\u00d4ng n\u1ed9i t\u00f4i l\u1ea5y v\u1ee3 r\u1ea5t s\u1edbm, v\u1ee3 \u00f4ng t\u00f4i l\u1edbn h\u01a1n \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn n\u0103m s\u00e1u tu\u1ed5i. Tu\u1ed5i ph\u00e1p l\u00fd th\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 n\u1eef th\u1eadp tam, nam th\u1eadp l\u1ee5c n\u00ean vi\u1ec7c \u00f4ng t\u00f4i l\u1eadp gia \u0111\u00ecnh l\u00fac m\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3y tu\u1ed5i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 g\u00e1i h\u0103m hai h\u0103m ba l\u00e0 \u0111\u00fang ph\u00e1p lu\u1eadt v\u00e0 c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 t\u1ea3o h\u00f4n. D\u0129 nhi\u00ean, cu\u1ed9c h\u00f4n nh\u00e2n n\u00e0y ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00ec t\u00ecnh y\u00eau l\u1ea1i c\u00e0ng ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i do t\u1ef1 do \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi nhau. N\u00f3 l\u00e0 th\u00e0nh qu\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a l\u1eddi h\u1ee9a h\u1eb9n c\u1ee7a hai \u00f4ng c\u1ed1 t\u00f4i v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t l\u00fac ch\u1ebfnh cho\u00e1ng say, l\u00fac b\u00e0 n\u1ed9i t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 l\u00ean n\u0103m l\u00ean s\u00e1u c\u00f2n \u00f4ng n\u1ed9i t\u00f4i c\u00f2n n\u1eb1m trong c\u00e1i b\u1ee5ng v\u1eeba nh\u00f4 l\u00ean c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 c\u1ed1 n\u1ed9i n\u1ed9i t\u00f4i. Ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i r\u00f5 l\u00e0 b\u00e0 c\u1ed1 n\u1ed9i n\u1ed9i t\u1ee9c l\u00e0 m\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng n\u1ed9i t\u00f4i c\u00f2n b\u00e0 c\u1ed1 n\u1ed9i ngo\u1ea1i l\u00e0 m\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 n\u1ed9i t\u00f4i. \u0110\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3t cha t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00e2ng l\u1eddi N\u1ed9i l\u1eadp gia \u0111\u00ecnh s\u1edbm, nh\u01b0ng may m\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u1ea5y v\u1ee3 l\u1edbn tu\u1ed5i h\u01a1n v\u00ec m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i k\u00e9m cha t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t tu\u1ed5i, cha t\u00f4i m\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00e1m, m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i m\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3y. V\u00ec v\u1eady khi t\u00f4i ra \u0111\u1eddi, ch\u1eb3ng nh\u1eefng cha m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i c\u00f2n tr\u1ebb m\u00e0 N\u1ed9i t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 m\u1edbi ba m\u01b0\u01a1i l\u0103m tu\u1ed5i, m\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3y c\u1ed9ng m\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00e1m l\u00e0 ba m\u01b0\u01a1i l\u0103m v\u00ec c\u1ea3 N\u1ed9i c\u1ea3 cha t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 con trong n\u0103m l\u1eadp gia \u0111\u00ecnh. Tu\u1ed5i ba m\u01b0\u01a1i l\u0103m ng\u00e0y nay c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1eafp s\u00e1ch \u0111i h\u1ecdc th\u1ebf m\u00e0 N\u1ed9i t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 th\u00e0nh \u00f4ng n\u1ed9i. \u0110\u1ea1i gia \u0111\u00ecnh t\u00f4i s\u1ed1ng t\u1ea1i ngo\u1ea1i \u00f4 m\u1ed9t qu\u1eadn mi\u1ec1n Trung, trong m\u1ea5y d\u00e3y nh\u00e0 ng\u00f3i \u00e2m d\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u1eeba k\u1ebf t\u1eeb \u0111\u1eddi \u00f4ng c\u1ed1 \u00f4ng t\u1ed5 n\u00ean v\u00e1ch nh\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 r\u00eau phong, m\u00e1i ng\u00f3i r\u00eau b\u00e1m xanh l\u00e8, nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e2y \u0111a c\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec1 nh\u1ecf m\u1ecdc ra t\u1eeb c\u00e1c ch\u1ed7 n\u1ee9t v\u00e1ch, r\u1ec5 \u0111\u00e2m tua t\u1ee7a nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f3c r\u1ed1i bi\u1ebfng ch\u1ea3i c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 c\u00f3 t\u00f3c r\u1ec5 tre.
\nT\u00f4i l\u00ean ba th\u00ec cha t\u00f4i m\u1ea5t v\u00ec b\u1ec7nh th\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u00e0n, m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i th\u00e0nh g\u00f3a ph\u1ee5 l\u00fac v\u1eeba hai m\u01b0\u01a1i tu\u1ed5i. \u1ede tu\u1ed5i ng\u00e0y nay c\u00e1c c\u00f4 c\u00f2n c\u1eafp s\u00e1ch \u0111i h\u1ecdc, c\u00f2n c\u00fap cua gi\u1edd h\u1ecdc \u0111i \u0103n c\u00f3c \u0103n \u1ed5i \u0103n kem \u0103n ch\u00e8 v\u00e0 \u201ccua\u201d trai \u0111\u1eb9p th\u00ec m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 th\u00e0nh g\u00f3a ph\u1ee5 thay ch\u1ed3ng nu\u00f4i con l\u00e0 t\u00f4i. B\u1ec7nh th\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u00e0n l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 ch\u01b0a c\u00f3 thu\u1ed1c ch\u1eefa, th\u1ea7y lang ch\u1ec9 bi\u1ebft ra l\u1ec7nh ki\u00eang \u0103n do kinh nghi\u1ec7m b\u1ec7nh n\u00e0y \u0103n v\u00e0o th\u00ec ch\u1ebft m\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng hi\u1ec3u t\u1ea1i sao ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ebft. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ec7nh u\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ed3 n\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e1o ch\u1edd may m\u1eafn th\u00ec tho\u00e1t ch\u1ebft. Tho\u00e1t ch\u1ebft c\u0169ng v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0103n, ph\u1ea3i \u0103n ch\u00e1o lo\u00e3ng r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1eb7c d\u1ea7n d\u1ea7n c\u1ea3 th\u00e1ng, sau \u0111\u00f3 chuy\u1ec3n qua c\u01a1m nh\u00e3o m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0103n c\u01a1m \u201cth\u1eadt.\u201d V\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng \u0103n th\u1ee9c \u0103n \u0111\u1eb7c ngay d\u00f9 ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t mu\u1ed7ng c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ee9t ru\u1ed9t m\u00e0 ch\u1ebft v\u00ec vi tr\u00f9ng b\u1ec7nh n\u00e0y \u0103n m\u00f2n ru\u1ed9t non. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 giai \u0111o\u1ea1n nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ebft nh\u1ea5t v\u00ec th\u00e8m \u0103n qu\u00e1 nh\u1ecbn kh\u00f4ng n\u1ed5i. C\u0169ng may, l\u00e0 ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00edch t\u00f4n duy nh\u1ea5t, t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00f4ng b\u00e0 n\u1ed9i t\u00f4i c\u01b0ng chi\u1ec1u, nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 l\u00fac n\u00e0y t\u00f4i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi duy nh\u1ea5t n\u1ed1i d\u00f5i t\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. \u00d4ng b\u00e0 n\u1ed9i t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 cha t\u00f4i l\u00e0 con trai v\u00e0 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi con g\u00e1i \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea5y ch\u1ed3ng khi v\u1eeba l\u00ean m\u01b0\u1eddi s\u00e1u m\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3y tu\u1ed5i. Gia \u0111\u00ecnh n\u1ed9i t\u00f4i may m\u1eafn thu\u1ed9c lo\u1ea1i d\u01b0 \u0103n d\u01b0 \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00ean m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i qu\u00e1 v\u1ea5t v\u1ea3 trong vi\u1ec7c nu\u00f4i t\u00f4i. M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i c\u00f2n tr\u1ebb l\u1eafm nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng hi\u1ec3u v\u00ec th\u01b0\u01a1ng cha t\u00f4i hay v\u00ec l\u00fd do n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c m\u00e0 nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i kh\u00f4ng b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i b\u01b0\u1edbc n\u1eefa cho d\u1eabu c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u1eafm ngh\u00eda k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00f4ng b\u00e0 n\u1ed9i t\u00f4i m\u1edf l\u1eddi. Th\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3, con g\u00e1i v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 ch\u1ed3ng l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 su\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eddi thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 ch\u1ed3ng, ch\u1ed3ng ch\u1ebft n\u1ebfu t\u00e1i gi\u00e1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ee7 h\u00f4n ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 cha m\u1eb9 ch\u1ed3ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 cha m\u1eb9 ru\u1ed9t nh\u01b0 l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u xu\u1ea5t gi\u00e1.
\n\u0110\u1ec3 m\u01b0u sinh, m\u1ed9t n\u0103m sau khi cha t\u00f4i m\u1ea5t, nh\u1edd v\u1ed1n c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng b\u00e0 n\u1ed9i, m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i sang l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t ti\u1ec7m v\u1ea3i \u1edf ch\u1ee3 qu\u1eadn c\u00e1ch nh\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u1eebng m\u01b0\u01a1i l\u0103m ph\u00fat \u0111i b\u1ed9. Nh\u1edd duy\u00ean d\u00e1ng v\u00e0 th\u00e0nh th\u1ef1c, s\u1ea1p v\u1ea3i c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i kh\u1ea5m kh\u00e1, h\u00e0ng b\u00e1n ch\u1ea1y kh\u00f4ng \u1ee9 \u0111\u1ecdng. Th\u00eam v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, v\u00ec c\u00f2n tr\u1ebb, m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch ch\u1ecdn h\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e1p \u1ee9ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi \u0103n m\u1eb7c theo th\u1eddi trang c\u1ee7a thanh thi\u1ebfu ni\u00ean nam n\u1eef. C\u1ea7n mua s\u1eafm v\u1ea3i v\u00f3c qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o, c\u00e1c c\u00f4 c\u00e1c c\u1eadu b\u1ea3o nhau:
\n\u201cMua g\u00ec t\u1ee5i bay l\u1ea1i h\u00e0ng c\u00f4 H\u1eb1ng. C\u00f4 \u1ea5y c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u ki\u1ec3u m\u1edbi v\u00e0 b\u00e1n h\u00e0ng l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng \u0111\u00fang gi\u00e1, kh\u00f4ng s\u1ee3 b\u1ecb h\u1edb.\u201d<\/p>\n
B\u1ecb h\u1edb t\u1ee9c b\u1ecb mua l\u1ea7m gi\u00e1, b\u1ecb ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00e1n ph\u1ec9nhb\u00e1n gi\u00e1 cao h\u01a1n gi\u00e1 th\u1ef1c. Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u00e1ng gi\u1eadn b\u1eb1ng \u0111ang khoe m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o m\u1edbi \u0111\u1eb9p b\u1ecb ngay c\u00f4 b\u1ea1n th\u00e2n ch\u1eadn ngang h\u1ecfi:
\n\u201cM\u00e0y mua bao nhi\u00eau \u0111\u00f3? \u00d4i, th\u00f4i ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i, b\u1ecb h\u1edb r\u1ed3i. Gi\u00e1 \u00e1o nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y c\u00f4 H\u1eb1ng ch\u1ec9 b\u00e1n ch\u01b0a t\u1edbi ph\u00e2n n\u1eeda hay hai ph\u1ea7n gi\u00e1 m\u00e0y mua.\u201d
\nCh\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o t\u1ee9c ngh\u1eb9n h\u1ecdng v\u00ec ti\u1ec1n trao ch\u00e1o m\u00fac, gi\u00e1 c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ecfa thu\u1eadn sau khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi mua \u0111\u00e3 m\u1eb7c c\u1ea3 gay g\u1eaft, tr\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00e0 ch\u01b0a ch\u1eebng c\u00f2n b\u1ecb m\u1eafng cho \u00ea m\u1eb7t:
\n\u201c\u0110\u1ed3 con g\u00e1i th\u00fai, mua h\u00e0ng th\u00ec ph\u1ea3i t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u gi\u00e1 c\u1ea3, r\u1ed3i ph\u1ea3i bi\u1ebft tr\u1ea3 gi\u00e1. Gi\u00e1 tui n\u00f3i ra, c\u00f4 c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n m\u1eb7c c\u1ea3 v\u00e0 c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n mua hay kh\u00f4ng mua. Thu\u1eadn mua v\u1eeba b\u00e1n, t\u00f4i c\u00f3 \u0111\u00e8 c\u00f4 ra l\u1ea5y ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u00e2u m\u00e0 gi\u1edd \u0111em tr\u1ea3 n\u00f3i l\u00e0 sai gi\u00e1?\u201d
\n\u0110\u00e2u ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ec9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00e1n h\u00e0ng x\u1ec9a x\u00f3i m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00e1c s\u1ea1p chung quanh c\u0169ng m\u01b0\u1ee3n d\u1ecbp ch\u1eedi b\u1edbi; kh\u00e1ch qua \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f3 ai mu\u1ed1n b\u00eanh v\u1ef1c c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng d\u00e1m v\u00ec n\u00f3i sao l\u1ea1i l\u1ea1i mi\u1ec7ng l\u01b0\u1ee1i h\u00e0ng t\u00f4m h\u00e0ng c\u00e1.
