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

Since I'm going to Chengdu, I need to make proper arrangements for things in Yuan County.

With Bai Chengxiang overseeing the braised meat shop and the hot pot restaurant, he felt very at ease.

Now that the clothing store is less busy, and Xu Yin is in postpartum confinement, Old Man Bai, who can't stay idle, goes to help out at the braised meat shop.

Amazingly, he actually quit smoking, something he had done his whole life.

Bai Zhenzhu said that houses in the city are well-sealed, and if someone smokes inside, the whole family suffers.

Especially with so many children in the family, it's not good for the children.

Old Man Bai actually gradually quit smoking.

Then he himself found that he stopped coughing and had less phlegm when he stopped smoking.

Now that I'm an old man in the city, I have to start paying attention to things.

She didn't need to worry about the restaurant at all. Bai Chenglei and his wife were honest and hardworking, and the kitchen was kept spotless. When the higher-ups came to inspect the hygiene, they couldn't find a single fault with it.

With Li Yueshu and Liu Huiying in charge of the clothing store, there's not much to worry about.

Li Yueshu has also learned how to keep inventory records, and she teaches Liu Huiying how to do it in her spare time.

The most important thing is the new moon.

Having been reborn, she hadn't been separated from her son yet. Going to Rongcheng would definitely take several days, and Bai Zhenzhu felt very reluctant to leave.

Guo Yongliang called to inform me that he would be going to Chengdu on the twelfth day of the first lunar month and might stay there for a week.

At this time, the spring semester started relatively late; in Yuan County, registration didn't begin until the 24th day of the first lunar month.

Bai Zhenzhu then placed Shuo Shuo at Xu Yin's house.

The little guy was quite sad and didn't want to be separated from his mother.

But when he heard that he could sleep in a small bed with his second brother at night, he became excited.

Even his own mother couldn't understand what was so appealing about that little bed to him.

On the twelfth day of the first lunar month, Bai Zhenzhu packed her luggage and took Guo Yongliang's car to Chengdu.

Ge Minjing and Guo Xiaoshan were also with them.

Guo Xiaoshan was driving, Guo Yongliang was in the passenger seat, and Bai Zhenzhu and Ge Minjing were in the back.

We set off in the morning and arrived in Chengdu at almost four o'clock.

Through the car window, you can see that the road you are traveling on is wide and straight.

The cedar trees lining both sides of the street were lush and green, and the buildings were much taller than those in the county town.

Bai Zhenzhu, who had never been to Chengdu before, was quite shocked.

The car drove through streets and finally stopped outside a courtyard house.

Ge Minjing took out the key to open the door:

"Pearl, come in."

Bai Zhenzhu carried her luggage inside. This courtyard house wasn't as big as the one she had bought, but it was very exquisite.

The house appears to have been renovated; the ground is paved with cement, and the flower beds in the yard are covered with white tiles, making it very neat and beautiful.

Ge Minjing introduced Bai Zhenzhu to:

“This courtyard was bought by your brother Guo. My family doesn’t live here.”

As she spoke, Ge Minjing took out a key and gave it to Bai Zhenzhu:

“You’ll be coming to Chengdu often in the future, so don’t stay in hotels, just stay here. Write down the address later.”

Bai Zhenzhu was a little embarrassed:

"That won't do, I can stay in a hotel."

Ge Minjing said irritably:

"Can staying in a hotel be as comfortable as staying at home? The neighbors on both sides are very nice, and this house is safe to live in."

"Besides, I don't plan to rent out this house. People come over to stay from time to time so it won't break down easily. You can just look after the house for me."

Her family even allocated her a house; she and her husband used to live there when they came back, as it was close to her parents' home.

Guo Yongliang insisted on buying this house, as if not owning a house made him feel inferior to his family.

Ge Minjing pulled Bai Zhenzhu around and looked at her, then smiled and said:

"This house was just renovated, and I haven't lived in it yet."

