Chapter 9 — After My Cousin Moved In, My Family Almost Destroyed

My mother did not suspect her. So the suspicious grandmother… Is it me? That thought sent chills down my spine.

“To Tinh, don't scare her.”

My father realized my insecurity and quickly stepped in to mediate.

"You still don't know what kind of person Van Van is? How could he take my things?"

“I didn't say he took it.”

My mother's voice was full of fatigue.

“I was just asking.”

She sat down on the edge of the bed, holding her head in her hands, looking strangely helpless. I have never seen my mother like that. She has always been the pillar of this family. As a superwoman, there's nothing she can't do. But now... Just one bracelet is enough to collapse her entire defense line.

“Call the police.”

my father said.

"Impossible!"

My mother immediately vetoed it.

“Can't report to the police.”

“If the story spreads out, where will our family's face be?”

“How will others see Van Van and Tieu Nha?”

Subconsciously, she still unconsciously put me and Trieu Tieu Nha in the same position. That makes my heart feel a little better.

“So what to do?”

“Such a precious item…”

“Search further.”

My mother took a deep breath and stood up again.

“It's definitely still in this house.”

“We must have missed something.”

During the next few hours, my house conducted an unprecedented general cleaning. All movable furniture was pulled out. Every corner is cleaned. Nothing can be harvested. The bracelet seemed to evaporate from this world. When dinner came, no one was in the mood to eat. The air was extremely heavy. At that moment, Uncle Hai's phone called my father's phone. My dad turned on the speakerphone.

“Eldest brother, I heard that your sister-in-law's bracelet is lost?”

My father was stunned.

“How do you know?”

“Tieu Nha told me.”

Uncle Hai's voice was full of gloating.

“He said there was a thief in the house, it made me so worried.”

"Eldest brother, that bracelet must be worth a lot, right? Shouldn't it be around ten or twenty thousand yuan?"

“Have you reported to the police yet?”

My father's face became more and more ugly. My mother grabbed the phone.

“Trieu Ve Quan, what do you mean?”

“What do you mean, sister-in-law?”

Uncle Hai on the other end spoke in a strange yin and yang voice.

“I just care.”

"Tell me, there were only four people in the house, and suddenly the bracelet disappeared."

“People have said that…”

“Home burglary is difficult to prevent.”

“Who are you saying is the thief?”

“I didn't tell anyone.”

“But this sister-in-law…”

“I have to remind you something.”

"There are some children whose hands and feet are not clean since they were babies. When they grow up, they can't fix it."

“Remember to take good care of your belongings.”

“Don't let people exchange it for pocket money.”

He spoke meaningfully. The spearhead was aimed straight at me.

“Trieu Ve Quan!”

My father roared.

“Shut me up!”

“Shall I shut up?”

“Eldest brother, I'm only doing it for your own good!”

“Don't let people trick you and count money for you!”

“Your darling daughter looks obedient…”

“Who knows what kind of person is behind him?”

“Tieu Nha saw it all with her own eyes!”

“See what?”

My mother asked coldly.

"Tieu Nha said that yesterday afternoon she saw with her own eyes Van Van sneaking into her room."

“Stayed in there for more than ten minutes before coming out.”

“It felt strange at that time, but didn't dare say it!”

The blood in my body immediately rushed straight to my head.

“I don't have it!”

“Yesterday afternoon you didn't step out of your room even once!”

“You don't have it?”

“So Tieu Nha lied?”

“He's a country kid, he dares to lie Star?"

Uncle Hai smiled coldly on the other end of the line.

"To Tinh, Trieu Ve Quoc, you two will see and deal with it yourself."

"Don't get to the point where you lose both your life and your property and then you won't have time to cry!"

The phone is disconnected. The living room fell into dead silence again. All eyes turned to Trieu Tieu Nha. She stood there trembling, tears falling like a broken string of pearls. Constantly shaking his head.

“I don't have…”

“I didn't tell Uncle Hai…”

“I just… just told my uncle-in-law that he's not happy, please stop calling…”

She cried and looked at me, her eyes full of guilt and self-blame.

“Miss Van Van, I'm sorry…”

“I didn't mean to…”

“I really see you…”

“I thought you were just coming in to get things to help your aunt-in-law…”

“I didn't know it would turn out like this…”

Her acting this time... Even more sophisticated than last time. She turned herself into an innocent, simple person who didn't dare to tell the truth because she was afraid, and in the end, Uncle Hai used her as a whistleblower. Under her background... Becoming a liar with a full mouth and unclean hands and feet. My father looked at me, his eyes filled with pain and struggle. He didn't want to believe it. But the “evidence” seems to be pointing in my direction. My mother didn't look at me. Don't even look at Trieu Tieu Nha. She just stared at the space in front of her as if she wanted to penetrate it. A long time later… She stood up.

“Bring your school bag here.”