I'd love for the goddess to dump him."

Li School rolled her eyes, too lazy to waste words with him.

Moreover.

Her view differed from Mao Wang's; with Wu An being so outstanding, he might end up swamped with romance.

Today there's Gu Anran, tomorrow there might be a Li Anran popping up.

…

At the crossroads, Gu Anran turned onto the road back to the Village.

The rain started falling again.

Wu An didn't delay long, quickly started his motorcycle and soon caught up with his elder brother.

Just arrived home.

Wu Ping went to return the vehicle.

Mei Yueqin stepped out of the house, holding a phone, nodded in greeting and said, "It's a red motorcycle, the handlebars have red ribbons."

"Then you didn't see wrong, A An is wearing a black T‑shirt."

"Yes, it's his bike."

"It isn't that we were rushing to sea‑fishing, luck was good, earned some money; whenever the haul is too big, we also need a vehicle for transport."

"The last time I went back with your brother‑in‑law, I also bought you something."

"By the way, you asked your parents to remember to take those supplements."

"Next time I go back to set a time with big brother, it's been a long time since we met."

"Alright… then… hang up."

She said she hung up, but actually chatted a while longer; Mei Yueqin cheerfully ended the call, looked at Wu An with curiosity and said, "Xiao Wu also went to town today, and from the crossroads far away saw you riding a new motorcycle."

"He thought he saw wrong and didn't dare to acknowledge it."

Wu An's expression was a bit odd; speaking of him and Xiao Wu, he has to call him Brother Wu, and there's a lot of grudges between them.

Before, he got into university while Xiao Wu didn't; the family called him Mei Wu, and Mei Wu naturally didn't look kindly on him.

Later he went astray, Mei Wu reprimanded him a few times; he bore a grudge and found a chance to swindle Mei Wu out of some money.

Since then he's been avoiding Mei Wu, and it's been a long time since they met.

From afar he saw him riding a new bike; it's normal that Mei Wu wouldn't admit it, and he might even suspect he stole it, which is why he called his sister‑in‑law.

On the other end of the phone.

Mei Wu hung up and said, "It's Wu An's bike."

"How much money did this kid actually make?"

"Someday I'll go check, just in case he's messing around."

Mei Donghai said, "You should stop worrying pointlessly."

Mei Wu glared, "Wu An isn't behaving, and it drags my sister into it; how could I be worrying pointlessly."

Neighbor Chen Lin came by, munching sunflower seeds, and after hearing that, subtly probed.

After a short while she got up and left, but didn't go home; instead she went to Chen Long's mother to tell her about it.

Chen Long's mother, upon hearing, immediately cursed, "Her son is still in the hospital, yet the mastermind is living it up!"

That's unacceptable!

Heaven may agree, but she certainly won't.

"The thief heavens don't turn a blind eye, how could they let that scoundrel make money and turn things around…"

She muttered curses, just as she was about to step out, thunder roared overhead, frightening her so she scrambled back into the house.

"This day feels off."

"Wait until the weather clears before going."

She quickly whispered a few prayers to Goddess Mazu, apologizing for her swearing, noting that Heaven is strange, her mouth is filthy, and the curses were aimed at others.

The sky remained thick with dark clouds, the storm looming.