Chapter 6 — Mother's Application for Money

The burning face reminded me clearly — my mother had really gone to school! I tried to struggle while trying to explain: "Did Ly Huyen tell you? She has been punished for spreading false rumors! Can you calm down?" "Hmph! You still dare to argue? You climbed into someone's car and still deny it? I'll beat this bitch to death!" I closed my eyes, waiting for the next punch. But it did not descend. It was Uncle Tan who got out of the car and forcefully pushed my mother away: "Who are you? Stay away from Gia Di! If you hit me again, I'll call the police!" Little did he know that the woman in front of him was my biological mother. He just instinctively protected me, blocking all harm. At that moment, I felt so bitter. A stranger is willing to protect me with everything, but the person closest to me always sticks a sharp knife into me. My eyes were hot, the scene before my eyes was blurry, but her voice was clear every word: "You were the one who seduced my daughter, right? I'm her mother, the one who has to report it to the police is me! Today I have to put this old man in jail!" The noise quickly attracted a crowd of students to gather, their eyes were like a thousand needles piercing my body. I can't remember the number of times this was the first time I was dragged, cursed, and beaten by my own mother in a crowded place. "Oh my god, students these days are so shameless, they will do anything for money..." "If my daughter was like her, I would have beaten her to death a long time ago! What a shame!" The gossip was like a hammer hitting my head, choking me to the point of nausea. I couldn't control myself, I knelt down and vomited a few times. My mother opened her eyes again, both surprised and indignant: "You... did you just vomit?" I know, she thinks I'm pregnant. I laughed at myself, then screamed at her: "Yes! I just vomited! It's because you make me feel disgusting!" “You are the cruelest mother I have ever seen!” She trembled with anger, raised her hand to slap me again, but was held back by Uncle Tan. "Don't hit her anymore!" She almost went crazy, grabbed Uncle Tan, dragged and scolded us, forcing us straight to the police station near the school: "Comrade, I want to report a case!" "This person seduced my daughter and even got her pregnant. You must punish him and put him in jail!" "Calm down!" The police's stern voice suppressed the crazy noise. The instructor received the news and quickly ran over. My mother immediately stood up and quickly accused me: "Duong Gia Di did something like this at school. I really don't have the face to let him continue studying. Teacher, I will take him back to teach him again today!" The instructor did not believe her words at all, on the contrary, he defended me: "Gia Di studies seriously at school and enthusiastically helps her friends. On the contrary, if a grandmother or mother cuts living expenses, that is child abuse!" Uncle Tan also calmly narrated the story: "Gia Di is a volunteer who donated bone marrow to save my son. Yet this woman fabricated a shady relationship, I will reserve the right to sue." He also asked Tieu Loi's main treating doctor to testify. The police clearly verified the truth and sternly reprimanded my mother: "If you haven't made it clear, you've already reported a slander case. Making a false report is also illegal, you know? Apologize quickly and that's the end of the matter!" When she learned that I was actually preparing to donate bone marrow, my mother was less angry, but her eyes were slightly calculating. She looked at me for a long time, then suddenly lowered her voice softly: "Sorry, Gia Di, I misunderstood you." "You willing to donate bone marrow is a good thing, very kind, I'm very proud of you." Looking at that appearance, my heart suddenly felt uneasy. I asked cautiously: “What… what do you want?” Under the strict demands of the police, my mother reluctantly apologized to the instructor and Uncle Tan. She suddenly changed her tone, took my arm intimately, and said she wanted to invite me and my uncle to dinner. At the dinner table, for the first time in my life

Seeing her willing to spend money to take me out to eat such expensive seafood. Mom also thoughtfully peeled shrimp and removed fish bones for me, treating me with strange flattery. I had a vague guess in my heart, but unexpectedly, she opened her mouth and blatantly demanded: "Donating bone marrow is very harmful to your health, how can my daughter give it away for free?!" Before Uncle Tan could think, he blurted out about 100,000.