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

Nie Lei knew that Bai Zhenzhu's clothing store closed late, so he waited until after seven o'clock before riding his motorcycle out.

We had originally planned to go directly to the Good Taste Restaurant.

He wanted to ride the white pearl again.

The young man was incredibly excited when he gave a girl a ride for the first time. He felt that even the motorcycle smelled better after Bai Zhenzhu rode on it.

So in the afternoon, Nie Lei tidied himself up at home.

I took a special shower, shaved carefully, and changed into a new shirt.

She had applied mousse to her hair and styled it into a cool slicked-back look, and she smelled wonderful.

She looked restless with spring fever.

When they arrived at the Meirenshang Clothing Store, they saw Bai Zhenzhu sitting inside, playing with a little boy.

He knew that Li Yueshu was Bai Zhenzhu's cousin, and assumed that the child was Li Yueshu's, so he didn't think much of it.

"Comrade Bai."

"Comrade Nie, you've arrived."

Bai Zhenzhu smiled and said:

"I'm about to close the door, wait for me a moment."

Then he called Li Yueshu, turned off the lights, and locked the door.

Shuo Shuo had ridden on Xia He's motorcycle before, and now he gets incredibly happy whenever he sees a motorcycle.

Holding Bai Zhenzhu's hand:

"Mom, are we going to ride the motorcycle again?"

Bai Zhenzhu patted her son's head:

"If Shuo Shuo wants to sit, he should ask his uncle for permission."

Nie Lei was stunned.

He looked at Shuo Shuo, his face already cracked.

Mother?

Is this Bai Zhenzhu's son?

Is she married?

He has such a big son?

How could someone so young have such a big son!

But the little boy's eyes were clearly exactly the same as Bai Zhenzhu's.

The mother and son look very alike; both are fair-skinned and have a soft, adorable appearance, like white rabbits.

She actually got married!

A bucket of cold water fell from the sky, drenching Nie Lei completely.

Shuo Shuo walked up to Nie Lei, tilted her little face up, and asked:

"Uncle, can I ride on your motorcycle?"

Nie Lei was still in shock: "..."

Shuo Shuo opened his eyes wide.

Why is this uncle staring at me like that? It's so strange.

"Uncle? Uncle?"

Nie Lei was finally brought back to his senses.

He still couldn't believe it:

"Comrade Bai, you...you're married?"

Bai Zhenzhu smiled and nodded:

"Yes, this is my son, Shuo Shuo, he's five years old."

My son is five years old!

Nie Lei felt like he was about to go crazy.

He hastily averted his gaze, as if he dared not look at Bai Zhenzhu any longer:

"Excuse me, Comrade Bai, I have something to attend to at home, so I'll be leaving now."

After saying that, he rode away on his motorcycle, making several S-shaped turns.

Li Yueshu was puzzled:

“Pearl, you could have just told him you were divorced.”

White Pearl: "Why bring this up? I don't plan to look for anyone else."

Moreover, being able to work in a place like a bank means that Nie Lei's family must be very well-off.

Such a family would never allow Nie Lei to find a divorced woman with children.

Bai Zhenzhu felt that things were fine as they were, so as not to give people any hope, avoid delaying them, and also avoid trouble for herself.

However, she genuinely wanted to treat Nie Lei to this meal and was truly grateful to him.

Since she wasn't in a hurry to go back to the restaurant, Bai Zhenzhu decided not to close it and continued to keep watch over the shop.

Xia He arrived shortly after, overjoyed.

"Pearl, Pearl, I'm moving tomorrow!"

She was so excited that she kept chattering away:

"I'm so glad I listened to you and bought a house. Now I feel much more at ease and I don't have to worry about being homeless anymore."

Li Yueshu poured Xia He a glass of water:

"Congratulations, Boss Xia."

Xia He said boldly:

"I'm moving tomorrow afternoon, please come to my housewarming party."

Bai Zhenzhu was happy for her too:

"Sure, just let me know if you need any help."

Xia He: "What about you? Didn't Nie Lei say he was going to introduce you to a house?"

Bai Zhenzhu: "I went to see it this morning. It's called Furong Community. We'll sign the contract on Monday."

Xia He gave a thumbs up: "Boss Bai has guts."

She could tell that Bai Zhenzhu was genuinely passionate about buying houses, even more so than when people bought clothes.

On Sunday afternoon, Xia He closed the door early and even asked Bai Zhenzhu to help move things.

Over the years, she's been doing business, and while she doesn't own many other big-ticket items, she has a ton of clothes—three huge bags full, and there's still a pile of stuff on the bed that hasn't been packed yet.

Looking at all the things in the room, Bai Zhenzhu was glad that she had ridden her family's tricycle over.

While Xia He was packing her things, her sister-in-law, Xu Liyun, stood at the door watching, eating sunflower seeds.

Xia He was so angry at her guarded behavior that she slammed the door shut with a loud bang.

Xu Liyun was cursing outside:

"Xia He, are you sick? What's with the arrogance? It's just that nobody wants you."

Then came Xia He's brother Xia Jun's voice:

"Can you please shut up? Xia He is moving out, what more do you want?"

Xia He pouted:

Do you know why she dislikes me?

Bai Zhenzhu truly couldn't believe it. Where could she find such a wonderful sister-in-law? She couldn't understand what Xia He's sister-in-law could possibly be dissatisfied with.

"why?"

“She always thought that the reason I was able to open such a big clothing store was because my mother gave me the capital, and she always believed that my mother spent all her money on me.”

"My capital came from working in Guangzhou, and I figured out how to sell clothes while working there. If you're talking about spending my mom's money, I only spent the travel expenses she gave me."

"There's another thing. You know to hire someone to help watch the shop, but I've always been alone. It's all because of her."

Xia He said expressionlessly:

“I hired one last year too, but she was always making a scene, trying to get her sister from her family into my shop. I’ve met that woman; she’s lazy, good-for-nothing, and slovenly. How could I possibly hire someone like that?”

"As a result, she argued with my brother and my mother every day. When things got really bad, she quit her job. When I was busy, she asked my mother to keep an eye on things for me."

Bai Zhenzhu: "You can hire someone now."

Xia He laughed: "Of course we'll invite you. Aren't we going to open a branch? I'm going to be a big boss in the future, I can't just open this one store."

Bai Zhenzhu felt quite emotional. Sometimes, once you get out of a dead end, the outside world is unimaginably vast.

Without the constraints of home, Xia He, given her personality, would surely be able to make a name for herself.

Xiahe packed everything she could in her room, including two large bags of blankets and quilts.

After packing, she opened the door:

"Brother, can you help me move this?"

Xia Jun chuckled sheepishly:

"Xiahe, I'm so happy for you that you can buy your own house. My sister is really capable."

Xia He said calmly:

“Be nice to Mom. If you dare to make Mom suffer, I will take her away, and you can forget about spending a single penny of her retirement pension.”

Upon hearing this, Xu Liyun's eyes darted around.

Now that Xia He is gone, won't the old woman's entire retirement pension be spent on her son?

He scoffed and said:

"Do you need to tell me? When have we ever been unkind to Mom?"

Xiahe's brother also said:

“I will definitely be filial to my mother and not let others talk behind my back.”

Xia He also knew that since her mother had a retirement pension, her sister-in-law probably wouldn't give her a hard time.

Without further ado, Xiahe helped carry the things.

Seeing that Xia He had moved the house clean, Xu Liyun's face darkened again.

She wanted to go in for a check, but Xia He blocked her at the door and wouldn't let her in.