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

After shopping at the building materials market, Zhong Ting insisted on treating Bai Zhenzhu to skewers.

This skewers restaurant is very popular, but luckily they arrived early and got a table.

Zhong Ting said they had to arrive early, otherwise they would have to eat someone else's leftover hot pot broth.

As more and more customers arrived, Bai Zhenzhu noticed that after the customers at the table in front finished eating and left, the people behind would bring over the dishes they had chosen and continue cooking.

The waiter took a strainer and scooped out the vegetable scraps from the pot.

The customers at that table requested extra spice, so the waiter brought over a bowl of bright red broth and added a large spoonful.

While she was eating, Zhong Ting's pager suddenly went off.

Her pager is a new model, the kind that can receive text messages.

The message simply says: Go home.

Zhong Ting stared at the pager and complained to Bai Zhenzhu:

"I don't know if this style is from my dad or my brother. Can't they just say a few more words?"

Bai Zhenzhu found Zhong Ting very interesting and said with a smile:

"What's the difference?"

Zhong Ting then analyzed it for her:

“There’s a big difference. If it was posted by my brother, it means the situation at home has calmed down, and I’ll only get a few scoldings when I get home.”

"But if it's my dad calling me, going back would be like walking into a trap."

"No, I need to stay with Minjing for a few more days."

Bai Zhenzhu couldn't stop laughing:

"When I first met you, I thought you were a cool girl. I didn't expect you to be afraid of being scolded too."

Zhong Tingle said:

“It’s impossible not to be afraid. My dad is such a traditionalist, you can’t reason with him. If we disagree on three sentences, we’ll start arguing. He’s my dad, I can’t win an argument with him.”

After that, Bai Zhenzhu went about her own business, going to the construction site to keep an eye on the progress.

Her clothing store is also having its display cabinets installed; it's estimated to be completed next month.

When she wasn't at the construction site, Bai Zhenzhu would stay home and draw.

There's been no news from Yuan County either; we don't know when the demolition and relocation policy will be released.

Not long after lunch that day, Zhong Ting's pager went off again.

She happily ruffled Shuo Shuo's hair and said to Bai Zhenzhu:

"Sis, my brother is coming to pick me up later. My dad has finally given in, so I can go home now."

Bai Zhenzhu was quite reluctant to see her leave:

Are you leaving soon?

Zhong Ting: "Yeah, I feel bad bothering you every day."

"What's the big deal? You've been helping me take care of the kids every day lately, and you've even been helping them with their homework."

Then he went to wash his hands.

"Don't you like my braised meat? I happen to have some left over from lunch, so I'll pack it up for you."

Zhong Ting didn't stand on ceremony with her:

"Okay, thanks sis."

She still had to pack her luggage, so she took the braised meat that Bai Zhenzhu had given her and went back to Ge Minjing's house.

Before going back, I left Bai Zhenzhu both the pager number and the home landline number.

She came to see the design drawings once they were ready.

After packing her luggage, Zhong Ting went to the market and bought two bags of fruit, a spiced rabbit, and a braised goose, which she then carried to Bai Zhenzhu.

Bai Zhenzhu was both amused and exasperated.

"You're too polite."

Zhong Ting forced the things onto Bai Zhenzhu:

"I've been eating and drinking at your house for so long, these are for the kids. My brother will be here soon, sister, I'm leaving now."

She let go and ran away, but Bai Zhenzhu quickly caught her.

Peeking out, I saw a black sedan parked in front of Ge Minjing's house.

Seeing Zhong Ting go over and greet the people in the car, Bai Zhenzhu guessed that it must be Zhong Ting's brother, so she returned to her own yard with peace of mind and closed the door.

Zhong Ting didn't get on the car immediately, but instead put her hands behind her back and inquired about the situation:

"Are you sure my dad won't hit me with the sole of his shoe?"

"Let's make this clear first: if my dad beats me, I'll say it was you who encouraged me to open a nightclub."

Huo Zheng gave Zhong Ting a chilling look:

"I encouraged it?"

"Then give me back the two hundred thousand first."

Zhong Ting then picked up her luggage and got into the car.

Huo Zheng glanced to the other side:

Who were you talking to just now?

Zhong Ting immediately became excited:

"She's the designer at Min-jung's company. She's really amazing."

"By the way, bro, I don't run a nightclub, I run a karaoke bar."

"Do you know KTV? I heard it's super popular in Qingdao. If I open one, it might be the first in the country."

Huo Zheng carefully turned the car around:

"never heard of that."

"The renovation costs must be high, right?"

"I have no money."

Zhong Ting rolled her eyes twice:

"I know you don't have any money, so you have to help me squeeze money out of my old man. If you don't help me, don't blame me if your 200,000 yuan goes down the drain."

Huo Zheng frowned:

Is that KTV place reliable?

Zhong Ting immediately said:

"It's actually a more upscale place for singing and drinking, with the entire second floor converted into private rooms."

"I've already decided that my KTV will charge a fee as soon as you enter, at least two yuan per person. There will also be a minimum spending requirement for private rooms, otherwise there will be a room fee."

"I want to lead the trend in Chengdu."

Huo Zheng nodded. When it comes to business, Zhong Ting is quite shrewd.

His nose suddenly twitched:

"What is the taste?"

Zhong Ting immediately presented the braised meat as if it were a treasure:

"This is braised pork that my friend gave me. Brother, this braised pork is delicious. I'll take it to my uncle and aunt so they can try it too."

I still don't dare go home, so I might as well go to my uncle's house to hide for a while.

It's a good opportunity to use this opportunity to curry favor with her; by eating her braised meat, her uncle and aunt can plead for her on her behalf.

Zhong Ting's mind was racing.

Not only does she need to appease her irritable father, but she also wants to get some money out of him.

Huo Zheng thought the braised meat smelled quite good, and it seemed somewhat familiar.

That evening, a plate of cold pork head and a plate of spicy pork ears appeared on the Huo family's dining table.

Zhong Ting's eyes widened when she saw that the braised meat had been served cold.

"Auntie, the braised pork I brought is delicious even without being served cold."

She took a bite and was very disappointed:

"Mixing it actually makes it lose its original flavor."

Huo's mother, Qi Yunzhu, gave her a reproachful look:

"Why didn't you say so earlier? But this braised meat is really delicious, chewy and flavorful."

Huo Zhensheng, Huo's father, reminded Zhong Ting:

"Hurry up and eat, your dad will be here soon."

Hearing this, Zhong Ting didn't dare to say anything more and quickly started eating.

I'm afraid that by the time her father arrives, there won't be any food left.

Huo Zheng took a bite of the pig's ear, and it tasted different from what he remembered. He wondered if it was because it had been cold-dressed.

He must have smelled it wrong.

Even if the Bai family wanted to open a braised meat shop in Chengdu, it probably wouldn't be this fast.

He still remembered Bai Chengxiang saying that he wanted to open a braised meat shop in Chengdu and turn it into a chain store.

In the courtyard, Bai Zhenzhu and others were having dinner.

Suddenly, a "beep beep beep" sound came from inside the room.

Bai Wenxuan, who had already finished eating, ran out holding a black pager:

"Auntie, Aunt Zhong didn't take her pager."

White Pearl: "..."

Now she finally knew how Zhong Ting's pager had been lost.

There was a string of Chinese characters above: "We'll talk about it when I get back in a couple of days."

After finishing her meal, she went out to find a public phone and called Zhong Ting.

Her nanny answered the phone.

Bai Zhenzhu told the other party that Zhong Ting's pager was with her and asked her to come and pick it up when she had time.

She also told the nanny the text message on the pager and asked her to pass it on to Zhong Ting.