Rebirth in 1986: Unforgettable Regrets-Chapter 21 Quitting

"Uncle, I thought you would ask me how much money we've collected in total." Tang Yue patted the bulging waist pouch and asked teasingly.

Tang Mingli's eyes lit up, and he quickly packed up his things. Then he took Tang Yue out for a meal. During the meal, he specially asked for a private room. Firstly, it was convenient to store the remaining few clothes, and secondly, they could count the money openly and aboveboard!

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Yes, counting money.

Most of the customers who bought clothes paid with various small bills, so scattering such a pile of notes on the table was quite a delightful sight.

"Xiao Yue, you count the ten yuan and the 50 cents, I'll count the five yuan and one yuan bills," Tang Mingli distributed the different denominations.

Tang Yue also organized the money very quickly. In her past life, she mostly dealt with pink Mao notes. There seemed to be a lot of money, but when actually counted together, it was not too much. Tang Yue calmly separated all the ten yuan and 50 cents bills.

Tang Mingli was always excited. Seeing Tang Yue so calm, he took a deep breath to restrain the excitement in his heart.

"This is a hundred."

After Tang Mingli counted one hundred, he folded them neatly into a pile.

After adding up the final total, Tang Mingli calculated carefully, and after deducting the travel expenses, they had made a profit of one hundred and fifty yuan, and that was not even counting the clothes that had not been sold.

"Xiao Yue, count it yourself." Tang Mingli counted the money over and over, for fear of making a mistake, and muttered, "The stocking cost two hundred, and the round-trip fare was thirty."

"Uncle, don't rush me or shake them; you're making my head spin." Tang Yue counted again in front of Tang Mingli and indeed, they had made a profit of one hundred and fifty.

Tang Mingli was so excited that he could have shouted out loud. He carefully stored the money and then took out ten yuan, saying, "Xiao Yue, here, this is for snacks."

"Thank you, Uncle." Tang Yue said with a beaming smile.

Tang Mingli then said, "Xiao Yue, you've played a big part in earning this money. This one hundred and forty yuan, let's split it fifty-fifty."

Tang Mingli counted out seventy yuan for Tang Yue.

Surprise shone in Tang Yue's eyes. She had thought that her uncle might give her some money, but she hadn't expected such an even split.

If the ten yuan was for snacks, then the remaining seventy yuan was quite a substantial sum.

"Uncle, this isn't right." Tang Yue immediately refused without a second thought, "I've only contributed a little effort; it wouldn't be right for me to take so much money."

All this money was invested by her uncle, and all she did was accompany him to pick out clothes. However she looked at it, she didn't deserve so much money for her contribution.

"Xiao Yue, listen to your uncle first," Tang Mingli said in a leisurely manner. "If it wasn't for you mentioning this to your uncle, I wouldn't have thought of buying clothes to sell. Besides, the choice of clothes was all thanks to your eye."

Without waiting for Tang Yue to respond, he continued, "Also, you changed your outfit twice later on. Besides that, if it weren't for you, even if your uncle knew this way of making money, I wouldn't have earned this much."

Tang Mingli has been in the county since he was in his teens, he's done all sorts of work, carried bricks on construction sites, moved vegetables in the market, and even slaughtered pigs, before finally becoming a runner in a restaurant.

He was very tough, and over the years, he had saved up around two hundred yuan, originally intended for marrying a wife.

Not to mention the Tang Family, even his mother only knew that he had some money, but she didn't know he had that much.

Having suffered, Tang Mingli knew all too well how hard it is to earn money.

This time, if he hadn't taken Xiao Yue to Provincial City, it probably wouldn't have gone so smoothly.

"Xiao Yue, you must take this money, otherwise it's as if you're looking down on your uncle." Tang Mingli said and joked deliberately, "Could it be that Xiao Yue plans to wait until the rest of the clothes are sold before splitting the money?"

The remaining clothes were just some odd sizes and the quantity was very small.

"Uncle, I'll accept the money, however..." Tang Yue saw that Tang Mingli was sincere and also felt that her judgment wasn't wrong; her uncle was clever, but also had good character.

She would be foolish not to seize such a good person and make money together.

"Uncle, let's consider this money my investment." Tang Yue explained, "It may not be much money, but in the future, I'll join you for every stocking trip. Plus, I'll come over to help sell clothes on weekends, and I want a thirty percent share of the future profits."

Tang Mingli was the one doing most of the work, and she was just basking in the reflected glory, happy enough to get a taste of the meat's soup.

"Xiao Yue, that sounds good, but let's split the profits fifty-fifty," Tang Mingli insisted in this regard. From his point of view, buying stock was a matter that required keen insight.

"But you're still a student," Tang Mingli looked at Tang Yue with some concern, and asked, "It's okay not to return every week, but can you manage if you don't go back every week?"

"Who says we have to restock every week?" Tang Yue looked at him with a smile and said, "Uncle, let's restock next week, get more, and then we won't restock again until after National Day, so you don't have to worry about restocking."

"But most of the work would still be yours, Uncle. I'll take at most thirty percent, otherwise, I won't agree." Tang Yue reaffirmed her position; she appreciated Tang Mingli's kindness, but she believed one should not accept rewards without merit.

Additionally, her uncle was just starting a business and needed capital even more. She couldn't contribute any money, so she had to think of ways in the future to help her uncle make more money.

"That's settled then." Seeing her determined gaze, Tang Mingli no longer insisted. He ordered a couple of vegetable dishes plus a soup, and the uncle and niece both had their fill.

"By the way, Xiao Yue, I'm not going to work at the restaurant anymore."

Tang Mingli spoke his mind and continued, "I plan to set up a temporary stall. That way, the goods we buy can be sold directly from the stall. Also, I need to rent a place nearby."

"It's good to have a stall, and we can definitely sell for a day or two without any problem. But if we want to sell every day, it definitely won't be feasible." Tang Yue didn't understand much about this aspect and only said, "Uncle, you should talk to the relevant people to see if it's possible to get proper procedures in place. Right now, we don't have much capital, so we will definitely be setting up a stall for a long time."

She was very optimistic about Tang Mingli's decision. To gain something, something must be given up.

"You just go back to school and sleep peacefully; your uncle can handle this." Tang Mingli patted his chest and guaranteed. As it got dark, Tang Mingli insisted on escorting her to the school gate before returning to the restaurant.

After Tang Mingli organized the clothes, carrying the few hundred dollars he had, he thought that the first thing to do was to find a place to rent and settle down, and then to set up a stall. Even if the business was not as booming as today, it should be enough to be better than working in the restaurant.

The next day, after Tang Mingli finished his work in the restaurant, he began to talk to the boss about resigning. The boss was very surprised and persistently tried to retain him.

Tang Mingli was reliable, hardworking, could endure hardships, and did not shirk his duties or cheat. He was better than many employees in the restaurant.