After leaving the homestay project site, Wu An took Gu Anran to Lao Mai's house.
get off.
Knock on the door.
It was Li Xin who opened the door.
When Li Xin saw Wu An, he was slightly taken aback, then quickly greeted him, "Mr. Wu, what brings you here?"
Wu An said, "I just got back yesterday, so I brought some seafood."
What are you doing here?
Li Xin said, "I'm staying here now. Hey, please come in, please come in. I'm so nervous to see you all of a sudden, please forgive me."
Wu An smiled.
Look.
That's why people can make progress; they really know how to talk.
Come in.
There was no need for an umbrella; Li Xin helped fold it up and put it aside.
Mai Hangyu came out of the house, seemingly taking a nap. He quickly greeted Wu An and Gu Anran, especially the latter, who kept saying, "Sister-in-law, please sit down and have some tea."
Seeing the plastic bag Wu An had placed to the side, he opened it and saw that it contained gray pomfret. He asked, "Brother, did you make a special trip just to deliver this?"
Wu An said, "Yes, what's wrong? This is good stuff."
"It's just pomfret."
"You don't know anything. Give it to your grandpa; he'll definitely recognize its value."
"oh."
Mai Hangyu didn't retort, but pulled up a stool and sat down.
Wu An asked, "Was it all going smoothly?"
Mai Hangyu nodded: "It went very smoothly. Not to mention the village, with Director Chen keeping an eye on things, no one dared to cause trouble. Plus, with Leader Xi taking care of things, everything went exceptionally well."
Wu An listened without commenting.
Mai Hangyu continued, "Oh, by the way, a couple of days ago, Leader Xi came to visit the construction site and told us to be prepared, as leaders from the county or even the city might come to inspect the work soon."
Wu An was taken aback: "Inspect what kind of work?"
Mai Hangyu shook his head: "I asked, but Leader Xi didn't say much. He just said that some leaders would be coming to town in a while and might come to see our homestay project, but it's uncertain whether they will."
I think it's unlikely.
"The big leaders are so busy. It's already quite a big deal for them to just come to the town for a quick visit. Why would they come all the way to our village?"
Wu An's eyes flashed: "There's such a thing?"
Mai Hangyu nodded.
Wu An thought for a moment, then found Director Chen's phone number and called to ask him. However, Director Chen was also vague in his answer. To put it bluntly, even someone of his level didn't know much.
But Director Chen did explain why the county and city leaders came: it was mainly about the theme of rural revitalization.
Upon hearing this, Wu An said, "Director Chen, get ready to seize this tremendous opportunity."
Director Chen: "Ah An, what do you mean? Explain in detail, explain in detail."
Wu An said, "These next few days, you should keep busy in the village and improve its appearance. Don't let the big leaders see anything bad about it."
Director Chen: "You're making it sound like the top leader is definitely coming."
Wu An smiled slightly: "I will definitely come."
"In this town, is there anyone more suitable to showcase the theme of rural revitalization than me, a college graduate who returned to my hometown to start a business?"
Even if the top leader doesn't come, he'll try to find a way to get him to come.
Director Chen said, "Ah An, it's suitable, but it also has to be something that will interest the leaders."
Wu An asked, "Director Chen, what about advertising?"
"Prepare some standees or banners."
"The more eye-catching, the better."
Director Chen slammed his hand on the table: "Ah An, you're really sharp. Good, good, I'll get on it right away."
If county or city-level leaders come to the village to inspect the homestays, it will be a good thing for the village, and the village cadre in charge of the project will naturally benefit greatly.
Hang up the phone.
Wu An also gave Mai Hangyu and Li Xin some instructions: it's a good thing that a high-ranking leader is paying attention, but if they see anything bad, then things could get really messy.
One must be strong to forge iron.
Mai Hangyu and Li Xin patted their chests and guaranteed that the homestay project was absolutely fine, with no corner-cutting in either the building materials or the construction, and that it could withstand the scrutiny of front-page headlines.
Wu An waited for a while, and then Old Mai returned, looking travel-worn.
The old man went fishing again.
A hardcore audiophile, the kind who doesn't need any help anymore.
Wu An poured him a cup of tea and said, "Old Mai, the catch is so-so, mostly small fish. It's not very exciting to keep pulling them. When I buy a fishing boat, the two of us can go deep-sea fishing."
Old Mai snorted: "Speak, what is it?"
"Nothing much... well, there is a little thing." Wu An chuckled and said, "With your abilities, you must have taken on quite a few apprentices when you first started working here."
Old Mai took a sip of tea and waited for the next installment.
Wu An continued, "Here's the thing, a high-ranking leader will be coming to inspect our work in a few days. If we happen to run into reporters interviewing us at the guesthouse, wouldn't that be great?"
Old Mai said, "Wow, this is quite a clever plan."
"Okay, that's easy."
Wu An quickly poured him another cup.
Look.
This is Old Mike.
Although he is old, he is very easygoing.
When the time is right, act decisively and without hesitation.
Old Mike said, "I'm waiting for your deep-sea fishing boat."
Wu An nodded: "I will definitely arrange it."
He didn't stay long before getting up to say goodbye.
After he left, Mai Hangyu told him about Wu Anlai bringing the gray pomfret. Old Mai nodded and said, "Okay, we'll eat them all tonight."
Mai Hangyu: "He said the grey pomfret was very good."
Old Mai said, "The gray pomfret is good, but this person is even better. When you go out in the future, can you remember to bring me back something?"
Mai Hangyu was given a profound and soul-searching question by this sentence.
...
After taking a stroll around the town, Gu Anran noticed that the milk tea shop was doing good business, with two young girls working there. She didn't linger in the shop for long.
It was already four o'clock in the afternoon when the two walked home. The weather was bad, and the sky was gloomy, as if it was about to get dark.
First, take Gu Anran home.
The old women in the village were all talking about the incident of the village dogs collectively falling asleep. Wu An even joined in the conversation for a while. As expected of rural old women, their ability to spread rumors and gossip was impressive.
Even he, the instigator, listened intently.
Without much delay, we stopped at the dock and chatted with Lao Xie.
"Old Xie, I didn't see you yesterday."
"I went to collect the goods. I heard from the villagers that you didn't catch much fish this time?"
"Hmm? Where did this false information come from?" Wu An offered him a cigarette. If it were anyone else, he wouldn't bother to say much and might even chime in, but when talking to Lao Xie, he naturally had to be more sincere.
Old Xie took the cigarette and smiled, "I knew it. It's all over the docks. They're saying you took too big a step and messed up, and your luck has turned sour since you switched to a trawler."
"They came back after only two days at sea, so they must have had no harvest. It's better to come back early and cut their losses."
"Anyway, the rumors are quite detailed and convincing."
Wu Anle laughed: "You believe that already?"
Old Xie asked, "Do you have two brothers surnamed Fan working as boatmen on your boat?"
Wu An nodded: "Yes."
"The brothers' father came to the dock and made a scene, saying that the two brothers hadn't earned a single penny, and had only taken home some fish." Old Xie paused, then continued, "Now that you're famous, the news will spread quickly."
"I suspect that someone doesn't want you to be well."
"They deliberately spread the news everywhere."
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