Chapter 5 — Choose your own family members

"Hieu Than, you really passed the Thanh Dai exam, we have to congratulate you greatly..." I took a half step back, keeping a distance from her: "Congratulations to you? It's not necessary!" Dad's tears were all over his face, his whole body was trembling: "Hieu Than, I underestimated you, you tested so well, you must have endured a lot of hardships, right?" I coldly replied: "The suffering in studying is not worth it compared to the suffering that everyone brings to me." Dad trembled and walked over, a smile blooming on his face: "Whatever the suffering was, it's over, it's over! I will immediately arrange a college celebration party for you, so that those relatives who look down on our family can see clearly, my son Lam Quoc Dong, passed the Thanh Dai exam!" I pointed at my younger brother sitting on the ground, my voice calm: "I'm not your son, there's only one son." Dad's voice trembled to the point of incomprehension: "Why?" So? I'm also your son..." I interrupted him: "Your son? So you left me at school, didn't ask and didn't care?" "So when I go home, I don't even deserve to have a room of my own? Every time I come home from winter break, I sleep in the living room, the blanket is something my brother no longer needs!" What do you say? Lazy and annoying, he said wait until next time.” “There will be no next time!” He immediately choked up, unable to say a word. The older sister's expression was completely panicked, the smile on her face was almost about to turn into tears: "Little brother, before we underestimated you, we did a lot of wrong things to you, I'm sorry." "In the future, the things the youngest brother has, you will also have." "Let's go home, it's good that our whole family is complete and neat, and if there is a spirit in heaven, mother will also feel comforted." I was so angry that I burst out laughing, looking at her: "Sister, you're the one carrying my suitcase." I threw me out." "You and I have long since ceased to be one family. From now on, let's break up. If nothing happens, let's not meet again." I turned around and left, my sister and father rushed in at the same time. But the person who came to stop her was Tran Tieu Tuyet. She told me: "Young junior, I've been waiting for you for an hour, my dad doesn't even let me move my chopsticks, the noodles are about to bloom." I shyly scratched my head, she glanced at the notification letter in my hand. She took it, held it in her hand and looked at it again and again: "It's not bad, junior. When the time comes, the seniors will take you to school and provide full service." We didn't care about the stunned crowd behind us, talking and laughing and going "home". Thieu Tinh Nhien stopped us in the hallway. She pointed at Tran Tieu Tuyet: "Hieu Than, who is this person?" I smiled indifferently: "She, a normal valedictorian with nothing outstanding." Tran Tieu Tuyet shook her hand away, and for the first time angrily shouted: "Don't point at me with your finger, you don't have the right to know who I am yet." After saying that, she pulled me aside and left. Thieu Tinh Nhien plopped down the stairs, her younger brother was running from behind her, crying so much that her makeup was smudged. The next day was the student congress, and the conference hall was filled with people. I wore a diagonal ribbon, with gold letters printed on it: 【Excellent Student Representative】 Today I wore a white shirt, and I combed my thick bangs. On the podium was the speech that Tran Tieu Tuyet had practiced with me many times. But I still felt tense in my heart, unconsciously glancing towards Tran Tieu Tuyet. She stood side by side with Mr. Tran, holding flowers in her hand, and making a "trying" gesture with the other hand. Teacher Tran raised his glasses and wiped away his tears. I took a deep breath, my voice echoing throughout the hall. Every word in the speech, Tran Tieu Tuyet and the teacher were with me

meticulous editing. The more I spoke, the more confident I became, and finally the last sentence fell: "Thank you everyone, I wish you students a bright future, take your dreams as horses, not betray your youth!" Below the stage, the applause rang like thunder. In front of the school gate, I saw my father. He pulled someone back and said: "Today's outstanding student representative, yes, it's the person who just spoke inside, my son!" I wanted to directly pass him, but he pulled me back: "Hieu Than, it's dad, why do you pretend you don't know me?" I replied faintly: "Today is your brother's college graduation party, right? You run here, aren't you afraid he'll be angry?" He didn't answer me, but took out a phone from his pocket. brand new phone: "Dad, I told you, buy a phone based on the score. Early in the morning, I waited at the phone store, but there was no product in the store, so I rushed to the city to buy it." "Ten thousand yuan, spend money to study well, dad can't bear it!" He pulled my hand, put the phone in my palm: "Luckily, I still made it." His eyes were filled with anticipation, hoping I would take the phone, hoping I could forgive him. But I just pushed it back. "Love comes late, I don't need it anymore." He didn't advise me anymore, just dropped his hand, his eyes darkening accordingly. Her sister and Thieu Tinh Nhien stood a few steps away.