Chapter 5 — Leaving Home, I Wrote My Own Life

"I don't think there's any need to give my sister any expenses after marriage. She's used to suffering from a young age, so if you give her money, she'll definitely spend it recklessly." "You've always worked at home, so after going there, of course you'll have to do all the housework." "Also, you're destined to be cheap, scolding me arbitrarily, there's no need to show me a good face." "Y Y!" Mom was worried that her actions would leave a bad impression on people, so she impatiently pushed her sister back to her room. My sister didn't agree, so she put on the wedding outfit she had prepared for me and covered her head with a veil. Its thinking is very simple, just dirty it. If I get it dirty, I will definitely lose face if I wear it on my wedding day. As long as I live hard, it will be fun. But unexpectedly, something unexpected happened. The future groom was passing by and just happened to see this scene. Immediately clapping her hands happily, she ran to hug her sister. "Bride! Bride!" The girl saw his face at a close distance. Face full of pockmarks, yellow teeth all over the mouth, drool hanging from the corners of the mouth, unbearably ugly. He was so scared that he shouted: "Ah! No! Get out!" But the future groom was excited and after being pushed away, he immediately stood up and hugged him. "Like, like!" This scene in the eyes of the in-laws was a warm and friendly coexistence. Especially happy: "I didn't expect that she would like your daughter so much. It seems like this marriage was discussed very happily." Only the parents knew the truth, so scared that their whole body trembled. "No, no, she's not our eldest daughter." The mother quickly stood in front of her sister, widening the distance with the future groom. "The eldest daughter is not at home, she will come back later, this is another child." The in-laws realized that their attitude was not right. Yes, his face sank. "No matter who he is, our son has identified this person, he is our future daughter-in-law." "The person who appeared at the wedding scene must be him, no one else recognizes him!" The girl was so scared that she fainted. While dreaming, he kept repeating the same sentence: "I'm not getting married, mom, I'm not getting married." "I'm still young, let me come, I won't get married." After that day, my parents went even more crazy looking for me all over the city. Finally able to report the case, after several days of searching, I was only informed: I bought a train ticket to Port Thanh, but I still don't know exactly where in Cang Thanh I went. The wedding was the next day, from our house to Cang Thanh the road was far away, not to mention the vast sea of people, it was almost impossible to find me. They just accepted the fact that I had left. Same path, desperate mood. The girl was depressed and unhappy, went on a hunger strike for several days, and tried to commit suicide several times. My younger brother criticized the house for being too noisy, stole change to go to an internet cafe and rented a room on a monthly basis, played games day and night and didn't come home. Mother cried until she was blind in one eye, and every night she was woken up by nightmares. The night before the wedding, Dad held his lost mother in his arms. Repeatedly saying: "It's okay, we've spent so much on Mien Mien, it certainly won't leave us like that. As soon as the morning comes, it will come back." Mom cried for a long time, then spoke up as if repenting. "Could it be that we did something wrong?" "But we really put a lot of effort into cultivating Mien Mien. Isn't its current achievements all our credit?" "He's really an ungrateful child, for so long. So I don't know how to call home, at least to say he's safe." "That day, I went through the photos and remembered, he hasn't smiled at us for a long time. Tell me, is he unhappy with his life, or is he resentful of us and doesn't want to smile in front of us?" "Are we too hasty? Waiting for him to finish college and then arrange his marriage is the best way?" Dad patted Mom's back, his voice very serious.

softly. "It's all over, don't think about these things." Mom was still choked up. "Wait until Y Y's marriage is over, let's go find Mien Mien and apologize properly." Dad sighed: "That's all it can be." Just like that, my sister became the bride to receive those "blessings". There was a time when he was sure that marrying there would be a blessing, and many times he was jealous because I could have all these things. But when this day really comes, why doesn't it want it anymore? The first night passed very unpleasantly, he broke countless glasses, making so much noise that the whole family was restless. Unfortunately, that place was not his original home, and there were no parents who gave him unconditional love. If he makes a mess, lock him in the room. If he screams, don't give him food.