The next morning.
Wu An was woken up by A Qing, who also brought breakfast.
Wu An got up and put on his shorts.
Feeling something was off, he turned around and saw Ah Qing staring straight at him.
Wu An asked, "What's wrong?"
Ah Qing said, "Brother, you've got some serious assets."
"..." Wu An was speechless and kicked him: "There's nothing left to study, huh?"
"You're so small, aren't you?"
Aqing dodged aside and honestly said, "I'm quite a bit younger than you."
Wu An coughed twice: "You're still young."
"There is still room for growth in the future."
Aqing scratched her head: "Brother, can I grow to be the same size as you?"
Wu An chuckled: "Half of what I have is enough."
Aqing scratched her head: "I know."
Wu An went to wash up.
As soon as I got back inside, I heard Aqing shout, "Brother, I'm ready. Come over here and let's have a competition."
The people of Wu'an were dumbfounded.
Although they were inseparable, he simply couldn't do it.
If they were around ten years old, they might have competed.
Now, deep down he has the soul of someone in their thirties, and he can't see such an absurd thing.
Looking at Aqing's silly face, you know what, he did even more outrageous things when he was around ten years old.
What does it matter if we compare sizes?
A real man is one who can outlast his opponent!
ah……
This damn memory is attacking me!
Wu An was so annoyed by A Qing that he lost his appetite. He quickly ate a couple of bites and left as soon as A Qing calmed down.
Aqing's family bought a new plot of land, which is actually not far from the old house. It is also by the sea and closer to the pier.
When we arrived at the location, there were already piles of building materials, such as bricks and yellow sand, on the open ground.
Aunt Juan was also there.
He was very happy to see Wu An arrive and invited him to sit down and have some tea.
Wu An asked, "Aunt Juan, which construction team did you hire?"
Li Juan said, "It's from the neighboring village."
"This is the report."
"Comprehensive contract (including labor and materials)".
“If we follow my instructions, we should buy the materials ourselves. How much money can we save that way?”
“Aqing absolutely refused to agree.”
Wu An took the report, took a picture of it, and sent it to Foreman Li, asking him to check if there were any problems.
He put down the report and said, "Aunt Juan, don't blame Aqing, I made him do it."
"He usually goes out to sea, leaving you alone at home. If you don't provide the materials, what if you run out?"
"Spend a little more money, save a lot of trouble."
Li Juan nodded, actually understanding Wu An's plan. If the materials were lost, the construction team would bear the loss since they were contracted to handle both labor and materials.
I understand, but I still feel bad about spending extra money.
Not long after.
Foreman Li called and said there were basically no problems. He asked whose house it was and said that if he did the work, it would save them about ten thousand yuan.
Wu An said, "It was my childhood friend who built the house."
We chatted for a few minutes and then hung up.
The ten thousand yuan that Foreman Li mentioned was basically money given as a favor.
After confirming the quote was correct, he looked around and asked, "I see all the materials have arrived, so why haven't we started construction yet?"
Li Juan said, "We're still waiting for the appointed day."
"Building a house is a big deal."
"We dare not break ground casually."
Wu An suddenly realized.
It's because it has been reborn; in the future, these old-fashioned house-building rituals will all become history.
Most people don't pay much attention to these things anymore, but things are different now, especially for people of Aunt Juan's age, who still value rituals very much.
According to Aunt Juan's explanation, we also need to invite a feng shui master, invite a local earth god tablet, and offer incense and sacrifices... We will also have to hold a banquet to entertain guests.
After listening, Wu An asked A Qing in a low voice, "I see that it's all Aunt Juan who's been busy. Where are your uncles and aunts?"
"Have you invited them?"
Aqing said, "They said they were busy with something."
Wu An seemed to be thinking about something, and said, "Aunt Juan, if you have time, come to my house and ask my dad to come and attend the ceremony."
If the clansmen don't help, and this widow and her child are left to fend for themselves, they probably won't be able to hire anyone when the time comes.
Uncle Qing might not have anything to do, but he's definitely waiting to see the joke.
Now that his father is acting as the village head, if he comes to attend the ceremony and eat at the banquet, then he is representing the village committee.
If people gossip and laugh at us, it will be those uncles and elders who didn't help or even show up that will become the laughingstock.
Li Juan was taken aback: "Your dad is quite busy, this matter..."
Wu An said, "Aunt Juan, you're being too polite. My dad told me before that this is a big deal and the village committee should step in."
Li Juan was a little excited: "Okay, okay."
Wu An originally planned to help out. Although construction hadn't started yet, there was a lot to do. They needed to buy the items for the ceremony and prepare the ingredients for the banquet...
Then Mei Wu called, saying he'd finally managed to get the troublesome class monitor out for drinks.
Mei Wu was afraid he couldn't handle it, so he asked him to help.
Wu An agreed, and after thinking for a moment, he called his sister-in-law, Mei Yueqin, to help.
Li Juan fabricated the story.
Wu Anke didn't stand on ceremony with her and treated Aqing's affairs as his own.
He vividly remembered that before his rebirth in his previous life, Aqing came to find him because her life had undergone a major change.
Aunt Juan passed away due to overwork.
Moreover, this happened right after their new house was built. It was precisely because of building that Aunt Juan was exhausted to death.
After getting drunk, Aqing kept repeating herself, saying she was sorry to Aunt Juan, that she hated him for being incompetent, that he was exhausted every day just trying to earn money and couldn't help with the family anymore, and that she resented that none of her uncles or elders in the clan were there to help her...
Aqing was much more sensible and mature back then, because people grow up through the trials and tribulations of life.
In the village, he couldn't find anyone to talk to, so they came to him for a drink.
He couldn't offer any comfort to Aqing at the time, because he wasn't qualified.
His situation was also quite dire.
Things are different now. There's still time to make amends and to do things better.
My sister-in-law was happy to come and help.
If Li Juan hadn't come before, she wouldn't have insisted on approaching her. But after she arrived, she directly told Aunt Juan what had happened.
Aunt Juan burst into tears on the spot.
Of course, I wasn't angry, but rather touched. Wu An and Mei Yueqin were outsiders, yet they were closer than family!
Aqing scratched her head to the side.
His mother has been crying a lot lately.
Wu An thought it was a good thing; he could cry out all the grievances and frustrations in his heart, and he felt much better.
Riding a bicycle.
We headed straight to town.
Even on days when we're not at sea, we're still very busy every day.
Good.
Even when he's busy every day and doesn't go to sea, the system will increase his luck value cap every day.
His current luck stat is close to 600. He's thinking that once he gets the trawler, the stat will be able to break through 1000, which will allow him to use it even better.
You can't be idle every day.
Upon arriving in town, I arranged to meet Mei Wu at the entrance of a restaurant. As soon as I got there, I saw Mei Wu squatting to the side, smoking.
Has the person arrived?
"Not yet. Let's go to the private room first. There's no need to wait at the door. It's not far from the factory. We often come here for meals."
"Have you prepared everything?"
"alright."
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