Chapter 936: A Feeling of Enjoyment

Of course, putting it this way made Wang An seem a bit heartless, or perhaps it meant Wang An viewed human nature as being too complex.

After all, in their interactions with Wang An, Wu Dong, Zhang Shuya, and the others had never failed him, nor had their attitudes toward him ever shown any impatience or disdain.

However, as a reincarnated person, Wang An had to say he was very well-acquainted with so-called human nature.

To put it simply, relationships and emotions between people require active cultivation and maintenance.

Because even between biological siblings, if they don't maintain contact for a long time, familial affection will fade; as for friends, it is even more so.

Speaking of which, a key term must be mentioned: "equality of status."

Yes, "equality of status."

Because one must admit that there are absolute hierarchies between people; it might be predestined from birth that some people will never belong to the same world!

As the old saying goes, "All roads lead to Rome."

But in reality, is that truly the case?

Regardless of whether you can actually reach Rome, people like Wu Dong and Zhang Shuya were born in Rome.

Even if you endure a thousand hardships and overcome ten thousand obstacles to finally succeed in reaching Rome, at most, you might end up living in the crowded, dirty "urban villages" on the outskirts of the city.

Meanwhile, Wu Dong and Zhang Shuya live in luxury mansions in the center of Rome.

So, why would they want to be friends with you? Is there any value in being friends with you?

But then again, although statuses may not be equal, if you can bring practical benefits to the other party—if you can help each other and develop together—then such a friend is certainly indispensable.

In short, when it comes to humans, whether it's family, relatives, or friends, you must become a useful person!

If you are useless, who will continue to take you seriously?

After finishing his train of thought, Wang An immediately changed the subject

"I'm telling you, being able to find this money today was all thanks to those four dogs, especially that grey one and the blue-green one. We have to treat them well."

Following this, Wang An told his family how he had discovered the money in the dog kennel.

After hearing this, the whole family clicked their tongues in amazement, their faces full of surprise and shock.

After a moment, Wang Dazhu lamented

"Those two old dogs have truly become spirits!"

Liu Guilan also dropped her previous stingy attitude, looking at the money on the coffee table and saying

"In that case, we were right to keep these dogs. They've basically brought money to our house!"

Mu Xueqing also said with a smile

"They say old dogs become spirits; I think all our dogs are going to become spirits in the future."

Wang An suddenly said with a chuckle

"Right, I've already named the four dogs. The two with the rings of yellow hair around their necks are called Daquan and Xiaoquan. Then the blue-green dog is Zhaocai, and the grey dog is Wangcai. Don't get them mixed up."

As soon as Wang An finished, Liu Guilan murmured

"Zhaocai, Wangcai, hahaha... these two names are good, really good names..."

Hearing this, Wang Dazhu and Mu Xueqing also laughed and chimed in.

Only Wang Yi nodded while curling his lip, saying

"Yeah, of all the names my big brother gives the animals in this house, only these two are pleasant to hear. What are the others? Dahei, Erhei, Xiaohei, Huada, Huaer, Dajin, Xiaocang... oh my god, they're horribly ugly."

It was clear that Wang Yi had long been dissatisfied with the names Wang An gave.

Wang Dazhu and his wife, along with Mu Xueqing, were stunned for a moment upon hearing Wang Yi's disdainful words, then they looked at Wang An and burst into laughter.

Wang An, who was currently arranging the money on the coffee table, was also stunned. He simply hadn't expected Wang Yi to say something like that.

Clearly, this kid Wang Yi was asking for a beating!

Consequently, Wang An cast an unfriendly glance at Wang Yi and threatened

"Xiao Yi, are the names I picked really that bad? I'll give you one more chance to rephrase that."

Seeing Wang An's unreasonable demeanor, Mu Xueqing, sitting beside him, reached out and slapped his arm, saying with a laugh

"Xiao Yi is right. Just look at the names you picked—what on earth are they? Not pleasant at all."

Turning around, Mu Xueqing said to Wang Yi

"Xiao Yi, you don't have to be afraid of him. Your sister-in-law has your back. He's just grumpy because he doesn't know how to name things."

Immediately after, Wang Dazhu and his wife also joined in to criticize Wang An.

And so, Wang An once again became the family's laughingstock.

But to be honest, Wang An quite enjoyed this feeling.

As they chatted, Wang An opened the jar containing the silver dollars and turned to Wang Dazhu

"Dad, this jar is full of silver dollars. They've been buried for too long, so they've all turned pitch black. If you have time later, pour them out and take a look."

Taking the jar, Wang Dazhu said nonchalantly

"It's normal for silver to grow 'black hair.' I'll just use some chemicals to wash and scrub them later."

Although there were people who bought silver dollars in this era, the price wasn't very high. Therefore, aside from Wang Dazhu, the rest of the family wasn't particularly concerned about the jar of silver.

After handing the silver jar to Wang Dazhu, Wang An picked up the small jar containing the handgun and various vouchers, pouring the contents onto the floor.

It had to be said that this Type 54 was very new; the grease on it hadn't even been wiped completely clean.

After fiddling with it briefly, Wang An asked Wang Dazhu

"Dad, how many guns are kept in this house?"

The reason he asked was that in a few days, Wang An would be going to dig for ginseng, so he was truly a bit worried about the security of the home.

Wang Dazhu replied

"I've always had a Type 54 here, and your mother has one too. Oh, and there's a Type 56 semi-automatic in the kang-bed cupboard in the east room. Why are you asking? Don't you have enough guns in your room?"

Wang An nodded

"Yeah, I was just asking. Our house was built too conspicuously; I'm afraid people with 'red eyes' [envy] will come to cause trouble for us."

After thinking for a moment, Wang An handed the Type 54 and the ammunition to Wang Yi and said

"Keep this gun in your room for now. If some vagrant or thug shows up, don't hesitate to fire."

It must be said that these two years were indeed the time when vagrants were most common. It was like this in the cities, and the countryside was also affected. People without money didn't care, but those with money were indeed living in a state of apprehension.

*** Thank you "Great Empire Emperor" for the tip, thank you, thank you! Wishing Big Brother continuous success and wealth every day.

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