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

That evening, after Bai Chenglei and Liu Fang returned, the whole family held a meeting to discuss their plans to expand into Chengdu.

No one in the family had any objections.

Bai Zhenzhu had never dared to venture into Chengdu's catering industry before, but after tasting Liang Jinlong's cooking, she gained confidence.

The taste is just as good as, if not better than, that of hot pot in Chengdu.

However, making money in Yuanxian is the priority right now; we need to find a suitable shop in Rongcheng first.

Liu Fang was a little conflicted:

"So, should we still renovate our house?"

Unexpectedly, Bai Chenglei spoke first this time:

“Sure, we’re going to stay here, and even if we settle down in Chengdu in the future, we’ll still come back often since we have shops here.”

Bai Chengxiang also said:

“Then let’s install it. I see the new school over there is almost finished. I heard that the kids of us who were relocated will be able to go to the new school next year.”

Old Man White also agreed:

"Go ahead and decorate. Make your own place nicer. You work hard to earn money, so it'll be more comfortable for you to live in if your home is more comfortable. Even if you want to go to Chengdu, you can't go right away. We can't lose business here."

And so it was decided.

After having lunch, Bai Zhenzhu went to the clothing store.

At this point, many people are already eager to move into their new homes.

Most of the merchants in the train station market have already moved out, and the rest are gradually moving away.

The shops on both sides of the Meirenshang Clothing Store have already moved away.

There were only a few clothes hanging sparsely on the walls of the White Pearl shop; the warehouse at the back had long been emptied.

Li Yueshu said while eating:

"I haven't had a single customer in the past two days, and I'm getting restless with boredom."

Bai Zhenzhu smiled and said:

"That's normal. We'll start packing after we finish eating, and we'll move tomorrow too."

Li Yueshu got excited as the move finally began:

"Great! I've prepared all the packing bags and am just waiting to move them. I've already packed up all the empty hangers."

Bai Zhenzhu: "We'll pack up today and move over first thing tomorrow morning. Then, Sister Yueshu, you can take a vacation. By the time you come back, the goods I ordered should be arriving soon, just in time for the market's official opening."

Li Yueshu said happily:

"Okay, I'll finish this quickly and then go buy some things to take back. I won't take any more vacations."

"Pearl, are you going back to your hometown for Chinese New Year this year?"

Bai Zhenzhu thought for a moment:

"Yes, we should. Mom and Dad must miss home."

Li Yueshu said, "Then we'll go back together during the New Year."

Bai Zhenzhu: "Okay, I'll take you all back in one truck."

Since there was no revenue to be made today, Li Yueshu gave the passbook to Bai Zhenzhu.

This passbook was newly opened by Bai Zhenzhu before she went to Chengdu. In the past two weeks, the combined turnover of the two stores has exceeded 28,000 yuan.

Then she went to another store, where there wasn't much stock left either.

In the afternoon, Li Yueshu and Zhou Yan each packed up the remaining goods in the store.

Zhou Yan is quick-witted and has a good character, so Bai Zhenzhu decided to put her in charge of a store later and give her a raise.

Both stores need to hire more staff, so she simply doesn't have time to manage the clothing stores.

Thinking that she would give Li Yueshu and Zhou Yan a day off tomorrow, she simply checked the accounts and settled their September salaries in advance.

I only received my fixed salary this month; commissions will start next month.

However, Bai Zhenzhu gave them bonuses. This month, Li Yueshu received 300 yuan in salary and bonus, and Zhou Yan received more than 200 yuan.

When a new employee joins the store, Zhou Yan will become the store manager, and her salary will be increased.

Li Yueshu and Zhou Yan were overjoyed; they were now earning more than those in government agencies.

The thought of earning a commission for every piece of clothing sold makes this job even more exciting.

The other three shops will only start cleaning up after closing time at night.

Bai Chengxiang rented a large truck early in the morning, and the next day, all the shops at the train station closed down and moved.

First, they moved into the house where Bai Zhenzhu lived and the clothing store.

With so many people, the furniture and two clothing stores in Xingfu Community were moved in just one morning.

