Chapter 3 — Mom Chooses Brother, I Choose Freedom

I thought for a moment, yes. They used morality to bind me, manipulate me, just so I could voluntarily give up what belonged to me. Aunt Tu asked again: 【Are you alone outside? Is there enough money? If you don't have it, let me send it to you. Find a decent hotel to rest, come to my aunt's house tomorrow morning.】 Having said that, she gave me a thousand yuan. Seeing that envelope, my tears silently fell. Just now, the group chat was so noisy, no one asked me - a girl - if it was safe to be on the street at night. Only Auntie Tu - who was always hated by the whole family - was worried that I didn't have money, was afraid that I wouldn't have a place to live, and was afraid that I was in danger. Tears fell onto the screen, dimming the light on the phone. 【Thank you, Aunt Tu. I have money, I'll come over to my aunt's house in a few days!】I wiped my tears and texted back. 【Okay, my family always welcomes you!】 5 The next morning, I woke up very early, took the first high-speed train, straight to the provincial capital. By the time we got there, it was almost noon. I wrapped myself tightly, secretly trembling and walked into the lottery center. After tax deduction, I can receive 14 million 400 thousand yuan. The moment I held the check in my hand, I was so emotional that my hands were shaking. This amount of money is enough for me to live comfortably for the rest of my life. I refused to be interviewed by the press, refused to be photographed, hugged the check tightly, crouched down and fled the lottery center. I ran straight to the bank next door. Seeing how I looked like a criminal, the lobby manager was very understanding and immediately invited me into the VIP room. Not only did they enjoy extremely high interest rates, they also gave me a bunch of supermarket cards, coupons, and VIP cards of all kinds of big brands. It wasn't until the entire amount was transferred to my account that I breathed a sigh of relief. I left 2 million 400 thousand to buy a house, the rest in long-term savings. Holding a stack of supermarket cards and gift certificates, I realized - now I don't need to take out my wallet when I go shopping. For the first time in my life, when I was poor and fell for a trick, I really didn't know how to live to be "rich" in the right way. While happily eating at a buffet restaurant worth more than two thousand yuan per person, my brother called. I silently sighed — how could I forget to block his number? Thinking about my mother's retirement, I still picked up the phone. As soon as I picked up the phone, my brother screamed like a crazy person: "Truong Tu Hue! Damn you! You said you would come and sign, we've been waiting all morning!" "Where did you die? This afternoon drag your body home immediately, otherwise I'll go straight to your company and make a scene so you don't have to raise your head!" I chewed a piece of fatty foie gras and asked in return: "What about mother's retirement?" My brother shouted like crazy: "Truong Tu Hue! That's your MOTHER! You MUST raise her!" I laughed coldly: "You also know that she is my mother, so why did the two houses in the house belong to you?" "Because I am the only son in the family! I am the hope of the family! I am the root, the pillar!" – my brother said seriously as if he were the main character in a dog blood TV series. I was made fun of: "Hahahaha... Son, hope, pillar? Who are you trying to make fun of, Truong Tu Thanh? Look at your pathetic appearance, don't you think it's funny to say those things?" My brother tried his best not to slam the phone: "I'll ask you one last time, will you come back this afternoon to sign?" I also did not give in: "I ask you again, Are you worried about your mother's retirement?" My brother immediately hung up. I knew right away — he would never agree easily. 6 After eating and drinking, I walked around the shopping center. Big cities are really different, famous cosmetic brands all have their own counters. I used the gift certificates the bank gave me and shopped as much as I could without having to spend much money on my wallet. The warm and considerate attitude of the sales ladies made me feel - it's so nice to be a wealthy person! Previously, with my salary, I had to give half to my mother every month. I wouldn't dare even look at high-end stores like this, let alone buy them. I looked at the store opposite, which was hanging all kinds of dresses for middle-aged mothers, and I suddenly felt dumbfounded. If my mother hadn't said that night that she would transfer the entire house to my brother, the person walking with me today would definitely have been my mother. Thinking about how my mother loved gold - when my father died in a traffic accident, the compensation was more than 800,000 yuan, she used 100,000 to buy gold, but didn't have a single piece to buy for me. It's funny to say, my mother has several huge gold bracelets, before I only asked to try one on. But she said, those are for her future daughter-in-law. What about my brother? A huge gold necklace and a bright Pixiu pendant dangled from my neck, glaring so much that it hurt my eyes. I walked around the gold shop, choosing a few styles I liked. From now on, I will also have my own golden bracelet. I will have my own house, my own car, my own home. Thinking of this, my nose stings. I firmly believe that perhaps my father's blessing from the golden spring allowed me to win that lottery ticket. As soon as I finished paying, I received a message from Ms. Tran - team manager. 【Tu Hue, my brother has arrived at the company! While he was making a fuss and wanted to see you, I said you had already resigned but he didn't believe it!】 【He ransacked the whole company, not even the women's toilet was spared! Scared the ladies in the room to death!】 【Because we're your brothers, I'm afraid to report to the police.】 【Can you see... or give him a call?】 Ms. Tran also attached a video - Truong Tu Thanh had clearly drunk several cups, his face was red, his mouth was cursing. He stood in the middle of the company screaming my name loudly, even casually throwing documents away and destroying them haphazardly. 【Call the police! Don't make any concessions, don't look down on me!】 【Bad people must be punished!】 【Miss Tran, I'll probably submit my resignation letter soon. But don't ignore him because of me.】 Ms. Tran still didn't feel reassured after hearing what I said, so she called me back to confirm again. After receiving consent from me, she called 110. The police arrived very quickly, Truong Tu Thanh was arrested on the spot, charged with disturbing public order and intentionally destroying other people's property, and was detained for 15 days. Looking at the video Ms. Tran sent, the moment the police appeared, he immediately sobered up and kept shouting "it's just a misunderstanding, it's just a misunderstanding!" See? People like him, going crazy, being destructive, cursing... are all just excuses. Really... amazing!