"Pearl, you can stay in the east room, and Xiaoshan, you can stay in the west room. We'll all stay here for the next few days so Pearl won't be scared by herself."

Bai Zhenzhu chuckled: "I'm not that timid."

After putting down my luggage, I went out to find something to eat.

I ate some cookies and snacks in the car, and now I'm hungry again.

We were going to the Ge family's for dinner that night, so we found a rice noodle shop on the street and each of us ate a bowl of fatty intestine noodles.

After the meal, Bai Zhenzhu asked Guo Yongliang to help her find a shop that specializes in selling cigarettes and alcohol.

Ge Minjing knew what she meant and stopped her from spending money.

Guo Yongliang, however, still took Bai Zhenzhu to a shop that specialized in selling cigarettes and alcohol.

Bai Zhenzhu bought two bottles of Wuliangye liquor, spending over 800 yuan.

When she entered the Ge family's house carrying the wine, Guo Yongliang and Ge Minjing both stood up straight.

Guo Yongliang, in particular, felt extremely regretful.

Such a bright and sensible girl is actually not my biological sister.

Ge Minjing, holding onto an elderly woman's arm, introduced:

"Mom and Dad, brother and sister-in-law, this is Bai Zhenzhu, whom I mentioned to you before. She designed the interiors of those shops."

Bai Zhenzhu greeted him with a smile:

"Hello Uncle Ge, hello Auntie, hello elder brother and sister-in-law."

She didn't know exactly what to call her, so she just followed Ge Minjing's form.

Mother Ge was overjoyed to see the white pearl:

"Oh my, this baby is so cute."

They quickly welcomed Bai Zhenzhu inside.

Sister-in-law Ge, Cui Lan, came up and took the wine from Bai Zhenzhu's hand.

Also, a polite invitation:

"Pearl, come in and sit down."

The Ge family lived in a two-story Western-style house with a garden and terrazzo floors inside.

Looking at Grandpa Ge's upright posture, Bai Zhenzhu felt very close to him.

Ge Minjing's older brother, Ge Zehua, was wearing a silver-gray suit and looked like a big businessman.

Ge Minjing has an older sister, Ge Minjun; in this family, the daughter follows in her father's footsteps.

Grandpa Ge and Ge Zehua were very interested in and optimistic about Guo Yongliang's decoration company, so they chatted with Bai Zhenzhu for a while.

Ge Zehua smiled, but his words were sharp:

“Some people in Chengdu have already started renovations, and some construction companies have even brought back designers from overseas and Hong Kong.”

"Pearl, did you go to university?"

"Don't misunderstand, I was just asking casually, I absolutely didn't mean to look down on you."

Guo Yongliang, who was standing next to him, subtly changed his expression.

This brother-in-law always talks like that, and he's gotten angry about it a lot in the past.

Bai Zhenzhu had considered this before coming to Chengdu.

She wasn't angry; the other person was just testing her limits.

She naturally knew the other party's purpose; Guo Yongliang needed the Ge family's help to build up his company.

She is the soul of the company as a designer. If she is not capable, the Ge family will definitely reconsider.

So he replied:

“Brother Ge, I did not go to university, but I have been studying on my own all these years.”

"Well then, there's no point in saying more. You can take a look at the works I designed recently when I was bored."

As she spoke, she took a sketchbook out of her bag.

This sketchbook wasn't for practice; it was a notebook she used specifically to record inspiration.

I was just too busy at the end of the year and didn't draw much.

Grandpa Ge and Ge Zehua flipped through the pages.

The first picture is a sketch of a bedroom.

She designed it herself after reading the magazine.

The room features a stylish double bed, a comfortable-looking single sofa, a simple yet elegant wardrobe, and a refined dressing table.

The windowsill is particularly unique; it's quite low, and there are drawers underneath for storing things.

There were small flower pots and cushions on the windowsill, making you want to grab a book and sit down.

She drew it with colored pencils, and the color scheme is very comfortable and warm.