Chapter 620
Boil the Frog in Warm Water
Chapter 620 Boil the Frog in Warm Water
Wang An heard Liu Guilan's exclamation and replied with a smile:
"Of course I have to. I finally get to go out, so I have to make my mother happy."
Liu Guilan laughed when she heard this, as if she was really happy, but she pretended to say:
"If you don't want to be angry with me, I have everything. Whether I am satisfied or not is a small matter."
Then, Liu Guilan opened the first sack, took out a nugget of gold, and said excitedly:
"Xiao An, is this the legendary gold nugget?"
Wang An nodded with a smile and said:
"Yes, that's it. It's not as heavy as the golden egg, but it's much more valuable than the golden egg."
Upon hearing this, Liu Guilan rolled her eyes at Wang An and said in a tone of "How dare you look down on me?"
"Do you think your mother is stupid? If it's a gift specially given to the emperor, how could it not be valuable?"
When Wang An heard this, he burst out laughing. He didn't expect that his mother also knew that the gold nugget was originally a tribute.
The reason why Wang An laughed was because he discovered that his boastful character was actually inherited from his mother Liu Guilan.
Of course, in comparison, my dad is more arrogant than my mom.
Then, Liu Guilan opened the second sack and untied the sack containing golden rice with confusion.
Liu Guilan grabbed a handful of golden rice and said:
"I only know about melon seeds made of gold, but how come millet made of gold has also appeared?"
When Wang An finished explaining the origin of this golden rice, the whole family was confused. Only Mu Xueqing said uncertainly:
"I remember there was a book at home that recorded that in ancient times, golden beans grew under grass. I forgot which book it was, but I do remember that this thing is actually gold nuggets."
When the whole family heard Mu Xueqing's words, they all looked at her. After all, everyone wanted to know what this magical product like golden rice was all about.
However, the whole family waited for a long time, but Mu Xueqing didn't say anything. It was obvious that Mu Xueqing only knew this much and she didn't know what was going on.
Then Liu Guilan concluded:
"Hey, it doesn't matter what you do, as long as it's worth money!"
As she spoke, Liu Guilan began to look through the golden eggs inside.
Soon, Liu Guilan saw the golden egg inlaid with bullets.
So, Liu Guilan took the golden egg and asked Wang An with a frown:
"So you guys are fighting again?"
I have to say, a bullet embedded in a golden egg looks really chilling.
Wang An did not lie, but said calmly:
"Yeah, I didn't expect that there is a serious mining gang in the deep mountains. They are really evil!"
Next, Wang An briefly recounted the attack on the gold mine.
Although Wang An downplayed the situation and did not go into detail about the scene filled with body parts and flesh, the family was still horrified when they heard it.
After all, such a large-scale, well-armed bandit group, and the forced capture of laborers, sounded quite unbelievable to ordinary people. In comparison, the people in the gold mine were much more brutal than those in the forbidden area.
So after Wang An finished speaking, the atmosphere, which was originally happy and cheerful because of Wang An's safe return and the fact that he brought back so much gold, suddenly became dull.
Liu Guilan completely lost the excitement she had felt when she saw the gold, and the smiles on Wang Dazhui and Mu Xueqing's faces also disappeared.
It seemed that gold was no longer rare in the eyes of the family.
After all, no matter what, compared to gold, the safety of family members is the most important.
Looking at the tense faces of his family members, Wang An decided to tell them something even more outrageous, namely that Mu Xueli and Wang Li were disfigured.
It would prevent the family from finding out later, especially when Mu Xueqing finds out that her own brother Mu Xueli has become like that, and the depressing atmosphere like now would be created again.
To put it simply, since everyone in the family is already unhappy, just listen to all the unhappy things at once and get rid of them all at once.
In this way, it is also unnecessary to explain it later. After all, there is a very good saying:
“When you feel unhappy, please don’t panic or get anxious, because you have to believe that there will be something even more unhappy waiting for you!”
After a long silence, mainly thinking for a long time, Wang An continued to say to the whole family:
"I'm going to tell you something. Don't worry after listening to it. It's not a big deal anyway. Besides, it's been a few days. It was the first few days when we arrived in YJ County, the day we came out of the mountains and arrived in YJ County."
However, before Wang An could finish his rambling, the impatient Liu Guilan suddenly interrupted:
"Why don't you just get to the point? Why are you taking so long?"
I have to say that although Wang An said a lot, there was really not a single useful word in this sentence. It was all fucking nonsense.
But Wang An said this on purpose!
You have to know that disfigurement is not a trivial matter, no matter in any era or for anyone!
You can imagine that when someone has a few pockmarks on his face, that is, a few small pits, when you see them, you will feel it is very unsightly and uncomfortable.
How would you feel if someone had two long and hideous-looking scars on their face?
On the other hand, if these pockmarks or scars appeared on your face, how would you feel?
Therefore, Wang An’s way of speaking is actually equivalent to "boiling a frog in warm water", which can minimize the emotional fluctuations of his parents, mainly Mu Xueqing.
After hearing what his mother said, Wang An insisted on speaking a few more sentences before he briefly recounted the whole story.
Although Wang An never mentioned the "disfigurement" incident, his family members, especially Mu Xueqing, were not fools and could not help but remain silent.
After a while, Mu Xueqing asked with red eyes and a trembling voice:
"Xue Li, how does Xue Li look like?"
Mu Xueqing did not ask about Wang Li, who was also disfigured, but she was so worried and anxious about her own brother.
I have to say, in this world, blood is thicker than water, and the love between siblings is deep!
Of course, this is also human nature and there is nothing wrong with it. After all, what does other people’s affairs have to do with you?
Wang An looked at Mu Xueqing and consoled her with a smile:
"Xue Li is fine. I think he's cheerful and serious, which is good. But Lao Wu is a little abnormal. This one came out of nowhere and was a big blow to him."
(End of this chapter)