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

The white pearl chose the thinnest gold chain for herself, with a heart-shaped pendant on it.

Very exquisite.

Xia He told her to buy something thicker, but Bai Zhenzhu shook her head.

I always feel that overly thick gold chains are too flashy.

In the end, Xia He's two rings weighed a total of about 15 grams and cost her over 1,500 yuan.

The white pearl's gold necklace and gold ring cost a total of over 1,900.

The Jixiang Trading Company has a lot of things, many of which are not available in department stores and are quite novel.

The group went inside and browsed around.

It was getting late after they finished shopping, so she first took Xia He to the entrance of the alley, then opened the trunk and pulled a snakeskin bag from under the last row of seats for Xia He:

"These are homemade cured pork and sausages."

Xia He noticed that there were quite a lot of things in the bag, so she opened it and took a look.

Besides sausages, there was also a cured pork leg and a piece of pork belly.

These days, if someone gives you cured pork leg and sausages, it means they consider you a proper relative.

Xia He didn't stand on ceremony with her, since she really loved this kind of food.

"Okay, thanks." He waved to Li Xiufen in the car, "Auntie, thank you for the cured meat. Come over to my house sometime."

Bai Zhenzhu closed the trunk and said to her:

"Come find me if you're bored."

Xia He knew the other person was concerned about her not having anywhere to go for the New Year, and smiled:

"This year, apart from my mother, no one else in the family has a set of clothes."

"I've figured it out. Even if I go back to eat, I'll still be eating my mom's food."

"I'll go back to eat if I'm happy, but I won't even bother to go inside if I'm not happy."

Seeing that she had thought things through more thoroughly than she had, Bai Zhenzhu felt relieved.

After getting into the car, Li Xiufen said:

"What a lovely girl, isn't she married yet?"

Bai Zhenzhu smiled and said, "No one is good enough for her yet."

When they got home and saw Li Xiufen looking so different, the whole family was stunned.

Xu Yin grabbed Li Xiufen's arm tightly:

"My goodness, Mom, you're such a fashionable old lady! Dad, look at Mom, doesn't she look good?"

Li Xiufen slapped Xu Yin on the back in an annoyed tone:

"You're so annoying."

Old Bai looked at his wife and nodded:

"nice."

Li Xiufen's face flushed, and she said embarrassedly:

"It's all because of that girl Pearl, she insisted that I get my hair permed."

He then held out his hand to show Old Man Bai:

“Look, she bought this gold ring for me too.”

"I told you not to buy it, but you insisted on buying it."

His tone was disdainful, but he couldn't suppress the urge to smile.

Old Bai's gaze shifted from his wife's hair to his hands:

"They're all beautiful."

Xu Yin's eyes lit up when she saw the gold necklace around Bai Zhenzhu's neck:

"The pearls are beautiful, the perm is so fashionable, and the necklace is beautiful too."

Bai Chengxiang immediately said:

"If you like it, buy it. After you give birth, you can get a perm too."

Bai Chenglei was also standing to the side, grinning sheepishly.

"I'll keep working hard to earn money so I can buy some for Mom and Fangfang later."

Liu Fang laughed and punched Bai Chenglei lightly.

In addition to the gold ring, Bai Zhenzhu also gave each of the elderly couple a down jacket.

Old Man Bai wore black, and Li Xiufen wore blue. They were both light and warm, and the elderly couple loved them very much.

Bai Chenglei cooked dinner. The family had a simple dinner and agreed to go to a restaurant to make glutinous rice cakes the next day.

The restaurant had plenty of meat and vegetables, was spacious, and had all the necessary equipment.

Zhang Hongying's family next door also has a hand mill.

Li Xiufen asked Bai Zhenzhu to soak some rice so she could steam rice cakes the next day.

Every year during Chinese New Year, my family prepares a lot of food.

Making glutinous rice cakes, steaming rice cakes, frying crispy pork, and back in my hometown we would dig up konjac to grind into a paste to make konjac.

The most important thing is to make fermented glutinous rice.

