1980s Group-Pampering: Cannon-Fodder Real Young Lady Gets a Divorce and Becomes a Billionaire - Chapter 3
Chapter 3: Secondhand Clothes
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Lan Shu knew that the host’s reputation in the staff dormitory had not been good during this period of time. However, now that she saw Mrs. He’s reaction, she felt that she had underestimated how much the neighbors hated the host.
However, according to the host’s memory, among the people she was familiar with in the entire staff dormitory, she might have the best shot speaking to Mrs. He, who had never lent her money because she was stingy.
“Mrs. He, I’m not here to borrow money this time. I have a few clothes I bought in the county mall that I want to sell at a low price, so I came to ask if you want them?”
When the host came to the county from the countryside, she didn’t plan on going back so soon, so she brought a lot of clothes that were meant for all four seasons.
Most of her clothes were from the shopping mall. Although it was only a shopping mall in a small county, not everyone was willing to shop there.
Such clothes were not cheap to begin with, but now that she said that she would sell them at a low price, there were naturally people who wanted them.
Not to mention Mrs. He, who was so stingy that she couldn’t bear to buy clothes for herself all year round.
Buying high-priced goods at a low price meant that Mrs. He would be striking a good deal!
Hence, Mrs. He was stunned for a moment before asking, “How much?”
“Two yuan for shirts and pants, three yuan for dresses, four yuan for sweaters, and six to ten yuan for coats, depending on the thickness.”
Lan Shu quoted the price that she had already thought of in one breath and sold the clothes that originally cost at least seven or eight yuan at low prices.
Although these clothes were all from the shopping mall, she didn’t really like them.
In addition, the clothes would be too big for her to wear in the future, so she decided to sell them for some money.
Money was the most useful thing to her now.
“Are you really selling them for so cheap?” When Mrs. He heard the price, she subconsciously asked what was on her mind.
She knew that Xu Yunjie’s wife had a lot of clothes.
When this chubby woman moved to the staff dormitory, her big brother drove a tractor over to deliver her luggage.
The clothes she usually wore were obviously made of good material and new styles. Although those clothes were a little big, it would not cost much to find a tailor to alter them.
And the sweaters were only four yuan!
Other people could knit a sweater with 1.8 catties of yarn, but with the size of Xu Yunjie’s wife, a sweater for her required at least three catties of yarn!
If she bought it, dismantled it, and knitted it again, the remaining yarn would be enough to knit a sweater for the children at home.
It was equivalent to four yuan for two sweaters! This was a huge advantage!
“Yes! I want to buy them!” Mrs. He agreed immediately.
Upon hearing this answer, Lan Shu smiled. “Wait a moment, Mrs. He. I’ll go get a bag of clothes for you to choose from first. You can take whatever you like.”
Mrs. He had only planned to buy two or three clothes. When she heard that Xu Yunjie’s wife was planning to sell her clothes to others, she had to buy a few more clothes while she had first pick!
Otherwise, this kind of opportunity to take advantage of others would be gone in the future.
Hence, after Lan Shu took out more than ten pieces of clothing suitable for women of Mrs. He’s age from the room next door, Mrs. He made her pick.
In the end, after hesitating for a long time, she chose six items.
The shirt, pants, and dress could be tailored to fit. She also kept two sweaters and a coat.
Mrs. He, who originally only wanted to spend a few yuan to pick up a small bargain, spent more than 20 yuan in one go. It was equivalent to half a month of her husband’s salary.
However, she felt that it was worth it!
After getting the money, Lan Shu smiled.
The original owner of the body owed the neighbors money. Now, she had just earned the money to pay them back.
However, now was not the time to return the money. Her period could not wait any longer!
After bidding farewell to Mrs. He, Lan Shu followed the host’s memory and hurriedly walked toward the street outside the machinery factory.
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Linfu Street was located on the northwest side of Qingyang County. There were several factories nearby. In addition to the machinery factory, there were also steel mills and paper mills.
Although the machinery factory and paper mill were not big, the steel mill was. The thousands of employees in the three factories made Linfu Street very lively.
In the evening, the sky was filled with red clouds.
Taking advantage of the fact that the sky was not dark yet, Lan Shu hurried out of the main gate of the machinery factory according to the original host’s memory.
She turned left at the gate and walked for about a hundred meters before reaching Linfu Street.
There was a bun shop at the end of the bridge by the street. The fragrance of the meat buns could be smelled from afar.
The original host often bought food from this shop.
In this day and age, businessmen were all very down-to-earth. Buns the size of an adult’s fist only cost 20 cents each.
With Lan Shu’s appetite, two buns would be enough to fill her stomach.
In the past, the host ate four meat buns, two tea eggs, and a bowl of millet porridge!
With such a shocking appetite, one’s stomach would have been filled long ago, and one’s figure would naturally become fat.
Therefore, the original host’s weight and height were both above 160.
Now that Lan Shu had taken over this body, she definitely had to lose weight, so she only bought two buns. She planned to control her appetite first and let her stomach reduce in size on its own.
Although extreme dieting could help one lose weight faster, it was too harmful to the body.
Lan Shu did not want to take the risk of getting gastric problems just to slim down.
She spent 40 cents and got two buns wrapped in straw paper.
Lan Shu took a bite. The skin was thin and the filling was generous, leaving a fragrance in her mouth!
The cheap and delicious big buns made Lan Shu suddenly like this era.
At this moment, Old Lady Lin saw her eating buns with a blissful expression.
Old Lady Lin stood outside her courtyard. A few minutes ago, she had just received her grandson from the capital who had come to the county to visit her.
The last time she saw her grandson, he was only in his teens. In the blink of an eye, five to six years had passed. Although her handsome grandson had grown a lot taller, his thin body really made the old lady’s heart ache!
“Is this how your parents are taking care of you? Look at how they raised my fat grandson whom everyone loved in the past! He now has long arms and legs, and his waist is as thin as a hemp pole!”
Gu Jue had never expected that his figure, which made him look thin in clothes and muscular without them, made his grandmother think that he was being abused at home. All his childhood friends were envious of his body!
Just as he was about to explain, he suddenly saw his grandmother pointing at a woman who was almost as fat as a ball not far away from the bun shop. “Look at how good her appetite is. She’s so fair and fat. Sweetheart, you have to learn from her and eat until you’re strong…”
“Grandma, your aesthetic isn’t right. Even if someone is fair and fat, it has to be in balance. If I really become as fat as that madam, I’ll hide at home and not go out!”
Gu Jue said half-jokingly. He was really speechless and helpless about the old lady’s aesthetic sense.
The old lady and the young man did not deliberately lower their voices when they spoke, so Lan Shu, who was not far away, overheard their conversation!
Lan Shu: “?”
She knew that her size was more conspicuous in the 1980s when most people often went hungry, but she did not expect to be criticized by passersby even when she was eating a bun!
And… madam?
Her current body was only 19 years old. She was clearly a young lady!
Lan Shu looked in the direction of the voice. She wanted to see who that person with a clear and pleasant voice but terrible eyes was!
In the next second, she looked up and saw a young man with fair skin and exquisite facial features that were as perfect as the bright moonlight…
