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

"He truly lives up to his reputation as the village chief; he speaks with such authority."

Liang Ming sighed inwardly.

He didn't know that the village chief Liang Jianguo's confidence was entirely due to him.

In the past, mountain villages did not have many collective industries.

The only one that is profitable is the village's cotton mill.

However, due to its own mismanagement and other reasons, the cotton mill did not make a profit every spring and summer.

The village chief saw this and was very anxious, but he had no good solutions.

He even felt sorry for the villagers.

Under such pressure, Liang Jianguo could hardly stand up straight in the village.

Therefore, even if there are any activities in the village, Liang Jianguo will not express his opinion casually, but will ask the villagers for their opinions before making a decision.

Since Liang Ming took over the management of the village's cotton mill, the villagers have been able to receive generous wages.

The village collective also received a considerable income.

In addition, Liang Ming also rented several mountains in the village and sold all the fruit from them, bringing considerable income to the village collective.

As the village collective became wealthier, village chief Liang Jianguo gradually straightened his back.

In his view, these are all his achievements.

A village chief who has achieved results naturally gains influence among the villagers.

"Village chief, since you've put it that way, then we won't stand on ceremony."

Immediately, Liang Ming smiled and said to the village chief.

Upon hearing Liang Ming's words, the village chief chuckled and said, "Why are you being so polite with me? It's settled then. Quickly choose a date for the graduation banquet so I can organize everyone!"

Upon hearing what the village chief Liang Jianguo said, Liang Min and his wife, as well as Liang Ming, all nodded in agreement.

After the village chief and Ama left, Liang Ming and his parents discussed the date of the graduation banquet in the yard.

The date for this graduation celebration banquet must be arranged before September.

After all, Liang Jing will be going to school to register in September.

There were no high-speed trains back then, so Liang Jing had to take a green-skinned train to the provincial capital's University of Political Science and Law to register, which took a whole day.

Not to mention, Liang Jing also needed to adapt to university life and get to know the university environment in advance.

However, after discussing it for a long time, the family still couldn't come up with a good date.

"Let's wait until tomorrow. I'll go and calculate auspicious dates first, see which day is best, and then book the date for the graduation banquet."

Finally, Liang Min spoke up.

Everyone nodded in agreement when they heard Liang Min's words.

Although they were all anxious for Liang Jing to hold the graduation banquet as soon as possible, the date of the banquet could not be chosen casually; it had to be the best day.

"Dad, I'll go with you to see the doctor tomorrow."

Having nothing else to do, Liang Ming said to his father, Liang Min.

Upon hearing this, Liang Min did not object and nodded, saying, "Okay!"

No sleep for one night.

The next morning, Liang Ming got up early to wash up, preparing to go with his father to find a fortune teller to calculate an auspicious date after they were ready.

Unexpectedly, his father, Liang Min, got up even earlier than him and was already waiting in the yard.

"Dad, why are you up so early today?"

Liang Ming was somewhat taken aback and couldn't help but say something.

"The early bird catches the worm; it's always better to get up early than late."

Liang Min said with a serious expression.

Upon hearing his father Liang Min's words, Liang Ming's expression turned to astonishment.

If he hadn't known his father well, he would have been truly convinced by his father's words.

“Xiaoming, don’t listen to your dad. Ever since yesterday, when he learned that your sister got into the University of Political Science and Law, he’s been so excited that he can’t sleep. He was tossing and turning all night.”

"I think he's just reluctant to let his daughter go to study in such a far-off place as the provincial capital, and he's worried that your sister will be kidnapped!"

At this moment, Liang Ming's mother, Li Lan, came out of the kitchen with breakfast in her hands and smiled at him.

Upon hearing his mother Li Lan's words, Liang Ming was taken aback at first, then immediately burst into laughter.

He finally understood why his father, Liang Min, had gotten up so early.

It turned out that I wasn't sleeping well at night, so I simply got up early and went to see the fortune teller to choose an auspicious date.

Liang Ming smiled. If he hadn't been sleeping, his father probably would have knocked on the door in the middle of the night to wake him up and wait for dawn.

"Dad, so that's what happened!"

Liang Ming looked at his father, Liang Min, with a teasing expression and said.

Noticing her son's gaze, Liang Min immediately looked embarrassed and said:

"Don't talk nonsense. I'm not so excited that I can't sleep. I'm just worried that Xiaojing's college tuition might be too expensive!"

Hearing his father's obvious lie, Liang Ming shook his head and chuckled:

"Dad, you don't need to worry about Xiaojing's tuition. Our family's current financial situation is such that we can afford to support not only Xiaojing, but even ten or eight more college students."

When her son saw through her lie, Liang Min gave an awkward smile.

"Alright, stop standing there chatting. Sit down and eat first. After you finish eating, go find the fortune teller to calculate your graduation banquet."

Li Lan spoke, smiling.

Hearing Li Lan's words, Liang Ming nodded, moved the small table over, sat down in the courtyard, and prepared to have breakfast.

Although our family's financial situation is much better now, our breakfasts are still very simple.

A plate of scrambled eggs with salted radish, a plate of fried peanuts, and a pot of plain porridge—that's enough to make do.

"Mom, where did my little sister go?"

Just as Liang Ming was about to eat, he noticed that his younger sister Liang Jing was no longer in the courtyard. A look of confusion appeared on his face, and he asked...

"Your sister went out early this morning, saying she was going to the village middle school to find out how her close classmates did on their exams!"

Li Lan said.

Upon hearing Li Lan's words, Liang Ming's face showed a look of realization, and he didn't ask any further questions.

My younger sister got into the provincial university of political science and law, that's great news!

There are probably very few people in the entire township middle school who can get into such a good university.

It's only right that she goes to school to share her joy with her classmates and teachers.

After breakfast, Liang Ming tidied up and then drove his three-wheeled motorcycle, carrying his father, to his teacher's place.

Upon hearing Liang Ming's background, the gentleman immediately offered his congratulations and then asked for Liang Jing's birth date and time to calculate her fortune.

After a while, the teacher also gave the best date for the graduation banquet this month.

"Let's set it for the 10th of this month. It's only the 2nd now, so there are still eight days left, plenty of time for you to prepare!"

After hearing what the gentleman said, neither Liang Ming nor Liang Min had any objections.

"Sir, thank you for your trouble!"

Immediately, Liang Ming took out a red envelope and handed it to the gentleman.

Seeing this, the gentleman smiled and accepted the red envelope.

He hesitated for a few seconds before speaking to Liang Min and his son Liang Ming.

"There's something else, but I'm not sure if I should tell you."

"Sir, you can just say what you want to say!" Liang Ming said quickly when he saw the man's serious expression.

“Yes, sir, please speak your mind!” Liang Min echoed.

Seeing this, the fortune teller composed himself before speaking, “When I was telling Liang Jing’s fortune just now, I found that she has a good chance of finding a partner recently. If she misses this opportunity, she may have to wait another seven or eight years to meet someone suitable!”

"During that time, she only encountered tragic relationships!"

Upon hearing these words, both Liang Min and Liang Ming's expressions changed.

Liang Min's expression changed because her daughter had just finished the college entrance examination and had just come of age, yet she already had romantic opportunities and found her true love.