Not long after they finished eating, Gu Anran urged Wu An to pay the bill.
It's not that she's stingy or unwilling to pay the bill.
Wu An really went too far.
From the moment they entered the restaurant, Wu An insisted on having a private room for dinner, which gave Gu Anran a bad feeling.
The result was exactly as she expected.
It's extremely dangerous for a man and a woman to be alone in a room, especially after they've eaten.
Wu An was helpless.
As the saying goes, when people are well-fed and warm, they think of…
Men, you know.
That's all the ambition they have.
Moreover, he had ulterior motives for this date, trying every means to create a private space for them to be alone together.
With such a beautiful woman by his side, who could remain unmoved by her alluring yet coy demeanor?
After finishing his meal, it took almost 20 minutes of fussing before Wu An finally got up to pay the bill, completely satisfied.
I won't go into details about what happened during those 20 minutes.
There will definitely be people who won't like reading this; if it's too detailed, they'll say it's all fluff...
Gu Anran had already come out first; she had no choice but to come out. If Wu An continued to mess with her like this, she felt she would succumb.
At the critical moment, she essentially escaped.
After paying the bill, Wu An even borrowed the owner's sink to wash his hands, shaking off the water as he walked.
Gu Anran was already standing by the roadside waiting for a car.
He walked over and subconsciously reached out to take Gu Anran's hand, but she dodged it.
Wu An shrugged: "I've washed it."
Gu Anran punched him in embarrassment and anger, but did not dodge again, and instead put her arm around Wu An's.
A taxi arrived quickly.
Get on the bus.
Just as Wu An was about to speak, Gu Anran interrupted, saying they should go to the pedestrian street in the city center.
Wu An was taken aback, but didn't object. He figured it wouldn't matter if he accompanied Gu Anran shopping first, and then went to the shipyard.
The pedestrian street is not far from the park.
It's only about 3 kilometers, you'll arrive in no time.
The foot traffic here is much greater than in the park. It's bustling with people, and the area is very lively. Basically, all the food, drinks, and entertainment in the county are concentrated around this pedestrian street.
Go inside.
Wu An looked around and saw that the pedestrian street now was not much different from the future one, and it even looked newer than the future one.
There are some time-honored shops that exist now and will exist in the future, with a single shop passed down through three generations. Seeing this, Wu An couldn't help but feel envious.
The pedestrian street is lined with a wide variety of shops, and there are several alleys along the main street, one of which is full of antiques.
Wu An couldn't help but glance at the antique alley a few more times; he knew very well that things were complicated there.
The reason I paid special attention to it was because I had seen a news report about fishermen who salvaged antiques from the sea and sold them.
Because it happened in his hometown, he paid special attention to it.
The ocean is full of treasures, but even if you manage to retrieve them, they're not easy to convert into cash. Otherwise, it would be a pretty good way to make money.
It's worth mentioning that many well-known milk tea brands and trendy shops will not be visible in the future.
If run properly, whoever gets there first will make money in this market.
Wu An pondered this, his envy growing immensely.
He can be a hands-off manager in these businesses. As long as he invests in franchising, the franchisee will take care of everything. He only needs to manage the personnel to generate stable profits.
However, at present.
He was willing but unable to do so.
There are simply too many obstacles that ordinary people need to overcome if they want to make money.
Lost in thought, he followed Gu Anran into a shop. It wasn't until the clothes were drawn on his own body that he realized it was a men's clothing store.
"'this……"
"Go try it on." Gu Anran put the shirt and pants in his hands and pushed him toward the fitting room.
"Why did you come here to buy me clothes?"
"Is that not allowed?"
“I don’t think it’s necessary to buy them. I go out to sea to fish every day, so I can’t wear new clothes. They’ll get dirty and damaged very quickly anyway.”
Wu An wasn't being frugal, but rather unwilling to compromise; what he said was indeed an objective reality.
During this period, he basically wore vests, shirts, or sailor shirts back and forth.
As for pants, they're long pants when going out to sea, and shorts when not at sea, emphasizing a casual style.
Gu Anran pushed Wu An inside and said, "Are you done talking? Now try it out."
The more time the two spent together, the more casual Gu Anran became with Wu An.
That's normal, after all, the two are getting more and more familiar with each other.
Pull up the curtain.
Wu An changed his clothes.
Gu Anran leaned against the opposite wall and said, "You're about to go to a business meeting, so you shouldn't go dressed so loosely and without any regard for your image."
"Clothes make the man, and a saddle makes the horse; outward appearance is still very important."
"You say that people are begging you, but that's only because you can help them."
"If you make a bad first impression and people think there's no profit to be made, then if their attitude changes, you won't be able to take the opportunity to make more demands."
Wu An himself hadn't considered this point, but after Gu Anran's reminder, he realized it made a lot of sense.
He changed his clothes and came out. He hadn't even looked in the mirror yet, but he could already see the light in Gu Anran's eyes.
Gu Anran nodded in satisfaction and said, "Not bad."
"Now that you've taken this set, do you want to look at any others?"
Wu An shook his head.
"Beautiful lady, take one of each of these: one white, one blue, and one with contrasting colors."
"And these jeans, mid-length shorts."
Gu Anran acted very generously at this moment, asking for three sets in one go, including underwear and socks.
The salespeople were all taken aback.
"And bring these two pairs of shoes down too." Gu Anran said, turning to Wu An and asking, "Size 42?"
Wu An nodded.
"That's perfect." Gu Anran said as she squatted down to help fix the shoes.
Try it on.
Wu An looked in the mirror and saw that he looked completely refreshed, indeed much more energetic and handsome.
When it was time to pay, the salesperson kept glancing at Wu An with a clear look of confusion in her eyes. She couldn't understand what charm this seemingly ordinary man had that could make such a beautiful woman spend nearly two thousand yuan on clothes and shoes.
Gu Anran ignored the salesperson's gaze and walked out chatting and laughing with Wu An.
Three sets of clothes plus two pairs of shoes, 2000 yuan isn't actually that expensive.
And she can afford it.
Don't be fooled by the fact that she only has a stall in town; she actually earns quite a bit. If business is good, she can make this much money in just one or two days.
And it's pure profit.
Setting up a stall doesn't have high costs, but it's also quite unstable, with income fluctuating. However, overall it's much better than working a regular job.
Over the years, she had saved up about ten thousand yuan in her secret stash. It wasn't enough to do anything big, but it was enough to buy Wu An a couple of outfits.
With so many bags and packages, they couldn't possibly go to the shipyard. After a quick discussion, they went to the park entrance and left their belongings with the old man who opened the gate.
Then I flagged down a car and told the driver I wanted to go to the shipyard.
I had just gotten on the bus not long ago.
The rain suddenly started.
Wu An looked at the rain, which wasn't particularly heavy, but his expression changed instantly.
He didn't add any luck value to the tools because their luck value was already low today, so adding it wouldn't make much difference. Old Fu and A Qing's main purpose in going out to sea was to retrieve the fish traps.
After soaking in the sea for two or three days, there's no point in soaking any longer.
If all goes well, they should have already returned to base by now.
Old Fu is a skilled boatman; this little bit of wind and rain shouldn't be a big problem.
Even though I was thinking this, I still couldn't help feeling a little worried.
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