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

Although Shuo Shuo is Cao Daniu's biological grandson, Cao Daniu dotes on her younger son and daughter, and Shuo Shuo, her eldest grandson, is not even considered important in her eyes.

Pei Wenyan is only nine years older than Shuo Shuo. They have been fighting over food since they were little. As long as Cao Daniu has something in Shuo Shuo's hands, he can't protect it.

Even the candy that her maternal grandparents bought would be given to Pei Wenyan after everyone left, saying that Shuo Shuo was too young and would get cavities from eating too much candy.

Now that Shuo Shuo is older, he is not close to his grandparents at all, but only to his maternal grandparents.

Because his maternal grandparents not only wouldn't take his food away, but they would also buy him snacks and clothes.

Children are just young, not stupid. They know who is good to them.

Bai Zhenzhu put her son down, took a large bag of snacks from the fertilizer bag, and gave it to Shuo Shuo:

"Take it and share it with your brothers."

"Wow, so much food!" The four boys' eyes lit up.

"They have hawthorn candy!"

"And spicy strips, Maltesers, Auntie, I've never had Maltesers before, Auntie, you're so kind."

Seeing the children's satisfied faces, Bai Zhenzhu felt happy:

"I like it, so I'll buy it again next time."

When Li Xiufen came out and heard what she said, she rolled her eyes at her:

"They're so greedy just because they have a little money. How are they going to make a living in the future?"

He slapped Bai Chengxiang again:

"You just watch her waste money? Buying so much stuff again."

Bai Chengxiang pretended to be jumping up and down after being beaten:

"I have to stop her, don't you know what kind of daughter you gave birth to? My sister is very decisive. She spent 20,000 yuan on a house without batting an eye. I watched from the side and didn't dare to breathe."

"Twenty thousand!" Li Xiufen's heart ached and she cried out, "They're so expensive in the county town! I heard you can buy a good one for ten thousand in the town."

Zhang Minmin linked arms with Li Xiufen:

"Mom, you said it yourself, that's a town. Shops in the county are definitely more expensive. It's good enough that we were able to buy it. Pearl is very efficient."

Xu Yin said anxiously:

"What does that shop do? What's its location like? How big is it?"

Bai Zhenzhu then recounted the situation of the shop and the process of buying it:

"...The shop is quite spacious, but the location is a bit out of the way. It was just lucky, otherwise, since we don't know the area well, I was thinking of staying in Yuan County tonight if we couldn't finish today."

Zhang Minmin was very optimistic about Bai Zhenzhu buying the shop:

“Yuanxian is good. I read in the newspaper that Yuanxian is developing much better than our county. My dad went to Yuanxian to study before and he also said that Yuanxian is developing very fast. There is a lot of floating population there, and more people means more business opportunities.”

Li Xiufen was initially worried when she heard that the shop was to be bought in Yuan County. She had never even been to the county seat of her own county, so she naturally dared not even think about other counties.

Hearing Zhang Minmin say that Principal Zhang had high hopes for Yuan County, I felt relieved.

Bai Zhenzhu emptied the contents of the fertilizer bag and said with a smile:

"We agreed to take possession of the house in three days, and I'll go to town tomorrow to transfer my household registration."

Once she and Shuo Shuo's household registrations are transferred, she will have no further connection with that side. She kept the household registration book after the divorce was finalized, without giving it to Pei Xiangyang. If the Pei family took it back, it would cause her further trouble in transferring her registration.

"Mom, sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, these are clothes I bought for you. Take a look and see if you like them. These cotton shoes are also for you. They come in different sizes, so find them yourselves."

Bai Chengxiang had been waiting for a long time. The cotton shoes had a canvas exterior and a thick rubber sole, which looked warm and slip-resistant.

"I tried them on when I bought them, and they're really comfortable to wear."

Liu Fang and Xu Yin also held up the shirts, beaming with joy.

Liu Fang: "The shirts I bought look better than the ones I made myself."

Xu Yin: "I think I've seen this on TV before, Pearl. You have such good taste."

