The 1970s: Married First, Fell in Love Later-Chapter 158 - 157: Whoever’s Ugly Knows It

"Pfft. What good could clothes from a street stall be? Only a country bumpkin who’s never seen the world would think they’re special. I refuse to believe they can compare to what’s in the department store," Huang Xinyi said disdainfully.

A classmate beside her chimed in, "That’s right. A single piece of clothing our Xinyi buys from the department store costs dozens of yuan! That’s not something cheap stall goods can compare to."

"To each their own. No matter how expensive clothes are, they’re meant to be worn. I’ve never heard of dressing in tiers. Just choosing what suits you is fine." Xue Yue didn’t elaborate, simply offering a calm reply.

The other classmates looked at each other, but a few of them still came over and quietly asked Xue Yue, "Is your outfit expensive? How much was it?"

Xue Yue told them.

Thanks to Xue Yue’s firsthand recommendation, quite a few students went to check out the place she mentioned.

The next day, Song Wenli came to the classroom wearing an outfit similar to Xue Yue’s. She sat proudly in her seat.

"I just bought it. How do I look?" Song Wenli asked Xue Yue.

Xue Yue nodded. "It looks good. It suits you well."

Song Wenli glanced around, then whispered to Xue Yue, "I went to buy it yesterday after school, at the place you mentioned. Oh my god, why didn’t you tell me the guy selling the clothes was so handsome? He’s a total hunk! And there I was, running over all disheveled without even dressing up properly."

"Aren’t you married, too?"

"Well, our husbands aren’t around, are they? It doesn’t stop me from looking at other men," Song Wenli said without a care.

Xue Yue looked at her, wanting to say something but holding back. ’How am I supposed to tell Song Wenli that’s my husband?’

But Song Wenli was too busy stroking her new clothes to notice Xue Yue’s somewhat awkward expression.

That afternoon, all the clothes He Lang had brought were sold out.

Their profits doubled again. The next day was Sunday, so Xue Yue had the day off and went to the market with He Lang.

He Lang had already become a familiar face to the people around the market. They saw him arrive with a pretty young woman.

A woman selling buns from a nearby stall teased him, "Young man, is this your little sister?"

Xue Yue pursed her lips to hide a smile as she looked at He Lang. He Lang laughed heartily. "Ma’am, this is my wife."

An elderly woman at a vegetable stall said, "You two really look like a couple. Anyone can tell at a glance. Do you have any children yet?"

Xue Yue nodded. "We already have two."

"My, what a blessing! A handsome man and a beautiful woman, and he’s so ambitious, too. Your life must be just lovely."

Soon, customers started arriving to buy clothes. It was Xue Yue’s first time making sales, so she was a little inexperienced. She just listened to He Lang introduce the clothes to people while she helped collect the money. After listening for a while, she started to get the hang of it.

Mid-morning, Xue Xingzhou and Zhang Qian arrived.

"We went to your house, and Daya told us you were here selling clothes, so we came to take a look."

"Not bad. Now that the market economy is starting to recover, running a stall is a quick way to make money." Xue Xingzhou strongly approved of He Lang starting with a stall.

Zhang Qian looked down at the clothes on the stall and felt the material. "These clothes are really nice. No worse than what they sell at the department store."

Xue Yue pulled Zhang Qian aside and whispered in her ear, "I’ve saved a few pieces for you. You can take a look when you get home. They’re all in your size."

"Really?" Zhang Qian asked, her eyes full of surprise.

Xue Yue nodded. "Mhm. We’re selling them ourselves, so how could we forget about you? You’ll definitely have plenty to wear from now on."

Zhang Qian happily put her arm around Xue Yue’s, her face beaming with a smile. After all, what woman doesn’t love new, beautiful clothes? You can never have too many.

After standing by the stall for a while, Xue Xingzhou and Zhang Qian left. They had to go look at houses. A few days prior, Xue Xingzhou had spoken with Zheng Guofeng about moving out. Zheng Guofeng was understanding, as their living situation was somewhat inconvenient for their studies. They had already been staying with him for half a year, and besides, young people needed their own space. Zheng Guofeng had even offered them money, but Xue Xingzhou refused it. He had enough to buy a reasonably sized house on his own.

They were using their day off today to look at houses in the area. Seeing that Xue Yue and He Lang were busy, they decided to go look on their own.

The clothes He Lang brought back from Yangcheng sold out in less than two weeks.

He Lang rested at home for two days before heading back to Yangcheng. In half a month, they had made a profit of over 7,000 yuan.

He Lang had gotten a taste of success. This time, on his trip to Yangcheng, he also planned to visit his hometown. He really couldn’t handle everything by himself, and with Xue Yue needing to attend school, he had no choice but to find help. Compared to hiring strangers, He Lang trusted people from his hometown more.

He Lang had only been gone for two days when Xue Yue got into trouble at school. She had gotten into a fight with a classmate and was called into the office.

Counselor Ji Cheng slammed his hand on the desk and scolded them, "Look at you two! What is this behavior? You’re university students! Have you no decency, fighting in a classroom?"

Xue Yue hung her head, silent, but her heaving chest showed she was in a foul mood.

With her hair a mess and her face red and swollen, Huang Xinyi pointed at Xue Yue and complained, "Counselor, she hit first! And look at my face, she did all this! The school can’t let her off lightly."

Ji Cheng gave Huang Xinyi a cold look, then turned to Xue Yue. "What exactly happened? Xue Yue, you tell me."

Xue Yue looked up and calmly explained, "Student Huang was spreading rumors about me on campus, saying I was seducing men and acting improperly for a married woman. The things she said were too vile for me to repeat. When I went to confront her, she said even nastier things and even started insulting my parents."

Ji Cheng looked at Huang Xinyi. She quickly tried to explain, "Well, I wasn’t wrong! Xue Yue is married, yet she dresses so flashily all day at school to seduce the male students. She’s just shameless."

Xue Yue gave her a cold look. "So if I wear a nice outfit, it means I’m seducing people? Do you dress poorly? Or does being prettier than you mean the uglier one is automatically right?"

Huang Xinyi stomped her foot. "You’re the ugly one! Your whole family is ugly!"

Xue Yue curled her lip. "The ugly one knows who she is."

Ji Cheng: ...

"Alright. Since Huang Xinyi started the rumors but Xue Yue threw the first punch, you are both at fault. Starting today, the two of you are responsible for cleaning the classroom for one week."

Huang Xinyi protested, "Why should I? She’s the one who beat me up like this!"

Ji Cheng’s face darkened. "If you’re unsatisfied with my punishment, you can take it up with the dean. However, if you end up getting credits deducted and it affects your graduation, don’t say I didn’t warn you."

As soon as Xue Yue heard this, she quickly nodded. "Yes."

Frustrated, Huang Xinyi bit her lip but had no choice but to drop it.

However, as they came out of the office, she blocked Xue Yue’s path. "Do you have any idea who I am? How dare you mess with me? You just wait. I won’t let you off easy."

Xue Yue chuckled. "And who are you? Some kind of big shot? I’ll be waiting. Let’s see just how you’ll make my life difficult." Then she walked past Huang Xinyi and returned to the classroom.