Chapter 1 — Welcome Back Chu Niem

The day my husband brought his paralyzed sister-in-law home, he patted his chest to reassure me. "You don't need to worry about anything, I'll take care of her myself, and absolutely won't let you suffer any resentment." I believe. As a result, the next day, he took out a job transfer notice, saying the company arranged for him to go somewhere else for three years. "There's no other way, I can't do anything. I don't want to go either." He looked at me with an innocent expression: "You stay home and help me take care of my sister for a bit, waiting for me to come home." I stared at that notice and burst out laughing. I turned around into the bedroom, pulled out my suitcase: "What a coincidence, I also received notice to go on a business trip, three years. Just leave your sister at home alone to recuperate well." His face immediately fell. The day Hua Chi An took Hua Giai Ky home, the sunny day was very beautiful. He pushed the wheelchair, and his sister-in-law sat in the wheelchair with a pale face. He patted his chest assuring me. “Chu Niem, you don't need to worry about anything.” "I'll take care of her myself, and absolutely won't let you suffer any resentment." I looked at his firmly sworn face and nodded. I believe. After all, we have been married for five years, and he has always been a thoughtful husband. Hua Giai Ky was in a car accident three months ago. Nerves in both legs were damaged, the lower half of the body was paralyzed. The doctor said the possibility of recovery is almost very small. Trieu Xuan Mai's mother-in-law cried in the hospital for three days and three nights, her eyes were as swollen as walnuts. Hua Chi An is the only son in the family, of course he cannot deny his responsibility. He picked up Hua Giai Ky from the rehabilitation hospital. Our house has three bedrooms and one living room. The master bedroom is where we live. I converted the extra bedroom into a home office. There is also a small reading room. He cleaned out my office, put in a single bed and rehabilitation equipment. My sewing machine, fabric, and blueprints were all piled into that reading room of less than five square meters. The reading room window faces north, cold and damp. He said: "Nim Niem, please bear the loss first." "Wait until Giai Ky's condition improves, I will immediately restore the room to its original state for you." I looked at the blood in his eyes and held back. I said: “It's okay, my sister is more important.” He gratefully hugged me. “You know your wife is the most understanding person in the world.” That night, I cooked him a table full of food. He ate greedily, saying the food in the hospital was bland and boring. Hua Giai Ky had no appetite, ate a few bites and then went back to his room. Hua Chi An cleaned her body, changed her clothes, massaged her, and was busy until late at night. I quietly cleaned up the dishes and washed clothes. When I was lying on the bed, he pulled his tired body in. There was a faint smell of tobacco on him. He hugged me from behind, his voice hoarse. “Wife, it's been hard for you.” The slight discomfort in my heart immediately disappeared. I think husband and wife should overcome difficulties together. We can overcome this little difficulty. As a result, the next morning, I woke up early and prepared to go buy food. Hua Chi An was dressed neatly again, sitting on the sofa outside the living room. On the tea table in front of him was a piece of paper. I go. It was a notice with a red stamp. “Paper in charge of the three-year secondment project in the South China region.” My heart skipped a beat. He raised his head and looked at me with an awkward expression. “Nien Niem, the company suddenly arranged.” "There's no other way. It's about work. I don't want to go either." He said it so innocently, so reluctantly. "There's a problem at the Hoa Nam branch. I'll definitely send you over there to guard it." “You know that, I'm in a critical stage for promotion, I can't offend the leader.” I didn't say anything, just stared at the notice. The signing date at the end of the document is half a month ago. Half a month ago, Hua Giai Ky was still in the hospital for rehabilitation. Half a month ago, he knew he had to go somewhere else for three years. That's why he swore to bring her back. That's why he sincerely and earnestly assured that he would take care of it himself. Turns out it was all just for me to see. See bowl

