NOVPUBLin Lan glanced at the two people in the main room and laughed softly, “Sister, don’t you think you’re sort of raising an oldest son?”
Lin Mei pursed her lips, “Well, he’s not as good as your oldest son.”
Lin Lan couldn’t refute that Dawang was much more mature and capable than Zheng Yaozu.
Lin Mei took Lin Lan to look at the cloth that she had, but unfortunately they were all simple homespun fabrics. Lin Lan could tell that Han Jinyu wouldn’t like them and would want something that had a prettier pattern.
Lin Mei whispered, “The arrests have been strict recently. Those who are close to me also gave me letters and asked me to keep these for now, but it’s okay. Many people in our village are working there who can inform me about it. There’s even the accounting lady on my side, so no one is going to report me to the authorities.”
Of course there were reports, but due to the fact that she had connections with the Market Management Office, paired with the fact that there were a few cadres of her village working in that sector, someone would tend to cover it up even if she was reported so there was mainly no problem as of now.
However, Lin Lan felt that it was a problem to be like this all the time. After all, speculative sales was going to be a big problem at this time. Once the superiors seriously investigated, it would be fatal for her sister.
Lin Lan said, “Just think about how you can do this a bit more legally,” The time for the liberalisation of an individual business varied from place to place. Some people were able to start doing so in the late 1970s while in some places they were imprisoned in the early 1980s just for trying.
She also knew that she couldn’t force Lin Mei to stop her business entirely. After all, for someone who wanted to be an entrepreneur, it wouldn’t be realistic to keep her from touching it for like a decade or so. 𝔫𝖔𝖛𝖕𝔲𝔟.𝔠𝖔𝖒
Lin Mei, “How can I do this legally? They won’t let me run my business anywhere.”
Lin Lan said, “You should discuss with the brigade to see if this can be turned into a side job for the brigade. If you are responsible for finding women to work and the products you make are sold in the name of the brigade, you might be able to get the dividends.”
Lin Mei, “Dividends? Why would there be dividends? If I’m working for the brigade, I should be able to get my share of work points.”
“That’s why you should try to communicate and discuss this with them. With your sharp tongue, you’ll be fine,” Lin Lan encouraged her. There were several members in there that were distant relatives or friends of Lin Mei’s anyway.
Lin Mei snorted softly, “The two cadres in our brigade are in charge of everything, which I really dislike. If I were to become a member myself, everyone would look at me like I’m a thief. Just by trying to man this business, I have to give a bunch of higher-ups some ‘benefits’ as well. And if I were to say that this is just a little side hustle, the other cadres would just use their power to have their own wives manage a similar business because of their rank. By then, where do I stand?”
