Chapter 6 — Life is Finally Gentle to Me

I hung up. Looking at the just finished nails, sparkling with small pieces of light... My heart felt strangely calm. I know, I'm pushing him to the end. But only then... will he see clearly what kind of person the mother he always trusted... is. Three days later. I was in a meeting at the company when I received a phone call from Lam Duyet.

"Sister-in-law, please go home quickly! My mother and I are arguing, arguing very loudly!"

I hung up the phone, without hesitation for a second, immediately drove home. Not to discourage. But... to see the outcome. When I arrived, many neighbors had gathered downstairs, whispering. My door is wide open. Inside, there was the shrill cry of her mother-in-law and the suppressed roar of Lam Vi. The living room was devastated as if it had just gone through a storm. The mother-in-law sat on the ground, her hair disheveled, beating her thighs and crying.

“What evil did I do to raise an ungrateful son like you!”

“Because of a woman, he returned to collect his mother's debt!”

“Why is my fate so miserable…”

Lam Vi stood in front of her, his chest heaving violently, his eyes bloodshot.

“That was originally my money!”

“I just want my salary card back, what's wrong?!”

“Mom, give it to me!”

"It's over! It's over!"

"That money was used to treat my father's illness, pay my younger brother's tuition, because this house... is all spent!"

The mother-in-law started rolling on the ground.

"Your father is still healthy! Tieu Duyet has a scholarship!"

“Mom, don't lie to me anymore!”

Lam Vi seems to be on the verge of collapse.

“Did you give it to that useless nephew again?!”

That sentence... was like stepping on her tail. She jumped up, pointed straight at Lam Vi's face and cursed.

"What if I give it to my grandchild?! That's my maternal origin!"

"You are my child, you must help your uncle's family!"

“Have you forgotten how your uncle treated you when you were little?!”

“I don't forget!”

Lam Vi roared.

“But you've helped enough!”

"Before getting married, you gave me money. After getting married, mom took our money to pay the deposit for his house!"

“Now that he's still gambling and has accumulated debt, you still want to take my money to fill his hole?!”

"Mom have you ever thought about me?! Have you ever thought about To Nhien?!"

“This house… is about to be destroyed by my mother!”

I stood at the door, listening quietly. This is the first time...I heard Lam Vi say such words. Finally, he started to protest. The mother-in-law seemed to be stimulated by her son's opposition and began to speak uncontrollably.

“Break it, break it!”

"That woman, with an evil heart, since she entered this house, you are no longer close to me!"

"Divorce! Must divorce!"

“Tomorrow I will find you a better one!”

Lam Vi kicked hard on the tea table next to him. The glass shattered and scattered everywhere.

“This house… is it the mother who decides, or the child?!”

The mother-in-law was stunned and stood still, not daring to say more. Lam Vi's eyes were bloodshot and he rummaged through everything in the room. Finally, he found in his mother's nightstand... salary card and some savings books. He didn't bother to look closely, grabbed everything tightly in his hand, turned around and walked straight out. When he saw me standing at the door... He froze. I didn't say anything, just looked at him. His lips moved slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, no words came out. Just grabbed my hand and pulled me out of that stuffy house. Lam Vi and I returned to my mother's house. As soon as I entered the door, my mother was sitting Watching TV, seeing the two of them holding hands, especially Lam Vi's absent-minded appearance, she paused for a moment, then seemed to understand. She didn't ask anything. Just quietly pour two cups of hot tea. Lam Vi sat down on the sofa, held his head, not saying a word. Next to him are several salary cards and savings books that he just "got back" from his mother-in-law. I picked it up to see. In my salary card... there were only a few hundred yuan left. As for the other savings books, the name of the sender... is all mother-in-law. A total of more than 500,000 yuan. How much of it is Lam Vi's salary, how much is our small family's common money... it's no longer clear.

“This money… was all sent by my mother using my salary.”

Lam Vi's voice was hoarse.

“She said she would keep it for you… it will all be yours from now on.”

He laughed dryly.

“Finally… it all becomes yours.”

I put down the savings book and gently patted his back.

“See clearly… it's not too late.”

That night, Lam Vi slept in the living room. He locked himself in there for a long time. I don't bother. I know, he needs time... to digest the truth that has just been revealed, to cut the deviant bond between mother and child. That's the price... a man must pay to grow up.