I didn't say anything, he took my hand. “Nien Niem, stay home and help me take care of my sister.” “Only three years, very fast.” “When I come back, I will definitely make it up to you well.” His hand was very warm, but my whole body felt cold. I looked at him and suddenly burst into laughter. That smile must be very unsightly. He was a little scared when I laughed. “What are you laughing at?” I withdrew my hand and said nothing. Turn around and go into the bedroom. I pulled down a dusty suitcase from the top of the closet. Open it, put each item of my clothes inside. Hua Chi An followed in, his face full of surprise. “Chu Niem, what are you doing?” I gathered both skincare and cosmetics into a makeup bag and threw it into my suitcase. Then she looked up at him and smiled even brighter. “What a coincidence, Hua Chi An.” “I also received notice to go on a business trip, three years.” “That's good, it's good to leave your sister home alone to rest and recover.” His face immediately fell. Hua Chi An's face looked like a spilled palette. Sometimes blue sometimes white. He rushed forward and pushed my suitcase back. “Chu Niem, don't make trouble anymore.” The voice carried suppressed anger. I raised my eyes and quietly looked at him. “I'm not causing trouble.” My calmness made him even more upset. "What business trip? Why don't you know?" “What company would let me go on a three-year business trip?” He was like an angry lion, pacing back and forth in the room. I put the last pair of shoes in the suitcase and zipped it up. “There are still a lot of things you don't know.” I stood up straight, facing him. “For example, half a month ago I received notice of secondment.” He suddenly stopped walking, his eyes blinked. “That… that's what I forgot to tell you.” He was still speechless. I laugh. "Forget?" “Forgot to tell you that I'm leaving for three years?” “Forgot to tell you that I was going to throw a paralyzed patient to you alone?” My voice wasn't loud, but each word was like a nail, driving straight into his guilt. His face was red and he couldn't say a word for half a day. In the end, he became so embarrassed that he became angry. “That's my biological sister!” He screamed. “She has become like this, what can you do?” "If you don't take her home, will you leave her alone in the hospital to die on her own?" I pulled my suitcase towards the door. “Hua Chi An, that's my biological sister, not mine.” “I have no obligation to sacrifice my three years to pay for your so-called love.” This sentence completely sparked him. "Chu Niem! How can you be so cold-blooded?" "We are husband and wife! Isn't your sister also my sister?" "You're like this, how do you tell others to look at you? How do you look at our home?" He blocked the bedroom door, not letting me go out. I looked at his face, twisted in anger. Suddenly felt extremely strange. Five years of marriage, the first time I discovered, I didn't know him at all. The Hua Chi An I know is gentle, thoughtful, will remember my period, and will cook red sugar water for me. The Hua Chi An I know is progressive, strives, and says she wants to strive for our small home. But the man is standing in front of me now. Selfish, fake, and eloquently plotting against his wife as a matter of course. I suddenly felt meaningless. I don't want to argue with him. “Get away.” My voice is very cold. He froze for a moment, seemingly not expecting me to have this attitude. “I won't avoid it!” He craned his neck: "You didn't speak clearly today, don't you dare go anywhere!" “Say what?” I asked him. "Tell me why you don't take care of Giai Ky?" "When you talk about being a sister-in-law like me, why is your heart so cruel?" He started giving me hats. I looked at him, asking each word. “Hua Chi An, after five years of marriage, how have you treated me and my family?” He was momentarily speechless. “Every time my mother gets sick, do you take time off to take care of her at the hospital?” “My father's birthday party, did you have to take care of it alone from the inside out?” "My relatives, is there anyone that you don't welcome with a smile and treat wholeheartedly?" "Do we both pay for living expenses when Hua Giai Ky goes to college?" “She's good

Can't find a job, stay at home for half a year, are you eating well and drinking well?" With every word I said, his face became a little whiter. "Before, I thought we were husband and wife, family, and I didn't care." “But now I understand.” I looked into his eyes. "In the eyes of the Hua family, you, Chu Niem, are just an outsider who can be sacrificed at will." “It's a free nanny.” His lips trembled, unable to say a rebuttal. Because what I said is true. “So, Hua Chi An.” “Nanny, I won't do it anymore.” I used my strength to push him away, pulled the suitcase out of the bedroom. He staggered behind. “Chu Niem, do you have to be like that?” “Just because of this little thing, you want to make trouble to the point of divorcing me?” He started swapping concepts. I stopped walking and turned to look at him. “I didn't say I wanted a divorce.” “I'm just like you, wanting to go on a business trip.” “A husband can throw his paralyzed sister to his wife because of work.” "A wife can of course temporarily leave this family because of work." “Very fair, isn't it?” I imitated his appearance yesterday, smiling innocently. His expression looked like he had just swallowed a fly. At this moment, there was the sound of a key turning outside the door. The door opens. Trieu Xuan Mai's mother-in-law walked in carrying a thermos. As soon as Trieu Xuan Mai entered the door, he saw us raising our bows and swords in the living room. There's also the suitcase at my feet. She froze for a moment, immediately moving her eyes away from me. It's like I'm just a transparent decoration. She went straight to Hua Chi An. “What is going on?” "It's early in the morning, what are you arguing about?" There was impatience in her voice. Hua Chi An seemed to have found a savior and immediately ran over. “Mom, you're finally here!” He pointed at me and began to accuse. “Mom, look at your good daughter-in-law!” “I just brought Giai Ky home one day and she already wants to leave home!” “Tell the company to send her on a three-year business trip and leave us alone!” He pushed all the responsibility onto me. Brush yourself off. Trieu Xuan Mai's face immediately darkened. She placed the thermos firmly on the tea table, making a "bang" sound. Then turned around and looked at me with critical eyes. “Chu Niem, did Chi An tell the truth?” I said nothing. With this type of person, there is nothing worth mentioning. My silence in their eyes is an admission. Trieu Xuan Mai's anger immediately flared up. “Child, why don't you understand such things?” "Chi An is busy with work and has to go somewhere else, it's for the good of this family!" “Is it easy for a man to go out and strive?” "Giai Ky has become like this now, you're not helping me at all, you're still here causing more trouble?" As soon as she opened her mouth, she unleashed a set of combo moves. Kidnapping morality, swapping concepts, robbing and yelling at the same time.