Wu An never expected that his verbal praise would make Aunt Juan cry.
Seeing his sister-in-law Mei Yueqin comforting Li Juan, he coughed and quickly steered the conversation toward his sister-in-law: "We should thank my sister-in-law."
"I won't go into details about all the chores at home and outside, like washing clothes and cooking; I remember them all."
Mei Yueqin couldn't stop smiling when she heard him say that.
These words are delightful to hear.
Wu Yingwei, who was sitting at the head of the table, was happily smoking when he couldn't help but cough twice.
Everyone was giving Wu An meaningful glances.
"You've praised everyone, but you can't forget the most important person," Wu An smiled, poured wine for Wu Yingwei, and said, "Dad, let's not say any more, just the two of us."
"It's all in the wine."
After saying that, he clinked his glass with Wu Yingwei's, then tilted his head back and drank a full glass.
Wu Yingwei chuckled: "You little rascal."
He also popped the drink into his mouth.
hot.
hot.
My heart feels warm.
I feel completely comfortable.
It's like soaking in a hot spring.
People are getting a little carried away.
This glass of wine won't make you drunk, but as for people, it's not the wine that makes them drunk, it's their own state of mind.
OK.
The one who caused the most trouble has truly grown up and is now capable of supporting the family.
He verbally praised everyone, but without offering any real reward, yet he managed to make everyone even happier than when they were dividing the money.
The old village chief was the best at this kind of work, and he was often called a cunning old fox behind his back.
The one in the family, after realizing his mistake, suddenly turned into a little fox.
He's even more shrewd than his father.
Tell me.
With such a capable and outstanding son, what father wouldn't be confused?
After the money was divided, no one was really in the mood to think about it.
A table full of food and drinks.
Construction begins.
Everyone was very excited, and the atmosphere at the table was quite lively. No one held back when drinking.
This makes it impossible to remain calm.
After three days of hard work, I earned more money than most people earn in a year, and the old man still complained about the bad weather.
Otherwise, they could become millionaires in just one year.
Wu An smiled.
That's just how the weather is, so when the weather allows for sailing, everyone's working themselves to the bone to make money.
Wu An suddenly remembered that he hadn't told everyone about the trawler he had ordered, and, fueled by alcohol, blurted it all out.
Wu An looked at Mei Wu and said, "The trawler should be ready by the month after next at the latest."
"Will you come and help me then?"
"I'll pay you the same salary as Lao Fu."
The 5% commission for the veteran boat captain is indeed quite high, considering his extensive experience, skill in sailing, and familiarity with various operational methods.
Mei Wu naturally understood that Wu An genuinely wanted to help him make money, so he quickly nodded and said, "No need for that time, I can come anytime."
Wu An was taken aback: "Anytime?"
Mei Wu said somewhat embarrassedly, "When you called me before, I thought your ship wasn't very big and you probably didn't need so many people."
"But after doing the work these past two days, I realized the actual situation."
"You don't need to pay me such a high salary. I'm just a newbie, I don't know anything..."
Wu An laughed and said, "Okay, then you're not going to the factory, is that alright?"
Mei Wu thought for a moment and said, "I need to go and process my resignation."
Wu An said, "The weather won't be very good for the next few days, so we can't go out to sea. You can take this opportunity to get your work sorted out."
Mei Wu nodded happily, glanced at Mei Yueqin, who then instructed him, "Do your job well."
Mei Wu nodded: "Sister, I will."
Mei Yueqin didn't say much. Some things were not suitable to be said in front of so many people. She needed to find an opportunity to tell Mei Wu privately.
Wu An looked at Old Fu and said, "Old Fu, once we get the trawlers, we'll shift our focus to them."
"I'll add 1 point to your commission then."
Old Fu shook his head: "Boss, no need. I think the current commission is too much."
He genuinely believed that.
As for Ah Wu getting the same commission as him when he boarded the ship, he didn't have any other thoughts about it.
He's just a wage earner.
He takes the money and does the job for the boss. He would sell his life to Wu An for the salary he is currently receiving without a second thought.
Wu An came over with his wine glass in hand, and Old Fu quickly lowered his glass. Wu An followed suit, and the two of them went back and forth.
Wu An sighed and said, "Old Fu, you are my elder at the dinner table."
Hearing this, Old Fu stopped being polite.
After taking a sip of wine, Wu An said, "Old Fu, I didn't make empty promises."
"I have considered it."
"Don't worry, it's still the same as I said at the beginning. If you make money with me, you'll never be treated unfairly."
Whether it's a small boat, a trawler, or even a larger boat in the future, he can't go out to sea with it all the time.
He might not even go out to sea again in the future. If he does go out to sea, it will be to sail around for fun, not to fish and work hard to earn money.
He had actually considered buying another trawler; having two boats working together would greatly improve operational efficiency.
However, this would require a significant increase in manpower.
The conditions are not yet in place.
But he was well aware that forming a fleet, or even an ocean-going fleet, was an inevitable direction for future development.
That's also his base!
so.
From now on, Lao Fu, A Qing, and even Mei Wu will bear a heavy burden.
These considerations are still far off, and he doesn't need to bring them up.
The meal lasted for more than three hours, mainly consisting of drinking. Once we started drinking, we lost all sense of time.
Li Juan and Mei Wu tidied up, and Wu Yingwei also helped. Wu An and the others did not get involved.
I really don't want to move!
It's not that he's lazy; even if he wanted to help tidy up, his sister-in-law and Li Juan wouldn't agree.
You go out to sea to fish, risking your lives and working hard enough. If you come home and still expect us to serve you tea and water and cook for you, what are the women in the house for?
Want to be a young mistress?
They couldn't bear it, nor were they willing to; they all hoped to contribute their share to the family, rather than freeloading and becoming parasites.
Wu An took out his phone, replied to Gu Anran's message, and then saw a text message from Fan Dali.
Wu An showed the text message to A Qing.
Aqing was already a little tipsy: "Brother, is there something wrong with your phone? Why are these words moving around? I can't see them clearly."
Wu An took his phone back and said, "Aqing, the Fan family said they sold their catch for 130,000 yuan and they want to treat us to drinks. Do you want to go?"
“Go ahead.” Ah Qing chuckled and said, “It seems the Fan family didn’t steal our fish from the fish traps.”
Wu An: "What do you mean?"
"They've only sold some; if they stole our catch, they could definitely sell more than we have."
"That's more like it."
"Their luck can't possibly be as good as Gobi's."
Wu An chuckled.
When Fan Dali sent him this message, he had no doubts whatsoever.
Whether a person is honest and upright can be sensed.
He replied and said he'd arrange a time to meet.
He could sense that Fan Dali wanted to get along with him, and he thought it was a good idea; at sea, it's always good to have more friends.
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