\n\u0110\u1ec3 r\u1ea3nh tay bu\u00f4n b\u00e1n, m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i m\u01b0\u1edbn m\u1ed9t con b\u00e9 m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i trong x\u00f3m \u0111\u1ebfn \u1edf lu\u00f4n trong nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00f4ng nom t\u00f4i. M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i ph\u00e2n bua:
\n\u201c\u0110\u1ec3 n\u00f3 ch\u01a1i v\u1edbi ch\u00e1u, c\u00f3 g\u00ec c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ea1y b\u00e1o \u00f4ng b\u00e0 n\u1ed9i.\u201d
\nCon b\u00e9 t\u00ean Li\u00ean. G\u1ecdi l\u00e0 con b\u00e9 nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 l\u1edbn h\u01a1n t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e2u ch\u1eebng hai ba tu\u1ed5i, v\u00ec ch\u00ednh n\u00f3 c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft tu\u1ed5i th\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 l\u00e0 bao nhi\u00eau. Ch\u01b0a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t tu\u1ed5i, n\u00f3 m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i c\u1ea3 cha l\u1eabn m\u1eb9 ch\u1ebft v\u00ec d\u1eabm ph\u1ea3i m\u00ecn th\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 Vi\u1ec7t C\u1ed9ng th\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u00f4n tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ed1ng qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i Qu\u1ed1c Gia ph\u1ee5c k\u00edch ban \u0111\u00eam hay m\u1edf \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ban s\u00e1ng. M\u1ed9t b\u00e0 gi\u00e0 x\u00f3m gi\u1ec1ng \u0111em n\u00f3 v\u1ec1 nu\u00f4i. M\u1eb9 nu\u00f4i n\u00f3 c\u00f2n ngh\u00e8o h\u01a1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi ngh\u00e8o trong x\u00f3m n\u00ean n\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng b\u1eefa n\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u01a1m kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed9n khoai \u0111\u1ed9n b\u1eafp. Con nh\u00e0 ngh\u00e8o n\u00ean d\u1eabu m\u1edbi b\u1ea3y t\u00e1m tu\u1ed5i Li\u00ean \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ecdi c\u00f4ng chuy\u1ec7n trong nh\u00e0, n\u1ea5u c\u01a1m, g\u00e1nh n\u01b0\u1edbc, ch\u1ebb c\u1ee7i, nh\u00fam b\u1ebfp, r\u1eeda ch\u00e9n. Li\u00ean lanh l\u1eb9 g\u1ecdn g\u00e0ng, ch\u0103m s\u00f3c t\u00f4i c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn n\u00ean m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i v\u00e0 \u00f4ng b\u00e0 n\u1ed9i t\u00f4i y\u00ean t\u00e2m giao ph\u00f3 t\u00f4i cho Li\u00ean. Li\u00ean g\u1ecdi t\u00f4i b\u1eb1ng \u201cc\u1eadu Hai,\u201d ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 coi t\u00f4i l\u00e0 ch\u1ee7 v\u00e0 t\u1ef1 nh\u1eadn l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u00fap vi\u1ec7c. H\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y Li\u00ean cho t\u00f4i \u0103n u\u1ed1ng, t\u1eafm r\u1eeda cho t\u00f4i, d\u1ed7 t\u00f4i ng\u1ee7, d\u1eabn t\u00f4i \u0111i ch\u01a1i. Th\u01b0\u01a1ng Li\u00ean ngoan ngo\u00e3n hi\u1ec1n l\u00e0nh, \u00f4ng b\u00e0 n\u1ed9i v\u00e0 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i d\u1ea7n d\u00e0 coi Li\u00ean nh\u01b0 con ch\u00e1u, \u0103n u\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u00e0n, cho Li\u00ean qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o \u0103n m\u1eb7c s\u1ea1ch s\u1ebd g\u1ecdn g\u00e0ng, ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1edbi quen bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng ai ngh\u0129 Li\u00ean ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0103n ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf trong nh\u00e0.
\nL\u00ean n\u0103m tu\u1ed5i, t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0o tr\u01b0\u1eddng, h\u1ecdc l\u1edbp N\u0103m, gi\u1edd l\u00e0 l\u1edbp M\u1ed9t. Ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i d\u1eabn t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng, su\u1ed1t n\u0103m h\u1ecdc ng\u00e0y m\u01b0a nh\u01b0 ng\u00e0y n\u1eafng ch\u1ec9 Li\u00ean \u0111\u01b0a \u0111\u00f3n t\u00f4i. T\u01b0\u1edfng Li\u00ean l\u00e0 ch\u1ecb t\u00f4i, \u0111\u00e1m b\u1ea1n h\u1ecdc th\u1eafc m\u1eafc:
\n\u201c\u1ee6a, sao m\u00e0y g\u1ecdi ch\u1ecb Li\u00ean m\u00e0y b\u1eb1ng t\u00ean m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng g\u1ecdi b\u1eb1ng ch\u1ecb?\u201d
\nT\u00f4i \u1ea7m \u1eeb cho qua chuy\u1ec7n, kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o, ch\u1eb3ng l\u1ebd n\u00f3i to\u1ea1c ra Li\u00ean l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u00fap vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i \u0111i h\u1ecdc, Li\u00ean r\u1ea3nh r\u1ed7i n\u00ean m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0a Li\u00ean ra ch\u1ee3 ph\u1ee5 tr\u00f4ng coi s\u1ea1p h\u00e0ng. V\u00ec Li\u00ean ch\u01b0a bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecdc bi\u1ebft vi\u1ebft, m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i mua s\u00e1ch v\u1ea7n v\u1ec1 d\u1ea1y cho Li\u00ean \u0111\u1ecdc, mua t\u1eadp v\u00e0 b\u00fat v\u1ec1 cho Li\u00ean t\u1eadp vi\u1ebft. Nghe t\u00f4i h\u1ecdc b\u00e0i, Li\u00ean h\u1ecdc theo v\u00e0 c\u00f2n thu\u1ed9c b\u00e0i h\u01a1n t\u00f4i. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111i ng\u1ee7, Li\u00ean d\u00f2 b\u00e0i cho t\u00f4i m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n m\u1edf t\u1eadp \u0111\u1ec3 theo d\u00f5i. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng, t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ecdc sai m\u1ed9t t\u1eeb l\u00e0 Li\u00ean ch\u1eadn ngay, b\u1eaft t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ecdc l\u1ea1i cho \u0111\u00fang. Li\u00ean c\u0169ng h\u1ecdc t\u00ednh c\u1ed9ng tr\u1eeb nh\u00e2n chia v\u00e0 t\u00ednh \u0111\u1ed1 v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, v\u00e0 th\u01b0\u1eddng gi\u1ea3i b\u00e0i mau h\u01a1n t\u00f4i v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i khi c\u00f2n gi\u1ea3ng l\u1ea1i cho t\u00f4i. \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1eady m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n c\u00f3 l\u1ebd do Li\u00ean nhi\u1ec1u tu\u1ed5i h\u01a1n n\u00ean hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1edf tu\u1ed5i t\u00f4i. M\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 m\u01b0\u1eddi tu\u1ed5i hi\u1ec3u c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00e0i to\u00e1n gi\u1ea3 s\u1eed ki\u1ec3u M\u1ed9t v\u00f2i n\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u1ea3y v\u00e0o bao nhi\u00eau, b\u1ecb m\u1ed9t l\u1ed7 th\u1ee7ng ch\u1ea3y ra bao nhi\u00eau, h\u1ecfi bao l\u00e2u \u0111\u1ea7y th\u00f9ng ch\u1ee9a hay M\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xe ch\u1ea1y t\u1eeb A sang B t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9c b\u1ea5y nhi\u00eau, m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc kh\u00e1c ch\u1ea1y t\u1eeb B sang A t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 b\u1ea5y nhi\u00eau, h\u1ecfi l\u00fac n\u00e0o hai xe g\u1eb7p nhau. \u0110\u1ee9a b\u00e9 ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ee7 quan ni\u1ec7m v\u1ec1 th\u1eddi gian v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed9 d\u00e0i l\u00e0m sao c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi l\u1eafc l\u00e9o nh\u01b0 v\u1eady? T\u00f4i h\u1ecdc l\u1edbp n\u00e0o, Li\u00ean h\u1ecdc theo \u0111\u1ebfn l\u1edbp \u0111\u00f3. Sau n\u0103m l\u1edbp Nh\u1ea5t, b\u00e2y gi\u1edd l\u00e0 l\u1edbp N\u0103m, t\u00f4i thi l\u1ea5y b\u1eb1ng Ti\u1ec3u h\u1ecdc. K\u1ef3 thi g\u1ed3m hai l\u1ea7n, m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n thi vi\u1ebft v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n thi v\u1ea5n \u0111\u00e1p, \u0111\u1eadu thi vi\u1ebft m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0o v\u1ea5n \u0111\u00e1p, v\u00e0 d\u0129 nhi\u00ean qua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c thi v\u1ea5n \u0111\u00e1p m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 \u0111\u1eadu b\u1eb1ng Ti\u1ec3u h\u1ecdc. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1eadu k\u1ef3 thi th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ec3 v\u00e0i th\u00e1ng sau thi k\u00ec th\u1ee9 hai. Li\u00ean n\u0103n n\u1ec9 xin m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i cho ghi t\u00ean th\u00ed sinh t\u1ef1 do \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i thi v\u1edbi t\u00f4i. K\u1ebft qu\u1ea3, hai ch\u1ecb em \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1eadu, v\u00e0 Li\u00ean \u0111\u1eadu B\u00ecnh Th\u1ee9 t\u1ee9c nhi\u1ec1u \u0111i\u1ec3m h\u01a1n t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1eadu Th\u1ee9. B\u1eb1ng Ti\u1ec3u h\u1ecdc l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f2n quan tr\u1ecdng v\u1edbi \u0111\u1eddi h\u1ecdc sinh v\u00e0 v\u1edbi gia \u0111\u00ecnh. L\u1edbp t\u00f4i n\u0103m \u0111\u00f3 s\u0129 s\u1ed1 h\u1ecdc sinh trai g\u00e1i tr\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi s\u00e1u m\u01b0\u01a1i, k\u1ef3 \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1eadu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ed1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 Li\u00ean th\u00ed sinh t\u1ef1 do. \u00d4ng b\u00e0 n\u1ed9i v\u00e0 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i h\u00e3nh di\u1ec7n ra m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi b\u00e0 con x\u00f3m gi\u1ec1ng. T\u00f4i l\u00ean m\u01b0\u1eddi, Li\u00ean m\u01b0\u1eddi ba m\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ed1n, \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 d\u00e1ng d\u1ea5p m\u1ed9t thi\u1ebfu n\u1eef xinh \u0111\u1eb9p trong khi t\u00f4i v\u1eabn c\u00f2n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa b\u00e9 l\u1edd kh\u1edd. M\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n \u0111\u01b0a \u0111\u00f3n t\u00f4i, Li\u00ean \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft \u1eedng h\u1ed3ng \u0111\u00f4i m\u00e1 khi m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i thanh ni\u00ean ho\u1eb7c h\u1ecdc tr\u00f2 l\u1edbp l\u1edbn tr\u00eau gh\u1eb9o. \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 con g\u00e1i ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n tr\u01b0\u1edbc con trai. T\u00f4i v\u1eabn g\u1ecdi Li\u00ean b\u1eb1ng t\u00ean tr\u1ed1ng kh\u00f4ng nh\u01b0ng Li\u00ean kh\u00f4ng g\u1ecdi t\u00f4i b\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu Hai n\u1eefa m\u00e0 c\u0169ng g\u1ecdi t\u00f4i b\u1eb1ng t\u00ean.
