Du An's Store
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Chapter 4

Chapter 4 — Du An's Store

Updated 10/08/2026 5 min read

I looked at Tan Hoa's flat stomach. “How many months?” Tan Hoa's eyes were confused. “Just discovered.” I asked: "Where to get examined?" Mother-in-law interrupted: "Do you still have to ask about this? Test strips at home." A Tran crossed her arms and smiled. “Can the test strip still prevent reporting to the police?” Chu Nghien Bach's voice was very low. "Du An, I know you feel sorry for yourself. I'll pay for Tieu Hoa's money on her behalf. Don't take this to the police station." “You pay for her?” I stared at him. “Whose money is used?” There was anger in his eyes. “Our joint money as husband and wife.” “Do you still have money together?” As soon as this sentence fell, Chu Nghien Bach's face finally showed a trace of panic. Tan Hoa didn't understand and was still crying. “Eldest brother, look at her, don't pay attention to the baby at all.” I said: "Chu Nghien Bach, yesterday you told me to hand over the store, today you told me to pay the price for her pregnancy. You descendants of the Zhou family can always become an immunity talisman on the books." Chu Nghien Bach grabbed my wrist. “Don't speak so harshly.” Old Pham took a step forward. “Mr. Chu, let go of Director Tran.” Chu Nghien Bach looked at old Pham, as if discovering for the first time that this quiet driver was not an ordinary driver. “This is between us and our husband.” Old Pham did not back down. “Director Tran told me to let go.” The onlookers' eyes shifted back and forth between them. I withdrew my hand, leaving a light red mark on my wrist. “Pay or not?” Chu Nghien Bach hissed two words through his teeth. “I pay.” He took out his phone to transfer money. The alarm sounds. Eight thousand six hundred forty-four entered the account. Tan Hoa's face lost all blood. “Eldest brother, why do you really pay?” Chu Tu was also dissatisfied. "Brother, Tieu Hoa is also for the family." I put the phone away. "Very good. Now let's talk about the second thing." Mother-in-law was frightened. “What else?” "Last year, Chu Tu took 120,000 coins from the warehouse, saying it was a temporary turnaround. Pay the money." Chu Tu took a step back. Tan Hoa immediately exploded. "You used to take 120,000? Didn't you say that your brother gave you a little less money for the wedding deposit?" Chu Tu stammered: "You, you made up for it later." A Tran smiled coldly. "Make up for the fart. Take a barrel of oil that's about to expire to offset the debt, and force us to store it at cost." Some people in the crowd burst into laughter. Chu Tu's face turned red. “It's also a household product, what if I take some?” I asked him: “When you let your wife claim the store yesterday, did you think the same?” He didn't dare look at me. Chu Nghien Bach closed his eyes. “Du An, you also pay the 120,000.” I looked at him. “How many times can you change it?” He didn't answer. Because he knows, the books in my hand don't just have these two accounts. At five o'clock in the afternoon, three stores officially stopped using Chu Ky signs. I told Mr. Liu to put a new sign on the door. The red cloth was pulled down, and the four words Du An Tien Dan lit up. Some people gathered to watch, some took pictures, some said in a low voice that this name sounded more formal. The mother-in-law sat on a small chair, as if her bones had been pulled out. My father-in-law didn't say a few words from beginning to end. At this point, he suddenly stood up. “Du An, before, dad treated you kindly.” I looked at him. “What are you going to talk about?” The skin on his face twitched. “As soon as you entered the door, dad told you to take care of the money in the house.” “Because at that time there was no money in the house.” Someone next to me couldn't help but laugh. Father-in-law's face turned black. “You are a descendant, do you have to talk to me like that?” I gave him the final document. "This is 60,000 I borrowed last year. I said it was given to a former colleague. In reality, it was transferred to Chu Tu to pay off his gambling debt." Chu Tu was so frantic that he shouted: "Dad!" Tan Hoa turned around to look at Chu Tu, his eyes seemed to be on fire. The mother-in-law rushed to steal the documents. A Tran stopped her. “Don't move.” My mother-in-law cried and scolded me: "You want to force us to die!" I said, “I just read out what people did.” She sat down on the ground, patting her thighs. "I can't live anymore, my daughter-in-law is forcing my mother-in-law!" Old Pham took out a small speaker from the car and pressed the play button. The mother-in-law's voice echoed from inside. “Tomorrow Ti

Eu Hoa is making a fuss, don't speak up. Du An's face is thin. Nghien Bach pushes him a little and he will hand over the store. He doesn't have his mother's family backing him up, so what's there to fear? The mother-in-law's cry was stuck in her throat. This time the people watching were really quiet. Chu Nghien Bach suddenly looked at me. “Are you recording?” I said: "After yesterday's birthday party, A Tran found a voice message from her mother on speakerphone at the warehouse door. It's not me recording.” A Tran raised her hand. “I picked it up, I didn't cut it.” Her mother-in-law pointed at A Tran and scolded: "You are an outsider!" A Tran said: "I'm an outsider and can't hear, but your family members are really good at pretending to be deaf." Chu Nghien Bach's face was extremely unsightly. “Du An, go home first.” “I won't go to the Chu family today.” He was stunned. “What do you mean?” “The meaning is on the face of the words.” I gave the car keys to Mr. Pham. “I returned to my old home in Nam City.” Chu Nghien Bach's voice changed.

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