Chapter 2 — Being Slagged by My Mother-in-Law in the Crowd, I Turned to Sell the House

I looked out the window and softly uttered two words.

“Anytime.”

Hanging up the phone, I closed the curtains. The room was once again plunged into darkness. I leaned against the wall and slowly slid down to sit on the floor. My cheeks are still hot. But inside, my heart was so cold that I was awake. Luu Ngoc Tran. With sixteen leeches sucking your blood. Your peaceful days... are about to end. The next day, I woke up very early. The swelling on his face had subsided, leaving only a few faint fingerprints. I wear makeup very carefully. Cover all traces. Also hides the tired look in the eyes. When I went downstairs, the living room was still as bustling as ever. Luu Ngoc Tran was commanding her brother-in-law to serve breakfast, more than a dozen people sat tightly around the long dining table, making a headache-inducing noise. As soon as they saw me going down, all the sounds immediately faded away. Dozens of eyes simultaneously focused on me, carrying a look of scrutiny and evaluation. Luu Ngoc Tran coldly snorted and threw the stick in her hand onto the plate. Giang Ha sat at the head of the table and looked up at me. There was no guilt in his eyes. Just a warning. It's like saying: Yesterday's incident is over, you'd better be more reasonable. I went straight to the dining table, scooped myself a bowl of porridge and ate silently. No one talked to me. But I'm too lazy to open my mouth. A breakfast ended in a suffocatingly sinister atmosphere. After eating, Luu Ngoc Tran called me back.

“On Tinh, come here for a moment.”

She sat on the sofa, waving at me like a queen mother calling her maids. I put down the bowl and chopsticks and walked over.

“Mom, are you calling me for something?”

My voice was calm and unruffled. Perhaps she didn't expect me to be so "obedient" so she was a bit taken aback, then immediately put on her familiar superior look.

"Your brother-in-law is getting married next month. I think as a sister-in-law you have to be a little more reasonable."

She paused for a moment and then held up five fingers.

“Give this much, consider it as a dowry for your sister, and also give the Giang family some face.”

500,000 yuan. I looked at that face full of matter-of-factness, and there were no longer any ripples in my heart. If it were before, maybe I would argue with her, argue with Giang Ha. But now… No need anymore. What is there to calculate with a bunch of people about to be swept out the door? I nodded. Luu Ngoc Tran and her sister-in-law next to her were simultaneously stunned. Obviously they had prepared a lot of words to deal with my "resistance", who would have expected me to agree so easily. My husband immediately smiled brightly:

"Thank you, sister-in-law! You are so kind!"

Luu Ngoc Tran also laughed with satisfaction, her tone softened a lot.

"That's right, that's just like the Giang family's daughter-in-law."

“Ah also…”

She seemed to suddenly remember something and continued:

"The house in your parents' hometown is too old. Your younger brother is about to get married and has no place to live. Don't you still have an apartment? Transfer it to your younger brother's name first, so that he can have a place to live after he gets married."

I laughed coldly in my heart. That is their nature. Insatiable greed. Never knowing enough. I still nodded as before. This time, even Giang Ha was a little surprised and looked up at me. I didn't pay attention to him, just turned to Luu Ngoc Tran and said:

“Mom, I'm a bit tired lately. I want to go traveling for a few days to relieve myself.”

Luu Ngoc Tran just got it Two great bargains from me, so I was in an extremely happy mood and immediately waved my hands generously.

"Go, go, if you lack money, ask Giang Ha to give it to you."

I didn't answer anymore, turned around and went upstairs. The next three days, my life was unusually peaceful. During the day, I used the excuse of going out shopping, but actually I was going to meet Tieu Vuong and a few groups of guests who came to see the house. For a quick solution, the price I offer is extremely attractive. Large apartment with a direct discount of 100,000 yuan compared to the market price. Small apartments are even more aggressive, directly reducing prices to 90%. People came to see the house incessantly. Soon, a person named Ly saw both of my houses. He does business and has no shortage of money. What he values is the location and type of apartment. Most importantly... He accepts full payment at once, and can sign the contract immediately. We arranged to meet at a coffee shop. In front of the lawyer, all documents are completely signed. When the amount of money from the house sale reached tens of millions of yuan, after deducting taxes and fees, like a flood flowing into my bank account, my phone suddenly vibrated. Message notifying the balance has arrived. At that moment, for the first time in my life, I clearly felt what freedom is. This money... Is Wen Qing's support. It is also the capital for me to live again. Returning home, I was as usual. Luu Ngoc Tran and the whole family were extremely satisfied with my "obedience" these past few days, even pretending to pick up food for me. Even Giang Ha thought I had "thought it through" and symbolically knocked on my door a few times that evening.

“On Tinh, go to bed early.”

Separated by a door, I even imagined his perfunctory expression. I did not respond. Late at night, it was quiet, I sat by the bed and turned on my phone. I don't read those fake inquiries. But calmly proceed step by step in your plan. First, I blocked Giang Ha's phone number and WeChat. Next is Luu Ngoc Tran. His younger brother, younger sister... In the contact list, I added everyone related to the Giang family to the blacklist one by one. Having finished everything, I opened the flight booking application. Go there. There are waves. Enough to wash away all the dust that has stuck to my body for the past three years. I booked the earliest flight. Then take out another sim card that was prepared in advance and replace it in the phone. Without hesitation, I broke the old SIM card in half, threw it into the toilet and flushed it. Watching it disappear into the whirlpool, I slowly breathed a sigh of relief. Goodbye, Giang Ha. Goodbye… these three nauseating years. Four o'clock in the morning. I pulled the prepared suitcase and quietly left the place I once thought was home. Don't turn back.