Chapter 1 — New Year's Eve Turns the Table

On New Year's Eve, my husband brought a female classmate home to eat. At the dining table, the female classmate very thoughtfully prepared food for my husband. "Mr. Sam, you are the breadwinner in the house, please eat this chicken thigh." "Mr. Sam, let me peel the shrimp for you, don't get your hands dirty." "Ah, this is Mr. Sam's favorite dish, eat a little more." Looking at the large bowl of food piled high like a mountain, my mother-in-law was still laughing, saying to her still as thoughtful as when he was a child. Waiting for her to finish peeling another bowl of shrimp, I quickly passed my bowl over. "Give me some more!" She was surprised and gave me the shrimp. Waiting for her to prepare food for my husband. I also passed my niece's bowl over: "Give me some! What are you looking at me, the child is waiting to eat, pick up the food!" Female classmate: "?" 1Kieu Mien Mien looked at me in complete shock, her chopsticks frozen in mid-air, perhaps not expecting me to pull this trick. My eldest niece cooperated very well with me: "Aunt Kieu, I don't eat chicken thighs, I want to eat chicken wings and peeled shrimp." Kieu Mien Mien stiffly smiled, picked up the chicken wings for her eldest niece, then gave the peeled shrimp to her. The eldest granddaughter ate very happily. Normally his parents don't pamper him to this extent. As soon as my little niece saw that, she immediately gave me the bowl: "Auntie, I also want Aunt Kieu to pick up the food, I want to eat chicken feet." I immediately quickly handed the bowl over. At this moment, Kieu Mien Mien couldn't laugh anymore, she could only pick up the chicken feet for her. The eldest sister-in-law was busy preparing the New Year's Eve meal all evening. As soon as she sat down next to me, I immediately took a bowl and gave it to Kieu Mien Mien. "Give me some more!" The eldest sister-in-law said: "This is so embarrassing! I like to eat fish, just give me a little fish meat." At this moment, Kieu Mien Mien felt so sorry for herself that she was about to cry. My husband, Lam Sam, immediately frowned and reproached me: "Co Duong! Mien Mien is a guest, do you not feel embarrassed when ordering people like that?" "What are you talking about? When you brought Ms. Kieu over, didn't you say don't consider her an outsider, everyone is family? She can pick up food for you because she considers you a family member, why aren't we happy to ask her to pick it up? Isn't that treating us like outsiders? Kieu Mien Mien was about to cry: "Today I suddenly came here to celebrate the New Year with everyone, is it too sudden? It seems like there are people here who don't welcome me, so I'll just leave!" After saying that, she stood up while crying. Lam Sam quickly held her back: "Mian Mien, there's no one who doesn't welcome you! Co Duong, quickly apologize to Mien Mien!" "Didn't you just ask her to bring everyone some food? She likes to share food like that, is it wrong for you to cooperate with her? Parents, eldest brother, eldest sister-in-law, everyone must judge for you!"My mother-in-law's face fell. The eldest husband understands everything but does not dare to interfere in my family matters. The eldest sister-in-law wanted to talk, but was forced to stay silent by the eldest husband's eyes. Only her father-in-law stood up to make peace. "At the beginning of the year, at the beginning of the month, don't ruin your happiness because of this little thing. From now on, everyone will pick up their own food, no one will help anyone else. Mien Mien, Co Duong, you both sit down to finish this year-end meal, so that the new year will be smooth." Kieu Mien Mien had tears streaming down her face, feeling sorry for herself and stubbornly saying: "I respected Uncle Lam so I stayed!" Lam Sam cooperated. said: "Yes, yes, yes! Stop being angry!" He quickly pulled Kieu Mien Mien down, then glared at me fiercely: "It's New Year's Eve, what are you doing? Leave me alone!" I originally intended to eat and drink enough before speaking. But after telling me that, Lam Sam even coaxed Kieu Mien Mien right in front of everyone. "My wife has such a hot temper, she gets mad at the slightest thing.

