Chapter 15 — Mother's Boundaries

I stood outside the door and listened to the whole episode. Luc Minh Vien's face was extremely unsightly. I pushed the door in. Ma Phuong Lan saw me, at first she was stunned, then tears fell. "You've finally come." "Are you afraid of losing your job?" In the reception room there were also the dean, the head of the administrative department and two receptionists. They all looked towards me. I'm not in a hurry to explain. I nodded to the previous homeroom leader. "It's already causing trouble for the unit." The homeroom leader motioned for me to sit down. Ma Phuong Lan immediately slapped the table. "Don't pretend!" "Isn't your house very terrible?" "Now in front of the leader, tell me, why don't you let me see your niece?" I looked at her. "Mom, do you want me to explain clearly in front of the leader?" She smiled coldly. "Say it." "I'll see how you're making excuses." I turned on the phone, showing the full camera video on the reception room screen. The image started when she carried her luggage and stood in front of my house. She said she wanted to stay. I said it's okay to visit my child, but not to stay. She told my mother to come home. Luc Giai Giai asked whose name the house was in. She said that her biological grandmother was more upright and honest. Every sentence, every word, is clear and clear. Ma Phuong Lan's face changed. She wanted to stand up and turn off the screen. Luc Minh Vien stopped her. "Mom, don't move." This was the first time he stopped her. Ma Phuong Lan looked at him incredulously. "You helped him?" Luc Minh Vien's voice was hoarse. "It was my mother who came to her unit to cause trouble." "Then let's talk in full." The reception room was eerily quiet. After the video finished playing, I opened the hospital tracking form again. "This is the hospital note from yesterday." "The blood pressure is a bit high, I recommend resting and observing." "I did not prevent her from seeing the baby." "I just refused to carry a full-month baby to the hospital." Then, I opened the photo of the family group and the photo of the circle of friends. "This is the content she sent out." "This is the full invoice." "This is a record of all expenses during the month of confinement." mine.”I didn't cry, nor scream. I'm just presenting the truth one story at a time. After watching, the director's face darkened. "Mrs. Ma, this is Tham Thanh Hoa's personal family matter." "You came to the unit to hold up a sign, affecting the working order." "If you continue, we will report it to the police." Ma Phuong Lan was stunned. Perhaps she did not expect that the unit would not arbitrate on her behalf. Even more unexpected, once the so-called housework goes out, other people look not at who is crying harder, but who is lying. She suddenly hugged her breasts. "I'm dizzy." Luc Minh Vien immediately helped her. But this time, he didn't look at me. He said to the head of the administrative department: "Please help me call a car." "I'll take her away." Ma Phuong Lan cried and scolded. "Tham Thanh Hoa, you're so cruel." "You let outsiders insult me like that." I looked at her. "It's not outsiders insulting mom." "It's mom who brought things here herself." She was helped out by Luc Minh Vien. Walking to the door, she suddenly turned her head. His eyes were both cold and resentful. "Do you think that's the end?" "I'll tell you, An An is the child of the Luc family." "Don't you dare decide it alone." My heart suddenly sank. Because this sentence of hers was not like what she said in anger. 15 After Ma Phuong Lan left, the reception room was quiet for a few seconds. The manager closed the door and gave me a glass of warm water. "Thanh Hoa, you sit down and rest for a bit." I took the glass, my fingertips were still a bit cold. "Sorry, I'm causing trouble for everyone today." The manager waved his hand. "It's not your fault." "If someone comes to cause trouble in the future, the receptionist will directly contact security." "You also have to protect yourself well." I nodded. "Thank you." When I left the company, the wind was very cold. Luc Minh Vien stood next to the car, Ma Phuong Lan was sitting in the back seat. She turned to face the window, not saying a word. Originally I didn't

want to get in the car. Luc Minh Vien walked over, his voice was very low. "Thanh Hoa, I'll take you home first." I looked at Ma Phuong Lan in the back seat. "What about her?" He said: "Take you back to the hotel." I asked: “Surely a hotel?” He was silent for a second. "Sure." No one said anything in the car. Ma Phuong Lan wanted to open her mouth several times, but in the end she held back. Maybe you don't have to endure it. She finally discovered that crying and causing trouble in a place like a company is really ineffective. The car stopped in front of the front gate of the house. Before I got off the bus, Ma Phuong Lan suddenly said: "Tham Thanh Hoa." I turned my head. Her eyes were red, but her voice was cold. "I lost face today, are you satisfied?" I said: "Before you come to my unit, you should think about this result." She gritted her teeth. "You're so good, don't regret it later." I didn't answer. Because I didn't want to reason with her anymore. For someone who always wants to put herself in the victim's position, reasoning only gives her more excuses to talk. When I got home, my mother was holding An An out in the sun. Sunlight fell on An An's tiny face, she slept very well. I walked over and gently touched her hand. My mother asked: "Are you done yet?" I said: "For now, it's done." I didn't say Ma Phuong Lan's last sentence. But my mother noticed.