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

Fearing her parents wouldn't be willing to part with the house and land, Bai Zhenzhu could only complain:

"And my clothing store business picked up immediately, with lots of customers every day."

"The clothes I sell are all very expensive, costing over a hundred yuan each."

“There are a lot of pickpockets at the train station. I heard that some shops lose several hundred dollars every day. When Dad goes there, he can help me keep an eye on things when I’m busy.”

"And your second sister-in-law is also heavily pregnant. As her mother-in-law, are you willing to let your beloved daughter-in-law work so hard while she's so pregnant?"

Li Xiufen laughed and scolded:

"You're all talk."

“I thought your second sister-in-law had just given birth and was back in confinement. I even prepared a small blanket and diapers.”

"We also raised a lot of chickens, just waiting to slaughter them for her during her postpartum period to help her recover."

Li Xiufen wasn't the kind of stubborn old woman. Since her children needed her, she and Old Man Bai naturally had to support them.

The houses and land won't run away from here.

After thinking about it for a moment, Li Xiufen said:

"Okay, let's go."

Bai Zhenzhu couldn't help but hug her mother and act coquettishly:

"I knew my mom was a wise old lady."

The mother and daughter chatted while Li Xiufen stir-fried cured pork with scallions, fried eggs, and quickly cooked three bowls of noodles.

After eating, Bai Chenglei didn't rest. He picked up a hoe and went to the fields to find Old Man Bai.

Bai Zhenzhu checked the time.

It was almost three o'clock, and she was about to go to town.

Buy some woven bags for packing.

Then take the opportunity to visit Zhang Minmin and Bai Jingsi.

Even after the students have finished their exams, the teachers at the school are still grading the papers.

She packed one braised chicken and one braised duck, and nothing else, then rode Bai Chenglei's bicycle to town.

Zhang Minmin and Bai Jingsi were still at school at this time.

Bai Zhenzhu went directly to Zhang Minmin's clothing store.

When Dong Juan saw Bai Zhenzhu, she almost didn't recognize her.

Bai Zhenzhu wore a red down jacket and a large scarf. She had fair skin and shiny black hair.

"Is it a pearl?"

Seeing Bai Zhenzhu's signature smile, Dong Juan clapped her hands:

"Oh, it's really Pearl! You're back?"

White Pearl took off her gloves.

As he took a cloth bag off the handlebars, he smiled and said:

"Yes, Auntie, I came back for some business and just wanted to drop by and see you all."

"Aunties, how are you? How's business?"

Dong Juan quickly pulled her over to warm herself by the fire:

"Business is booming. I'm so glad I listened to your advice and opened this shop."

There was also a young woman in the shop, whom Dong Juan had recruited in town.

Neither she nor Principal Zhang are from this town, and their relatives live far away.

He winked at Bai Zhenzhu without saying anything more.

Bai Zhenzhu handed over the bag in her hand:

"I brought these for you and Uncle Zhang from the store."

Dong Juan could already smell the fragrance through the cloth bag, and she smiled:

"Oh, to be honest, I really miss your braised pork. How are you all doing?"

"It's all good. I came back this time to bring my parents over to spend the Chinese New Year there."

White Pearl warmed her hands on the stove.

Dong Juan also lit a small flat stove in the shop.

"Are you going to bring your parents to the city?"

Dong Juan added a piece of smokeless coal to the stove and said with a smile:

“The city is great, it’s convenient. You siblings are all over there, you can bring the elderly over too.”

She also knew that Xu Yin was about to give birth, and Li Xiufen would definitely be going over.

She felt quite emotional, realizing that she had genuinely believed the Bai family was poor.

Now that her in-laws are doing better, she is happy, and her own daughter is under less pressure.

He patted Bai Zhenzhu's hand as he spoke:

"Wait here, I'll call your third brother and Minmin. It's getting late, so don't go back tonight."

Without waiting for Bai Zhenzhu to reply, he hurriedly went to make a phone call.

The young girl sitting with her by the fire looked at her with bright, curious eyes.

Bai Zhenzhu smiled at her, and then looked at the goods in Zhang Minmin's house.

Zhang Minmin's shop doesn't have much stock; some unsold summer and autumn clothes are still hanging on the shelves.

Most of them were winter clothes, some floral jackets, sweaters, cotton-padded coats, and the like.

These clothes can't compare to those in the city, but they're definitely considered high-end in this town.

Dong Juan returned quickly, smiling as she said:

"Minmin said she'd come down right away."

Bai Zhenzhu hurriedly said:

"Auntie, I'll go buy some woven bags for packing first, we still need to pack tomorrow."

Dong Juan stopped her:

"You need woven bags? No need to buy any, we have the woven bags we used for getting the goods, seven or eight, is that enough?"

Bai Zhenzhu laughed and said, "That's enough, that's enough."

Zhang Minmin went to restock again later, but she didn't go herself.

She was supposed to go to the city during the school's busy break, which lasts nine days—once in the first semester and once in the second semester.

As a result, Grandma in our hometown fell ill, so the whole family went back to visit her.

It just so happened that there was a truck driver in town who drove to Chengdu, so she asked him to help her bring back a batch of winter clothes and paid him for the transportation.

This saved her a trip, but she couldn't personally select the goods.

She kept saying that she would go to Chengdu herself during the winter vacation.

Upon hearing that Bai Zhenzhu had returned, Zhang Minmin went home again and rushed over.

As soon as he entered, he handed Bai Zhenzhu a large envelope:

"Here you go, I'm returning your money. Including the cost of the lights, the roller shutter, and other things, it's eight thousand in total."

Bai Zhenzhu smiled and said:

"I'm not in a hurry to use it."

Zhang Minmin looked relieved.

"I feel uneasy when I owe money, but now I'm debt-free and carefree."

Bai Zhenzhu explained her purpose:

"Third Sister-in-law, I've come to tell you that I've come back this time to take Mom and Dad to the city for the New Year. They'll be staying in the city from now on."

“Wenbin and the others will be studying in the city from now on, so please ask my third sister-in-law and third brother to go back and check on the house in our hometown from time to time.”

Zhang Minmin was also very surprised:

“Mom and Dad are going to the city too? Great! Don’t worry about the house. Jing Si and I will go back whenever we have a holiday.”

Seeing that it was getting dark, and still anxious to get back, Bai Zhenzhu said:

"Then I'll head back; it's getting late."

Zhang Minmin and Dong Juan wanted her to stay another night, but they knew she was busy.

"Then I won't keep you. I'll go see my parents when I have my vacation."

She was even thinking of going to Chengdu to select goods during the winter vacation, so that she could see them again then.

"Okay, come find us when you get there."

Bai Zhenzhu remembered something:

"By the way, Mom and Dad, please harvest your vegetable garden later. I see there are quite a few cabbages, scallions, and other vegetables. We can't take that many with us."

Zhang Minmin urged her:

"Okay, you can go now."

Bai Zhenzhu took the woven bag that Dong Juan had given her, got on her bicycle, and hurriedly rode away.

She ran into Bai Chenglei, who had come to pick her up, halfway there.

When I got home, it was just getting dark, and Li Xiufen was already making dinner.

Old Man Bai filled a half-broken ceramic pot with some charcoal and placed it in Bai Chenglei's small living room, where several children gathered to watch television.

Old Man Bai remained silent for a while when asked about moving to the city.

They finally agreed.

My uncles arrived right after we finished eating.