Chapter 21 — Two Houses and One Border

Otherwise, I will directly report to the police and seek legal responsibility. After sending, Ha Ngoc Mai called. I don't listen. Duong Kien Quoc also called. I hesitated for a long time, but finally answered the phone. On the other end of the line, he was silent for a long time. Finally, just say one sentence. “Tieu Hoa, it's dad who's wrong for you.” I held the phone without speaking. He spoke again. “The day the bank calls, you should ask me first.” I watched the lights light up outside the window. “Dad, it's not like you didn't ask.” “It was my father who treated me like money that could be divided in advance.” The other end of the line was dead silent. After a long time, he spoke hoarsely. “It won't be like that anymore.” I spoke softly. “There's no need to say anything else from now on.” “Just follow the announcement.” I hung up the phone. Only then did tears fall. Not because I can't bear it. It's because I finally admitted that the house I always wanted to return to had never left a door for me until now. 21 The processing took more than two months. Duong Khai, because of repeated intimidation, disturbing order and participating in illegally taking personal information, should be handled according to the law. Tan Loi, Tuong Minh and Tan Phuong also had to shoulder the responsibility. The outsourced employee at the reward center declared by Tuong Minh was liquidated and subject to corresponding sanctions. The bank gave me an official explanation document and also submitted a report to the regulatory agency. Luong Duyet's position status was revoked, the results were then continued to be handled by the bank and related agencies. Attorney Tham helped me file a civil lawsuit to request compensation. The amount of money is not the most important thing. It is important that each judgment and explanation nail what they have done on black and white paper. At first, Duong The Xuong was not convinced. He asked someone to pass the message to me. Say if I really want to push my relatives into a dead end, I won't want to return to my hometown in the future. I asked someone to pass the message back to him. “I'm not coming back.” Then he changed the way he spoke again. Saying everyone is one family and making a big deal out of it is not good for my reputation. I answered one question. “My reputation doesn't need him holding up propaganda signs.” From then on, he was quiet. My uncle-in-law scolded me several times in the village. But the people in the village no longer follow along like before. Because everyone is afraid that one day their family will be stripped of all their assets and then brought into the group to reason with them. Later, Director Chu told me privately. Because of this, the Duong The Xuong family also created enmity among relatives. Duong Khai's wife knew that Tan Phuong was being dragged in and had a big argument with Duong Khai. Duong Khai originally wanted to use my money to buy a house with a good school for his children, but now he can't even pay the car loan. After listening, I just replied yes. Whether they live well or not is no longer relevant to me. Ha Ngoc Mai called me many times. Mostly I don't listen. Every month, the support payment is transferred on time. Write notes clearly. Money to support parents. At first she refused to accept. The next day, I received it again. After receiving it, she sent me a voice message. “Tieu Hoa, mom knows it's wrong.” I don't answer. Then she sent it again. “Come home and have dinner.” I looked for a long time, still didn't answer. It's not that I'm cruel. But I know that as long as I go back and sit at that dinner table, they will say that everything will become a family with no enemies overnight. But the nights of being surrounded, the threatening messages, the privacy being torn apart, will not disappear just because of a meal. Later, Duong Kien Quoc once sent me bacon from his hometown. I don't return it. Also don't eat. I gave it to the company's janitor. She didn't know these things, so she happily thanked me. At that moment, I breathed a sigh of relief. In the end, the item no longer turns into a debt. I don't sell Nam Loan apartment. I changed the door lock, installed more security equipment, and re-registered visitor permissions. The area's management board, because of the problem of letting people in, officially apologized to me and also replaced the staff involved. Apartments in the university area continue to be rented. Later, the female student studying for the graduate school exam learned that the landlord's situation had not been very favorable recently

n send me a message. “Sister, I hope everything goes well in the future.” I looked at that sentence and laughed for a long time. Manh Dao said I have changed. Before, I always thought I had to preserve all relationships. Now I'll ask if I'm in pain first. I say this is not called change. This is called me finally including myself. The sixth month after winning, I rearranged all my bank cards and wealth management accounts. Don't use any old contact information anymore. Don't consider intimacy as proof of safety anymore. I also made a will. Not because of pessimism. It's because I understand that property can only be snatched away when the ownership is clearly written down. Lawyer Tham finished reading and spoke. “You are more alert than many people.” I said. “I was forced to stay awake.” He smiled and said no more. During Tet that year, I did not return to my hometown.