Reborn: Instead of Chasing the School Beauty, I Chased Her Mother

In the countryside for so many years, Ding Baijie had always been neglected.

Her in-laws treated her like a servant.

Even her own husband would abuse her every once in a while.

Thinking about it made Ding Baijie's heart feel profound sorrow; it could be said that for many years, no one had ever truly valued her.

Even when she went home for the New Year, she felt like an outsider.

Her parents cared most about her younger brother.

Her heart ached immensely just thinking about it.

But now, Li Zhiyan had actually said such words, touching Ding Baijie's heart deeply.

Ding Baijie, who was uneducated and uncared for,

At this moment, truly felt a warm sensation in Li Zhiyan's presence.

"Xiao Yan..."

Seeing Ding Baijie cry in front of him, Li Zhiyan also felt a twinge of compassion.

After gently wiping away her tears, he said, "Sister-in-law, please don't cry. It hurts me to see you like this. It's not easy for us siblings to meet, and crying like this isn't good."

"I'll take you to sell that scrap metal."

Li Zhiyan didn't look down on the garbage Ding Baijie had collected; in his heart, the kindness she showed in feeding him when he was a child was extremely important.

"Or maybe we should just throw the trash away..."

"No, sister-in-law, since it's already collected, we might as well sell it properly."

Upon Li Zhiyan's insistence, he took Ding Baijie to a scrap station.

When the Porsche 911 stopped in front of the waste station, the excitement also fluttered in the heart of the boss.

Could this be some rich young man coming to discuss investing in his scrap station or to buy it outright?

If that were the case, his big opportunity had truly arrived.

"Boss, I'm selling scrap metal."

Li Zhiyan opened the front trunk of the Porsche and took out a bag of somewhat dirty trash.

Boss: "Ah?"

After bustling about for a good while, the boss calculated the value of the trash.

"Seventeen and ninety cents total, here's 18 for you."

After receiving the eighteen yuan, Li Zhiyan handed it to Ding Baijie, which made her face turn red. After all that effort, they had just earned eighteen yuan.

After Li Zhiyan drove away with Ding Baijie, the boss muttered to himself in disbelief, "Is he crazy? Can't he find anyone else to show off his wealth to, coming here to sell scrap..."

...

Driving along the roads of Wancheng,

Ding Baijie felt the eighteen yuan in her hand was somewhat hot.

"Cousin's wife, could you promise me, to stop picking up trash from now on? It's too cold these days."

"If you keep running outside, your hands will crack from the cold."

Li Zhiyan was all too aware of the consequences of being outside frequently in such weather.

"I..."

Ding Baijie felt lost in her heart, not knowing how to repay Li Zhiyan the thousand yuan he had spent on her.

"I understand that you want to repay me the thousand yuan I spent on you at the mall, but this method is really not worth it."

"Cousin's wife, your value to me cannot be measured in money."

Li Zhiyan's chat with Ding Baijie may have been casual, but his every word warmed her heart immensely.

Xiao Yan was truly an exceptionally good kid.

"Cousin's wife, you fed me many times when I was a child, and every time I visited, you let me have a meal."

"I remember it all..."

Ding Baijie's face reddened; this kid really did remember everything clearly.

Li Zhiyan had always been clever, so remembering those events from back then seemed to him most natural.

"So, your significance to me is like that of a real sister."

"Compared to your worth, a thousand yuan is nothing at all."

When they arrived in front of a milk tea shop, Li Zhiyan got out of the car with Ding Baijie and ordered two cups of milk tea.

The server's gaze lingered on Ding Baijie, thinking this lady must be wealthy, riding in a Porsche, but she dressed so plainly!

Her country-style cotton-padded jacket would definitely look like an auntie's outfit if she wasn't so naturally beautiful.

"Moreover, sister-in-law, if you want to make money,"

"You could totally get a job. There are plenty of jobs available in Wancheng."

"After all, it is the capital city of the province."

Hearing this, Ding Baijie remembered how Zhang Wu treated her; him allowing her to work was out of the question.

"Xiao Yan, your cousin doesn't want me to work. He feels that me working would cause him to lose face, afraid the neighbors in the city villages would laugh at him since he has been renting there for a long time."

"So the folks from our hometown are pretty familiar."

Li Zhiyan's words made Ding Baijie see the ridiculousness of Zhang Wu.

It looked like Ding Baijie's divorce from that brute Zhang Wu wasn't far away; such a life didn't suit a naturally beautiful woman like her.

Even now in her forties, she still retained her fair skin and graceful figure.

Especially her impressive bust, even now she was unquestionably a top-tier beauty.

Marrying Zhang Wu could only be attributed to that feudal arranged marriage.

"This man is truly laughable."

"But from now on, cousin's wife, don't pick up trash anymore. If you want to make money, you could work part-time at my milk tea shop."

Hearing this, Ding Baijie was also taken aback.

At this moment, the server brought out two cups of milk tea, and she took out the money from selling the scrap metal to pay.