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

Bai Zhenzhu was particularly busy in the morning, starting by going to the bank to withdraw money.

She had spent almost all of the 40,000 yuan she had before. She spent 20,000 yuan on a shop, 9,000 yuan on registering her household, and then several thousand more on furniture, appliances, clothes, and all sorts of other things.

Money never lasts long, so you have to work hard to earn more.

After withdrawing 20,000 yuan from the bank, Bai Zhenzhu went straight to the housing management office.

The contract was signed, payment was made, and the property transfer was completed; everything went smoothly.

Aunt Xiahe held Bai Zhenzhu's hand, feeling very grateful:

"Thanks to you for buying all my houses and shops, my son called again last night to urge us to finish. We'll take a bus to Chengdu this afternoon. Here are the house keys."

Bai Zhenzhu took the keys, thinking that the house purchase was very timely, and her older brothers would have a place to stay tonight.

"Auntie, I wish you and Uncle Cao a safe journey. I'll have my third brother help you move your things this afternoon."

Aunt Xiahe quite liked Bai Zhenzhu, thinking that the girl was not only beautiful but also smart, and had a straightforward and generous personality.

"No need, Xiahe and the others will see us off. The train station is right in front of our house."

Uncle Cao rode his tricycle, and Bai Zhenzhu rode in it with him back to the train station.

"By the way, Auntie, have you dealt with your tricycle yet?"

These days, tricycles and bicycles are considered large household items, so they're not something people would give away.

Aunt Xiahe slapped her forehead:

“Look at me, I was just talking to your Uncle Cao about this this morning. I was planning to ask you if you wanted it. If you didn’t, several other vendors in the market were asking, but I’m saving it for you.”

White Pearl was overjoyed:

"I want it, name your price."

Aunt Xiahe said:

“This tricycle has been with us for several years. We bought it after we retired so we could open a steamed bun shop. Don’t let its age fool you, your Uncle Cao and I take great care of it. The cargo bed was welded by someone you had welded, so it’s very sturdy. We even welded a seat and handrails here, so it can carry goods and passengers at the same time. We also have a canopy at home, so we’ll give it to you as well. Just give us a little something, like 200 yuan.”

This is a really great deal.

The vehicle was made by a major manufacturer, so the quality was excellent. Bai Zhenzhu paid the money readily and rode the tricycle home.

When he got home, Bai Chenglei and Bai Chengxiang were already there.

The two brothers were quite surprised to hear that Bai Zhenzhu had bought two more houses.

However, Bai Chengxiang strongly supported Bai Zhenzhu buying a shop and starting a business. He believed that only by doing business could one make money, while farming could only provide a meager living.

Zhang Minmin was in charge of cooking lunch. She cooked rice with pumpkin. Bai Chenglei and his brother brought a lot of other things: a slaughtered rooster, a sack of pumpkin, half a bag of potatoes, and a large bag of other vegetables like green beans, eggplants, and peppers.

Zhang Minmin made a braised chicken with potatoes, a cold eggplant salad, stir-fried eggs with chili peppers, and a large bowl of fragrant rice soup.

While she was cooking, Bai Zhenzhu was discussing restaurant renovations with her three older brothers.

The eldest and second eldest brothers are carpenters by profession and bricklayers by side. Bai Zhenzhu only stated her requirements, and Bai Chenglei and Bai Chengxiang already understood.

Moreover, the work is simple; you can start working right after lunch.

Bai Chengxiang had already heard about Zhang Minmin's plan to open a clothing store in town, and he was itching to do so.

"Pearl, could you give your second brother some advice? Would it be alright if he rented a shop to run his medicinal herb business?"

“That’s fine,” Bai Zhenzhu said, “but I have a plan, eldest brother and second brother, listen to it.”

The honest and simple-minded Bai Chenglei had no idea that his sister's plan was related to him, and said innocently:

"Pearl, just tell me what else you need, and I'll help you."

Bai Zhenzhu said, "I currently own two shops, one is a restaurant and the other is a braised meat shop. I definitely can't manage them all by myself, so I'd like to ask my elder brothers, sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law to come and help me. I'll pay you wages."

Bai Chengxiang's face lit up with joy:

"No problem."

He quickly calculated that if the two of them worked together for his sister, no matter how much she was paid a month, it would still be better than farming at home.

Although they can find work, it's not available every day. They spend most of the year farming at home and don't earn much money.

Bai Chenglei hesitated for a moment:

“Pearl, just have your sister-in-law and your second brother and his wife come and help. I’m a grown man and I don’t know anything. Besides, I have so many children at home and my parents are getting old. I’m not comfortable leaving the old and the young at home after we’ve all left.”

Bai Chengxiang also remembered:

"That's right, and your second sister-in-law is pregnant, so she can't help you much."

Bai Zhenzhu smiled and said:

"Big brother, second brother, I've thought about everything you've said."

"First of all, Mom and Dad, I don't plan to let them farm anymore. The children need to go to school and can't come to the city with us for the time being. Mom and Dad can just stay in our hometown and take care of the children, grow some vegetables for our own consumption, and raise some chickens and ducks. It's not realistic to completely stop them from working; they definitely can't stay idle. We can rent out the land at home to others to farm and harvest some grain later. Mom and Dad definitely don't want the land to lie fallow."

"As for my second sister-in-law, I'll have her help me run the braised meat shop with my second brother. The family planning policy is being strictly enforced now, so it's a good opportunity for her to come out and hide for a while."

In her past life, her second sister-in-law, Xu Yin, suffered a premature birth due to miscarriage while trying to avoid the one-child policy, which damaged her health. Her nephew was also born very thin and often got sick as a child.

So from the very beginning, Bai Zhenzhu decided to have both her eldest and second eldest brothers' families move to the city.

As for the elderly Bai couple, she had no solution for the time being because of their child's schooling problem.

However, she believes that it won't be long before her family is reunited in Yuan County.

"Alright, your second sister-in-law's pregnancy is about to become obvious, it's good that she's come to Yuan County." Bai Chengxiang felt relieved.

Bai Chenglei wanted to say something, but Bai Jingsi stopped him:

"Brother, listen to Pearl. She needs to buy a shop later. If she doesn't ask for your help, are she going to ask outsiders? Would you trust outsiders?"

Bai Chenglei immediately replied, "Of course I'm worried."

His sister is so beautiful and rich, what if she runs into bad people?

So Bai Chenglei agreed.

Huo Zheng, who was upstairs, listened to what the siblings were discussing downstairs. He could tell that the family loved each other very much, and he felt a little envious.

He leaned back on the sofa and glanced at Shuo Shuo, who was intently watching TV beside him:

"Little one, where's your dad?"

Shuo Shuo was watching last night's rerun of Journey to the West when she said crisply:

"Grandma said my dad makes a lot of money in Shanghai."

Huo Zheng thought to himself, no wonder Bai Zhenzhu had the money to buy a house and open a restaurant in the county town, it turned out that her husband worked in Shanghai.

The family is living a prosperous and thriving life.

Then he thought about how he was almost thirty and didn't even have a girlfriend, and he couldn't blame his mother for scolding him for being unfilial every day.