Wu An woke up, glanced at the alarm clock, and saw it was 4:30 in the afternoon.
It's said that waking up at this time makes you feel abandoned by the world, with a huge sense of emptiness.
He didn't feel that way at all; on the contrary, he felt refreshed and full of energy.
I took out my phone and glanced at it; there were several missed calls.
They fought back.
The call connected quickly, and Aqing's voice came through the receiver: "Brother, you're awake. My mom wants you to come over for dinner."
"She slaughtered two chickens today."
Then Li Juan's voice came through the microphone: "A'an, how would you like to eat?"
"Braised or boiled? Or would you like chicken soup?"
Ah Qing shouted, "I want to eat braised food! I want to eat braised food!"
"Auntie, I can't go today," Wu An quickly explained. "It's not just me being polite."
"My sister-in-law invited me to her house for dinner."
At this point, he felt inexplicably happy; he finally had a home to eat at.
Li Juan said, "Okay."
"You can eat at your own place today, then come to my place for dinner tomorrow."
"Put this chicken in the refrigerator first; it won't be a problem if it stays there for a day."
Aqing cried out, "Mom, I want to eat today!"
Li Juan responded, "What's there to eat? We can eat tomorrow, what's wrong with that?"
"These two chickens are for treating Ah An to dinner."
Ah Qing shouted, "Mom, you're being unfair! I'm your son!"
Wu An responded and hung up the phone.
This is truly a blissful dilemma.
After being kicked out of his home, he would worry about what to eat, and now he still worries, but for completely different reasons.
After getting up and quickly washing up, I put on my straw hat, whistled, and headed to the convenience store.
He planned to buy some braised food from Lao Jiang to take home, just in case his father was in a good mood today, and the two of them could have a drink together.
Just as I reached the entrance of the convenience store, the cat came out from inside, holding a few ice creams in its hand.
Upon seeing him, Wu An frowned, sensing something was amiss. There must be a reason why this sycophant would appear at this time.
He glanced around and, sure enough, there were simps around; his goddess was sure to be within 10 meters.
Under the shade of a tree, Shen Fang and the freckled girl were talking.
Wu An quickly looked away, pretending he hadn't seen anything, and walked towards the convenience store with his head down.
I greeted Lao Jiang.
I ordered pig's ears, spiced beef, and chicken feet, which came to exactly 100 yuan.
Old Jiang asked, "Is this all we're having for dinner?"
Wu An said, "No way, I'm having dinner at home today."
"After all, I was kicked out of my home, so it wouldn't be good to come home empty-handed."
Bringing other gifts home seems too extravagant; bringing braised food is more appropriate.
Old Jiang gave a thumbs up: "Good, that's matured, and you've considered everything very thoroughly."
Wu An smiled, and the braised food inside came out, but couldn't stop after taking only a couple of steps.
Shen Fang stopped him.
Shen Fang said, "Wu An, I've thought about it for a long time, and I think we can still be friends."
"You're older than me, so I can call you 'brother'."
"From now on, I'll be your sister."
As she spoke, she looked at the plastic bag in Wu An's hand, which contained a lot of braised food, all of which were her favorites.
Wu An was completely dumbfounded.
He immediately recognized her as his brother?
He really wanted to ask, "Are you serious?"
Judging from Shen Fang's expression, she was clearly serious.
Wu An suddenly realized that it was 2012. Although the non-mainstream culture had declined, it was still possible to catch a glimpse of its tail.
These days, young people love to make friends with older brothers and younger sisters.
Saying "So-and-so is my brother" or "So-and-so is my sister" seems to be something they're very proud of.
In reality, it's completely useless and will only become a shameful dark history in the future.
The freckled girl chattered, "Wu An, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and do something!"
Wu An laughed: "What do you mean by 'I'm expressing my opinion'?"
"Can I refuse?"
After saying that, he walked around to the side.
A shameless person is invincible. Shen Fang was able to live so freely in her previous life probably because she was shameless.
He didn't really have much hatred or resentment towards Shen Fang. This woman was just selfish and self-serving. To use a term he learned in his previous life, she was a sophisticated egoist.
He was simply annoyed and didn't want to have any further contact with her, or even see her.
However, Shen Fang's appearance served as a wake-up call for him.
He hit Chen Long, but he and Shen Fang are not enemies. On the contrary, they can become "comrades-in-arms" and work together to ruin Chen Long's reputation.
He could be the perpetrator, or he could be a "hero" who beat up Chen Long for "molesting" Shen Fang in order to protect her from being bullied.
Shen Fang's attitude is crucial.
However, he didn't have time to talk to Shen Fang much at the moment. He had to hurry home and couldn't just sit down and eat as soon as he arrived to see if he could help in any way.
He needs to maintain this "prodigal son returns" persona!
Shen Fang's expression changed drastically.
She never expected that her attempt to lower herself and make amends would be met with such disdain from Wu An.
What's wrong with Wu An? He used to be so easily manipulated by her.
Ever since he got into a fight with Chen Long, he seems to have become a different person. Even though it was Chen Long who was beaten up and ended up in the hospital, how could his personality have changed so drastically?
She shouted excitedly, "Wu An, stop right there!"
"I told you to stop right there!"
Wu An walked even faster.
Mao Wang couldn't stand it anymore and reached out to stop him: "Wu An, are you even a man?!"
"How could you treat a girl like that?"
"As a man, one should..."
Wu An shoved him aside and strode forward, muttering, "I'm not listening, you're just a bastard chanting scriptures."
Mao Wang was dumbfounded.
He didn't expect Wu An to be so disrespectful, even though they were from the same village and grew up together.
He swears to God that he has never suffered such a humiliation in his life!
He turned to look at Shen Fang and said, "Shen Fang, Wu An isn't worth this..."
The freckled girl chimed in, "Yeah, I think he just can't bear to part with those braised dishes. He's so stingy."
Mao Wang's eyes lit up: "You want to eat braised food? I'll treat you."
Shen Fang glanced at him and said, "You only have ten yuan on you. You just treated us to ice cream. Where would you get the money to buy braised food?"
Mao Wang said, "I'll go home and ask my parents for it."
Shen Fang shook her head. Hearing Mao Wang say this, she felt that Wu An had changed a lot.
She suddenly regretted breaking up with him so hastily.
I heard that Wu An made enough money to pay off all the high-interest loans and is now doing well.
But she was the one who initiated the breakup, and now she's embarrassed to talk about getting back together.
When she talked about recognizing her brother and sister today, she was just testing the waters.
really.
Wu An still cares about her, otherwise he wouldn't have reacted so strongly.
It's precisely because she cares so much that she pretends not to care; this tactic of playing hard to get is something she's already mastered.
She has her pride, and Wu An needs to take the initiative to suggest getting back together.
Her eyes flashed, and she said, "Mao Wang, I'm not trying to be mean, but you're a grown man. It's one thing if you don't have a hundred or so yuan in your pocket, but you still have to ask an adult for money to treat us to some braised food."
"I heard Wu An made a lot of money by going beachcombing. If he can make money, you can too!"
"You're no worse than him!"
Mao Wang was so excited by what he heard that he shouted, "You're right!"
"I'm definitely better than him."
"The tide hasn't come in yet, wait here, I'll be right there."
After saying that, he ran towards the beach.
The freckled girl asked, "Can the hairy dog do it?"
Shen Fang smiled and said, "It doesn't matter."
In her view, the tug-of-war between her and Wu An is now a matter of who loses their temper first.
With Mao Wang as her tool, she's guaranteed to win.
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