Wu An arrived at the house.
Wu Ping and Mei Yueqin were both busy in the kitchen.
Seeing this, Wu An also wanted to help.
Mei Yueqin quickly said, "There's some cut fruit on the table in the pavilion, go and eat it."
"You don't need to bother with anything."
"It's terribly hot in here, don't come in."
Wu An still came in and said, "Sister-in-law, I'm not a three-year-old anymore. Don't treat me like a child."
"I need to do some work."
"It's good to just pretend. Maybe Dad will be in a better mood when he sees me come in and work."
Mei Yueqin then stopped saying anything.
Wu Ping joked, "Ah An, you'd better be able to act for the rest of your life."
Wu An responded.
There wasn't much he could do, so he simply squatted in front of the stove and tended the fire.
We still use an earthen stove at home.
There are gas stoves, but the food cooked on them just doesn't smell as good as the food cooked on a traditional earthen stove.
Not long after.
Wu Yingwei is back.
Seeing Wu An in the kitchen, they looked at each other but didn't say anything. Wu An greeted him, and Wu Yingwei turned and left the kitchen.
Mei Yueqin quickly said, "It's good that Dad didn't say anything."
Wu An smiled.
Before long, the food was served. Mei Yueqin had been busy preparing since she got home, making a full table of dishes. She even called Wu Ping and Wu Yingwei to come home early.
She had long hoped that the whole family could sit down and have a proper meal together.
Because Mei Yueqin had previously asked Wu An and Wu Yingwei for their opinions on going home, they wisely refrained from bringing it up during the meal.
However, she also mentioned that Wu An paid for the groceries today, saying, "I've thought it over, this money is for Wu An's food expenses."
"From now on, both sons will come to our house for meals."
"My sister-in-law may not be a great cook, but there's always a hot meal available."
Wu Ping nodded.
Wu An looked at his father.
Wu Yingwei took a sip of wine, picked up some food, and ate without saying a word.
If it's not said, it's assumed.
Wu An grinned and said, "Thank you, sister-in-law."
Mei Yueqin breathed a sigh of relief, took out two thousand yuan, and said, "You gave me too much money, take this back."
Wu An shook his head and said, "I left some money."
"Sister-in-law, give the extra money back to Uncle Mei."
“Over the years, you’ve borrowed a lot of money from your family. It’s not good to keep owing money. Now that we have some money, let’s pay some back.”
The "Uncle Mei" he mentioned was his sister-in-law Mei Yueqin's father.
He remembers this very clearly.
Dad and my older brother barely earned enough to support the family, but after he started school, he began stealing and committing many crimes. Sometimes, my sister-in-law would help cover it up by not telling Dad and my older brother, and she would use her own savings to make up the difference.
Much of this money came from my sister-in-law's family.
He was just trying to make his sister-in-law's life easier, but she ended up spending most of her money on him.
His sister-in-law's family naturally wouldn't want the money, but he couldn't help but think about paying it back.
Wu Ping was taken aback: "Yueqin, did you ask Dad for money?"
Mei Yueqin quickly shook her head and said, "No, my parents sometimes give me money when I go back to my parents' home."
"Also, Dad would occasionally have Xiaowu bring over some seafood. We couldn't eat it all at home, so I would go to the dock to sell it and pay off some money."
Wu Ping looked surprised; he knew none of this.
He wasn't stupid; he immediately realized that his father-in-law and brother-in-law were helping their family.
He quickly said, "Then what Ah An said is right, the money should be returned."
Wu Yingping glanced at Wu An. This kid used to be a vampire, lying at home sucking blood. Now, not only has he learned to be good, but he can even think about outsiders.
This change is too drastic.
"You still have to pay it back, but you can't pay it back directly." He suppressed his surprise and said, "Visit your parents' home more often in the future, and buy them some nutritional supplements or something."
Mei Yueqin nodded: "Okay."
Then she picked up the bowl and gave Wu Ansheng a bowl of beef ball and radish soup, saying, "Erzi, you're so thoughtful."
Wu An looked at the bowl, which was full of beef balls and not even a second piece of radish. He realized that his sister-in-law was subconsciously showing favoritism, so he said, "Sister-in-law, I want to drink soup."
As he spoke, he scooped some soup with a spoon and gave it to his father and older brother.
Wu Ping said cheerfully, "Thank you, An. Big brother likes meatballs."
Wu Yingping snorted.
After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Wu An helped clean up. Wu Yingping, holding a teacup filled with strong tea, blew on it and said, "Since you want to do this seriously, have you thought about what you want to do in the future?"
"I haven't decided yet. By the way, is there anyone in the village who knows how to repair houses?" Wu An paused and said, "I plan to repair the old house. The windows and doors are not in good condition."
"Let alone a typhoon, we might not be able to withstand even a strong wind."
He deliberately changed the subject, not wanting to discuss this topic with his father now, as it was easy to accidentally ruin the conversation.
Because he planned to make a living by fishing and beachcombing.
In his father's eyes, this could be summed up as "not doing his proper job".
Wu Ping shouted, "Why bother fixing this? Let's just go home and live here!"
Mei Yueqin chimed in, "There's no need to repair the old house. Don't waste money."
Wu An took off his apron, wiped his hands with a rag, and said, "I'm just doing some simple repairs, just making do for now."
"I plan to tear down the old house and build a new one once I've made some money."
“I’m in my early twenties, and I’ll definitely get married in the future. It’s not right for me to keep living with you guys.”
"Dad, how about I have the land for the old house?"
Wu Yingwei took a sip of tea and said, "It's already under your name, so you can do whatever you want with it. You don't need to ask anyone else."
“No construction teams work in our village.”
"Old Zhuang has the contact information for the construction team. If you need to renovate the old house, go ask him for it."
Wu An smiled.
His father supports him.
Upon hearing this, Wu Ping and Mei Yueqin didn't say anything more. Wu An thought that building a new house was a good thing, and they would definitely support it.
Building a new house costs a lot of money; it's not something you can just do on a whim.
Mei Yueqin smiled and said, "Second son, have you found a girl you like?"
Wu An smiled wryly: "Sister-in-law, I just broke up with my boyfriend."
"Besides, we're penniless right now, we have nothing, so what good is it if we have a girl we like?"
Mei Yueqin said, "Nonsense."
"We're good-looking and tall."
“You’re much more handsome than your brother. You’re 1.8 meters tall. You can’t find another young man like you in the village.”
"We're doing it now, and we're making money."
"I'll help you find one, a pretty and capable one."
Wu An quickly said, "Sister-in-law, please don't."
"I have high standards."
"I wouldn't even look at the average one."
He said these things to dissuade his sister-in-law from playing matchmaker, because he was only focused on making money and had no interest in dating.
Upon hearing this, Wu Yingping was so angry that he laughed.
Mei Yueqin punched him lightly and said, "You're getting cocky just because I said you're fat."
Wu Ping said, "Erzi, stop bragging. Even cows can fly in the sky."
Wu An laughed along with him.
Under the lamplight, the family chatted and laughed, and he felt that this was happiness.
It was once out of reach.
I am now in it.
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