Chapter 22 — Staying at Thanh Ba Host

My mother answered the phone, but no longer advised me to ignore it like before. She just said: "Just handle it according to regulations." After the appraisal of that gold bracelet, Co Tue Cam did not force me to wear it right away. She took it to a gold shop to polish it and asked a technician to replace it with a new lock. The red string is also braided. The word "Human" on the small gold bead is wiped shiny. When Co Tue Cam gave the bracelet to me, the edges of her eyes were still red. "This time, keep it safe." I took it, but didn't put it on my hand. I put it in the top shelf of the jewelry box. "Mom, it's good that the item was found." "But there are some things, I won't let it happen again." Co Tue Cam nodded. "That's right." "A family protects a family, it's a heavenly thing." Tieu Man gradually returned to his previous appearance. She continues to assemble Legos in the living room, will also watch cartoons and giggle when she sees the little bear falling down. It's just that sometimes after laughing, she still reflexively looks at us. Every time like this, Co Tue Cam turns the TV volume up a bit. "Laugh." "Grandma likes to hear it." Tieu Man finally dared to laugh out loud. At the end of the summer, a distant relative called my mother and said he wanted to go to the city to stay for a few days for a medical examination. My mother did not make random promises on my behalf. She asked me first: "Is it convenient for you?" I said: "It's not convenient." My mother immediately answered the other person: "It's not convenient." The other end of the line didn't know what to say. My mother just replied in a faint voice: "Duong Nhan has his own family. He said it's inconvenient, which means it's inconvenient." After hanging up, she looked at me and smiled a little shyly. "I couldn't learn before." "Now I'll start learning." I also smiled. That night, Tieu Man watched cartoons in the living room again. The sound of the air conditioner buzzing. In the kitchen, Co Tue Cam is cutting watermelon. Lam Tranh took out his clothes on the balcony. I sat next to Tieu Man and watched that clumsy little bear with her. Tieu Man suddenly said: "Mom, the sound of the air conditioner sounds really nice." I patted her head. "Yes." "That's the sound of our house." She leaned against me, laughing loudly. This time, no one told her to keep her voice down. No one dared to say that she deserved to be kicked out of her home.