Chapter 4 — Priceless Jade

Tham Ngo waved his hand in panic: "Who dares! He was bullied by Luc Thanh Chau and Tang Uyen." Tham Due Chuong's face immediately darkened: "What happened?" I cried while recounting everything since I went to the countryside. Tham Due Chuong heartbrokenly hugged me: "Dad will get justice for my baby." I was tired of crying, after eating, I soon returned to my room to rest. Tham Due Chuong seriously said to Tham Ngo: "Our baby is gentle, but we can't let people bully us for no reason. I thought the girl from the Tang family was a good person, but who would have colluded with Luc Thanh Chau to bully your sister." Tham Ngo asked in a deep voice: "What do you plan to do?"

“I will report to superiors and remove the title of martyr that does not belong to Zeng Uyen Uyen.”

“What about Luc Thanh Chau?”

"The Luc family is too powerful, there are people who want to take action against Luc Uyen. Before, I intended to warn him because I thought we would be in-laws in the future, but now let the Luc family take the consequences."

Tham Ngo nodded seriously, then suddenly smiled teasingly: "I think Dien Huu is not bad, barely a match for Dong Dong." Tham Due Chuong raised his hand and punched Tham Ngo on the shoulder. Tham Ngo staggered, then gritted his teeth and said: "Okay! Tomorrow I will voluntarily add 10km of jogging with heavy objects!" Tham Due Chuong snorted coldly: "There is ambition!" After a good night's sleep, I woke up early in the morning. Going downstairs, I saw Tham Due Chuong reading the newspaper.

“Dad, where is my brother?”

“Dad is the one who cares about me the most, and my brother doesn't know where he'll run off to in the morning.”

I was surprised: "But last night you said you had three days of vacation left?" Tham Due Chuong coughed softly: "Hurry up and eat breakfast, it's about to get cold." At this time, the guard came out of the kitchen: "Report to the boss, the house has been cleaned!" Tham Due Chuong nodded: "Tieu Truong, later take Dong Dong to the literary group to report her name. She just arrived and doesn't know the way."

“Yes, chief!”

Not far from the gate, I encountered Dien Huu. I'm still hesitating whether I should say hello or not. He seriously asked: "What business does Comrade Tham come to the literary troupe?" I smiled and replied: "I came to announce my name." He pondered for a moment, then said to Tieu Truong: "I'll take Comrade Tham there, you go back to support Master Tham." Tieu Truong hesitated a bit: "Isn't there a military conference today? Don't you need to participate?" Dien Huu kept a serious expression: "I have more important things to do." Having finished speaking, he nodded slightly at me, signaling to follow. I said goodbye to Tieu Truong and quickly followed Dien Huu. Just pushed open the door of the troupe's office. A gentle voice rang out: "Dien Huu, why are you coming again? Haven't you just sent the documents to mom?" Dien Huu replied coldly: "Mom, this is Tham Dong, she came to announce her name." I shyly walked out from behind him: "Hello, I'm Tham Dong." Dien Huu's mother has sharp eyes, beautiful facial features, and a radiant temperament. Seeing me step out from behind Dien Huu, she smiled meaningfully. She teased him in a low voice: "Good job! Meeting such a beautiful girl, you have to try harder!" After speaking, she turned around and gently handed me a file: "Dong Dong, please fill in the information." I secretly glanced at Dien Retired, seeing that he still kept a cold expression, but his ears were red. He said stiffly: "Mom, I'll go first." Then turned to me: "Comrade Tham, I'll go first. If you have anything, just look for my mother, she's the leader of the troupe." I bit my lip, my face turned red, and I nodded vigorously. Dien Huu's mother smiled and waved: "Okay, after the instructions, go quickly."

"Dear, my name is Nguyen Van Kieu. In the group, you call me group leader, outside, just call me Aunt Nguyen."

I smiled: "Thank you, Aunt Nguyen." She smiled brightly and was extremely happy. After the training session, Tham Ngo chased Dien Huu ahead. My brother wrapped his arms around his neck, narrowing his eyes suspiciously: "Say it! What do you intend? Tieu Truong told you to personally take Dong Dong to report his name. Since when have you been so enthusiastic?" Dien Huu kept a serious expression: "Aren't we good brothers? It's only reasonable that I help your sister." Tham Ngo shivered: "Since when have you talked like this?" Dien Huu calmly asked: "How old is Dong Dong?" Tham Ngo didn't care: "Eighteen." The corner of Dien Huu's lips curled up into a vague smile. Tham Ngo's face immediately changed: "Who gave you permission to call my sister so intimately?!" Dien Huu slowly said: "You are one year older than me, you are my brother."

"So who refused to call me brother back then? You have a problem!"

The two of them walked and teased each other. A month passed, I gradually got used to a peaceful life. Memories of being bitten and torn apart by wild boars in my previous life no longer appeared in my dreams. I secretly added Lingquan water to tea for the whole family to drink. Aunt Nguyen cares about me very much. She said that Uncle Dien was often busy with work and often invited me to his house to eat with him. It's just that every time I come here I bump into Dien Huu. Once, twice... then I got used to it. Today, Aunt Nguyen invited me to her house to see the flowers. But just as I passed the military barracks guard post, a soldier stopped me: "Comrade Tham, there is someone at the gate who wants to see you." I wonder who it is. Coming to the gate, I saw a woman wrapped in a wool scarf. As soon as I saw her, I immediately called out loudly: "Sister Dong Dong! It's me, Uyen Uyen!" I leisurely walked forward and smirked: "What are you doing here? Is your brother here?" Her voice was full of pleading: "I want to see Uncle Tham. I want to ask why someone came to report that my martyr status has been revoked!"

“Think for yourself.”

After speaking, I turned around to leave. She quickly raised her hand to stop me. I immediately took two steps back, who knows what tricks she was playing. She slowly took off her scarf. I jumped back a little in surprise. Her face was covered in scars, looking very scary. Her voice was hoarse and trembling: "Ly Sang got acid on her hand and scratched my face. The doctor said it can never be cured... Martyr's benefits are very important to me! Please, Ms. Dong, let me see Uncle Tham!" I laughed mockingly: "Don't you know why your allowance was cut off? Didn't Luc Thanh Chau tell you?" She was stunned, her hands stiffened. Then suddenly, his face was distorted and he rushed towards me frantically, wanting to scratch me: "You have everything, why do you still take everything from me?! Luc Thanh Chau, even subsidies!" I frowned, hating to move aside, but accidentally fell into a strong embrace Chai. I raised my head, it was Dien Huu.

“Why are you here?”

He calmly replied: "My mother waited forever for you but didn't show up. She was afraid something would happen so she told me to come find her." I nodded: "Let's go then, don't make Aunt Nguyen wait too long." Dien Huu seriously said to the guard guarding the gate: "In the future, if she comes again, there is no need to report it anymore. If she continues to cause trouble at the barracks gate, just leave it to the police to handle." Not paying attention to Tang Uyen Uyen's harsh cursing behind him. When people make mistakes, they always like to blame others, but never look back at themselves. As soon as I entered Aunt Nguyen's house, I didn't see her anywhere. I wondered and turned to ask Dien Huu: "Where is Aunt Nguyen? Didn't she tell me to wait for me?" His ears turned red: "Maybe something urgent happened so I went out." I understood, I just bowed my head and said nothing.