Chapter 7 — After the Fire Ends, I Return

Luc Canh Xuyen did not hang up the phone, it was clear that he also heard it. I heard him shouting at others: "Who told you to say that? Get out!" Luc's mother panicked: "Canh Xuyen, the guests are all watching, let's just let Vi Vi speak a few words first. Hua Duong is just angry, wait for her to come and change it later." *In return.* These three words sound so elegant when uttered. I spent three years preparing for the wedding, and in their mouths it turned into an outfit that Lam Vi could try on first. Lam Vi said softly: "Auntie, it's not good to do that. Duong Duong will be even angrier." Luc's mother said: "If she dares not to come back, I'll consider it as if I don't have this daughter-in-law. Vi Vi, you go ahead, you understand better than she does." Luc Canh Xuyen impatiently said: "Mom, today is the wedding of me and Hua Duong." Luc's mother lowered her voice, but through the speakerphone she could still hear clearly: "If he ran away, you still defend him? The Lam family is all here, and Vi Vi likes you. If Hua Duong really doesn't come, it's not impossible to let Lam Vi take her place." I laughed softly: "Luc Canh Xuyen, did you hear? My house has already been arranged for you." He finally panicked: "Hua Duong, my mother is just talking nonsense. Go home now, I guarantee no one will dare to let Vi Vi step on stage."

“It's late.”

“What's late?”

Outside the door, the butler knocked: "Madam, the carriage is ready. The old lady invites you and your wife to the front hall for tea." Luc Canh Xuyen heard it.

“Madam? Who calls you madame?”

Tham Duat took the phone from my hand: "My family member." Luc Canh Xuyen gritted his teeth: "Tham Duat, are you worthy of being a man?" Tham Duat glanced at me: "When you gave up the wedding hall to someone else, were you worthy of being a man?" The phone is disconnected. Khuong Van stood up and clapped his hands: "Brother Tham, you don't need to use bad words to curse people, you have a great future." Tham Duat returned the phone to me: "There's someone waiting for you in the front lobby." I know. Tham's grandmother, along with several relatives with the surname Tham. The story of Tham Duat getting married to me was not a happy thing for them. * As soon as I walked to the front lobby, I heard someone sarcastically say:

"It's okay for Duat to be confused, why did he really take someone back like this? The bride of the Luc family doesn't need it, should we take it back from the Tham family?"

I don't stop walking. Tham Duat's second aunt sat at the tea table, her hands holding a rosary, her eyes not even looking up.

"Miss Hua, technically you should be at the Luc family's wedding today. You turned around and walked into the Tham family's door, what will outsiders say?"

I carried a cup of tea and walked in front of Grandma Tham.

“Grandma, please have some tea.”

Grandma Tham looked at my back for a moment then reached out to take it.

“Good boy.”

Aunt Hai's face changed: "Mom, do you really accept it?" Grandma Tham took a sip of tea: "The certificate has been received. I don't recognize him, so should I accept you?" Khuong Van in the back almost burst out laughing. Second Aunt put down the rosary: "Duat's marriage is related to the reputation of the Tham family. She and Luc Canh Xuyen have been involved for seven years, who knows if they are clean or not." Tham Duat's voice lowered: "Aunt Hai." I put down the tea cup: "If you want to investigate anything, just say it directly." Aunt Hai didn't expect me to dare to respond: "I don't bother investigating you, I'm just reminding you, I've already entered the door." Don't bring dirty things from outside into the Tham family." Grandma Tham placed the teacup firmly on the table: "If your mouth is not clean, you should rinse your mouth first." Aunt Hai immediately fell silent. Someone outside quickly walked in: "Old lady, there's something going on at the Luc family." Grandma Tham asked: "What's going on?"