Gu Anran took a tissue to wipe the old lady's tears.
The old lady asked, "Why didn't Ah An come?"
Gu Anran said, "I didn't let him come along."
"It's fine as it is now."
"Even if he came, it might not have the same effect."
The old lady held her hand in her palm and said, "I've been a burden to you, Grandma."
Gu Anran said, "If it weren't for Grandma protecting me, I would have had nowhere to live in the village long ago."
Gu Anran's statement was not unfounded.
There is a long-standing and unique practice called "eating the children of the childless."
This kind of behavior kills silently and devours people without spitting out the bones.
Not to mention that her parents are gone and she's the only girl left, even those in the village who only have one son, or even none at all, are bullied everywhere in the village.
She still has a place to live now because the old lady did her best to protect it.
In fact.
After the old lady left, she was indeed forced to leave for a distant place.
The old lady was still a little worried and said, "I still have to go and talk to your third uncle."
Gu Anran shook her head and said, "Grandma, don't go."
"Third Master only knows how to smooth things over and take sides."
"He'd love for Gu Jianfa to make a scene."
“Those fields and homesteads were all taken away by that Gu guy under various pretexts.”
Every time Gu Jianfa causes trouble, the old lady has no choice but to cut her own flesh and let the Gu family teach Gu Jianfa a lesson.
In addition, Gu Jianfa is a disappointment...
Anyway, after all these years, this is all that's left of our homestead.
Gu Anran was young and immature before, but things are different now.
She felt that the person surnamed Gu was using Gu Jianfa as a pawn!
She guessed that Gu Jianfa would make a scene.
She had been waiting for this opportunity, so that she could say these things while Gu Jianfa was making a scene!
It can't be called establishing authority, but it certainly expressed a stance!
Tell those with ill intentions that there are men in her house now, so they can stop thinking they can just bring any dog and bite off pieces of meat.
Indeed.
She liked Wu An, but getting engaged so quickly was partly to prevent Gu Jianfa from causing trouble, and partly because she needed to get engaged as soon as possible.
The adult world.
There's always a need for pragmatism and situational awareness.
This is also a gamble.
If Wu An can be relied upon, then she is the winner; if he cannot, then she will truly suffer a crushing defeat.
The old lady sighed.
Gu Anran said, "Things will be different from now on."
She offered the old lady a few words of comfort.
Wu An didn't actually go far.
After Gu Jianfa left, cursing and swearing, he followed him on his bicycle.
Wu An knew very well that Gu Jianfa was just a tool being used.
It was a stupid dog that rushed up and bit off pieces of flesh from the old lady and Gu Anran.
The specifics of the situation are clearly written in Wu Yingwei's notebook.
They'll eat up the family's wealth!
The three words my father wrote on the notebook were written with great force in his handwriting.
He guessed that his father must be very angry and hate himself for being powerless, because even though he tried his best to help, he still couldn't avoid the situation of the family line ending.
It happened anyway.
Reborn.
He and Gu Anran came together by chance, and he started thinking about how to help Gu Anran.
Some preparations have already been made.
Actually, solving this problem is quite simple.
First, we must make an example of someone to deter others!
Gu Jianfa is that chicken.
There are some nuances to how to kill someone.
Wu An pondered for a moment, then followed behind, waiting for Gu Jianfa to leave the village and come to the road.
He put on his mask, rode his bike over, and kicked Gu Jianfa into a nearby ditch.
Then he stepped on the gas.
They ran away.
Looking in the rearview mirror, I saw Gu Jianfa, covered in dirt, crawling out of the puddle, yelling and cursing.
Wu An sneered.
What was that saying again...? This bastard is already courting death.
He had just arrived at the old house when Old Fu and the others arrived as well.
Enter the house.
sit down.
Ah Qing, ever observant, helped pour tea and asked curiously, "Brother, what did you call us here for?"
Wu An said, "That's right, I went to the county yesterday and sold the ambergris."
