Li Xiyue made a quick decision to go to the cooperative to buy clothes, determined to wear something decent to see her biological parents.
In her past life, after she married Mu Cangnan, the house allocated to them was near this alley, and she remembered that there was a cooperative here.
She found the cooperative based on her memories from her previous life, but just as she was about to enter, she stopped.
She wrote in her online space, "Oh no! I forgot it's 1978, and you need ration coupons to buy anything. I have money in my space, but no coupons!"
The system's round face on the big screen beamed with joy, "Hehe! Have you forgotten that you've leveled up again?"
Upgrading the system will give you corresponding resources and a corresponding superpower system.
Don't be scared after hearing this, I'll tell you quietly, you have trillions of spatial resources!
Li Xiyue asked, "Trillion-dollar spatial resources? Where are they?"
The system opened the warehouse door in the space and said, "This contains trillions of resources! How about that? Aren't I amazing? Don't worship me, I'm just a legend!"
Li Xiyue's lips twitched slightly as she looked at the few lonely shelves in the space. "This is trillions of supplies? Of the four words, I only see one: supplies. It's not that there's nothing at all, it's just not much."
The system coughed awkwardly, its mouth darting around again...
It said, "Isn't it because you haven't upgraded to the highest level yet?"
Once you reach the highest level, you'll possess trillions in resources, making you the world's richest person—it's not a dream!
Li Xiyue said, "Just tell me right now, what can I use?"
The system is drifting so fast that even system upgrades can't keep up with its speed!
The system said, "Right now, the shelves have all the tickets you need!"
Li Xiyue was overjoyed; she needed the votes!
She released all the tickets from her spatial storage with a single gesture.
There weren't many tickets, but there were all kinds of tickets, including bath tickets for public bathhouses!
She found the cloth ration coupons inside and took them into the cooperative.
The old-fashioned cooperative had a wooden counter surrounded by a wall, with glass inlaid on the counter.
Because of the passage of time, the paint on the wooden counter has become mottled, revealing the original wood color.
Li Xiyue walked purposefully to the clothing counter.
The sales clerk standing behind the counter glanced at the girl who walked in and immediately recognized her as a country bumpkin.
The saleswomen, dressed neatly and attractively, rolled their eyes. What could a clod of dirt possibly buy? It was a waste of their time!
The saleswoman said bluntly, "Are you going to buy or not? If not, don't bother looking, we're closing time!"
"Hmph! Look at you, you can't even afford soap! What are you looking at? I can't take my eyes off you!"
The system was furious, jumping up and down in the space. "Damn it! She dares to look down on you! I can tolerate this, but I can't tolerate this! I'll give her a piece of my mind with money and cash! I'll teach her a lesson today!"
Li Xiyue stood in front of the counter, slowly taking out cloth coupons and money from her pocket, slapping the items on the counter and saying, "Is this enough to buy a set of clothes? Open your eyes and see clearly, who can't afford things?!"
The saleswoman's eyes nearly popped out of her head; that thick stack of bills must have cost at least 100 yuan!
Let alone buying one set of clothes, she could buy several sets. And those cloth coupons make her envious!
In those days, cloth ration coupons were even harder to obtain than the Great Unity Coupon!
She forced out the words through gritted teeth, barely containing her anger, "Which outfit do you want?!"
Li Xiyue pointed to a blue dress with colorful polka dots and said, "This dress is fine! Also, wrap up that green dress over there, and that peach-colored polyester jacket, gray pants, and a pair of leather sandals."
Several saleswomen gathered around. They had never seen such a generous girl before, buying so many things at once. Usually, to buy one or two items at the cooperative, one would have to grit their teeth and save up for a month!
Li Xiyue then strolled over to the daily necessities counter and bought the most popular Seagull brand pink shampoo of the time, which came in a plastic bag. There were also colorful face oils, combs, toothbrushes, tooth cups, and toothpaste.
She bought all the daily necessities at once.
Most importantly, she needed a bicycle; it would be too time-consuming to search for someone on foot.
She found a bicycle ticket in her spatial supplies, slapped the ticket and money on the counter, and bought a bicycle.
Li Xiyue's actions shocked the entire cooperative. Even the veteran sales clerks who had worked in the cooperative for decades had never seen a customer buy so many things at once!
In those days, there were no plastic bags. Things were wrapped in straw paper, tied with straw rope, and put into mesh bags.
Li Xiyue bought a few more net bags to carry her things, and then rode her bicycle away from the cooperative.
She turned into an alley, found a public restroom, changed into a dress and leather sandals, and combed her hair.
She found the police station based on her memories from her previous life.
In those days, veteran police officers at the local police station knew the people in their jurisdiction like the back of their hand, knowing exactly how many people were in each household and how many children they had. Even though there were no computers back then, they knew it better and faster than any computer could.
Li Xiyue went to the police station and told the police officers that she wanted to find Li Wenbo and his wife, as she was a distant relative of theirs.
People in this era are very simple and honest, and the police officers had no doubt about what Li Xiyue said.
The police officer said, "You're looking for Comrade Li Wenbo. Are you related to him or his wife?"
Li Xiyue was taken aback. She asked, "What's the difference? I'm looking for that couple."
The veteran police officer said, "You haven't seen them for many years, but Li Wenbo and his wife divorced more than fifteen years ago."
Li Xiyue's eyes widened in surprise, "How did they get divorced?!"
The police officer said, "Well... Li Wenbo's ex-wife went back to the city first. She lives there with her daughter and the nanny."
After returning to the city, Comrade Li Wenbo discovered that his wife... well... had brought a stranger home.
So the two divorced. Li Wenbo's ex-wife was sentenced to three years in prison for having illicit affairs. Li Wenbo later remarried and had another daughter.
His ex-wife was released from prison, but she's been mentally unstable ever since. She spends her days frantically searching for the children and living on a government subsidy. I haven't seen her for a few days; I wonder how she is doing.
That's why I asked you, whose relative are you to them, Li Wenbo or Li Wenbo? Are you looking for Li Wenbo's ex-wife or Li Wenbo himself?
Li Xiyue's head was buzzing with pain, and the words Li Yin had said to her in her past life kept echoing in her mind.
'Your own mother dared to doubt that I wasn't her biological son, so I sent her to jail. After she got out, I gave her some pills and sent her back to her hometown...'
She was convinced that Jin Cuicui and her daughter had framed her own mother! Her mother's life was in danger!
She said, "I'm a relative of Li Wenbo's ex-wife. Tell me quickly, where does she live?!"
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