Wu An and A Qing returned to the village, but parted ways halfway there.
As soon as Wu An entered the house, his sister-in-law was feeding the chickens and ducks. He went over to help and asked, "Has Brother Wu left?"
"They left after lunch, riding their bikes so fast they were practically flying. I wonder how much they'll brag when they get home." Mei Yueqin responded, and seeing Wu An come to help, she didn't stand on ceremony and asked, "Wu went to the old house this morning, but the door was already closed."
What are you doing in town so early in the morning?
Wu An gave a brief explanation.
Mei Yueqin was dumbfounded: "They've already spent all the money?"
Wu An smiled and said, "More or less."
"Money is meant to be spent, after all."
The money in the guesthouse project's accounts can no longer be considered his. After deducting the money spent on the storefront, he only has a little over 100,000 yuan left in usable working capital.
We don't have much money left.
If you really want to be picky, he's already in debt.
Because the trawlers are paid for in installments, the money I have right now is only enough to pay for next month.
He wasn't flustered at all.
Once the weather gets better, we can make money.
Mei Yueqin punched him lightly and said, "Such a big thing, and you didn't even call home to let Dad and me know."
Wu An chuckled after being teased, "I'll know next time."
Mei Yueqin glared: "You want a next time?"
"Wait until Dad gets back and finds out, then he'll see what he says to you."
"However, this is also a good thing. After all, it's a house, and storefronts in that town are worth a lot of money. I wonder if it will continue to develop in the future..."
My sister-in-law kept talking.
Wu An would occasionally respond with a couplet.
“By the way, didn’t you say you were going to build a big villa to marry An Ran? What happened?” Mei Yueqin suddenly said, patting him on the shoulder: “We need to hurry up with this.”
Wu An laughed and said, "Sister-in-law, don't worry, even if we don't build a big villa, the person won't be able to run away."
"I bought the shop in town, actually to give it to her."
Mei Yueqin was stunned when she heard this.
That's really generous of them!
Even as her sister-in-law, she couldn't help but feel a little jealous, saying, "Logically speaking, there are some things a sister-in-law shouldn't say. But let me just say this: it's right that you're good to Anran, but you should also be a little more careful. After all, she hasn't even officially joined the family yet."
Wu An nodded earnestly: "Sister-in-law, I understand."
Mei Yueqin stopped talking, after all, these were things that she, as the sister-in-law, shouldn't say, but at home, Wu Yingwei and Wu Ping couldn't say these things.
She's the only one.
Wu An didn't give him any perfunctory answers; he had always treated Mei Yueqin like a mother.
He knew that Mei Yueqin didn't mean anything by saying those words; she was simply thinking of him.
"You haven't contacted Wu Yingjin yet, have you?"
"No, I've been quite busy lately, so I haven't run into them."
"How could that be? I've been going to the beach recently and I often see Wu Yingjin wandering around the old house. Sometimes she stays there for most of the day."
"The old house... all that's left on his side are a few walls."
"That's right."
"Something's fishy."
“I felt something was off, and I went to the old house to check, but I couldn’t see anything wrong.”
"And now?"
"I reckon it's there."
"Sister-in-law, then I won't help you. I'll go take a look and ask him if he's selling his old house." Wu An clapped his hands and said.
Mei Yueqin said, "Wash the handles."
Wu An went out and walked towards the old house. It was normal that he didn't run into Wu Yingjin. He was at sea for a whole day, working from dawn till dusk. If he had run into Wu Yingjin, then Wu Yingjin would have been even more suspicious.
As he walked, he pondered and remembered that his sister-in-law had mentioned that Wu Yingjin had suddenly returned to the village, apparently to sell something.
We arrived at the old house.
There were some stones in the corner, and no one knew what they were for. Anyway, they had been placed there for some time. Wu An stood on them and could see Wu Yingjin's old house not far away.
The old house and Wu Yingjin's old residence are separated by a plot of private land, which could also be used to build a house.
The neighbor on the other side, also surnamed Wu, was much more distantly related to Wu Yingjin, beyond the fifth degree of kinship. Their relationship was so-so, since their family no longer lived there.
Wu An was a scoundrel before, and he was also disliked when he came to the old house.
later.
He has learned well.
They go out to sea to fish every day, leaving early and returning late, and have hardly ever seen each other.
Here, almost everyone has the surname Wu.
In the village, there are not many people with the surname Wu, but there are not few either. Wu Yingjin is his cousin, and he and Wu Yingwei are cousins from the same grandfather, but they have fallen out.
Before long, he saw Wu Yingjin walk around the "ruins" twice.
Wu An looked at it for a while, but still couldn't figure it out.
What is Wu Yingjin doing at the old house?
He simply walked over and greeted him, "Uncle, busy, huh?"
After saying that, he handed her a cigarette.
Wu Yingjin took the cigarette and said calmly, "What is it?"
Wu An nodded.
He decided to get straight to the point and said, "I'm planning to build a house, but the old house isn't big enough. I heard you're selling your land plot, so I can buy it."
Wu Yingjin's eyes widened, as if she had been stimulated by something, and she shouted excitedly, "Who wants to sell the homestead? Who told you that?"
"What exactly are you planning to do by buying my homestead?"
"I'm telling you, I'm not selling!"
Wu An took half a step back.
At this moment, Wu Yingjin was like a mad dog.
After shouting, Wu Yingjin realized that he had lost his composure. He lowered his head, lit a cigarette, and said awkwardly, "Ah An, I'm sorry, I haven't been sleeping well lately, so I'm a bit sensitive."
Wu An shook his head and said, "Then perhaps someone relayed the message incorrectly."
"However, I plan to sell the land..."
Before he could finish speaking, Wu Yingjin waved his hand to interrupt him: "Impossible."
"I can't sell it."
"I...I also plan to come back here to retire when I get old."
"Isn't this place great? It's close to the sea. If we build the houses a bit higher, we can see the ocean from the balcony. What's that saying again? Facing the sea, with spring flowers blooming, right?"
Wu An nodded with a smile.
He didn't say much; since Wu Yingjin wouldn't sell, it didn't matter to him.
Wu Yingjin was very talkative. She said, "A'an, I know you've made some money recently, but don't be too flashy. You bought my homestead, which adds up to about one and a half acres of land."
"There's no need for that."
“You can build it higher, three, four, or even five stories.”
Wu An responded.
Wu Yingjin smoked a cigarette for a short while, and then he left.
After taking a couple of steps, he looked back and saw Wu Yingjin staring at the old house. He frowned. Wu Yingjin was indeed acting very strangely. Could it be that the old house was hiding something?
Wu Yingjin's reaction was too intense. In the end, she kept trying to persuade him, talking a lot, just like someone trying to make conversation when they have nothing to say.
He suppressed his thoughts.
Anyway, there's no rush to build a villa; let's take it one step at a time.
Back to the old house.
He took out his phone to chat with Gu Anran. Seeing that Gu Anran was in a low mood, he invited her to go to the county to play since it wouldn't rain the next day.
Gu Anran initially refused, saying she wanted to find a storefront in town.
Upon hearing this, Wu An exclaimed, "What's the point of looking for him then?"
He asked Gu Anran to accompany him on his date, and when they returned, he would help her search for the body.
After much back and forth, the two finally reached an agreement.
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