Who in the neighborhood around here doesn't know that she's a shrewd woman who's hard to mess with? Don't accept her." At this point, Kieu Mien Mien held back her tears: "I won't accept Miss Co. When I was young, my parents were busy working and always sent me to the Lam family's house. Luckily, Uncle Lam and Aunt Lam took care of me. I truly consider the Lam family my home. If you say someone is an outsider, then the outsider must be Ms. Co!" Lam Sam immediately comforted: "Yes, she is an outsider." I immediately stood up. Everyone looked at me. Lam Sam shouted dissatisfiedly: "What do you want to do?" "Bang!" "Bang!" I flipped the table. Eat something. Eat shit! Today no one can finish this year-end meal in peace! 2 "Ah!" Kieu Mien Mien was the first to scream, taking a few steps back in fear. Lam Sam instinctively hugged her, protecting her in his arms. I bowed my head and apologized to my eldest sister-in-law: "I'm sorry, sister-in-law, you've worked hard all day, but I've wasted it all!" The eldest sister-in-law quickly said: "It's okay, it's okay." Then I turned around and left. Karma! Lam Sam, why did you marry such a shrewd woman? The afternoon is spoiled, it's all because you spoil it too much!" Lam Sam was also so angry that he gasped and shouted: "Co Duong! Aren't you afraid I'll divorce you?" I finished putting on my shoes, walked to the door and turned around: "Okay! Divorce!” The father-in-law was still holding the chopsticks in his hand, and at this moment he also threw them to the ground aggressively. “I already said that this kind of only daughter cannot be married! Getting married is like welcoming an ancestor! What karma!" What else they said, I couldn't hear anyway. 3 I was preparing to drive away when my eldest sister-in-law opened the car door and sat in the passenger seat. "Dang Duong, I just told them to come here to advise you. Let's go! We haven't eaten yet, let's find somewhere to eat the New Year's Eve meal first! On New Year's Eve, all the stores were closed. The stores that were still open had stopped accepting customers a long time ago. My eldest sister-in-law and I went to the supermarket to buy some drinks and food, then rented a hotel room. We were both on the go, so we couldn't drink alcohol. My eldest sister-in-law pointed to her belly: "This is the third child. If I still can't give birth to a son, I have to continue giving birth." She smiled bitterly: "I'm not cultured, and my job isn't good either. In recent years, because of giving birth and taking care of children, I have almost completely isolated myself from society. She also did not dare to divorce. Once divorced, there's nowhere to go." "My mother said that once I get married, I think my husband's family is the most important thing. She also said that my younger brother is married and there is no longer a room for me in the house." "Even if I get divorced, my sister-in-law will not let me go back to my mother's house. I have no way back anymore..."The eldest sister-in-law told me many things. Perhaps she had never told anyone these words. After a while, tears fell from her eyes. Since getting married, she has devoted everything she has to this family. But her husband's parents still don't like her, and the eldest husband is increasingly impatient with her. She works as a maid in the house but does not receive the treatment she deserves. Even every time Asking for living expenses, she also has to hide in front of her husband. It's clear that the living expenses are all used for the whole family. "Sister-in-law, didn't Lam Sam say that my eldest brother pays you all his salary every month, and his parents-in-law's pension is also given to you?" "Nonsense! Her husband only gives her three thousand yuan in living expenses every month. The husband's parents' pensions are all kept by them!” “Those three thousand yuan include food for six people in the family, household items, and the children's education expenses! For so many years, she has made up for it

Both the bride price and dowry money are in! Yet your husband still criticizes you for wasting money!" The eldest sister-in-law's words are completely different from what Lam Sam once said. Lam Sam said the eldest sister-in-law only occasionally cooks and takes care of the children, and doesn't need to do anything else. He also said that after I give birth, my husband's parents will come to the house to help. I just need to quit my job, stay at home to take care of the children and go for walks. He said that at that time, he will also pay me all his salary. Lam Sam also said that the eldest sister-in-law herself likes it. son, saying that she was a rural woman with limited understanding, only thinking about giving birth to a son to take care of her old age. I caressed the child in my belly, my whole body was covered in cold sweat. I had applied to quit my job, intending to stay at home and take good care of myself, to be a good wife and mother. If this didn't happen today, my eldest sister-in-law's current life would be a reflection of my remaining life! static. “My brother-in-law and Kieu Mien Mien don't have any boundaries. As a woman, I understand you. If you have the ability, get a divorce, don't follow in my footsteps." 4I did not hesitate for a second. The next day, I went to the hospital to find my best friend, preparing to have an abortion surgery. My best friend was extremely surprised. Because Lam Sam and I had been married for five years. For the first four years, I always devoted myself to my career, determined not to prepare for pregnancy. When people reach a certain age, the motherly instinct seems to appear. Look at the people around me. One by one, I gave birth to a child. Even a few women who swore to their lives that they would not get married suddenly announced that they would get married and have children. The social circle around them gradually changed, and everyone's topic turned to children. I suddenly felt that it was time to have a child. For the past year, Lam Sam and I have been paying close attention to our diet. I'm the person who's most afraid of bitterness, but I can even take Oriental medicine. After a year of preparing for surgery, I said I wanted to quit. Of course, sex must be used at important times like this. I went to the hospital in the morning, and after the surgery, I went home to rest drafting a divorce agreement. I was planning on going back to my mother's house, but it was the beginning of the new year, so I was afraid my parents would worry. So my eldest sister-in-law took the initiative to take care of me. "The Lam family is busy going to celebrate New Year with relatives everywhere. They don't like to take her out to celebrate the New Year, feeling that she's not classy enough to take her out." The eldest sister-in-law paused for a moment and said: "Kieu Mien Mien is going to celebrate the New Year with her brother-in-law." I saw Lam Sam pull Kieu Mien Mien into the family group. In the group there were photos of the two of them going out to celebrate the New Year. Every day they sent dozens of pictures, afraid I wouldn't see them. After Tet, the eldest sister-in-law was called back by the Lam family to warn her. Before her When I left, I gave her a lucky money envelope. At first, my eldest sister-in-law refused to accept it. I said, "It's lucky money for the children, to buy more clothes for them. You can't refuse lucky money!" The eldest sister-in-law was reluctant and could only accept it. Before leaving, she also cleaned my room, washed the dirty clothes, dried them, then folded them neatly. A week later, Lam Sam returned home. Seeing the house so tidied up, he immediately felt proud: "Are you cleaning it up to please me? Normally he works so leisurely, but on days when he's not at home, he becomes more diligent. "I lay on the sofa, talking to Ms. Cam, the leader of my company.