Gao Qiangqi grabbed Wu An's arm and asked in a low voice, "An, are you leaving now?"
Wu An was taken aback: "Yes, otherwise... what would I stay for?"
Gao Qiangqi coughed and said, "After I found out you brought back the white butterfly shells, I immediately contacted Boss Zheng. He said he could come over tomorrow... no, today."
"Why don't you stay and check on the situation?"
Wu An smiled and said, "Brother Qiang, I know what you mean. You just want me to stay and keep an eye on things to prevent you and President Zheng from teaming up to scam me."
I believe you.
"Whether I watch it or not makes no difference."
This was indeed what he truly felt. Of course, there was a calculation behind it. If Gao Qiangqi and President Zheng were in cahoots to swindle him out of money and buy Melozhu at a low price, it would be pointless for him to keep watching.
Therefore, it's better to raise his stance and be frank, so that Gao Qiangqi won't think he's a fool, and he can also gain some goodwill.
After hearing what he said, Gao Qiangqi's eyes widened slightly, and he nodded solemnly: "Alright."
I'll contact you then.
"Whether or not to make a move in the end is still your decision."
Wu An pointed to the motorcycles in the shed: "Brother Qiang, you can contact me anytime this afternoon, but forget about this morning. I need to catch up on sleep, and even if there's a call, I might not be able to answer it."
"Oh, we'll have to trouble Ah Jin to take us to the dock."
Gao Qiangqi nodded and told A Jin to drive.
We headed straight for the dock.
Old Fu thought he would be going out to sea again today, so he didn't go home and went straight to sleep on the boat.
Tell Old Fu to get up.
Old Fu was half asleep, but he got up quickly. This was a "good habit" he had developed on the ship: he could sleep anytime and get up anytime.
Old Fu greeted, "You're back."
Aqing asked, "Old Fu, why don't you ask us if we've found any Miracle Pearls?"
Old Fu smiled and asked, "Did you manage to open it?"
Ah Qing boasted, "I got them all! My brother got five in one go!"
Old Fu said "Oh": "Five...five?"
He shouted the last two words so hard his voice cracked.
Aqing chuckled and nodded.
Mei Wu nodded in agreement.
Ah Jin said, "Old Fu, we called you here, but you refused. You didn't see it with your own eyes. You've lost out big time now."
Old Fu was dumbfounded.
He never imagined that a coconut snail he casually scooped up from the sea could yield Melo pearls, and he even found five of them at once!
He even wondered if he was still dreaming!
He secretly tugged at his beard, winced in pain, and asked, "Where's Meloju? Let me see."
Wu An showed it to him.
Old Fu, a decrepit old man, was captivated by the book, praising it with delight. Finally, he said, "Ah An, don't rush to sell it."
"This is different from the pearls of the white-lipped oyster."
"It can be considered a treasure of the sea. Compared to this, white-lipped oyster pearls are just commonplace."
Wu An nodded to indicate that he understood.
Let Old Fu steer the boat.
They returned to the dock.
I had planned to go out to sea today, but the Melaleuca lyrata delayed me, and I basically didn't sleep all night. In this state, it's definitely impossible to go out to sea.
Wu An said, "Get a good night's sleep, we'll go out to sea tonight."
No one had any objections.
Back at the dock.
Old Fu rode his bicycle back to Shangwan Village with Mei Wu on the back.
Wu An rode his bicycle to the dock and parked it in front of Lao Xie's shop. There were surveillance cameras, so the bicycle was safe. Lao Xie hadn't opened the shop yet. Wu An was about to ride away when A Qing saw him yawning and became worried.
Wu An did not insist.
If the younger brother wants to prove himself, the older brother has to give him a chance.
I've only ridden a couple of steps.
Wu An retracted his previous thought. This brat could fly while riding a bike. He was so sleepy that he almost got thrown off when he started to ride, which scared him so much that he dared not doze off again.
When they arrived at the door, he jumped out of the car and slapped Aqing on the back of the head.
Aqing: "Brother, what are you doing?"
Wu An: "Oh, sorry, my hand slipped."
Wu An was about to open the door.
The door opened first.
When Mei Yueqin saw Wu An standing at the door, she said with delight, "You're back!"
"Why didn't you even call to say anything?"
"Have you eaten? You haven't eaten yet, have you? I'll make it right away, it'll be ready in no time."
Wu An quickly pulled Mei Yueqin back: "Sister-in-law, don't be busy yet."
"Open your hand."
"Look what this is."
As he spoke, he opened the box and placed the largest Melo Pearl in his sister-in-law's hand.
When my sister-in-law looked down, she couldn't take her eyes off her.
What is this?
"It's so beautiful."
"It looks like a pearl..."
Before Wu An could speak, A Qing interrupted, "Sister-in-law, have you ever caught a coconut snail while beachcombing?"
Mei Yueqin nodded: "Who hasn't caught them? I've caught six jin of them before, and I sold one snail for nearly two hundred yuan."
Ah Qing chuckled and said, "Oh dear, you've really lost out."
"This pearl is called a Melo pearl. My brother found it inside a coconut snail."
"Five out of six coconut snails came out."
Mei Yueqin was surprised, her expression showing disbelief: "Coconut snails can produce this?"
“I sold several of those before, I must have made a huge loss.”
"Why hasn't anyone told me this?"
Wu An kicked A Qing and turned around to say, "Sister-in-law, don't get excited. Coconut snails can produce this pearl, but even ten thousand coconut snails might not yield one Melo Pearl."
"The probability is extremely small."
"The coconut snails you used to sell basically didn't have Melo pearls."
It sounds strange to offer this kind of comfort, but it's the truth.
If someone actually opens a shop and there are no residents left, it's impossible to hide it.
Why?
Most people buy them to eat. Such large coconut snails are not for one person to eat; they are for the whole family. If they were to be opened, even if someone tried to hide them, it would be difficult to keep them all inside.
Mei Yueqin said suspiciously, "Don't try to comfort me. Didn't Aqing say that you opened five pearls from six coconut shells?"
Wu An was both amused and exasperated: "I..."
He was too lazy to explain.
I took out my phone, found information about Melaleuca and some news articles, and showed them to my sister-in-law.
Mei Yueqin took a look and understood. She glared at the mischievous Aqing, then looked at the Meile Pearl in her hand and said, "So this is so valuable."
"The news said that a Melo pearl weighing over 20 carats sold for several million dollars, in US dollars."
"I don't even know how many grams twenty-something carats is."
“Ah An, it’s so big, it must be very valuable.”
Wu An said, "You can't believe all the news. It probably won't sell for a few million US dollars, but it's still quite expensive. Be careful with it."
Mei Yueqin was taken aback, but instead of pretending to be clueless, she asked directly, "A'an, are you going to give me a ride?"
Wu An nodded.
“I don’t want it, you can take it and sell it for money… Even if you don’t sell it, you can give it to An Ran.”
As they were talking, they handed over the Melaleuca beads.
Wu An stepped back, refusing to take it: "This is for you."
"I've saved the one for Anran."
"Sister-in-law, let's stop pulling each other."
After saying that.
He dodged Mei Yueqin and ran into the house.
Mei Yueqin was stunned for a moment, then quickly chased after him to return the Meilezhu to him.
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