Chapter 5 — After Winning 4.8 Million Yuan, I Realized Home Is A Place To Return To

My brother pulled the paper out of my hand. Dad's face darkened.

"Who lets you decide for yourself?"

I was stunned. Hua Ninh looked straight at me.

"You always say to respect other people's choices."

"So why don't you let us respect that you are also a part of the family?"

Trinh Man is still holding the phone. She originally intended to film me fighting for money. Unexpectedly... The whole scene was filmed with the whole family forcing me to accept money. A lady standing next to me smiled and asked:

"Is this part still posted?"

Trinh Man turned off the phone screen. Turn around and leave. Dad stuffed the pen back into my hand.

"Rewrite."

"What I'm missing..."

"...not necessarily 80,000 yuan."

"But this is the support that the family gives you."

"You have to accept."

For the first time... I didn't immediately refuse. Sunday night, Chu Khai called again.

"Send me the original file of the plan."

"Includes full edit history."

"It's all there in the company system."

"I told you to send it to my personal email."

"It's a company document."

"I can't send to personal email."

"You learned to follow the rules again today?"

"I'm always the same."

"Tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock, customers give us the last chance."

"You better go home soon."

"My car arrives at 7 o'clock."

"La Thien will be the presenter."

"You just need to sit next to it."

"Don't say what shouldn't be said."

"What should not be said?"

"Don't claim credit in front of everyone."

After hanging up, I turned on the computer. My folder... Has been wiped clean. Even the creator in the shared folder... Has also changed to La Thien. The first draft and the entire file submission history... I save them on my personal device. At that moment, the instructor sent a text message.

"I still have your prize-winning work from eight years ago."

"The Van Khe Square plan has many points inherited from that project."

"If necessary..."

"...you can testify."

I replied:

"Thank you, teacher."

"Not needed for now."

Hua Ninh sat down next to me.

"Are you still going to hide it?"

"Hide what?"

"How are you living?"

I calmly replied:

"Got a job."

"There is a place to stay."

"No debt."

"Where is home?"

"South of the city."

"How much is the rent a month?"

"No loss of rent."

The baby stared at me.

"Company dormitory?"

At that moment, his brother brought over a bowl of noodles.

"Eat first."

Hua Ninh pulled him to sit down.

"You said you don't have to pay rent where you live."

My brother looked at me.

"You bought a house?"

I picked up my chopsticks.

"Just a small apartment to live in."

"When to buy?"

"Not long ago."

"How much money?"

"Not expensive."

Hua Ninh pulled my old backpack over.

"See?"

"It's starting again."

"'A small apartment.'"

"'Not long ago.'"

"'Not expensive.'"

"You answer every question."

"But none of the questions have answers."

I pulled my backpack towards me.

"I'm not used to talking about these things."

"Not familiar..."

"...so slowly practice."

At that moment, dad walked in from the yard.

"An Nhien bought a house?"

I nodded slightly. Dad smiled very brightly. Then ask immediately:

"Is the deposit enough?"

"Did you borrow from someone?"

"Is there pressure to pay monthly installments?"

Hua Ninh was so angry that he turned away. But dad didn't ask more. Just smile gently.

"Having your own house is good."

"Next time, I'll bring you two new quilts."

"No need dad."

"I have it."

"What you have is your business."

"And dad makes it for me..."

"...it's dad's business."

Dad finished speaking and immediately went out to collect the clothes that were drying. My brother lowered his voice and asked me:

"What happened to you?"

"No."

"So why don't you dare tell your family that you live very well?"

I don't know how to answer. At that moment, the phone screen lit up. La Thien has just sent tomorrow's reporting schedule to the company group. In the main person in charge section, her name is neatly written. My name is at the bottom of the list, the task has only two words: Take notes.

"As long as the plan is approved, the person in charge will be promoted."

Monday morning, La Thien stopped me right in front of the meeting room door.

"Hua An Nhien, there's still time for you to apologize. I can help you say a few words in front of team leader Chu."

"What do I have to apologize for?"

"The day off was not coordinated, causing the first reporting session to fail."

"The wrong data was corrected by you."

"Do you have proof?"

The smile on La Thien's face immediately stiffened.

"Don't talk nonsense."

The customer hadn't arrived yet, Chu Khai called me into the office first.

"You performed well today. I can consider the position of deputy leader for you."

"What about the name of the person in charge?"

"La Thien is the one who reported, of course her name must be recorded."

"But all the content is done by me."

"The company paid your salary."

"The salary is to pay for the work I do, not to erase all traces of me ever doing it."

Chu Khai pushed an appointment sheet in front of me.

"Sign it. As long as the project is approved, next month you will be given an additional 1,000 yuan."

I read it carefully once. The deputy team leader position does not have any decision-making authority, but must bear full responsibility for inspecting and reviewing the project.

"I didn't sign."