Chapter 11 — Breakfast Changes Destiny

She pondered for a moment, took my hand: "In the past, your mother gave me half a cake, free of charge. Today, I can't eat this lotus cake. Baby, from now on, if you agree, make it for my family twice a month. The price is determined by you." Chu Kien Thanh's face turned from black to white. Ly Thu Lien suddenly spoke up: "Old lady, normally my sister-in-law has to take care of the housework, I'm afraid I can't find the time. Or let me study, I can do it too." Mrs. Tham looked at her: "Who are you?" Ly Thu Lien's face turned red: "I'm Mr. Chu's colleague, I usually know how to make some fruit cakes." Shopkeeper Do picked up a piece of cake and handed it out: "So tell me, in this filling, besides lotus seeds, is there anything else?" Ly Thu Lien gasped: "Sugar." Old Tan couldn't help but laugh: "If you don't add sugar when making cakes, why don't you add salt?" Minh Nguyet also laughed. I saw the weak disguise on Ly Thu Lien's face crack little by little. Mrs. Tham put the remaining half of the lotus cake in the box: "You must first learn the rules when learning a trade. Someone else's things don't belong to you, you can't just open your mouth and ask for them." Ly Thu Lien's tears threatened to flow again. This time, even Chu Kien Thanh did not dare to speak up for her. I put the bronze mold away and told Shopkeeper Do: "Twice a month, I accept. The order must be in my name, Lam Xuan Duong, and the money must also be paid to me." Treasurer Do wrote a receipt on the spot. Chu Kien Thanh couldn't help but raise his hand to stop: "Xuan Duong, why don't you discuss such a big matter with me?" I picked up the receipt: "When you bought the silk scarf for Ly Thu Lien, did you discuss it with me?" Old Tan bowed his head and coughed a few times. Ly Thu Lien turned and left. Chu Kien Thanh chased after two steps, then saw the red envelope in my hand and had to stop. When I took Minh Nguyet out of Ngoc Xuan Lau, the sun had just risen. Minh Nguyet raised her head and asked: "Mom, was that old lady very powerful just now?" "Awesome." "So you will also be very powerful in the future?" I looked at the receipt in my hand: "Not later." Upon returning home, Vuong Que Lan made a huge fuss. She sat down in front of the door, pulled Chu Vien and Chu Tieu Tue in and cried: "Your mother took the money and ran away, not caring about our lives or our lives. In the future, you won't have food to eat, it's all because of her." As soon as Chu Tieu Tue saw me, she immediately rushed over: "Mom, where's the money? Grandma said you've earned a lot of money and will buy small leather shoes for me." Chu Vien also said: "I want a new fountain pen and a table tennis racket." I put down the basket: "Your grandmother said, let your grandmother buy it." Vuong Que Lan jumped up: "Who am I asking for? Isn't it for the children!" I looked at Chu Vien: "How many points did you get on the math test last time?" His face turned red: "What does it have to do with buying things?" "Yes." I said: "If you pass the exam, give me a fountain pen. If you fail the exam, use an old pencil sharpened to make it shorter." Chu Tieu Tue shouted: "What about my shoes?" "Minh Nguyet's winter shoes are torn, buy them for your sister first." Vuong Que Lan asked in a shrill voice: "What are the girls dressing so beautifully for?" I asked back: "Isn't Tieu Tue a girl?" She choked up and brought the conversation back to the topic of money: "In short, how much money do you have to pay? Kien Thanh doesn't have a home, a mother like me will manage it for him." I pulled out two bills from the red envelope and put them in a small iron box on top of the rice bin: "This is money to buy food this month." Pulled out another piece of paper and gave it to Minh Nguyet: "Go buy shoes this afternoon, choose a pair that will definitely fit in." Minh Nguyet did not dare to accept. I stuffed the money into her pocket: "Take it." Chu Vien was dissatisfied: "Mom is biased!" "Yes." I

looked at him: "Favoritism is given to those who study hard, help with housework, and don't lie when being bullied. If you want me to show favoritism, first take out your exercise book." He turned around and left. Vuong Que Lan was so angry that he wanted to rush forward and snatch the iron box. I slammed the lid shut and locked it in the closet. "Mom, if you put your hand in again, I'll write the story about you pretending to fall down in the middle of the night to blackmail money, and stick it on the yard gate." She was so angry that her lips trembled: "You dare!" "Do you dare or not? I've tried it several times." Footsteps were heard outside, Chu Kien Thanh had returned, followed by the Deputy Director of the factory office. As soon as Vice President Ha entered the yard, he stared at me: "Comrade Lam Xuan Duong, someone reported that you used the name of a factory employee to secretly take on private work outside, and also affected the work of comrade Chu Kien Thanh. The factory needs to find out the situation." Vuong Que Lan immediately found a savior: "Leader, you have to take care of her. As soon as she has money, she no longer cares about her husband and mother-in-law." Chu Kien Thanh pretended to sigh deeply: "I also advised her, but she didn't listen." I looked at him: "Are you advising me to pay, or telling me not to accept the job?" Vice Principal Ha frowned: "Your attitude should be a little more serious."