Chapter 5 — Mother's Boundaries

Ma Phuong Lan seemed to have found someone to back her up, continuously sending voice messages. "It's not that I don't want to help." "I'm really not in good health." "His biological mother is here, it's not convenient for me to go there." "As a result, he hated me, and the full month party didn't let us go." "I've lived for more than half my life, and I've never suffered such anger." I finished listening to the last voice message and clicked on the enter box. Luc Minh Vien grabbed my wrist. "Don't." I bowed my head and looked at his hand. "Let go." He didn't let go. "What's the matter? Come home and tell me." I smiled. "Why does everyone like to say this?" "At the hospital, I told you to sympathize." "During the month of quarantine, I told you not to argue." "At the month-end party, I told you to go home and talk." "Now my mother hangs me up in the group, but you tell me not to send it." "Luc Minh Vien, after all, you're afraid of things." Do it big, or are you afraid that others will know the truth?” His hand slowly let go. I send the full invoice to the group. Then send some more screenshots. On the second day after her child was born, Ma Phuong Lan said it would be a full month. Luc Minh Vien told me to sympathize. Ma Phuong Lan in the video said my mother doesn't know how to take care of her children. I also sent the invoice for milk powder and diapers to Luc Minh Vien, he read it but did not reply. The group was silent for half a minute. I typed another line of text. "Elders, it's not complicated." "My mother-in-law took care of my daughter's children for three years, I never said a word." "When it was my turn to give birth, she said her health was not good, she returned to her hometown on the same day, I didn't stop her." "For the month of confinement, my mother took care of me, and my mother and I paid for the money." "For the full month party, I invited the people who took care of the child to eat, is there a problem?" After sending, I turned the phone down. Luc Minh Vien's face was extremely unsightly. He looked at me, his voice hoarse. "Are you satisfied?" I looked at him calmly. "I'm not satisfied." "Because I originally didn't want to show these things." "My mother must have pushed you out first." As soon as he finished speaking, the group started to explode. A distant cousin from the Luc family sent a voice message. "Phuong Lan, this is really not okay." "If your daughter-in-law gives birth, it's okay for the elderly to not help, but you can't blame her biological mother." Another elder also said. "Taking care of a daughter is emotional, taking care of a daughter-in-law is also emotional." "But you can't not put in the effort on the one hand, while on the other side you want to save face." Ma Phuong Lan no longer sent voice messages. Luc Giai Giai jumped out again. "That year my mother helped me because my situation was special." "Now that my sister-in-law has her own mother to help, why does she have to cling to my mother and not let go?" I answered directly. "I didn't cling to her." "I just didn't invite her." "She said it first in the group that I used money to pressure my husband's family." Luc Giai Giai sent a cold smile emoji. "You just want to prove that your mother's house is good, right?" I looked at it. that sentence two seconds. Then answered. "Yes." "My mother's house is good." "My mother came from a place more than a thousand kilometers away, without a word of complaint." "My uncle and aunt gave me lucky money, bought a golden key, no one asked if it was a boy or a girl." "Why can't I prove it?" This time, Luc Giai Giai was also silent. After the party ended, I carried An An into the car. Luc Minh Vien sat in the driver's seat, but did not start the car. My mother sat in the back seat, holding An An's small blanket in her hand. She did not advise us. She just asked me. "Thanh Hoa, go to your house, or go to the short-term apartment I rented?" Luc Minh Vien suddenly turned his head. "Mom, what do you mean?" My mother looked at him. "I don't mean anything." "My daughter hasn't fully recovered yet, the baby is still young." "If your family is going to argue tonight, I'll take her to where I live." Luc Minh Vien held the steering wheel, her voice tense. "I won't argue with her." My mother nodded. head. “That's good.” When I got home, the door had just opened,

The living room light hadn't even turned on yet. Luc Minh Vien's phone rang. This time it was Ma Phuong Lan calling. He looked at me and picked up the phone. Ma Phuong Lan's cry immediately spread out. "Minh Vien, now bring the baby back here immediately." "Mom, you have to see if Tham Thanh Hoa is going to betray the heavens or not." I hugged An An and stood at the entrance. Luc Minh Vien said nothing. Ma Phuong Lan cried even harder. "If you are still my son, then bring the baby home for me to see." I bowed my head and looked at An An in my arms. The baby slept very well. Don't know anything. I raised my head and said to Luc Minh Vien. "Don't you dare touch her." "I'll call the police tonight."06 Luc Minh Vien's hand stiffened in mid-air. Originally, he just wanted to pick up An An. But as soon as my words came out, his whole body froze. On the other end of the phone, Ma Phuong Lan screamed shrilly. "Report the police?" "Tham Thanh Hoa, who are you threatening with the police?" I looked at Luc Minh Vien. "I'm not threatening anyone." "The baby is only a month old, she needs to rest quietly now." "Whoever wants to take her out to torture her, I will hold that person responsible." Luc Minh Vien retracted his hand. He said to the other end of the phone. "Mom, An An is sleeping." Ma Phuong Lan's crying stopped. "If you're asleep, can't you carry her home?"