\nT\u00f4i ra t\u1ec9nh h\u1ecdc l\u1edbp \u0110\u1ec7 Th\u1ea5t b\u1eadc Trung h\u1ecdc \u0110\u1ec7 Nh\u1ea5t C\u1ea5p, gi\u1edd g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 l\u1edbp S\u00e1u C\u1ea5p Hai, v\u00ec qu\u1eadn l\u00fac b\u1ea5y gi\u1edd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1eddng Trung h\u1ecdc. Ra t\u1ec9nh, t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ed9t x\u00e1c th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 nh\u00e0 qu\u00ea qu\u1eadn nh\u1ecf \u0111\u1ec3 d\u1ea7n d\u1ea7n t\u1ef1 bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa b\u00e9 t\u1ec9nh l\u1ef5. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ebft t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i h\u1ecdc c\u00e1ch n\u00f3i, c\u00e1ch \u0103n m\u1eb7c, c\u00e1ch \u0111i \u0111\u1ee9ng cho \u0111\u00fang ki\u1ec3u th\u00e0nh th\u1ecb. L\u00fac m\u1edbi xa nh\u00e0, t\u00f4i nh\u1edb nh\u00e0 n\u00ean m\u1ed7i th\u00e1ng v\u1ec1 th\u0103m v\u00e0o cu\u1ed1i tu\u1ea7n. M\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n v\u1ec1, Li\u00ean ra m\u1eb7t m\u1eebng r\u1ee1 g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i t\u00f4i, qu\u1ea5n qu\u00edt b\u00ean t\u00f4i. M\u1ed9t v\u00e0i n\u0103m sau, l\u1edbn th\u00eam m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat, t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn ra th\u00e0nh th\u1ecb c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u ni\u1ec1m vui gi\u1ea3i tr\u00ed h\u01a1n qu\u1eadn l\u1ef5. Th\u00e0nh th\u1ecb c\u00f3 r\u1ea1p cin\u00e9, c\u00f3 s\u00e2n \u0111\u00e1 b\u00f3ng, v\u00e0 nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 c\u00f3 c\u00e1c b\u00f3ng h\u1ed3ng n\u00edu ch\u00e2n t\u00f4i n\u00ean hai ba th\u00e1ng t\u00f4i m\u1edbi v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n kh\u00f4ng t\u00ednh c\u00e1c k\u00ec ngh\u1ec9. Th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ed5i t\u00f4i l\u1edbn nhanh th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t thi\u1ebfu ni\u00ean \u0111\u1eb9p trai, t\u1eeb t\u1ed1n trong l\u1eddi \u0103n ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i, ch\u1eefng ch\u1ea1c trong \u0111i \u0111\u1ee9ng ti\u1ebfp x\u00fac. C\u00f3 l\u1ea7n t\u00f4i nghe m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i nh\u1ecf v\u1edbi b\u00e0 n\u1ed9i t\u00f4i:
\n\u201cM\u00e1 coi, th\u1eb1ng ch\u00e1u n\u1ed9i M\u00e1 m\u1ecdc r\u00e2u l\u00fan ph\u00fan r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3.\u201d
\nQu\u1ea3 th\u1ef1c, t\u00f4i \u0111ang d\u1eady th\u00ec, mi\u1ec7ng \u0111\u00e3 l\u00fan ph\u00fan r\u00e2u v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u1ed3 \u1ec1. Li\u00ean c\u00f2n ti\u1ebfn nhanh h\u01a1n t\u00f4i, \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t thi\u1ebfu n\u1eef ng\u1ef1c n\u1edf, eo thon, duy\u00ean d\u00e1ng \u0111\u1eadm \u0111\u00e0. M\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n t\u00f4i v\u1ec1, Li\u00ean nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i v\u1edbi \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft long lanh m\u00e0 cho d\u1eabu ngu \u0111\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ea5y t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00fd ngh\u0129a c\u1ee7a \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft \u0111\u00f3. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng tr\u00e1nh kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00f2ng m\u00ecnh xao xuy\u1ebfn, nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u00eam n\u0103m tr\u1eb1n tr\u1ecdc ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn Li\u00ean, l\u00f2ng t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7 s\u1ebd c\u00f3 l\u00fac th\u1ed5 l\u1ed9 t\u00e2m t\u01b0 v\u1edbi Li\u00ean v\u00e0 thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi c\u01b0\u1edbi Li\u00ean cho t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y tr\u01b0\u1edbc nhi\u1ec1u ng\u0103n tr\u1edf t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng tr\u00e1nh kh\u1ecfi khi ti\u1ebfn t\u1edbi b\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00e0y. \u00d4ng b\u00e0 n\u1ed9i v\u00e0 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i l\u00e0m sao c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn cho con trai th\u1eeba t\u1ef1 duy nh\u1ea5t nh\u1eadn m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 g\u00e1i m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i \u1edf \u0111\u1ee3 l\u1ea1i c\u00f2n l\u1edbn h\u01a1n ba b\u1ed1n tu\u1ed5i l\u00e0m v\u1ee3? M\u1eb7t m\u0169i n\u00e0o \u00f4ng b\u00e0 v\u00e0 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u v\u1edbi h\u1ecd h\u00e0ng m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 con d\u00e2u nh\u01b0 v\u1eady?
\nN\u0103m \u0110\u1ec7 T\u1ee9 t\u1ee9c l\u1edbp Ch\u00edn, n\u0103m t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i h\u1ecdc nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ec3 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb thi Trung h\u1ecdc \u0110\u1ec7 Nh\u1ea5t C\u1ea5p, m\u1ed9t k\u1ef3 thi ng\u00e0y nay \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf thi b\u1eb1ng Ti\u1ec3u h\u1ecdc. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m tu\u1ed5i, m\u1ed9t thi\u1ebfu ni\u00ean kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh \u0111i\u1ec3n trai trong l\u00fac Li\u00ean \u0111\u00e3 m\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3y m\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00e1m v\u00e0o tu\u1ed5i b\u1ebb g\u00e3y s\u1eebng tr\u00e2u. Ch\u1eebng n\u1eeda th\u00e1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc T\u1ebft, t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u00edn kh\u1ea9n c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i xin ph\u00e9p v\u1ec1 g\u1ea5p v\u00ec b\u00e0 n\u1ed9i t\u00f4i l\u00e2m b\u1ec7nh n\u1eb7ng s\u1ee3 kh\u00f3 qua kh\u1ecfi. Sau khi n\u1ed9p \u0111\u01a1n xin ph\u00e9p ngh\u1ec9 h\u1ecdc v\u1ec1 th\u0103m b\u00e0 n\u1ed9i, trong \u0111\u01a1n n\u00f3i r\u00f5 n\u1ebfu ph\u1ea3i c\u01b0 tang b\u00e0 n\u1ed9i t\u00f4i th\u00ec xin ph\u00e9p ngh\u1ec9 lu\u00f4n \u0111\u1ebfn sau T\u1ebft, t\u00f4i v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng l\u1ea5y chuy\u1ebfn xe \u0111\u00f2 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 khi \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ea7n n\u1eeda \u0111\u00eam. Kh\u00f4ng khi \u1ea3m \u0111\u1ea1m ch\u1ebft ch\u00f3c bao tr\u00f9m c\u0103n nh\u00e0 c\u1ed5 k\u00ednh v\u1ed1n \u0111\u00e3 thi\u1ebfu \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh t\u00f4i. B\u00e0 n\u1ed9i t\u00f4i n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc gi\u01b0\u1eddng quen thu\u1ed9c trong c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng quen thu\u1ed9c nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n l\u00e0 b\u00e0 n\u1ed9i tr\u1ebb trung t\u01b0\u01a1i m\u00e1t quen thu\u1ed9c m\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p m\u1ea5y th\u00e1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft t\u00f4i gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 th\u00e2n th\u1ec3 g\u1ea7y c\u00f2m, b\u1ed9 m\u1eb7t h\u1ed1c h\u00e1c v\u1edbi \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft h\u00f5m s\u00e2u v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t m\u00e1i t\u00f3c kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ea3i l\u00f2a x\u00f2a. \u00d4ng n\u1ed9i b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i:
\n\u201cCon v\u1ec1 k\u1ecbp l\u00fac, b\u00e0 \u0111ang nu\u1ed1i con.\u201d
\nNu\u1ed1i t\u1ee9c ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1eafp qua \u0111\u1eddi tr\u00f4ng mong g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 n\u00ean v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a th\u1edf h\u01a1i cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. T\u00f4i b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1ed9i l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n gi\u01b0\u1eddng b\u00e0. M\u1edf \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n s\u1ee9c s\u1ed1ng nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i, b\u00e0 l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. \u00d4ng t\u00f4i b\u1ea3o:
\n\u201cCon k\u1ec1 tai nghe N\u1ed9i n\u00f3i, N\u1ed9i mu\u1ed1n b\u1ea3o con g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3.\u201d
\nT\u00f4i k\u1ebf tai s\u00e1t \u0111\u00f4i m\u00f4i N\u1ed9i \u0111ang th\u1ec1u th\u00e0o:
\n\u201cCon h\u1ecdc cho th\u00e0nh t\u00e0i r\u1ed3i mau c\u01b0\u1edbi v\u1ee3 \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 con n\u1ed1i d\u00f5i t\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng.\u201d
\nT\u00f4i v\u00e2ng d\u1ea1 li\u00ean mi\u1ec7ng r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean. B\u00e0 t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i, m\u1ed9t tia s\u00e1ng hi\u1ebfm hoi c\u00f2n s\u00f3t l\u1ea1i trong \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft v\u1ed1n tinh anh chi\u1ebfu v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft t\u00f4i. B\u00e0 t\u00f4i m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1ed3i th\u1edf h\u1eaft ra, \u00eam \u00e1i v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi t\u1ed5 ti\u00ean \u00f4ng b\u00e0. Tang l\u1ec5 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c trang tr\u1ecdng t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c, Li\u00ean xin ph\u00e9p \u00f4ng t\u00f4i cho \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ecbt kh\u0103n tang nh\u01b0 h\u00e0ng ch\u00e1u. Ch\u00f4n c\u1ea5t b\u00e0 v\u00e0 r\u01b0\u1edbc th\u1ea7y c\u00fang th\u1ea5t xong th\u00ec v\u1eeba k\u1ecbp th\u1eddi gi\u1edd chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb \u0103n T\u1ebft. T\u1ebft n\u0103m \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1i T\u1ebft \u1ea3m \u0111\u1ea1m nh\u1ea5t trong gia \u0111\u00ecnh t\u00f4i v\u00ec ai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 vui \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1edbi kh\u0103n tang c\u00f2n th\u01a1m m\u00f9i v\u1ea3i tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u. B\u00e0 m\u1ea5t, m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i qu\u00e1n xuy\u1ebfn h\u1ebft nh\u1eefng g\u00ec b\u00e0 t\u00f4i l\u00e0m tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y nh\u01b0 \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u00e0nh ru\u1ed9ng v\u01b0\u1eddn, chi thu ti\u1ec1n b\u1ea1c, qu\u00e1n xuy\u1ebfn ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0m ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf trong nh\u00e0. M\u1eb9 giao cho Li\u00ean g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n qu\u00e1n xuy\u1ebfn s\u1ea1p v\u1ea3i v\u00e0 qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o may s\u1eb5n, m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 t\u1ea1t qua v\u00e0i l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec3 ki\u1ec3m so\u00e1t, cu\u1ed1i ng\u00e0y ki\u1ec3m so\u00e1t s\u1ed5 s\u00e1ch. Li\u00ean lanh l\u1eb9, ngay th\u1eb3ng, v\u00e0 trung th\u00e0nh, coi m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 m\u1eb9 ru\u1ed9t, m\u1ecdi c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c giao \u0111\u1ec1u t\u1eadn t\u1ee5y chu to\u00e0n n\u00ean c\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i tin t\u01b0\u1edfng. M\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n v\u1ec1, m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i nh\u1ecf khen Li\u00ean v\u1edbi\u201cLi\u00ean gi\u1ecfi l\u1eafm con, v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng gian manh. M\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e3 th\u1eed m\u1ea5y l\u1ea7n ho\u1eb7c h\u1edb h\u00eanh ti\u1ec1n b\u1ea1c, ho\u1eb7c gi\u1ea3 v\u1edd t\u00ednh s\u1ed5 s\u00e1ch sai. Ti\u1ec1n b\u1ea1c m\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e2u Li\u00ean \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ec3 y\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ee5ng \u0111\u1ebfn, s\u1ed5 s\u00e1ch sai khi t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y Li\u00ean v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng b\u00e1o cho m\u1eb9 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ec9nh l\u1ea1i.\u201d
\nT\u00f4i c\u01b0\u1eddi:
\n\u201cV\u1eady l\u00e0 may cho nh\u00e0 m\u00ecnh, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 Li\u00ean ai \u0111\u1ee1 tay ph\u1ee5 m\u1eb9?\u201d
\nM\u1eb9 t\u00f4i c\u01b0\u1eddi:
\n\u201cTh\u00ec m\u00e0y v\u1ec1 ph\u1ee5 m\u1eb9 ch\u1ee9 c\u00f2n ai n\u1eefa.\u201d
\nT\u00f4i \u1ea5p \u00fang:
\n\u201cHay m\u1eb9 \u2026.\u201d
\nM\u1eb9 nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i b\u1ecf l\u1eedng c\u00e2u n\u00f3i v\u00ec k\u1ecbp ngh\u0129 ra kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean l\u00e0m m\u1eb9 kh\u00f3 x\u1eed trong l\u00fac m\u1eb9 \u0111a \u0111oan c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y. B\u1ecf Li\u00ean ra, ch\u1eb3ng nh\u1eefng m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n ng\u01b0\u1eddi tin c\u1eady ph\u1ee5 gi\u00fap m\u1eb9 m\u00e0 b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n t\u00f4i c\u0169ng kh\u00f3 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c theo \u0111u\u1ed5i vi\u1ec7c h\u1ecdc. M\u1eb9 c\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i:
\n\u201cC\u00e1i th\u1eb1ng, n\u00f3i g\u00ec m\u00e0 b\u1ecf n\u1eeda ch\u1eebng sao m\u1eb9 hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.\u201d
\nT\u00f4i m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecf l\u00e3ng ra ngo\u00e0i. Cu\u1ed1i n\u0103m h\u1ecdc \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i \u0111\u1eadu thi vi\u1ebft v\u00e0 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u00e1p k\u1ef3 thi Trung h\u1ecdc \u0110\u1ec7 Nh\u1ea5t C\u1ea5p v\u00e0 v\u1eabn l\u00e0 s\u1ed1 \u00edt trong s\u1ed1 c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1eadu l\u1ea7n thi th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t. \u0110\u1ec3 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c l\u00ean \u0110\u1ec7 Nh\u1ecb C\u1ea5p g\u1ed3m ba l\u1edbp \u0110\u1ec7 Tam, \u0110\u1ec7 Nh\u1ecb, v\u00e0 \u0110\u1ec7 Nh\u1ea5t t\u1ee9c l\u1edbp M\u01b0\u1eddi, M\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ed9t, v\u00e0 M\u01b0\u1eddi Hai c\u1ea5p Ba b\u00e2y gi\u1edd, t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i ra Hu\u1ebf h\u1ecdc v\u00ec mi\u1ec1n Trung l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 Hu\u1ebf m\u1edbi c\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f4ng v\u00e0 t\u01b0 m\u1edf c\u00e1c l\u1edbp \u0110\u1ec7 Tam \u0110\u1ec7 Nh\u1ecb cho ri\u00eang nam ri\u00eang n\u1eef ho\u1eb7c chung cho c\u1ea3 hai gi\u1edbi. Tr\u01b0\u1eddng Qu\u1ed1c H\u1ecdc, Thi\u00ean H\u1ef1u, Pellerin ri\u00eang nam. Tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0110\u1ed3ng Kh\u00e1nh, Jeanne d\u2019Arc ri\u00eang n\u1eef. Tr\u01b0\u1eddng B\u00e1n C\u00f4ng, B\u00ecnh Minh chung cho nam n\u1eef. Ri\u00eang l\u1edbp \u0110\u1ec7 Nh\u1ea5t t\u1ee9c l\u1edbp M\u01b0\u1eddi Hai, ch\u1ec9 tr\u01b0\u1eddng Qu\u1ed1c H\u1ecdc m\u1edbi c\u00f3 l\u1edbp chung cho nam n\u1eef. T\u00f4i thi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0o h\u1ecdc \u0110\u1ec7 Tam tr\u01b0\u1eddng Qu\u1ed1c H\u1ecdc, tr\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f4ng n\u00ean kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i tr\u1ea3 ti\u1ec1n h\u1ecdc h\u00e0ng th\u00e1ng.
