A whirlwind marriage with a high-ranking official: Lights out, don't force me to take the initi

Ye Wenxi strolled slowly through the service store.

The area here isn't very large, but though small, it has everything you need.

The space is about 70 or 80 square meters. The walls are painted with a light green paint that is half a person high, and the lower half is covered with mud marks and scratches left by children playing football.

The roof was high, exposing the thick wooden beams, and a few incandescent bulbs hung down, providing enough light to see clearly, though not a bright one.

At the far end of the hall is a small door leading to the backyard warehouse and staff lounge, with a wooden sign hanging on the door that reads "No Trespassing".

Along the wall was a row of dark brown wooden glass cabinets, arranged in an "L" shape. Ye Wenxi looked at the items displayed inside one by one.

She had arranged for Lu Weidong to invite Wang Hao over for dinner today, and she was thinking of buying more things and cooking more dishes.

I haven't had fried chicken in a long time.

Ye Wenxi ordered five chicken drumsticks, planning to fry a whole pot of them at home.

I bought a few more pounds of pork bones to make stew with sauerkraut.

Potatoes, carrots, and cabbage were also weighed out in some quantities.

In those days, there were few vegetables available in Northeast China during winter; it was mostly just cabbage, potatoes, radishes, and sauerkraut.

The only fruits available were apples, frozen pears, and oranges. Ye Wenxi bought a little of each.

After buying all the groceries, she went to the daily necessities counter and carefully selected some sewing thread, two thimbles, and a box of chalk.

In recent days, Ye Wenxi has had some initial ideas in mind.

She plans to start making two outfits for herself in the next couple of days, referencing the simple and elegant classic designs she remembers.

Try drawing a few more clothing design sketches and creating patterns.

She already has a preliminary plan for her future career.

She plans to make clothing design and manufacturing her main career, which is her passion and she is confident that she can do it well.

Graphic design serves as a stable source of income in her spare time, supplementing her household expenses and covering the material costs required for her designs; it doesn't take up too much of her energy.

Once she gets into university, we should try to choose a major with flexible course schedules so that she can balance her studies and career.

In the long run, she never thought about building a large-scale assembly line.

Her initial goal is to establish a small studio or high-end custom workshop.

We specialize in designing and producing stylish and well-made ready-to-wear garments, which can be priced higher and are directly supplied to shopping malls or specific clients in big cities who have quality requirements.

We don't aim for high sales volume; we only aim to build a reputation and positive word-of-mouth.

Ye Wenxi knew in his heart that although the gap between the rich and poor in this era was not as large as it would be in the future.

But the yearning for a better life and more beautiful things has always been there.

There are always people who are willing and able to afford this money.

Moreover, the country is about to reach a critical turning point.

It is now December 1978, and the spring breeze of reform and opening up will soon sweep across the land.

After 1979, although the planned economy remained the mainstay, the market economy would begin to be explored.

With the relaxation and encouragement of policies, coupled with her forward-looking vision and solid abilities, she was able to achieve her goals.

They will surely seize the initiative and take the lead in the upcoming new trend.

Ye Wenxi selected a bunch of items, but still didn't pay.

She glanced at the counter, and two things caught her eye.

Surprisingly, they have "Bee & Flower" hair conditioner and "Maxam" tremella pearl cream.

Although shampoo is a rare commodity these days, hair is still often dry and frizzy after washing.

"Comrade, could you please bring me a bottle of conditioner and a box of pearl cream?"

After Ye Wenxi finished speaking, she seemed to remember something and pointed to the inside of the glass cabinet.

"Add two cans of luncheon meat, a pound of steamed egg custard, a pound of glutinous rice strips... oh, and a pound of spiced melon seeds, and two pounds of oranges."

The saleswoman quickly took out the items she wanted one by one and laid them out on the counter.

Ye Wenxi looked at the mountain of items in front of her and asked casually, "Okay, how much does all of this cost?"

