Chapter 67 - 66: Thoughts
Perhaps due to their shared surname, Liang Hongmei and Liang Qian got along very well. When Hongmei learned that Qian was a single woman taking care of two children while trying to make a living, she immediately felt a sense of admiration.
In this era, everything is about state-owned enterprises, and they’ve hardly seen any private businesses. Especially at this time, most people look down on those in private businesses.
To be able to go out and do business despite others’ opinions takes a courage worth learning from.
"Big sister, please don’t laugh at me. I didn’t even graduate from elementary school, what could I possibly understand? My son and daughter need to go to college. I live in the countryside, barely getting by with a few acres of land, paying the public grain, and just having enough to eat. If we could have meat even once a year, it would be great. I simply had no choice but to listen to my daughter’s advice, come out and start a small business to support my son’s college education. My daughter is visionary; all these ideas were hers."
"You can’t say it like that. Now that the country is opening up and supporting this, with such good children you’ll have a lot of blessings to enjoy in the future, my dear sister."
"As long as the kids don’t resent me, that’s all I ask for."
"Our Old Mei is likely to be transferred to another city this time; otherwise, I would have really wanted to keep in touch with you more. There will be fewer opportunities to meet in the future."
"Next time you come over, come to the shop. I’ll make you some of our southern cuisine."
"Sure thing."
As they were leaving, Mei Lang Jun left ten dollars for Lin Wan again. No matter what Lin Wan said, she didn’t accept it. There were still eighty cents left from the thirty dollars last time. Lin Wan handed over the half-month delivery list to Mei Lang Jun and also the eighty cents.