\nHu\u1ebf l\u1ea1i c\u00e0ng c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u quy\u1ec1n r\u0169 t\u00f4i h\u01a1n t\u1ec9nh l\u1ef5 t\u00f4i tr\u1ecd h\u1ecdc m\u1ea5y n\u0103m \u0110\u1ec7 Nh\u1ea5t C\u1ea5p, ti\u1ec7m \u0103n v\u1edbi th\u1ee9c \u0103n ngon h\u01a1n, r\u1ea1p cin\u00e9 v\u1edbi phim hay h\u01a1n, nh\u00e0 s\u00e1ch v\u1edbi s\u00e1ch nh\u1eadp c\u1ea3ng phong ph\u00fa h\u01a1n. T\u00f4i say s\u01b0a v\u1edbi B\u00fan B\u00f2 Cung An \u0111\u1ecbnh, v\u1edbi c\u00e0 ph\u00ea Ph\u1ea5n, v\u1edbi b\u00e1nh B\u00e8o Ng\u1ef1 B\u00ecnh, v\u1edbi b\u00e1nh Kho\u00e1i Hu\u1ef3nh Th\u00fac Kh\u00e1ng, v\u1edbi ch\u00e8 \u0111\u00fat Th\u01b0\u01a1ng B\u1ea1c, v\u1edbi c\u01a1m H\u1ebfn C\u1ed3n H\u1ebfn, v\u1edbi Nh\u00e3n Kim Long, v\u1edbi Thanh Tr\u00e0 H\u00f2n Ch\u00e9n. T\u00f4i m\u00ea m\u1ea9n v\u1edbi c\u00e1c ng\u00f4i sao \u0111i\u1ec7n \u1ea3nh nh\u01b0 Gr\u00e9gory Peck, Ava Garner, Alain Delon, Doris Day, Marlon Brando, Anthony Quinns, Clark Gable, Johny Holiday, Sylvie Vartan, James Dean, Richard Jordan, Anthony Perkins. T\u00f4i mi\u1ec7t m\u00e0i v\u1edbi c\u00e1c v\u0103n thi s\u0129 v\u00e0 tri\u1ebft gia m\u00ea ho\u1eb7c tu\u1ed5i tr\u1ebb nh\u01b0 Jean-Paul Sartre, Fran\u00e7oise Sagan, Simone de Beauvoir, Andr\u00e9 Gide, Andr\u00e9 Malraux. Th\u00eam v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i c\u00f2n l\u00ednh qu\u00ednh c\u00e1c c\u00f4 n\u1eef sinh Hu\u1ebf, H\u1ecdc tr\u00f2 trong Qu\u1ea3ng ra thi, Th\u1ea5y c\u00f4 g\u00e1i Hu\u1ebf ch\u00e2n \u0111i kh\u00f4ng r\u1eddi. Ra thi m\u1edbi th\u1ea5y l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u m\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00edu ch\u00e2n hu\u1ed1ng chi t\u00f4i \u0103n \u0111\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u0111i h\u1ecdc v\u00e0 quay v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ec1u ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ea1y xe \u0111\u1ea1p ngang qua tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0110\u1ed3ng Kh\u00e1nh, ng\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u1ee9a h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0n b\u00f3ng d\u00e1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1eb9p ph\u1ea5t ph\u01a1 trong \u00e1o d\u00e0i tr\u1eafng. Th\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 n\u1eef sinh kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n m\u1eb7c \u00e1o t\u00edm n\u1eefa m\u00e0 m\u1eb7c \u00e1o tr\u1eafng d\u00e0i qu\u1ea7n tr\u1eafng hay \u0111en.
\nV\u00e0 h\u01a1n n\u1eefa, t\u00f4i c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecdc h\u1ecfi h\u01a1n \u1edf ch\u1ed1n th\u1ea7n kinh v\u0103n v\u1eadt n\u00e0y, n\u01a1i m\u00e0 ch\u00e9n \u0103n c\u01a1m ch\u1ec9 l\u1edbn h\u01a1n chung tr\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00fat, \u0111\u0129a th\u1ecbt lu\u1ed9c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1c l\u00e1t th\u1ecbt x\u1eaft m\u1ecfng nh\u01b0 gi\u1ea5y x\u1ebfp th\u00e0nh b\u00f4ng hoa, n\u01a1i c\u00e1c lo\u1ea1i ch\u00e8 ng\u1ecdt d\u1ecbu nh\u01b0ng thanh c\u1ea3nh. L\u00ean \u0110\u1ec7 Nh\u1ecb, t\u00f4i m\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3y, \u0111\u00e3 tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh, \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft \u0103n di\u1ec7n, \u00e1o h\u1ed9p, qu\u1ea7n th\u1eb3ng n\u1ebfp. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 th\u1eddi m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 v\u1ea3i qu\u1ea7n T\u00e2y nilon m\u1edbi nh\u1eadp v\u00e0o, tho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i v\u1ea3i m\u00ecnh b\u00f3ng lo\u00e1ng, \u1ee7i m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n l\u00e0 li qu\u1ea7n ch\u1ebft lu\u00f4n cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi r\u00e1ch, k\u1ebf \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1eb9p h\u01a1n, kh\u00f4ng b\u00f3ng m\u00e0 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb x\u1ed1p, c\u0169ng ch\u1ebft li nh\u01b0 lo\u1ea1i tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Sau \u0111\u00f3 n\u1eefa l\u00e0 c\u00e1c lo\u1ea1i v\u1ea3i b\u1ec1 ngo\u00e0i tr\u00f4ng b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng h\u01a1n hai lo\u1ea1i ban \u0111\u1ea7u. Gi\u00e0y da kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 lo\u1ea1i \u0111\u00f3ng s\u1eb5n m\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1eb7t th\u1ee3 gi\u00e0y \u0111\u00f3ng b\u1eb1ng tay, gi\u00e1 r\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eaft, m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00f4i l\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn n\u0103m tr\u0103m \u0111\u1ed3ng so v\u1edbi gi\u00e1 t\u00f4 ph\u1edf l\u1edbn n\u0103m \u0111\u1ed5ng m\u1ed9t t\u00f4. Gia t\u00e0i cha t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i cho t\u00f4i v\u00e0 ti\u1ec1n l\u1eddi t\u1eeb s\u1eadp v\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ee7 cho m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i cung \u1ee9ng cho t\u00f4i chi ph\u00ed r\u1ed9ng r\u00e3i h\u01a1n so v\u1edbi c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ed3ng trang l\u1ee9a. Nhi\u1ec1u h\u1ea5p d\u1eabn nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, vi\u1ec7n c\u1edb \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng xa, t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 m\u1ed9t n\u0103m hai l\u1ea7n v\u00e0o d\u1ecbp T\u1ebft v\u00e0 k\u1ef3 ngh\u1ec9 h\u00e8.
\nLi\u00ean c\u00e0ng l\u1edbn c\u00e0ng xinh \u0111\u1eb9p, m\u00e1 l\u00fam \u0111\u1ed3ng ti\u1ec1n, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft b\u1ed3 c\u00e2u \u0111en nh\u00e1nh, th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh thon th\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1ef1a s\u1ed1ng. Quy\u1ebfn r\u0169 nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi li\u00eau trai m\u00ea ho\u1eb7c v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i th\u00e1nh th\u00f3t nh\u01b0 ng\u1ecdc r\u01a1i. Hi\u1ebfm c\u00f3 ch\u00e0ng trai n\u00e0o kh\u00f4ng d\u1eebng ch\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc s\u1ea1p khi b\u1ecb thu h\u00fat b\u1edfi n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a Li\u00ean, ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi ph\u1ea3i mua m\u1ed9t m\u00f3n h\u00e0ng n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi t\u1ec9nh c\u01a1n m\u00ea. M\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n t\u00f4i v\u1ec1, Li\u00ean quy\u1ebfn luy\u1ebfn t\u00f4i, ch\u0103m s\u00f3c t\u00f4i k\u1ef9 l\u01b0\u1ee1ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee3i t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i m\u1edf l\u1eddi. Chi\u1ec1u v\u1ec1, Li\u00ean \u0111\u00edch th\u00e2n n\u1ea5u c\u00e1c m\u00f3n \u0103n Li\u00ean bi\u1ebft t\u00f4i th\u00edch v\u00ed nh\u01b0 canh th\u1ecbt g\u00e0 hay \u1ebfch n\u1ea5u l\u00e1 giang, tr\u1ee9ng chi\u00ean c\u00f3 n\u1ea5m h\u01b0\u01a1ng n\u1ea5m r\u01a1m, th\u1ecbt heo b\u1ecdc l\u00e1 d\u1ee9a h\u1ea5p thay v\u00ec cho v\u00e0o n\u01b0\u1edbc lu\u1ed9c, c\u00e1 chi\u00ean d\u00f2n nhai nghe r\u00f9m r\u1ee5m. R\u1ea3nh r\u1ed7i ch\u00fat, Li\u00ean n\u1ea5u M\u00ec Qu\u1ea3ng, B\u00fan B\u00f2 v\u1edbi c\u00e1ch n\u1ea5u ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a Li\u00ean m\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y ngon h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i n\u1ea5u cho d\u1eabu ch\u00ednh m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ec9 cho Li\u00ean c\u00e1ch th\u1ee9c n\u1ea5u l\u00fac ban \u0111\u1ea7u. V\u00e0 m\u1ed9t thay \u0111\u1ed5i l\u1edbn h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 l\u00e0 Li\u00ean kh\u00f4ng g\u1ecdi t\u00f4i b\u1eb1ng t\u00ean n\u1eefa m\u00e0 g\u1ecdi t\u00f4i b\u1eb1ng anh Hai, m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng g\u1ecdi nghe v\u1eeba \u00eam \u00e1i v\u1eeba pha ch\u00fat nh\u00f5ng nh\u1ebdo ngh\u1ecbch ng\u1ee3m v\u00e0 x\u01b0ng em v\u1edbi trong khi t\u00f4i v\u1eabn g\u1ecdi Li\u00ean b\u1eb1ng t\u00ean.
