Chapter 8 — Divorce Keeps House

Lawyer Manh said in a low voice: "For example, forging loan documents." "For example, borrowing money in the name of medical treatment." "For example, letting relatives stand up and say that they have always advanced money to your family for the past few years." I picked up the phone and suddenly remembered something. Over the years, Han Lap Xuyen has always said that his health is not good, so there is no need to give me his salary card. He said the salary wasn't high, just enough for me to go to the doctor and buy medicine. I didn't investigate carefully before. Now that I think about it, every month he regularly sent living expenses to Ma Ngoc Cam, and also helped Han Lap Dan rotate capital, how could he only have a few hundred yuan left over. I asked: "Lawyer Manh, can I look up the assets in his name?" "At the litigation stage, you can request an investigation." "But now you can pre-arrange the clues you get." "Bank statements, payment history, joint accounts, vehicle usage history." "Any unusual points must be kept." I hung up and opened the old computer at home. Over the past few years, I have always kept the family expense book. Electricity, water and gas bills, children's tuition, car payments, living expenses for the elderly, I write down everything clearly. But I quickly discovered that the pre-printed statement clipped to the back of the expense book for those few months had disappeared. My heart sank. Those few months were the time when we bought the school district house. I found the original documents in the safe. But a few missing pages in the expense book show that Han Lap Xuyen has been involved for a long time. I searched the bottom of the drawer and found an old portable hard drive. So lucky. I have backups. The moment I opened the folder, I saw a scanned copy of my bank statement saved from several years ago. Transfer history after my parents sold the old house. Documents from me paying for the first house purchase. There is also the history of my personal account before getting married, of continuously repaying debt. Every single document is here. I let out a long breath. At this moment, Tieu Du stood at the door, calling me softly. "Mom." I turned my head. "What's wrong?" The boy hugged his school bag tighter. "Dad once made me sign a piece of paper." My heart pounded. "What paper?" Tieu Du looked down. "Dad said it was just practicing writing." "Dad told me to write, I want to live with dad and grandma." "Dad even told me not to. tell mom.” I heard an explosion in my head. I tried to keep my voice as calm as possible. "Where is that piece of paper?" Tieu Du sat down and took out a crumpled file bag from the bottom of his school bag. At the glued edge of the file bag, paste a note that Han Lap Xuyen often uses. There were two words written on it. Preventive. I opened the file bag. Inside was a typed statement. The title is, An Explanation of a Minor's True Desire. Below is Han Tieu Du's name scribbled. There is one more sentence. I want to live with my dad, but my mom often doesn't come home and doesn't care about me. My eyes
darkening. Tieu Du panicked and was about to cry. "Mom, I didn't mean that." "Dad said, if I don't write, I will feel uncomfortable." I hugged my child tightly, my voice hoarse. "I know." "This is not your fault." My mother stood next to me, so angry that her hands were shaking. "How can they force a child like that?" I took a photo of the document and sent it to lawyer Manh. In less than half a minute, the phone rang. Lawyer Manh's voice was as serious as ever. "Miss Trinh, this is very important." "The other party not only needs a house." "They also plan to take custody of the children." Just as I was about to speak, a message suddenly appeared on the phone screen. The sender is the Real Estate Registration Center. The real estate is in your name and you have submitted an application to register for an appointment before the transfer procedure. Please come and confirm in person at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow.09I stared at that message, my fingers cold. Real estate registration center. Register for a transfer appointment in advance. Nine o'clock tomorrow morning. I have never submitted any application. I immediately took a screenshot of the message sent to lawyer Manh. He replied almost immediately. "Don't delete." "Immediately call the registration center's phone number to verify." I called the hotline number on the message. After looking up, the staff informed me that there was indeed an appointment. The address of the house is the school district's house. The content of the appointment is to transfer the joint ownership of the couple. The registration documents show that Han Lap Xuyen and I will be present together and transfer the house to Han Lap Dan. After listening, I became calm. "Excuse me, who submitted the appointment application?" The staff said: "Submitted online." "The account was verified as Mr. Han's." I asked: "Where is my authorization document?" The other person paused for a moment. "A power of attorney has been uploaded to the system." "The name of the authorizing person is you." "The authorized person is Mr. Han." I smiled. Laughing so much that I felt cold myself. “I have never signed any authorization papers.” The staff's tone immediately became cautious.