Chapter 3 — Fourteen Days of Vegetarian Dumplings

To the point that when I got home, my reactions became slow and I couldn't avoid a strong slap. “Ah!” I struggled to fall to the ground, my forehead hitting the corner of the table. My younger brother still hadn't calmed down, so he rushed over and grabbed me by the collar, lifting me up directly. His eyes were ferocious, as if he wanted to eat human flesh. “Why did you throw my dog away?” My neck was squeezed so hard I could hardly breathe, I desperately tried to push his hand away. "I didn't do it. I went out early in the morning." But my teenage son is both rude and strong, I can't push him at all. I asked for help and looked towards my parents. They just stood aside and sighed. Dad looked at me pressed up against the wall, his voice filled with reproach: "Eldest sister, you're being too narrow-minded. Didn't Nguyen Bao just pee on your school bag? Do you need to throw it away?" “I don't throw it away!” "Even at this point you're still lying! How many troubles have you caused since you returned?" Mom didn't believe me at all. His younger brother's expression was almost crazy. "Dad, has that torn tent been repaired yet? Tell her to go back there!" Each person has a sentence, everyone's eyes are like a sharp knife. My tears completely burst. I used all my strength to escape Ly Huy's hand. Ly Huy was stunned for a moment then raised his hand to punch me. The sister suddenly got scared and stopped it. "Tieu Huy, calm down. You will definitely find the puppy." Ly Huy suddenly laughed coldly and turned his hand to push it away. He said contemptuously: "Are you pretending to be a good person? Don't you also want her to leave?" My sister looked at me in panic and her face immediately turned red. After speaking, Ly Huy picked up my suitcase and threw it out the door. It's like chasing away a stray dog. “Go away, don't ever come back again.” I was pushed by it and staggered. After holding onto the wall to steady myself, I calmly checked my documents. Mom looked at me coldly and shook her head. “Eldest sister, apologize to your younger brother, this matter can be ignored.” I didn't pay attention to her. I directly put my bag on my back, dragged the old suitcase and went downstairs. Behind him, his father's voice sounded both angry and threatening: "Eldest sister, I don't have a penny with me, the tent hasn't been repaired yet, where can I go?" “If you leave, don't come back again.” My steps stopped. A proud look appeared on the parents' faces. When they were about to say more, I suddenly burst out laughing. “I won't come back.” From now on, this house no longer has anything to do with me. “Ly Lai, it's best if you say you can and do it!” Dad's angry voice rang out behind him. In the past eighteen years, this was the first time he called me by name. But that was when we broke up. But I'm not heartbroken. I walked straight, without turning back. I took a taxi to the train station and then boarded a train going north. Dad began to accuse me of being unfilial and disobedient in the family chat group. "Bullying my younger brother and younger sister, even disobeying my parents, and now I'm running away from home. It's really enough." "Her mother was so angry that she lay in bed and couldn't get up. I don't understand why we gave birth to such a rebellious daughter." The aunt and uncle gave a few words of advice. Seeing that their parents were still talking non-stop, everyone stopped texting anymore. I turned off my phone and turned my head to look out the window. The train left the vast fields and continued to head north. Suddenly, a cool boiled egg was applied to the chest
my sentence. She sat opposite and pointed to the wound on my head. “Little girl, your head is all bruised, why don't you go to the hospital to get some medicine?” I instinctively raised my hand to touch it. “It's okay, it doesn't hurt anymore.” She sighed, seemingly disapproving of my actions. “Eat a piece of watermelon.” She thoughtfully gave me the sweetest part, even placing a disposable spoon. I was suddenly stunned. I remember a time ago, my mother suddenly called and told me to come home. I happily packed my bags, thinking that I could finally return to live with them. But when I arrived, I discovered that she called me back to carry watermelons. "Your younger brother and younger sister have gone to extra school. Mom's back hurts and she can't carry heavy things." More than thirty watermelons. Ninth floor. I carried it for an hour. When I carried the last fruit up, my whole body was drenched in sweat. The younger brother and sister returned from school. Mom eats watermelon. When it was divided to me, there was only one piece left at the edge, half red and half white. She didn't look at me, just bowed her head and scolded the seller: "What a dishonest trader, how come watermelons are still alive like this?" Like doing that, she could push the action of sharing a piece of raw melon with me to the melon grower. I bowed my head and gently took a bite. Tears and watermelon juice fell together. Really sweet. At the same time, the doorbell suddenly rang. The housing manager hugged Nguyen Bao and walked in. “Hello, this is your dog, right?” Ly Huy rushed out as fast as a tornado. “Nguyen Bao!” Mom breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank you guys. You don't know, because of him, our family was in chaos to the point of landslides. But it was also because of my eldest daughter, whose heart was both narrow-minded and evil, she intentionally threw the dog away." The manager was stunned, with a strange look on his face and said: