Chapter 7 — After My Cousin Moved In, My Family Almost Destroyed

My mother pushed her into a corner. An absolutely closed logic loop. There is no way out. Trieu Tieu Nha's whole body trembled like a leaf in the autumn wind. She looked for help, looked at Uncle Hai, looked at grandmother... Finally looked at my father. But this time… No one can save her anymore. In the living room, everyone's eyes were like headlights shining straight on her, burning away her entire disguise. She finally collapsed.

"I said! I said!"

“I saved the money to buy it myself!”

“It was you who lied to everyone!”

“I don't want to go back to that house!”

“My parents argue every day!”

“I just want to study in peace!”

“What's wrong with you?!”

She screamed until she was hoarse. My father closed his eyes, his face filled with pain and disappointment. Uncle Hai rushed forward and raised his hand to slap her.

“You ignorant thing!”

But my mother was one step faster, blocking Trieu Tieu Nha directly in front of her. She looked at Uncle Hai, her eyes cold as ice.

“Trieu Ve Quan.”

“In my house…”

“Try touching her with a finger.”

Uncle Hai's raised arm stiffened in mid-air. He looked at my mother. There was both anger and unwillingness in his eyes... There was also a trace of fear. In this house, my mother's spirit has never been surpassed by anyone.

"To Tinh! Miss..."

“What do I do?”

My mother did not give up half a step.

“She lied, the responsibility lies with you parents.”

“You guys just thought of a way to stuff it here, wanting to get rid of the burden.”

“Have you ever thought about…”

“Why would he rather lie than run away from that house?”

My mother's words were like a knife, stabbing straight into Uncle Hai's most painful spot. The fact that he and Aunt Hai quarreled constantly all year round was no longer a secret among relatives. Uncle Hai's face was sometimes red, sometimes white. Finally, he lowered his hand, pointed at Trieu Tieu Nha, gritted his teeth:

“You just wait!”

“Go home and see how I handle you!”

“It won't come back.”

My mother calmly declared. Everyone was stunned. Including me. Uncle Hai and grandmother even thought they heard wrong.

“Sister-in-law… what do you mean?”

“The agreement to try to stay was canceled because of cheating…”

“Then we sign a new agreement.”

My mother's eyes scanned each person present in the room.

“From today…”

“Trieu Tieu Nha is no longer here just to try.”

“It's a temporary adoption.”

“I don't care how much you and your husband argue.”

“But before Tieu Nha's university entrance exam…”

“This house will be a shelter from the wind and storm for her.”

“I pay for its tuition.”

“It's my life, I'm in charge.”

“Everything related to it…”

“It's all my responsibility.”

My mother's voice was cold.

“Before Tieu Nha grew up…”

“You two, Trieu Ve Quan and my mother…”

“Without my consent…”

“No one is allowed to take another step into this house.”

"Do not use any means to contact Tieu Nha, it will affect her studies."

Those words were like a bomb exploding in the living room. Uncle Hai was completely dumbfounded. He originally came to ask about the crime... As a result, now even the "child custody" is about to be taken away. Grandma was also bewildered. His mouth opened but he couldn't say a word. My father looked at my mother in surprise, his lips moved slightly as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he chose to stay silent quiet. He knows very well. In matters of principles and education, he could not win against my mother in his entire life. Trieu Tieu Nha, who was kneeling on the ground, raised her head and looked at my mother with extremely complicated eyes. There was surprise in those eyes. There is confusion. There's even... gratitude.

"To Tinh! Based on what?!"

Uncle Hai was the first to react, so angry that he jumped up.

“She is my daughter!”

"Based on what just happened, he knelt down and begged me, saying he didn't want to go back to that house."

My mother looked straight at him, every word clear and cold.

“Zhao Weijun, you are a failure as a father.”

“You can't give it a stable environment.”

“Nor can we give it the right guidance.”

“You only know how to see it as a tool for you to brag, compete and extract benefits.”

“I didn't keep it for you.”

“It's not because of the Trieu family.”

“It's because of this child.”