Chapter 6 — Youth Returns to You

Hua Niem Niem cried until she couldn't breathe: "Mr. Tri, my father said I should pay for school so I can think of my own way, he doesn't need me anymore..." Luc Tri's face changed a lot. "Don't cry, I'll come right away." After saying that, he remembered that I was still standing in front of him. The other bracelet was still in his palm. He quickly said: "Nam Chi, you go upstairs first, I'll come find you later." The motorbike key was jingled tightly by him. I asked: "Luc Tri, just now you said you come to Bac Thanh to visit me every month, where do you get the bus fare from?" He was stunned. "What do you mean?" "You want to pay for Hua Niem Niem's re-study fee on her behalf?" His face was unsightly: "She's on the same path now, if you don't help, who will help her?" "So what about my eight thousand six?" Luc Tri closed his eyes angrily: "Why do you mention money again?" I nodded: "Understood." When he turned to go upstairs, he called me from behind: "On Nam Chi, don't be so cold-blooded!" The window at the corner of the stairs was open, the afternoon wind was blowing, making the anti-theft bars ring softly. I stopped walking and turned to look at him. "Luc Tri, every time you say I'm cold-blooded, it's because I'm no longer bleeding for the two of you." He stiffened in place. On the phone, Hua Niem Niem was still crying and urging him. Luc Tri tightened the bracelet, finally turned around and ran towards the motorbike. After the sound of the engine faded away, there was only a small space left downstairs lit by streetlights. The phone receives a bank transfer. Tham Nghien Chu sent a text message: "The previous process you asked me to ask, I have completed it. If the evidence of debt is enough, first send an official debt collection letter." I replied thank you. As soon as the screen turned off, Luc Tri's friend circle showed a new post. In the photo, Hua Niem Niem is sitting in front of the school gate reviewing for the exam, her eyes are red and swollen. Luc Tri squatted in front of her to tie her shoelaces. The status line is: “There are responsibilities that cannot be avoided.” I sent screenshots, transfer records, chat records, all to Tham Nghien Chu. The day the debt collection letter was sent to Luc Tri's house, his parents came to the door. Luc's mother carried a bag of fruit, standing in my living room, the smile on her face was very stiff. "Nam Chi, I have always considered you as my biological daughter. Tieu Tri doesn't understand, don't accept it." My mother did not accept the fruit. "Will your biological daughter be abandoned by your son at a rest stop on the highway?" Luc's mother's face turned pale. Father Luc next to him frowned: "When children are in love, there's no way they won't quarrel. Eight thousand six is not a big amount of money. It's unsightly to do it to the point of sending a letter." My mother smiled coldly: "If it's not a large amount of money, then move it now." The living room immediately became quiet. Luc's mother rubbed her hands awkwardly: "The main thing is that lately, Tieu Tri has advanced some tuition money to give to her classmates. Money is a bit tight on her hands." I sat at the dining table, pushing through the details of the debt. "Pay it all within three days, otherwise I'll go to court." Father Luc's face darkened: "On Nam Chi, do you have to be so cruel?" Mom stood in front of me: "Compared to what your son did, this is called reason." Outside the door, hurried footsteps were heard. Luc Tri rushed in, his hair wet with sweat. "Dad, Mom, what are you two doing here?" Luc's mother was so impatient that her eyes turned red: "It's not because of you! They sent a lawyer's letter, you're still hiding it in the house!" Luc Tri looked at me, his eyes like an animal forced into a corner. "On Nam Chi, do you really want to make me so uncomfortable?" I said: "Pay." His chest heaved violently. "You weren't like that before." "I liked you before." This sentence was very light, but made his whole body stagger a bit. Luc's mother heard something was wrong and quickly reconciled: "Nam Chi, Tieu Tri has you in her heart, she only values kindness too much. That pitiful Miss Hua Niem Niem has taken care of her since she was young.

A little bit is normal.” My mother couldn't help but ask: "You care so much that you leave your girlfriend at the rest stop? Caring enough to let my daughter watch them blow out the candles on her birthday? Caring enough to want my daughter to change her wish to stay with her? With each sentence spoken, Luc Tri's face became a little whiter. Ba Luc finally realized that this was not a normal argument. He turned his head to glare at Luc Tri: "You really did that?" Luc Tri's lips moved but said nothing. The phone rang again. Still Hua Niem Niem. Luc Tri looked at me but didn't listen. The bell stopped and rang again. Luc's mother's face was unsightly: "Listen, turn on the speakerphone, I want to hear what kind of classmate can make you cause trouble at home like this." Luc Tri squeezed the phone without moving. Ba Luc grabbed it and answered the phone. Hua Niem Niem's voice, carrying tears, immediately came out: "Mr. Tri, the exam school said that if you don't pay the remaining amount today, you won't be able to reserve a place for me anymore." Didn't you say you would think of a way? Can On Nam Chi's money not be paid for now? There's nothing missing from his house..." The living room was as quiet as death. Hua Niem Niem still didn't know there was anyone there. "Mr. Tri, didn't you say he was soft-hearted and would turn around if he threatened a little? Please come and stay with me quickly, I'm really scared by myself." Luc Tri's face turned pale.