Chapter 19 — Reclaiming the Future

Lawyer La looked at her. “Just because you're pregnant doesn't mean you can take over someone else's house.” “If you refuse to move out, the costs and losses incurred later will have to be borne.” Ha Man's father's face was unsightly. “Our Man Man family cannot be abused now.” Mother said calmly. “Then you can take her to her mother's house tonight.” “I won't stop you.” Ha Man's mother rolled her eyes. “It's okay to go home.” “But first you have to give the money.” "She was so agitated in your house, food money, maternity care money, mental damage, there can't be any shortage." Phung Van stood next to him and smiled coldly. “Pay me 160,000 first and then talk about refreshments.” Ha Man immediately shut up. At that moment, Dad suddenly lowered his voice. "Ngoc Hoa, this fuss is not good for Nam Chi." “He still has to go to college.” "If word gets out that it forces siblings to be in discord, their reputation will be bad." I looked at him. Until now, he still uses the thing I care about most to threaten me. Mom took the household registration book from the table and gave it to me. “Reputation does not come from patience.” “The path is not given to them either.” Dad's face changed. “When did you get it?” I bowed my head and looked. The red notebook was no longer in his hand. During the chaos just now, my mother took advantage of my grandfather's distraction and took it from the side of the tea table. She looked at her father. “You can hide it and I can take it back.” “This time, you can no longer stop it.” I held my household registration book in my arms. The rock that had been pressing all night in my heart finally lightened a bit. But Ha Man suddenly raised his head, his eyes were fierce and terrifying. “Nam Chi, don't be happy too soon.” “You guys ruined my life, and I won't let you go to school smoothly.” 20 That night, no one really slept. Finally, under Phung Van's resistance, Ha Man's entire family had to sign the loan confirmation. While writing, her hands were always shaking, but her eyes were still staring at me. That look was like a cold, wet snake, crawling along the person's back. Mom took me back to the bedroom and locked the door. She put her ID, exam papers, household registration book and documents in a file bag, then pressed it under her pillow. “Nam Chi, go to sleep.” She spoke softly. “It's morning, let's go to school.” I lay next to her, smelling the faint smell of smoke oil and laundry detergent on her body. This is my most familiar scent for eighteen years. But that night, for the first time, I felt that my mother was also tired. Every time she turned over, her movements were very light as if afraid of waking me up. But I know she didn't sleep all night. At seven o'clock the next morning, my mother finished changing her clothes. She wore a beige shirt that she rarely wore, and her hair was neatly tied in a bun. Dad stood in the living room, his eyes filled with blood. Seeing us holding our file bags to the door, he opened his mouth. “Nam Chi.” I stopped walking. He was silent for a few seconds before speaking. “Do you really want to do such a wonderful thing?” I laughed. "Dad." “I'm just going to pave the way for myself.” “Not to cut off Dad's path.” An awkward look flashed across his face. Mom didn't pay attention to him, just held my hand. "Let's go." When we arrived at school, Mr. Do was waiting at the gate. In his hand, he held a new bag of documents. When he saw me, he smiled gently. “Arrived just in time.” “People from the alumni association have also arrived.” That day, I sat in the office, checking each document one by one. The scholarship supports four years. Rewards for new students. Competition training plan. The rate is recommended by the instructor. Before, these words seemed to be on the horizon, but now they were actually placed in front of me. When I signed the confirmation, my hands stopped shaking. Teacher Do said. “Nam Chi, your achievements deserve these things.” “Don't doubt yourself because of family voices.” I said in a low voice. “Thank you, teacher.” Mom stood next to me, looking at me, her eyes red but still smiling. After completing the documents, she took me to the cafeteria to eat a bowl of noodles. The bowl of noodles is very ordinary, with a few onions floating on the surface of the broth. She picked up half a braised egg and put it in my bowl. “From today, don't be afraid of anything.” I nodded and was about to speak when my phone suddenly vibrated. This is a screenshot sent by a classmate. In the class group, someone forwarded a piece of writing. Said that after getting a high score in the university entrance exam, I turned around

did not accept the family, because of the scholarship competition, he forced his sister-in-law, who was pregnant, to move house, and also forced his brother who was about to divorce. I looked at those lines, my fingers slowly tightening. There is also a photo attached to the back. It was the scene last night of Ha Man holding her stomach and crying. The shooting angle is very dangerous. Just took a photo of her pitiful appearance, and also took a photo of me standing next to her with a cold face. Mom saw my expression and took the phone to take a look. There was no panic on her face. “It has indeed arrived.” I asked. “Mom, what should I do?” She returned the phone to me. “She wants to use dirty water to block my path.” “Then we will let everyone see who sprinkled the water.” She did not let me respond immediately. First, she called lawyer La. Contact Mr. Do again, arrange last night's recording, the loan confirmation, and the explanation of the fake signature documents into one timeline. After watching, Mr. Do only said one sentence.