Chapter 4 — My Younger Brother Slagged My Daughter, I Recovered 800,000 Yuan of Money to Buy a House

He quickly pulled the corner of his mother's shirt. My mother considered the pros and cons for a while. Finally, he glanced at me with eyes full of resentment.

“Very well.”

“Very good!”

Three consecutive "okay" words came out of his teeth.

“Tran Tinh.”

“The wings are hard now, right?”

“If you have a man to back you up, you should be good, right?”

“You just wait!”

“I can't get that money today.”

“But there will be a way to make you bring it out yourself!”

She pulled Tran Hao who was unwilling to leave. The sound of high heels pounding down the stairs echoed loudly as if venting anger. The door slammed shut. The world is finally quiet. My whole body felt like it was drained of strength. I leaned against Chu Thanh. He hugged me tightly.

“It's over.”

“Not yet.”

I shook my head. Hoarse voice.

“This is just the beginning.”

I understand my mother's personality too well. Today she suffered a loss. Definitely will not give up. She will use any means. Soft yes, hard yes. Publicly yes, silently yes. Until I get 800,000 yuan. A long war... It's just begun. After telling Du Du a story to sleep. I returned to the living room. Chu Thanh sat on the sofa. Don't watch TV. Seems to be waiting for me. On the tea table in front of him was an open laptop. He waved. I walked over and sat down next to him.

“Let's see.”

He turned the screen towards me. On the screen is an extremely detailed Excel table. The headline above read: Family Financial Planning – Plan B I was stunned. The table lists all of our family's assets, debts, income and monthly expenses. Below are many different options. Option 1: Change to a house in a good school district (initial plan) Below is a detailed analysis of the pros and cons of each target residential area, along with the pressure to pay monthly installments after using 800,000 yuan as a deposit. Option 2: Maintain the status quo, use 800,000 yuan as an education fund and risk reserve fund. Below are Du Du's entire expected education costs from kindergarten to university. There is also a reserve fund for emergency situations such as illness of an elderly person in the house. Option 3: Pay down the home loan Our current house still has part of the loan outstanding. If you pay early, you can save a significant amount of interest. Dense numbers. Dense calculations and analysis. I looked at Chu Thanh. Normally he rarely speaks. I never knew that he had so much thought in his heart.

“Since when did you do this?”

“I can't sleep.”

“I can't sleep either.”

He pointed at the screen.

“I've already figured it out.”

“If you give them 800,000 yuan.”

“Our little family will suffer heavy losses.”

“In the next ten years, we will have to tighten our belts.”

“But if you don't give it.”

“We have a lot of options.”

“We can give Du Du a better education.”

“Can make our lives safer.”

He looked at me. His eyes were gentle but determined.

“We are each other's family.”

“And Du Du.”

Those words are like a stream of warm water. Gently enveloping my long-cold heart. I buried my head in his arms. Finally couldn't hold back anymore. Tears fell silently. Not out of self-pity. Not out of fear. But because of emotion. For peace of mind. I've never had to fight alone. Because I have such a wonderful companion.

“We choose option two.”

I dried my tears and raised my head. His eyes were steadfast like never before.

“No one is allowed to take this money away.”

“This is the support we give Du Du.”

Chu Thanh burst out laughing. He gently stroked my hair. Right at that moment. My phone rings. It's a strange number. I hesitated for a few seconds then picked up the phone. On the other end of the line came a voice that I did not expect. It's Tieu Nha. Tran Hao's girlfriend. Her voice was choked as if she had just finished crying.

“Sister... I beg you.”

“Give money to A Hao.”

“His mother came to find me today.”

“She said my family doesn't give me money to buy a house anymore.”

“She also said... if A Hao can't buy a house... then I..."