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

"You want to buy a house?" Cao Dafa's eyes lit up.

White Pearl nodded: "If you want to sell, I'll buy."

Cao Dafa immediately said, "If you buy the house along with the property, I'll give you a discount."

After saying that, he stopped doing business, closed the door, and led Bai Zhenzhu and her group home.

His home is in a residential complex behind the market, a five-story building housing the factory workers. The Cao family lives on the third floor. Cao Dafa and his wife were both factory workers, and they are now retired.

Cao Dafa has two sons. His elder son runs a large restaurant in Chengdu, and his younger son is studying at a university in Beijing and will be graduating soon.

The elderly couple planned to sell their house in Yuan County and use the money to buy a house for their younger son in Beijing. Their older son had already arranged accommodation for them in Chengdu and kept urging them to go there as soon as possible.

“Come in and take a look. My apartment has two bedrooms and a living room. The area on the property certificate is about 60 square meters. If you want to buy it, you can keep all the furniture.”

Cao Dafa opened all the doors, generously allowing Bai Zhenzhu and the others to see.

These family housing buildings are all made of red bricks, with cement floors and whitewashed walls, making them much better than the mud-brick houses in the countryside.

Bai Zhenzhu was very satisfied:

"Uncle Cao, I'll buy this house and the storefront below as long as the price is right. Name your price."

Cao Dafa hesitated, seeing how young Bai Zhenzhu was.

"Are you really going to buy it? You need to discuss it with your family first. Buying a house is a big deal, and I need cash."

Bai Zhenzhu smiled and said:

“I really want to buy it. As long as the price is right, I can pay the deposit now and complete the transfer of ownership tomorrow.”

Cao Dafa pondered for a moment:

"Young lady, if you're really serious about buying, I'll give you 18,000 for the house and the shop downstairs."

This price is indeed not an exaggeration, but it's still expensive, costing about 300 yuan per square meter.

Bai Zhenzhu: "Uncle Cao, to be honest, I just bought a shop in the market a few days ago to open a restaurant. The shop has two floors, and it's even bigger than your two properties combined. How about this, I'll offer you 15,000 yuan."

"Fifteen thousand?" Cao Dafa's eyes widened. "That's too little. Your daughter is clearly not serious about buying it."

White Pearl remained good-natured:

“Uncle Cao, your house is quite old. I know that new houses on Huayang Road are only a little over 400 yuan per square meter. You know in your heart that the price I offered was really sincere, and it's also because of Sister Xiahe.”

Seeing that Cao Dafa still had a sullen face, Bai Zhenzhu stood up:

“Uncle Cao, why don’t you discuss it with your wife? These days, there aren’t many people like me who can afford to buy a house with so much money at once. I’ll buy your house and shop all at once, so you can pack up and go to Chengdu to reunite with your eldest son right away.”

Xia He was getting anxious:

“Uncle, Pearl is right. The news about your house being sold has been circulating for several days now, and while there are many inquiries, there are no actual buyers. Besides, it's impossible for those people to buy both the house and the shop at once. They'll either buy the house or just the shop. Pearl, if you buy them all at once, I'll get a discount when I sell a set of clothes. You'll have to give me an even bigger discount when I buy the house, right?”

Cao Dafa thought about how his eldest son had urged him again last night. His son's business was booming and he was extremely busy. His daughter-in-law was about to give birth and needed someone to take care of her during her postpartum period. His eldest grandson also needed someone to pick him up and drop him off at school. They were indeed in a hurry to sell the house.

Actually, if they really wanted to sell it before, the shop would have been sold long ago; there were many people interested.

They figured the shop was easy to sell but the house was hard to sell, so they weren't in a hurry to sell the shop and could sell steamed buns for a few more days.

Many new housing developments have opened in Yuan County. Those with money have all gone to buy new houses, while those without money are truly broke. Not only can they not afford the price, but they also cannot pay the full amount upfront.

Bai Zhenzhu wanted both a house and a shop, but the price was too high...

"Girl, add some more."

Bai Zhenzhu shook her head: "Uncle Cao, we really can't add any more. Let's discuss it when Auntie comes back. I live in the market, at the Fuxiang Restaurant inside."

Just as she was about to leave, a woman with curly hair walked in, her shrewd gaze sweeping over Bai Zhenzhu and the others:

"You are……"

Xia He was quick-witted and rattled off a string of words:

“…Aunt, look how long-winded my uncle is. You're the one who has to make the decisions in this family.”

Aunt Xia He didn't even consult Cao Dafa, and directly said to Bai Zhenzhu:

"Young lady, here's what we'll do: add a little more, no matter how much it is."

Bai Zhenzhu thought for a moment and said, "Auntie, I can only add 600 at most."

Aunt Xiahe clapped her hands:

"Six hundred it is, no need for a deposit. We'll go directly to the housing management office at ten o'clock tomorrow to sign the contract and transfer the property."

White Pearl: "Okay."

Aunt Xiahe breathed a huge sigh of relief:

"I can finally go to Chengdu to see my grandson and daughter-in-law. Xiahe, your aunt won't keep you for lunch. I'll start packing now. Come to our house for lunch with your parents tomorrow."

Bai Zhenzhu and the others stopped bothering them.

After leaving the Cao family's residence, Xia He looked Bai Zhenzhu up and down several times:

"I didn't realize you were a rich girl."

Bai Zhenzhu then revealed the truth to her:

"Sister Xia, if anyone in the market is still selling a shop, let me know, I'll still buy it."

"Buy more?" Xia He's gaze toward Bai Zhenzhu turned strange.

She'd heard that these days some women rely on their beauty to be kept by wealthy old men, but this White Pearl wouldn't...

Seeing that she had misunderstood, Bai Zhenzhu quickly explained:

"Don't look at me like that, my money is clean."

Bai Jingsi and Zhang Minmin knew that she didn't want to mention Pei Xiangyang in front of the child, so they took Shuo Shuo and left first.

Bai Zhenzhu then continued:

“My husband went to work in Shanghai and met a rich woman. In order to force me to divorce him, they gave me a sum of money.”

Xia He's tense expression finally softened:

"You scared me! I thought you... But your man is such a jerk. He abandoned a beauty like you. What a blind bastard."

Now, when Pei Xiangyang is mentioned again, Bai Zhenzhu feels nothing at all.

She wanted to buy a house quickly before the news of the demolition and relocation came out, turning all her money into a house.

"Sister Xia, didn't you want me to sell clothes with you? If any clothing stores are up for sale, please let me know."

Xia He's face lit up with surprise:

"That's great! You don't know, based on your outfit, the autumn set your sister-in-law bought, and all the ones you tried on, are almost sold out. I have to call Guangzhou right away to get more stock for me."

The same surprise as White Pearl:

"You can get the goods without going to Guangzhou?"

Xia He puffed out her chest and said proudly:

"That's right. I've spent years building up my connections in Guangzhou. I have a god-sister who does wholesale there, and she ships my goods directly to me. Whatever's popular in Hong Kong and Guangzhou, she ships it to me."

Bai Zhenzhu was overjoyed. What incredible luck!

Xia He is such a generous benefactor, why not take advantage of her now?

"Sister Xia, as long as I buy the storefront, I will definitely do clothing business with you."

Xia He was overjoyed.

The clothes in her shop are of excellent quality and style, but because they are expensive and she doesn't know how to coordinate them, they never sell well.

If Bai Zhenzhu is willing to teach her how to style items, she wouldn't mind sharing her sources of goods with her.