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This shirt is already her best piece of clothing; in fact, the town's primary school is holding a general meeting for all teachers the day after tomorrow.

She was originally going to wear this dress. If she had gone in her patched old clothes, wouldn't she have been laughed at by the city teachers in town?

For Miao Meili, face is the most important thing in her life.

The thought that her dignity had been utterly crushed today made her feel utterly helpless if she lost face again tomorrow!

Thinking of this, Miao Meili felt a sudden surge of panic.

"No way! Even if I have to sell everything I own, I, Miao Meili, will make a dress that's even prettier than Guan Hongying's polyester one!"

Thinking of this, Miao Meili immediately stood up and spoke with a frenzied expression.

Driven to desperation, Miao Meili's vanity caused her to lose her mind.

Now, whenever Miao Meili thinks of Lin Hai or Guan Hongying, her emotions begin to rise uncontrollably.

She searched high and low for a long time, and finally even secretly pried open the old wooden box where her mother hid her money.

Finally, he managed to scrape together six yuan and thirty cents, and then found two cloth coupons that were about to expire. With red eyes, he rushed to the supply and marketing cooperative.

In the 1960s, the supply and marketing cooperative was the most bustling and impressive place in the whole town.

Inside, tall glass display cases were filled with all sorts of rare items that ordinary people dreamed of owning.

Miao Meili hurriedly squeezed through the crowd and then leaned over the fabric counter.

As soon as she arrived, her eyes were fixed on a bright yellow piece of Dacron fabric on the top shelf.

The fabric felt smooth to the touch and didn't even wrinkle without ironing.

If you wore this and walked around, it would definitely be incredibly elegant; it's definitely the most fashionable item right now.

"Comrade, could you please take down that bright yellow Dacron so I can take a look?"

Miao Meili hunched her shoulders and deliberately spoke in a high-pitched voice, pretending to be a sophisticated city dweller.

The saleswoman at the counter was a plump woman who was originally eating sunflower seeds.

Upon hearing the voice from this side, she glanced at Miao Meili from head to toe.

Although Miao Meili had washed her face, her hair was still somewhat messy.

She was wearing an old, poorly fitting blue coarse cloth blouse with two patches on the elbows, and because she had been crying all night, Miao Meili's face looked really bad.

With just a glance, you can tell that this person doesn't live in the city.

Seeing this, the plump saleswoman couldn't help but curl her lip in disdain.

"Comrade, this is freshly imported Dacron from Shanghai, it's really expensive! It costs 2.8 yuan per foot, plus two inches of industrial cloth ration coupons. Can you afford it and take a look?"

Miao Meili usually looks down on others because she is educated.

And these sales clerks at the supply and marketing cooperative were even more adept at treating people differently based on their social status.

Miao Meili was instantly stung by that contemptuous look!

As if by reflex, she slammed her hand on the counter, screaming like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

"How dare you talk like that?! Who said I can't afford it?! I'm a primary school teacher in town! You better explain yourself!"

Seeing this, the plump saleswoman couldn't help but roll her eyes, but in the end she didn't say anything. She just slammed the cloth onto the counter with a "bang," then took out a wooden ruler, measured it skillfully, and then cut it.

"Two zhang (approximately 6.6 meters), that's five yuan and six mao (0.6 yuan) in total, plus four inches of industrial cloth coupons. Hand it over!"

The plump saleswoman reached out her hand to Miao Meili in an annoyed manner.

Miao Meili tilted her head back and snorted coldly. Then, with an arrogant expression, she pulled out a handful of crumpled small bills and cents from her pocket, and finally slapped out two cloth coupons.

Here, that's for you!

After speaking, Miao Meili grinned and looked at the yellow cloth in front of her, then picked it up and was about to leave.

The plump saleswoman counted the money, then picked up the two cloth coupons and looked at them. She immediately sneered and threw the coupons back at Miao Meili's face in a huff.

"Hey teacher, are you out of your mind? You've got ordinary coarse cloth coupons! Mine are industrial cloth coupons, made of polyester! And your coupons expired last month! Trying to cheat the supply and marketing cooperative out of cloth with waste paper? Do you think I'm a beggar?!"

The plump saleswoman had disliked Miao Meili from the start, and when she discovered that the cloth coupons were expired, she started shouting at the top of her lungs.

Her shout drew the attention of everyone around her, including the dozen or so customers who were shopping at the supply and marketing cooperative. They all turned around and focused their gazes on Miao Meili.

"Oh dear, look at her dressed in such shabby clothes, and she still wants to buy polyester?"

"This young woman is really bold to try and fool people with expired cloth coupons!"

"Are they trying to act like rich people here?"

"Trying to appear rich? This is ridiculous! Hahaha..."

Hearing the whispers around her, Miao Meili's face instantly turned bright red.

That old face, now it's like a boiled egg, it looks like it's about to turn red and steam.

She frantically grabbed the two cloth coupons, her face full of disbelief.

But upon closer inspection, she was surprised to find that it was indeed a date from last year!

The cloth ration coupons her mother hid in the wooden box had long since expired!

"I...I took the wrong one! I'll go home and exchange it right away!"

Miao Meili looked at the expressions on the faces of the people around her, and as she spoke, she stammered as she reached for the money on the counter, then turned to run away.

"Hey! Stop right there!"

Seeing Miao Meili's actions, the plump saleswoman grabbed the money.

She relentlessly pointed at Miao Meili's nose and scolded her.

"I've already cut this cloth in half for you, and now you're saying you don't want it anymore? How am I supposed to sell it to anyone else if it's cut up? If you don't give me back the industrial cloth ration coupons today, I'll call the supply and marketing cooperative's security department and have you charged with hooliganism and disturbance!"

Hearing the fat woman's irritating words, Miao Meili panicked completely.

She's already embarrassed herself in the village; if she gets arrested by the security department at the supply and marketing cooperative, then everyone will know, won't they?

In that case, her job as a substitute teacher will be completely ruined!

Thinking about this, she even started to complain about her elderly mother at home!

If she hadn't left expired cloth coupons at home, she wouldn't be in this mess now.

"Comrade, sister! I beg you, I really didn't know the cloth ration coupons had expired. Please, have mercy, I'll make sure to get them tomorrow..."

Miao Meili was so anxious that tears welled up in her eyes, her voice was pleading, and her body was trembling with fear.

At this moment, she felt extremely awkward and embarrassed in the bustling supply and marketing cooperative.

"Make an exception my ass! Don't act like a big shot if you don't have a ticket!"

The plump saleswoman showed no mercy, spitting a mouthful of sunflower seed shells at her before turning around and shouting.

"Security Department! Old Zhang from Security Department, there's a troublemaker here! Arrest her right now!!!"

Seeing her merciless attitude, Miao Meili panicked completely.

Tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.