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

To get a divorce, you need to go to the government's marriage registration office, and Dawancun is quite a distance from the town.

Bai Zhenzhu was called back from the field. She had just woken up in the sweet potato field and found herself reborn.

Before she woke up, she had fainted due to heatstroke and exhaustion, still clutching a handful of sweet potato vines meant for feeding pigs.

My hands and body were covered in mud.

She washed her face and hands first, then went back to her room to change her clothes.

Xia Lili hid all the money she gave her in a hole in the ground. She dug this hole specifically to hide valuables, and no one knew about it.

At the intersection, Xia Lili's Santana was surrounded by villagers.

Upon seeing Pei Xiangyang emerge, everyone showered him with compliments:

"Xiangyang has struck it rich! This car is really beautiful, it must have cost a lot of money. You are definitely the most promising young person in our county."

"Xiangyang, you're even more impressive than the town mayor! You have a car and a mobile phone. How much does a mobile phone cost? I only see those Hong Kong tycoons on TV who can afford them."

Pei Xiangyang had his hair slicked back, styled with mousse, making it jet black and shiny.

He was wearing black pointed leather shoes, a floral shirt tucked into his suit pants, a briefcase tucked under his arm, and a black mobile phone on his hand adorned with a large gold ring.

Pei Xiangyang, flattered and elated, pulled out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and handed them out.

"A mobile phone only costs 20,000, it's all small change."

The cigarettes came in a tin box; they were clearly high-end.

A gasp erupted from the crowd:

"Twenty thousand, my God, that one black brick costs twenty thousand."

"Twenty thousand is nothing? We wouldn't even dare to dream of it. Xiangyang is really something else."

"I think Xiang Yang is even more capable than those big bosses."

"Brother Yang, when you make your fortune, don't forget these brothers who have been playing together since we were toddlers. We'll follow you from now on."

Pei Xiangyang was flattered and became quite arrogant.

"Qiangzi, what are you saying? You used to play with me when we were kids, and now that I'm successful, I'll definitely give you a hand. I'll call you when I get back and finalize the project. You can come work for me then, and I'll pay you twenty yuan a day."

"Twenty? Yang-ge, you're not kidding me, are you?"

"With so many elders here as witnesses, why would I lie to you?"

Everyone was stunned. Twenty yuan a day, that's six hundred a month, which is more than you could earn working in a big factory in the south.

"Brother Yang, me too, I'll work with you too."

"Xiangyang, we're relatives within five degrees of kinship, don't forget your cousin."

"Brother Yang, what's your project all about? Can I join?"

Pei Xiangyang was surrounded by everyone, with the men all wanting to fight him and begging him to help them out.

Pei Xiangyang was surrounded by the crowd, laughing triumphantly:

"Don't worry, everyone. My project is huge. It involves building more than a dozen buildings. As long as you're willing to work hard, there's plenty of work for you."

"Okay, once I've got things sorted out on my end, I'll let Qiangzi know. You can all sign up with Qiangzi then. Especially bricklayers, tilers, and carpenters, I'm in dire need of them."

A dozen or so buildings—that must be a huge project! Everyone was excited.

There are carpenters in the village who make furniture and install roof beams for people, earning a maximum of seven or eight yuan a day.

Pei Xiangyang, however, gave them twenty, which was almost three times what they were currently earning.

Someone took a puff of their cigarette, and their eyes lit up:

"What does this cigarette taste like? It seems sweet."

The others were also amazed:

"My goodness, it smells so good and tastes so sweet."

"It tastes like the plum tea my wife makes."

"There are even cigarettes like this? Xiangyang is really something. The cigarettes that rich people smoke are not harsh at all."

Seeing that these bumpkins had finally noticed the difference in the cigarette, Pei Xiangyang proudly introduced it:

"This is Zhonghua cigarettes, and this pack I have here costs more than sixty yuan."

He then handed the cigarette to Liu Qiang.

"Qiangzi, you take it and share it with everyone."

Actually, there are only a few left inside.

"Over sixty yuan a pack, so expensive!" The men were stunned. They had never even heard of this cigarette before. Could smoking it make them immortal?

The men in the village usually smoke cheap cigarettes like Peony, Red Plum, and Golden Leaf, which cost a few cents a pack. Only those with money smoke the green, soft "Pan Niu Niu" cigarettes, which cost 1.5 yuan a pack.

