The next morning around 7 a.m., Wu An was woken up by his sister-in-law.
Mei Yueqin asked anxiously, "I heard from Aunt Juan that you're going out to sea today?"
Wu An sniffed: "Yes."
"I only made the decision late last night. I thought it was too late, so I didn't tell you."
Mei Yueqin patted him on the shoulder: "Well, I didn't find out until very early this morning, so there was no time to prepare anything."
Wu An said, "There's no need to prepare anything; Lao Fu and the others will take care of everything."
Mei Yueqin told him to hurry up and get ready to eat.
Wu An was eating his breakfast when his sister-in-law kept reminding him to eat more fruit and to be careful about this and that.
Wu An was getting a little impatient listening to this.
It's not like I'm a three-year-old, and it's not like this is my first time at sea.
He ultimately held back, saying nothing, and slung his bag over his shoulder. Inside the bag were clean clothes that his sister-in-law had packed for him.
We arrived at the dock.
Seeing Wu An yawning repeatedly, A Qing asked, "Brother, you told us to rest well, but you're acting like you were a thief last night."
Wu An coughed and said, "Children shouldn't pry into adults' affairs."
Aqing held her head high and said, "I'm not young anymore."
“My mom said that countless girls from all around want to be with me.”
"Let me take my time choosing."
Wu An said, "Okay, let me also give it a try when the time comes."
Aqing nodded.
To be honest...
Given Aqing's current circumstances, she can indeed choose whomever she wants.
We need to pick a good one.
Virtuous and capable.
Sensible.
No, I won't.
It wasn't that Wu An wanted to interfere, but given his relationship with A Qing, if his wife wasn't kind and whispered in his ear, it would definitely affect his brotherly bond with A Qing.
Wu An took a walk around the boat. Old Fu and Fu Yongning were reliable and provided food, water, ice, fruit, drinks, and various convenience foods.
Upon entering the lounge, I discovered that even the mattresses had been changed.
It was Fu Yongning who did it.
"My wife was just sitting around doing nothing, so I helped her change into a new set. When the weather gets better, we can air it out properly at home. This way, we can rest more comfortably on the boat."
Wu An nodded, quite satisfied.
At this time.
Two trawlers are also preparing to set sail.
It's Boss Chen.
Fu Yongning said in a low voice, "I've inquired. Boss Chen isn't on the boat. One boat is currently staffed by the old boatmen, and the other boat was recruited from a neighboring town and is named Ma Weiqun."
Wu An nodded: "I know, we had a conflict before."
Fu Yongning was taken aback, then realized, "Could it be that Boss Chen specifically recruited these people?"
Wu An smiled.
Guess.
He beckoned to Fu Yongning, who leaned in and listened to Wu An whisper for a moment. Fu Yongning nodded, took a small sand shovel, and went to Boss Chen's trawl boat.
I greeted my former colleagues and boarded the ship smoothly.
When Old Fu saw Fu Yongning go to Boss Chen's boat, he asked, "A'an, did you send him?"
Wu An nodded and said, "Let Yongning go and find out."
Old Fu didn't say much.
Not long after.
When Fu Yongning returned, he didn't bring the sand shovel back with him; instead, he left it on Boss Chen's fishing boat.
Wu An asked, "Is it placed properly?"
Fu Yongning said, "If you throw it in a corner of the storage room, no one will notice."
He didn't ask Wu An why he was doing this, since it was just something he could do. He continued, "I asked around, but no one was willing to come."
Wu An nodded: "I won't force you."
Old Fu: "Who would agree to such blatant poaching? It's a good thing the Chen family wasn't on the ship, or you'd be in big trouble."
Fu Yongning snorted: "I'm not afraid of the Chen family now."
Money gives people courage.
He doesn't rely on the Chen family for food anymore, so what's there to be afraid of?
Wu An said, "Since no one is willing, then let's just leave it at that."
Let's go.
Old Fu went to the cockpit.
Start the machine.
There are no problems.
The trawler slowly sailed away from the dock.
Old Fu asked, "Ah An, shall we go back to the previous sea area?"
Wu An thought for a moment and said, "Brother Yongning reminded us before that we're going to the sea area where the Chen family often operates."
Upon hearing this, Fu Yongning wanted to speak.
He wanted to persuade Wu An to go back to the previous sea area.
Compared to the harvest from the last fishing area, the fishing area where the Chen family often fishes yields nothing.
But he held back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
never mind.
Anyway, Wu An is very lucky, so he can work in any sea area.
After driving for more than an hour, Wu An and his group were playing cards in the lounge. They were playing for money, but not for big stakes. Wu An had given them a rule: on his ship, they could play around, but no one was allowed to get serious.
Otherwise, the ship will be in complete chaos sooner or later because of this.
In response to this.
Naturally, no one had any objections.
If Wu An hadn't brought out the cards, they wouldn't have offered to play cards.
Just as they were having a good time, Old Fu suddenly reminded them to be careful.
Wu An went to the cockpit.
"Old Fu, what's wrong?"
"Boss Chen's two boats have caught up."
Wu An went to look and saw two trawlers coming from the left and right, flanking them, and they were faster than their boat.
Old Fu was worried that the two ships might cause trouble, which is why he gave the warning.
"If the two ships behind don't adjust their course and slow down, they might crash into us, like a hamburger sandwiching our ship in the middle."
"Let's make adjustments."
"good."
Old Fu adjusted the rudder to avoid the obstacle.
Tiger is not here.
Moreover, they have two ships while they only have one. If they were to encounter each other, they would definitely be the ones who suffer.
Wu An did not want a direct confrontation.
The Chen family's two fishing boats are dilapidated, but his is a brand new boat. Besides, he can make several million yuan on a single voyage. If he has to turn back because of this, wouldn't he suffer a huge loss?
The waves are quite large today.
The fishing boats rose and fell between the waves.
After Lao Fu adjusted his rudder, the two trawlers behind him also adjusted their course, heading straight for them.
Aqing and his companions were so angry that they cursed and swore, insulting everyone and their ancestors on the two trawlers behind them.
Wu An was furious.
Before he could even make a move, Ma Weiqun had already started provoking him.
Old Fu said, "Ah An, there are islands over there, should I drive over there?"
"If they weren't crazy, they wouldn't have followed us so rashly."
Wu An said, "Drive, drive over there."
He channeled his luck into the fishing boat and kept an eye on the two trawlers behind him.
Old Fu headed straight for the island.
There are many reefs near the islands, so these trawlers generally don't go close. Firstly, it's easy to run aground on the reefs, and secondly, this kind of sea area is not suitable for trawl operations.
With the help of luck and Old Fu's skill, they successfully avoided the reefs.
Wu An stared at the two trawlers behind him.
He actually hoped that Ma Weiqun and the others would see how easy their lives were and follow suit.
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