Wu An called out to A Qing, cut the fish he had kept in half, and said, "I'm in a hurry to deliver the fish."
"Come to my house...the old house, after dinner tonight."
"We'll split the profits then."
Aqing scratched her head: "Profit sharing?"
Wu An said, "The money from selling the fish this time."
Aqing shook her head and said no: "Brother, I just want to go with you to have fun."
"I can take these fish."
After saying that, he picked up the separated fish, caught up with Li Juan who had already walked quite a distance away with her cart, and waved goodbye once they were far away.
Wu An smiled.
Old Xie, puffing on his cigarette, said cheerfully, "Your little brother is quite sensible."
Wu An nodded.
...
Aqing threw the fish onto the cart, grabbed the cart, and pulled it, saying, "Mom, my brother gave it to me."
He wanted to give me a share of the money, but I refused.
"He borrowed the fishing rod and tackle after breaking his head."
"I couldn't catch any fish before, but it was my brother who gave me pointers that enabled me to catch a few."
"Mom, fishing is so much fun."
He kept talking, and Li Juan nodded with a smile, thinking to herself, "Who says my son is stupid? They're blind. My son is very smart."
She casually agreed, "It's good, it's good."
Aqing said, "Mom, let's cook all these fish tonight."
"Stone Nine-Year-Old Stewed Soup, Steamed Sea Bass, and Braised Black Sea Bream."
Li Juan nodded with a smile.
There are only two people in the family, and we definitely can't finish all these fish if we cook them, but that's okay. My son went to a lot of trouble to bring the fish home, and he's very happy about it, so we have to go along with it.
...
Wu An carried his fishing box home.
The tackle box contained rockfish, sea bass, black sea bream, and water; it was quite heavy.
After walking for a while, I was sweating profusely. Fortunately, it was already evening, and the setting sun was like blood in the distance, so the sun couldn't shine on me. After sweating, the sea breeze made me feel less hot.
He was still a little nervous as he walked home.
What should I say to my father and brother and sister-in-law when I see them later?
I feel apprehensive as I approach my hometown.
Having lived two lives, I still feel a little awkward thinking about facing my family.
The main reason is that he knows he is not well-liked and is likely to be met with indifference.
He never considered these things before, let alone thought about reconciling with his family. If he got into trouble, he would hide if he couldn't handle it, and run away if he couldn't hide.
It wasn't until he encountered setbacks everywhere in a foreign land and was left with no one to rely on that he realized how good his family was. After being tempered by society, he finally learned how to make a living.
He was filled with remorse.
Now that God has given him a second chance, he must make changes.
Before they even reached their doorstep, they ran into Lin Hu and Lin Bin, who were also carrying fishing gear and heading home.
When Lin Hu saw him, his face turned as black as Bao Gong's.
Lin Bin's eyes darted around, and he smiled as he came closer to greet him: "Wu An, where are you going?"
Wu An said, "Go and deliver the fish home."
Then he shouted to Lin Hu, saying that he would return the fishing box after delivering the fish to his home.
Lin Hu nodded without saying anything.
Lin Bin laughed: "Oh, so you've really turned over a new leaf."
"But isn't it a bit too late to be so attentive now?"
"Your dad has cut ties with you, do you think he'll take your fish?"
Wu An said calmly, "This is none of your business."
"I'm in a hurry, I don't have time to argue."
"Get out of the way."
Lin Bin's smile faded slightly, and he said sarcastically, "Ah An, I heard those fish sold for several thousand."
"I won't say it's a share for everyone who sees it, but the fishing gear was all lent to you by us."
"You should at least give us some."
Wu An chuckled at the guy's shameless antics and said playfully, "No, buddy."
"Are you trying to play dirty tricks on me?"
Are you sure?
Lin Bin's mind cleared up a bit, and he said, "Okay, I'll lend you my fishing gear. Consider it a selfless contribution from us."
"You stole our fish, so you have to return them, right?"
"That's a sea bass, worth several tens of yuan."
"We're in the right no matter who we tell this to."
Wu An frowned.
have to.
He who eats another's food is bound to do so.
Dad's already angry, so don't add to his frustration.
He opened his fishing box, took out the sea bass, and said, "This one is bigger than yours, so consider it compensation."
"We're even!"
Lin Bin happily took the fish: "Okay, okay, okay."
He proudly showed off the fish to Lin Hu, saying, "Look, I got a fish for free."
Lin Hu reached out to take it and said, "Give it to me."
Lin Bin shouted, "Why should I give it to you?"
Lin Hu: "Wu An stole my fish back then."
Lin Bin: "If it weren't for me, Wu An would have been able to return the fish. I would have been half the owner of that fish."
Wu An heard the two brothers arguing, turned around and glanced at them, and couldn't help but chuckle.
It's quite interesting that these two have such low moral standards, only slightly higher than his.
In his previous life, Wu An was at least a man in his thirties. Although he hadn't seen much of the world, he had been through the harsh realities of society and experienced the bombardment of short videos. While he couldn't easily grasp human nature, he saw things and people more clearly and thoroughly than the average person.
In his previous life, when he occasionally returned to the village, he heard that Lin Hu and Lin Bin had a falling out over the fish catch. The two lived not far from each other and saw each other all the time, but neither of them paid any attention to the other.
Looking at it now, it probably wasn't a rumor.
You two brothers can keep arguing.
In the past life, he treated me like a joke; in this life, it's his turn to watch the show.
...
Before I even got home, it was already dark.
There were no streetlights on the village paths, so Wu An walked slowly. He hadn't been home for over ten years. He remembered where his home was, but the road was really difficult to walk on.
As I emerged from the alley, before I even reached the door, I heard my father's booming voice, tinged with a hint of smokiness, calling out from the courtyard: "You went to the old house again yesterday, didn't you!"
"In this house, my words carry no weight!"
"If anyone tries to take care of that scoundrel, don't call me 'Dad'!"
Immediately afterward, a voice rang out; it was the eldest brother, Wu Ping: "Dad, calm down."
"The old house has nothing, and no one has lived there for so many years. If we don't clean it up, how will Erzi live here?"
Immediately afterwards, a woman's voice rang out: "Dad, it was me who said I wanted to go."
"Blame me if you must."
"Actually, we didn't do much, just tidy up the house."
The old man asked, "Didn't you two give him any money?"
"No," Wu Ping continued, "Erzi doesn't have a single penny on him, so perhaps..."
Suddenly, with a loud "bang," Wu An, who was outside the wall, was startled by something his father had smashed. Immediately afterward, his father started cursing.
They cursed him with the most offensive language, mainly targeting his older brother. After all, he was their father, and they were at home, so no outsiders would say anything no matter how much they cursed him.
Wu An sighed.
He was worried about what to say when they met, but now he doesn't have to worry anymore.
Given his family's situation, why should he even show his face?
I was going to leave right away, but after looking at the fish in the fishing box, I hesitated for a moment, then grabbed a black sea bream, threw it forcefully into the yard, and ran away.
A cry of "Ouch!" came from the courtyard.
Wu An stumbled and almost fell, thinking to himself: Holy crap, is it really that accurate?
Who was hit?
He muttered to himself, and ran even faster!
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