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

Liang Ming observed the shop's environment and found it to be exactly as Qin Fang had described.

The walls were painted white, the floor was simply plastered with cement, and the water and electricity were connected. All I needed to do was buy kitchen utensils before I could open for business.

"Mr. Liang, are you satisfied with this shop?"

Qin Fang had been watching Liang Ming's expression closely. When she saw the corners of Liang Ming's mouth turn up slightly, she took the opportunity to ask him a question.

"Great, the location of this shop is excellent. Once we've purchased the kitchen equipment, we can get started."

Liang Ming nodded, then asked Qin Fang:

"How much is the monthly rent for this shop?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Fang smiled sheepishly and said, "The rent for one month is 70 yuan."

As per their previous agreement, Liang Ming and she agreed to use 150 yuan as the dividing line.

Regardless of how much Qin Fang paid to rent the shop, the remaining money would be Qin Fang's monthly salary.

Now that she has spent 70 yuan to rent the shop, it means she still has 80 yuan left.

This figure is equivalent to more than two months' salary for an average person.

Seemingly sensing Qin Fang's thoughts, Liang Ming said with a smile, "Don't worry, according to our agreement, starting this month, that 80 yuan will be your monthly salary."

"Not only that, you are also the manager of this braised duck shop."

Before Qin Fang could even feel happy about her monthly salary being set at 80 yuan, she heard Liang Ming say the word "store manager".

"Store manager?"

"That's right, the store manager is responsible for all matters of the braised duck shop, including braised duck production, sales, store management, and so on."

Liang Ming explained.

Upon hearing the workload, Qin Fang gave a wry smile. Sure enough, that monthly salary of 80 yuan wasn't so easy to earn.

But she didn't feel there was anything wrong with it; she felt that with her salary, doing so much work was what she should do.

“Our braised duck shop is not very big, and I don’t plan to set up tables for customers to eat in the shop.”

All we need to do is put a glass display case in front of the store so that customers can see our ingredients.

"I'll tell you in a moment what kitchen utensils our shop needs."

"I'll have someone deliver the duck to the shop tomorrow. I'll give you the secret braising spice packet and the braising method then."

Liang Ming said to Qin Fang.

Upon hearing this, Qin Fang nodded and said, "Yes, Boss Liang."

"Work hard, and after you've worked for a year, I can promise you that I'll let you open your own braised duck shop, and I can specially supply you with the braising spice packets."

Liang Ming painted a rosy picture for Qin Fang, saying...

Upon hearing this, Qin Fang's eyes immediately lit up.

If she could open her own braised duck shop, she would be her own boss.

How much money you make then is all yours.

Of course, Liang Ming didn't really mean that Qin Fang had to work for a full year before he would give her the secret braising spice packet.

If this braised duck shop does well, it will definitely open branches later.

At that time, Qin Fang can become a shareholder of the branch or a franchisee, either way is fine.

These are all things for later.

After giving Qin Fang another sum of money to buy kitchenware and other necessities for opening a braised duck shop, Liang Ming left the county high school.

It was almost 1 p.m., and Liang Ming still had to go to the county department store to pick up Jiwa and the others.

When Liang Ming arrived at the department store, he saw Jiwa and Ama and asked them with some confusion.

"Why are there only the two of you? Where's Gou Dan?"

Upon hearing Liang Ming's words, Jiwa and Ama's expressions became somewhat strange.

"Brother Liang Ming, Gou Dan has gone to pursue his happiness."

"Dog Egg is really brave. I'm afraid he'll be arrested for hooliganism."

Hearing their words, Liang Ming looked puzzled and asked, "What's going on?"

Soon, from the explanations of Chicken Baby and Ama, Liang Ming understood the whole story.

It turns out that Gou Dan encountered a girl wearing a floral dress in the department store and was completely mesmerized.

Then, he decided to muster up his courage and go up to ask the girl her name and home address.

This startled both Chick and his mother, who tried to stop him.

People in this era tend to be more reserved when it comes to matters of the heart.

Asking a girl's name and home address in public could easily be mistaken for harassment.

But Gou Dan wouldn't listen. He felt that his destiny had arrived and he couldn't miss it, so he insisted on going up to strike up a conversation.

And believe it or not, he actually succeeded in striking up a conversation with her.

"Where are Dog Egg and that girl now?"

Liang Ming asked.

"According to the girl, she seemed to have come to the department store to buy a bicycle, and Gou Dan volunteered to go with her to buy it."

"Chicken Baby" spoke first.

"Brother Liangming, should we go find Gou Dan and see if he's coming back with us or taking a country bus by himself?" Ama asked.

Liang Ming nodded. Although it was a small matter, it wouldn't do to keep everyone waiting.

The three arrived at the department store, where bicycles were sold.

A light, melodious voice could be heard from afar: "Brother Gou Dan, thank you. I didn't expect this Forever brand bicycle to cost 150 yuan."

I only brought 140 yuan with me today, along with a bicycle ticket.

"If you hadn't lent me 10 yuan, I would have had to make another trip to buy this Forever brand bicycle."

"I will return this 10 yuan to you. If you don't believe me, I can tell you where I live."

Upon hearing this, Gou Dan blushed and waved his hand, saying, "No need, it's only 10 yuan..."

After saying that, Gou Dan didn't know what else to say.

Liang Ming and his companions, who were not far away, were all disappointed and frustrated by what they saw.

"Brother Liangming, what do you mean by Gou Dan? He's usually so eloquent, but now when he meets a girl he likes, he just can't say a word," Jiwa said anxiously.

"With that kind of talk, the atmosphere will cool down after just a few words. If the girl says she has to go home, the next time they meet, they might only exchange money, and their relationship will be over," Ama said anxiously.

Upon hearing this, Liang Ming thought for a moment and said, "Don't worry, let's help him out."

Liang Ming leaned close to Jiwa and Ama and whispered a few words in their ears.

Upon hearing this, their eyes lit up.

"Brother Liang Ming, you always have such good ideas!"

On the other side, after telling the girl that he didn't need to pay back the money, Gou Dan didn't know what else to say.

Just as the atmosphere was about to cool down, several figures suddenly approached.

"Brother Gou Dan, the mountain produce and river seafood you asked us to deliver have already been delivered to several bosses. Here are the keys to your diesel tricycle."

Liang Ming spoke first, addressing Gou Dan, and then placed the key in Gou Dan's hand.

Chicken and Ama said at the same time, "Boss Dog, shouldn't we buy some more feed to take back to the village? The fishpond feed is almost gone."

Upon hearing Liang Ming and the other two's words, Gou Dan was stunned for a moment, somewhat unable to react.

The young woman, however, looked curiously at Gou Dan after hearing what Liang Ming and the other two said, and asked:

"Brother Gou Dan, didn't you say you didn't have a proper job and just messed around? You still have a diesel tricycle and a fishpond?"