Seventies Sweetheart: From Breakup to Billionaire-Chapter 168: New Order

Mrs. Lin glanced at Lin Xiang, "You don’t mind how your Uncle treated you before?"

"Mom, at most Uncle just didn’t help us when we were in the most need. It was Aunt who kicked us when we were down. We’re not at the point of completely falling out yet. But to be clear, if the money isn’t in place, I definitely won’t give him the formula."

Lin Xiang wasn’t willing to be the scapegoat.

Mrs. Lin hurriedly said, "Of course not, our family is counting on this money to pay for your schooling!"

At Uncle Lin’s house.

Zhao Tiezhu didn’t expect Mrs. Lin and Lin Xiang would just leave, taking away the New Year’s money they promised.

"Two yuan! That’s enough for me to buy lots of candy." Zhao Tiezhu lay on the ground, throwing a tantrum, directing his anger at his mother, "It’s all your fault. If you hadn’t said Aunt Lin had money and I should ask for more, she wouldn’t have taken all the money away!"

"I... I didn’t expect Lin Xiang to be so ruthless!"

Aunt was now looking over the things Lin Xiang had brought.

"Just this?" She curled her lip, "Everyone says your second sister’s family’s conditions have improved, but what she brought is just these things, they don’t even treat us like family!"

She thought there should’ve been at least some fabric in there.

Didn’t they say Lin Xiang had a good connection with the cotton spinning factory and got a lot of fabric from them?

Even though they were flawed fabrics, it wasn’t something ordinary people could buy.

Although what Lin Xiang brought wasn’t bad, Aunt had her hopes up, so it felt disappointing.

Uncle Lin said nothing, just kept puffing on his big smoking pipe.

Amidst the smoke, he issued instructions, "Each of your families should gather thirty yuan."

"What? Thirty? Dad, listen to what you’re saying!"

"Lin Xiang wants one hundred fifty to give us the formula. Your mom and I will take out thirty, the remaining hundred and twenty; you four families each need to contribute thirty. What’s the issue?"

The eldest cousin was the first to refuse, "I’m a married woman, I can’t come up with that much money to support my family."

"Who asked you to support us? The money we earn isn’t going to be split among us all?" the eldest cousin’s wife retorted.

"Sounds nice, but we can’t watch over it every day. How much we earn is still up to you. I’m not getting involved in this business, and I’m not putting money into it!"

She had checked, Lin Xiang could sell a hundred bowls of spicy noodles a day, but with every fifth free, and after subtracting all kinds of costs, how much could be earned in a day? Not to count what her two brothers privately took. Divided among five families, how long would it take to break even?

This business is fundamentally unprofitable!

Thirty yuan is practically her entire family’s savings.

The second cousin was also unwilling.

"I’m about to give birth, which is the time to spend money. My in-laws would never agree to me taking such a large sum out."

If she gave birth to a son, her in-laws might not say anything, but if it’s a girl, taking thirty yuan back home would definitely give them a reason to criticize her.

Sacrificing the two sisters for the happiness of the two brothers and their wives?

Who isn’t a fool!

Lin Xiang was unaware of the conflicts in Uncle’s family; she had just returned home when the brigade leader came over.

"Lin Xiang, a big leader from the township called, saying there’s an urgent matter looking for you, you should answer the phone quickly."

"Mom, I’ll go to the brigade office, I’ll be back soon."

The call was from Secretary Wang, who didn’t specify what happened, just asked Lin Xiang to go to the township government tomorrow.

On the morning of the third day, Lin Xiang got up early, had breakfast, and headed straight to the brigade office, borrowed the new bicycle, and rushed to the township government.

The gatekeeper of the township government already recognized her, registered her, and let her in.

In the Township Party Secretary’s office, Lin Xiang had just finished a call.

"Mr. John expressed hope to order another batch of fabric and a batch of milk candies."

The Township Party Secretary calculated the time, and it was only a little over a month since John’s return to the United States.

"Thousands of pieces of fabric, consumed entirely in just a month?" 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

"Mr. John didn’t say it directly, but apparently the clothing business is doing well."

John Family is not small, their business is spread across Western countries; once it sets a trend, it will certainly be popular among the upper class.

As for milk candies, probably the red and green Christmas packaging is attractive enough, combined with the rich taste of the milk candies, it’s no surprise the candy-loving Americans would like it.

"Then, how is the contract to be signed?" The Township Party Secretary expressed his concerns.

"Mr. John said he personally cannot come to Hua Country in the short term, and can only send his secretary to negotiate with us."

"Will the payments be made in full at one time?"

"Mr. John didn’t mention this on the phone, we’ll have to wait until his secretary arrives, and then discuss in person."

"Will the contracts signed by Mr. John’s secretary be recognized?"

The Township Party Secretary asked several questions in succession, some of which were clearly repetitive.

But Lin Xiang did not feel any impatience, patiently answering each of his questions.

After all, the Hua Country of the seventies had little interaction with Western developed countries and had never signed such a contract before, plus the amount was huge, so it was normal for the Township Party Secretary to have such concerns.

Lin Xiang did not dare to assure the Township Party Secretary that having John’s secretary sign the contract would have no issues, so she could only take it one step at a time.

"I truly apologize for making you run a trip during the festive season."

"Secretary, this is my duty."

When Lin Xiang returned home, she found Uncle Lin sitting in the main room talking with Mrs. Lin.

"I must say, living in a new house feels different."

"Indeed, the previous house would flood with a heavy rain. If it wasn’t for Old Five’s family taking us in, we really wouldn’t have had a place to stay."

"Why didn’t you come to me then? As your brother, I’d have taken you in no matter what."

Mrs. Lin thought to herself, with the little space they had, even if they went, they would have to sleep on the floor.

In such a cold winter, sleeping on the floor would be quite the suffering.

The key is that even if they shamelessly went, Uncle Lin’s family might not necessarily welcome them.

But Mrs. Lin couldn’t say this out loud.

She pushed the plate of sunflower seeds in front of Uncle Lin, "Brother, have some seeds."

Uncle Lin grabbed a handful and just after chewing one, he hurriedly spat it out, "Xiuli, I know your family isn’t doing well, but I didn’t realize it was this bad!"

Mrs. Lin: ?

"What’s wrong, Brother?"

"These seeds are spoiled, stop eating them, be careful not to get sick and end up in the hospital during the New Year."

"Spoiled seeds? Can’t be." Mrs. Lin put one in her mouth, "The taste is fine."

"Fine? They’re sour!"

With a face full of disdain, Uncle Lin put the rest back into the plate.