After chatting for a few minutes, Wu An said goodbye and prepared to go home.
Old Mai started the car.
Mai Hangyu suddenly remembered something, opened the car door, got out, walked over, and said, "Brother An, I just remembered that Director Chen said the interest-free loan that the village helped apply for has been approved."
"Only fifty thousand."
"Director Chen means that you should take the documents and go to the town to ask around."
Wu An raised an eyebrow: "Didn't you say the maximum was 500,000?"
"That's quite a difference."
"Does Director Chen mean we're stuck in the town?"
Mai Hangyu nodded.
Wu An seemed to be thinking about something, and said, "Okay, tomorrow then."
"The town is going to hold a commendation ceremony for my act of bravery."
"I'll take this opportunity to ask the supervisor about the situation."
Mai Hangyu asked with some envy, "Is this really true?"
Wu An said, "Having more and more titles is meaningless."
Mai Hangyu: "..."
The Versailles reference hadn't been used yet, but the meaning in his eyes was already very clear.
Wu left after the installation was completed.
...
Back in the village.
After taking a stroll around the convenience store, I saw that everyone was still discussing Chen Gui's matter and had no objection to my father's appointment as acting village chief, so I was completely relieved.
afternoon.
He had planned to take a nap, but then he remembered that his sister-in-law was still helping out at Aunt Juan's place, so he felt embarrassed and bought a lot of popsicles instead.
We were busy until almost dark.
Wu An and A Qing sat drinking tea, watching Li Juan and Mei Yueqin arguing.
"Aunt Juan, we're going home."
"Why go back? Stay and eat."
"No, no."
"Yueqin, listen to your aunt, let's go, let's go."
"This Ah Ping and my dad..."
"You're making me angry. What, do you think I'm so unreasonable?"
"No...it's too much trouble for you..."
"No trouble at all, it's settled then. An, call your dad and older brother and invite them over for dinner tonight."
Wu An chuckled and replied, "Okay, Auntie."
Li Juan added, "Don't let your dad and older brother bring anything; there's wine and food at home."
Wu An responded again.
He watched Mei Yueqin and Li Juan struggling and found it quite amusing. In his previous life in the city, he had never seen anything like this for many years.
Help me tidy it up.
Wu An took A Qing to the dock to buy groceries. In addition to seafood, there were villagers setting up stalls, selling chickens and ducks as well as vegetables, making it almost like a small vegetable market.
Ah Qing shouted, "Brother, there are far fewer fishing boats."
Wu An looked over.
indeed.
Some large fishing boats have set out to sea to fish. The wind is much calmer than before. The large boats can't wait to set sail, believing that the danger is within a controllable range.
Aqing asked, "What about us?"
Wu An said, "I'll listen to Lao Fu."
Ah Qing said "Oh". He had called Lao Fu, who suggested they take another look tomorrow, since the boat was small and could be dangerous if the weather changed.
It's better to play it safe.
He bought some seafood and beef. When Lao Xie saw him, he greeted him and went over to chat for a while.
Old Xie sighed repeatedly.
They said business has been bad these past few days because the fishermen haven't gone out to sea and haven't brought back any catches. As a result, these vendors haven't been able to collect any fish and naturally, they haven't been able to make any money.
Fishermen are from upstream.
Wu An comforted him, saying not to worry too much, that things always have their ups and downs, and that there would be more ups and downs in the future...
The continued decline of marine resources is detrimental to everyone.
Old Xie praised him for his good jokes.
Wu An smiled but didn't say anything, unable to bear telling Lao Xie that he really wasn't joking.
Back home.
Aqing put down the seafood, beef, and some other dishes. Li Juan and Mei Yueqin started arguing again, saying things like, "You sit down, I'll do it. You're a guest, don't be so polite." In the end, the two of them went into the kitchen together.
Ah Qing scratched her head, "Brother, why?"
Wu An shrugged.
Who cares?
As long as there's food and drink tonight, that's fine.
Not long after, Wu Ping and Wu Yingwei arrived.
In just over half an hour, the food and drinks were served. Li Juan asked everyone to sit down and eat first, and instructed A Qing to pour everyone some wine. Wu An went to call out, "Aunt Juan, don't bother, there's already so much food."
Li Juan waved her hand: "There's one more dish, I'll bring it as soon as it's cooked."
At the dinner table.
Wu An told Wu Yingwei about coming to attend the ceremony and eat at the banquet. When Wu Yingwei heard that none of A Qing's uncles and elders had come forward to help, he was so angry that his face turned pale.
That's really unsightly!
Fortunately, Li Juan may look delicate, but she is strong as a mother. Over the years, she has occasionally made a fuss, which has prevented Uncle Qing and his relatives from taking advantage of her.
Wu Yingwei said, "Okay, I'll take care of it."
"We don't need to set up too many tables; just close relatives and friends can come."
Wu An interjected, "Old Meng, Old Jiang..."
Wu Yingwei glared: "You have no respect for elders, you don't even call me uncle."
Wu An shook his head, pretending not to hear.
He's called them "Old Meng" and "Old Jiang" his whole life, so it's really hard to get him to change his address. If he actually started calling them "Uncle," people might not even be used to it.
Li Juan was overjoyed and couldn't help but drink some wine, laughing while secretly wiping away tears.
Seeing that Wu An had drunk quite a bit, Wu Yingwei couldn't help but say, "Drink less. You have to go to the town for an awards ceremony tomorrow. What will you look like if you're all drunk?"
Wu An said, "Okay, I won't drink too much."
Li Juan asked, "What awards ceremony?"
Wu Yingwei knew quite a bit and briefly explained the situation.
Wu An asked curiously, "Dad, how do you know so much?"
Wu Yingwei took a puff of his cigarette and said, "The leader knows I'm your father, so he had a chat with me."
Wu Ping laughed and said, "Dad, you're benefiting from Ah An's fame, aren't you?"
Wu Yingwei did not deny it, looked at Wu An, and said, "Keep up the good work and do a good job."
Wu An nodded.
Needless to say.
His father was very restrained, but he could tell that his father was happy for him.
"Come on, this is good news."
"Let's have a drink together."
"Wishing Ah An all the best."
Li Juan raised her glass.
My father, elder brother, and sister-in-law also raised their glasses.
Wu An quickly raised his hand as well.
Slightly tipsy, his sister-in-law didn't let him go back to the old house, but instead followed him home. As soon as he lay down on the bed, his sister-in-law called him to wash up. He was unwilling, so his sister-in-law brought a basin of water into the room.
Seeing this, Wu An dared not let his sister-in-law serve him, so he quickly got up and cleaned up himself.
I've finished washing up.
I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.
The next morning.
I woke up groggily with a headache. There was a water glass on the bedside table, so I picked it up and drank it all in one gulp. I burped and felt better.
get up.
Push open the door.
A gentle breeze caressed my face; my home was in the village, so it wasn't as damp as the old house.
My sister-in-law was sweeping the yard when she called out, "You're awake. Wash up and eat. I've cooked some porridge; have some to make you feel better."
Wu An nodded.
I've finished washing up.
I sat down, played on my phone, and ate my porridge.
Gu Anran sent out a lot of messages. In the past two days, she has been busy communicating with the tenants. Apart from the two tenants who have clearly terminated their leases, the other tenants also want to leave.
Only two businesses stayed, and their businesses were doing quite well.
Gu Anran suggested they talk again, but Wu An felt it wasn't necessary. He told her to explain the price increase situation for next year, and if that didn't work, he would step in.
Gu Anran quickly replied that she didn't need him to handle the matter and that she could take care of it.
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