Upon hearing this, Lao Meng said irritably, "So you don't have any work reports to give?"
"The jobs I assign you are all thankless and exhausting."
"You're always so busy you're never home."
"Those trivial matters are not worth reporting."
Wu Yingwei said, "It's all work."
"Hmph." Old Meng snorted and said, "If you ask me, now that A'an can make money, this family doesn't need you to support them. You might as well just give up the business."
“Let’s enjoy life together. I’ve heard that city people often travel these days, so we can go and travel around too.”
Wu Yingwei: "But in the village..."
"Hey, what are you worried about? Wouldn't we all die without you?"
“I dare not say that I have made great contributions to the village, but there are some things that if I don’t do them, no one else will.” Wu Yingwei sighed: “If I don’t do it, you don’t do it, and he doesn’t do it, it may seem like there is no difference, but over time, the difference will become apparent.”
Old Meng curled his lip: "Come on, you just want to climb the ladder. You've been obsessed with officialdom since you were a kid."
Wu Yingwei remained silent.
Wu An smiled. As a fellow buddy's rant, it was certainly spot on.
My father was indeed a power-hungry official.
But he didn't want to enjoy power or reap personal benefits; he wanted to get things done.
The more power he has, the more things he can accomplish.
He wasn't sure if his father had done a good job, but he did know something about the future. Soon, the natural villages would be merged into an administrative village, and with more people and more complicated matters, there would be many conflicts among the villagers. His father was the one who resolved many armed fights.
His father didn't write it down explicitly in the notebook, but Wu An could tell from between the lines.
Later, after my father retired due to poor health, the village committee mismanaged the village, leading to chaos and disorder. In the end, despite having unique advantages, the village did not develop very well.
The earth will keep turning no matter who is gone.
But some people are really different.
It wasn't that Wu An wanted to take credit for his father; it was just the truth.
Some villages can become the "number one village in the world", while others are impoverished. In some villages, people are united as one, while in others, people are scattered and neighbors are like enemies.
Ultimately.
The person leading the way is different!
Wu An didn't have the awareness to lead everyone to a better life, but since his father was unwilling to back down, he was bound to push his father forward.
Most importantly, my dad likes to be busy. If he doesn't work at the village committee, then... what can he do when he comes home?
Do you want to retire early like Lao Meng?
That old man will probably die even earlier than in his previous life.
Seeing his father speechless after being rebuked by Lao Meng, Wu An came out and saw his father silently smoking.
Even when a cigarette is burning hot to the touch, he doesn't throw it away.
Wu An took out a cigarette from his pocket, tossed it to Dad, and said, "Dad, you're back pretty early today."
Wu Yingwei instinctively took the cigarette, and upon seeing it was Hua Zi, grinned and said, "Buying such good cigarettes..."
"I'm buying it for you to smoke, so I definitely have to buy it."
"..."
Wu Yingwei stopped himself from saying anything more.
The son is filial.
What else is there to say?
It's true that I find such good cigarettes expensive, but I'm genuinely happy smoking them.
Old Meng took a pack of cigarettes and said, "Your dad was mistreated at the village committee."
Wu Yingwei glared at him: "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Wu An pulled up a stool and asked, feigning ignorance, "Really?"
"Then I'll have to hear it."
"Dad, don't overthink it, I'm just taking it as gossip."
Wu Yingwei glared and bristled, "Don't I, as your father, have any dignity?"
Old Meng said with a smile, "The Chen family... Chen Long's uncles and aunts jointly wrote a letter of thanks to Chen Gui and also sent him a banner."
"I really showed off in front of the town leaders today."
“That bastard Chen Gui wants to hang the banner at the village committee office and even asked your dad to help hang it up.”
Wu An turned his head; "Dad, did you hang up for him?"
Wu Yingwei shook his head.
Old Meng said, "Your dad isn't that stupid. He made an excuse to leave the village committee and came over a little later than you. He just chatted with me for a bit."
"It's a good thing you didn't help hang him." Wu An smiled and said, "I heard from Lao Fu that Uncle Chen Long is not a good person. This time, when Lao Fu fell into the water, Uncle Chen Long refused to help him."