\n\u201cAnh Hai \u0111i ho\u00e0i ch\u1eb3ng ch\u1ecbu v\u1ec1, em c\u1ee9 tr\u00f4ng anh v\u1ec1 m\u00e3i.\u201d
\nCh\u00fa \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1ch x\u01b0ng h\u00f4 thay \u0111\u1ed5i, m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i nh\u00edu m\u00e0y nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec. Ch\u00fat th\u1eddi gian sau c\u00e1ch x\u01b0ng h\u00f4 \u0111\u00f3 th\u00e0nh quen, ch\u1eb3ng ai ch\u00fa \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1eefa, c\u1ed9ng th\u00eam m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i b\u1eadn r\u1ed9n v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c nh\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c bu\u00f4n b\u00e1n n\u00ean ch\u1eb3ng h\u01a1i s\u1ee9c \u0111\u00e2u ch\u00fa \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ee5n v\u1eb7t. Li\u00ean c\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng \u0111\u1eb9p, m\u1ed9t v\u1ebb \u0111\u1eb9p quy\u1ebfn r\u0169 nh\u01b0ng d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng. Nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi Li\u00ean t\u1ea1i sao ch\u01b0a c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi y\u00eau ho\u1eb7c t\u1ea1i sao ch\u01b0a ch\u1ecbu nh\u1eadn l\u1eddi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u1ea5m ngh\u00e9, Li\u00ean nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7y \u1eafp tr\u00ecu m\u1ebfn, m\u1ec9m m\u1ed9t n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi say \u0111\u1eafm l\u00f2ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1ed3i quay ngo\u1eaft \u0111i kh\u00f4ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. \u0110\u00fang h\u01a1n, duy nh\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n Li\u00ean n\u00f3i nh\u1eb9 nh\u01b0 h\u01a1i th\u1edf:
\n\u201cAnh Hai bi\u1ebft t\u1ea1i sao r\u1ed3i, sao c\u00f2n h\u1ecfi em.\u201d
\nV\u00ec qu\u00e1 \u00f4m \u0111\u1ed3m c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c, \u0111i s\u1edbm v\u1ec1 mu\u1ed9n ng\u00e0y n\u1eafng nh\u01b0 ng\u00e0y m\u01b0a, m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i ng\u00e3 b\u1ec7nh. Li\u00ean vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 cho t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i b\u1ec7nh v\u00e0 \u0111ang r\u01b0\u1edbc th\u1ea7y thu\u1ed1c B\u1eafc. Th\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 qu\u1eadn l\u1ef5 ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 b\u00e1c s\u0129 hay tr\u1ea1m x\u00e1, n\u01a1i n\u00e0o c\u00f3 y t\u00e1 cho thu\u1ed1c l\u00e0 may m\u1eafn. B\u1ec7nh ch\u1ec9 tr\u00f4ng v\u00e0o th\u1ea7y thu\u1ed1c Nam thu\u1ed1c B\u1eafc, m\u00e0 c\u00e1c v\u1ecb th\u1ea7y n\u00e0y th\u1eadt kh\u00f3 bi\u1ebft gi\u1ecfi d\u1ee1 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o v\u00ec th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00e2u n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ea7u m\u00f4i c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd l\u00e0 ph\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u1ee7 may th\u1ea7y. Th\u01b0 t\u1eeb th\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 \u0111i r\u1ea5t ch\u1eadm, m\u01b0\u01a1i ng\u00e0y n\u1eeda th\u00e1ng m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i nh\u1eadn n\u00ean t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn th\u01b0 Li\u00ean bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng th\u00ec bu\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u00edn kh\u1ea9n b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 g\u1ea5p v\u00ec m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i b\u1ec7nh n\u1eb7ng. L\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i y nh\u01b0 b\u00e0 n\u1ed9i t\u00f4i b\u1ec7nh n\u1eb7ng v\u00e0 m\u1ea5t tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3, ng\u00e0y t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn \u0111i\u1ec7n c\u0169ng ch\u1eebng hai tu\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc T\u1ebft. T\u00f4i l\u1ea1i vi\u1ebft \u0111\u01a1n xin ph\u00e9p, n\u00f3i r\u00f5 n\u1ebfu ph\u1ea3i c\u01b0 tang m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i th\u00ec xin ngh\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ebfn sau T\u1ebft. T\u00f4i v\u1ec1 s\u0103n s\u00f3c m\u1eb9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1eebng v\u00e0i ng\u00e0y th\u00ec th\u1ea7y thu\u1ed1c l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i:
\n\u201cC\u1eadu Hai \u01a1i, n\u1ebfu thang n\u00e0y n\u1eefa m\u00e0 b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng kh\u00e1 th\u00ec th\u00fa th\u1eadt t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft l\u00e0m sao, t\u00f4i h\u1ebft c\u00e1ch r\u1ed3i.\u201d
\nT\u00f4i nh\u00ecn \u00f4ng th\u1ea7y, l\u1ea1c gi\u1ecdng:
\n\u201cTh\u1eadt v\u1eady sao Th\u1ea7y? Th\u1ea7y c\u00f2n c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c hay bi\u1ebft Th\u1ea7y n\u00e0o c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch kh\u00e1c kh\u00f4ng?\u201d
\n\u00d4ng th\u1ea7y l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u, m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi nh\u1eadn ti\u1ec1n r\u1ed3i x\u00e1ch tr\u00e1p ra kh\u1ecfi c\u1eeda. D\u00f9 c\u1ea3 nh\u00e0 c\u1ed1 gi\u1ea5u kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft, m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i v\u1eabn linh c\u1ea3m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng, nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y \u00f4ng th\u1ea7y tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i. T\u1ed1i h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3, b\u00ean ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u00e8n d\u1ea7u, m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i th\u00ec th\u00e0o b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i:
\n\u201cCon n\u00f3i Li\u00ean ra ngo\u00e0i, m\u1eb9 c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00f3i ri\u00eang con.\u201d
\nKh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee3i t\u00f4i b\u1ea3o, Li\u00ean \u0111i ra ngo\u00e0i kh\u00e9p ch\u1eb7t c\u1eeda l\u1ea1i. T\u1eeb ngo\u00e0i l\u1ecdt v\u00e0o, t\u00f4i nghe ti\u1ebfng ch\u00e2n Li\u00ean ch\u1ea1y th\u00ecnh th\u1ecbch v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng kh\u00f3c n\u1ee9c n\u1edf. M\u1eb9 th\u00ec th\u00e0o:
\n\u201cNg\u00e0y gi\u1edd c\u1ee7a M\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfm xong r\u1ed3i. Con c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh, c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng m\u00e0 h\u1ecdc h\u00e0nh cho c\u00f3 t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai r\u1ed3i t\u00ecm n\u01a1i x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng m\u00e0 c\u01b0\u1edbi v\u1ee3 \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 con n\u1ed1i d\u00f5i t\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng.\u201d
\nSau c\u00e2u n\u00f3i y nh\u01b0 l\u1eddi tr\u1ed1i c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 t\u00f4i l\u00fac tr\u01b0\u1edbc, m\u1eb9 cho t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft ti\u1ec1n b\u1ea1c c\u1ea5t gi\u1ea5u \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u, n\u1ee3 n\u1ea7n ai \u0111\u00f2i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ai kh\u00f4ng ghi trong s\u1ed5 s\u00e1ch n\u00e0o, h\u00e0ng h\u1ecd c\u00f2n bao nhi\u00eau l\u1eddi l\u1ed5 bao nhi\u00eau..
\n\u201cTi\u1ec1n b\u1ea1c M\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ee7 cho con s\u1ed1ng thong th\u1ea3 nh\u01b0ng M\u1eb9 mu\u1ed1n con h\u1ecdc th\u00e0nh t\u00e0i \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 l\u1eadp. Gia t\u00e0i M\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t bi\u1ebfn c\u1ed1 b\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0 m\u1ea5t h\u1ebft nh\u01b0ng t\u00e0i n\u0103ng h\u1ecdc h\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a con th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng ai l\u1ea5y c\u1ee7a con \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.\u201d
\nM\u1eb9 t\u00f4i ng\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i, th\u1edf m\u1ec7t nh\u1ecdc r\u1ed3i h\u1ea1 gi\u1ecdng v\u1ed1n \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5p nghe nh\u01b0 h\u01a1i gi\u00f3:
\n\u201cM\u1eb9 bi\u1ebft Li\u00ean c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m t\u00ecnh v\u1edbi con v\u00e0 con c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng gh\u00e9t n\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng M\u1eb9 khuy\u00ean con \u0111\u1eebng \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m d\u00ednh l\u00edu v\u00ec c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u \u0111i\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng ti\u1ec7n cho m\u1eb9 n\u00f3i r\u00f5 ra.\u201d
\nT\u00f4i g\u1eb7ng h\u1ecfi:
\n\u201c\u0110i\u1ec1u g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng ti\u1ec7n v\u1eady M\u1eb9?\u201d
\nM\u1eb9 t\u00f4i c\u1ed1 g\u01b0\u1ee3ng m\u1ec9m m\u1ed9t n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00ed \u1ea9n:
\n\u201cM\u1eb9 n\u00f3i ra kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, r\u1ed3i con s\u1ebd bi\u1ebft th\u00f4i.\u201d
\nT\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n h\u1ecfi th\u00eam cho r\u00f5 nh\u01b0ng m\u1eb9 kho\u00e1t tay b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean:
\n\u201cCon g\u1ecdi Li\u00ean v\u00e0o M\u1eb9 b\u1ea3o.\u201d
\nT\u00f4i ra ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean gh\u1ebf tr\u01b0\u1eddng k\u1ef7 nh\u00ecn \u0111\u0103m \u0111\u0103m l\u00ean b\u00e0i v\u1ecb b\u00e0 N\u1ed9i t\u00f4i, th\u00ec th\u1ea7m kh\u1ea5n v\u00e1i xin N\u1ed9i c\u1ee9u M\u1eb9. Kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i g\u00ec v\u1edbi Li\u00ean nh\u01b0ng l\u00e1t sau Li\u00ean m\u1edf c\u1eeda ch\u1ea1y nhanh v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda t\u00f4i, n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7m \u0111\u00eca, \u00f4m ch\u1ea7m l\u1ea5y t\u00f4i, \u00f2a l\u00ean kh\u00f3c:
\n\u201cAnh Hai \u01a1i, M\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n n\u1eefa r\u1ed3i.\u201d
\nT\u00f4i d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng an \u1ee7i:
\n\u201cLi\u00ean n\u00f3i g\u00ec v\u1eady, M\u1eb9 s\u1ebd kh\u1ecfe l\u1ea1i th\u00f4i.\u201d
\nLi\u00ean n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t tay t\u00f4i, l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u:
\n\u201cEm bi\u1ebft, M\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng kh\u1ecfe l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2u. M\u1eb9 n\u00f3i anh m\u1eddi N\u1ed9i cho M\u1eb9.\u201d
\nT\u00f4i g\u00f5 c\u1eeda m\u1eddi n\u1ed9i qua ph\u00f2ng M\u1eb9. B\u1eafc chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf cho n\u1ed9i ng\u1ed3i c\u1ea1nh m\u1eb9, t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng h\u1ea7u ph\u00eda ch\u00e2n gi\u01b0\u1eddng. M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i th\u00ec th\u00e0o v\u1edbi n\u1ed9i t\u00f4i:
\n\u201cCon xin l\u1ed7i Cha, con kh\u00f4ng b\u00e1o hi\u1ebfu Cha thay ch\u1ed3ng con \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa r\u1ed3i.\u201d
\nC\u1ed1 ng\u0103n n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft, N\u1ed9i t\u00f4i n\u00f3i:
\n\u201cCon n\u00f3i g\u00ec v\u1eady, th\u1ea7y n\u00e0y ch\u1ea1y c\u00f3 th\u1ea7y kh\u00e1c. Mai Cha \u0111\u00edch th\u00e2n \u0111i m\u1eddi c\u1ee5 Ph\u00f3 B\u1ea3ng gi\u1ecfi nh\u1ea5t v\u00f9ng n\u00e0y, con s\u1ebd kh\u1ecfe l\u1ea1i th\u00f4i.\u201d
\nM\u1eb9 t\u00f4i c\u1ed1 m\u1ec9m m\u1ed9t n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n l\u00e0 n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi:
\n\u201cCon c\u00e1m \u01a1n Cha, nh\u01b0ng con ngh\u0129 m\u1ec7nh con \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ebft, Cha \u0111\u1eebng nh\u1ecdc c\u00f4ng v\u00f4 \u00edch. Con \u0111i r\u1ed3i, xin Cha th\u01b0\u01a1ng l\u1ea5y ch\u00e1u n\u00f3 m\u00e0 d\u1ea1y d\u1ed7 n\u00f3. N\u00f3 tr\u1ebb ng\u01b0\u1eddi non d\u1ea1, nhi\u1ec1u khi l\u1ed7i l\u1ea7m v\u1edbi Cha m\u00e0 ch\u00ednh n\u00f3 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft.\u201d
\nM\u1eb9 n\u00f3i th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ed7i l\u1ea7m g\u00ec v\u1edbi n\u1ed9i t\u00f4i. T\u1eeb khi bi\u1ebft th\u1ebf n\u00e0o l\u00e0 \u0103n \u1edf ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ea1o, t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n ph\u1ea1m l\u1ed7i d\u00f9 nh\u1ecf d\u00f9 l\u1edbn v\u1edbi n\u1ed9i. H\u00f4m sau, n\u1ed9i \u0111\u00edch th\u00e2n \u0111i m\u1eddi c\u1ee5 Ph\u00f3 B\u1ea3ng. C\u1ee5 \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1eaft m\u1ea1ch, xem n\u00e9t m\u1eb7t m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i r\u1ed3i k\u00e9o tay n\u1ed9i t\u00f4i ra ngo\u00e0i. Khi hai \u00f4ng v\u00e0o, c\u1ee5 Ph\u00f3 B\u1ea3ng \u0111\u01b0a t\u00f4i hai toa thu\u1ed1c:
\n\u201cC\u1eadu Hai h\u1ed1t hai toa n\u00e0y cho b\u00e0 u\u1ed1ng th\u1eed, n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 hi\u1ec7u qu\u1ea3 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd ch\u1eefa ti\u1ebfp.\u201d
\nT\u00f4i nh\u00ecn c\u1ee5 Ph\u00f3 B\u1ea3ng n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft l\u01b0ng tr\u00f2ng v\u00ec hi\u1ec3u h\u00e0m \u00fd l\u1eddi n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a C\u1ee5. Hai ng\u00e0y sau, m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i y\u1ebfu d\u1ea7n r\u1ed3i \u0111i v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi t\u1ed5 ti\u00ean. Nh\u01b0 b\u00e0 n\u1ed9i t\u00f4i, m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i b\u1ecf t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 m\u01b0\u01a1i ng\u00e0y tr\u01b0\u1edbc T\u1ebft. N\u0103m \u0111\u00f3 gia \u0111\u00ecnh t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i th\u00eam m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i T\u1ebft \u1ea3m \u0111\u1ea1m. c\u00f2n \u1ea3m \u0111\u1ea1m h\u01a1n cho t\u00f4i v\u00ec t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i, ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00f4i y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eddi.
