Chapter 43: Mother

"So this story is related to Tran Hung Dao High School..."

"The horror story that created this world must have been derived from events in various places in this world, right?"

"Could it be that my identity is..."

In the taxi, Hoang Tuan was pondering about this.

Not long after learning about this story, he discovered that he was a student of Tran Hung Dao High School.

The school benches were still new, and the windows and cupboards were not old and damaged like in the separate story "Tran Hung Dao High School" before.

Everything seemed to confirm to him.

The thoughts that popped up in his head before were correct.

The next part of the story about Tran Hung Dao High School could be its prequel...

It's just that the content about the "mother" this time might be a small detail in it.

Considering the structure of the novel.

Perhaps it's a small branch...

"Hey, where did you get this big bag? I didn't see it when I went to school in the morning."

Hoang Lan, who was sitting next to Hoang Tuan, looked at the big bag behind him and couldn't help but wonder.

As before, when he entered this world.

Objects from reality can be brought in.

The large blue bag was now on Hoang Tuan's back, and Nguyen Nam's pickaxe was pinned to his belt.

However, due to the loose school uniform, the pickaxe was covered.

"This... This is a birthday gift for me, of course, it's a surprise, what's inside, I can't tell you."

Hoang Tuan replied without blushing.

He had read in the novel that his sister's birthday is on the last day of the National Day holiday, so he lied on impulse.

"A gift?"

Upon hearing this news, Hoang Lan's eyes lit up.

She had never received any gifts before, not even on her birthday, which was explained as "a day of financial hardship" by her mother, let alone Lunar New Year or other holidays.

In her mother's mind, the meaning of holidays is to commemorate what happened in the past on that day.

Maybe to commemorate.

But there was no need to create any rituals or give gifts on holidays.

Her mother thought that was the plaything of bored people.

Hoang Lan, who grew up with this kind of education, has become numb to holiday gifts, because she knew she would not receive them.

Because she was smarter.

She also never asked for anything she didn't need.

But still.

As a teenage girl, when she saw other students receiving holiday gifts, she would sometimes wish for one too.

"Shh, don't tell Mom."

Hoang Tuan played his role, playing the role of "Hoang Tuan" seriously in this world.

"Okay, um!"

Hi Hi nodded happily, then kept her mouth shut about this conversation.

Although she didn't know why her big brother seemed a little different today, when she heard about the gift, she felt happy and didn't think much about it.

As if it didn't matter.

Hoang Tuan seemed to feel Hi Hi occasionally looking quietly at his big bag.

"If she knows that I put all the survival equipment in it, what will she think..."

Hoang Tuan thought in his head.

...

There was not much difference in time calculation.

The smooth road suddenly, and the taxi did not encounter any red lights when driving.

It was raining outside, and there were not many people on the road, so when the two returned home, it was only eight minutes after the end of school.

"We're back!"

Hoang Lan opened the living room door and yelled into the house as usual.

The house was decorated in an ancient style, the first thing he saw when he opened the door.

It was a red-pink charcoal stove in the living room.

A smoky exhaust pipe stretched out from the fire and leaked out along with it.

There was a pot of stewed beans on the fire, making a sizzling sound.

Behind the sliding door of the kitchen, a figure in a dark sweater stood there, chopping bones on the chopping board with a kitchen knife in hand...

On the wall was a hard calendar, with calligraphy writing "Wishing everything goes well", the color was a bit bright.

The TV opposite the sofa was also the big-headed TV that Hoang Tuan hadn't watched in real life for a long time, and an old martial arts movie was playing on the small screen...

After Hoang Lan finished speaking, no one responded.

As for the details of the house, Hoang Tuan's novel didn't explain them clearly.

So after entering this strange family, the first thing he did was to be vigilant, observe the differences in many places, and first try to conceal that he was not the "Hoang Tuan" in this world.

Hoang Lan entered the living room on her own, put her bag on the sofa, then picked up the aluminum water kettle covered with white cloth next to the TV and poured herself a cup of water.

Not much words.

Hoang Tuan followed his little sister's example and went in, but not too fast, because it would help him observe the overall situation of the house more easily.

The layout of the house is three bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen, and a bathroom.

In the novel, it was mentioned that Hoang Tuan's room was in the innermost part, so after finding his bedroom, he did not hesitate to enter, and then put his bag on the bed in the bedroom.

Suddenly sticking to this "strange family".

The best way to avoid being regarded as something wrong by other family members is to turn it into his own home.

Of course, only in this case.

The pickaxe on his body did not put down.

The loose school uniform he had not changed made it easy to hide the pickaxe pinned to his belt.

Through learning about the circumstances of his character in the novel, Hoang Tuan knew that he should take a bath or do homework at this time to avoid being reprimanded by "Mother".

But just as Hoang Tuan was about to take out his notebook and pen and pretend to do homework.

A voice came from outside the bedroom.

"Eat first, do homework later."

The voice was very cold, unlike the voice of a middle-aged woman...

Hoang Tuan put aside his thoughts about homework, obediently walked out of the bedroom, and sat next to the fire in the living room.

The figure in the kitchen came out, and only now did Hoang Tuan see his "mother".

Honestly.

He couldn't believe that this was his mother who had two high school students. Besides the old-fashioned outfit and the ordinary appearance, her face was surprisingly young.

Like a coquettish woman just stepping into society.

Light makeup highlighted the almost perfect facial features, except for a slightly weak and pale face, she was extremely beautiful.

"He will be here soon, don't eat the food."

Mother said with a cold expression, and placed various dishes that looked very rich and tempting on the kitchen table.

The hot aroma filled Hoang Tuan's nostrils, and he suddenly felt hungry in his stomach, and the desire to eat and drink suddenly surged.

He stopped thinking about the previous meals.

"Thung Thung..."

Someone knocked on the door.

The mother wiped her hands with a towel on the table and opened the door.

Behind the door was a middle-aged man with a serious face, and next to him was a girl carrying a school bag, around Hoang Lan's age.

Hoang Tuan's eyes were drawn to them, unable to hide his surprise.

This time, his "companion" had arrived.