Chapter 4 — For 5 Pounds of Shrimp

After the wedding, her mother-in-law found out about it and quickly made an excuse to ask for a card, saying that she had never set foot in such a high-end spa in her entire life. At that time, I was still blinded by my ex-husband. I really felt sorry for her, so I also gave her the card to keep. Unexpectedly, less than half a month later, a familiar employee at the spa called me:

“Sister, today three people came to use your card, are you sure you didn't lose it?”

Then send me a photo. On the spa bed lies the mother-in-law and two sisters-in-law. Out of respect for my relatives, I didn't want to make a big deal out of it. I just rarely went back to the spa from then on. Now that I can once again feel the relaxing feeling of essential oils applied to my back, I just feel completely liberated. While I was enjoying the pleasant feeling to the point of almost falling asleep, the "ting ting" message notification sound continuously rang out from my phone.

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I opened my phone and saw... someone in my ex-husband's family group tagged me. I almost never open this group chat. Because it's all ex-mother-in-laws sending nonsense videos from online sales channels. Looking at it was annoying, so I turned off notifications a long time ago. At first I planned to leave the group altogether. Who would have thought that he accidentally clicked on it by mistake, but when he opened it, he saw a bunch of big stories. From last night until now, the group has more than 99+ unread messages. And the frequency of mentioning "mother" in it... is too high! I tried to ignore the dirty words, scrolling down from the top of the message to see what was going on. The first thing that caught my eye was the curse of the older sister-in-law:

"Chau Tinh, are you crazy? Quickly bring the crayfish back here, Dat is still waiting to eat!"

I laughed when I read it. No matter how crazy I was, that pile of shrimp still fit in my stomach. Next was the "two swords match" coordination between the two sisters-in-law, competing to blame and scold me. But they are all meaningless words, without any value. I continued to scroll down to see. It seemed like they knew my ex-husband and I were divorcing, so they were both silent for a long time. I don't understand why the group hasn't been deleted or kicked me out yet. At this time, suddenly someone tagged me. I looked closely and it turned out to be my younger brother-in-law.

“Oh my, our family is now prosperous, anyone who is not lucky can only be jealous!”

Attached is a screenshot from a certain website. I didn't understand the information clearly, but the account balance display was clearly visible: 5 million yuan. What's going on? Did you really… win the lottery? But is it possible to receive rewards that quickly? I continued to scroll down to see. The little brother-in-law is still boasting: "Thanks to my mother and younger brother being good, I invested 140 thousand and earned 5 million!" Wait — 140 thousand? This sensitive number immediately startled me to think about the undivided savings - the common property of husband and wife. I immediately opened the bank app and immediately checked the balance of the joint card. The result was not unexpected: Balance = 0. Not a single penny left. Do Liu Bang and his whole family think I'm an idiot? Tomorrow is the day to go to the bank to divide the money, but you dare to transfer it all first? I looked closely again, it was true that the money was transferred right after completing the divorce procedure yesterday. His liver is really big! But the important thing now is to get back the 70 million I deserve enjoy. As for whether Liu Peng's family is rich or poor, from now on it has nothing to do with me. So, for the first time, I spoke up in the family chat group at my ex-husband's house:

“Since you're so rich, please give me 70 million shares.”

Luu Bang immediately jumped in and replied:

"You practical woman! Luckily I saw your true nature early enough to get a divorce! Don't worry, your money is not missing a penny. Tomorrow I will withdraw the money from the website and transfer it to you right away!"

“That's good.” After I finished texting, I immediately logged out of the group to avoid making myself more upset.

But the more I think about the screenshot my brother-in-law sent yesterday, the more uneasy I feel. Is there any investment platform that can make 5 million yuan overnight? What's more, I don't think Liu Bang has much money to invest. If not, you will fall into a scam trap. Well, even if I was tricked into going to Myanmar to sell my organs, it would have nothing to do with me anymore.

10

The next day came very quickly. I arrived at the bank on time as scheduled yesterday. Even though we knew there was no money left on the card, we agreed to meet here. I waited forever, but still couldn't see Luu Bang's figure. I called him directly:

"Luu Bang, what's wrong? Don't you dare come?"

"Wait, I'm still withdrawing money! It's almost there!"

“Or is the money lost?” — I intentionally provoked.

“Shut up!” — His voice was clearly both worried and angry, then hung up.

I waited a while longer, still no one appeared. Only a fool would stand in the cold and wait like that. So I went straight home. When I got there, I saw that my ex-husband's and mother-in-law's belongings were still lying around. I immediately called a moving service, cleaned up all that stuff, and threw it all in the trash corner under the apartment. Leaving only more dirty eyes. After cleaning, the house becomes light and airy. I was scrolling through my phone when I received a money transfer message from the bank. But not the other 70 million, but the 1 billion bonus I just received. I was so excited that I rolled around on the bed. People say: "If you encounter a happy event, your spirit will be happy", it's true - I find even the air around me fragrant! Just when I was enjoying the feeling of happiness, someone interrupted me. Liu Bang called. Thinking about the money he still owed me, I had to pick up the phone.

"Chau Tinh, can you...can you lend me some money?"

“Huh? Are you crazy? You still owe me 70 million.”

"Wife, I beg you! My whole family has been scammed, the other 140 million is gone! Even my sister's 50 million is gone! Her husband wants to beat her to death! Please, lend me 50 million, just 50 million!"

"Who are you calling 'wife'? Your whole family deserves it! Go away! Pay me 70 million first."

It's unfortunate that when I was having fun, this idiot interrupted me. But I thought to myself, my intuition was not wrong. In this world, how can there be bread falling from the sky? Only that stupid family believes it. As for my brother-in-law — being tricked is worth it! In the past, Luu Bang and her mother-in-law always liked to quietly provide for the sisters in the house. I don't know how many branded bags and high-end cosmetics they have secretly "pickpocketed" from me. Now that you know you're scared, why don't you come back and beg me for help? Sorry, I'm not a saint. That family that sticks around like a leech still wants to smoke my blood for life? The latest news I received from Luu Bang... was a debt collection message sent straight to my phone. I immediately unsubscribed from the newsletter. It seems that in order to help his sister, he even borrowed black credit. It is said that now they no longer have a house to live in, nor are they able to pay their debts. In the end, I had to go back to my hometown and live like a mouse in hiding, living in fear every day. Sometimes people even come to my house to threaten me and demand money. Their family's story has now become a topic of discussion throughout the neighborhood. The reputation of her ex-mother-in-law is now completely lost. Remember in the past, when Luu Bang passed university entrance exam, everyone praised them as "the pride of the village". Now it's good - the son is good at getting into a top school, but in the end, to avoid debt, he wanders back to the countryside, living like a quail hiding behind his mother's back. It's true that losing face won't go away. But to me, there's nothing worth pitying. I immediately filed a petition to court to request enforcement to get back the money he owed. The debt collection company was able to track down where Luu Bang used to work, but he lost that job a long time ago. Now he wanders around doing all sorts of odd jobs to pay off his debt, living like a bereaved dog, and is often beaten several times by debt collection company employees. Indeed, blessed women will not step foot in unlucky places. Although I wasted two years of my youth, my future is still bright, open and unstoppable! End