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Seeing that he was still smiling, Wu Ping sighed repeatedly and said, "A'an, you have to listen to me."
"Dad is really angry this time."
“Now your sister-in-law and I don’t dare to mention you. As soon as we do, Dad gets angry.”
"You mustn't do anything to make Dad angry again."
Wu An nodded and said, "Brother, I understand."
Wu Ping softened his tone: "Just stay here for now. Once Dad calms down, my sister-in-law and I will figure out a way to get you home."
Wu An shook his head: "Brother, you and sister-in-law don't need to do anything. I don't want Dad to take his anger out on you two and make you get scolded too."
“I made Dad angry. As the saying goes, the one who tied the knot must untie it. I will find a way to calm Dad down and let me go home.”
"Oh, remember to tidy up the house for me, I might come home at any time."
"Anytime?" Wu Ping said irritably, "What's your plan?"
"Tell me what you think is best, don't make decisions on your own."
"You always do things quietly that are absolutely terrifying."
Wu An scratched his head: "This... I haven't thought about it yet."
Wu Ping suddenly remembered something and asked, "Was it you who threw away the fish that smashed Dad's last night?"
Wu An nodded and said, "That was an accident. I didn't intend to smash Dad."
Wu Ping said, "This isn't your way of getting home, is it?"
"Don't do that again."
"Dad gritted his teeth while eating the fish, as if he wanted to crush all the fish bones and swallow them."
Wu An was both amused and exasperated.
Wu Ping took out a wad of cash, some in small bills and some in large bills, and placed it on the bed, saying, "This is my and your sister-in-law's secret stash of money."
“You’re all alone in the old house, you have to take care of your own food and drink, you can’t do without money.”
"The fish from yesterday... I paid the money to the person who gave it to me."
"Brother, I don't want the money." Wu An picked up the money and stuffed it into Wu Ping's hand, saying, "I caught that fish myself yesterday."
"I'm working hard now and I can make money."
The two of them were pulling at each other.
Wu An continued, "Brother, I made a lot of stupid mistakes before, and now I know I was wrong."
"Dad kicked me out of the house because I hit someone and borrowed money from loan sharks. Once I resolve these two issues properly, Dad might calm down and let me come home."
"Anyway, you and your sister-in-law don't need to worry about it."
“Take this money back, I definitely can’t take it… Brother…”
Before he could finish speaking, Wu Ping threw the money directly onto his bed. He grabbed it and stuffed it back into his hand. The two brothers started to struggle, but he was no match for Wu Ping, and the terrain also put him at a disadvantage, making it difficult for him to win the struggle.
Left with no other choice.
He could only lift the straw mat.
To sleep more comfortably, he divided the money into several portions and laid them flat under the mat. When he suddenly lifted it up, the banknotes fluttered in the wind and filled the air.
Wu Ping stood there dumbfounded, staring wide-eyed.
"This...this...where did all this money come from?" He came to his senses, grabbed Wu An, and shouted excitedly, "Wu An, what have you done?"
Wu An said with a wry smile, "Brother, this is what I earned, from fishing and beachcombing."
"They're all clean."
"Let go... let me tell you something."
Wu Ping released his grip.
Wu An sat down and recounted his experiences of fishing and beachcombing in the early morning, omitting the fact that he had broken his head while stealing fish.
Whether it was due to rebirth or something else, the wound had scabbed over, and he removed the bandage last night. You couldn't even tell he was injured unless you looked closely.
Wu Ping asked in surprise and disbelief, "Are you serious?"
Wu An said, "Why don't you go ask Lin Hu? If you're worried that I'm colluding with Lin Hu to deceive you, you can go to the docks and ask around to see if what I said is true or false."
Looking at the money all over the bed, Wu Ping said, "I...I believe it, I believe it."
indeed.
His younger brother got into university; he's very smart. He lies without thinking, and his lies sound more real than the truth. He wouldn't tell a lie that's so easy to see through.
Some money fell on the ground, and he squatted down to pick it up, laughing as he did so, saying, "Ah An, that's right, that's right!"
Wu An nodded and said, "This money isn't enough to pay off the loan sharks. We'll have to work for a few more days to make it enough."
Wu Ping said, "I'll take you to find Dad."
"Let Dad make up the difference for you."
Wu An shook his head and said, "No, brother, Dad is furious right now. If we go to him now, he'll definitely think I'm trying to scam him out of money."
Wu Ping paused.
Wu An said with a serious expression, "I've already earned this much money in just one day. It won't be long before I'm able to earn all that money back."
Then she pulled Wu Ping to the kitchen and said, "I still have some seafood left, it's all cheap, and I was just wondering how to send it home to you."
"Perfect, you can take it with you."
“I remember Dad likes to eat blood clams, you can take them all with you. I’ll go beachcombing this afternoon when the tide goes out. Oh, don’t tell him it’s from me, I’m afraid he’ll get angry and won’t eat them.”
As he spoke, he found a plastic bag and packed everything up.
Wu Ping smiled and took it, said a few more words and left. After walking quite a distance, he looked at the money in his hand and then at the bag of seafood in his other hand, and his steps became much lighter with joy.
Back home.
Wu Ping placed a bag of seafood on the table and called Mei Yueqin to come and see.
Seeing so much seafood, Mei Yueqin asked, "Why did you buy so much?"
"Didn't I tell you to deliver money to Erzi?"
"You didn't buy these without delivering them, did you?"
When she married into the Wu family, Wu An was only thirteen years old. In their eyes, he was just a child, so they were used to calling him Erzi.
Although Lao Wu's position in the village is not high, he is very busy. Apart from eating and sleeping, he is almost always busy in the village and has no time to care about Wu An.
The eldest brother is like a father, and the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother.
From the time she married into the family until Wu An went to university, she and Wu Ping were busy with everything, from eating and drinking to washing clothes and cleaning the house, inside and out.
Sometimes she would joke in private that she had married into the Wu family and didn't have any children of her own, but she had raised a son first. Because of this, when Wu An went astray, she couldn't bear to abandon him.
Wu Ping took out the money and said, "I went to deliver it, but A'an didn't want the money and gave me these seafood instead."
Mei Yueqin's eyes widened: "He gave it to you?"
"Where did this seafood come from..."
Wu Ping quickly explained what he had seen, and Mei Yueqin asked in surprise and doubt: "So it seems that Dad kicked Erzi out of the house, but Erzi has suddenly repented?"
Wu Ping nodded: "I guess so."
“Dad is really angry this time, and he probably scared A-An quite a bit.”
Mei Yueqin was also very pleased to hear this, and said, "Then why don't we tell Dad about this situation..."
"Let's not do it yet," Wu Ping shook his head and said, "A'an is right, Dad is still angry."
"Let's see how it goes first."
"What if Ah An's enthusiasm only lasts for three minutes?"
"You'd better hope for something better." Mei Yueqin punched Wu Ping lightly, took the seafood and walked towards the kitchen, saying, "Well then, while Dad's not home, I'll cook this seafood."
"You take a plate of this to Erzi."
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