Chapter 3 — After Divorce, I Made the Chu Family Pay the Price

"What karma did I create to encounter this!"

"It's hard to raise children."

"Once you have a wife, you will forget your mother!"

"What's the point of me living like this!"

"I don't want to live anymore!"

She just secretly observed Chu Hao's reaction. Chu Hao fell into the trap immediately. He frantically ran to help his mother.

"Mom, you stand up first."

"Say something slowly."

He turned his head to look at me. The tone was almost commanding.

"Hua Tinh."

"I just asked you one question."

"Do you help me or not?"

There was a clear menace in his eyes. Like if I just dare to say the word "no". Everything between us will completely end. I looked at him. Then looked at the relatives behind him. One by one everyone was staring at me. Like a pack of wolves smelling blood. Just waiting for the opportunity to rush in. Tear me apart. Swallow me clean. Suddenly I felt very tired. Three years of this marriage. Like a quagmire. I tried to struggle to get out. Over and over again. Just want to drag me down. I took a deep breath. Raised his head to look at Chu Hao. Then burst out laughing.

"One family, right?"

Chu Hao was a bit stunned then nodded.

"Of course."

"A family must shoulder difficulties together, right?"

I asked again. A bit of hope appeared in Chu Hao's voice. I nodded. Then walk to the cabinet under the TV. Pull out the drawer. Taken from inside a notebook. That is the family expense book that I have kept in the past three years. Each income. Every expense. All are clearly written without missing a penny. I turned to a page. Then raised the notebook in front of Chu Hao.

"We are already a family."

"I told you to shoulder difficulties together."

"Then explain to me first."

"Last October."

"My mother lost 200,000 yuan playing the stock market."

"Did you take the couple's joint savings after marriage to fill that hole?"

My voice is not loud. But it was like a bomb had just exploded. Boom. Exploded in the middle of the living room. Vuong Cam's crying immediately stopped. The gossip of relatives also disappeared completely. The whole room was eerily quiet. Chu Hao's face. In just a short second. Already white as a sheet of paper. He looked at me. It was as if I was looking at a complete stranger I had never known. Chu Hao's face was as white as paper. His lips trembled. But couldn't utter a word. Vuong Cam also stopped crying. She staggered to her feet and looked at me with disbelief.

"You're talking nonsense!"

"What 200,000 yuan? I don't know!"

I didn't even look at her. My eyes from beginning to end were only on Chu Hao.

"Am I talking nonsense, or do you not dare admit it?"

Chu Hao's throat moved slightly. Tiny drops of sweat began to appear on his forehead.

"Tinh Tinh, listen to my explanation first."

His voice was very low. Bring your supplication.

"Can we go into the room to talk?"

"Don't talk here."

I laughed coldly.

"Why can't it be said here?"

"When you took the couple's joint savings to cover your mother's loss, why didn't you think to tell me?"

"Now you know you've lost face?"

Chu Le's sister-in-law quickly stepped forward to reconcile.

"Oh sister-in-law, we are all one family."

"Mom is old, she lost money investing in stocks, so she's not in a good mood."

"Chu Hao also pointed out of filial piety."

"Don't be so accepting."

I turned to look at her.

"Filial?"

"Using my money to show his filial piety?"

"Chu Le, I asked you."

"Is 200,000 yuan a small amount of money?"

"That's the money we saved to change our car next year."

"Do you know?"

Chu Le's face stiffened.

"I... I don't know."

"Don't know?"

I turned to another page in the notebook. Point to a line of notes.

"Last December."

"My son goes to a private kindergarten and still owes 50,000 tuition fees."

"Did Chu Hao secretly send it to you?"

"Have you returned that money yet?"

Chu Le's face immediately turned red. Like being stepped on the tail. She screamed high-pitched.

"Hua Tinh! What do you mean?"

"Are you checking my books?"

"Isn't it only 50,000 yuan?"

"Is it necessary to be so calculating?"

"You are his biological sister!"

"Your son is his biological nephew!"

"How about it help you a little?"

I closed the notebook firmly. A "pop" sounded.

"It's really not worth much."

"It's not your money to spend anyway."

"Of course you'll see it's no big deal."

I looked at Chu Hao. The disappointment in my heart was like a rising tide. About to drown me completely.

"Just how many more things are you hiding from me?"

Chu Hao's eyes avoided. He didn't dare look at me.

"It's over, Tinh Tinh."

"It's really over."

"I'm only helping my mother and sister this time."

Seeing my son being pressured. Vuong Cam immediately rushed up. She pointed straight at me and cursed.

"Comet!"

"You still haven't given up yet?"

"That's my son's money!"

"It gives it to whoever it wants!"

"What does it have to do with you?"

"If you marry into the Chu family, you belong to the Chu family!"

"How about spending some of your money?"

"If you're so good, stop spending my son's money!"

Those words were both stupid and cruel. Like a poisoned blade stabbing straight into someone. I looked at her. Suddenly burst out laughing.

"Okay."

"If you say so."

"So today let's settle the accounts clearly."

I walked to the sofa. Take out your phone from your bag. Along with a stack of pre-printed bank statements. One sheet at a time. I spread it all on the tea table. Soon it covered the entire table.

"Come here and take a closer look."

"Three years of marriage."

"My salary card is always in my mother's hand."

"Every month you only give me 3,000 yuan for living expenses."

"Do you think that's enough?"

"Water bill."

"Electricity bill."

"Gas money."

"Net money."

"Management fee."

"Money buys food."

"Rice money."

"Money for cooking oil."

"Fruit money."

"All household appliances."

"What doesn't require money?"

"That 3,000 yuan is not enough for basic expenses."

I picked up a statement. Put it in front of him.

"This is my salary account statement."

"Every month I receive 15,000 yuan."

"In addition to the 3,000 yuan I gave you."

"Every month I have to add at least 5,000 yuan to family expenses."

"I paid that money."