Chapter 5 — She Is My Blessing

Before the words were finished, she suddenly rushed into my arms. All the self-pity that had accumulated over the years, at this moment, completely shattered. The girl buried her face on my shoulder, chokingly replied:
"I'm willing! I'm really willing!"
The next few days, Truong Xao and I lived peacefully. We go to the market together to buy dry food and necessary items, and on weekdays we just stay quietly in the room. The two sides do not violate each other with Luu Ngoc Thuy and Truong Thanh Nguyet. Finally, on a clear morning a few days later, a familiar questioning voice came from outside the yard. The male voice was respectful and steady, clearly coming through the courtyard door.
"Dear sister-in-law, may I ask if there is a young lady named Cui staying here?"
My eyes immediately flashed with crazy joy. I immediately grabbed Truong Xao's hand and quickly walked out the door. The person standing in the yard is butler Tran Ba of the Marquis' Palace. In the crowd, there was also a figure I absolutely did not expect - my mother. You actually came to find me in person. There were dozens of servants and guards of the Marquis's palace, packed into the narrow courtyard, with an extremely overwhelming atmosphere. Luu Ngoc Thuy was so forced by this scene that she did not dare to raise her head. His face was filled with a flattering smile and his voice was obsequious.
"You have always been with me. These past few days, I have given you good food and drink, and served you well."
Completely unable to recognize his appearance a few days ago, he harshly chased me out of the house. The butler understood, immediately took off the heavy bag of money from his waist, intending to bring it forward to express gratitude.
“Slow down!”
I raised my voice to stop, looking seriously at the butler.
"Uncle Chen, put the money away. She is not considered my benefactor."
Luu Ngoc Thuy's hand, which was reaching out to receive silver, stiffened in mid-air. Truong Thanh Nguyet next to her was extremely impatient and secretly pulled her sleeve. Luu Ngoc Thuy immediately changed her expression to an innocent, self-pitying expression, turning her head to look at me to explain.
"Miss, how can you turn black and white like that? At first, I had the kindness to save the person falling into the water, and didn't expect to get a penny in return. But you can't just rely on one sentence to erase my kindness that day."
The corners of my lips curled up into a cold smile.
"Big sister-in-law Truong, your ability to open your eyes and lie is really improving day by day. Who initially accepted two taels of silver from me, but only gave me two days of cold tender meat? And who incited his daughter to go into the room to steal in the middle of the night, and when the incident failed, he even turned around and slandered me, claiming to want to sweep me out of the door? Have you forgotten all about those things?"
Luu Ngoc Thuy opened her mouth, her face was red, but she couldn't squeeze out a single rebuttal. Next to Truong Thanh Nguyet, she quickly stepped up to help, pretending to explain weakly.
"This older sister, I know you have a misunderstanding with us in your heart, but your life-saving grace is real. If it weren't for our Truong family's kindness in accepting us, you would have perished long ago in the mouth of a ferocious wolf deep in the mountains."
"Fart!"
Truong Xao suddenly stepped up and stood straight in front of me, his back straight.
"Initially, I tried my best to drag my sister back! As soon as she entered the door, the first thing you all thought of was to chase her away, blaming the family for having another mouth to feed and wasting food! Now seeing her glorious family background, You guys have the shame to pretend to be grateful. How can there be shameless and greedy people like you in this world?
Two little ladies, one with a harsh response. Uncle Tran has experienced life, his eyes are sharp and clear, he has long seen through the beginning and the end. He calmly put the money bag back on his hip, stood coldly watching, without saying another word. Mother reached out and hugged me to her side, her eyes looking at Luu Ngoc Thuy and her daughter no longer had any warmth, her voice was cold to the bone.
“If you're such an unbearable person, there's no need to say more. Let's go, don't get entangled with the street people, unintentionally tainting our identity."
"Wait!"
I immediately called my mother back, raised my hand and pointed to Truong Xao next to me, my voice was firm and resolute:
“I want to take her away.”
Mother has heard everything and knows that Truong Xao is the only one who truly treats me, and is also the one who has the grace to save my life. Hearing that, he did not hesitate and gently nodded in agreement. Luu Ngoc Thuy was caught off guard and completely panicked. But her eyes quickly turned around, immediately pretending to be the victim, trying to morally bind us, intimidate us, and cry loudly.
“Miss! You haven't been in my house for half a month, not even a penny. Now before you leave, you want to forcefully take my daughter with you! Even if you are noble and powerful people, you cannot rely on your power to bully and oppress the common people like that!”
“I am no longer your daughter!”
Truong Xao's face was full of anger, he took a step forward, strongly refuting every word.
“A few days ago, you told me to get out of the house! Now seeing that I can follow the nobles and enjoy happiness, they use the title of mother to control me. How can you turn things around like that?”
“Is it okay to eat or stay?”
I smiled coldly, my eyes full of power.