Ye Wenxi attracted a lot of attention from the moment she entered.

Besides her unique outfit, it was also the way she shopped that made her stand out.

Almost everything she ordered was something that families only buy for holidays or when entertaining important guests.

Although the military dependents' compound is inhabited by officers' families, officers' allowances and benefits are indeed much higher than those of ordinary workers, and they live a relatively comfortable life.

However, an officer's allowance often has to support a large family.

Parents, wife and children, and even relatives back home need to be helped.

With an income of only a few dozen yuan, one still has to carefully budget and live frugally every month.

Unlike Ye Wenxi, who buys things without batting an eye, grabbing chicken legs, pork bones, fruit, and even high-end skincare products all at once.

Ye Wenxi herself didn't feel anything.

She was used to the shopping model of modern supermarkets, thinking it was just about buying what she needed and making a quick decision.

She felt that there weren't enough varieties of these things.

There's nothing we can do; it's just that material resources were extremely scarce in this era.

Forget coffee and milk tea, there wasn't even any soft drinks.

The saleswoman was a middle-aged woman. She glanced at her, took out her abacus, and started moving her fingers rapidly.

The sound of the beads clicking and clattering went on for quite a while.

"That's 29.48 yuan in total. Plus two jin of meat coupons and four industrial vouchers..."

The eldest sister read out the number and glanced at Ye Wenxi.

A faint gasp could be heard from the surrounding area.

These days, an average family's monthly food expenses are only twenty or thirty yuan.

Ye Wenxi took out the prepared money and tickets from his cloth bag, counted them, and handed them over.

"Oh my goodness, that's quite a lot!"

"Look at what she bought. Whose family member is she? She doesn't seem like a thrifty person..."

Ye Wenxi pretended not to hear the whispers.

She simply took it as a difference in opinion, something others couldn't stand and were just saying out loud.

But then, a piercing sound suddenly rang out:

"Shameless slut, doesn't she know what kind of person she is, still pretending to be a rich lady."

The voice sounded like someone picking out something and talking to themselves.

But the volume was extremely loud, and the pronunciation was so clear that everyone in the service center could hear it clearly.

Ye Wenxi, who was about to leave with her things in her arms, paused, a cold laugh escaping her lips.

Without stopping, she continued carrying her things, pushing open the curtain, and putting the items she had bought into the bicycle basket one by one.

Then I took off the scarf, ready to go back and play with her.

Inside the curtain, the woman, seeing her go out, seemed to think she was afraid and became even more arrogant.

A loud voice followed her retreating figure, emerging from behind the curtain.

Ye Wenxi, who was just about to push open the door to go back, overheard everything:

"She shouldn't be so smug! She can't keep a man like Lu Weidong!"

"Let's see if she'll still be so arrogant once he gets tired of her!"

"A person who rises to the top through underhanded means will eventually be exposed for what they truly are!"

Ye Wenxi suddenly became interested and wanted to hear what other nonsense he could come up with, so he stood at the door and listened.

"Oh dear, young lady, I see you're quite young, so I'm just offering you some advice out of kindness."

"Lu Weidong's family members wouldn't dare to speak carelessly! There was one who wentssiped before, and he was dismissed the very next day!"

"The organization has already investigated and confirmed that it's a rumor. If it continues to be spread, there will be serious consequences."

The little girl didn't show any fear on her face when she heard this; instead, she chuckled softly.

"Why don't you give it a try?"

The young girl was the one who glared at Ye Wenxi with a cold look at the door.

Her name is Su Yue.

She is the younger sister of Su Ran, a prominent figure in this military region.

Su Yue usually studies in Harbin, and whenever she has free time, she will wander over to this military compound to visit her older sister Su Ran, who works there.

Su Ran is essentially the female version of Lu Weidong within this military region.

However, Ye Wenxi did not know about the two sisters, Su Yue and Su Ran.

Because this is someone who didn't appear in the original story...