Rebirth in 1986: Unforgettable Regrets
Chapter 187 I Don’t Have It

Chapter 187: Chapter 187 I Don’t Have It

"Xiao Xian, from now on, you should learn more from Xiao Yue. Xiao Yue’s grades are once again in the top three of the grade," Tang Zhengyuan earnestly admonished.

Tang Xian was nestled on the sofa, flipping through Tang Jun’s comic books, and completely ignored his father Tang Zhengyuan’s words.

Tang Zhengyuan stepped forward, stood in front of Tang Xian, snatched the comic book from his hands, and said sternly, "Tang Xian, did you hear what I said?"

"I heard it." Tang Xian replied impatiently, snatching back the comic book from Tang Zhengyuan’s hand and said annoyed, "Dad, why are you taking my book?"

Tang Xian took the book and went into Tang Jun’s room, disregarding everything else, he lay on Tang Jun’s bed, flipping through the comic books, one after another.

Tang Zhengyuan was so angry that he puffed up his beard and glared. Tang Min was rummaging through Tang Yue’s wardrobe, liking every piece of clothing tightly.

"Tang Yue, this dress is so pretty, and I don’t have one."

"And this plaid coat, I don’t have one either."

"I don’t have this skirt either."

Tang Min looked at Tang Yue with anticipation, nowhere near the disdain she had when she used to call Tang Yue a wild child.

"There are lots of styles in my uncle’s store; you can ask your mom to take you shopping," Tang Yue said while doing homework at her new desk, not even lifting her eyes.

Instantly, Tang Min’s lips pursed unhappily, murmuring, "Stingy."

"Mom."

Tang Min rushed out to find Wang Aihua, coquettishly pulling on her, "Mom, I want to buy clothes, it’s getting cold, I want to buy clothes!"

"Buy what? We don’t have money," Wang Aihua gave her a glance and said, "Aren’t the clothes you’re wearing still good?"

"Mom, Tang Yue has so many clothes in her wardrobe!" Tang Min argued, not content despite being only eleven, but she loved beauty very much.

"That was given to her by your second uncle and uncle; if you can, ask them to give you some too," Wang Aihua said unkindly.

Tang Min glanced at Tang Zhengde and then at Tang Mingli, her lips moved but she dared not say more.

"Second Brother, I’m off to the factory," Tang Mingli said after breakfast, ready to head to the factory. Although Ding Chao was the factory manager, there were many matters he had to deal with, and for the clothing store, it had been relying on that girl to make sales recently. When it comes to salary time, he should give her a bit more.

"Mingli, let’s go together," Wang Aihua eagerly said.

Tang Zhengyuan also cleared his throat and added, "Yes, Mingli, since your new factory started, I haven’t had a chance to visit it."

Previously when they went, the factory hadn’t started and wasn’t operating. These days, he hadn’t stopped hearing about the Mingyue Clothing Factory and wanted to see for himself.

"Alright," Tang Mingli didn’t refuse.

Zhang Hualian emerged from the kitchen and hurriedly said, "Wait for lunch at our place later."

"Okay," Tang Mingli replied, and Tang Zhengyuan and Wang Aihua followed him there.

Granny Tang also wanted to go, but she didn’t sleep well last night and, feeling the strain of age, went back to her room to catch up on sleep.

When Tang Zhengyuan and Wang Aihua came to the factory for the second time, it looked the same from the outside, but upon entering the yard, they could hear the sound of sewing machines from inside the factory.

Following the sounds, Wang Aihua walked in and saw over a hundred sewing machines arranged in rows, with the workers all bent over working on their tasks.

"Wow, there are so many people working here," Wang Aihua felt a shock at her core at the sight of so many sewing machines, as she had never seen so many people working together in the village, not to mention so many people operating sewing machines at the same time.

Hearing the sound of the sewing machines working, and thinking of how they all earn tens of yuan per month, Wang Aihua felt an itching desire; she even recognized several familiar faces.

Tang Mingli took Tang Zhengyuan around the workshop and then went to the finished goods warehouse and fabric warehouse.

Tang Zhengyuan sighed and said, "Mingli, the efficiency of your factory is not bad, it seems you’ve hired quite a few new people recently?"

"Yes, the efficiency is quite good," Tang Mingli said with a smile, and asked, "Big Brother, what do you think of this fabric warehouse?"

Tang Zhengyuan’s mind raced, seeing Tang Mingli’s smiling face, he vaguely had some thoughts but was afraid to confirm, his eyes brimming with eagerness to try.

"If it were you looking after this fabric warehouse, Big Brother, would you be willing?" Tang Mingli asked again, his words very clear.

Tang Zhengyuan’s face showed excitement as he asked, "Mingli, about what happened before, you..."

"Big Brother, you’re my elder brother by blood, I do have some complaints about my sister-in-law, but Big Brother, you’re different from her," Tang Mingli pursed his lips as he spoke, choosing to ignore Wang Aihua out of dislike.

But last night, listening to mom tell how pitiful Big Brother was at home and how in the village, if you can’t use your strength in your legs, you can’t do any heavy work, which is no different from being useless in the village.

In the village, any job that earns money is tough work.

Granny Tang pleaded painstakingly with Tang Mingli, and naturally, he couldn’t stand by and watch Big Brother earn nothing at home out of dislike for his sister-in-law.

After much consideration, there was only the job of managing the fabric warehouse that Tang Mingli thought suited Big Brother.

Big Brother had done work in the village before, managing a warehouse, keeping track of fabric in and out, it was very easy.

Tang Zhengyuan could not have been more excited as he said, "Mingli, rest assured, your sister-in-law will stay at home with the kids and definitely won’t come to the county to cause trouble."

"Big Brother, the factory isn’t mine, if sister-in-law causes any trouble later on, it would be hard for me too," Tang Mingli reminded him in advance, he couldn’t praise Wang Aihua’s character.

He’s still seen as just a manager, but if she knew the factory belonged to him, wouldn’t she turn the world upside down?

"Alright," Tang Zhengyuan said decisively, assuring, "Rest assured Mingli, I will talk to your sister-in-law from now on."

"Big Brother," Tang Mingli cut him off, not wanting to talk about Wang Aihua anymore, he changed the subject, "When the time comes, you manage this fabric warehouse, and keep a record of all fabric coming in and out, such as who came to take fabric, just mark it all in a book."

"Of course, Big Brother, you just need to be honest and do your job, usually there’s not much work, it’s just that it takes some time to count the fabric after it arrives," Tang Mingli patiently explained to Tang Zhengyuan how to handle these tasks.

Tang Zhengyuan was eager to learn, and Tang Mingli was eager to teach. After back and forth, Tang Zhengyuan also gradually understood what he needed to do.

Compared to the hard and bitter tasks in the village, the work Tang Zhengyuan had to do was truly as easy as can be.