Chapter 6 — The husband's family controls the finances

He only said one word. But this word is heavier than a thousand words. Chu Kien Quan suddenly stood up and pointed at Chu Khai, so angry that he couldn't speak.
“You… this ungrateful child!”
Zhou Kai didn't look at him. He just looked at me.
“Van Tinh, now… what should I do?”
I took out my phone, opened my contacts and called a number.
"Hello, manager Truong? I'm Van Tinh."
“Currently I need the largest private room in your restaurant, the ‘Giang Son’ room. Yes, within an hour.”
“The menu kept using the highest standards of our previous company festivals.”
“Also, help me prepare a birthday cake, it must be the best.”
“Money is not a problem, I will pay in full right away.”
I hung up the phone and called another number.
"Hello, Mr. Vuong from the power company, right? I'm Van Tinh in apartment 1502, building twelve. Yes, that's right, it's Tieu Van who helped you handle the tax problem last time."
"It's like this, my house fell off a bridge, I don't know what happened. Can you take the opportunity to bring a worker over to check for me?
Yes, I know it's the weekend. I will pay double the wages, and send you and the worker a large envelope each.”
"Okay, okay, okay, thank you very much, Mr. Vuong! My whole family is waiting for you to come and save our lives!"
One call after another. Relationships, resources, money. In this moment, they demonstrate their most direct and greatest power. Chu Khai, Ma Tu Lien and Chu Kien Quan stared at me with wide eyes and open mouths. It was like they were meeting me for the first time. They looked at the woman who was always silent and patient before them, and in just a few minutes mobilized resources that they could not imagine, resolving a deadlock that they thought had absolutely no way to save. Ten minutes later, I put the phone down.
"Settled."
I told Chu Khai.
"Now inform all relatives to move to Thinh The Hao Dinh Hotel. Then, the three of you please clean up the mess in the house."
“Especially the refrigerator.”
I pointed at the puddle of liquid emitting a foul smell.
“When I return, I don't want to smell any unpleasant odors.”
Having finished speaking, I picked up the car key.
“I went to the bank to withdraw some cash and prepare a new family rule sheet.”
I pulled the door open and sunlight streamed in. Behind were three people frantically starting to clean up the mess. I know, since I walked out this door. The true owner of this family has returned.
08
Thinh The Hao Dinh Hotel, room "Giang Son". Under the giant crystal chandelier, dozens of relatives of the Chu family gathered. When I walked in pushing a three-tiered cake, everyone was stunned. Grandpa Chu sat in the chair. As soon as he saw me, his cloudy eyes immediately lit up.
“Van Tinh is here.”
"Grandpa, I wish you happiness like Dong Hai and long life as sister Nam Son."
I placed the cake in front of him, smiled and said. Chu Khai's eldest aunt-in-law, a woman who always liked to retort, immediately spoke up meaningfully.
"Oh, didn't you say it would be held at home? Why did it suddenly change to a hotel? Is it possible that our Chu Khai doesn't have the ability to even arrange a family party?"
Eyes Everyone turned their attention to Chu Khai's family who had just arrived late. The three of them had just finished cleaning up the house and rushed over, their clothes still smelling sour. Chu Khai's face was sometimes red and sometimes white. Ma Tu Lien hated being able to find a hole in the ground to crawl into. I took the microphone and stepped forward.
“Uncles, uncles, brothers and sisters, I'm really sorry.”
"At first, we wanted to celebrate at home to make it exciting, also to show our filial piety. But two days ago I just checked that I was pregnant. The doctor said my pregnancy was not stable yet, I couldn't smell the smell of grease, and I couldn't do heavy work."
I gently caressed my still flat stomach.
"Chu Khai loved his grandchild and insisted that his great-grandchild was the best birthday gift for grandpa. There could not be any mistakes. Therefore, he decided to move to the hotel at the last minute, wanting to create a good environment for him and the baby."
"Although this sentiment is a bit sudden, I hope everyone will understand. Today's meal was invited by me and Chu Khai, everyone can eat and drink comfortably."
My words leave no gaps. While explaining the reason for the change of location, he also gave all the credit to Chu Khai, saving his face. It's also convenient to announce the good news of "pregnancy". In just a blink of an eye, the atmosphere in the private room completely changed.
"Oh my god! I'm pregnant! This is great fun!"
"Congratulations, congratulations! Chu Khai is truly blessed!"
"I told you, it turns out that's the case! This child Zhou Kai is truly filial!"
Grandpa Chu laughed even more until he couldn't close his mouth.
"Good, good, good! Your great-grandson is the most important! Any birthday party is not as good as this good news!"
Chu Khai, who was extremely embarrassed just now, immediately became the focus and hero of the whole party.