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\nSau T\u1ebft, t\u00f4i tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i Hu\u1ebf h\u1ecdc ti\u1ebfp thi T\u00fa T\u00e0i M\u1ed9t. Ng\u00e0y \u0111\u00f3, l\u00ean \u0110\u1ec7 Nh\u1ecb C\u1ea5p, h\u1ecdc sinh ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecdn chuy\u00ean ng\u00e0nh ho\u1eb7c ban A chuy\u00ean V\u1eadt l\u00fd, Hoa h\u1ecdc, v\u00e0 V\u1ea1n v\u1eadt gi\u1edd g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 Sinh v\u1eadt; ho\u1eb7c ban B chuy\u00ean To\u00e1n; ho\u1eb7c ban C chuy\u00ean v\u0103n v\u00e0 sinh ng\u1eef, tri\u1ebft h\u1ecdc. T\u00f4i theo ban C v\u00ec kh\u00e1 V\u0103n v\u00e0 sinh ng\u1eef h\u01a1n c\u00e1c m\u00f4n kh\u00e1c. H\u1ecdc xong \u0110\u1ec7 Nh\u1ecb, h\u1ecdc sinh ph\u1ea3i thi T\u00fa T\u00e0i M\u1ed9t c\u0169ng g\u1ed3m hai \u0111\u1ee3t thi vi\u1ebft, \u0111\u1eadu thi vi\u1ebft v\u00e0o thi v\u1ea5n \u0111\u00e1p, v\u00e0 c\u0169ng c\u00f3 k\u00ec thi th\u1ee9 hai m\u1ea5y th\u00e1ng sau cho h\u1ecdc sinh r\u1edbt k\u00ec m\u1ed9t. \u0110\u1eadu T\u00fa T\u00e0i M\u1ed9t m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ecdc ti\u1ebfp l\u1edbp \u0110\u1ec7 Nh\u1ea5t chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb thi T\u00fa T\u00e0i Hai. \u0110\u1eadu T\u00fa T\u00e0i Hai m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00ean \u0110\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc. T\u00f4i vi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t l\u00e1 th\u01b0 d\u00e0i t\u1ecf r\u00f5 t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m t\u00f4i v\u1edbi Li\u00ean, n\u00f3i t\u00f4i y\u00eau Li\u00ean, s\u1ebd h\u1ecfi xin N\u1ed9i cho t\u00f4i c\u01b0\u1edbi Li\u00ean n\u1ebfu Li\u00ean nh\u1eadn l\u1eddi t\u00f4i. Sau h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t th\u00e1ng th\u1ea5p th\u1ecfm, t\u00f4i v\u1ed9i m\u1edf th\u01b0 Li\u00ean ngay khi v\u1eeba nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, mong \u0111\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd c\u1ee7a Li\u00ean. Th\u01b0 Li\u00ean vi\u1ebft r\u1ea5t d\u00e0i, n\u00f3i r\u00f5 t\u00ecnh y\u00eau Li\u00ean d\u00e0nh cho t\u00f4i nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i nh\u1eadn hay kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn l\u1eddi c\u1ea7u h\u00f4n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i vi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t th\u01b0 kh\u00e1c y\u00eau c\u1ea7u Li\u00ean n\u00f3i r\u00f5 nh\u01b0ng Li\u00ean c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi \u1ee1m \u1edd, n\u00f3i c\u00f2n nhi\u1ec1u \u0111i\u1ec1u kh\u00f3 x\u1eed Li\u00ean ch\u01b0a gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i r\u00f5 nh\u1eadn l\u1eddi t\u00f4i hay kh\u00f4ng cho d\u1eabu Li\u00ean v\u1eabn m\u1ed9t l\u00f2ng y\u00eau t\u00f4i.
\nN\u0103m h\u1ecdc k\u1ebft th\u00fac, t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 ngh\u1ec9 h\u00e8. Nh\u00e0 t\u00f4i bu\u1ed3n h\u1eb3n v\u00ec v\u1eafng b\u00e0 n\u1ed9i gi\u1edd c\u00f2n th\u00eam v\u1eafng m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i. \u00d4ng n\u1ed9i t\u00f4i n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i c\u00f2n tr\u00e1ng ki\u1ec7n, su\u1ed1t ng\u00e0y ho\u1eb7c th\u01a1 th\u1ea9n trong v\u01b0\u1eddn ch\u0103m s\u00f3c m\u1ea5y lu\u1ed1ng rau, ho\u1eb7c ra s\u00e2n ch\u0103m lo m\u1ea5y ch\u1eadu ki\u1ec3ng. Li\u00ean gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0m h\u1ebft c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 v\u00e0 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i, ki\u00eam lu\u00f4n c\u1ea3 vi\u1ec7c bu\u00f4n b\u00e1n s\u1ea1p h\u00e0ng n\u00ean b\u1eadn r\u1ed9n su\u1ed1t ng\u00e0y. S\u1ed5 s\u00e1ch t\u00ednh to\u00e1n do \u00f4ng n\u1ed9i t\u00f4i lo. T\u00f4i m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft l\u00e0m g\u00ec cho h\u1ebft ng\u00e0y, s\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ecdc m\u00e3i c\u0169ng ch\u00e1n, rong ch\u01a1i trong x\u00f3m ch\u1ec9 th\u1ea5y l\u1ea1 v\u00e0i ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea7u r\u1ed3i ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 n\u01a1i n\u00e0o phong c\u1ea3nh n\u00e0o c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap t\u00f4i khu\u00e2y kh\u1ecfa. T\u00f4i h\u01a1i ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean khi cu\u1ed1i ng\u00e0y Li\u00ean t\u1eeb ch\u1ee3 v\u1ec1 lo l\u1eafng n\u1ea5u n\u01b0\u1edbng v\u00e0 ch\u0103m s\u00f3c s\u0103n \u0111\u00f3n t\u00f4i th\u00ec \u00f4ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ea5u n\u00e9t m\u1eb7t kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu, c\u00f3 khi v\u00f9ng v\u1eb1ng d\u1ee9t ngang m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n \u0111i v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng. C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i \u00f4ng c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m Li\u00ean d\u00e0nh cho t\u00f4i v\u00e0 bi\u1ebft t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng h\u1edd h\u1eefng v\u1edbi Li\u00ean nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ti\u1ec7n b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i n\u00ean l\u00e0m v\u1eady \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u0103n ch\u1eb7n t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 l\u1eddi tr\u1ed1i b\u00f3ng gi\u00f3 c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i ch\u0103ng? T\u00f4i c\u1ed1 ph\u1edbt l\u1edd th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng t\u00f4i, v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng thay \u0111\u1ed5i c\u00e1ch c\u01b0 x\u1eed v\u1edbi Li\u00ean, v\u1eabn c\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f9a th\u00e2n m\u1eadt v\u00ec t\u1ef1 th\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 l\u1ed7i g\u00ec c\u1ea3.
\nH\u1ebft h\u00e8, t\u00f4i tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 Hu\u1ebf ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c h\u1ecdc l\u1edbp \u0110\u1ec7 Nh\u1ea5t chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb thi T\u00fa T\u00e0i Hai n\u0103m sau. L\u00fac n\u00e0y, Li\u00ean l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi g\u1eedi ti\u1ec1n cho t\u00f4i \u0103n h\u1ecdc, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ti\u1ec1n ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a Li\u00ean m\u00e0 ti\u1ec1n r\u00fat ra t\u1eeb ph\u1ea7n gia t\u00e0i t\u00f4i th\u1eeba h\u01b0\u1edfng t\u1eeb cha m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i v\u00e0 ti\u1ec1n chia l\u1eddi cho t\u00f4i t\u1eeb s\u1ea1p v\u1ea3i. N\u0103m sau t\u00f4i thi \u0111\u1eadu T\u00fa T\u00e0i Hai. V\u1ec1 nh\u00e0, \u00f4ng t\u00f4i v\u00e0 Li\u00ean m\u1eebng r\u1ee1 t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c ti\u1ec7c m\u1eebng m\u1eddi b\u00e0 con h\u1ecd h\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ec3 v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ec3 th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o vi\u1ec7c t\u00f4i thi \u0111\u1eadu v\u1eeba h\u00e3nh di\u1ec7n khoe th\u00e0nh qu\u1ea3 h\u1ecdc h\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. N\u1ed9i t\u00f4i h\u00e3nh di\u1ec7n l\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i v\u00ec c\u1ea3 qu\u1eadn l\u1ef5 n\u01a1i ch\u00fang t\u00f4i sinh s\u1ed1ng, t\u00f4i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee9 hai th\u1ee9 ba g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1eadu T\u00fa T\u00e0i Hai k\u1ec3 t\u1eeb khi c\u00f3 ch\u00ednh s\u00e1ch gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c b\u1eb1ng ch\u1eef Qu\u1ed1c Ng\u1eef. Sau m\u1ed9t hai ng\u00e0y vui m\u1eebng v\u00ec th\u00e0nh qu\u1ea3 h\u1ecdc t\u1eadp c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, \u00f4ng t\u00f4i l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng che gi\u1ea5u s\u1ef1 kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng m\u1ed7i khi t\u00f4i th\u00e2n m\u1eadt v\u1edbi Li\u00ean, nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 khi Li\u00ean th\u00e2n m\u1eadt v\u1edbi t\u00f4i. \u0110ang tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n vui v\u1ebb, \u00f4ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean n\u00f3i tr\u1ed1ng kh\u00f4ng:
\n\u201cD\u1eb9p \u0111i, bay d\u1eb9p h\u1ebft \u0111i.\u201d
\nT\u00f4i ng\u01a1 ng\u00e1c kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec x\u1ea9y ra. Li\u00ean b\u1eb7m m\u00f4i v\u00f9ng v\u1eb1ng b\u1ecf \u0111i ch\u1ed7 kh\u00e1c. M\u1ed9t thay \u0111\u1ed5i n\u1eefa l\u00e0 Li\u00ean cho d\u1eabu v\u1eabn g\u1ecdi t\u00f4i b\u1eb1ng anh Hai nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng x\u01b0ng em v\u1edbi t\u00f4i n\u1eefa m\u00e0 x\u01b0ng t\u00ean nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi x\u01b0ng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady.