"A total of [number] were sold."
Aqing was surprised: "Is it really ambergris?"
"You made so much money, bro, you're really lucky. Did you buy a lottery ticket?"
His ideas are simple.
If you feel lucky, you should buy a lottery ticket.
Selling ambergris collected from the sea is no more profitable than buying lottery tickets.
Mei Wu was speechless and asked, "A'an, you called us here for more than just this, right?"
"Is there anything else?"
Wu An said, "Profit sharing."
Ah Qing scratched her head, looking completely bewildered: "Brother, what kind of accounts are we splitting?"
"Didn't we already split the accounts yesterday?"
Mei Wu asked with surprise and doubt, "You mean the money from selling ambergris?"
Wu An nodded.
Aqing shook her head, her head bobbing like a rattle drum: "Then what's the point of dividing it?"
"Brother, I don't want this money."
"The ambergris was given to you by the sea turtle; it has nothing to do with us."
Wu An smiled.
It's not surprising at all that Aqing would say that.
He said, "Everyone who sees it gets a share."
"Aqing, shut up."
"I'm going to send you money, and you don't want it? Are you stupid?"
Aqing closed her mouth, which she had just opened, and muttered a few words softly.
Wu An looked at Old Fu.
Old Fu, puffing on his cigarette, asked with a smile, "I'll listen to you, boss."
"Give me a share, I'll take it as a bonus."
"I dare not say anything else, but I keep my mouth shut."
Mei Wu suddenly realized: "Hush money, huh?"
"That's right, you should take it."
"Ah An, give me a thousand or eight hundred, and I promise I'll keep my mouth shut."
He was quite surprised that the ambergris sold for so much money; it was impossible for him not to be envious.
But he didn't have any other thoughts about the money.
Like Aqing, he also felt that Wu An didn't need to share, but since Wu An brought it up, he thought that a token gesture would suffice.
He and Wu An had a relationship through Mei Yueqin, so they were practically family. When he asked for 1,000 or 8,000, he was just setting a standard to avoid putting Wu An in a difficult position.
Old Fu didn't say a word.
He wasn't that greedy; Mei Wu said he'd get 1,800 or 1,000, which he thought was pretty good.
Ah Qing didn't want it, Mei Wu only wanted a token amount, and Old Fu Tou didn't need it at all.
He didn't have many people on his boat, but they were all reliable.
Wu An smiled and said, "Alright, you've all expressed your opinions, and I understand."
"Now listen to me."
“This ambergris is not a catch, so we don’t need to divide it according to the proportions of a catch.”
"Therefore, I plan to give each of you 10%."
Old Fu and the others were very surprised to hear him say that!
That's too much!
Wu An took in their reactions. It wasn't that he insisted on being the charity boy; it was the result of his careful consideration.
It wouldn't be wrong for him to give me a thousand or eight hundred, but as a person, there's no need to be so greedy.
We sold over 200,000 units, but only gave each person a few hundred or a thousand yuan. Now everyone feels it doesn't matter.
What about after that?
Two hundred thousand is fine, but what about two million? Or even twenty million?
Return a thousand or eight hundred?
It's better to set standards from the beginning than to negotiate later.
One percent each!
He takes 70%!
Wu An coughed and said, "I encountered the ambergris while sailing on my boat, and it accounts for 50% of the incense."
"I'm the owner of the fishing boat, so I get an extra 10%, plus 20% based on the number of people."
"Therefore, each of you will receive one-tenth."
This money should either be divided or kept all by oneself; there's no reason to give someone a thousand or eight hundred to get rid of them.
Just as Aqing said, he could actually keep the money for himself.
Why not keep it all for yourself?
On the one hand, it's like what Old Fu said, it's a way of keeping quiet, and on the other hand, he definitely won't be able to salvage treasures from the sea in the future.
He needs help!
As for A Qing, Mei Wu, and Lao Fu Tou, they are all reliable, not only because of their character, but also because of the mutual benefits they share.
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