Reborn back to the time before I sold my blood to support my scumbag boyfriend's college educat

It's only nine o'clock, and Ximen Old Street is already filled with all sorts of things—food, clothes, and household items. Xia Yichu doesn't want to buy anything else for the time being; she only wants to buy clothes. The clothing store is at the end of the street, and it took her more than ten minutes to walk there.

"Hey girl, what kind of clothes do you want to buy? I have everything here."

Xia Yichu almost couldn't react when she heard this address, after all, she was almost forty years old when she died, while the clothes seller looked no more than thirty.

"Let me take a look first."

"Okay!"

Before the stall owner had even finished arranging the clothes, he took some more clothes out of the bag and hung them up after greeting Xia Yichu.

"Boss, how much is a short-sleeved shirt?"

Which one do you want? I'll give you a discount.

"This one, and these two."

Xia Yichu pointed to two white and one gray T-shirts and said, "I'll just buy some to wear for now, and buy some dresses later when I have more money. I was too harsh on myself in my past life; I only changed my clothes when they were worn out."

"Girl, if you want all three, I'll charge you twelve yuan per item."

"What about these two pairs of jeans?"

Seeing Xia Yichu ask about the pants again, the stall owner beamed and said, "You have a good eye. These two pairs of jeans are new arrivals from yesterday, and this is the first time I'm putting them out today. I'll give you the pants for thirty-five."

"Three shirts and two pairs of jeans for ninety yuan, I'll take them all."

"No, no, I'd be losing money selling it to you at this price. A fixed price of one hundred, you have to let me make a little money for my hard work."

Xia Yichu simply didn't believe that selling it to her for ninety yuan would result in no profit; a businessman's words are just that—words.

"One hundred is too expensive, I'll go look at other stores."

Xia Yichu turned and left. The stall owner panicked. This was her first sale since she started her stall. Although she didn't earn much, it wasn't like she couldn't sell it.

"Hey girl, don't go, let's talk some more. Don't ask for ninety, let's compromise and settle for ninety-eight."

Hearing this, Xia Yichu's face darkened; this was called backing down. The stall owner grabbed her, preventing her from leaving.

"Ninety, take it or leave it." After saying that, Xia Yichu broke free from the stall owner's hand, and the stall owner became anxious.

"Don't rush off, I can sell it to you for ninety. But could you also buy one of my clearance clothes? It's very cheap, only thirteen."

Just as Xia Yichu was about to refuse, the stall owner brought out a set of pajamas. The weather was about to turn cold, and she still had a lot of pajamas left. She had been so worried these past few days that she couldn't sleep. It was a small business, and all her money was tied up in clothes. If she couldn't sell the clothes, she wouldn't have the capital to buy more.

"Okay, get me two sets."

"Okay, I'll pick out two nice outfits for you. What color do you like?"

"Just give me two light-colored sets."

"Would it be okay to have one white outfit and one yellow outfit?"

Xia Yichu took the clothes and looked at them, then checked the pajamas to make sure there were no problems. She also checked the three short-sleeved shirts and jeans. She's 1.63 meters tall and weighs only a little over 80 pounds, so she didn't need to try them on; the small size fit perfectly.

"Can"

One hundred and sixteen in total.

The stall owner was looking for a bag to pack her clothes; her clothes weren't arranged properly yet, and it was a bit messy.

"Boss, these pajamas also come in men's style."

"Yes, I should have known better than to take them. Men's pajamas don't sell well, and they'd all be stuck with them."

"Then give me two more sets of men's pajamas, in medium size."

"Alright, alright, the men's pajamas were originally 15 yuan, but I'll sell them to you for 13."

Xia Yichu paid 142 yuan, picked up two bags of clothes, and left. She also bought two sets of men's clothing from another stall, and three sets of underwear for herself before taking the bus home. She arrived home at 10:30, and without even resting, she put down the clothes, drank a glass of water, and went to the restaurant to resign.

