If it were before...
Wu An either pretended not to hear or see and chose to ignore it, or he would say a few words or make some sarcastic remarks, but he never said anything nice.
As a result, Chen Lin took advantage of the situation and said even more offensive things.
But they still have the nerve to argue that they're in the right.
Life was tough for the Wu family, so the food was naturally poor. The adults could make do, but Wu An was still growing at that time.
As the saying goes, a half-grown boy can bankrupt his father.
Living by the sea means there's plenty of seafood, but the more you eat, the hungrier you get, and you don't gain weight.
So Mei Yueqin would occasionally bring him back to visit relatives and have him eat something nice and juicy.
It's no exaggeration to say that Wu An's growth to his current height of 1.8 meters is largely thanks to Mei Yueqin's frequent visits to the Mei family home for meals and drinks.
What Chen Lin said was harsh, but it was indeed the truth.
Previously, he had angered Chen Lin so much that half the village knew that it was Mei Yueqin and himself who had made a fool of themselves.
These lessons are still fresh in our minds.
"Good morning, Sister Lin." Wu An smiled, pretending not to notice the sarcasm in Chen Lin's words, and said, "It's been a long time since we last met."
"Let's chat later when we have time."
"I'll help you move the things first."
After speaking, he took the gift from Mei Yueqin's hand and carried it into the courtyard.
Chen Lin was stunned.
I feel like there's something off about Wu An.
Why does it seem like you've become a completely different person?
Seeing that Wu An and Chen Lin didn't argue or make a scene, everyone smiled.
The old woman gave Chen Lin a hard glare, muttering under her breath, "She's never been good at talking, she's just annoying..."
Besides the gifts, there was a lot of seafood. Shrimp and crabs were included, two boxes of them, kept alive in seawater and still jumping around.
"Oh my, why did you bring so many shrimp and crabs? Even if you don't sell them, you could keep them for yourselves." The old woman turned to Mei Yueqin when she saw so much seafood and said, "What are you doing bringing all this home?"
Wu Ping is the son-in-law, so he's a guest and naturally can't be mentioned.
In his wife's eyes, Wu An was still a child, and she couldn't talk to him much.
Then all she could say was about her daughter, Mei Yueqin.
"Mom, don't mention Yueqin, all these gifts were bought by Yueqin. I'm taking this seafood with me." Wu Ping said with a smile, "I'm not bragging, but we're so tired of eating seafood at home lately."
“These shrimp and crabs are just the most common ones. Ah An often brings home seafood that costs hundreds of yuan per kilogram.”
Chen Lin listened, feeling a little jealous, and couldn't help but say, "This guy, he even said he wasn't bragging..."
Things are different now than before.
Even though they live by the sea, they don't eat expensive seafood every day.
Clams and snails are readily available, but shrimp, crabs, or expensive seafood are things I can't bear to buy.
Even if they caught it themselves, they would prioritize selling it for money.
Some villagers passing by stopped to greet her. When they saw Mei Yueqin returning to visit relatives, with many bags and packages in her car, they looked at her curiously.
Don't say that dogs look down on people; some people are just that shallow.
People of Mei Donghai's age usually have several children, and almost every family has a married daughter.
When a daughter comes back to visit relatives, the gifts she brings back are often compared to other gifts.
And as for what kind of car a son-in-law drives when he comes home, that goes without saying; it's a topic that's been discussed countless times.
Wu An unloaded the box containing the earth dragon and the crab tiger from the car, startling Mei Xiaoxiao, who was eager to help. She exclaimed, "What a huge snake..."
Someone came over to take a look and laughed, "Little boy, this isn't a snake, it's an earth dragon."
"The soups and stews this guy makes are really nourishing."
"There are also crab tigers here..."
"It looks like it's wild."
"There weren't many crabs this year, and the season is almost over; we haven't even had a chance to eat any yet."
"That's right, they're hard to catch. There are farmed ones for sale in the market, but they cost seventy or eighty yuan per kilogram."
"Sometimes it's even more expensive, costing over 100 yuan per kilogram, and you have to be lucky to find it for sale."
"Crab goby is only a little over 100 yuan per catty, but look at this earth dragon, it's so thick... one of them would cost at least a thousand yuan."
Everyone was talking at once.
Chen Lin fell silent.
She accused Wu Ping of bragging, but she was quickly proven wrong by what everyone else said.
Despite mentioning both crabs and tigers and earth dragons, Wu Ping didn't boast or brag; instead, he remained humble.
"Sigh, we're getting old, our words don't carry any weight anymore." Mei Donghai sighed, his hands behind his back, but he couldn't suppress the smile on his face. He said, "I told them to take these seafoods and sell them to pay back the money, but they refused and insisted on bringing them back for us old folks to eat, saying it's good for the health of the elderly."
"If you ask me, at our age, eating all this good stuff is a complete waste."
"No matter what I say, he won't listen."
Mei Yueqin and Wu Ping fell in love freely, and the Mei family didn't ask for any dowry before marrying their daughter off.
Later, Mei Donghai would occasionally help Mei Yueqin, which drew criticism from the villagers.
They said he was stupid.
They raised their daughter to such an old age, only to give her away to another family, where she will suffer hardship and poverty.
They said he wouldn't enjoy any happiness in the future, and would instead suffer.
Countless people in the village used him and Mei Yueqin as negative examples.
Although Mei Donghai said he didn't care much about these rumors, he was actually quite happy at the moment.
Are you saying I'm stupid? That I can't choose a son-in-law? That my daughter will suffer poverty and hardship for the rest of her life?
Are you saying I can't enjoy happiness?
Then open your eyes wide and take a good look!
Wu An didn't say much from beginning to end; he just kept moving things.
It's been a long time since I've been here, and I'm not very familiar with the people in Shangwan Village, so I don't have much to say hello to.
He and Mei Xiaoxiao, who was "helping," made several trips back and forth to move the items.
"What are you chatting about at the door?" The old woman felt sorry for Wu An and called out, "Make way, little brother, you're blocking the way and can't see."
"Ride the bike directly to the door of the east room."
We entered the courtyard.
No one in the village was tactless enough to follow them in; since guests had come to someone's home, it was naturally inappropriate to visit.
Seeing so much seafood, all of which Wu An had brought from Pan Shui Keng yesterday, the Mei family members praised Wu An highly.
"Catching so much seafood, that's really impressive."
"I heard you bought a fishing boat?"
"Not only that... they also bought several plots of land in the town's village, saying they were going to build some kind of homestay."
"Has he become a big boss?"
Wu An listened, shaking his head vigorously, and said, "No, no."
"What a waste of time."
"I was just a little bit lucky."
"It's nothing."
Unable to cope, he looked around and asked, "Where's my brother Wu?"
Mei Donghai pointed and said, "She's still sleeping inside. Go and wake her up."
Wu An walked over and said, "Okay."
Get out of there as quickly as possible.
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