\nTh\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed gia \u0111\u00ecnh n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1, sau m\u1ed9t th\u00e1ng, t\u00f4i xin ph\u00e9p N\u1ed9i tr\u1edf ra Hu\u1ebf vi\u1ec7n c\u1edb \u00f4n b\u00e0i thi v\u00e0o tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0110\u1ea1i H\u1ecdc S\u01b0 ph\u1ea1m. \u0110\u1eadu v\u00e0o \u0110\u1ea1i H\u1ecdc S\u01b0 ph\u1ea1m Anh V\u0103n, t\u00f4i ghi danh h\u1ecdc th\u00eam l\u1edbp C\u1eed nh\u00e2n Anh v\u0103n v\u00ec hai ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh g\u1ea7n g\u1ee7i nhau nhi\u1ec1u ph\u1ea7n, hi v\u1ecdng sau b\u1ed1n n\u0103m t\u00f4i c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hai b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc c\u00f9ng l\u00fac. Nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m, m\u1ed7i hai th\u00e1ng Li\u00ean g\u1eedi mandat ti\u1ec1n cho t\u00f4i nh\u01b0ng s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n th\u00eam m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n ba nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n s\u1ed1 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i g\u1eedi. Trong th\u01b0, Li\u00ean n\u00f3i v\u00ec t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 l\u00ean \u0110\u1ea1i H\u1ecdc n\u00ean ch\u1eafc ph\u1ea3i c\u1ea7n nhi\u1ec1u ti\u1ec1n h\u01a1n \u0111\u1ec3 mua s\u00e1ch v\u1edf. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i v\u00ec bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 ti\u1ec1n t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u01b0\u1edfng, cho d\u1eabu n\u1ebfu Li\u00ean g\u1eedi \u00edt \u0111i th\u00ec t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 than phi\u1ec1n khi\u1ebfu n\u1ea1i. H\u1ecdc s\u01b0 ph\u1ea1m, t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1ee3 c\u1ea5p h\u1ecdc b\u1ed7ng n\u00ean ti\u1ec1n b\u1ea1c n\u00f3i chung t\u00f4i d\u01b0 d\u00e3. N\u1ed7i \u0111au nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i l\u00fac n\u00e0y l\u00e0 m\u1ea5t m\u1eb9. Th\u00eam v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i th\u1eafc m\u1eafc kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi v\u1ec1 th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a n\u1ed9i t\u00f4i khi t\u00f4i v\u00e0 Li\u00ean g\u1ea7n g\u0169i nhau, v\u00e0 l\u00fd do t\u1ea1i sao Li\u00ean thay \u0111\u1ed5i c\u00e1ch x\u01b0ng h\u00f4. V\u00ec kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y vui khi v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0, t\u00f4i vi\u1ec7n c\u1edb b\u00e0i v\u1edf nhi\u1ec1u v\u00ec h\u1ecdc hai ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh n\u00ean vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 v\u1ec1 xin l\u1ed7i N\u1ed9i. Li\u00ean v\u1eabn g\u1eedi mandat theo \u0111\u1ecbnh k\u1ef3 cho t\u00f4i, k\u00e8m theo th\u01b0 h\u1ecfi t\u00f4i sao kh\u00f4ng v\u1ec1 th\u0103m nh\u00e0. T\u00f4i tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi Li\u00ean m\u1ecdi c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi t\u1ea1i sao t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng v\u1ec1.
\n***
\nK\u1ef3 h\u00e8 n\u0103m th\u1ee9 hai \u0110\u1ea1i H\u1ecdc, t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 ngh\u1ec9 t\u1ea1i nh\u00e0 sau hai n\u0103m bi\u1ec1n bi\u1ec7t. Th\u1eddi gian n\u00e0y, \u00f4ng n\u1ed9i t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ea5u gi\u1ebfm s\u1ef1 kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng m\u1ed7i khi Li\u00ean v\u00e0 t\u00f4i g\u1ea7n g\u0169i th\u00e2n m\u1eadt nhau. \u00d4ng kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n n\u00f3i tr\u1ed1ng kh\u00f4ng \u201cD\u1eb9p \u0111i\u201d nh\u01b0 k\u1ef3 ngh\u1ec9 tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u00e0 n\u00f3i th\u1eb3ng:
\n\u201cHai \u0111\u1ee9a bay l\u00e0m g\u00ec m\u00e0 c\u1ee9 qu\u1ea5n l\u1ea5y nhau, x\u1ed1n con m\u1eaft tao qu\u00e1.\u201d
\nR\u00f5 r\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i n\u1ed9i kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu v\u00ec ng\u0103n c\u1ea3n kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n t\u00f4i v\u00e0 Li\u00ean g\u1ea7n g\u0169i nhau do kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn cu\u1ed9c h\u00f4n nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i m\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i v\u00ec m\u1ed9t l\u00fd do n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u th\u1ea5u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Tr\u0103n tr\u1edf l\u1eddi tr\u1ed1i tr\u0103ng c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i, M\u1eb9 khuy\u00ean con \u0111\u1eebng \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m d\u00ednh l\u00edu v\u00ec c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u \u0111i\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng ti\u1ec7n cho m\u1eb9 n\u00f3i r\u00f5 ra, t\u00f4i v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u cho h\u1ebft m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i g\u00ec v\u1edbi t\u00f4i. \u0110i\u1ec1u g\u00ec li\u00ean quan gi\u1eefa n\u1ed9i v\u00e0 t\u00f4i m\u00e0 M\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng ti\u1ec7n n\u00f3i cho t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft? N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn cu\u1ed9c h\u00f4n nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i v\u00e0 Li\u00ean, sao n\u1ed9i kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i r\u00f5 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf m\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i t\u1ecf th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 nh\u01b0 h\u1eb1n h\u1ecdc, nh\u01b0 ganh t\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u1edbi quan h\u1ec7 gi\u1eefa hai ch\u00fang t\u00f4i? Th\u00eam v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c Li\u00ean bi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec v\u1ec1 th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a n\u1ed9i bi\u1ec3u hi\u1ec7n qua vi\u1ec7c thay \u0111\u1ed5i c\u00e1ch x\u01b0ng h\u00f4 c\u1ee7a Li\u00ean nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i r\u00f5 cho t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft. Suy ngh\u0129 c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o t\u00f4i v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, v\u00ec v\u1eady t\u00f4i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh xin ph\u00e9p n\u1ed9i quay l\u1ea1i Hu\u1ebf sau m\u1ed9t th\u00e1ng \u1edf nh\u00e0, vi\u1ec7n c\u1edb chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb b\u00e0i v\u1edf \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u1ecfi thua b\u1ea1n trong n\u0103m h\u1ecdc t\u1edbi. N\u1ed9i t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng gi\u1eef t\u00f4i \u1edf l\u1ea1i d\u00f9 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi n\u00f3i \u0111\u01b0a. Ng\u00e0y chia tay, Li\u00ean kh\u00f3c s\u01b0\u1edbt m\u01b0\u1edbt:
\n\u201cAnh Hai sao v\u1eady? \u0110\u00e3 hai n\u0103m kh\u00f4ng v\u1ec1 th\u0103m Li\u00ean, gi\u1edd m\u1edbi v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t th\u00e1ng l\u1ea1i b\u1ecf \u0111i n\u1eefa. Sao v\u1eady anh?\u201d
\nKh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i n\u00f3i g\u00ec, Li\u00ean th\u00fat th\u00edt b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i:
\n\u201cAnh Hai \u0111\u00e3 mu\u1ed1n th\u1ebf th\u00ec c\u1ee9 \u0111i. Li\u00ean s\u1ebd g\u1eedi mandat cho anh nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi l\u1ea7n. Anh c\u00f3 c\u1ea7n th\u00eam ti\u1ec1n kh\u00f4ng?\u201d
\nT\u00f4i l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 \u0111\u1ee7 cho t\u00f4i r\u1ed3i. Li\u00ean ti\u1ec5n t\u00f4i ra \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u00f5, kh\u00f3c s\u01b0\u1edbt m\u01b0\u1edbt, d\u1eb7n \u0111i d\u1eb7n l\u1ea1i t\u00f4i T\u1ebft v\u1ec1 h\u00e8 v\u1ec1. T\u00f4i \u1eadm \u1eeb, d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng ch\u00e0o Li\u00ean r\u1ed3i b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1ed9i ra \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng kh\u00f4ng ngo\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u00ecn l\u1ea1i d\u00f9 bi\u1ebft Li\u00ean c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3ng ng\u00f3ng theo b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n t\u00f4i.
\nNg\u00e0y t\u1ed1t nghi\u1ec7p s\u01b0 ph\u1ea1m v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111i\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 b\u00e1o tin cho \u00f4ng t\u00f4i v\u00e0 cho Li\u00ean. Li\u00ean \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111i\u1ec7n b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ki\u1ebfm c\u1edb \u0111\u1ee3i nh\u1eadn S\u1ef1 V\u1ee5 L\u1ec7nh b\u1ed5 nhi\u1ec7m n\u00ean vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 v\u1ec1 c\u00e1o l\u1ed7i. Trong th\u01b0 g\u1eedi Li\u00ean, t\u00f4i b\u1ea3o Li\u00ean t\u1eeb nay \u0111\u1eebng g\u1eedi ti\u1ec1n cho t\u00f4i n\u1eefa v\u00ec t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 l\u01b0\u01a1ng. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng cho \u00f4ng t\u00f4i c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 Li\u00ean bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecba ch\u1ec9 n\u01a1i t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ed5 nhi\u1ec7m \u0111\u1ebfn d\u1ea1y h\u1ecdc n\u00ean c\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o li\u00ean l\u1ea1c v\u1edbi t\u00f4i.
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\nHai n\u0103m sau ng\u00e0y ch\u00ednh th\u1ee9c th\u00e0nh th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o, t\u00f4i xin ph\u00e9p ngh\u1ec9 T\u1ebft sau khi \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n t\u1ea5t vi\u1ec7c thi L\u1ee5c C\u00e1 Nguy\u1ec7t, ng\u00e0y nay g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 thi h\u1ecdc k\u1ef3, cho c\u00e1c l\u1edbp t\u00f4i d\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ec3 v\u1ec1 d\u1ef1 gi\u1ed7 b\u00e0 n\u1ed9i v\u00e0 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i. V\u00ec gi\u1ed7 b\u00e0 t\u00f4i v\u00e0 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 c\u00e1ch nhau ba ng\u00e0y n\u00ean \u00f4ng n\u1ed9i t\u00f4i ngay n\u0103m \u0111\u1ea7u sau khi m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i m\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e3 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh ch\u1ecdn ng\u00e0y gi\u1eefa hai ng\u00e0y ch\u00ednh \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ed7 chung. \u0110\u00e3 b\u1ed1n n\u0103m xa qu\u00ea n\u00ean c\u1ea3nh v\u1eadt \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u thay \u0111\u1ed5i. Qu\u1eadn l\u1ef5 \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n r\u1ed9ng th\u00eam, nhi\u1ec1u d\u00e3y nh\u00e0 ng\u00f3i nh\u00e0 l\u1ea7u khang trang n\u1eb1m xen k\u1ebb v\u1edbi c\u00e1c m\u00e1i nh\u00e0 t\u00f4n khi\u00eam nh\u01b0\u1eddng. H\u00e0ng qu\u00e1n m\u1edf ra san s\u00e1t hai b\u00ean l\u1ec1 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. C\u0103n nh\u00e0 ng\u00f3i c\u0169 th\u1eeba k\u1ebf n\u01a1i \u00f4ng t\u00f4i \u0111ang \u1edf c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c thay th\u1ebf b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 l\u1ea7u nh\u1ecf g\u1ecdn h\u01a1n nh\u01b0ng khang trang t\u00e2n th\u1eddi h\u01a1n. S\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc tr\u00e1ng xi m\u0103ng k\u00e9o d\u00e0i th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t l\u1ed1i \u0111i ra t\u1eadn ng\u00f5 \u0111\u00f3ng l\u1ea1i b\u1eb1ng hai c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda s\u1eaft. V\u01b0\u1eddn tr\u01b0\u1edbc v\u01b0\u1eddn sau \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 t\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00e0nh v\u00e2y b\u1ecdc. Tr\u00ean s\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc, nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e2y c\u1ea3nh m\u1edbi t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y n\u1eb1m ngang h\u00e0ng th\u1eb3ng l\u1ed1i c\u1ea1nh c\u00e1c c\u00e2y c\u1ea3nh quen thu\u1ed9c. Mai trong ch\u1eadu v\u00e0 trong v\u01b0\u1eddn \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u n\u1edf hoa, lo\u00e1ng tho\u00e1ng m\u1ea5y c\u00e1nh hoa v\u00e0ng chen l\u1eabn gi\u1eefa c\u00e1c ch\u00f9m n\u1ee5 xanh bi\u1ebfc. Gia \u0111\u00ecnh t\u00f4i v\u1ed1n th\u00edch mai v\u00e0ng. B\u1ea3n th\u00e2n t\u00f4i c\u0169ng m\u00ea m\u1ea9n v\u1edbi c\u00e1c c\u00e2y mai n\u1edf r\u1ed9 hoa v\u00e0ng m\u1ed7i d\u1ecbp T\u1ebft.
