Reborn in 1985: From Selling Braised Duck to Becoming the World's Richest Man

"Xiaoming, they're just teasing you. How can you believe that?"

At this moment, Li Lan came out of the kitchen with breakfast in her hands, shook her head and smiled at Liang Ming.

Upon hearing this, Liang Ming turned his head and saw Jiang Meizhuang and Liang Jing with mischievous smiles on their faces, and only then did he realize what was going on.

He rubbed his still-sluggish head and said helplessly, "My head is a little fuzzy. I actually got tricked by you guys."

At this point, he smiled wryly at Jiang Meizhuang and said, "Meizhuang, when did you become so wicked? You actually joined my sister in lying to me?"

"Liang Ming, are you saying that Xiao Jing is a bad person?"

Jiang Meizhuang blinked, digging a pit for Liang Ming.

Upon hearing this, Liang Ming indeed saw his younger sister Liang Jing and feigned anger, asking, "Brother, what's wrong with me?"

"Okay, okay, I misspoke, I apologize."

Liang Ming hurriedly begged the two women for mercy, saying...

"Alright, stop fooling around. After you've washed up, sit down and have breakfast."

At this moment, Aunt Liang Juan also spoke up.

The family sat around a small table in the yard, eating breakfast.

Liang Ming's family's breakfast is also very simple: scrambled eggs with scallions, fried peanuts, fried fish with fermented black beans, and a pot of white porridge. That's breakfast.

Although breakfast was simple, the whole family enjoyed it immensely.

"Meizhuang, our breakfast is quite simple. Do you like it?"

Li Lan turned to Jiang Meizhuang and asked with concern.

"Aunt Li, your breakfast is so delicious. If you set up a breakfast stall, it would definitely be very popular with locals."

Jiang Meizhuang praised without reservation:

"This is my second bowl."

Hearing Jiang Meizhuang's words, Li Lan's lips curled up, and she placed a piece of scrambled eggs with scallions on her plate, saying:

"Eat more if you like it. Have a big breakfast; it's good for your stomach."

"Yes, sister-in-law, you should try this black bean fish, it's delicious."

Liang Jing, who was standing nearby, also served food to Jiang Meizhuang and said.

Jiang Meizhuang expressed her gratitude repeatedly.

Liang Ming, who was standing to the side, was also very happy to see that Jiang Meizhuang got along well with her family.

"Auntie, how's business at your braised duck shop these days?"

"Is Chen Kun's family going to cause trouble again?"

While eating breakfast, Liang Ming suddenly thought of something and asked Liang Juan.

"The braised duck shop's daily turnover has stabilized at over a thousand yuan!"

"Chen Kun's family caused trouble a few times at first, but they stopped coming as often after that..."

As she spoke, Liang Juan showed an embarrassed expression.

Liang Ming was also taken aback when he saw Liang Juan's expression.

Isn't it a good thing that Chen Kun's family isn't causing trouble?

Why is Auntie getting shy?

Is there some hidden story behind this?

"Auntie, did Chen Kun's family force you to reach some kind of agreement so that you wouldn't cause trouble?"

Liang Ming immediately spoke to Liang Juan:

"If that's the case, just tell me and I'll take care of them for you."

Upon hearing this, Liang Juan quickly shook her head and said, "No, that's not how it is."

"So what exactly happened?" Liang Ming asked in return.

At this moment, Li Lan suddenly remembered something and asked Liang Juan, "Xiao Juan, I remember you told me before that a middle-aged man has been frequently coming to your braised duck shop to buy things recently."

"And after buying things, they don't leave; they just sit inside the storefront and eat."

“You even brought a table and chairs from home so he could sit and eat.”

"Is this matter related to him?"

Upon hearing Li Lan's words, Liang Juan became even more embarrassed, stammering and unable to give a clear answer.

Seeing his aunt's reaction, Liang Ming raised an eyebrow and immediately guessed what was going on.

But he still reminded Liang Juan:

"Auntie, what's going on with this middle-aged man? Don't let him fool you!"

