Rebirth in 1986: Unforgettable Regrets
Chapter 159: Refusal (Second Release, Please Subscribe)

Chapter 159: Chapter 159: Refusal (Second Release, Please Subscribe)

"What’s so good about that." Upon seeing Tang Zhengyuan pondering, Wang Aihua immediately pulled a long face and said: "Mingli, Zheng Yuan is your own elder brother, how can you look down on your own brother like that, suggesting door watching? If you don’t want to find something for your elder brother to do, you shouldn’t insult us like this."

Wang Aihua was so angry that she was trembling, so much so that talking now made her overly full stomach hurt.

Tang Mingli: ...

"Elder brother, do you also feel the same way?" Tang Mingli’s gaze turned to Tang Zhengyuan.

Tang Zhengyuan agreed, saying, "Aihua is right, although I’ve achieved little in my life, I’ve at least done some things for the village, and I absolutely cannot take on the job of door watching."

Tang Mingli persuaded, "Elder brother, no job is too menial."

"Mingli, don’t say anything, I heard that you manage things at that garment factory. How could you just find such petty jobs for your own elder brother?" Wang Aihua spoke with irritation.

Tang Mingli fell silent.

"Mingli, your elder brother has studied for several years and previously did accounting in the village, why not let him do accounting at the factory too?" Wang Aihua’s eyes lit up as she praised, "Your elder brother is very precise in accounting, guaranteed not to make mistakes."

’Pfft~’

Tang Yue was drinking water, and when she unexpectedly heard Wang Aihua’s words, she spit all the water out.

"Tang Yue, what are you doing?" Wang Aihua looked at Tang Yue with disdain.

Tang Yue cleared her throat and blinked, saying, "It’s nothing."

She had always known that her uncle’s family was never satisfied, desiring more without wanting to give, but she never imagined Wang Aihua could be so shameless.

Help with the accounting at the factory?

Who does she think she is? Who does she think Tang Zhengyuan is?

Let’s not even mention that officially, it’s not Tang Mingli’s factory. Even if it were, Tang Zhengyuan wouldn’t be allowed to handle the accounting.

"Elder brother, does elder sister-in-law’s intention also represent yours?" Tang Mingli’s eyes turned to Tang Zhengyuan, his heart sinking bit by bit.

"Mingli, you work at the factory..."

"Elder brother, it’s true that I work at the factory, but that does not mean it’s mine. I manage the factory, I keep the accounts. Elder brother, in that garment factory, besides watching the door, you either can’t do the other jobs or you don’t know how."

At that moment, Tang Mingli felt relieved that Tang Yue had reminded him to never say it’s his factory, fearing that might directly lead to demands to handle the accounting?

"Perfect opportunity, Mingli, you have a lot of work, let your elder brother help." Wang Aihua’s eyes brightened, she quickly added.

Tang Mingli coldly refused, "Elder sister-in-law, do you think the factory is mine, that I can just appoint whoever I want?"

Wang Aihua muttered, whereas Tang Mingli really did not want to talk anymore. He got up and went to the factory, today he had come here just to move the last of his things to the factory.

Tang Zhengyuan and Wang Aihua, along with their two children, followed to the factory, saw Tang Mingli moving his things in to stay, and believed Tang Mingli’s words. However, looking at the completely renovated factory, Wang Aihua kept talking, urging Tang Mingli to find something else to do.

Tang Mingli couldn’t even bother to reply.

Seeing the situation, Wang Aihua again proposed, "Mingli, why not let me work on the sewing machines in the factory, I also know how to use them."

"Elder sister-in-law, although we are indeed short-staffed, just like everyone else, you’d work eight hours a day; salary would be fifty yuan a month. Would you do it?" Tang Mingli asked.

Wang Aihua hesitated for a moment, eight hours, that would be a long sit.

"Also, you have to live in the factory," Tang Mingli added.

Wang Aihua immediately shook her head and said, "No way, living in the factory isn’t as comfortable as home."

"Mom, I think the clothes inside look nice." Tang Min didn’t understand what the adults were talking about, and accidentally glanced through the door gap into the showroom where those beautiful clothes looked even nicer than the ones hung in the shops, immediately her eyes lit up.

Wang Aihua hadn’t had the chance to talk about gifting any items, when Tang Mingli said, "These clothes are all samples, not one extra piece available."

"Stingy," Wang Aihua muttered in displeasure.

But Tang Min, becoming stubborn, insisted on looking at those clothes; not only looking, she wanted to take some. Tang Mingli was bothered by this; those clothes were often made by Xiao Yue and Deng Lanhua working till midnight, not to mention there are many more clothes that need to be made now. If they take one, Xiao Yue would have to make up for one more later.

Tang Mingli sternly refused and then said, "Big brother, about the gatekeeper job, give me a definitive answer now. Are you taking it or not?"

"No," Wang Aihua shouted back, Tang Min was throwing a tantrum over not getting the clothes she liked, and Wang Aihua hadn’t achieved her goal for today. Listening to Tang Min’s wailing, she fiercely smacked her back a few times and said, "Crying, crying, always crying, your little uncle treasures outsiders and treats his own niece like grass."

"These clothes are expensive, your mother can’t afford them."

"Your dad’s leg is injured, no one cares about it, how will we manage in the future?"

Wang Aihua swore at people while grumbling and pointing fingers.

Tang Mingli stood by, saying nothing at all.

Tang Zhengyuan got angry as well and left with his family.

"Uncle." Tang Yue handed him a cup of cold tea and consoled, "Some people, even if we help them, they might not appreciate it."

"You’re right," Tang Mingli said, his body feeling as if it had lost all its strength.

Originally, he thought this was a good arrangement; although big brother always listens to his sister-in-law, after all, they are family.

But now it seems...

Tang Mingli closed his eyes, drank the cold tea in one gulp, took a deep breath and said, "Xiao Yue, don’t bother about this anymore, just focus on your work. Production starts in a few days."

"Mhm," Tang Yue nodded, unsaid was that she feared continuous troubles would still come their way.

Sure enough, the next day Granny Tang came because Tang Mingli refused to let Tang Zhengyuan handle the accounting.

Tang Mingli ended up arguing with Granny Tang over this.

Granny Tang felt that she hadn’t taken good care of Tang Mingli from childhood, besides, the factory wasn’t Tang Mingli’s, so no matter how much she said, it was useless, and instead it could mess up Tang Mingli’s affairs.

Thinking this, Granny Tang left just like that.

Tang Zhengyuan and his wife felt dejected upon learning they weren’t getting their way.

The search for the gatekeeper was ongoing with no suitable candidates; suddenly, Tang Yue seemed to think of someone, "Uncle, actually, there is one more option."

"Who?" Tang Mingli immediately asked, his head almost exploding these past few days from trying to find the right person.

"It’s Uncle Gen from the village," Tang Yue said cheerfully. "Uncle Gen is alone, and it doesn’t matter where he lives. Most importantly, Uncle Gen is reliable and responsible."

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