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

"Hiss, White Pearl, you..."

Pei Xiangyang gripped his hand, a deep gash on his palm that was already dripping blood.

He was in so much pain that he was gasping for air.

He was jolted. Bai Zhenzhu pointed scissors at him, her eyes filled with hatred and disgust. Her expression suggested she wished she could stab him to death with the scissors.

There was not a trace of the dependence and affection of the past.

“Pei Xiangyang, you’re disgusting.” Bai Zhenzhu directly exposed his dark thoughts: “Don’t even think about touching this money, it’s what I deserve.”

Pei Xiangyang must be unwilling to accept that she has so much money on her.

So she asked her family to help her with the dowry, so that she could be sure of leaving with her son and the money unscathed.

"What money?" Cao Danu, who was about to come over and hit someone after seeing her son's cuts, had her eyes light up when she heard about money.

Bai Zhenzhu sneered:

"Of course it's compensation from Pei Xiangyang and Xia Lili. Otherwise, do you think I, Bai Zhenzhu, am really a pushover, letting you bully me for years?"

Without waiting for Cao Daniu to ask, she loudly proclaimed:

"Pei Xiangyang and Xia Lili gave me a full 40,000 yuan as compensation to apologize to me."

"How much? Forty thousand?"

The Pei family was stunned, and so were the onlookers.

Forty thousand, four households with ten thousand yuan each!

Those who heard this number felt uneasy.

"With so much money, no wonder Bai Zhenzhu wants a divorce."

"They even made a fortune from this divorce."

“What’s the use of money? She’s already remarried. Even if she wants to remarry, she can only find a disabled or elderly man who can’t find a wife. Her life will definitely be worse than it was in the Pei family.”

"No wonder the Bai family is so eager. That's 40,000 yuan. I've never seen that much money in my life."

Everyone stared at Bai Zhenzhu's canvas bag.

Cao Daniu stopped tearing at Liu Fang and quickly ran towards Bai Zhenzhu.

He kept calling out Pei Wenyan's name as he ran:

"Go and call your second brother back right away. This money belongs to our family; we can't let her take it away."

Upon hearing this, Pei Wenyan went to the village to find Pei Xiangming.

Li Xiufen and Liu Fang, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, also realized what was happening and quickly gathered around to stand behind Bai Zhenzhu.

White Pearl held up the scissors, completely unafraid.

"This money was approved by government leaders, and the government has a copy of the divorce agreement. You can forget about getting a single penny. If you try to take it, you'll be a robber and will be arrested and executed."

She did it on purpose.

If the Pei family dares to rob her today, she'll stab a few of them on the spot, as revenge for her son and herself.

He then shouted to the village secretary in the crowd:

"Secretary Pei, aren't you going to do anything about this?"

"Your Dawan Village has such a fine atmosphere! The men are having affairs outside the village and even trying to steal compensation money. Did the liberation of the whole country leave out your Dawan Village?"

“I’m telling you this: if anyone dares to lay a finger on me today, I’ll make sure you, Dawan Village, never rest until I’ve done this. I’ll go to the government and report you to the police. You, Dawan Village, are exploiting your wives. I’d like to see who will dare to marry into your village in the future.”

The former Party Secretary of Dawan Village was Pei Xiangyang's cousin. Since Bai Zhenzhu had called him out, he had no choice but to stand up for justice. He didn't want the village's reputation to be tarnished by this family, and he didn't want people to say that he was protecting his relatives.

"Xiangyang, now that you and Bai Zhenzhu are divorced, let her go. What kind of behavior is this, pulling and tugging at her like this?"

Cao Daniu was the first to object:

“That’s 40,000 yuan. That’s money my son worked so hard to earn. How can this woman take it away? She can leave, but she has to leave the money behind.”

Secretary Pei couldn't explain it to Cao Daniu, so he turned to Pei Xiangyang:

“The government has already approved your divorce case with Bai Zhenzhu. You are the one who has to pay the money. It’s too late for you to back out now. Let them go. Our village can’t afford to lose face like this.”

In the crowd, taking advantage of everyone's attention being focused on Bai Zhenzhu, Liu Huiying quietly walked up to Bai Wenbin.

