Chapter 1 — White Petaled Cat Flower To Mom

1 Over the past few years, my grandmother - the person who separated my parents - has always secretly used my mother's account, often sending photos of me to my father. But every time, the only thing in return was dad's sarcastic words: "I'm not interested in knowing what it looks like, don't send it anymore!" Today, I voluntarily picked up my phone and took a photo of myself. Then carefully attached a recording: 【Dad, they said an adult must come, can you come here?】 In less than a minute, dad's anger came: "Khuong Dao, you keep playing tricks on the child, do you still have shame? Do you think I will be soft-hearted?" "That year your mother looked down on me, separated us, and even pushed my mother down the stairs. Where were you at that time?" “If you want me to go over there, tell that old lady to kneel down and apologize, otherwise it's off the table!” My nose is stinging. My vision blurred, to the point where I couldn't see the screen clearly. Dad still doesn't know, mom passed away a long time ago. Just last week, my grandmother was no more. … "Little friend, where are the adults in your family? Why are you the only one here?" The insurance company employee took the paper in my hand, his voice carrying some doubt. I stood on tiptoe and tried to reach the counter: "Grandma said I need a heart replacement and money. Grandma told me to use this piece of paper to exchange money, is that okay?" The lady at the counter immediately froze, her eyes looked at me with a bit more sadness, and she gently shook her head: "Little friend, this insurance has been overdue for a year, and can no longer be compensated." She paused and gently comforted me: "If you don't have money for treatment, I can help you contact community fundraising, but this needs adults in the family to do it. Where are your parents?" Hearing that, I suddenly froze, my tense body relaxed. My heart suddenly felt sour and I wanted to cry. Mom passed away two years ago. Dad always hated his mother, and also hated his grandmother. Even if I went to find him, he said he wouldn't come. I slowly walked out the door, sat on the steps and wiped my tears. I miss my grandmother so much. Seven days ago, it was clear that my grandmother was still very healthy. She was still hugging me, coaxing me to eat. But now, why is grandma no longer there? I felt my chest was both sour and choked, so uncomfortable that I couldn't breathe. I wiped my tears, took out my phone again, pressed the record button: "Dad, they said the paper was expired, what do you mean?" After the voice message is sent, a red exclamation mark appears. I immediately panicked. What does that mean? I sent it again, still the same situation. I was in such a hurry that my palms were a little sweaty, and I quickly opened my contacts. Seeing my father's name, I felt a little more reassured. I nervously grabbed the corner of my shirt and dialed. "Dad." "Khuong... why me? Where's your mother? Give her the phone." Dad's voice couldn't hide the coldness. My heart turned cold, and I hastily explained: "Mom is no longer there. They said there must be an adult, the paper is expired." But dad didn't believe it, his voice was full of strong disgust: "What kind of paper is overdue? What nonsense is Khuong Dao teaching you again! Please tell her, Lam Uyen and I are preparing for the wedding, we don't have time to worry about your business, tell her to stop bothering me." My whole body trembled violently. Lam Uyen? I remember this name, I saw it on my mother's graduation photo. In the past, when my mother was still alive, I always asked her questions. Mom always remained silent for a moment, then told me: "This is my college roommate, a bad person. If Tieu Bao meets her in the future, don't like her." Every time I mentioned her at night, my mother secretly cried. Later, that woman went to the rented house. That night, my mother cried so much that her heart ached, she went to the hospital and never returned. It turns out Dad is about to marry the bad guy who killed Mom. Without waiting for me to think too much, my father's impatient voice came again: "Khuong Tieu Ngu, don't let your mother teach you bad things. Don't learn from her selfish and bitter appearance. If you truly come to find me, I can raise you and let Aunt Lam Uyen be your new mother." I immediately mustered up the courage to protest: "Dad, I don't need Aunt Lam Uyen, I don't like her!" My words completely angered him. "Sure enough, the whole family is misaligned from the very beginning! Just like Mrs. NGO