"If this is confirmed, will Chen Gui still have the nerve to hang the banner at the village committee?"
"You might have to take it down later."
Upon hearing this, Wu Yingwei immediately laughed: "If that's really the case, then I'd be happy to help him pick it off."
Old Meng pointed with his hand: "You're quite good at comforting people."
He wasn't just offering empty words of comfort.
If Chen Gui is resorting to such tactics to gain attention, then let him lose face big time.
Previously, everyone praised him and criticized the Chen family. Anyway, the Chen family would definitely be unhappy to hear this, so let's go all the way and say that the Chen family refused to help him in his time of need.
As long as the Chen family is thoroughly vilified, Chen Gui will also lose face.
Whether the rumors are true or not is not important. No one will listen to the Chen family's explanations. Too many explanations would just be seen as sophistry.
We were sitting and chatting at the entrance of Old Meng's courtyard when we heard some noise in the yard. My brother and sister-in-law had gotten up.
Wu An stood up.
His sister-in-law seemed to have changed her clothes, but he didn't think much of it. She was tending to the vegetable garden and got covered in mud, so it was reasonable for her to take a shower and change her clothes.
He greeted her and asked, "Sister-in-law, when are you going back to your parents' home?"
Mei Yueqin was taken aback: "My elder brother and sister-in-law went to work in another city, and they probably won't be back for a few more days."
"Xiao Wu is the same. When we call him, he says he's busy and doesn't have time to come home."
"That caused the delay."
Wu An said, "Alright then."
Mei Yueqin asked, "You've asked several times, is there something you need?"
Wu An casually replied, "It's nothing."
He still planned to wait until he met Brother Xiaowu and then speak directly to him, rather than having his sister-in-law relay the message, which would seem like he didn't take it seriously.
In case Brother Xiaowu is not willing, it will save everyone from embarrassment.
He had originally planned to go to his sister-in-law's family home and chat with Old Fu, but since that was the case, he decided not to go to Shangwan Village to find Old Fu and instead directly invited him out.
He walked to the side and called Old Fu.
After chatting for a bit, he noticed that Old Fu's tone was off, but he didn't ask any further questions. He suggested meeting in town to talk, and after checking the time, they agreed to meet an hour later. He said that after they finished talking, he would go have dinner with Mai Hangyu and the others.
We absolutely have to recruit more people.
Mai Hangyu is busy with the guesthouse business and definitely can't go out to sea with them. There are only him and A Qing on the boat, which is really not feasible.
He had to operate the boat, so Aqing had to do most of the work by herself.
Aqing is already quite thin and small; if she gets hurt from overexertion, it would be a huge loss.
Wu An would rather earn less money and hire more people on the ship.
Once the break-in period is over.
He could gradually let go and let Ah Qing take people out to sea. He would only need to go to the boat every day to increase the luck value of the fishing gear such as the bottom traps, longline fishing, and casting nets.
Just thinking about it made Wu An a little excited.
We need to recruit more people as soon as possible.
The sooner he assembles his team, the sooner he can grow and strengthen his business.
...
When Wu An returned after making the phone call, he heard from his father, brother, and sister-in-law about his relationship with Gu Anran.
After listening to Mei Yueqin's words, Wu Yingwei looked over and said, "It's time to settle this matter. I'll find a matchmaker to talk to."
"Ah An, what do you think?"
Wu An nodded, naturally not objecting. This matter really should be handled by his father. After thinking for a moment, he said, "You handle it as you see fit, the sooner the better."
Wu Yingwei laughed and said, "Even if you find a matchmaker tomorrow, you can still marry her tomorrow."
"Look how anxious you are."
"Didn't we say we'd build a big house before getting married?"
Mei Yueqin said, "There's no rush to get married; we can set a date first."
Wu An said, "Sister-in-law is right."
Wu Yingwei grunted twice: "Okay."
Wu An poured him tea: "Dad, have some tea."
"That's more like it."
Everyone laughed.
Wu An was also quite happy.
That's fine too.
To prevent him from losing control one day and ending up getting on the train first and buying the ticket later.
It would be best to buy a ticket first and then board the train.
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