The three children left silently with Liu Huiying. Before leaving, Liu Huiying made a gesture to Bai Zhenzhu, pointing in the direction of her house.

White Pearl understood.

Since Shuo Shuo wasn't in the courtyard, he must still be at Liu Huiying's house. Her nephews had secretly taken Shuo Shuo away, so she had no more worries.

Pei Xiangyang also felt ashamed; continuing this stalemate would only make things more embarrassing in the end.

He realized that Bai Zhenzhu's previous docile demeanor was all an act; that damned woman was ruthless.

Although he was heartbroken that he couldn't get the money back, Xia Lili was the real money to be made. Once he married Xia Lili and became a big boss that everyone admired, what would Bai Zhenzhu, this country woman, be? There were plenty of beautiful and gentle women in the city.

"White Pearl, you'll regret this!"

Even if Bai Zhenzhu kneels before him and begs him to get back together, he won't even glance at her again.

White Pearl swung her scissors in the air:

"I regret not seeing your true colors sooner, you beast. Get out of here."

Seeing that 40,000 yuan was about to slip away, Cao Danu was so anxious she was jumping up and down:

"No, that money belongs to our family. Bai Zhenzhu, you shameless whore, you can get out, but don't even think about getting a single penny. You've been eating and using our money all these years, and this family was built up by my son through hard work. How dare you ask for money?"

At this moment, Old Man Bai and Bai Chenglei also arrived. Upon hearing this, Bai Chengxiang immediately rolled up his sleeves:

"You old hag, don't you have any conscience?"

Old Man Bai grabbed his second son, not even glancing at Cao Daniu, and said to Bai Zhenzhu:

“Daughter, a blessed person doesn’t enter a door of misfortune. Everything is already loaded into the car, come home with Dad.”

Bai Zhenzhu smiled and nodded, then turned to Cao Daniu, who was cowering behind Old Man Pei, and said:

“If you want money, go ask your son and Xia Lili. Your son lives in a big villa in Shanghai. His housekeeper even goes to the market in a car. His Santana costs a full 200,000 yuan, and the handbag he bought for Xia Lili costs several thousand yuan. Your son is so filial, he will definitely take you to live in a big house in Shanghai. He will also hire a housekeeper to cook and do laundry for you. Once you are in Shanghai, you will live like those rich people on TV, living a life of luxury. You should thank me for letting your son have his way. Otherwise, if I hadn’t divorced him, your son would never have been able to marry a rich girl, and your whole family would have been stuck in this remote mountain village as farmers for the rest of your lives. How could you have had the chance to live in a big house and have a good life in a big city?”

Hearing this, Cao Daniu stopped making a fuss and her eyes started rolling around.

Bai Zhenzhu sneered inwardly. In his previous life, because of her taking care of things back in their hometown, Pei Xiangyang lived a carefree and unrestrained life in Shanghai.

Without her as his servant, given the Pei family's greedy and selfish nature, she didn't believe Pei Xiangyang could still smoothly become his big boss.

Liu Huiying returned and nodded to Bai Zhenzhu without making a sound.

Bai Zhenzhu cast a grateful glance at Liu Huiying; in Dawan Village, she was closest to her.

Old Man Bai pushed Bai Zhenzhu's bicycle over and patted the back seat:

“Daughter, come here, Dad will take you home.”

White Pearl laughed until tears streamed down her face, and she responded loudly, "Yes!"

Xu Yin pulled the pillow out of her stomach and held it in her hand, and only then did everyone realize that her stomach was fake.

Cao Daniu was furious. She had been too afraid to make a scene because of her big belly, and she was even thinking of reporting her for having a second child.

I didn't expect it to be an act.

Xu Yin also got on Bai Chengxiang's bicycle, and before leaving, she didn't forget to give the Pei family a piece of her mind:

"Everyone has seen what kind of family this is. If you have an eldest daughter or a youngest son who wants to marry into this family, first check if your daughter is as pretty or capable as my sister. Even my sister, a top talent, is looked down upon by Old Lady Cao for being a freeloader."

Cao Danu chased after them to the edge of the courtyard, her heart bleeding as she watched the 40,000 yuan disappear. She slapped her thigh and cursed:

"You whore, if you spout any more nonsense, I'll tear your mouth apart!"