Chapter 92

Just as Ye Yuan was about to finish eating, he received a call from the second brother.

"Ten more minutes, and we can reach the dock."

Zhang Wujin's voice sounded from the other side.

"Okay! I'm already here."

Ye Yuan answered very straightforwardly.

After hanging up, Ye Yuan quickly finished the last bite of noodles, paid the bill, and walked out of the small restaurant.

Not long after Ye Yuan stood by the dock, a Mercedes-Benz van stopped not far from Ye Yuan. Zhang Wujin got out of the car first, followed by a middle-aged man.

Ye Yuan glanced at the middle-aged man.

This middle-aged man was dressed very casually, wearing a pair of casual pants, sports shoes, and a well-fitted casual jacket.

There wasn't anything particularly outstanding about him, but his demeanor was very refined, giving a very elegant first impression.

Zhang Wujin walked a few steps to Ye Yuan and pulled him to the middle-aged man, introducing him: "This is Uncle Wang, an old friend of my father."

"Uncle Wang, this is my buddy Ye Yuan."

Ye Yuan politely extended his hands and shook hands with the middle-aged man.

"Hello, Mr. Wang."

Wang Xuehong looked at Ye Yuan, shaking hands with him and said:

"A spirited young man, hello. Don't be so formal, just call me Uncle Wang like Wujin."

"Okay, Uncle Wang. Then you can call me Xiaoyuan in the future; everyone calls me that."

After saying that, he pointed in the direction of his fishing boat and said:

"The boat is over there, Uncle Wang. Shall we go now?"

Zhang Wujin interjected: "Wait a moment, I still have a gift for Niuniu in the car. I'll go get it."

Saying that, he took a super large box from the car.

Ye Yuan knew from the outer packaging that this guy had bought LEGO bricks for Niuniu. However, when he saw the model, Ye Yuan couldn't help but laugh and cry.

The box was labeled LEGO 71040. Ye Yuan wasn't originally interested in these things, but he knew a bit about this LEGO set.

This was a relatively famous and very challenging set in the Disney Castle series, with 4080 pieces.

If Ye Yuan remembered correctly, the price was around 3000 yuan. This amount wasn't much for the second brother, but weren't 4080 pieces a bit too many?

Ye Yuan said irritably, "Are you serious? How old is Niuniu?"

The second brother chuckled and said, "I originally wanted to buy the Star Wars set, which has 7541 pieces. I thought Niuniu was still young, so I bought this one. Besides, this one is more suitable for girls."

Ye Yuan rolled his eyes, not knowing what this guy was thinking, making a 5-year-old girl play with 4080 pieces of LEGO. He must have thought of it.

Wang Xuehong watched the two young men chatting and didn't rush to speak.

When he saw Ye Yuan looking at him, he took a gift box from the driver's hand and handed it over, saying, "It's our first meeting, a small gift as a token of respect."

Ye Yuan hesitated for a moment but finally accepted it.

The two followed Ye Yuan to the fishing boat, and Wang Xuehong looked around Ye Yuan's boat.

The fishing boat slowly left the dock and headed towards Fish Bay Island.

Zhang Wujin came to Ye Yuan's side and said, "See what Uncle Wang gave you. I didn't know he had prepared a gift for you; he didn't tell me."

Ye Yuan thought, "Isn't it a bit impolite to open the gift in front of him?"

He subconsciously turned to look at Wang Xuehong.

Wang Xuehong happened to be looking this way and smiled, saying, "It's a small ornament. Xiaoyuan, open it and see if you like it."

Hearing that, Ye Yuan didn't feel embarrassed anymore and directly opened the outer packaging. When he opened it, he saw a purple stone ornament.

Ye Yuan looked at the ornament in his hand strangely. Zhang Wujin glanced at it and knew Ye Yuan didn't recognize it, so he explained to Ye Yuan:

"This is a malachite ore, a very common type of ore."

After saying that, he looked at the stone in Ye Yuan's hand and muttered, "To be honest, it looks quite nice as an ornament. I'll make a few to give away; it's creative."

Ye Yuan didn't care about the value of the thing; on the contrary, he quite liked this ore.

Soon, the "Water Control" returned to Fish Bay Island, and Ye Yuan led the two to his home.

When Niuniu saw the gift Zhang Wujin gave her, her big eyes turned into a crescent moon, looking incredibly cute. She said, "Thank you, Second Uncle," and then pulled Zhang Wujin towards her room, saying, "I also have a gift for Second Uncle."

Speaking of which, Niuniu calling Zhang Wujin "Second Uncle" was actually Zhang Wujin's idea. The last time he came to Ye Yuan's house, Ye Yuan only asked Niuniu to call him "Uncle," not "Second Uncle." But Zhang Wujin told the little girl that he had not only a second uncle but also a first and third uncle.

At first, the little girl disagreed.

Zhang Wujin asked Niuniu, "Is your uncle good to you?"

Of course, Niuniu said yes. He then said, "Wouldn't you be happy to have three more uncles who are as good to you as your uncle?" And that's how the little girl was convinced.

After Zhang Wujin and the little girl left, Ye Yuan led Wang Xuehong to his study.

Wang Xuehong walked into the study and looked around, his gaze immediately drawn to the tea table in the study.

In terms of size, Ye Yuan's tea table wasn't as large as the one in Zhang Wujin's house, but the carving work...

Wang Xuehong couldn't help but walk to the tea table, touching it with his hand, inch by inch, like a child with a precious toy.

The entire tea table cleverly utilized the original shape of the sunken wood, with simple carvings forming a coiled dragon. The dragon's head was the spout, and the dragon's body was simply flattened, giving a natural and harmonious feel.

Wang Xuebing was amazed, "Xiaoyuan, which master carved this tea table?"

Ye Yuan was a bit embarrassed because the master Wang Xuehong was talking about was himself. Initially, the tea table at home was carved by Ding Er. Later, because it was too large, he didn't like using it alone, so he put it in the villa's tea room. The one in his study was carved by himself after he became proficient in wood carving.

"That... Uncle Wang, I did it. It's not as good as you say; I just carved it for fun."

Ye Yuan was a bit embarrassed to admit he was the master, even though he knew his skills were already better than many masters on the market. But it still felt a bit awkward to admit it.

Hearing Ye Yuan's words, Wang Xuebing re-evaluated the young man in front of him. He wasn't exceptionally handsome, but he gave a clean and efficient impression.

He didn't expect such a young man to have such good skills and be so humble. Wang Xuehong had seen many young people, but few were like Ye Yuan.

Feeling a bit uncomfortable under Wang Xuehong's gaze, Ye Yuan said:

"Uncle Wang, do you like this?"

Saying that, he took a rectangular piece of wood from behind the study's chair.

Wang Xuebing saw the sunken wood Ye Yuan took out but didn't immediately reach for it. Instead, he asked, "Wujin told me you have a piece of ambergris. Can I see it?"

Hearing Wang Xuehong's words, Ye Yuan was slightly taken aback. Wasn't he here to buy sunken wood? Why did he want to see ambergris? Was he interested in that too?