Chapter 10 — Reclaiming the Future

“Nam Chi.” “Today if you really sign.” “In the future, if your brother divorces because of you, will your conscience be at peace?” My pen stopped. The living room immediately fell silent. I raised my head to look at her. “You guys borrowed money, cheated me of my house, and forced me to drop out of school.” “Finally, make me responsible for your marriage.” Ha Man's tears fell again. “I just want a guarantee.” I said. “The guarantee you want is to push me into a fiery pit.” “That's not a guarantee.” “It's stealing people's lives.” I bowed my head and finished writing my name stroke by stroke. Teacher Do put away the documents. Just as he was about to put it in his pocket, he heard hurried footsteps outside the door. A middle-aged man wearing a suit stood outside the door, holding a document with a red stamp in his hand. He looked at my father. “Mr. Ly.” “The factory asked me to come confirm.” "Can the person who comes to work today, Nam Chi, sign an official agreement?" 11 As soon as that man appeared, my father's face changed clearly. It was as if someone had publicly stripped off the last layer of cover. Mom looked at him. “Formal agreement?” “Didn't you say it was just a wish?” Dad just opened his mouth to explain. The other man smiled and spoke first. "Previously, Mr. Ly said that the girl herself agreed." “It's just that the adults in the family still need to discuss.” “Isn't it supposed to bring the official agreement today?” I tightened the pen in my hand. It turns out that even tonight they had already planned it. The exam results have just been announced. First, I used my sister-in-law's belly to force me to bow my head. Then let dad steal the papers. Finally, taking advantage of the chaos, he signed a working agreement. Each step is not a temporary thought. Mother's face completely turned cold. “Which factory are you from?” Man gives business card. “Honh Dat Electronics.” “I belong to the human resources department.” “Our factory benefits are quite good, including food and accommodation.” "Children with good achievements like Nam Chi can even learn management when they come to us." Mom doesn't accept business cards. “Who told you to come?” The man looked at my father. "Mr. Ly contact." “He said she didn't plan to go to college and wanted to work early to help her family.” This sentence is like a dagger, cutting through Dad's disguise. I looked at him. “So you already told someone else that I'm not going to study anymore?” When I asked him, my father was so embarrassed that he became angry. “Dad, leave the escape route for me.” “I'm still young, I don't understand how difficult society is.” I said. “What I left for you is no way out.” “It's a cage.” As soon as Ha Man's mother heard that someone was coming to support her, she immediately regained her spirit. “What if a girl goes to a factory?” “No matter how many people want to get in, they can't.” "Now that his brother's family is in trouble, it's the right thing for him to lend a hand." The HR man heard that the atmosphere was not right and hesitantly asked. “In the end, did the girl herself agree?” I immediately said. "Disagree." “I never agreed to work.” "The signature on the application form is not mine." The man's face changed. “Not the owner's signature?” Mom opened the iron box and took out the signature page that I tore out. “Does your factory accept documents without verifying the owner?” The man's forehead was sweating. "This set of documents was brought by Mr. Ly." “He said his daughter had already signed.” Dad interrupted sternly. “Don't talk nonsense!” The man also panicked. “Mr. Ly, you can't say that.” “The documents were brought by him and his son together.” "They also said that her results were too good, they were afraid of being seduced by the school so they wanted to close them early." The older brother suddenly bowed his head. Ha Man looked at him. “Are you going too?” Ly Khai's voice was weak. “I only went on one trip with my father.” I laughed. “Come along to forge my signature.” “Come along to sell me to the factory for two years.” Ly Khai's face turned red. “Little sister, don't speak so harshly.” “We just want you to temporarily make money.” I said. “Two temporary words, you guys said it gently.” “Two years later, you will still have a new reason.” “You will not give me my youth back.” “It won't give me back my college.” Teacher Do stood next to him, his voice becoming serious for the first time. “The nature of this matter is very serious.” “Nam Chi clearly stated that she refused.” “Please don't continue to force her to sign anything

anything.” The HR man looked at me and quickly withdrew the official agreement. “If the girl herself does not agree, we definitely cannot proceed with the procedure.” “The previous set of documents is also invalid.” Dad's face darkened. “Disable what?” “We're done talking.” The man took a step back. "Mr. Ly, adults must be certified by themselves." “The document was not signed by the owner, our factory is not responsible.” Having finished speaking, he turned around and was about to leave. Mom called back. “Wait.” “Please send me all copies of the documents and exchange history that you have received.” The man looked at his father awkwardly. Mom said. “If you don't send it, lawyer La will contact the factory later.” The man immediately nodded. “I sent.” “I'll send it right away.” He stood next to the door operating on his phone. A few seconds later, mom's phone rang. I saw her open the file.