42 Partners in Crime (1/2)
While girls are shopping at the shops on the 1st floor, in the same mall at 2nd-floor Eldest uncle was there with his wife. He looked around to check for any familiar faces and then entered the Rainforest restaurant. The couple entered the restaurant and took a secluded table at one side.
Eldest uncle of Akash looks around in the restaurant. This is the time of the afternoon and not many people are there. Eldest uncle called the waiter and asked him to serve them two cups of tea. He looked toward his wife who is looking toward him with a questioning gaze.
Eldest uncle looked toward his wife and said ”What do you want to ask? Just ask away.”
”When you asked me to come for eating out, I thought it was for lunch. Why are you ordering tea then?” Wife asked confused.
Eldest uncle smiled and said ”I am here for meeting with one of our business partners. We have planned a collaboration which will surely be successful.”
”Please don't do anything big again. Otherwise, the father will definitely be angry.” Wife said fearfully.
”Don't worry. My partner this time is no small fry. He is a well-known person in the business field and all the legal documents are properly verified. I am not going to be cheated and also I am not going to fail. I am not going to handle business operation but I will be a partner and director and will have most shares in business which is 40%. The business operation will be handled by the partner we are meeting and he knows how to do his work.” Eldest uncle said proudly.
Wife is still hesitating ”But you still have to make sure that nothing goes wrong. Otherwise, we will make a loss from all side.”
Eldest uncle looked toward his wife and said ”Don't you see clearly? Varsha has reached 25% shares and after joining with her husband they will have a total of 35% shares and 5% from the will of the father make it 40% for Akash and Varsha. I on the other side only have 30% which will go to our sons 15% each. Akash at one hand has 40% while our Arpit will only have 15%. If I don't make anything while the family is working jointly, what will happen to our sons later?”
The arguments of eldest uncle have almost pacified his wife. She raised her head and looked toward his husband and asked: ”What if we lost money in this new business?”
Eldest uncle smiled seeing his wife's almost convinced expression and said ”There is no issue in that. I am not going to use my personal money. Our Patel family business is being managed by me currently. If there is a loss I can show it as a loss in family business and it will not be hard to manage. It won't even cost us equal to 5% of family business if I failed. Father will at least scold me again but I am sure there is no chance of failure.”
His wife is almost convinced and did not ask further and Eldest uncle felt happy seeing this. The waiter also delivered the tea and couple sipped it quietly while waiting for another party.
After a few minutes, two people came and joined the group on the table and said across them. There is an elder man of around the age of 50 and a younger man of around 25. Eldest uncle welcomed them warmly an said ”Hello Mr. Pawar, It is nice to see you again. Thank you for taking out some time for us.”
Mr. Pawar laughed and said ”Mr. Praveen is being too humble. This business plan we are making is no small matter. I also need to be serious about this.”
Eldest uncle laughed and said, ”I have to thank you then.” He then called the waiter and then order two more cups of tea and said: ”Tea here is good.”