Rebirth in 1986: Unforgettable Regrets novel Chapter 54

Chapter 54: Chapter 54: Nourishing the Body

"Tang Zhengde, have you lost your mind? Turning down such a good opportunity at the forest farm, just like that? Doesn’t your family of four need to eat and drink anymore?" Granny Tang was truly on the verge of being angered to death by Tang Zhengde. To think that other people were bending over backwards for a chance at the job at the forest farm, yet he just gives it up on a whim.

"I slaved through thick and thin to raise you and your siblings, hoping that you’d take care of me in my old age. Who knew every single one of you would give me nothing but worries." Granny Tang lamented, having pulled through the hard task of raising her children, she looked forward to enjoying her old age, only to be let down by Tang Zhengde giving up such a great opportunity at the forest farm.

Tang Zhengde cleared his throat and said, "I’m planning to do something in the county."

"What are you planning to do?" Granny Tang pressed.

"Well, I’m not bad at cooking..." Tang Zhengde hadn’t even finished mentioning opening a shop.

Granny Tang interrupted, "So, you’re going to be a chef? At which restaurant? Did Mingli introduce you to it?"

"No, I plan to open a small shop of my own," Tang Zhengde barely finished his sentence.

Granny Tang began to scold, "Zhengde, I know you cook tasty meals, even your fried rice noodles are delicious, but opening a shop isn’t that easy. Setting up a shop would cost at least a few tens of yuan, and if there’s no business, that’s an entire year wasted."

"Zhengde, don’t follow Mingli’s footsteps. All these years Mingli hasn’t brought home anything but a few dollars, always switching from one thing to another."

"You have a family and children. Without the forest farm job, what if the shop fails? What would your whole family do then, just live on the wind?"

Granny Tang tried to advise with earnest concerns, turning to Zhang Hualian and said, "Hualian, won’t you talk some sense into him? If the shop is a loss, you’ll have nothing to fall back on when you come back."

Although trading is now permitted, the older generation still believes there’s a greater risk of losing money.

"Mom, I’ve thought this through very carefully. Even if I end up losing money, I will accept it," Tang Zhengde said determinedly, persuading her, "Besides, how can you be so sure it’ll fail? I’ve already picked out a location for the shop, it’s in the alley from the bus station to the market. The place has lots of foot traffic. There’s only one breakfast spot and a stir-fry place there, and it’s bustling with business all day long."

"You’ve even picked out the location?" Granny Tang’s face darkened, had he been planning this all along and kept it from her?

If it hadn’t been for quitting the forest farm job, wouldn’t she, as a mother, been kept in the dark?

"Tang Zhengde, aren’t you something." Granny Tang called his full name with undeniable anger on her face, glaring at Tang Zhengde who once was so little in her arms, and now has his own wife and children who’ve grown up.

As his mother, she could no longer control him.

Granny Tang, however, calmed down at this moment. Pressing her lips together, she said, "Let me tell you, Tang Zhengde, if you lose money, don’t come borrowing from me."

"Mom." Tang Zhengde looked at her incredulously; his business hadn’t even started, and she was already talking about him losing money.

"What, am I wrong? Do you think opening a shop in the county is that easy?" Granny Tang glared at him, annoyed. She then turned to Tang Yue, "Was this your idea?"

Granny Tang couldn’t say she particularly liked or disliked Tang Yue, but having her own son treat someone else’s daughter as his own didn’t sit well with Granny Tang. After countless failed attempts to dissuade, she didn’t want to argue any further as it would only lead to a fight with Tang Zhengde’s stubbornness.

It had been due to Tang Yue that they had once made such a fuss about splitting up the family.

"Mom, Xiao Yue has nothing to do with this," Tang Zhengde instinctively defended Tang Yue.

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