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

Bai Chengxiang was a kind-hearted man. Seeing the proprietress come in wiping away tears, he couldn't resist asking:

"Boss lady, what happened to you?"

The proprietress had been living in fear for days, and when she heard someone care, she burst into tears.

“My husband hit and killed someone, a young woman in her early twenties. They arrested my husband and are demanding 30,000 yuan in compensation, or they'll send him to jail.”

The woman was crying uncontrollably.

"Thirty thousand? Where am I supposed to get that much money?"

"We spent all the money we earned over the years on this shop and a tractor. Who knew that the tractor would kill someone before we even made back our investment? Oh my god!"

Thirty thousand could indeed crush a family at this time, especially a wealthy one.

When Bai Zhenzhu was working on a construction site, a construction worker accidentally fell and died. The developer paid her 50,000 yuan, which was equivalent to ten years' wages.

Bai Zhenzhu felt heartbroken upon hearing the crying.

"Sister, don't be sad. You should talk to your family about raising money. The other party isn't asking for 30,000, so try to scrape together the money and settle it privately if possible."

The proprietress is a businesswoman, and she's quick-witted.

"Girl, you're right. Money can be earned back, but if my husband goes to jail, our family will be ruined. Most importantly, my son is in college, and he can't have a father who's in prison!"

She seemed to have made up her mind:

“My husband just called me and told me to sell the shop.”

She looked around the shop with lingering reluctance, and tears welled up in her eyes again.

She had worked tirelessly for years, braving wind and rain, to finally sell the shop. It was more painful than tearing her heart out.

Bai Zhenzhu and Bai Chengxiang exchanged a glance upon hearing this.

"Big sister, are you really going to sell the shop?" Bai Zhenzhu asked.

The proprietress wiped away her tears:

“We also come from the countryside, and our relatives are all dirt poor. Even if they were willing to lend us money, we couldn’t scrape together 30,000 yuan.”

Bai Zhenzhu then said:

"Sister, how much are you planning to sell this shop for? If the price is right, I'm willing to buy it."

The shop owner was taken aback, not expecting that the seemingly ordinary-looking young girl would want to buy her shop.

"Thirty thousand, thirty thousand," the proprietress said.

Upon hearing this, Bai Chengxiang exclaimed, "Thirty thousand? That's too expensive, sister. It's not that we're taking advantage of you, but your price is just outrageous. I heard that's the price for shops in Rongcheng. How can our small county compare to Rongcheng?"

Seeing that they really wanted to buy the shop, the proprietress became serious:

“Brother, can any shop in Rongcheng be as big as mine? Look, my shop has two floors, and people can live upstairs. It can easily accommodate a family of three.”

Bai Chengxiang shook his head:

"But it can't be that expensive. We know you're in a hurry to sell. Don't worry, we're honest people and won't take advantage of your situation. But your price has to be reasonable, otherwise we can't afford it."

The proprietress looked at Bai Zhenzhu, her intuition telling her that this young girl was in charge:

"Hey girl, name your price. To be honest, I've owned this shop for less than a year. I bought it for 15,000 yuan back then."

Her husband's idea was that they would sell it for 20,000 yuan, and then sell the tractor as well. With their savings, they would have enough for 30,000 yuan.

Bai Zhenzhu and Bai Chengxiang went upstairs and into the kitchen to take a look.

The proprietress is a very efficient person; she kept the place very clean, both upstairs and downstairs.

Upstairs, there are two bedrooms and a small living room. The bedrooms also have windows. The house is not big, but it is enough for three or four people.

The kitchen was quite large, with several honeycomb stoves and a liquefied gas stove. Inside was a small courtyard with a roof, under which were piles of miscellaneous items and honeycomb briquettes. There was also a shower room and a place to dry clothes.

The lobby in front is about 40 or 50 square meters, not too big or too small, only suitable for selling breakfast and simple meals.

However, Bai Zhenzhu's goal was to buy shops and houses, because this whole area would be demolished in a few years.

Her only goal now is to exchange all the money she got from Pei Xiangyang and Xia Lili for houses and shops, so she will buy the shop as long as the price is right.

"Big sister, I can only offer 18,000." Bai Zhenzhu tried to bargain.

This was her first time buying a shop. She had walked around in the morning and only had a general understanding of the current market price.

At this time, more and more people are doing business, and shop prices are constantly changing.

"18,000 won't do." The proprietress didn't waste any more time arguing with Bai Zhenzhu. She was afraid that if she missed out on Bai Zhenzhu's shop, it wouldn't sell for a while, so she revealed the truth: "To tell you the truth, my husband said he won't sell this shop for less than 20,000. You can go out and ask around; a shop of my size has never been sold for less than 20,000."

Bai Zhenzhu pondered for a moment:

"Then you should leave these tables, chairs, and kitchen items behind. You can take the things upstairs."

The proprietress gritted her teeth and said, "Fine."

Bai Zhenzhu brought her identification documents, and both parties went directly to the housing management office with the documents and materials.

After signing the contract, paying for the house, and completing the registration, the staff told her to pick up the certificate in three working days. So Bai Zhenzhu made an appointment with the landlady to take possession of the house three days later.

The shop was sold, and the proprietress looked much more relieved.

"Hey sis, are you still buying a tractor? I'll sell it to you cheap..."

Bai Zhenzhu had no intention of buying a tractor.

First, Jinfeng Village has a tractor, which belongs to the village chief. If the Bai family also buys one, it will definitely offend people.

Secondly, the tractor had just killed someone, so they were still somewhat bothered by it, and besides, no one in the family knew how to drive it for the time being.

White Pearl politely declined, saying she had no money.

It's exactly three o'clock now.

She had asked in the morning and found that the last bus passing through Xiaxi Town was at four o'clock, so the brother and sister hurried to the station.

By the time we got home, it was almost dark, and the boys were rolling iron hoops in the courtyard.

Shuo Shuo saw the person first, threw down the iron ring, and ran over:

"Mom, Uncle, you're back!"

Bai Zhenzhu picked up her son in her arms; she hadn't seen him all day and missed him terribly.

"Yes, Mom is back. Was Shuo Shuo a good boy/girl today?"

"I'm a good boy/girl. I've learned all the numbers that my third aunt taught me to write."

It turns out that Bai Jingsi and Zhang Minmin have returned, probably because they heard about Bai Zhenzhu's divorce.

Bai Chengxiang was somewhat worried:

"Pearl, if Minmin says anything, don't take it to heart."

Bai Zhenzhu smiled and shook her head:

"Third Sister-in-law wouldn't do that."

In her past life, seeing how miserable she was, Zhang Minmin often berated Pei Xiangyang in front of her. In fact, Zhang Minmin was the only person who ever made her divorce him.

At that time, she had entered a dead end. At first, she had illusions about Pei Xiangyang, and later she was unwilling to accept it. It was this foolish obsession that ultimately caused her and her son to lose their lives at a young age.

At this moment, Zhang Minmin came out of the house:

“Pearl, you weren’t here today. Old Mrs. Pei came to ask for money, but my second sister-in-law and I threw a basin of foot-washing water at her.”

Shuo Shuo clapped his hands:

"My third aunt is amazing."