Reborn in the 90s, I traded my ex-husband for eight apartments.

Nie's mother and father exchanged a glance.

Nie's mother asked suspiciously:

"Last time, Lao Hu said that his house had been sold, right?"

Mr. Nie nodded:

"They said it was sold to a young girl surnamed Bai, and he even remarked on it at the time."

After all, there are relatively few wealthy people these days, especially since the other party is a young girl.

To be able to spend tens of thousands to buy a house in the blink of an eye requires not only money, but also courage and ability.

The Nie family and the Hu family, who used to run a teahouse, were old friends and had even gathered together for the Spring Festival.

They knew what teahouses used to be like. Everyone was busy working and making money, so how many people actually drank tea?

Maintaining the couple's livelihood is not a problem, but making more money is impossible.

But look at what's happening now.

After converting it into a hot pot restaurant, business immediately picked up.

Nie's mother felt a little uneasy.

But what good is Bai Zhenzhu's wealth?

She's divorced and has one child; it's impossible for her to be with her son.

Qiao Ling is better; she's educated, works in the family planning office with a secure job, and is a good match for their family.

Nie Lei didn't say anything, and Qiao Ling didn't notice anything amiss. She was chatting with Nie Lei about the newly released movie and making plans to go see it sometime when they had time.

Bai Zhenzhu entered the courtyard.

The yard is small; it has flower beds and such, but there's not enough room to put a table.

There are several rooms inside.

This courtyard house must have been home to quite a few people in the past, as the kitchen is quite large and is sufficient for now.

Bai Zhenzhu was thinking that if more people came to eat in the future, they would definitely need to hire a chef, and this kitchen would be a bit small.

The main room is next to the kitchen, but it is currently unused.

Later, we can open a large door in the wall to connect the kitchen and prepare the food here.

There are two bedrooms on the left.

The east wing has three bedrooms.

The west wing room contained a toilet and a large warehouse.

The warehouse was empty, filled with miscellaneous items.

Bai Zhenzhu went to the car to get a measuring tape and carefully measured those rooms.

It's a waste to leave so many rooms empty; with a little renovation, they could be turned into private rooms.

If we partition off a section of the warehouse, we can easily set up three employee dormitories.

After the white pearl was measured, Liu Fang came over to discuss it with her:

"Pearl, this hot pot restaurant still needs someone to wash dishes and vegetables. Can I ask my sister-in-law to come and help?"

Bai Zhenzhu smiled and said:

"Sister-in-law, it's agreed that you'll be in charge of managing this shop, so you can make your own decisions about hiring people."

Liu Fang immediately said:

“You know my sister-in-law, she’s an honest and hardworking person, and her salary is the same as theirs, five yuan a day.”

Liu Fang's older brother is a very honest man who loves farming. He was unwilling to go out to work, and Liu Fang had to ask him several times before he agreed to let his sister-in-law come out.

The shop does need manpower, and Bai Zhenzhu let Liu Fang decide for herself.

She simply couldn't manage these trivial matters.

After she finished her work, there were fewer people eating out.

The Nie family arrived late and are still eating hot pot.

Nie's mother saw Bai Zhenzhu get into a red van and drive away.

This made me feel even worse.

Bai Zhenzhu went to Bai Chengxiang's house to pick up Shuo Shuo, only to find out that Shuo Shuo had already been taken back by Liu Huiying.

"Have you eaten?" Li Xiufen asked.

Bai Zhenzhu: "I ate. I just came back from my sister-in-law's."

Xu Yin has finished her postpartum confinement period. She looks much fuller and fairer.

She took out a white knitted vest:

"Pearl, look at this, isn't it pretty?"

Bai Zhenzhu took it and looked at it, then exclaimed with delight:

"It looks great! This tank top would definitely look good with a shirt."

Xu Yin: "I knitted this for you. I saw this kind of vest at a sweater stall once. I picked it up and looked at it. The machine knitting was loose and the pattern wasn't as nice as mine. So I thought I'd knit one for you. I'm glad you like it."

