Chapter 14 — Breakfast Changes Destiny

Chu Kien Thanh ran to Ngoc Xuan Lau to find me, the first thing he said was not an apology. "Lin Xuan Duong, you go tell the factory, I didn't do anything." I was kneading the dough: "Did you do anything, ask your conscience." "You are my wife, if you don't help me, who will help you?" "Isn't Ly Thu Lien the one who understands you best? Go find her." He punched the door frame hard: "Now she's avoiding me." I raised my head: "It turns out you also know what it feels like to be taken advantage of and then avoided." Chu Kien Thanh stared at me for a long time, his voice softened: "Xuan Duong, I was wrong. Go home. Mom also said she misses you, the children can't leave you." "Miss me when I come home to cook, wash clothes and serve people?" "I'll help you later." "Help?" I threw the dough hard on the cutting board: "It's your house, your mother, your children. If you do the work, it's called sharing responsibility, not helping me." He was silenced by me and couldn't say a word. Minh Nguyet came home from school and walked in the door. Seeing him, her steps stopped. Chu Kien Thanh immediately turned to her: "Minh Nguyet, please advise your mother to leave. The house is ruined, what good is it for you?" Minh Nguyet hugged her school bag tightly: "Dad, after mom moved out here, I can eat hot rice every day, and no one will tear up my homework. I don't know if the house is over or not. I just know I don't want to go home and wash grandma's dirty clothes anymore." Chu Kien Thanh's face was gray. I wiped my hands: "Did you hear that? Children understand things better than you." After he left, Minh Nguyet asked in a low voice: "Mom, are we really not going back there anymore?" I said: "Go home. That house is half of my mother's. How can I rely on them to live happily?" Minh Nguyet was stunned. I looked out the window: "I didn't come back to serve you, but I came back to take back the things that deserve to be taken." A few days later, old lady Tham arrived at Ngoc Xuan Lau. She did not come alone, but brought along an officer from the ward Women's Union, and also a foreman from a pastry shop in the city. Mrs. Tham said in front of everyone: "Lieu Van Nuong's skills cannot be lost. If Lam Xuan Duong agrees to open a vocational training class for female workers, I will help rent a space to open a store." Before I could open my mouth, Chu Kien Thanh came from outside the crowd. It was obvious that he had heard the news. He even had one button on his shirt askew, trying to force a smile: "Old lady, Xuan Duong is my wife. She's such an orphan, yet so timid, let me take care of opening a store like this." I looked at him, feeling ridiculous. Mrs. Tham asked: "Do you know how to make lotus cakes?" Chu Kien Thanh choked: "I don't know how to work, but I know how to read and write books." Treasurer Do stood next to him and said: "Miss Lam is also literate and can calculate books better than me." Old Qin added another answer: "Last time Comrade Chu couldn't even distinguish between pies and cakes." The onlookers burst into laughter. Chu Kien Thanh's face turned red: "I am her husband, husband and wife are one." I spoke up: "So I ask you, after opening the store, who will you hire, who will you teach, and who will you give the money to?" He immediately said: "Of course it must be arranged by the family. You are busy outside and have to take care of your mother at home. Thu Lien's story is a misunderstanding. She doesn't have a job now, she can actually come and help." The crowd immediately fell silent. I slowly took off my apron: "At this point, you still want to put Ly Thu Lien into the store?" Chu Kien Thanh frantically explained: "She's pitiful, she's good at speaking, she can help welcome guests." Mrs. Tham's face darkened: "If a person peeks at other people's skills, how should he welcome guests?" The female officer also frowned: “Comrade Chu, your wife earns it

money is equal to bravery, you open your mouth and intend to arrange her money and employees. Isn't that reasonable? Chu Kien Thanh was a little panicked: "I didn't mean that." I placed a piece of paper on the table. "This is the list of family property division I have finished writing. Savings in the house, housing, child custody, and taking care of the elderly are all clearly written. You either sign, or we go to the ward to talk." Chu Kien Thanh felt like he was burned: "You want to share the family property with me?" "Yes." I looked at him: “Not arguing, not angry. It's because I'm not a buffalo or a horse for you guys anymore." Chu Kien Thanh finally panicked: "Xuan Duong, you really know your mistake. Mom is old, Vien and Tieu Tue are still young, I can't be that cruel." I said: "I'm not in love, I'm just giving you back what you've given me." Mrs. Tham picked up the list and looked at it: “It's written very clearly. Comrade Lam is skilled, has income, and has children to protect. Moving out to live on his own is not a loss of face." The female officer nodded: "Reconciliation can be done." Chu Kien Thanh was so enthusiastic that his forehead was sweating: "What about Minh Nguyet? Minh Nguyet is also my daughter!” Minh Nguyet walked over and stood next to me: "I'll follow you mom." Chu Kien Thanh looked at her, as if he was meeting this quiet girl for the first time.