The fermented rice wine made by Bai Zhenzhu was also ready. It was made by Liu Fang, and the vat was filled to the brim, enough for several families to drink for a long time.

It can be stored in a cool place for several months.

Back at the restaurant, Bai Zhenzhu took a bunch of things out of the car.

She bought a set of children's clothing for Shuo Shuo and Jia Jia, and a pair of white sneakers for each of them.

Liu Huiying didn't know what to say.

White Pearl said:

“I paid you a salary but you didn’t want it. This is something I bought for my child, not for you.”

And said:

"Jiajia will be going to kindergarten in the spring, right? Let's wear our new clothes to kindergarten."

Liu Huiying was just about to inquire about this matter. After the first day of the Lunar New Year, Jiajia would be going to kindergarten, and she couldn't keep playing with her in the store all the time.

"Pearl, can Jiajia attend Shuo Shuo's kindergarten?"

White Pearl shook her head:

"I'm afraid not, Jiajia doesn't have a household registration."

"But don't worry, there's another kindergarten here, which is specifically for children without household registration. Sister Hongying's second child used to go there, but the tuition and meal fees are a bit more expensive than the kindergarten Shuo Shuo went to."

Liu Huiying immediately said:

"As long as there is a place to go to school, that's fine."

Bai Zhenzhu said, "Don't worry, you can afford it."

Liu Huiying finally felt at ease.

The next day, the whole family got up very early.

By the time Bai Chenglei and Bai Chengxiang arrived, Liu Huiying had already started cooking the porridge.

Bai Chenglei took a basin and went to buy a basin of steamed buns.

After finishing our meal, we got busy.

Bai Chengxiang and Bai Chenglei went to a braised meat shop to make braised meat.

Old Man Bai and Li Xiufen started steaming glutinous rice and making glutinous rice cakes.

The glutinous rice had been soaked for almost two days, so I took it out and steamed it directly.

There are no special stone mortars for pounding glutinous rice cakes in the city; you can only pound them in small batches in a large pot with the largest rolling pin, which is hard work.

Liu Fang and Liu Huiying went to Zhang Hongying's house next door to borrow a hand mill to grind rice into rice paste and steam rice cakes.

Bai Zhenzhu then took her things and drove to the furniture factory.

The furniture factory had already closed for the holidays, and the gates were tightly shut. Bai Zhenzhu had to call out several times before an old man came to open the door for her.

Guo Yongliang lives in a two-story building behind the furniture factory. Right now, he is killing a chicken in the yard with an old man.

Upon seeing the white pearl, Guo Yongliang was taken aback:

"Hey girl, what brings you here?"

Bai Zhenzhu carried a bunch of things over:

"It's Chinese New Year, so I'm bringing you some New Year's gifts."

"This must be Uncle Guo, hello."

"Alright, alright." Old Guo smiled kindly, looking much more honest and kind than his son.

Guo Yongliang casually wiped his hands with a rag and then took the things from Bai Zhenzhu's hands.

While complaining about "why did I buy so much stuff?", he shouted into the house:

"Minjing, Pearl is here."

Ge Minjing came out of the house with her hands raised.

She was wearing a high-necked red sweater and was clearly busy at the stove.

Seeing Bai Zhenzhu's eyes light up with a smile:

"Oh, Pearl, come in and sit down."

White Pearl waved her hand:

"No, no, Minjing, you go ahead with your work. I was just thinking you might be going back to Chengdu tomorrow, so I came to wish you a Happy New Year in advance."

"Uncle Guo, Brother Guo, Sister, Happy New Year to you all!"

Ge Minjing: "Kuaile, Kuaile, come in and sit for a while before you leave."

Bai Zhenzhu: "No, I'm busy at home too."

Guo Yongliang came out of the house, carried a bag of things, and put it directly into her car:

"You've come at the right time. I won't make the trip myself. You can take these back."

Chong Bai Zhenzhu said smugly:

"We are indeed going back to Chengdu tomorrow. From what my father-in-law said, there must be good news. Wait for my good news."

"Okay."

Bai Zhenzhu's heart skipped a beat, guessing that there must be some work to be done in Rongcheng.