Chapter 7 — Dad's Wishes

The savings book is stuck behind the letter. The account owner's name is Ta Tri Vi. The balance is not much, the last payment was transferred twenty years ago. Amount: 80 thousand. Note: borrowed by Tham Van So. Lawyer Van finished looking at the savings book, his eyes darkened. "Mr. Hua used to doubt this money." Tham Van So leaned against the wardrobe and slowly slid down to sit on the ground. “I had no money then.” Her voice was hoarse. "I married your father. My mother's family asked for a bride price. My mother said that if she didn't give me 100 thousand, she wouldn't accept me anymore. My father said I couldn't touch the money Ta Tri Vi left behind, I could only borrow it temporarily." “Where is the necklace?” She said nothing. Grandma interjected again: "Sold it a long time ago. If I hadn't sold it, where would I get the money for your uncle to get married?" An unnatural look flashed across Luu Xao Tran's face, and he quickly became eloquent again. "It's all happened many years ago, a broken necklace, do you still want to pay back old debt?" I squeezed the letter tightly, my hands shaking violently. That's not a necklace. It is the only wearable keepsake that the biological mother I never met left me. Tham Van So crawled over and pulled my pants leg. "Thanh Hoa, I was wrong. But in the past years, I have not been fake to you. When you are sick, I look after you, when you go to school, I pick you up, when your father is busy, I always take care of you." “So I took your biological mother's relics in exchange for your dowry?” She cried until she trembled. "I have no choice! Mom forced me, my brother also forced me. Since I was a child, I was not loved by my mother's family. They said that if I get married, I should help my mother's family." Lawyer Van reminded in a low voice: "Thanh Hoa, these assets can be requested to be returned, but it has been a long time, and collecting evidence is difficult. If the chain can find the sale documents, there is still a chance." As soon as grandmother heard about the refund, she immediately jumped up. "You dare! That money was spent a long time ago, you force us to give it up, it's like killing us!" Trieu Khai squinted his eyes. "Hua Thanh Hoa, if you really make a fuss, we will come to your unit. Say that your father just died and you forced your adoptive mother to pay, saying that you are not your biological child and still taking over the inheritance." Tham Niem Tu hugged her child and said softly: "Thanh Hoa, don't do anything without love. Aunt Tham raised you for more than twenty years, what if she takes some money?" “Some money?” I slapped my savings book on the table. “80 thousand is 80 thousand twenty years ago.” Tham Niem Tu's face was ugly. “So it's not the money I earn.” This sentence made me laugh out loud. “So you can rob the money you don't make?” Tham Kien Quoc stepped forward. "Don't talk nonsense to him. Van So, you are Hua Truong Bach's wife. You should go to the bank to report the loss and freeze the money first. He won't let us live in peace, and he won't even try to get it." Tham Van So raised his head. I thought she would refuse. She wiped her tears and said in a low voice: "Thanh Hoa, as long as you give me half the money, I won't prosecute you." Everyone in the room looked at her. That moment, I finally understood. She was not forced by her mother's family to have no choice. She just always chooses to be on their side when there are benefits. Lawyer Van pushed a stack of documents in front of me. "Mr. Hua also has a written statement, related to the process of Ms. Tham forcing him to change the beneficiary when he was seriously ill." Tham Van So suddenly rushed forward and tore up the documents. The sound of paper being torn rang out. At the same time, a police voice came from outside the door: "Everyone, don't move!" This time there were still two morning police officers. Neighbors heard the commotion and called the police. Lawyer Van immediately presented evidence on the spot, explaining that the Tham family broke in again, threatened, and stole documents. Trieu Khai remained stubborn, saying it was just a family conflict. But the secretly recorded video on his phone has not been deleted. When the police asked him to open the photo album, his hands were shaking. In the video, he clearly said the sentence "200 thousand hush money". The sound is not loud, but deadly enough. Trieu Khai's face turned white. “I'm just kidding.” The police looked at him. “Using someone else's privacy to blackmail them for money is no joke.” Tham Niem Tu rushed to hug her crying child. “Comrade police, my husband is suddenly confused, son

still young.” Luu Xao Tran was also panicked. “They are all relatives, just shut the door and say a few angry words, why raise your opinion?” Lawyer Van calmly spoke up: "Our side will reserve the right to pursue responsibility for acts of extortion, defamation, and appropriation of relics." Dieu Que Phan tried to sit on the ground again. The police directly said: "If you continue to disturb the scene, everyone will be taken away." Her butt stopped in mid-air, she couldn't even sit, she couldn't even sit. If that look were before, I would feel pitiful. Now it just seems crazy. They are afraid of the police, afraid of the unit, afraid of compensation. The only person who is not afraid of forcing a person who just sent his father away to collapse. When Tham Van So was questioned by the police, her whole body seemed to lose her soul. She said she didn't intend to steal the money, she just wanted the part she should enjoy. Lawyer Van asked her: "So why did you prevent Ms. Hua from taking back her biological mother's relics?" Tham Van So was speechless and could not answer.