Chapter 9 — National Lazy Mother

It's my turn and Mien Mien. The director asked:

“What does Mien Mien like to eat the most?”

I replied:

“Except for coriander, anything goes.”

Mien Mien replied:

“Except for coriander, anything goes.”

The director asked:

“What is Mien Mien most afraid of?”

I replied:

“The bathroom door is closed.”

Mien Mien replied:

“Mom is not around.”

The answers are not the same. Mien Mien turned her head to look at me:

“Mom, I'm not afraid of the door. I'm afraid you're not outside the door.”

I walked over and picked her up.

“So mom will be there in the future.”

The director didn't ask anymore. In the evening, the performance team suddenly announced that there would be a special guest coming tomorrow. Hearing the four words "special guest", Hua Van Van's face finally improved. Trieu Mai secretly looked for her, but her words were captured by a fixed camera in the yard.

“Mrs. Luc comes tomorrow, you have to hold on.”

Hua Van Van lowered her voice:

“Auntie, online public opinion is unfavorable to me right now.”

Trieu Mai lowered her voice:

"As long as Mrs. Luc publicly praises me, any public opinion can overcome it. She values Tieu Da the most, so I told Tieu Da to perform a little better."

I carried a glass of water and stopped. Trieu Mai saw me and immediately shut her mouth. I laughed:

“Just keep walking, I'm just passing by.”

Trieu Mai glared at me:

“Eavesdropping on other people's conversations, there is no education.”

I looked at her:

“You guys are standing under a public camera plotting and blaming my ears for growing in the right place?”

Trieu Mai was so angry that her face turned black. Hua Van Van pulled her:

“Auntie, stop arguing.”

Trieu Mai shook her hand away:

“Tomorrow you'll still mess up, the Luc family won't need a daughter-in-law who only knows how to cry.”

This sentence is recorded clearly. Hua Van Van's face turned pale. After I returned to the room, Chu Thanh Hoa knocked on the door and entered. She gave me a piece of paper.

“List of employees dropped today.”

I'll take it and see. On it is written the name of tomorrow's special guest. Luc Minh Chau. The person who truly holds power in the Luc family is Luc Tieu Da's biological aunt. Not "Mrs. Luc" in Trieu Mai's mouth. Chu Thanh Hoa looked at me:

“You know her?”

I returned the paper:

“Not familiar.”

She stared at me:

“When I saw her name, I wasn't surprised.”

I put Mien Mien's little rabbit next to the pillow.

"Miss Thanh Hoa, knowing too much will cause insomnia."

Chu Thanh Hoa smiled:

“I haven't been able to sleep.”

The next day, Luc Minh Chau arrived. She dressed simply, her hair tied in a bun, with an assistant giving instructions next to her. As soon as Trieu Mai saw her, she immediately welcomed her.

"Minh Chau, you're finally here. Van Van has been wronged these past few days, you have to say something for her."

Luc Minh Chau didn't even look at her and walked straight in front of Luc Tieu Da.

"Tieu Da, I ask you, did you eat enough yesterday?"

Luc Tieu Da glanced at Hua Van Van. Hua Van Van's hand was placed on the boy's shoulder, using very strong force. Luc Minh Chau saw it.

“Van Van, let the boy speak for himself.”

Hua Van Van embarrassedly let go. Luc Tieu Da lowered his voice:

“Eat your fill.”

Luc Minh Chau asked:

“What to eat?”

“Aunt Tham's egg noodles.”

Trieu Mai's face changed:

“Children talk nonsense, Van Van also makes beef noodles.”

Luc Minh Chau looked at her:

"I asked Tieu Da, not you."

Trieu Mai immediately shut her mouth. Live commentary started to get excited.

“This girl is really tough.”

"Trieu Mai was just scolded, it's too much."

Hua Van Van forced a smile:

“Sister Minh Chau, Tieu Da has been a bit picky about eating lately, I'm slowly fixing it for you."

Luc Minh Chau said:

“He's not a picky eater, he just doesn't dare to talk.”

