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

Li Cui seemed unaware that Liang Ming had arrived, and continued to chatter on to the two female employees.

"Let me tell you, don't be fooled by our boss's handsome looks and business acumen. In reality, he's a henpecked husband."

"I heard our boss started dating the owner of Xiangmanlou Restaurant in our county, and now he goes to the restaurant every day. Tsk tsk tsk..."

The two female employees at the braised duck shop had already noticed Liang Ming, and they kept giving Li Cui meaningful glances.

But Li Cui, with her back to the shop entrance, couldn't understand what they meant and instead asked in confusion;

Why are you blinking so much? Didn't you sleep well last night?

"I have to say, you guys are really something. You know you work so hard every day, but you still don't know how to get proper rest at night."

Seeing their attempts to signal, Manager Li couldn't understand their words. The two female employees sighed helplessly and looked at Li Cui with some sympathy.

Li Cui seemed to have endless things to say about Liang Ming, and continued:

"I only said a few words to you, is it really necessary to sigh like that? Come on, let me tell you another secret about the boss..."

Seeing that Li Cui hadn't noticed him, Liang Ming coughed lightly and said helplessly, "Manager Li, talking badly about the boss behind his back is not the behavior of a good employee."

He worried that if he didn't speak up, Li Cui might spread some more rumors about him.

Li Cui was surprised that Liang Ming would suddenly appear in the shop. Caught off guard by his sudden shout, she screamed and jumped up.

Fortunately, the two employees caught her in time; otherwise, who knows if she would have knocked over the entire container.

Even so, Li Cui's knee still hit the bench next to her, and tears streamed down her face from the pain.

"Boss Liang, what brings you to the store all of a sudden? You scared me to death!"

While applying medicine to her knee, Li Cui complained to Liang Ming.

"As the owner of Liang Hei Ya (a brand of braised duck), it's perfectly reasonable for me to appear in my own store, right?"

Seeing Li Cui falsely accuse him, Liang Ming said with a mixture of amusement and exasperation.

"Moreover, if I hadn't come to the store, I wouldn't have known that one of my employees was spreading rumors about me behind my back, and that employee was actually a junior store manager."

Upon hearing Liang Ming's words, Li Cui gave an awkward smile and said:

“Mr. Liang, I was just saying that casually, please pretend you didn’t hear it…”

"No way! As an employee, spreading rumors about the boss is an unforgivable crime. You'll be fined a month's wages!"

Liang Ming pretended to be angry and said to Li Cui.

Upon hearing this, Li Cui immediately wailed, "No! Boss!"

"I was wrong, boss."

"You can punish me however you want, just don't deduct my wages."

Upon hearing Li Cui's words, Liang Ming revealed a wicked smile and said:

"You really can be punished however you want?"

Seeing Liang Ming's mischievous grin, Li Cui seemed to realize something, quickly clutching her chest and taking a few steps back.

"Mr. Liang, although I'm divorced, I'm not that kind of woman who does things casually."

"Even if you're the boss, you can't..."

Hearing Li Cui's words, Liang Ming knew she had misunderstood him, and he was both amused and exasperated.

Not to mention that Li Cui is only somewhat attractive, but having been married, she also has the charm of a young married woman, which might be very attractive to some young men.

But Liang Ming is a man who has eaten fine food before. He already has Jiang Meizhuang, so how could he have any thoughts about Li Cui?

He's not Cao Mengde.

"Li Cui, what are you thinking? I'm just trying to punish you by making you drink this frozen cola."

Liang Ming said to Li Cui in an annoyed tone.

As he spoke, he placed several bottles of iced cola on the table and invited the other two female employees to drink some iced cola to cool off.

"Want an iced cola?"

Upon hearing Liang Ming's words, Li Cui looked at the frozen Coca-Cola on the table and blushed.

It turns out she had misunderstood...

How could I have been so bold as to think that Boss Liang wanted to do something to her?

Could it be because she's been without a man since her divorce, and that's why she's been thinking about these things for so long...?

Thinking of this, Li Cui's face turned even redder.

Her gaze involuntarily drifted towards Liang Ming.

To be honest, their boss is quite handsome, and coupled with his ability to make money and his business acumen, he naturally exudes a remarkable aura.

Ordinary girls would really be completely captivated by Boss Liang.

Li Cui had been divorced once, and she was absolutely unwilling to remarry.

Li Cui only thought about working hard to make money, then buying land, building a house, buying a motorcycle, and living a carefree life.

Finding a man isn't out of the question, but definitely not with marriage in mind.

However, in this day and age, it's impossible to date without getting married, at least the man's family wouldn't agree.

Unless this man is already married...

She only gets involved in the other person's life, not their family.

"Being Mr. Liang's mistress might not be a bad choice."

The moment the thought crossed Li Cui's mind, she was startled by her own idea.

She quickly banished this terrible thought from her mind.

But for some reason, the more she tried not to think about it, the more Liang Ming's image kept appearing in her eyes and mind.

Her face started to feel hot without her noticing.

"Li Cui, why is your face suddenly so red and hot? Are you feeling unwell?"

When Liang Ming saw Li Cui's face suddenly turn red, he thought she was feeling unwell. He touched her cheek with the back of his hand and, feeling a burning sensation, asked with concern:

"If you're not feeling well, you can't drink this iced cola."

"I'm fine, I just feel a bit stuffy and have trouble breathing."

Li Cui quickly took a few steps back and hurriedly explained.

"Is it hot and humid?"

Upon hearing this, Liang Ming realized that the indoor temperature of Liang Heiya's shop was indeed not low, and the air circulation was not very good.

It's June now, the hottest time of summer.

Female employees are very susceptible to heatstroke when working in such a hot and humid place.

"It's really hot in the store. I'll go to the electronics store later and buy a few electric fans."

Liang Ming immediately said.

Installing air conditioning in the shop is too costly, and it's unnecessary for such a small shop.

Installing a few electric fans will be enough to cool you down.

The two female employees cheered when they heard that the boss was going to install electric fans in the store:

"Hail, Boss!"

"Hail, Boss!"

Upon hearing this, Liang Ming's lips curled up. He turned his head and saw Li Cui still in a daze, so he couldn't help but ask:

"Manager Li, why don't you shout 'Long live the boss!' to them?"

Upon hearing this, Li Cui rolled her eyes at Liang Ming and said irritably, "Childish!"

After being rebuffed by Li Cui, Liang Ming could only smile helplessly and prepared to go to the electronics store to buy an electric fan.

Before leaving, Li Cui suddenly called out to Liang Ming, stuffed a wad of money into his hand, and said;

"Boss Liang, this is the store's profit for this month, including my share as store manager. It's just enough to pay back the 600 yuan I owed you before..."