Five o'clock.
The alarm clock rang on time.
Wu An turned off the alarm clock and sat up after a while. When he opened the door, he saw A Qing squatting at the door, smoking.
Wu An kicked him: "Why didn't you knock before you came?"
"Brother, you're probably still asleep since you didn't open the door. I don't want to disturb you."
"You little rascal... alright, I'll wash my face and then we'll go to the dock." Wu An said, filling a basin with water, and asked, "Have you eaten?"
Aqing shook her head.
After washing his face, Wu An casually splashed some water on his hand and said, "Okay, let's go straight to the dock. I wonder if there's anything to eat at this hour."
We arrived at the dock.
Okay.
My heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally died.
There's no food for sale.
Aqing didn't seem to care, looking around and saying, "Brother, sister-in-law hasn't arrived yet."
Wu An shook his head and said, "How about this, let's go to the boat and wait. If it really doesn't work, we can get something to eat on the boat."
The two walked towards the fishing boat when they saw a figure emerge. Startled, he shouted, "Who's there?"
"It's me."
Wu Yingwei's voice was a little hoarse.
"Dad, what are you doing here?" Wu An was taken aback, then asked in confusion, "Why are you all wet?"
"You...you wouldn't be here at night keeping watch over the fishing boats, would you?"
His father's clothes were damp, and he looked exhausted with bloodshot eyes—signs of staying up all night. That's when he couldn't help but make a bold guess.
Wu Yingwei coughed twice and said, "I'm just on routine patrol."
"However, I ran into Lin Hu and Chen Gui yesterday."
"I checked, there's nothing wrong."
Wu An frowned and quickly grabbed Wu Yingwei's arm: "Dad, what are you doing? You know there are surveillance cameras on my ship."
"You're getting older, you can't keep pushing yourself like this."
"Look at you, you're even walking unsteadily."
As they were talking, Wu Ping and Mei Yueqin walked over, yawning, carrying lunchboxes in their hands. It was clear that the sister-in-law had gotten up early to prepare them.
Upon seeing Wu An and Wu Yingwei, Wu Ping waved and greeted them, "Dad, An, I was wondering why I hadn't seen you two so early in the morning. Turns out you've both come."
"You've arrived really early."
Wu Yingwei said, "What do you mean 'early'? Some fishing boats set off at one or two in the morning."
Wu Ping exclaimed in surprise, "Setting out to sea so early?"
This is actually normal.
If we set sail early, we'll arrive at our destination around dawn. Then we can work. If it's early, we can be back before dark; if it's late, it might be the night or even the next day.
Mei Yueqin brought a small amount of breakfast, thinking that it was only for Wu An and A Qing. However, Wu An took the lunchbox and gave it to Wu Yingwei first.
She didn't say anything.
Wu Yingwei couldn't refuse.
As a result, Wu An and A Qing naturally didn't get enough to eat.
Thankfully, Gu Anran arrived.
She not only brought breakfast, but also prepared some food, which she refrigerated last night and is still in an insulated container. It can be taken out and heated up slightly at noon.
How thoughtful!
Wu An naturally accepted it with a smile.
Then a simple little ceremony was held.
Going to sea.
We cannot be careless.
Burn incense and worship Mazu.
After completing the process and waiting a short while, the Mai family, grandfather and grandson, arrived, bringing with them a lot of bait, mainly inexpensive fish and shrimp.
They greeted each other.
Wu An and his group boarded the boat, Wu An took the helm, the engine roared, and the fishing boat slowly sailed away from the dock, heading towards the vast ocean.
Aqing asked, "Brother, are we going back to the deserted island we saw before?"
Wu An shook his head: "No."
"Let's go even further this time."
"As far as possible."
"We'll find a deserted island, go ashore, go beachcombing, pump out water from the pond, fish, do everything we can," Wu An declared arrogantly.
Why are they so arrogant?
Because my luck score today is 99!
Although it didn't reach three digits, it's still quite good.
This is also the source of his confidence in setting sail today.
If I don't earn at least 50,000 or 60,000, I'd be letting down all the luck points the system gave me.
The fishing boat slowly disappeared on the horizon.
Gu Anran greeted everyone in a very generous and graceful manner. Mei Yueqin was fine, speaking to Gu Anran with the same enthusiasm as always.
On the contrary, Wu Yingwei and Wu Ping seemed a little awkward.
They all knew that Gu Anran was Wu An's girlfriend, and after greeting her, they didn't know what to say next.
After Gu Anran left.
Wu Ping asked, "Now that they're together, shouldn't we send a matchmaker to ask them about it?"
Wu Yingwei nodded: "That's how it should be."
"As the groom's family, we need to take the initiative."
"I need to find the right matchmaker."
Mei Yueqin repeated almost everything Wu An had said to her before. Wu Yingwei said, "Now A'an is paying close attention."
"Since he said so, we'll listen to him."
"But he can't let him have his way in everything."
“I think the girl is nice. If we settle down soon, Ah An can settle down.”
Wu Ping said, "How about we wait until after the New Year?"
Wu Yingwei, smoking a cigarette, said, "I think it's a good idea."
Mei Yueqin naturally had no objection. She looked in the direction of the old house and said, "Then we should start preparing for the new house as soon as possible. I heard that the price of building materials is low this year, so let's buy them and stock up."
Wu Ping said, "I think it's a good idea. We have some money at home now, so we can buy it."
Wu Yingwei: "That's your money."
"dad……"
"Alright, I won't say anymore. You guys handle it."
Wu An was unaware that his family was already worrying about his marriage. They arrived at a deserted island, and Old Mai said, "An, why don't we stop here?"
“Even the most remote uninhabited island, we probably won’t be able to get there until noon. The round trip would be too rushed.”
Wu An checked the time; it was almost ten o'clock.
"Old Mai, I'll listen to you." Wu An slowly steered the boat closer to the uninhabited island. This uninhabited island was very large, like a big plate placed on the sea.
There were also some rocky plates around, like fragments of a plate that had broken off, scattered around the plate.
"There are some waves and the tide is coming in, so it's not a good time to go ashore. Let's go fishing first," Old Mai shouted from the bow of the boat.
Old Mai was a frequent voyageer with extensive experience, so Wu An naturally listened to him.
The four of them took their fishing rods and each found a fishing spot.
Luck is off the charts.
Daily luck value drops to 65.
Cast the line.
Wu An looked at the undulating blue sea, hoping to catch a fish.
I don't know what kind of fish I'll catch, but if the price isn't too high, with their luck boost, I should be able to fish until the afternoon.
He still hoped to use up his luck points as soon as possible.
Since we've found a deserted island, we naturally have to go ashore and take a look.
Wu An was the last to cast his line, but he was the first to catch a fish. The rod tip suddenly bent at a large angle, and the rod became taut.
The reel squeaked and pulled, releasing line continuously.
Wu An's eyes lit up, and he cast his line to catch the fish.
Feeling the immense pulling force, he was thrilled; he had hit the jackpot on his very first shot.
What a great start!
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