Many elderly people even grow their own tobacco leaves to roll their own cigarettes, and they can sell the leftovers for money.

Cao Danu, standing at the back of the crowd, slapped her thigh in distress. These peasants were not worthy of smoking such expensive cigarettes; only someone like her son, a dragon among men, deserved it.

Xia Lili took a bag of chocolates out of the trunk of her car, tore it open, and handed out handfuls to the women and children on the roadside.

The women in the village, looking at Xia Lili's exquisite red dress, fashionable wavy hair, and bright red lips, were all secretly guessing her identity.

Could the person who came back with Pei Xiangyang be Pei Xiangyang's secretary?

It's always shown on TV that bosses who drive luxury cars are always accompanied by a female secretary.

Pei Xiangyang is so rich now, a big boss, and has big projects outside, so he must have a secretary by his side.

The women exchanged glances:

"She's dressed up in such a flamboyant way, and the way she wiggles her hips is amazing."

"It's not as pretty as a white pearl, and its skin is yellower than a white pearl's."

"Boss's mistress, I think this woman is definitely having an affair with Pei Xiangyang."

"Oh my god, what kind of candy is this? Why is it so bitter?"

One of the older women immediately spat out, "Pah! This foreign stuff is awful. I can't stand it. Take it back to my grandson."

Xia Lili: "..."

Cao Daniu's eyelids twitched when she saw Xia Lili handing out candy. She thought to herself, "These city women are too greedy. They should just give each person two pieces. Why are they going to give away such a big handful?"

I didn't even know to leave her some.

Just then, Bai Zhenzhu came out, and Cao Daniu hurriedly urged:

"Xiangyang, you two go to town to take care of your business first, don't delay us."

I need to get a divorce as soon as possible to feel at ease. Lily said she'd kick Xiangyang out if we didn't get a divorce, but that won't do. This golden phoenix daughter-in-law can't be allowed to fly away.

Liu Huiying, who was on good terms with Bai Zhenzhu, greeted Bai Zhenzhu while knitting a sweater in the crowd:

"Pearl, are you going to town too?"

Bai Zhenzhu smiled and nodded:

"Something came up, Huiying. Is Shuoshuo at your house?"

"Hey, I'm riding a rocking horse with Jiajia. Uncle Shuo Shuo's craftsmanship is truly superb; the little rocking horse he made is really well done."

"Could you please watch over him for a while? I'll be right back." With her son still alive, Bai Zhenzhu felt at ease.

Seeing Bai Zhenzhu pushing a bicycle, someone asked curiously:

"Pearl, why don't you ride a bicycle instead of Xiangyang's nice car?"

Bai Zhenzhu refused to ride in Pei Xiangyang's car.

In her past life, she thought this car belonged to Pei Xiangyang, and that's how she went to town in this car.

Xia Lili sat in the passenger seat, while she sat in the back. She watched the two flirting the whole way, and Cao Danu kept nagging her with things like, "If it weren't for my son Xiangyang, would you ever be riding in a car like this?" "It's all because my son is capable that you're enjoying this life. Even the county magistrate's wife has never ridden in such a nice car." "Marrying into the Pei family is like falling into a lucky hole; don't be ungrateful."

She didn't want this blessing.

Bai Zhenzhu smiled at the person who was speaking:

"Aunt Wang, I'm just going to town to buy something on the way. I'm just worried about getting Xiangyang's car dirty."

Aunt Wang pointed at her:

"You're just destined to be a workaholic. Xiangyang has finally come back, so let him do whatever work he can."

Cao Danu was not happy to hear this:

"Do you think I, Xiangyang, don't work hard? I, Xiangyang, am a big boss now. My body isn't fit for manual labor!"

After saying that, he glared fiercely at Bai Zhenzhu.

Being oblivious makes you seem capable; why do you have to buy things now?

She doesn't consider men at all; all she does is embarrass men. I need to teach her a lesson later.

Bai Zhenzhu ignored Pei Xiangyang and Xia Lili, greeted Liu Huiying and the others, and rode away on her bicycle.

These days, divorces are extremely rare. When the staff at the marriage registration office heard that Bai Zhenzhu and Pei Xiangyang wanted to divorce, they were all surprised and began to try to reconcile them.