Wu An took out his phone and sent a message to Gu Anran.
Gu Anran quickly replied, "I'm going back now."
Wu An sighed.
Under these circumstances, his desire to marry Gu Anran became even stronger.
After marriage, naturally you can kiss, hug, and lift each other up high.
"Ding-dong."
The phone rang again.
I took it out and looked at it.
It was sent by Gu Anran: "See you tonight."
He grinned.
Aqing followed Lijuan away, and Lijuan cried again, making Aqing anxious and scratching her head.
Wu Yingwei walked over and said, "What are you grinning about? Come here, the leader in charge of the rescue work wants to see you."
Wu An followed.
The leader was in the shed, already talking with Old Fu. It was just a routine greeting. Someone was taking pictures nearby, walking around looking for the best angle.
When reporting, photos are always included.
When Wu An arrived, the leader quickly came to greet him.
"You must be Wu An. I heard from Lao Fu that you jumped into the water and saved him." The leader grasped Wu An's hand and shook it vigorously a few times: "You stepped forward in a time of crisis; you are a hero."
"Sir, I only did what I was supposed to do, I don't deserve such praise." Wu An responded neither humbly nor arrogantly, but was somewhat suspicious that this leader was being too enthusiastic.
"Quite modest." The leader patted Wu An on the shoulder, looked at Wu Yingwei, and said, "So young, yet not arrogant about his achievements, very good."
"I called you here to tell you that I want to recommend you for commendation."
"The honorary title of 'Heroic Act' is definitely indispensable."
"Thank you, leader." Wu An smiled, showing all the proper etiquette, but not appearing overwhelmed by the honor. Firstly, he wasn't a young man and had some experience.
Secondly, he had heard Yu Kailang mention this honorary title of "heroic act" once before.
Later, I chatted with Yu Kailang, who said that it was already a done deal, but they were still going through the procedures, and after that, there would be an awards ceremony.
He wondered, what would be the difference between being recognized for acts of bravery twice and being recognized once?
"Don't call me 'leader,' my surname is Yi, just call me Director Yi." As Director Yi spoke, he took out his phone and proactively exchanged contact information with Wu An, saying that he would notify him promptly if there was any news.
After chatting for a while, Wu An sneezed a few times, and Director Yi quickly told him to go back and rest. As soon as he came out of the shed, Wu An couldn't help but ask, "Dad, are you on good terms with this Director Yi?"
Wu Yingwei shook his head; "Why would you ask that?"
“I did meet him when the emergency happened before, as a logistics support staff member.”
"What else is there to it?"
Wu Yingwei whispered, "Then why was he so enthusiastic towards me?"
Wu Yingwei thought for a moment and said, "It's probably because you saved people and there were no casualties, so Director Yi is happy."
Wu An suddenly realized.
Having figured out the key points, he actually helped Director Yi out.
Old Fu came over to say hello and prepared to go home. He lived in the same village as the Chen family, which was also the village where Mei Yueqin's mother lived, and it wasn't too far away.
Wu An nodded and said, "Okay, we'll contact each other another day."
At this time.
Boss Chen brought over a few members of the Chen family and asked them questions in a pretentious manner.
Old Fu ignored him and turned to leave.
After he left, Wu An met the gazes of Boss Chen and the others.
Old Chen nodded and left without saying anything. As Chen Baosheng left, he spat on the ground and muttered something about meddling in other people's business.
Back home.
After Wu An changed his clothes, Mei Yueqin had already brought the food to the table. It was steaming hot. He wasn't hungry, but looking at the food and smelling the aroma, his stomach couldn't help but growl a few times.
While they were eating, Lao Meng and a few neighbors came over for a visit.
"Ah An, you're eating." Old Meng said, pulling up a stool and sitting down. He looked at Wu An and said, "Everyone says you had an accident at sea, but I just don't believe it."
"I think you can definitely handle it."
"But I didn't expect that you would not only be alright yourself, but also save someone."
He laughed as he said this.
Others followed suit with compliments.
"To be honest, nobody expected this. We were supposed to go save you, but you ended up coming back as the hero."
"I heard the rescue workers were stunned."
"Everyone in the village is talking about it. Some people who haven't been to the dock don't believe it, saying, 'How could that be?'"
"It's quite mysterious."
Wu An took a big gulp of beer, burped, and said, "It wasn't just me; my brother and A Qing also helped us rescue the people."
Old Meng, smoking a cigarette, laughed and said, "Everyone knows that Aqing listens to you. It's your older brother's first time going to sea on a ship. What opinions could he possibly have? It's all because of you."
"Your modesty is just like your father's."
"I'm telling you, don't learn this."
“Let’s be realistic,” Wu An said. “Saving people is nothing special. If you’re in trouble at sea, wouldn’t everyone lend a hand?”
"Bullshit!" Old Meng said, "In that situation, he could barely save himself, yet he still thought about saving others. That's remarkable!"
After saying that, he gave a thumbs up.
The others nodded in agreement.
While they were chatting, someone else came over to chat and brought some updates, saying, "I heard that the person Ah An rescued fell off the Chen family's trawl boat."
"There are also claims that the Chen family refused to help those in distress."
"Really?"
Everyone was chatting excitedly, and Old Meng laughed heartily: "Look, everything has to be compared. The Chen family refused to help when someone was in distress, while A'an risked his life to fetch water to save them. Isn't that a clear difference?"
He knew that the Wu family and the Chen family were at odds, and since there was an opportunity to kick the Chen family while they were down, he, as their neighbor, naturally chimed in.
If he doesn't speak up, others might not necessarily take the initiative to start this.
"Old Meng is right, Ah An is really great."
"Well done."
"He truly deserves to be called a young talent of our Xiaoxi Village; he's definitely better than people from other villages."
"That's giving our village chief too much credit."
"It's all thanks to my dad's good teaching." Wu An took the opportunity to flatter his father and make him happy.
Wu Yingwei tried to keep a straight face, but after a while, he couldn't help but grin.
Wu An was also very happy, especially hearing everyone praise him and belittle the Chen family. It would be a lie to say he was unhappy.
His feud with the Chen family had long been inextricably linked.
Adding one more stroke wouldn't make a difference.
After finishing his meal, Wu An didn't rest. He greeted everyone and said that there were still fish to sell on the boat. Then he rode his motorcycle tricycle to the dock.
When he arrived at the dock, many people greeted him and looked at him differently.
The Chen family's two trawlers encountered a storm, and one of them nearly sank. The boatman fell into the sea but they didn't care and just ran back.
Then look at Wu An, not only did he escape unharmed, but he also rescued someone from the sea.
As Lao Meng said, what he fears most is being compared to others.
This comparison reveals the difference.
People are just different.
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