"Sigh! Why am I such a frustrated older brother?" Mei Liang sighed as he looked at his younger brother, Mei Xiaodi, who was sleeping soundly, and began to doubt his position in the family.

This was Meisi's first time visiting a store, and she planned to take a look around.

The lounge area was mostly warehouses and offices, nothing special. Mei Si wandered around for a bit and then headed in the direction Grandma Mei had gone.

"Give me six feet of this cloth! Here's the ticket!"

"Get me two thermos flasks."

"I want three bars of soap!"

"That wine..."

"Someone come here, I need to have some clothes made!" Yu Xiaomei waited for a long time, but there was still no one at the clothing counter. Anxious, she shouted loudly for help.

Hearing Yu Xiaomei's words, the women who were buying fabric nearby stopped in their hurry to buy and all turned to look at her.

Yu Xiaomei puffed out her chest and raised her chin, ready to receive their compliments.

"Is she a fool? How could she come here to have clothes made?" Liu's wife looked at Yu Xiaomei as if she were a complete idiot.

"That's ridiculous! It would be so much more cost-effective to buy the fabric and make it at home, instead of wasting money coming here to have it done." Zhang's wife nodded, rolled her eyes, and turned back to continue picking out fabric.

"Maybe she won't do it," Mrs. Chen guessed.

"A woman who can't sew clothes, and yet someone dares to marry her? How much money must they have wasted?" Wang's wife glanced sympathetically at the man next to Yu Xiaomei, thinking he didn't know how to find a partner.

"Hey! What nonsense are you talking about? If you don't know, don't talk nonsense. Who said I can't sew clothes?" Yu Xiaomei glanced at her boyfriend Xu Jianmin and was quite satisfied to see that his expression hadn't changed.

"If you can cook, why are you wasting your money here? Have you lost your mind?" Mrs. Wang felt she should scold this spendthrift woman to wake her up.

"This is the dress I'm going to wear for my wedding. My boyfriend loves me and I'm planning to get the best one made at the store!" Yu Xiaomei said proudly as she walked up to Xu Jianmin and linked arms with him.

"Is it because your sewing skills are bad?"

"You...you're just jealous of me, jealous that my boyfriend dotes on me!" Yu Xiaomei stomped her foot, deciding not to argue with these silly old women. They wouldn't understand anyway.

"You can pick yours first, don't worry, we have every kind of fabric. I'll go check on her side." After measuring the fabric for everyone, Grandma Mei quickly came over to greet Yu Xiaomei.

"What kind of thing do you want to do?" Grandma Mei looked at Yu Xiaomei and Xu Jianmin strangely. She also thought the two of them were spendthrifts.

"Of course it's unique!" Yu Xiaomei thought Grandma Mei's question was pointless. She had spent money to come here to have her clothes made to be different from everyone else's.

"Let's take your measurements first." Grandma Mei came out from behind the counter and took Yu Xiaomei's measurements.

"Don't make it too big for me, I prefer clothes that fit snugly. The waist must be just right," Yu Xiaomei instructed Grandma Mei worriedly, afraid that Grandma Mei would make the clothes too big.

"It's too tight to work, isn't it? Besides, if you make it now, you won't be able to wear it if you gain weight by the time you get married. Make it bigger, and if you think it's too big, you can adjust the waist yourself."

Grandma Mei couldn't help but speak up to offer advice.

As Mei Si passed by Yu Xiaomei and Xu Jianmin, she couldn't help but sniff, feeling that the two of them seemed to have a pungent smell about them.

Mei Si: This pungent smell is familiar, like I've smelled it somewhere before.

"Can't you talk properly, old lady? I've always been this thin, I've never been fat." Yu Xiaomei was displeased, feeling that Grandma Mei was cursing her to get fat.

"Why are you arguing with her? Hurry up and choose the fabric. We haven't bought the duvet cover or anything yet." Xu Jianmin was getting a little impatient. He was thinking that after he finished shopping, he would go and buy some good wine. What if he went too late and the good wine was sold out?

"Just do as I say, I like to wear clothes that fit perfectly!" Seeing that her partner was getting impatient, Yu Xiaomei knew that they had been there for a while, so she decided not to waste any more time talking to Grandma Mei and to finish quickly so she could go buy other things.

"You take the money, it's your decision." Seeing that Yu Xiaomei wouldn't listen to reason, Grandma Mei stopped talking.

Seeing that Grandma Mei was busy by herself, Mei Si decided to help.

Mei Si crawled straight under the counter, stood on the chair, and intended to help Grandma Mei take down the measurements.

Mei Si had helped Grandma Mei take measurements a few days ago when she was at home, so she was familiar with this task.

Grandma Mei had just finished taking the measurements and was about to write them down when her granddaughter was waiting behind the counter with a pen.

"What are you doing here? Is your brother awake?"

"No, I'm sleeping. My brother is watching me."

"If you want to chat, you have to wait until I leave, right? I have things to do! Can you hurry up?" Yu Xiaomei's mood worsened when she saw that Grandma Mei was actually chatting with the child. She felt that she shouldn't have gone out today, as everything was going wrong.

Yu Xiaomei: I won't come here to get my clothes made next time. It's an old lady, who knows what kind of mess she'll make of my clothes? I'd rather make them at home myself.

If it doesn't look good, I'll definitely hold her accountable!

Grandma Mei didn't argue with Yu Xiaomei. She directly gave Mei Si the measurements and started getting the fabric, letting Yu Xiaomei choose the fabric.

Once the style and fabric were decided, Grandma Mei simply asked them to pay and submit the receipt.

"Jianmin, come and pay the bill. Shall we go check out the bar first?" Yu Xiaomei turned and called to Xu Jianmin to pay the bill.

When Xu Jianmin heard Yu Xiaomei say that she was going to buy wine first, he was delighted. He felt that Yu Xiaomei understood him, and he quickly took out his cloth coupons.

As soon as the cloth ration coupons were placed on the counter, the stench became even stronger, and Mei Si finally remembered why the stench smell was familiar.

“These are our family’s cloth coupons!” Mei Si said, pointing at the cloth coupons and looking at Grandma Mei.

"Where did this brat come from? These are clearly our family's cloth ration coupons. When did they become yours?" Yu Xiaomei was furious. Who sent this old lady and child to deliberately provoke her? Why are they always picking fights?