In the afternoon, I moved to Bai Chenglei's house and Bai Chengxiang's house first, making two trips.

Then I moved the restaurants, including a braised meat restaurant and a hot pot restaurant. There were a lot of tables, chairs and stoves, so I made two trips.

It was already dark when they finished moving everything, and Bai Chenglei insisted on paying the driver's wages.

After a busy day with nowhere to cook, Bai Zhenzhu treated everyone to dinner at a state-run restaurant that evening.

Everyone ordered a large bowl of wontons in chili oil.

After finishing my meal, I rushed back to Xingfu Community to tidy up my apartment, otherwise I wouldn't have anywhere to stay that night.

Li Yuerong and Wang Sheng, along with Li Yueshu, lived upstairs from the clothing store; the two bedrooms were just right.

Before Li Yueshu went home, she had already discussed it with her sister. She would live in the small bedroom by herself, while the large bedroom would be for Li Yuerong and her husband.

Everyone went home to pack up, and Bai Zhenzhu also went home.

She didn't bring out all her clothes. From now on, coming to Yuan County would be like going on a business trip. She could just leave some clothes here and take the rest to Rongcheng later.

Once the bed is cleaned up, that should be enough.

Xiahe across the street hasn't moved in yet; she'll move in tomorrow.

Bai Zhenzhu is still a little unaccustomed to sleeping alone at night.

She was woken up early the next morning by a knock on the door. Bai Wenjie was calling her from outside to come over for breakfast.

Xu Yin's house has been cleaned up; the house is spotless.

This person was really happy and got up early in the morning to make wontons.

Liu Fang also came down to help; she had already wrapped a whole basketful.

Upon seeing Bai Zhenzhu enter, Xu Yin smiled and said:

“Living in this building is so different, it’s so clean. Pearl, you should buy an apartment in Chengdu sometime too.”

Bai Zhenzhu also washed her hands and came over to help:

"I'll buy it if I find a suitable one."

Xu Yin then said to Liu Fang:

"We're saving up money, and we still want to buy it together with pearls."

Liu Fang smiled and said:

"I don't want to be separated from you either."

Bai Zhenzhu then said:

"I'll call you guys when I find a suitable place."

After the meal, everyone got busy with their respective shops.

Bai Zhenzhu's clothing store wasn't too busy; the goods hadn't arrived yet, so she just wandered around the market.

Zhang Hongying's family also moved here; it's not far from the restaurant.

The house she chose was right above the shop, which was quite convenient.

After driving around for a while, Bai Zhenzhu drove to the company.

There happened to be a client in the company who wanted to renovate his house. Bai Zhenzhu went over and talked to him about the plan. The client readily signed the contract and paid the first installment.

Jianshu Hang said:

“The order book is already full until the end of the year. There are already ten apartments in your Huimin community.”

White Pearl was also surprised:

"Are there really so many people renovating?"

Jian Shu Hang nodded:

"People like to follow trends. As long as one company does it, others will be tempted."

"This is just for Huimin Community; we've taken on quite a few other orders as well."

Bai Zhenzhu doesn't need to provide any additional drawings for these; just follow the renderings she provided earlier.

Guo Yongliang's furniture factory also produces European-style and light luxury style furniture, and the effect when combined is amazing.

Jian Shuhang personally poured tea for Bai Zhenzhu:

"It turns out that Director Bai saved my brother last year. We're quite destined to meet."

Bai Zhenzhu smiled and said:

"Of course, I didn't do anything."

Jian Shuhang: "I haven't told you yet, but my brother is also planning to invest in that electronics mall you mentioned."

Bai Zhenzhu was indeed unaware of this matter; Huo Zheng hadn't mentioned it that day.

"With someone investing, the chances of this project succeeding are much higher. What does President Xiao mean by this?"

Jian Shuhang smiled wryly:

"He wants to take the lion's share; that guy has money."

"But I discussed it with my brother and Mr. Guo, and we decided that we can't let him take the lion's share of the electronics mall business."

"This matter is probably worth discussing."