Wu An ignored Fu Yongning's provocative gaze. In his eyes, from the moment Fu Yongning agreed to the bet, this person was already his employee.
Old Fu pulled Wu An to sit down. The bowls and chopsticks were already prepared, and he poured Wu An a glass of wine: "Ah An, don't mind him, my nephew is a bit stubborn."
"Don't let his tough demeanor fool you."
"Actually, he's very timid. He has a family and has been working on Boss Chen's boat for years. He's terrified of Boss Chen."
Wu An nodded.
It indicates understanding.
It's not easy for fishermen to make money; they basically rely on one person to go out to sea and fish to support their family.
Fu Yongning didn't dare to offend Boss Chen, but he was still quite good to Old Fu.
Fu Yongning's bad attitude towards him stemmed from his belief that Old Fu's current predicament was all his fault, and that it was because of him that Old Fu had broken ties with Boss Chen.
He might not be considered loyal or righteous, but he's at least a decent person, though not very bright.
Someone like that would be perfect for working on his ship.
What he needs most right now is manpower.
Fu Yongning was a little embarrassed: "Uncle, you can't just expose someone's shortcomings like that."
"I wasn't afraid, I was just bearing the burden of humiliation."
Old Fu smiled.
He raised his glass.
The three of them bumped into each other.
Fu Yongning asked curiously, "You said you want to fight against Boss Chen, what are you planning to do?"
Wu An casually said, "I won't let Boss Chen mess with Mei Wu and give up Ruyi."
Fu Yongning said, "It's a foregone conclusion that Mei Wu will lose his job."
"Chen Shui said it in front of everyone."
"Even though Mei Wu's problem is very serious, there's nothing he can do to help."
"Others may not know, but I do know that it was Chen Shui who did it."
Wu An nodded: "That's it."
"Mei Wu didn't lose his job because he was bad at his work, but because someone sabotaged him."
"If the villagers knew about this, they'd probably drown Chen Laoda and Chen Shui in their spittle."
Fu Yongning shook his head: "You make it sound so easy, but who would believe what you and Mei Wu say?"
"We're outnumbered and outmatched; we can't fight city hall. Do I need to say more about that?"
"I advise you to think more about others. It's easy to cause trouble, but don't let it end up making it so that Mei Wu can't even stay in the village."
After saying that, he glanced at Old Fu.
Since the old man and Chen Laoda broke off relations, the Chen family has experienced a lot of trouble.
Chen Laoda was arrested and had to return the withheld wages. Chen Baosheng is still in the hospital after the incident. Chen Laoda's house was vandalized. It seems that Chen Laoda is in a pretty bad situation.
In fact, far fewer people in the village greet Old Fu than before.
No one knew that all these things were actually orchestrated by Wu An behind the scenes.
Fu Yongning didn't know, so he still felt that Old Fu shouldn't have gone against Wu An and Boss Chen.
Old Fu couldn't say these things directly.
Wu An smiled and said, "You don't need to worry about how I deal with Boss Chen."
"Don't worry about it, you absolutely don't need to stand up and testify."
"Alright."
"My wife is waiting for me to come home for dinner, so I'm leaving now."
After finishing the three cups of wine, Wu An got up to take his leave.
Old Fu saw him off at the door, took two bottles of medicinal wine in mineral water bottles, without saying what it was made of, and told Wu An to drink it for the festival tomorrow.
Wu An didn't stand on ceremony and took it away.
Watching Wu An ride away, I looked back and saw Fu Yongning rummaging through the plastic bags in the basin.
Fu Yongning opened the plastic bag and said, "Let me see what he brought?"
I opened it and took a look.
His eyes widened instantly: "Holy crap, it's an earth dragon!"
"Two earthen dragons!"
"He's really quite generous."
The two earthen dragons look quite large, probably weighing four or five kilograms together, which is worth a lot of money.
Old Fu sat down and said with a smile, "I'll take one to soak in liquor, and you can take one with you later."
Fu Yongning rubbed his hands together: "Ah...this...hehe..."
Old Fu snorted: "Look at how useless you are. When you go to work on Wu An's ship, what are a few earth dragons?"
After saying that, he picked up a cigarette from the table, took one out, and put it in his mouth.
Fu Yongning, with his keen sense of propriety, lit a cigarette with a lighter and said, "Uncle, if that's how you put it, then I won't stand on ceremony."
"To be honest, I've been feeling a bit overwhelmed lately."
"Your niece-in-law is quite fierce."
Old Fu: "Get lost!"
...
Wu An returned home just as dinner was being served.
The best dish, of course, was the earthworm soup; my sister-in-law used the biggest earthworm to stew it.
It weighs a little over five pounds.
This one earthen dragon alone should be worth at least a thousand yuan.
Not to mention the orchid crabs and lobsters on the table; my sister-in-law had a good haul early this morning.
If you were to eat at a restaurant, the food on the table at home would easily cost five or six thousand yuan.
At home.
It was just a typical home-cooked meal, and it didn't cost much; everything was sourced from the beach.
We eat these dishes all the time, and nobody praises each one as we eat it. It's only when we drink the earthworm soup that people can't help but praise it.
This is supposedly the number one nourishing soup in their area, and it's incredibly valuable.
The eldest brother drank three bowls of soup and ate half of the earthworm.
He didn't even spit out the bones. His sister-in-law said he fried them first and then stewed them, so the bones were crunchy.
Highly nourishing!
Wu An tasted it, nodded, and said, "Sister-in-law, you really put your heart into it."
"tasty."
"Brother, why aren't you saying anything?"
Wu Ping burped, watched as his sister-in-law ladled out another bowl and placed it in front of him, saying, "Yueqin, I can't drink anymore."
Mei Yueqin said, "Get up and walk a few steps."
"I'm going to the restroom."
"This is the earth dragon you caught, if you don't eat it, who will?"
Upon hearing this...
Wu Yingwei was about to take another spoonful of water when he paused for a moment and then ate some meat.
He really doesn't need to eat more.
This stuff is too nourishing; too much of it makes him feel unwell.
Wu Ping's lips twitched slightly.
I'm going to the toilet.
He was so angry in the bathroom that he was flailing his arms and legs, screaming in his mind, "What a disaster!"
Wu Ping drank most of the pot of earthworm soup, and Wu An and Wu Yingwei shared the rest.
Mei Yueqin did not drink.
She said she didn't need it.
Wu Yingwei and Wu An couldn't say anything about it, let alone speak up for their elder brother.
In the past, when life was tough at home, no one brought up the topic of having children.
Now that our family is doing well, we can support not just one child, but several.
Wu An actually understands.
It's perfectly normal for my sister-in-law to react this way now that her long-suppressed thoughts have finally come to fruition.
There's not much to say.
Brother, please suffer some more.
After the meal, we took out the tea oil and asked my sister-in-law to rub it on my brother.
"I dug the earthen dragon for so long today. My brother has never done this kind of thing before, and he's still not recovered. He'll probably feel terrible tomorrow."
The sister-in-law responded, not taking it too seriously, as long as someone could move.
Tomorrow is the holiday, and my sister-in-law plans to have a nice family reunion dinner at home.
Wu Yingwei did not go out; he stayed at home to help slaughter chickens and ducks.
Wu Ping was busy putting the gifts for his mother-in-law and father-in-law onto the tricycle, which he would deliver later.
Wu An looked around. Since there was nothing else to do, he was just about to take a nap when Mei Wu called.
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