Chapter 6 — Ten Pounds of Shrimp, Breaking a Marriage Life

That day, I was at work when I received an urgent phone call and was forced to go home. As soon as I entered the door, Tong Anh Due picked up a piece of paper and threw it right in my face.

“Giang Duong, what else do you have to say!”

Her mother-in-law and Vuong Quyen stood behind, with pain on their faces, but gloating in their eyes.

“Jiang Duong, my son treats you so well, but you cheat on him, are you still human?”

"That's right! You dare say I'm having an affair, but you're so clean? You tricked my brother into raising your illegitimate child!"

I picked up the paper. It's the result of the inspection. It clearly states... Da Da is not related by blood to Tong Anh Due. Not to mention that I've never done anything wrong to him... this paper alone is so obviously fake, there's not even a seal. But right now… I've had enough of this family. If this helps me divorce smoothly, gain custody of my children... it's not a bad thing. I took the paper and asked him one last time:

“Just with a cheap piece of paper like that… you believe that Da Da is not your child?”

“But what else!” mother-in-law interjected, her voice filled with certainty.

"I've seen before that he's not like Anh Due. He's also greedy and weak. How can he be a descendant of the Song family!"

I laughed. When the baby was born, they even said he looked exactly like his father. Now to smear me… anything can be bent. Tong Anh Due got angry and pointed at me:

"Giang Duong, you're such a spoiled woman! Haven't I treated you well enough all these years?"

Yet, like my mother said, she goes out and flirts all day! A woman like you is not worthy of entering the Song family!” The mother-in-law also cried:

"I raised it like my own grandchild, taking care of it day and night. It turns out it's not the blood of the Tong family! Why is my fate so miserable!"

Vuong Quyen laughed gloatingly:

"Divorce! Get out of this house!"

“Yes, divorce!” My mother-in-law also continued, her eyes full of expectation, as if waiting for me to collapse.

I stuffed the paper into my pocket and looked at Tong Anh Due:

“Let's go now?”

He paused for a second, then smiled coldly:

"Go! Divorce now!"

We took the papers and prepared to go out the door. The mother-in-law suddenly panicked and rushed out to block him.

“Son… divorce like that… isn't it too easy for him?”

Tong Anh Due frowned:

“Mom, he's already like that, do you still want to defend him?”

My mother-in-law glanced at me, her voice changed to soft and fake:

“Giang Duong, please obediently admit your mistake... I can tell Anh Due not to divorce you.”

I looked at her and asked directly:

“What kind of mistake do you want me to admit?”

My mother-in-law, thinking I had softened her heart, immediately lit up her eyes:

"It's simple. I transferred the house before marriage to Quyen, and every month I give half of my salary to her and her mother as child support... this is the end of the matter."

Tong Anh Due stood frozen in place.

"Mom, Da Da is not even my child, how can you pretend that you don't have anything?"

The mother-in-law immediately changed her tone, pretending to be heartbroken:

"But... he's been raised by my mother every day, I can't bear it."

Tong Anh Due looked at me, then turned to comfort his mother:

"Mom, don't worry. After the divorce, I'll marry someone else and I'll be sure to give you a biological grandchild!"

My mother-in-law hesitated a bit, then pulled my hand and her voice softened:

“Giang Duong, please bear with me for one step.”

"Divorced, I'm a woman who has been through a husband, and I still have a son with me, where can I find someone like Anh Due?"

“As long as you do as I say, you are still the daughter-in-law of the Tong family, and Da Da is still the daughter-in-law descendants of the Song family, no different from before.”

I spit it straight onto the ground.

“Phi! Are your family members of a royal family? Who wants to get married?

“I tell you, this kiss must be broken today! Whoever doesn't divorce, that person is a bastard!”

Mother-in-law was dumbfounded. She probably didn't expect... me to be so decisive. Tong Anh Due and I quickly completed the divorce procedures. The property has no problems. Da Da, of course belongs to me. The day she moved out of the Tong family's house, her mother-in-law cried as if she had lost a loved one, hugging Da Da tightly and refusing to let go. Father-in-law was angry:

"It's not from the Song family. What do you care about?"

“Let his mother take that cruel child away! This house doesn't need it!”

The mother-in-law was speechless and could only look at Da Da with tears in her eyes. Da Da is still young... but she understands.