Chapter 5 — Salary 9,000 Yuan, Husband Asks to Support Younger Sister to Study Abroad?

The next morning, my mother took me to the bank. Withdraw money, prepay minimum credit card amount. I sent the rest to the new card I just opened. On the way home, my mother received a call. It's Vuong Tu Lan.

"In-laws, everyone is upset about yesterday, don't take it to heart. When will Tieu Thu come back? Tieu Hao didn't sleep all night, his eyes are all red."

After listening, my mother said exactly one sentence.

"In-laws, Van Thu wants to divorce Tieu Tran."

The other end of the line was silent for two seconds. Then Vuong Tu Lan's voice rose to three tones.

"Divorce?! What did you say? You told him to divorce my son?!"

"It wasn't me who said it. It was Van Thu's decision."

"Decide what! What can a woman decide? Did you instigate it behind my back?"

“Master, please calm down.”

"What am I calm about? You let my son become a divorced person, how am I calm? You Lam family is too much!"

The phone is disconnected. My mother put the phone in her pocket, her face calm.

"Go back and clean up. Come meet Tran Hao this afternoon to talk. Let's get it over with soon."

I nodded. At two o'clock in the afternoon, I returned to the house I had lived in for three years. The door is not locked. Tran Hao sat on the living room sofa, with two cups of water on the tea table. Seeing me enter, he stood up. His eyes were red, his beard was unshaven, and his whole body was haggard.

“Van Thu, I'm home.”

"I came to get my things. Let's talk."

His expression dropped a bit, but quickly regained its composure. I don't sit.

“Tran Hao, I want a divorce.”

His body stopped.

“Van Thu, calm down—”

"I'm very calm. I've been thinking all night."

"Is it because of Vu Huyen? You can stop worrying about him—"

“It's not because of Vu Huyen.” I interrupted.

“So what is it for?”

“Because you never considered me your wife.”

He was stunned.

"What do you see me as? A free maid, a cash machine, a so-called tool."

"If you need money, remember me. If you need to cook, remember me. If you need to buy things for your house, remember me."

“Besides, have you ever thought about me?”

"What are you doing on my birthday? Playing games. I have a fever of 39 degrees, what are you doing? Going drinking with colleagues. I said I couldn't pay off my credit card, what are you doing? Still playing games."

"Tran Hao, there is no me in your life. There is no me in your plans. There is also no me in your future."

"You want to send your sister to study abroad, from beginning to end, without asking me a single question, declaring directly at the dinner table."

“Do you know how I felt at that moment?”

“Excessive.”

"I'm an extra person in your house. When you need money, you need it. If you don't need money, you become a problem."

“Life is like this, I don't want to continue another day.”

Tran Hao sat down on the sofa with a "thud" sound.

“Van Thu, I was wrong… I was really wrong… don't go, I will change—”

“What did you change?”

“From now on, I won't give Vu Huyen any more money, I'll pay for the credit card, the house deed has your name on it, I'll leave the salary card to you—”

He said a bunch of things. I stood there listening. How strange. Three years ago, if he had said these words, I would have believed them. Two years ago, I might have been hesitant. A year ago, I would have wavered. But now, I don't feel anything anymore.

"It's late." I said.

The door was pushed hard. Vuong Tu Lan rushed in, Tran Quoc Cuong followed.

"Divorce what? Who agrees?"

Vuong Tu Lan held the keys tightly locked, face red and purple.

"Lam Van Thu, listen carefully. If you marry into the Tran family, you are a member of the Tran family. Want to leave? It's not easy!"

I looked at her.

"Mom, I'm not marrying into the Tran family. I'm marrying Tran Hao, not this whole family."

"Besides, there's no child's name on the house deed."

As soon as that sentence came out, Vuong Tu Lan stopped.

"So strictly speaking, this is your house. I'm leaving, just moving out of your house. There's nothing 'not easy' at all."

“Don't you dare take away a single penny!”

"Mom, in the past three years, I've put more than a hundred thousand yuan into this house. I don't need it anymore, it's considered tuition. But from now on, my money is mine and has nothing to do with the Tran family anymore."

Tran Quoc Cuong stood next to him, rubbing his hands.

“Tieu Thu, we are all family, there is no need to go to this extent…”

"Dad," I looked at him, "who bought your blood pressure medicine? Who bought the knee therapy machine? Who gave you the monthly living allowance?"

He couldn't speak.

"In the past three years, I have never mistreated anyone in this house. But now I want to live for myself for once."

I went back into the bedroom. Open the closet, stuff your clothes into the suitcase.