Chapter 1 — 700,000 Yuan And An Annulment

I spent 700,000 yuan as a deposit, but the wedding house is in the name of my future mother-in-law The floor-to-ceiling glass of the sales room shined in, making the white marble floor shine, even the pen on the table was covered with a layer of cold light. The air conditioner was turned on very strongly, all around was the sound of soft conversations and the sound of flipping contracts, but at that exact moment, I heard a very light buzzing sound in my ears. I picked up the confirmation form, looked at it one more time Vuong Tu Cam Without me.

“This version… was it misprinted?”

When I spoke, my voice was so calm that even I was surprised. The young consultant froze for a moment, as if she didn't expect me to ask like that, reflexively glanced at Luong Khai. Just that one glance, my heart sank. If it was just a printing error, she should have looked at the papers again. But she looked at Luong Khai in front of Luong Khai, who was sitting next to me, who was still looking down at the loan section. Hearing my question, he stopped for a moment. He was in no hurry. took the confirmation form in my hand, just tilted his head and glanced at it, his voice was very light

“No misprints”

My hand tightened the paper little by little

“No misprint?”

Before he could say anything, Vuong Tu Cam, sitting opposite, burst into laughter. Today she deliberately wore a newly purchased dark green cardigan, her hair combed neatly without a single tangle, and around her neck was a thin gold necklace that she normally only wears when visiting relatives. Just now, entering the sales room, she kept praising the good lighting and square layout of this house, saying that after getting married, moving in would be very comfortable. That appearance, still resembles the owner's. home more than me — who is about to get married

“Thanh Hoa, don't be so tense.”

She pushed the paper cup on the table towards me, smiling naturally

"The name is because I told Khai Khai to write it like that first"

I looked at her, said nothing

"You guys are young, you don't understand these things"

She continued, her tone as light as air

"If you buy a house before marriage, the procedures have to be a little more certain. I added my name not to compete with the children, just for peace of mind."

"Once you and Khai Khai get married, isn't it still the same when you move in?"

She spoke lightly, as if she had just misplaced the slippers, telling me not to pay too much attention. I put the confirmation on the table and turned my head to look at Luong Khai.

“You knew before?”

He frowned slightly, as if dissatisfied that I asked this question at this time

“Thanh Hoa, don't talk so harshly.”

He lowered his voice

“Just sign the contract first, when I come back I will explain it to you.”

It's "return" again. These three words in the past two years I have heard too much Where to choose a wedding hotel? Come back and say Who decides on the house decoration? Come back and say What is the name of the house book? Come back and say Before I always thought, two people live together, there are many things that don't need to be examined too closely. Luong Khai is busy with work, men can be a bit careless. It's okay if I pay more attention. But now looking at the confirmation in front of me, I suddenly realized that the past two years have been like a joke.

“Go back and explain?”

I looked straight at him

“Luong Khai, now I ask you, what exactly is this?”

The consultant stood next to her, not daring to even sit down, still holding the loan document on the next page in her hand, the smile on her face also stiffened. At the next table, there was a couple who had just finished signing the purchase order. Hearing something was wrong here, she couldn't help but glance over at Luong Khai, who obviously also noticed it, his eyebrows furrowed tighter.

“I'll just say it quietly.”

I almost burst out laughing because I was angry

“Now you criticize me for speaking loudly?”

Vuong Tu Cam immediately interjected, still in an admonishing tone full of "good intentions".

"Hey girl, why are you suddenly so angry? I told you, writing my name is not for your benefit."

"You put in money, Khai Khai also puts in money, we in the Luong family don't deny your efforts."

"But a marriage is a marriage, a house is a house, and having a few procedures done in advance won't help you avoid trouble in the future?"

When she said those words, her eyes still looked straight at me, as if she was truly thinking about me. But the more she said that, the more cold I felt. I stared at her, asking word by word.

“So why write your name, and not mine?”

The smile on her face faded a bit, but quickly recovered

“After you get married, will I still kick you out?”

She let out a sigh, as if I was being unreasonable

"I am Khai Khai's biological mother. If I write my name with him first, the procedure will be more stable."

"After you two get married, isn't it still your business how your little family lives?"

After listening, I just felt my chest choking up little by little. She went back and forth, but one thing was very clear. This house, first and foremost, belongs to the Luong family. As for me, I'm just someone who "will later marry" I didn't look at her anymore, just turned my eyes back to Luong Khai's face.

“You think so too?”

He was silent for a moment. That moment of silence was more unsightly than any answer. I suddenly remembered three months ago, the first time we decided to buy this house. That day we stood on the balcony of the model apartment. I held the phone to calculate monthly installments and casually asked.

“From now on, the house book will have our names written on it, okay?”

At that time, Luong Khai leaned against the railing, smiled and patted my head

“Of course it's our house, what do you have to worry about?”

At that time, I was reassured by his words "our house", and even felt that my asking was too calculated. Thinking back now, at that time he basically never answered me. It was me who was confident in his words. I pushed the confirmation form towards him.

“Luong Khai, I ask you one last time.”

“When did you know this?”

He pursed his lips, his voice lowered

“A few days ago”

“How many days ago?”

"My mother just mentioned it briefly. I originally intended to wait until today to finish the procedure and then slowly tell you."

I looked at him, suddenly I couldn't say a word. Not because he said it too much, but because he said it too normally. It was so normal that it seemed like he was asking if he would eat hot pot tonight, so normal that he felt like he was hiding it from me. It's not a big deal to "slowly explain" this matter first. I bowed my head and looked at the confirmation form again. Below the owner's information, was the ID number and contact information. Vuong Tu Cam's part was completely filled out, clearly down to every detail. Only then did I notice, the bag placed at her feet today was completely bulging, the zipper had not been closed, revealing a corner of the ID photocopy and household registration page. She had prepared everything. It was not a temporary change of decision. It wasn't an on-the-spot discussion. It wasn't impulsive. It was the mother and son who had already discussed it, prepared all the documents, and were sitting here, just waiting for me to take out 700,000 yuan and sign this house as the property of the Luong family.