I and your mother, don't know what to do!” After saying that, the phone was hung up forcefully. I held the phone with the screen turned off, my whole body was cold. Sitting stupidly on the steps, not daring to move. 2 Five days ago, my grandmother took me to my mother's grave. I chose the white-petaled sandflower that my mother liked best. That day, my grandmother was in a particularly good mood. As soon as she got home, she cooked a large pot of steamed corn dumplings that we all loved to eat. We both ate until our bellies were full. At that moment, she hugged me tightly: "I almost forgot, your mother used to buy insurance for me." “For the past few years, she has been very sad and has not been able to collect money. Luckily, Tieu Bao's illness now has hope." “Tieu Bao must remember, the insurance papers are in the drawer. Wait until your grandmother is no longer there, go to the insurance company to get money from them. Remember, don't tell anyone else, you're still young, holding money can easily lead to people looking at you." “After that, I went to find dad and asked him to help me complete the hospital admission procedures. I will be able to have another heart replaced, you know? No matter how much your mother hates your father, in the end you are his child, you must let him help a little." She kept muttering. Saying that my illness is getting more serious, she really has no choice. I listened for a while, then in a daze, I vaguely heard a sentence: "Grandma just can't bear to be away from Tieu Bao, sigh." At that moment, I wanted to open my eyes and say: "Tieu Bao, sleep for a while and then get up to play with grandma, just for a little while, you don't have to." But I was really sleepy, so I fell asleep. When I woke up again, the rented house was full of police. I don't understand what jumping off a building is. Just listen to them talk: “Poor kid. His mother died of a heart attack, and now his grandmother jumped off the building. That's really cruel. What should I do if I leave him alone? I don't understand, but I know my grandmother is not cruel. She loves me the most, will soothe me to sleep, bathe me, tell me bedtime stories, and is the best grandmother in the world. A week passed, the police said I had no relatives anymore, then gave me a box. They said, that's my grandmother. How can a grandmother be so small? That's it, I'm afraid my grandmother will be worried when she comes back, so I must do the things she told me to do first. I put on slippers and slowly walked down the street. Before, my mother used to take me to my father's residence, I remember the way very clearly. It's just that the last time my grandmother caught me, my mother and I were scolded. Mom said she didn't like us, so we never came again. Now, that big house is still there. Only this time, the cars in front of the door were all tied with big red flowers, looking very happy. As soon as I approached, the security guard raised his hand to stop me: "What are you doing? This is a rich area, you can't go in." He looked me up and down, his eyes filled with hate. I bowed my head and looked at the clothes on my body. Grandma prepared some clean clothes for me. When I left the house, I even intentionally changed my clothes. Is there something wrong? “I came to find my father.” The security guard chuckled: "Where do children come from to get into trouble? Go away, don't get in the way!” Then he picked up the broom and waved it at me. I quickly backed away. At this moment, a luxury car drove by. The security guard immediately smiled and pressed the button to open the gate. I see the right opportunity. No longer remembering what my mother had told me not to run, I took the opportunity to run after the car, risking my life to rush inside. The security guard chased after me and wanted to arrest me. I was so scared that my heart was pounding, my ears were ringing, and my breathing was rapid. Luckily the car stopped and the window slowly rolled down. Dad's face appeared. I quickly shouted loudly: "Dad, it's me!" 3 The guard's footsteps stopped, his face full of doubt: "Oh, do we really know each other?" Having finished speaking, he pouted and half-confidently returned to the guard post. Dad's eyebrows tightened into a cluster, his tone full of impatience: "Why did you come here?" He got out of the car, his eyes roamed around, the bottom of his eyes contained a ray of expectation that I didn't understand, he called out in a low voice: "Where is your mother?" Tell her to stop hiding and come out quickly." I opened my mouth, just about to speak. Another woman got out of the car, it was Lam Uyen. She looked me up and down

, pretending to be surprised, opened his mouth: "Oh, isn't this Tieu Ngu? He's six years old this year, isn't he? He looks exactly like Khuong Dao when he grows up." She raised her hand to gently blow the wind, her voice filled with pain: "It's so hot. Seeing you run all over your body with sweat, your face turned red. Khuong Dao is also very cruel, willing to let a child run here on her own." Originally, dad was still walking towards me. Hearing these words, he immediately stopped walking, his face turned cold: "That year, she said with her own mouth that she wanted to never have sex with me for the rest of her life. If she turned around, she would still be with someone else." "Now you still have the face to bring your child to me? Tell her to stop hiding and get out of here!" What is being with someone else? I didn't understand what he said, but in my heart I vaguely knew it wasn't a good word. These past few years, there's only been me and my grandmother by my mother's side, where can I get another man? I was in such a hurry that my eyes turned red, and quickly explained: "It was my grandmother who told me to come. She said that after using the note to exchange money, she would let me go find my father, but I couldn't get the money. The lady there said the note was expired." My mind was confused, I said everything I could think of, my hands and feet frantically touched my pocket: "Son, I forgot the paper at the insurance company. Dad, can you follow me there? I have to get the money for medical treatment." I raised my head to look at him, my voice filled with tears: "Grandma is no more. The insurance lady said that an adult would have to come over there to understand." I reached out to pull the corner of my father's shirt, but my wrist was suddenly grabbed by Lam Uyen. She still had a smile on her face: "Tieu Ngu, you can't learn to lie at such a young age." “I'm not lying!” I used all my strength to pull my hand away from her. Lam Uyen gently patted the back of my hand and slowly said: "Even if your mother likes to lie, you can't follow her, you know?" I was so angry that my face was hot, I frowned and protested loudly: "My mother didn't lie, don't talk nonsense!" “Where are you talking nonsense?” Lam Uyen raised her eyebrows, her tone carrying a sarcastic tone: "That year your mother and your grandmother took all five million from the Co family, how could they not have money to treat your illness?" "I'm afraid that now that the Co family's business is getting bigger, I'm regretting that I only took five million that year." She deliberately stopped, pretending to be regretful and sighed: "Furthermore, that year, pictures of your mother with another man were spread everywhere... well, these things are not appropriate to say to a child like you." I was so urgent that I wanted to open my mouth to refute, but tears fell first. She talks nonsense! Mom basically doesn't have another man. My mother also didn't have much money. She was a grandmother who relied on washing dishes to make money to support the whole family. My mother and I have to drink medicine all year round, it's very difficult for my grandmother. Mom always said, if my health was a little better, I could go out and make money. How could I leave that much money unused? The more I think, the more I feel sorry for myself, the more I think, the angrier I become. His hand suddenly rose and placed it on his chest. At this point my hands and feet started to become cold.