The village chief had disappeared long before Fu Wan answered the phone, and there was no one else in the office where the phone was placed except for Fu Wan.
Fu Wan quickly answered the phone, thinking that Sun Youcai hadn't finished speaking.
Hello?
The person on the other end of the phone clearly hadn't expected a woman's voice, pausing for a few seconds before speaking.
"Hello, is this Fu Family Village?"
Fu Wan was surprised; this was clearly not Sun Youcai.
"Yes you are?"
The person on the other end of the phone breathed a sigh of relief after confirming it was Fu Jiacun.
"Hello, this is the county public security bureau. Could you please help me find Comrade Fu Wan?"
Fu Wan was surprised that the person was looking for her, which made her even more puzzled.
"I am Fu Wan."
She hadn't done anything wrong, so why was the county public security bureau calling her out of the blue?
The county public security bureau officials were also surprised by the coincidence; the person who answered the phone was actually Fu Wan herself.
His tone became much more friendly. "Comrade Fu Wan, it's like this, we received an application from the town's police station asking you to change the name of the little girl you adopted before, right?"
"Yes."
The police officer said with some regret, "You probably can't change your name. We've found the girl's family; they've already set off from Kyoto and are on their way here."
“We have verified their identities with the Kyoto Public Security Bureau. Keep an eye out, they may go to Fujia Village to pick up the children in the next few days.”
These words were undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for Fu Wan.
The police officer hung up the phone quickly, and Fu Wan sat on the stool next to him, still in a daze for a long time.
When Fu Yun first arrived at the Fu family, she was still a bit sensitive. No matter what she was doing, she would always look at the adults' expressions before taking the next step.
For example, when eating at the dinner table, if there's no food left in her bowl, she only dares to pick up the food in front of her, which is completely different from Fu Ling, who is always eating meat.
Fortunately, her family also pity the child and treats Fu Ling and Fu Yun the same.
Now that Fu Yun has finally become as cheerful as Fu Ling, how can she possibly tell her that her family is coming to pick her up?
Moreover, the old woman who abducted Fu Yun made it clear that it was Fu Yun's family who made her sell Fu Yun.
Fu Wan felt a headache coming on just thinking about it; Fu Yun's family seemed to be another difficult situation to deal with.
Well, the child knows what's going on anyway. Let her go back and ask her. If Fu Yun doesn't want to go back, then she doesn't have to.
Even if Fu Yun agrees to go back, she won't let them take the child away easily until her family arrives and she gives them an explanation.
Who knows if they'll turn around and sell the child again? Last time she just happened to run into them, but what about next time?
Thinking of this, Fu Wan's worries disappeared. She still needed to go back and pack up the seaweed and dried oysters, and then have Fu San deliver them to Sun Youcai.
I can make some extra money again!
...
Last night, Fu Laoda delivered all the catch he had gathered from the beach to Fu San, and this morning he went to the village to look at the land for building a house.
Having just selected two suitable plots of land, Boss Fu excitedly returned home, ready to discuss the choice with Fu Wanye and Xiao Cui.
There are still quite a few residential plots in the village. The place he chose is by the sea, but the sea level won't rise enough to cover it during a storm.
This is the very same sea-view room that was all the rage in the past.
Fu was feeling quite pleased with himself, but he didn't expect that as soon as he turned into his own alley, he would be startled by the person hiding in the alley.
The man was wearing a straw hat early in the morning. Because he was much shorter than Boss Fu, he had to take several steps back to see who it was.
"No, Fu Lao Er, are you sick in the head?"
The man who arrived was none other than Fu Lao Er. He had been driven to desperation by his two brothers, Fu Qiang and Fu Gang. Fu Qiang had damaged Fu Gang's bicycle, and now Fu Gang not only wanted to change his name but also demanded that Fu Qiang pay him compensation.
Originally, the family members were talking about whether or not to pay compensation, but Fu Gang's father-in-law ran over and said that the car was bought by his daughter, and if they didn't pay compensation, he would go to the police station!
What's the point of seeing them? We have no money at home, so we can only squeeze out what we can.
Having no other choice, Fu Lao Er had to go to Fu Lao Da.
"Big...Big brother, do you want our boat?"
Old Fu was completely baffled for a long time. "What does that mean?"
Fu Lao Er used the brim of his straw hat to shield his eyes from Fu Lao Da's expression, and he didn't seem as nervous as he usually was when he saw Fu Lao Da.
And now, he speaks with much more composure.
"Brother, do you like our boat? I heard from the villagers that you want to buy a boat. I happen to be selling this one. You can give me 1,500 yuan."
1,500? Why doesn't he just rob someone?!
Boss Fu chuckled, "Sorry, I don't want to buy a boat anymore. You'll have to find someone else!"
I don't know what this person was thinking. The boat that Fu Lao Er's family owned was left by their father. Although it wasn't very dilapidated, it couldn't compare to Fu Lao Da's own boat.
There was no net-hauling machine on the boat, and the diesel engine was a discarded one from the village, which would sometimes fail to start.
Fu Lao Er was surprised that Fu Lao Da would refuse, thinking that he thought it was too expensive.
"Brother, that boat is really not expensive at 1,500. I only sold it because I needed the money urgently."
Fu Laoda didn't want to argue with him, so he walked past him and prepared to go back.
"Even if you have money, I don't want it. I don't even want your dilapidated boat."
Fu Lao Er's back bent instantly. Most of the people in this village had boats and looked down on his dilapidated boat.
He completely forgot that he had a son named Fu Shi, who was working as a boatman at the docks doing all sorts of hard labor in order to own his own boat.
Fu Lao Er sighed and turned to leave. Unexpectedly, Qian Xiaohua walked out from the side, startling him.
What are you doing here?
Qian Xiaohua showed none of the fierceness she displayed in front of Fu Wan and the others, and smiled gently, "I just got here too. I heard you say you were going to sell your boat. What, are you selling your boat?"
Fu Lao Er nodded slowly, but Qian Xiao Hua's words the next second instantly gave him hope again.
"Okay, then sell it to me, but make it cheaper. I don't have 1,500 yuan."
Fu Lao Er was somewhat incredulous, "What would a widow like you need a boat for, to go out to sea?"
Qian Xiaohua was a little unhappy with his words. What widow? She wouldn't be one for long.
So she said with a hint of impatience, "Are you going to sell it or not? Why do you care so much? It's eight hundred yuan. If you're going to sell it, just let me know."
Her husband had a few hundred yuan left at home, and if she went back to her parents' home to borrow some more, it should be about the same.
If Ye Xiaocui's family can go to sea to earn money and live a good life, so can Qian Xiaohua.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the ocean, in an inconspicuous little room in the United States, Smith was listening to a report from his subordinates, furious.
"What? You only just realized there was no torpedo feedback? What are you all good for! A bunch of useless trash!"
The subordinate was so scolded that he didn't dare to lift his head. Smith paced back and forth in the room, furious. They had made good use of the information transmitted by the torpedoes, and now was a crucial moment for his promotion. He couldn't afford any mistakes.
"Hasn't the new type of torpedo been developed? Contact the island nation and ask them to launch another one."
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