Chapter 2 — My grandmother tore up my admission notice, and tore up my status as a Thien Kim Hao Mon

At that moment, my father came from the other end of the street. Seeing the crowd, he immediately sped up his steps.

"What's up?"

Grandma quickly shouted:

“He was the top valedictorian in the entire province!”

Dad was stunned. I immediately said:

“Dad, grandma saw wrong.”

Grandma held up the phone.

“I took the picture!”

Dad took the phone. He looked for a few seconds. Hands began to tremble. He suddenly raised his hand and slapped me hard.

“Why don't you listen?”

Aunt Chu was startled.

"Mr. Lam! Why are you hitting her?"

Dad pointed straight at me.

“He deserves to be beaten!”

Tears kept falling.

“Dad, is it wrong that I ranked first in the exam?”

“Where did I go wrong?”

He did not answer. Grandma said coldly:

"Stop talking nonsense to him. Take him home."

Dad immediately stepped forward to catch me. I stepped back.

“If anyone dares to touch me, I will go to the police station right now.”

Dad's footsteps stopped. In the crowd, someone spoke up:

"That's right. The admission notice is hers, no one has the right to tear it up."

"The valedictorian of the entire province! The Lam family is truly blessed by our ancestors."

“What kind of family treats their children like enemies?”

With everyone pointing fingers and talking, his father's face became more and more unsightly. He immediately changed his tone.

“Nien Niem, dad was so hot just now.”

I didn't move.

"So tell me, Dad. Why don't you let me go to school?"

Dad looked at grandma. Grandma bowed her head and looked at the ground. At that moment, my mother's voice rang out from behind.

“Because you're gone... this family will be torn apart.”

Mom put on a thin shirt and stood in front of the gate. His face was so pale it was scary. I looked at her.

“Mom... do you know too?”

Mom reached out to me.

“Go home, I will slowly tell you.”

I shook my head.

“In my previous life, it was because I believed everyone that I…”

All three people raised their heads at the same time. Grandma asked in a trembling voice:

“What did you just say?”

I stuffed the admission notice into my lap.

"Nothing."

Dad stared at me.

“Lam Niem, you must go home today.”

Aunt Chu pulled me behind her.

"If he doesn't want to go home, don't force him."

Dad smiled wryly.

“Sister Chu, this is my daughter.”

I immediately said:

“Then let the police hear why this girl can't go to college.”

The smile on Dad's face disappeared. Suddenly, grandmother knelt to the ground.

“Nien Niem, I beg you.”

The whole alley was silent in the blink of an eye. She kept banging her head.

“If you want to hate, then hate me.”

“Give your grandmother the admission notice.”

I didn't help her up.

“The more you look like this, the more I have to go.”

Mother burst into tears.

“I can't bring Lam's last name to school.”

I immediately caught that sentence.

“What do you mean?”

Mom quickly covered her mouth. Dad shouted angrily:

“Shut up!”

Grandma staggered to her feet.

"Everyone go home! Everyone go home!"

I don't hesitate any longer. Turn around and rush out of the alley. Aunt Chu followed a few steps.

"Nien Niem! Where are you going?"

“Go find someone who can keep your admission notice.”

I ran all the way to school. The class president, Mr. Tran, saw the red mark on my face and immediately stood up.

“Who hit you?”

I placed the admission notice on the table.

“Teacher, I want to complete the admission procedures early.”

Mr. Tran picked up the admission notice. His eye rims were red.

“Very good, you really did it Okay."

I said softly:

“But my family doesn't let me go to school.”

“They said I can't take the Lam family name to enroll.”

Teacher Tran frowned.

“That sentence is not correct.”

At that moment, a laugh rang out outside the office door.

“Lam Niem, what your family said is not wrong.”

I turned my head. The person standing there was Hua Tinh, my classmate. Her father is a famous store owner in town. Normally, she likes to compete with me for achievements. This time, she ranked second in the whole school. Hua Tinh walked in, holding a piece of photocopy paper in her hand.

“Teacher Tran, you probably don't know yet, right? Lam Niem may not be from the Lam family."

Teacher Tran's face immediately darkened.

“Hua Tinh, get out.”

Hua Tinh smiled and put the paper on the table.

“Last night my dad heard Lam Niem's grandmother get drunk and say it.”

"His biological mother's name is Tham."

“Furthermore, that year the Tham family lost a daughter.”

I stared at the paper. It was a notice looking for an old friend. The girl in the photo has a small mole at the corner of her eye. Exactly like me. Teacher Tran picked up the paper.

“Where did you get this?”

Hua Tinh replied:

“My dad's friend gave it to me.”

I looked at her.

“What do you want to do?”

“Do nothing.”

Her eyes fell on my admission notice.

“I just wanted to remind you.”

“What the Tham family hates most is being deceived by others.”

"If you go to school in the name of the Lam family, if you get discovered later, your reputation as valedictorian will be lost."

I laughed.

“Hua Tinh, you took second place in the exam so you came here to take care of me?”

Her face immediately darkened.

“I mean well.”

“Why did your good intentions only appear when I ranked first in the exam?”

Teacher Tran took the paper back.

“Lam Niem, don't be afraid.”

“The school will help you contact the admissions committee and preserve all of your records.”

Hua Tinh was impatient.

“Teacher, aren't you afraid that there will be a problem with his identity?”

Teacher Tran looked straight at her.

“The college entrance exam score comes from her doing every question and every point herself.”

"It's not because the household registration book did the homework for her."

Hua Tinh gritted her teeth.

“Then just wait and see.”

She just left. Dad and grandmother went to school. As soon as he entered the office, my father said:

“Teacher Tran, this is our family matter.”

Teacher Tran stood in front of me.

“She has already graduated from high school.”

“You have no right to restrict her freedom.”

Grandma cried and said:

“Teacher, we don't want to harm him.”

I immediately asked:

“So why did everyone steal my admission notice?”

“Because I can't go to Kinh Thi.”

“There is no reason.”

I took out the copy paper.

“Because of the Tham family?”

Mom also just arrived. Hearing the words "Tam family", she immediately had to hold on to the door frame to stand steady. Dad turned his head and shouted:

“Did you say that?”

Mom shook her head. Grandma rushed forward and tried to snatch the paper.