Chapter 480

Arriving at Elder Zhang's shop.

Besides Liang Rong and the two bodyguards, there was also a strange old man.

Liang Rong said: "A An, originally, I would say there's no need for such trouble; we just exchange money for goods."

"This person was arranged by my family."

"He needs to inspect the goods."

Wu An nodded, indicating he understood.

Following steps similar to Elder Zhang's, the old man inspected the goods very carefully, nodded, and then stood to the side.

"The total is 【grams】, the total is 【amount】."

Liang Rong made a call.

Not long after.

The money arrived.

Having already paid for two ships, Wu An didn't have much money left in his bank card, just a few hundred thousand; now, just counting the digits took half a day.

Tens, hundreds, millions...

Over 22.43 million!

A Qing, Mei Wu, and Lao Fu Tou each got ten percent, which was 【amount】. He asked Liang Rong to transfer the money directly to the three people's accounts, saying it wasn't just him who found the ambergris.

The money had just arrived.

Lao Fu Tou's call came in first.

Wu An answered and told him it was the money from the ambergris sale.

A Qing and Mei Wu also called.

Wu An explained the situation.

Don't look at how each person's share was much more than the money from the white butterfly clam pearls combined; this money could actually be told to the family, as it was like winning the lottery—a windfall.

Although they might be pestered by unscrupulous relatives, there wouldn't be any major trouble.

The white butterfly clam was different.

That was a golden goose that could keep laying eggs.

Once people knew, the future troubles would be endless.

At sea, human hearts are unpredictable.

The sea is dangerous, but people are even more dangerous.

On the phone, let alone A Qing and Mei Wu, even Lao Fu Tou was laughing happily.

Wu An laughed along.

With over 20 million coming in today, he felt wonderful inside.

Liang Rong let the old man and the two bodyguards take the ambergris and leave first, then shook hands with Wu An: "I need to take the ambergris back as soon as possible; I can't stay here too long."

"I remember you're a fisherman, right?"

"Next time I'll specifically come to find you to play; you take me out to sea, and I'll see if I have the luck to find ambergris."

Wu An smiled and shook his hand: "Then I'll wait for you to contact me."

Liang Rong said: "See you again."

"If you come to Jiangzhe, be sure to contact me."

Wu An and Elder Zhang saw him to the door.

After Liang Rong left, Wu An asked in a low voice: "Elder Zhang, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, but I've never seen so much money in my life. This money... can I spend it freely?"

Elder Zhang smiled and nodded, saying: "Although it didn't go through an auction house or some formal institution, you can rest assured and use this money boldly. It's money given by the Liang family; it's absolutely clean and safe."

Wu An muttered to himself; he thought that once the money was in his hands, it would still need to be "washed."

It seems he had overcomplicated things.

Or perhaps... the current environment is still relatively relaxed, not as troublesome as in the future, where even opening a bank card takes half a day of effort.

Wu An still felt a bit uneasy and planned to ask Gao Qiangqi when he got back.

He does big business, so he must be very clear about the ins and outs of this.

After accompanying Elder Zhang for a cup of tea, Wu An and Gu Anran rose to say goodbye.

They drove back to the hotel.

It was still early, and he had intended to check out and go home directly.

But they dragged it out, and by the time they left the hotel, it was already dark.

Gu Anran was still driving.

Gu Anran dropped him off at the intersection.

Returning home, Wu An found the whole family in the living room, with food on the table, but no one had started eating yet. He greeted them: "Dad, sister-in-law, didn't I say not to wait for me?"

Wu Yingwei asked: "Is the money secure?"

Wu An nodded.

Wu Ping was just about to speak when he was kicked by Mei Yueqin and sent to heat up the food.

Just as Wu Ping got up.

Mei Yueqin pulled Wu An to sit down and asked: "I heard from Aunt Juan that A Qing got over three million; how much did you get?"

Wu An said: "Over 20 million."

Mei Yueqin exclaimed: "My god, this is too valuable."

Wu Yingwei stared and said: "Isn't the gold price only around 300? It's not worth it even if it's three times more expensive. These rich people... tsk tsk..."

Wu An looked around, thinking of this poor, broken home with four bare walls: "Dad, sister-in-law, I won't bring this money home."

"I've already secured the homestead of Wu Lao San on the other side of the old house, and this villa is ready to start construction."

"When the time comes, I'll just tear down this house of ours and build a three-story building."

He had originally intended to take Wu Yingjin's homestead to build a large villa, but Wu Yingjin reacted fiercely, saying he wouldn't sell.

After waiting for a while, he had someone probe Wu Yingjin's attitude, but Wu Yingjin still wouldn't sell, even saying he would die before selling.

No way.

He couldn't wait, and he couldn't just wait around.

He was using the large villa for his wedding, so the sooner the better, and he could get married sooner.

It wasn't that he was in such a hurry to get married, but he felt that with the frequency he and Gu Anran were together now, who knew when something might happen.

He didn't want to have to get married in a rush without even having a new house.

So he asked the neighbor on the other side, and after talking, Wu Lao San had the willingness to sell.

Now the homesteads in the village aren't worth much; over 300 square meters only cost 30,000.

Wu An felt the price was appropriate, so he didn't haggle and decisively took it.

Although if he had haggled, the price could have gone down a bit, he felt there was no need.

It wasn't that he was acting rich, but if he haggled now, when the village developed later and the land became valuable, people would feel they had suffered a loss and might cause trouble.

It's better to be generous now, letting Wu Lao San feel he took advantage, so even if the land becomes valuable later, he can't say anything out of face.

So after taking the land, he specifically asked Lao Jiang to spread the word.

Naturally, some people gossiped, saying he had become arrogant after making money, had money with nowhere to spend...

Others advised Wu An, saying Wu Lao San was unscrupulous and would even cheat his own people.

Wu Lao San felt quite aggrieved and specifically told people at Lao Jiang's shop that Wu An had approached him first, and he had quoted a high price thinking there would be room to haggle, but Wu An didn't haggle.

What could he do? He was also helpless.

Wu An felt it didn't matter; what's a little gossip? The real benefit falling into his own hands is what matters.

The calculation behind this, let alone others not seeing it, even Lao Jiang didn't quite understand, thinking Wu An was doing something unnecessary; as for the village homestead, to put it bluntly, even if you gave it away, no one would want it.

Wu An was too lazy to explain much.

He knew best how well the village would develop in the future; in his previous life, he could only be a bystander, but now, not only would he participate, he would lead the development.

After taking Wu Lao San's land, he started looking for a construction company.

Now he knew some people in society and had some connections, so after asking around a bit, it was easy to find a suitable one.

He got the quote from the construction company; building it would cost 1.5 million.

He didn't know much, and the water in the materials was deep, but he knew people who did.

Fan Laoshi and Foreman Li helped him look at it, and there were no problems with the materials used for construction.

It was quite conscientious.

Wu An felt relieved.

In the eyes of others, building a house and buying property is a big deal that requires effort everywhere.

But for him, he just made a few phone calls, and he didn't even need to worry; naturally, someone helped him handle it properly.

And he wouldn't step on any mines or get ripped off.