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

After leaving Dawancun, the group had just entered the provincial highway when the three Bai brothers, carrying Shuo Shuo, emerged from the woods by the roadside.

"Shuoshuo!"

Bai Zhenzhu jumped off the bicycle, took her son, and hugged him tightly in her arms.

My son is still alive.

She patted Shuo Shuo's head again; it was round and chubby, and he looked fine.

Xiao Shuo Shuo touched her face with his little hand:

"Mommy, why are you crying? Did someone bully you? Who was it? I'll beat them up!" she said, clenching her little fists.

"Mom is fine."

Bai Zhenzhu kissed her son's tender little face, hugged his soft little body, and secretly vowed to protect him well for the rest of her life.

Xu Yin ruffled Bai Wenbin's hair:

"You three rascals did a good job. Your aunt's candy wasn't for nothing."

Bai Wenbin proudly puffed out his chest:

"That's right, Shuo Shuo is a member of our Bai family, we can't leave him to those heartless Pei family members."

He's grown up now, and he understands what happened to his aunt. He desperately wants to beat up Pei Xiangyang to avenge his aunt.

He also shouted at Bai Zhenzhu:

"Auntie, come back and live with us. If anyone dares to bully you again, the three of us will protect you."

"Me too," Xiao Shuoshuo raised his hand to join in.

"Okay, then Auntie will be relying on you guys from now on." Bai Zhenzhu smiled as she put Shuo Shuo on the tractor, and the three Bai brothers quickly climbed on as well.

By the time the group returned to Jinfeng Village, it was already dark.

Li Xiufen took out the leftover piece of meat from lunch and gestured for Bai Zhenzhu to take it to the driver, Zhao Daquan.

Bai Zhenzhu took out another hundred yuan and gave the meat and money to Zhao Daquan.

"Brother Daquan, thank you for your hard work today."

Zhao Daquan was a sensible man. He usually used his tractor to haul things, calculating one job for the tractor and one job for himself. With the cost of fuel, he would earn a maximum of 20 yuan per trip.

Bai Zhenzhu gave him a hundred yuan and four or five catties of meat.

Some questions remain:

"Pearl, what are you doing? There are way too many."

Bai Zhenzhu: "Brother Daquan reminded me that my divorce can't be kept secret anymore. It must have spread throughout the town by now. There are still two days until the market day, and the news will definitely come back after that. I hope you can help me keep it a secret until then."

Zhao Daquan understood that this was a way of keeping quiet, so he readily accepted it and promised not to tell even his parents.

Actually, Bai Zhenzhu only needs tonight, because she will go to the city to deposit the money first thing tomorrow morning.

If word gets out tonight that she's divorced and has money, who knows who might come knocking on her door.

Seeing that she understood, Zhao Daquan said nothing more. He put away the money, unloaded the goods, and helped the Bai family move everything back into the yard before driving away.

It was already dark. Summer days are naturally dark, and it was already past eight o'clock.

Xu Yin was in charge of cooking. There was still a small half-bowl of potato and pork rib stew left over from lunch, so she boiled a large pot of water to cook noodles.

The others moved things.

The elderly couple in the Bai family had always kept a room for their daughter, so they moved the dressing table, wardrobe, and large desk all to Bai Zhenzhu's room.

There was nowhere to put those large items like boxes and cabinets, so they were stored in the back room where miscellaneous items were kept.

By the time everything was mostly tidied up, dinner was ready.

Each person received a large bowl of pork rib noodles, along with a spoonful of chili oil made by Li Xiufen, and served with tangy and spicy pickled vegetables. Everyone ate to their heart's content.

Xiao Shuo exclaimed, "My second aunt's noodles are so delicious!"

The little guy is cute and has a sweet tongue; his uncle and aunt both adore him.

After dinner, Shuo Shuo was taken to watch TV by his older cousin, while the adults sat in the main room discussing matters.

Old Man Bai tapped his pipe on the table leg, rolling a cigarette with paper from Bai Wenbin's old homework notebook as he spoke:

"It's our responsibility now that Pearl is back, including the education of Shuo Shuo in the future, which you three brothers won't need to worry about. But there's one thing: no matter how long Pearl stays at home, you must not mistreat her."

Bai Chengxiang immediately said:

"Dad, what are you saying? Pearl is also our own sister. I'm overjoyed that she left the Pei family, that den of wolves. How could I let her suffer?"

Xu Yin also immediately expressed her opinion:

“That’s right. My sister-in-law and I aren’t those petty and narrow-minded people. Pearl can stay in her own home as long as she wants, and we won’t say a word.”

The eldest son and his wife were not good with words, so they just nodded repeatedly.

Old Man Bai nodded:

I know you are all good people.

Then it turned to white pearls:

"Don't think about anything else for now, just stay home and rest."

Bai Zhenzhu felt a lump in her throat and couldn't speak, so she just smiled and said "Mmm".

It's getting late, and we still have work to do tomorrow, so let's all wash up and go to bed.

Li Xiufen grew angrier the more she thought about it:

"My precious daughter was bullied and divorced at such a young age. What will she do in the future!"

Old Man Bai was also worried, leaning against the headboard and smoking one cigarette after another.

"What can we do? We're still here. We can't let her and Shuo Shuo go hungry."

Li Xiufen began to quickly calculate:

“Pearl has so much money, I think she should go to town and buy a shop to start a business. I heard from Sister Zhang that her niece sells fried dough ladles in town and makes a lot of money.”

Old Man Bai thought this made sense:

“It’s not good to keep so much money. She’s a woman with a child. Shuo Shuo will be starting school in a year. The primary school in town is better than the one in the village.”

Smash a cigarette, take two puffs:

"However, we can't make a decision on this matter. Let's ask Pearl what the rules are first."

These days, although divorce has a bad reputation, people are pragmatic. They laugh at poverty but not prostitution. Bai Zhenzhu has a large sum of compensation in her hands, which is better than anything else.

Besides, it was Pei Xiangyang who made the mistake, and even the government leaders were siding with their own daughter, so there was even less to be afraid of.

In the left wing, Bai Chenglei was giving Liu Fang instructions:

"Tomorrow you kill a chicken. When Pearl and Shuo Shuo come back, we, as the eldest brother and sister-in-law, should show our appreciation."

In this honest and kind man's eyes, it was a good thing that his sister left the Pei family, who treated her like a beast of burden, and it was something to celebrate.

My own sister, what's with all this talk about divorce? She's no different than before.

Liu Fang hummed in agreement without saying another word.

"Then go to Zhang's tofu shop and buy a block of tofu, and a few sheets of tofu skin to make a cold dish. Also, buy some peanuts. Dad is probably in a bad mood. You and Chengxiang can have a drink with him tonight."

After putting her son to sleep, Xu Yin moved over to Bai Chengxiang's side.

These four-poster beds can be used for sleeping at both ends, and Xu Yin usually sleeps at the other end with her son.

"What are you doing if you're not sleeping?"

It was almost eleven o'clock. Bai Chengxiang, who usually went to bed early, couldn't sleep. He regretted not beating up that beast Pei Xiangyang.

Xu Yin was very excited, her eyes shining:

"I finally got my revenge today, but it's a pity I didn't dare to do it. Otherwise, my sister-in-law and I would have torn that old woman Cao to shreds."