Chapter 2 — The Lamp No Longer Shines Because of You

I didn't want to continue messing with him, so I took out my phone and called the owner of the old furniture purchasing facility.
"Uncle Tran, please come over here. Hoa Phong Restaurant has a batch of tablecloths and chair covers that need to be removed."
Twenty minutes later, a three-wheeled vehicle stopped in front of the door. Right in front of everyone, I took down the tablecloth full of melon seed shells and pulled each chair out. Hua's mother stood up.
"Why is this child behaving like that? We're just asking for a favor, do we need to show our faces to the adults?"
I threw the last tablecloth into the trunk.
"Auntie, trash cannot be left overnight. This is my house's rule."
Chu Tu's face became unsightly.
“Jian Ninh!”
I didn't pay attention to him, turned around and took out the transfer agreement from my pocket.
"You want to sell the restaurant? Are you crazy?"
Chu Tu saw the document's title and immediately raised his hand to steal it. I avoided his hand and signed my name in the signature position.
“The part that belongs to me, I have the right to handle.”
“But this restaurant also has your heart!”
“For so many years, the only passion you have for this restaurant is to lead others to sabotage it.”
He immediately choked up. Hua Nhuoc Duong stood next to her and said softly:
"Mr. Chu Tu, leave it alone. Maybe my sister-in-law just doesn't please my mother and me."
Chu Tu's eyes darkened, but his protective posture in front of her remained unchanged.
“If you step out of this door today, don't expect me to comfort you in the future.”
I put the agreement in my pocket and walked past him.
“Have you ever comforted me?”
The wind chimes outside the door rang again. Behind him came the sound of him breaking a cake. Walking to the side of the road, I received a text message from the hospital. The medicine from my mother's previous follow-up visit is already there. Tomorrow, family members need to come pick it up. The hospital had a lot of people lining up. I held the medical record and stood in front of the window waiting for the number to be called. At this time, my mother called me.
"Ninh Ninh, if you can't get the medicine, there's no need to rush. Mom's leg only hurts when it's cloudy, there's nothing to worry about."
“I got it today.”
She hesitated for a long time and then asked:
“Is Tieu Tu busy recently?”
I tightened the medical record, the corner of the paper was squeezed into a fold.
"Busy."
"If he's busy, don't cause trouble with him. How can a husband and wife live together without collisions?"
"Last year, Mom stayed at the hotel and it was really okay. The bed there was softer than my bed at home."
She's talking for you again. I didn't know what to say, I just told her to eat and drink on time. After hanging up the phone, a familiar voice came from the VIP aisle.
“Be careful of the stairs.”
Chu Tu helped Hua's mother out. One arm firmly supported her, the other held a thermos and a check slip. Hua Nhuoc Duong walked beside him, her face full of dependence as she looked at him. Walking to the door, Hua's mother softly cried out in pain. Chu Tu immediately bowed down.
"Is your knee hurting again? I'm going to drive to the door, you two don't go anywhere."
The security guard reminded you not to park your car in the emergency lane. Chu Tu pulled out a few bills from his wallet and gave them to him.
“The adult's leg is hurting, I'll just pause for two minutes.”
The security guard accepted the money, hesitated for a moment, then stopped stopping. Hua Nhuoc Duong was the one who saw me first.
“Sister-in-law, are you going to the hospital too?”
Chu Tu turned his head, his eyes fell on the medical record in my hand, and his voice changed so be indifferent.
“What happened to your mother?”
“Come and get the medicine.”
He looked at the queue window and frowned.
"Don't compare this again. Today, aunt is really unwell, so I took her to the VIP entrance."
“My mother broke her leg last year. Isn't she really unwell?”
An impatient look appeared on Chu Tu's face.
"Can you stop saying so many thorny words? Then I really have a project."
Hua Nhuoc Duong supported his mother and gently advised:
"Mr. Chu Tu, don't argue with your sister-in-law. If she's angry in her heart, just vent it on me."
I raised my eyes to look at her.
“You are not worthy.”
Her eyes turned red again and she lowered her head. Chu Tu immediately took a half step forward.
"Jian Ninh, Nhuoc Duong has been sensitive since she was a child. Don't force her so aggressively."
I suddenly felt like nothing made sense anymore. I used to be sensitive before. After the miscarriage, if the baby stroller bell rang downstairs, I wouldn't be able to sleep all night. At that time, Chu Tu would close the window, hug me and say:
“Don't be afraid, I'm here.”
At that time, I thought I was his steadfast choice. After that, time after time, he said I thought too much, told me that small things were big, told me not to make things difficult for him. The person who has been loved is always the hardest to accept that that love has transferred to someone else. I took out a peace talisman from my pocket. That's the talisman I went up the mountain to pray for after he met a car accident two years ago. When going down the mountain, it was raining, the mountain road was slippery, I fell once, and my palms were scratched and bleeding. He once hung a peace talisman in the car and looked at me gently.
"Gian Ninh, with you by my side, I'm not afraid of anything."
Some time ago, he suddenly said that the red wire looked rustic and did not match the car's interior.