Chapter 2 — Cold Marriage

6 "Mr. Trach Dinh, is your sister-in-law back?" When Co Trach Dinh opened the door, Bach Chi was wearing a light yellow cotton shirt with apricot patterns, and a trendy red scarf over it, highlighting her small face as pretty as a goose egg. "It's cold outside, come in." Co Trach Dinh stepped aside and conveniently put down her slippers for her. Bach Chi bowed his head and smiled shyly, his eyes full of affection looking at Co Trach Dinh. I knew the reason she was here, so I just coldly watched her act. "Mr. Trach Dinh, I came to return the key, it's not convenient to live in your house forever." Bach Chi looked at me with guilt, his eyes full of speechless challenge. "Sister-in-law misunderstood us, so I will move out first, to avoid making you unhappy." Co Trach Dinh was stunned, unconsciously turned to look at me, but I didn't react. There was a slight panic in his eyes, his lips moved slightly, as if he didn't know what to say. "Mr. Trach Dinh?" Bach Chi looked suspicious and inquiring. "Sister-in-law... don't you... still not know anything?" The house was terrifyingly silent, leaving only the sound of Bach Chi's self-acting. "Sorry, I don't know, Mr. Trach Dinh, I..." The woman's eyes suddenly became wet, as if enduring great resentment. "I'm sorry. I'll move out right away, give the house back to you two!" Co Trach Dinh pulled Bach Chi back when she pretended to leave. "Don't make trouble! It's cold like this, where can I move with my child?" "Chu Diep, that house was given to me by my family when I first started working, so that Bach Chi could recover, so she and her mother lived there." "Yes." Looking at that unfortunate couple, I didn't want to answer any more questions. what. Co Trach Dinh's face was pale, his eyes were filled with confusion, not knowing what to do. Not wanting to see the disgusting appearance of those two people anymore, I stood up to clean up my bowl and chopsticks. "Co Trach Dinh, from now on I have to study for the exam, what happens to you outside, I don't care, and don't want to care anymore." Co Trach Dinh was about to say something, but I didn't turn around and left. 7 In 1977, the government restored the university entrance exam. That year, my life had eroded me to a low level, so I never thought that studying could change my fate. But after being reincarnated, I wanted to live in a different way, I didn't want to live a wasted, obscure life anymore. I no longer care about how many women and how many children Co Trach Dinh has raised outside. No matter what, as long as we don't get divorced, he still has to support me and this family. I close my door every day and focus on studying. I didn't ask anything about his work outside. I also don't care how things progress between him and that woman. I don't do his laundry anymore, after all, there are many people outside taking care of him. I no longer ask or care. Those questions should be left to the miserable couple to ask each other. When he comes home, I often sit in front of the desk, diligently lighting the book. Days passed, we no longer talked to each other. Sometimes I can hear his footsteps stopping in front of the bedroom door. I could feel him standing there for a long time. He seemed to want to say something to me, but I never turned around. In the end, he could only leave silently. Sometimes at night, I stay up late reading books under the lamplight, which is the table he often uses. Now he can only read books in bed, but doesn't say anything. Occasionally, I feel him leaning against the headboard without reading a book. He just looked at me silently, his eyes were deep and hard to describe. Only when I changed my sitting position did he retract his gaze. You know me?

If he wants to talk to him, he writes down the necessary things in life on a piece of paper and puts it on his desk before going to work. We still sleep in the same bed, but don't do anything. I was very tired. After studying, I climbed into bed and fell asleep immediately. When he saw my clothes were dirty, he wanted to help me wash them, but he was not the right person for this job. Looking at the stained white shirt, I felt extremely sad. It's one of my few new shirts. He looked regretful, like a child who had just made a mistake, as well as being silently sad. "Sorry, I..." This was the first time we talked after all this time. "It's okay." I reapplied the soap on my clothes. "Go do your work, from now on I'll wash your clothes myself, I don't need your help." Co Trach Dinh bowed his head, looking at my figure. Obviously I'm still in this house. Obviously I still sleep next to him. But everything is no longer the same as before. 8On the weekend, La Gia, sweating profusely, knocked on my door. "Chu... Chu Diep, the textbooks are more expensive than everyone expected, the advance payment is not enough, do you still have money?" In this era, textbooks are very rare so they are extremely valuable. Because the university entrance exam has reopened, people's passion for learning across the country is at an unprecedented peak. This time, with the release of new textbooks, bookstores will certainly be crowded. A few friends and I agreed to contribute money to buy a set of books, but we didn't expect the price to be so high. Just learned that this month Co Trach Dinh also gave me living expenses. Still 20 yuan, a neat stack of banknotes placed in the bedside drawer. I took out a bill with the largest denomination of 5 yuan, carefully put it in the lining of my cotton shirt, then climbed on the "Ba Ba Dai" bicycle with La Gia to the bookstore. "Chu Diep, this side, this side!" Ly Mong was lining up at the checkout counter, waving to me. I was jostled so much that my hat almost fell to the ground. When I finally raised my head, I saw Co Trach Dinh protecting Bach Chi, standing arrogantly on the stairs in the middle of a crowded sea of people.9When they heard my name, the two of them also noticed me, who was crowded to the point where only my head was visible. Even though I'm the one directly "wearing the green hat," I have to admit that the two of them are truly a perfect match! Bach Chi's face showed disdain, but I didn't pay attention, standing in the middle of the crowded hall, smiling gently at them. Co Trach Dinh slightly stopped breathing. He looked at my serene smile. There was a sadness in his eyes that I couldn't understand. "Chu Diep, hurry up!" Ly Mong was jostled to the point that she was about to get out of the first row. She couldn't help but scream impatiently. Not paying attention to the other two people, I pulled money out of the lining of my cotton shirt, raised it high above my head, trying to pass it to her through the sea of people. "Boom!" "Be careful!" Screams rang out from the stairs. I looked in the direction of the sound, only to see Co Trach Dinh jump down from the nearly two meter high staircase, causing the crowd to panic and scatter. His physique is tall, even though he blends into the crowd, he still stands out among the sea of people. Co Trach Dinh took difficult steps in the whirlpool of people to get closer to me. He wrapped his arms around me. I bowed my head, avoiding his eyes. "Please give in a bit." Co Trach Dinh's voice was cold. He protected me and squeezed through the crowded crowd. "Oh my god, I finally got in!" Ly Mong playfully greeted Co Trach Dinh: "Thank you, Co!" Co Trach Dinh nodded in response. We finally bought the kit. Five people divided, each person had 3 coins and 4 cents. Even though it's expensive, everyone is happy. Unfortunately, there were too many people and the Math materials were all gone. "There are on the second floor." Co Trach Dinh said. On the second floor there is a coffee shop, because the prices are high so few people come. “Really

"All four friends turned towards Co Trach Dinh, unable to hide their joy and excitement. Co Trach Dinh did not say much, motioning for the group to follow him upstairs. "Mr. Co, you are truly an angel descending to earth!" Ly Mong teased, winking at me. I ignored her mischievousness and quietly followed everyone upstairs. "Mr. Trach Dinh, over here!" In front of the large glass window, a woman with a lithe body, smiled brightly. She happily waved. If not Bach Chi, then who else? Her gentle, warm smile could melt even the ice. It seemed that over the years, Co Trach Dinh had taken good care of her. Co Trach Dinh nodded and walked towards Bach Chi. He pulled out his chair and looked back at me, as if waiting for me to sit down He stiffened slightly, his eyelashes drooped slightly, no one could see through his thoughts.