Chapter 18 — Two Houses and One Border

Just as she was about to ask, the phone rang. She took a look and her face changed. “Your company's administration.” My heart sank. Sure enough, as soon as the phone was connected, an administrative voice came through. “Duong Hoa, your parents are here again.” “Not at the reception this time.” “They're downstairs in the square.” “Her mother sat on the ground crying, next to someone holding a paper sign.” I closed my eyes. “What does the paper sign say?” Administration stopped for a moment. "Write that you won the big prize and can't support your parents." “It also wrote that she lived in two houses, leaving her biological parents to sleep on the street.” Manh Dao said a word. I, on the other hand, am very calm. “How many of them are there?” "Your parents, your eldest uncle, Duong Khai, and two strange men." Two strange men. I immediately thought of Jiang Ming and Qin Lei. I asked: "Can you turn your face?" The administrator said: "The security guard has already filmed." “We also reported to the police.” I say thank you. Hanging up the phone, lawyer Tham looked at me. “Are you going?” I looked at the traffic on the side of the road. "Go." “But not to argue.” “But to collect evidence.” Half an hour later, we arrived downstairs at the company. From afar, I saw a circle of people surrounding the edge of the square. Ha Ngoc Mai sat on the ground, her hair messy, crying until her heart was broken. Duong Kien Quoc stood next to her, holding a piece of paper in his hand, bowing his head without speaking. Duong The Xuong held up a paper sign, his face full of anger. Duong Khai was shouting at the people watching. “Everyone look.” “This is my sister.” "If I won more than eight million, I wouldn't give even a single penny to my biological parents." “Even reported to the police to arrest relatives.” I didn't go immediately. I stood outside the crowd, turned on my phone to record video. Lawyer Tham stood next to me and also turned on the recording. The security guard saw me and was about to call, but I raised my hand to stop him. Duong Khai is still talking. “It has two houses.” “One to live in, one to rent.” “It's difficult for his parents to even meet him once.” “This type of person, all their education goes into the dog's stomach.” The onlookers began to talk in low voices. This is exactly what they want. Turning legal issues into moral judgments. Bury the stories of information leaks, intimidation, and fake debt papers in the cries of your parents. I walked through the crowd and walked in front of them. Ha Ngoc Mai saw me and her cry suddenly became high-pitched. “Tieu Hoa, you finally agreed to meet your mother.” She reached out to hug my leg. I took a step back. “Stop acting.” She stiffened. Duong Khai immediately rushed forward. “What are you talking to your mother like?” I pointed the phone at him. “Go ahead.” “Say what you just said one more time.” Duong Khai saw the camera and his expression changed. Duong The Xuong smiled coldly. “It's useless for you to spin.” "It's natural for parents to look for their daughter to ask for living expenses." I nodded. “Living expenses can be discussed.” “But why did you bring two strange men?” Duong The Xuong's eyes flashed. “What strange man?” I turned my head to look toward the edge of the crowd. The other two men, who were standing under the tree, saw me looking over and immediately tried to leave. Manh Dao reacted very quickly and called security. “Stop it a bit.” As soon as the security guard stepped forward, a man inside curled up and ran. The remaining person was one step slower and was stopped by the security guard. His hat fell off, revealing the face I had seen in the short video photo. Tan Loi. Tan Loi struggled and shouted: "I was just passing by." I looked at him. “Go downstairs to my company, come over and help Duong Khai hold up the sign?” His face was white. The sound of a police car quickly came from the other end of the street. Duong Khai panicked and turned around to leave. Right in front of everyone I turned the volume on my phone to the highest level. From inside came his voice, threatening Manh Dao. "Eight million in lottery money, a girl can't swallow it." "He won't let go, we will let the whole company know how he treats his biological parents." The crowd immediately quieted down. Duong Khai's face turned gray. Ha Ngoc Mai also stopped crying. Duong The Xuong stared at me. At this moment, Duong Kien Quoc, who had always bowed his head, suddenly raised his hand. He tore the paper in half in his hand. Everyone looked towards him. His voice was hoarse. “Stop causing trouble.” “That debt note is fake.” Duong The Xuong do

t suddenly turned around. “Tang Kien Quoc, are you crazy?” Duong Kien Quoc looked at me, his eyes red. “But Tieu Hoa, don't blame me.” “That debt note was not written by the eldest uncle.” “It was written by your mother.” 19 The wind in the square seemed to stop in an instant. Ha Ngoc Mai stiffened in place, the tears on her face had not yet dried. Duong Khai reacted first, pointing at Duong Kien Quoc and scolding him. “Second uncle, what nonsense are you talking about?” Duong Kien Quoc held two halves of the paper, his hands shaking violently. “I don't talk nonsense.” "The debt is in your mother's handwriting, I told her the date." Ha Ngoc Mai screamed shrilly. “Tang Kien Quoc!” I looked at her. “Mom, when you wrote the debt note, did you think about today?” Her lips were white, her eyes were confused and she didn't dare look at my face. Duong The Xuong immediately rushed forward to steal the two halves of the paper. Security stopped a bit. Police cars often stop on the side of the road. After the police got out of the car, onlookers automatically moved away.