When Mei Yueqin saw the stack of red banknotes in Wu An's hand, she immediately beamed with joy. Forgetting about going to sell fish, she asked, "So, what are we having for dinner tonight?"
"Let's kill two fish," Wu An thought for a moment and said, "Sister-in-law, you haven't visited your parents' home in a long time, so you can take the remaining two fish back with you."
"This fish should be fine as a gift, don't you think?"
"I'll do as you say." Mei Yueqin nodded and said, "We'll go tomorrow. Tomorrow is Saturday, and your brother is off."
Because Wu An was hospitalized after assaulting someone and had borrowed money at exorbitant interest rates, the family simply didn't have the money to settle the matter. Mei Yueqin didn't dare go back to her parents' home, afraid of hearing her family members say something unpleasant.
Now that Wu An has done well in school, she can happily go back to her parents' home. The most important thing is to go back to her parents' home to help Wu An find out which family has a suitable girl.
Just as Wu An was about to help clean the grouper, his phone rang. It was the foreman calling.
When Mei Yueqin learned that the person who came to see the construction team foreman who was repairing the old house was Mei Yueqin, she quickly said, "You go ahead and get busy."
"Wait, let's find Uncle Meng to go with you."
"You're young and don't understand the situation. Don't let people take advantage of your youth and rip you off."
Wu An nodded, agreeing with his sister-in-law's point. He went outside and saw Uncle Meng still sitting at the door, smoking and playing on his phone. He greeted him and said he had something to discuss. Uncle Meng closed the door and followed him out.
The foreman's surname was Li. After greeting him, Foreman Li walked around the old house and said, "You're planning to reinstall the two windows and the door, right?"
Wu An pointed to the roof: "And the roof, the tiles need to be reinforced."
After listening, Foreman Li borrowed a ladder, climbed up, and took a look. He said, "Your room isn't big, but cleaning it up will cost quite a bit of money."
Wu An remained silent.
Foreman Li took out a ruler, measured the dimensions, and then wrote and drew in his notebook, saying, "Two windows plus a door will cost at least three thousand yuan."
"Add the roof tiles, and it will cost five thousand."
Wu An didn't answer, but instead asked, "What window?"
Foreman Li: "Just a regular window."
Wu An shook his head and said, "That won't do. I want good doors and windows, they have to be made of thermally broken aluminum."
He searched on his phone and also inquired at door and window shops in town.
Foreman Li said, "Young man, that price is quite high. Let me estimate, it will cost at least eight thousand yuan to finish this."
Wu An: "How long will it take to get it done?"
"I need to do it as soon as possible."
Foreman Li's eyes lit up: "If you can finalize the decision today, I'll take the measurements right away, produce it in about five days, and assemble it in one day."
"At most, it will take six days."
"I can arrange for someone to reinforce the roof tomorrow."
"It should only take two days to get it done."
Wu An looked at Lao Meng.
It was mainly Lao Meng and Foreman Li who were negotiating. He was making the demands, but he didn't know much about the price, while Lao Meng naturally knew more than him.
Old Meng wasn't an expert, but he would inquire about the prices of houses being built or repaired in the village. Over time, he got a pretty good idea of the prices.
This market situation is not fixed and will change with the market. For example, last year the price of decoration and building materials was high, so the cost of building a house was naturally higher.
If I build a house this year, I can save tens of thousands of yuan.
After Lao Meng finished negotiating with the person, he turned around and asked, "A'an, are you sure you want such good doors and windows? Your dilapidated house doesn't need them."
Wu An shook his head: "No need, we get several typhoons here every year."
Seeing that he was focused, Lao Meng didn't say anything more. He called Wu Yingwei, who had no objections, and finally finalized the time with Foreman Li.
Wu An paid a deposit of one thousand yuan.
The deposit wasn't much.
Foreman Li didn't say much. He wasn't afraid of anything. In all his years of work, no one had ever owed him money.
After working for another half hour, Foreman Li finished recording the measurement data and rode away on his motorcycle.
Wu An and Lao Meng returned home while talking, and Wu Ping had already returned as well.
Don't underestimate the small size of the village school; there's a lot to do there. Plus, Wu Ping is a kind-hearted person who will always agree to help anyone who asks. He works tirelessly at the school from dawn till dusk every day.
Despite not having a formal position, he was a constant presence throughout the school.
In the words of an outsider, he would be considered outstanding.
Since they were family, naturally no one would say such a thing. When Wu Yingwei got busy, he was even more exaggerated than Wu Ping.
Wu An greeted him, "Brother, what are you busy with?"
Without looking up, Wu Ping said, "I'm preparing some teaching materials for the students to use in their experiments."
Mei Yueqin came out of the kitchen and said, "You're busy doing nothing all day long."
Wu Ping didn't dare to retort.
Wu An watched with amusement. It was perfectly normal for his sister-in-law to have some complaints, but she would only say a few words. In reality, she still supported her brother's efforts.
Wu Yingwei didn't get home until after 7 p.m.
Wu An quickly went to invite Lao Meng.
I used someone else's car today, and no matter what, it's a favor. Plus, we're related by both families, so treating them to a drink will suffice.
As they drank and chatted, the conversation naturally turned to work.
Wu Yingwei suddenly said, "There's a factory in town that's hiring. If you have time, go check it out tomorrow."
Wu Ping's face lit up with joy.
Even though Dad says he won't help, he actually cares a lot.
He looked at Wu An.
Wu An shook his head; "No need."
Wu Yingwei frowned.
Mei Yueqin said, "Dad, Erzi must have his own plans."
Wu Yingwei scoffed: "What are your plans?"
"Beach fishing?"
"How can this be a long-term solution?"
"Don't follow the example of the Lin brothers, Lin Hu and Lin Bin."
Lin Bin and Lin Hu got into a fight today, and both ended up in the hospital. He came home so late today to deal with that.
Wu An said, "Yes, I also think this won't work. I plan to buy a boat and go out to sea."
Everyone was stunned upon hearing this.
Wu Yingwei shook his head. Seeing that the atmosphere was not good, Lao Meng quickly suggested drinking and stopped talking about work, instead bringing up the renovation of the old house.
Wu Yingwei asked, "Is there enough money?"
Wu An casually said, "That's enough. I made about ten thousand yuan today, and I still have some left over."
Wu Yingwei: "..."
Wu Ping: "???"
Mei Yueqin couldn't help but chuckle twice.
To be honest...
There's a secret thrill in putting on such a small show.
Old Meng took a sip of wine, smacked his lips, and said, "We should go and pay our respects to Mazu."
Mei Yueqin nodded: "Yes, I have to go and fulfill my vow."
Wu An asked, "Sister-in-law, what other wish do you have?"
Mei Yueqin said somewhat embarrassedly, "I prayed to Mazu to bless you so that you could learn well, and you really did learn well."
"It's truly thanks to the blessings of Goddess Mazu."
Upon hearing this, Wu An was somewhat dazed; it seemed he should also go and pay his respects to the Goddess Mazu.
Wu Yingwei and Wu Ping didn't say anything.
They all believe in Mazu, so Wu An's ability to learn well must be due to Mazu's blessing.
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