Bai Zhenzhu smiled and said:

"Second sister-in-law, yours was chosen by second brother himself."

Xu Yin was even happier:

"Wow, I didn't realize someone had such good taste. Well, otherwise how would they have found such a wonderful wife like me, hahaha..."

Everyone laughed along, and Bai Zhenzhu handed the two shoe boxes to Zhang Minmin:

"Third sister-in-law, these are for you and third brother. Try them on to see if they fit. If they don't, I'll take them back and exchange them."

Zhang Minmin's eyes were also filled with surprise:

"My leather shoes? I bought those when I got married."

People at that time were terrified of poverty. Even if they could eat their fill and stay warm, and had some money in their hands, they were reluctant to spend it.

Pei, the village secretary of Dawan Village, has a pair of leather shoes. If it rains when he goes to a meeting in the county town, he carries the shoes and goes barefoot.

Zhang Minmin wore a pair of heeled ankle boots, which she tried on and absolutely loved.

"The size is just right, I love it so much, I can wear it in winter too."

Xu Yin also said, "Minmin looks taller and straighter in these shoes."

Zhang Minmin was a little embarrassed:

"Pearl, these shoes aren't available in town. They must be very expensive. I'm sorry to have troubled you."

White Pearl continued to take things out:

"If you like it, then it's worth it."

She then pulled out several pairs of white sneakers, one pair for each of the four boys.

"School starts soon, and Wenbin and the others are wearing this to school."

Those white sneakers are something only kids on TV wear. In rural areas, kids are lucky to have a pair of yellow rubber shoes; they usually wear homemade cloth shoes.

Liu Fang quickly rubbed her hands on her clothes before taking it with both hands:

"Oh Pearl, please don't buy them anything anymore, it's going to cost so much money."

Bai Chengxiang had already put on his cotton shoes and took a moment to interject:

"The boss said it's a brand, something like Warrior, anyway it's not cheap, the kind of clothes kids wear when they perform on TV."

He then took a couple of steps in the courtyard, grinning broadly.

"I must say, these things that cost money are really good. With these shoes, my feet won't get cold this winter."

Several children also held their shoes, especially Bai Wenxuan and Bai Wenjie, who were seven or eight years old. They ran to show off their shoes to their friends.

Xu Yin shouted at the top of her lungs:

"Dinner's almost ready, where are you running off to? Come back right now, I'm counting to three!"

Eight-year-old Bai Wenjie replied, "I'll be right back," and then disappeared.

At this moment, Old Man Bai and his two sons returned, with Bai Chenglei and Bai Jingsi carrying fish in their hands.

"Wow, where did you catch these fish?" Xu Yin quickly went up to take them.

Bai Jingsi wore glasses and looked like a teacher, exuding a scholarly air.

"Li Jun caught it."

Li Jun is the youngest son of Bai Zhenzhu's maternal uncle. He has just been admitted to a military academy, and his acceptance letter has arrived.

Bai Jingsi handed the fish to Xu Yin and went to wash her hands at the laundry sink by the courtyard, saying to Bai Zhenzhu as she did so:

"Your uncle asked about you. Find some time to go and visit him."

Li Xiufen immediately said:

"How about Mom goes with you after dinner to pick up some things?"

Bai Zhenzhu rolled up her sleeves and took the fish from Bai Chenglei's hand:

"No rush, your uncles will understand. We'll go tomorrow."

Both were grass carp, each weighing about three pounds. Bai Zhenzhu sliced ​​the fish, scooped out a handful of pickled cabbage from Li Xiufen's pickled cabbage jar, added tofu, and made a big pot of pickled cabbage fish.

Bai Chengxiang was sweating profusely as he ate.

"No wonder Pearl bought a food shop; her skills are far superior to those of the proprietress."

Zhang Minmin also exclaimed in surprise:

"I never knew fish could be sliced ​​like this! It's so flavorful! Pearl, how did you come up with that idea?"

These days, people in the countryside usually cut fish into pieces and stew them. This is the first time I've ever seen fish sliced ​​like this.