The resignation went smoothly. Her boss, hearing she was going to university, even gave her a month's salary of 400. She spent all her factory wages on clothes and bus fare this morning, leaving her with only 47.90 yuan. She had 2000 yuan in her savings account and 1000 yuan hidden somewhere for rent, totaling 3407.90 yuan.

She packed a plate of fried noodles to take home and eat. After finishing the noodles, she washed and hung up the clothes she had bought. They were all new clothes, and she was afraid they would be stolen, so she didn't go out in the afternoon and stayed at the door of the house to keep watch.

Xia, why didn't you go to work today?

Liu Xiaomei came out to wash the dishes and saw Xia Yichu sitting alone at the door. Liu Xiaomei has two children. The factory house is too small. Her husband works on a construction site and his salary is decent. Her mother-in-law sweeps the streets and also gives them money to help them out, so they rent a place to live.

"Sister Mei, I've resigned. I'm going to university the day after tomorrow."

Xia Yichu has been living here for over a month, leaving early and returning late every day. She only knows Liu Xiaomei, and it was Liu Xiaomei who introduced her to this apartment. Liu Xiaomei and Chen Shaoli, who is Chen Shaoping's second sister, work in the same workshop and have a good relationship.

"What? You got into university too? Didn't Shaoli say you didn't?"

"Oh, she doesn't know. I haven't told anyone about getting into university, and she hasn't asked me either."

Actually, her grades were quite average, and her chances of getting into Pengcheng University were slim, but she was hopelessly in love. Her cousin used Chen Shaoping to provoke her, saying that once Chen Shaoping went to university, the two of them wouldn't be able to talk to each other anymore.

Later, in the second semester of her senior year, she often studied until 1 a.m. and didn't go out on Sundays, all so that she could attend the same school as the person she liked.

"Going to university is good"

Liu Xiaomei didn't know what to say for a moment, so she buried her head in washing the dishes. Shaoli told her that Xia Yichu had no parents, often caused trouble, got into fights, and was a wild child. If it weren't for Shaoli's younger brother asking her to help him find a job, Shaoli wouldn't have bothered with such a person.

Although Liu Xiaomei didn't know Xia Yichu well, seeing her working hard from dawn till dusk every day, she couldn't tell at all that Xia Yichu was the kind of person Chen Shaoli described.

Xia Yichu waited until the sun couldn't reach the yard before taking the clothes down. Her two pairs of jeans weren't dry, but the rest of her clothes were. She hung the jeans inside the house to dry, and then packed up the clothes she'd bought for her cousin.

My cousin works odd jobs at a clothing factory, not far from here. Wearing a new short-sleeved shirt definitely lifts my spirits. I'll tie my hair up again and go find him now, then treat him to dinner.

She had never been to the factory where her cousin worked, but she knew roughly where it was. When she arrived, the gate had just opened, and they had just finished get off work.

Xia Yichu was incredibly excited. She realized it had been almost twenty years since she'd seen her cousin. The last time they met was at the courtroom after he committed murder; he was only nineteen then.

"Lin Xingcheng, Lin Xingcheng, I'm here."

Lin Xingcheng hadn't even reached the door when he heard someone calling him. Seeing it was Xia Yichu, he happily prepared to go over, but then, remembering what she had done, his smile vanished. He put his hands in his pockets and walked over expressionlessly.

Xia Yichu's eyes were filled with tears as she watched Lin Xingcheng walk over. Rebirth is wonderful, even better if it happens before the tragedy.

"Xia Yichu, what brings you here?"

"Xingcheng, are you your classmate? You're really good-looking. Hello, I'm Xingcheng's good friend, Wang Shengli," said a chubby boy next to him. His eyes lit up when he saw Xia Yichu.

"Wang Shengli, didn't you say you were hungry? Hurry up and go back to eat."

Lin Xingcheng blocked Wang Shengli's view and urged him to leave quickly. After he left, Lin Xingcheng asked Xia Yichu to wait for him at the door while he went in to ask his team leader for leave so he wouldn't have to work overtime that night.