Bai Zhenzhu held herself up to herself:

"It looks really good, thank you, Second Sister-in-law, you're so skillful."

Shuo Shuo's red sweater was also well-knitted; he couldn't bear to take it off even during the Chinese New Year.

Xu Yin: "I was bored during my postpartum confinement, so only you can wear this little thing."

White Pearl happily accepted it.

Back at the restaurant, Shuo Shuo and Jia Jia had already washed their faces and feet and were ready to go to sleep.

It was still early, so Bai Zhenzhu put Shuo Shuo to sleep and then came out to start drawing the design plans for the hot pot restaurant.

Just as I opened the sketchbook, Liu Huiying appeared.

"Pearl, I saw someone when I went to pick up Jiajia today."

Seeing the strange expression on her face, Bai Zhenzhu's heart stirred:

"Who? Someone from the Pei family?"

The only people who could elicit such an expression from Liu Huiying were the Pei family.

Liu Huiying hummed in agreement.

"It's Pei Xiangming."

Bai Zhenzhu was taken aback:

"Pei Xiangming? Isn't he in college? Why is he in Yuan County at this time?"

Liu Huiying shook her head:

“I don’t know either, I didn’t let him see me. He was buying steamed buns outside the train station with a suitcase, he was probably going somewhere by train.”

White Pearl found it very strange:

"It's already mid-March, universities have long since started, is he only going to school now?"

Liu Huiying, also knitting a sweater, sat down on the sofa:

"I thought you probably didn't want to hear about the Pei family, so I didn't tell you."

"Last October, Pei Xiangyang got married to that woman, right? The whole Pei family went, but they were sent back before they even saw the Xia family."

“When Cao Danu came back, she bragged about how filial her son was, saying that Pei Xiangyang bought them a big house in Shanghai, but they couldn’t get used to living there and insisted on coming back.”

"Actually, everyone knows that the Xia family doesn't acknowledge them as in-laws at all."

"You know Pei Wenyan, she's always been all talk and no action. After going to Shanghai, she thought she was a city person. When she came back, she didn't study properly and bragged to the girls in the village that she would marry a big boss in the future."

"From what I overheard Cao Daniu scolding Xia Lili at home, Pei Xiangyang didn't even give them travel expenses to Shanghai."

Bai Zhenzhu gave a cold laugh:

"The Xia family's money was earned through hard work. Does Pei Xiangyang think he can become rich just by marrying their daughter?"

And Xia Lili must have given birth by now.

The Xia family members weren't stupid; they must have known all along that Pei Xiangyang had tricked Xia Lili into getting pregnant out of wedlock and forced her to marry him.

The Xia family could barely accept Pei Xiangyang, but it was impossible for them to accept all of his family members.

It's good enough if you don't hate them to death, why would you want your whole family to suck their blood?

Just dream.

Last time Cao Daniu caused trouble at the Bai family's house, she should have known that Bai had a car and was making money.

I wonder if this will provoke that family to continue causing trouble for Pei Xiangyang.

Without her support throughout their lives, she didn't believe Pei Xiangming and Pei Wenyan would have been able to successfully attend university.

And that beast Pei Xiangyang, I hope his family of bloodsuckers won't let him go.

Liu Huiying sighed:

"It's good that you're divorced."

Bai Zhenzhu smiled and said:

“Let’s all look ahead. Those rotten people deserve to live in the mud.”

Liu Huiying also smiled:

“You’re right. Jiajia has become more and more lively every day since she came to the city, and that’s all that matters.”

February has 28 days. Bai Zhenzhu said she didn't take any holidays, so she was given an extra three days' wages, totaling 155 yuan.

This was the first time Liu Huiying had so much money.

She also opened a bank account and deposited two hundred yuan.

She secretly took her documents and Pei Yong's household registration book with her when she got divorced.

She learned this from Bai Zhenzhu.

She didn't know what the household registration book was for, but since it listed her and Jiajia, she had to take it with her.