Chapter 10 — Du An's Store

Chu Nghien Bach picked up the pen. When the pen fell to the signature, he looked at me one last time. “You really don't regret it?” I said: “Sign.” He wrote the names stroke by stroke. The wind in the yard blew, the braised fish on the table was cold. I took the deal. Seven years of marriage, so thin that there are only a few pages left. After signing, Chu Nghien Bach felt like he was exhausted. The mother-in-law threw herself on top of him and cried. "Son, how can you sign? After signing, we have nothing left!" Chu Nghien Bach did not support her. He watched me put the agreement in the file bag. “Are you satisfied?” I said: "There's still a shortage of money." My father-in-law was so angry that he tapped his stick on the ground. “Money money money, in her eyes there is only money!” I turned my head to look at him. “When people rob stores, what is in everyone's eyes?” He was so blocked that he couldn't speak. The uncle coughed. "Du An, since it's been signed, the future books will be done according to the rules. If any relatives need to pay, don't cheat." Her face changed. “You, what do you mean, why did you come to us?” The uncle slammed the detail sheet on the table. "Your son used the truck to transport goods three times, who paid for the gas and wages? Just now when you advised Du An to be generous, your voice was the loudest." The second girl shyly shut her mouth. The wind direction has changed. Before, they surrounded Chu Nghien Bach because they could take my things from him. Now, forcing them to let go, the relationship is as thin as a paper spoon dipped in soup. As soon as it's absorbed, it breaks. I stood up. Chu Nghien Bach suddenly asked: "If it weren't for these things, would we continue to live forever?" I didn't answer right away. The pomegranate tree in the corner of the yard I planted the second year I got married. That year, my mother-in-law said she wanted to eat pomegranates, so I went to three flower markets to buy seedlings. Now the tree is still there, but the soil under the roots has been dug up by shovels until it is hollow. “There are no ifs.” He bowed his head and smiled bitterly. “I wasn't such a cruel person before.” I said: "You guys taught me." Old Pham opened the yard gate for me. Behind her came the sound of her mother-in-law crying and scolding, the sound of relatives arguing, and the sound of her second aunt and uncle charging the car fare. I don't turn around. The car drove out of the alley, A Tran sat in the passenger seat and breathed a sigh of relief. "Sister, it's really nice to be happy, but will they pay off their debt later?" I looked out the window. "Have." A Tran was stunned. “So why are you still so calm?” “Getting rid of debt is the next step.” Her eyes lit up. “Report?” “First send a lawyer letter.” A Tran rubbed her hands. “I like this rhythm.” I finally laughed a little. The phone vibrates. Tan Hoa sent a photo. Chu Tu knelt in front of her mother's house, placing an empty suitcase next to her. The caption is: He wants to take my gold bracelet to pay off his debt. I answered her. “Report the police.” She responded very quickly. “Reported.” The Chu family's fire can no longer reach me. They can only burn each other. Three days later, the lawyer's letter was sent to the Chu family. On the same day, the amount of money off the books of the Southern distribution was returned 170,000, the remaining amount was more than 90,000, Chu Nghien Bach said it needed time. I don't agree. Old Pham followed the procedure and submitted documents to the police station. The first time Chu Nghien Bach proactively called me, his voice was no longer tough. “Du An, do you have to do that?” I asked: "You still owe ninety thousand three thousand two." He was silent for a moment. “I'm selling cars.” I bought that car for him in the third year of marriage. He said that customers need dignity, so I immediately bought it for him. Later, the car key was often in Chu Tu's hand, her mother-in-law took it to pick up relatives, and Tan Hoa also used to sit. They take my concession as default. “After selling, make up for it.” He suddenly said: "The car is sold, do you really not have any feelings at all?" "Have." His breathing stopped. I said: "One less thing that you guys took away to protect my face, it's quite a relief." There was only noise on the other end of the line. In the afternoon, Tan Hoa came to find me. She was dressed simply, with no wedding ring on her hand. “Eldest sister-in-law, I want a divorce.” I corrected her: "Call me Ms. Tran." She nodded awkwardly. “Miss Tran, I want to ask for your lawyer's number.” I gave her my business card. She takes pussy

Yes, just stand there and don't move. "Sorry." This time she didn't cry. I asked: "For what?" She was stunned. “Because of the celebration of life party.” “What else?” Her face gradually turned red. "For changing the code to receive money, for finding someone to record the video, for using a fake story to deceive people." I said: "It's not just me who's at fault." She bowed her head. "I know. I went to the store to apologize to Mr. Liu and Tieu Manh, and deleted the video." I looked at her. "It's not that you've become better. You just discovered that the Chu family isn't as golden as you thought." She was hit by my words and awkwardly tightened her business card. "Yes. I admit I'm greedy. But now I think clearly, being greedy for other people's things will sooner or later be taken away by others." This sentence has some sincere parts. I said: “The road is under your feet.” She walked to the door and turned around again. "Miss Tran, Chu Nghien Bach is looking for a buyer, wants to bring customers to distribute. Please be careful."