\nKh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee3i m\u1eddi, t\u00f4i m\u1edf ch\u1ed1t c\u00e1nh c\u1ed5ng s\u1eaft b\u01b0\u1edbc theo l\u1ed1i \u0111i v\u00e0o nh\u00e0. Ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y b\u00f3ng d\u00e1ng m\u1ed9t ai. Ch\u1ee3t m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 ch\u1eebng b\u1ed1n n\u0103m tu\u1ed5i \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t t\u1eeb trong ch\u1ea1y \u00f9a ra, tay \u00f4m m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xe \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u01a1i l\u00e0m b\u1eb1ng g\u1ed7. T\u00f4i m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi, l\u00f2ng th\u1eafc m\u1eafc ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft ch\u00fa b\u00e9 con c\u00e1i nh\u00e0 ai m\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u01a1i v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u01a1i v\u1ed1n l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i ng\u00e0y t\u00f4i b\u1eb1ng tu\u1ed5i ch\u00fa b\u00e9. Th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i, ch\u00fa b\u00e9 d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i nh\u00ecn d\u00f2 h\u1ecfi. T\u00f4i l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng:
\n\u201cCh\u00e1u con ai? M\u1eb9 ch\u00e1u t\u00ean g\u00ec?\u201d
\n\u0110\u1ee9a b\u00e9 n\u00f3i ch\u01b0a s\u00f5i:
\n\u201cD\u1ea1 ch\u00e1u t\u00ean T\u00e2m, con m\u1eb9 Li\u00ean.\u201d
\nT\u00f4i nh\u01b0 ng\u1ea1t th\u1edf, ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng ngang t\u1ea7m \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9:
\n\u201cCh\u00e1u n\u00f3i m\u1eb9 g\u00ec?\u201d
\n\u201cD\u1ea1, m\u1eb9 Li\u00ean.\u201d
\n\u201cC\u00f2n cha ch\u00e1u?\u201d
\n\u0110\u1ee9a b\u00e9 nh\u01b0 mu\u1ed1n b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y. T\u00f4i n\u1eafm tay n\u00f3 nh\u1eafc l\u1ea1i c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi:
\n\u201cCha ch\u00e1u t\u00ean g\u00ec?\u201d
\nN\u00f3 n\u00f3i t\u00ean \u00f4ng n\u1ed9i t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng b\u1eadt d\u1eady nh\u01b0 v\u1eeba ch\u1ea1m ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t t\u1ea3ng b\u0103ng l\u1edbn. C\u00f9ng l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i nghe gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i th\u00e1nh th\u00f3t quen thu\u1ed9c t\u1eeb nh\u00e0 sau v\u1ecdng l\u00ean:
\n\u201cT\u00e2m, con \u0111\u00e2u r\u1ed3i, l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y v\u1edbi M\u1eb9.\u201d
\nLi\u00ean ch\u1ea1y v\u1ed9i l\u00ean t\u00ecm con v\u00e0 kh\u1ef1ng l\u1ea1i khi nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i:
\n\u201c\u00d4, anh Hai. Anh v\u1ec1 bao gi\u1edd sao kh\u00f4ng b\u00e1o?\u201d
\nLi\u00ean n\u00f3i tr\u1ed1ng kh\u00f4ng, kh\u00f4ng x\u01b0ng t\u00ean hay x\u01b0ng em nh\u01b0 quen n\u00f3i tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y. Kh\u00f4ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i:
\n\u201cCon Li\u00ean \u0111\u00e2y sao? Cha n\u00f3 l\u00e0 ai?\u201d
\nLi\u00ean c\u00fai g\u1ea7m m\u1eb7t, ng\u1eadp ng\u1eebng r\u1ed3i kh\u00f4ng nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o t\u00f4i n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 h\u01a1i th\u1edf:
\n\u201cL\u00e0 \u00f4ng n\u1ed9i.\u201d
\nT\u00f4i c\u1ed1 nh\u00ecn m\u1eb7t Li\u00ean mong t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft \u0111\u00f9a ngh\u1ecbch d\u1ed1i tr\u00e1 trong \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng, Li\u00ean c\u00fai g\u1ea7m m\u1eb7t th\u00fa nh\u1eadn. T\u00f4i quay ph\u1eaft ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1eafm chi\u1ebfc t\u00fai x\u00e1ch mang theo v\u00e0 b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1ed9i ra c\u1eeda. Li\u00ean ch\u1ea1y v\u1ed9i theo kh\u00f3c l\u1edbn:
\n\u201cAnh Hai, \u0111\u1eebng \u0111i.\u201d
\nT\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, b\u01b0\u1edbc mau h\u01a1n. \u0110\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean, t\u00f4i nghe \u0111\u00e0ng sau l\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ti\u1ebfng Li\u00ean th\u1edf h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n:
\n\u201cAnh Hai, \u0111\u1eebng gi\u1eadn em.\u201d
\nLi\u00ean gi\u00fai v\u00e0o tay t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c th\u01b0 b\u1ecf phong b\u00ec d\u00e1n s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng ch\u1ee9ng t\u1ecf th\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ebft t\u1eeb l\u00e2u. Li\u00ean n\u00f3i nhanh m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i nh\u01b0 s\u1ee3 t\u00f4i b\u1ecf \u0111i tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi nghe h\u1ebft nh\u1eefng g\u00ec Li\u00ean mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i:
\n\u201cXin anh hi\u1ec3u cho em. Em y\u00eau anh v\u00e0 bi\u1ebft anh c\u0169ng y\u00eau em. \u0110\u1ecdc th\u01b0, anh s\u1ebd bi\u1ebft t\u1ea1i sao em kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn l\u1eddi anh c\u1ea7u h\u00f4n v\u00e0 t\u1ea1i sao em kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch l\u00fd do \u00f4ng n\u1ed9i c\u00f3 th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu v\u1edbi anh m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n anh v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0.\u201d
\nT\u00f4i im l\u1eb7ng b\u1ecf b\u1ee9c th\u01b0 v\u00e0o t\u00fai \u00e1o, kh\u1ebd ch\u00e0o Li\u00ean m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng quay m\u1eb7t l\u1ea1i r\u1ed3i b\u01b0\u1edbc mau nh\u01b0 ch\u1ea1y:
\n\u201cV\u0129nh bi\u1ec7t em.\u201d
\nL\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean v\u00e0 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng t\u00f4i g\u1ecdi Li\u00ean b\u1eb1ng em.
\nTh\u01b0 Li\u00ean xin l\u1ed7i v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ee5 t\u00f4i, k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i vi\u1ec7c \u00f4ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch l\u00e2n la v\u1edbi Li\u00ean t\u1eeb l\u00fac Li\u00ean c\u00f2n nh\u1ecf, th\u1eddi t\u00f4i c\u00f2n h\u1ecdc Ti\u1ec3u h\u1ecdc. Sau khi b\u00e0 n\u1ed9i v\u00e0 nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 sau khi m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i m\u1ea5t, \u00f4ng t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n e d\u00e8 g\u00ec n\u1eefa. V\u00ec th\u1ebf, m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 \u00f4ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u t\u1ecf v\u1ebb kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu ra m\u1eb7t khi th\u1ea5y Li\u00ean v\u00e0 t\u00f4i g\u1ea7n g\u0169i th\u00e2n m\u1eadt v\u1edbi nhau. Kh\u00f4ng l\u00e2u sau l\u1ea7n t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 th\u0103m nh\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y, Li\u00ean c\u00f3 thai v\u00e0 \u00f4ng t\u00f4i t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c l\u1ec5 c\u01b0\u1edbi, ch\u1eb3ng b\u00e1o cho t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng cho ph\u00e9p Li\u00ean n\u00f3i g\u00ec v\u1edbi t\u00f4i.
\nXin anh hi\u1ec3u cho em. Em m\u1ed9t th\u00e2n m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh, \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5t th\u00e2n v\u1edbi \u00f4ng khi em m\u1edbi l\u00ean m\u01b0\u1eddi hai m\u01b0\u1eddi ba tu\u1ed5i. V\u00ec v\u1eady, m\u1eb7t m\u0169i n\u00e0o em nh\u1eadn l\u1eddi y\u00eau anh. L\u00f2ng em qu\u1eb7n th\u1eaft v\u00ec bi\u1ebft anh \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn khi kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c em nh\u1eadn l\u1eddi. M\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft chuy\u1ec7n \u00f4ng n\u1ed9i b\u1eady b\u1ea1 v\u1edbi em t\u1eeb ng\u00e0y em c\u00f2n \u00edt tu\u1ed5i nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec, ch\u1ec9 kh\u00e9o l\u00e9o d\u1eb7n anh \u0111\u1eebng d\u00ednh l\u00edu \u0111\u1ebfn em. C\u0169ng v\u1eady, M\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft em th\u1ec1 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi anh. Anh b\u1ea3o em ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec kh\u00e1c b\u00e2y gi\u1edd? Th\u00fa th\u1eadt m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi anh \u0111\u1ec3 xin anh tha th\u1ee9? B\u1ecf n\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i n\u01a1i kh\u00e1c? \u0110i \u0111\u00e2u khi em t\u1ee9 c\u1ed1 v\u00f4 th\u00e2n? \u0110\u1ebfn v\u1edbi anh? Ng\u00e0n l\u1ea7n kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, em kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111em t\u1ea5m th\u00e2n kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n trinh tr\u1eafng \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00e0m h\u1ea1i cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi anh, nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 n\u1ebfu anh bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea5y \u0111i s\u1ef1 trong tr\u1eafng c\u1ee7a em l\u1ea1i ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 \u00f4ng n\u1ed9i.
\n\u0110\u1eddi o\u00e1i o\u0103m qu\u00e1! \u0110\u1eddi \u0111\u00e1nh t\u00f4i \u0111au qu\u00e1! \u0110\u00e1nh \u0111au \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed9 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft c\u1ef1a qu\u1eady th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00e1nh. Con c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00f4i y\u00eau gi\u1edd l\u00e0 ch\u00fa ru\u1ed9t t\u00f4i? Ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00f4i y\u00eau gi\u1edd l\u00e0 b\u00e0 n\u1ed9i k\u1ebf c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i?
\nMai v\u00e0ng trong v\u01b0\u1eddn hai b\u00ean ng\u00f5 ra \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00e1i \u0111ang lo\u00e1ng tho\u00e1ng khoe s\u1eafc nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y Xu\u00e2n \u0111ang v\u1ec1, T\u1ebft \u0111ang \u0111\u1ebfn. T\u1ea1i sao T\u1ebft l\u1ea1i tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh ng\u00e0y t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu tang, m\u1ed9t T\u1ebft ch\u1ecbu tang b\u00e0 n\u1ed9i t\u00f4i, m\u1ed9t T\u1ebft ch\u1ecbu tang m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i, v\u00e0 T\u1ebft n\u00e0y ch\u1ecbu tang cho t\u00ecnh y\u00eau c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i?
\nTr\u1ea7n H\u1eefu Thu\u1ea7n
\n(Grand Rapids, Michigan),
\n(T\u1ebft T\u00e2n S\u1eedu 2021)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u00d4ng n\u1ed9i t\u00f4i l\u1ea5y v\u1ee3 r\u1ea5t s\u1edbm, v\u1ee3 \u00f4ng t\u00f4i l\u1edbn h\u01a1n \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn n\u0103m s\u00e1u tu\u1ed5i. Tu\u1ed5i ph\u00e1p l\u00fd th\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 n\u1eef th\u1eadp tam, nam th\u1eadp l\u1ee5c n\u00ean vi\u1ec7c \u00f4ng t\u00f4i l\u1eadp gia \u0111\u00ecnh l\u00fac m\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3y tu\u1ed5i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 g\u00e1i h\u0103m…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3212,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"post_series":[],"class_list":["post-3942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-truyen-ngan"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dactrung.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3942","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dactrung.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dactrung.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dactrung.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dactrung.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3942"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dactrung.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3942\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3943,"href":"https:\/\/dactrung.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3942\/revisions\/3943"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dactrung.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dactrung.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dactrung.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dactrung.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3942"},{"taxonomy":"post_series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dactrung.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_series?post=3942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}