Rebirth in 1986: Unforgettable Regrets

"Grandpa, you just need to know that she's different from any other girlfriend I've ever looked for. She's wonderful, and I'm sure you'll like her." Meng Yanzhi praised Tang Yue to the skies.

Meng immediately asked Meng Yanzhi to bring the girl back.

Meng Yanzhi said awkwardly, "Grandpa, I haven't won her heart yet."

Meng: ...

Meng Yanzhi said earnestly, "Grandpa, once I win her over, I will definitely bring her back."

"Okay," Meng agreed promptly, wanting to say something else, but Meng Yanzhi said, "Grandpa, you have to promise me not to look into my affairs, and also, not to check on her matters. Just wait for your grandson to bring your granddaughter-in-law home."

"Alright, alright, Yanzhi, that's how it should be. A real man should take on such responsibilities." Seeing Meng Yanzhi treat the matter with such seriousness, Meng felt very relieved and reminded him, "Leave the past in the past, and from now on, you can't do those foolish things again."

"Grandpa, rest assured, I will definitely not disappoint you in the future," Meng Yanzhi stated with conviction.

*

"Yueyue," Qin Anyu told Tang Yue, repeating a myriad of instructions before leaving.

"Sister An Yu, you should head out. I'll just stay at home and work on the drafts since it's my day off," Tang Yue said, unable to help but prick up her ears. Ever since the morning, Qin Anyu had been incessantly cautioning her to go out less and be careful.

Tang Yue felt like she had heard enough to grow calluses.

After Qin Anyu left, Tang Yue began to work on her drafts at home. With a telephone installed, it was very convenient. During a break, she called her uncle to ask about how the clothing factory was doing.

Tang Mingli was excited and agitated. The factory's performance was getting better and better. Even with the new factory building, they still could not meet the demand. Tang Mingli planned to expand the factory further by purchasing the plot of land behind it.

"Uncle, you're doing great," Tang Yue praised. "By the way, Uncle, now that the business of the factory is stable, have you considered doing something else?"

"Like what?" Tang Mingli asked earnestly, trusting Tang Yue instinctively even without seeing her.

"Computers," Tang Yue had thought of it the last time she saw a computer. If her uncle could get on board with the internet wave, their business could be even bigger in the future.

There were few people in the computer business now. It was far from widespread. In many underdeveloped areas, there weren't even any computers, which made the market virtually untapped.

"That expensive thing? And no one knows how to use it?" Tang Mingli described.

'Pfft!'

Tang Yue couldn't help but laugh upon hearing Tang Mingli's words. It was true that computers were expensive at that time, and indeed, not many people knew how to use them.

Her uncle, who hadn't been in contact with them, naturally didn't know how to use them.

"Uncle, although they're very expensive, our era is progressing. In the future, more and more people will use them," Tang Yue tried to explain to Tang Mingli.

After listening, Tang Mingli asked, "Xiao Yue, how should we source and sell them?"

Tang Yue pursed her lips, paused for a moment, and then replied, "I only know that the prospects are good, but as for the details, I'm not sure."

She had no experience in it either. Although she knew that being in the computer business would definitely be profitable, she didn't know the specifics. "Uncle, perhaps we should just wait and try to learn more about it?"

"Okay," Tang Mingli agreed and chatted with Tang Yue since he was free, jokingly saying, "Xiao Yue, I met a fool the other day."

"Uh, how foolish were they?" Tang Yue asked curiously.

"Just a fool who told me about buying stocks, claiming that investing a thousand could earn you a thousand in a few days, ten thousand would earn ten thousand, and fifty thousand would earn fifty thousand. Tell me, isn't that person foolish?" When Tang Mingli encountered this, he laughed at the person for being silly.

Earning double the money in just a few days, or double in ten days to half a month, seemed impossible to Tang Mingli.

The profits of the clothing factory were substantial, but that was the result of the hard work of the laborers.

He barely spoke, and claimed he could earn so much money, so he simply treated it as a joke.

"Stocks?" Tang Yue's heart skipped a beat. She couldn't help but ask, "Uncle, did that person really tell you about trading stocks?"

"Yes," Tang Mingli nodded, then remembering that they were only talking over the phone and she couldn't see him, he replied, "You don't know, but he was bragging too much."

Tang Yue was silent, then said, "What if he wasn't bragging?"

She vaguely remembered that it was around this time, or a little later, that trading stocks became very profitable. Many people became millionaires and multimillionaires through stocks.

"Xiao Yue, you're not being silly, are you?" Tang Mingli asked half in doubt, "You don't really believe him, do you?"

Tang Yue kept quiet for a moment, then responded, "Uncle, we don't understand the stock market, an industry that has just emerged. Who knows what it will be like in the future?"

"So, should I give it a try?" Tang Mingli considered how much money he had at hand and said, "Xiao Yue, with the factory expanding operations, we could make tens of thousands. How about I use some to try?"

"Uncle, please don't. The money from the clothing factory can't be touched. What if the factory needs to turn its capital over?" Tang Yue hurriedly stopped him. She didn't know if that person really understood stocks. What if they didn't, and those tens of thousands of yuan were wasted? She would be heartbroken.

After all, in Wangjiang County, that kind of money could buy several houses.

"Alright, I'll ask him more next time I see him," Tang Mingli noted both things in his mind.

Tang Yue asked, "By the way, how is Sister Xiaoyu doing in Sea City? Is everything okay with the goods?"

After she had left, Tang Yue hadn't contacted Mo Xiaoyu and was unaware of her situation.

"It's going well there, she's the only one in Sea City with that business, and it's not bad. It hasn't been long, and she's already restocked," Tang Mingli had paid special attention, since Mo Xiaoyu was Mo Siyu's cousin. Eventually, when Tang Yue was to marry into the Mo Family, having a good relationship with the Mo Family people was something Tang Mingli naturally wanted.

Moreover, they had yet to collaborate with anyone in Sea City. Perhaps Mo Xiaoyu would open several clothing stores there in the future.

Tang Yue chatted a bit more and then hung up. Knowing that Mo Xiaoyu's business was doing well, she felt at ease. In the evening, Qin Anyu brought some food over. She initially planned to stay but had to leave urgently as Grandpa Qin suddenly fell ill.

In the siheyuan, only Tang Yue was left. Neighbour Zhang Tingyu had gone to her relative's house and hadn't returned, leaving the siheyuan feeling somewhat lonely. Tang Yue stayed in her room, concentrating on her design drafts.

In the dim light, Tang Yue's figure was soft and gentle. Outside, a noise startled her heart.