Chapter 20 — After Winning 4.8 Million Yuan, I Realized Home Is A Place To Return To

The second person placed the complaint on the table.

"You used a low price to sign the contract, then asked three times to increase the cost. We will not continue to work with you."

The third person turned to me.

"Miss Hua, we didn't come to invite you back. We just want to confirm who was really in charge of the previous projects."

I explain the parts that can be made public one by one. Chu Khai sat back in his chair. There was no one around to help him. Previously, he relied on his position to suppress all doubts. When the position is taken away, what is left is only a resume that cannot stand verification. Before the meeting ended, Chu Khai called me back.

"You won."

"This is not a competition."

"Don't pretend. You've been waiting for this day for a long time, right?"

I packed up my documents.

"The day I left the company, I just wanted to get my name back. You chased me over and over again, forcing me to continue to stay silent."

Chu Khai looked at the half-empty conference table.

"Haven't you ever done anything wrong?"

He immediately asked:

"Where's the mistake?"

"I was wrong because I endured for too long. I was also wrong because I thought that if I continued to endure, I would gain respect."

I walked out of the company. Six years ago, I brought my old backpack and came here to take a job, believing that a fixed salary would be my support for life. Now, the zipper of that backpack has been repaired. But I no longer need to use it to stuff all my retreats into.

"Sister, Trinh Man is home."

When Hua Ninh called, I was at the project site.

"Why is she looking for dad?"

"You kicked her out of the house. Trieu Phong also refuses to come back. She wants to live in the old house."

"The house is dad's, let dad decide."

"Dad agreed to let her stay for a month, but asked her to find a job herself. Hearing that, she ran to scold dad for favoritism."

When I hurried back to town, Hua Tu Lan was standing right in front of the door.

"You whole family have caused Man Man to become like this, and now you pretend to be good people, why do you take her in?"

Dad coldly replied:

"You chased it away."

"It makes the family lose face."

Trinh Man sat in the house, head bowed. I looked at Hua Tu Lan.

"Are you here to pick her up today?"

She did not answer.

"So you came just to continue scolding her?"

"I'm teaching my daughter, it's not your turn to interfere."

"This is my father's house. If you want to scold someone, go outside."

Hua Tu Lan was about to hit the table again, but her brother came to open the door.

"Miss, choose one of the two. Either take her home, or leave her here in peace."

Hua Tu Lan turned to look at her daughter.

"Are you coming home to mom?"

Trinh Man raised his head.

"What happened when I'm back? Mom still forcing me to borrow money from my cousin?"

"What about the house? What about the wedding?"

"The wedding has been cancelled."

"So I have to think of a way."

Trinh Man shook his head.

"I won't borrow anymore."

Hua Tu Lan was so angry that he pointed straight at her face.

"What a useless thing. How much is 500,000 yuan to it?"

Dad's face immediately darkened.

"Tu Lan, I'll say it for the last time. An Nhien's money has nothing to do with you and your mother."

"Now that you have a rich daughter, why should you look down on us?"

"It's not that I look down on you. It's that you never wanted to let your daughter stand up for herself."

The whole room suddenly became quiet. Hua Tu Lan turned and left, before walking away He went out the door and threw back a sentence:

"Don't come back and beg me later."

Trinh Man did not follow. She looked up at me.

"Do you think I'm worth living for?"

"What you do, you have to bear the consequences."

"Then why do you still let me stay here?"

"The person who let you live is my father. This house is not a condition in exchange for your apology."

Dad took out an old key from the side door of the house.

"You can stay for a month. If you eat, you pay living expenses. Find a job and then move out on your own."

Trinh Man received the key.

"I have no money now."

"So debit first. Get salary then pay."

She looked at the key in her hand and cried for a long time. I did not comfort her, nor did I pay her. Truly helping someone is not about continuing to feed them with someone else's wallet. The next day, Trinh Man went to a furniture store in town to apply for a job. The boss recognized her and immediately asked about things online. This time, she didn't lie.

"I did wrong. If you don't accept it, I will accept it."

The boss thought for a moment then said:

"Probation for one month. Temporarily don't touch the store's proceeds."

Trinh Man nodded. It was the first chance she got for herself after losing her fake reputation.

"An Nhien, the project account has a surplus of 800,000 yuan."

Lam Thu gave me the statement. The party transferring the money is General Director Cao's company. The note reads: Additional remuneration for old projects. I immediately contacted him.

"What is the basis for calculating this amount?"

"The company has reviewed all of your projects over the past six years. The bonus for the main person in charge and the unpaid fees, total 800,000 yuan."

"And the others?"

"There will also be back pay according to the records."

"Please send an official statement. This money should not be transferred to the studio's account."

General Director Cao was silent for a moment then said:

"The finance department transferred the wrong account."

Lam Thu, standing next to him, immediately said:

"So you still have to refund, then transfer to the correct account."

I asked the finance department to refund the full amount. General Director Cao asked:

"Aren't you afraid that if you return it you won't get it again?"

"So why still pay?"

"Unclear accounting is more troublesome than not receiving money."