Hua Van Van's face changed. Luc Minh Chau turned to look at me and Mien Mien.

“Miss Tham, Mien Mien, I watched the livestream yesterday. The Luc family will coordinate the investigation of Tieu Lam, and will also place Ms. Trieu Mai under house arrest and not let her continue to say insulting words to the two of them."

Trieu Mai was impatient:

“Minh Chau, I am Tieu Da's grandmother!”

Luc Minh Chau said:

“You are also the person who publicly slandered the mother of a five-year-old child yesterday.”

Trieu Mai was so angry that she almost jumped up. I said:

“No need to apologize, just don't come within three meters of my daughter in the future.”

Luc Minh Chau nodded:

“Okay.”

Hua Van Van didn't expect Luc Minh Chau not to help her, so she quickly said:

“Ms. Minh Chau, Tieu Lam's matter really has nothing to do with me. I am willing to accept the investigation.”

Luc Minh Chau looked at her:

“Of course you have to accept.”

Hua Van Van's lips turned white. That whole day, Hua Van Van couldn't cry anymore. The performance team arranged for special guests to interact with the children. Luc Minh Chau clearly did not come to act in front of the camera. She sat on a small chair, playing puzzles with the children. Luc Tieu Da installed the wrong piece and reflexively looked at Hua Van Van. Hua Van Van was just about to speak. Luc Minh Chau knocked on the table:

"Tieu Da, if you make a mistake, take it apart and try again."

Luc Tieu Da slowly disassembled the puzzle and reassembled it from the beginning. Mien Mien sat next to him and said:

“I installed it upside down, this corner must be facing out.”

Luc Tieu Da lowered his voice:

“Thank you.”

Mien Mien waved her hand:

“No need. My mother said if I fix it, I won't lose face."

Luc Minh Chau looked at me.

“Miss Tham teaches me very well.”

I was peeling melon seeds, almost unable to resist the compliment.

“I don't teach much, mainly she learns to be talented on her own.”

Mien Mien immediately exposed:

“Mom, yesterday you taught me not to arbitrarily forgive on behalf of others.”

Luc Minh Chau nodded:

“This sentence is also very good.”

Hua Van Van sat next to her, her face becoming more and more ugly. In the afternoon, the performance team announced the temporary assignment. Parents write their children a letter, and their children draw a picture for their parents. Hua Van Van's writing is full of emotion. While reading, she choked up several times.

"Tieu Da, I hope you are forever brave, forever honest, forever my pride."

Luc Tieu Da bowed his head, the picture in his hand was a stage. On stage there was only Hua Van Van, no boy. The director asked:

“Tieu Da, why did you draw me on stage?”

Luc Tieu Da said:

“Because mom likes it.”

“So where are you?”

Luc Tieu Da pointed to a very small dot under the stage.

“I'm down there looking at you, mom.”

Hua Van Van was stunned. Luc Minh Chau's face darkened. It's Mien Mien's turn. The letter I wrote was very short.

“Mien Mien, I hope you eat well every day and sleep well. If you want to cry then cry, if you want to laugh then laugh. You don't need to become your mother's pride, first be yourself."

Mien Mien draws a bed. I lay on it, the girl sat next to the bed and covered me with a blanket. The director laughed:

“Mien Mien, why did you draw like this?”

Mien Mien said:

“Because mom sleeps and kicks the blanket, I have to take care of her.”

Everyone at the scene laughed. I cover my face:

“Honey, save me a little face.”

Mien Mien very seriously:

“Mom without face is also very cute.”

For the first time, a series of compliments appeared for me in the comments section.

"Tham Tri Ha's letter has won."

"No need to make your mother proud, first be yourself. I'm already crying."

“How can raising a child be so paradoxical as to raise such a healthy child?”

Hua Van Van looked at the comment screen, her face becoming more and more ugly. In the evening, before leaving, Luc Minh Chau called me aside.

"Miss Tham, is it convenient to talk a few words?"