Chapter 59

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

"Ten more minutes, and we can arrive at the dock."

Zhang Wujin's voice sounded from the other end.

"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 him. 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 was nothing 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 led him to the middle-aged man, introducing him: "This is Uncle Wang, my father's old friend."

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

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

"Mr. Wang, hello."

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."

He then took a large box from the car.

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

The box read "LEGO 71040." Ye Yuan wasn't originally interested in these things, but he knew a bit about this LEGO model.

This was a relatively famous model in the Disney Castle series, but it was also very challenging, with 4,080 pieces.

If Ye Yuan remembered correctly, the price was around 3,000 yuan. This amount wasn't much for the second brother, but weren't the pieces a bit too many?

Ye Yuan said with a hint of annoyance: "Are you serious? How old is Niuniu?"

The second brother chuckled and said: "I originally wanted to buy the Star Wars model, which has 7,541 pieces. I thought Niuniu was still young, so I bought this one instead. Besides, this one is more suitable for girls."

Ye Yuan gave him a look, not knowing what this guy was thinking, making a five-year-old girl play with a 4,080-piece LEGO set. He must have a lot of imagination.

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 to show my respect."

Ye Yuan hesitated for a moment but eventually accepted it.

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

The fishing boat slowly left the dock, heading 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, "Is it not good to open the gift in front of him?"

He subconsciously turned to look at Wang Xuehong.

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

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

Ye Yuan looked at the ornament in his hand with a strange expression. Zhang Wujin glanced at it and, knowing that Ye Yuan didn't recognize it, explained:

"This is a piece of 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 much about the value of the item but rather liked the ore.

Soon, the "Water Control" boat 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, Uncle Second," and then pulled Zhang Wujin towards her room, saying, "I also have a gift for Uncle Second."

Speaking of which, Niuniu calling Zhang Wujin "Uncle Second" was actually Zhang Wujin's doing. The last time he came to Ye Yuan's house, Ye Yuan only asked Niuniu to call him "Uncle," not "Uncle Second." However, Zhang Wujin told the little girl that he had not only an "Uncle Second" but also an "Uncle First" and an "Uncle Third."

At first, the little girl disagreed.

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

Niuniu, of course, said yes. He then said, "Wouldn't you be happy to have three 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 terms of size, Ye Yuan's tea table wasn't as large as Zhang Wujin's, but the craftsmanship...

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 served as the spout, and the dragon's body was simply flattened, giving a natural and harmonious feel.

Wang Xuebing was highly impressed, "Xiaoyuan, who is the master carver of this tea table?"

Ye Yuan was a bit embarrassed because the master carver Wang Xuehong was referring to 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 and placed 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 carver, even though he knew his skills were already higher than many masters on the market. However, he still felt a bit embarrassed to admit it.

Wang Xuebing, hearing Ye Yuan's words, 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 to be so humble. Wang Xuehong had seen many young people, but few were like Ye Yuan.

Ye Yuan felt a bit uncomfortable under Wang Xuehong's gaze and said:

"Uncle Wang, do you like this?"

As he spoke, he took a rectangular piece of wood from behind his desk.

Wang Xuebing saw the piece of 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?"

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