In his past life, Liang Ming had seen many divorced middle-aged women who were set up and tricked into willingly emptying their savings to support their ex-partners after being given some care and companionship.

"Liu Guang isn't a liar, he wouldn't lie to me..."

Upon hearing this, Liang Juan responded reflexively.

As soon as she said that, she realized she was wrong and felt completely embarrassed.

The family immediately inquired about Liu Guang's background from Liang Juan.

Liang Juan was too embarrassed to hide it any longer and confessed:

"That Liu Guang lives near the vegetable market. My braised duck shop has only been open for a few days, and he's been coming to patronize my business ever since..."

After listening to his aunt's words, Liang Ming also gained some understanding of the man named Liu Guang.

Liu Guang is a staff member in an office of the county's urban construction bureau. He is in his thirties and single.

After get off work, I usually like to cook and read at home.

Because Liang Heiya's braised duck tasted good, Liu Guang came several times, and coincidentally, he encountered Chen Kun's family causing trouble several times.

After he stepped in to help Liang Juan and drove away Chen Kun's family, the two became acquainted.

"Auntie, what do you think of Liu Guang?"

Upon hearing this, Liang Ming's eyes lit up slightly, and he asked Liang Juan.

If the aunt likes the other person and the other person likes the aunt, then it would be possible to bring them together.

Liu Guang is a civil servant and also works for the county's urban construction bureau.

Therefore, in the mid-80s, the real estate economy had not yet taken off, so employees of the Urban Construction Bureau were not very sought after.

But by the late 80s, with many big capitalists entering the real estate market, the social status of those in the Urban Construction Bureau who managed urban planning rose accordingly.

Even in the coming decades, people in the urban construction department will be forced to stand tall by other departments.

"I, I don't know either."

Liang Juan felt a little embarrassed after hearing Liang Ming's words.

Seeing his aunt like this, Liang Ming had his own plan in mind and said:

"Aunt, I'll ask around to see if Liu Guang is a good person. If he is, then we can consider other options."

Upon hearing Liang Ming's words, Liang Juan nodded and did not refuse.

Upon learning that this matter concerned her younger sister's lifelong happiness, Liang Min immediately instructed Liang Ming:

"Son, you must investigate this matter thoroughly."

“Your aunt has already fallen into the fire once, she can’t fall into it a second time.”

"Dad, don't worry, I will investigate this thoroughly. Not for anything else, but for Aunt's lifelong happiness!" Liang Ming nodded earnestly.

After leaving Liangjia Village, Liang Ming first took Jiang Meizhuang back to Xiangmanlou Restaurant, and then went to Liangji Bicycle Factory to check on the production progress of fixed-gear bicycles.

"Boss Liang, the workers are now skilled and proficient. At this production speed, we can produce at least 100 fixed-gear bicycles today."

When Liang Ming came to inquire about production capacity, Qin Fen told him the truth.

"A production capacity of 100 units per day? That's a bit slow."

Upon hearing this, Liang Ming frowned and said.

"There's no way around it; bicycles have a certain number of parts, though not a huge number!"

“Production, polishing, and assembly all require a lot of time.”

Qin Fen said helplessly.

"It's possible that after some time, once the workers become more skilled, we can get more than 150 units."

Liang Ming knew that Qin Fen was right; the production of bicycles involved many delicate components.

Liangji Bicycle Factory's production scale is not large; producing 100 bicycles a day is already considered a decent level of productivity.

"Let's do this for now."

Liang Ming shook his head, then seemed to remember something and asked:

"By the way, any news from the supply and marketing cooperative, the state-run restaurant, and the steel mill?"

Yesterday, he asked Chen Jiu and the others to take the fixed-gear bicycles back to their workplaces and promote them.

Now that a morning has passed, there should be some order feedback...

Upon hearing Liang Ming's words, Qin Fen's eyes lit up, and he said:

"Boss Liang, we have news! Our fixed-gear bicycles are selling like hotcakes!"

Upon hearing this, Liang Ming's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Oh? It sold out? How so?"