The whole neighborhood lost sleep because of karaoke singing at midnight.

- Mrs. Dan, how many hours did you sleep last night? - Mr. Lap leaned on his cane, walked to the end of the alley, and asked Mrs. Dan, frowning.

- Sleep or rest, man - Mrs. Dan sighed deeply - Mr. Hoi's house sang karaoke until 11 o'clock at night. After his voice, it was hers, so piercing and torturous. I don't know where that portable speaker was bought, but it was so loud, it made my head hurt.

Mr. Tinh, a provincial official, was passing by and heard the couple lamenting. He stopped and said:

- Last night, I went back to my hometown and thought it would be quiet, but unexpectedly, someone's music was playing so loudly that it shook the walls. My baby couldn't sleep after being rocked to sleep. He stayed up until 11pm. He couldn't sleep. My wife was so tired that she got angry and wanted to go back to the city early. I thought it would be quiet, relaxing, and peaceful back home, but unexpectedly...

Mr. Lap took a sip of strong tea and shook his head:

- The countryside used to be very peaceful. At night, all you could hear was crickets and frogs. Now, every weekend is like a festival, with all kinds of noise, the worst being karaoke. There were days when I had to plug my ears and still couldn't sleep. You have to know when to stop singing.

Mrs. Dan complained:

- I went over and whispered a few times, telling them to keep it low so the kids could study and the elderly could sleep. But they shrugged and said if they didn't like it, they could go live somewhere else. I wonder, if everyone in the countryside lived like that, what kind of decency would that be?

Mr. Tinh thought for a moment, then opened his phone and read aloud:

- According to Decree 144/2021/ND-CP, if you make noise from 10pm to 6am, you can be fined up to 1 million VND. According to Decree 45/2022/ND-CP, the fine is much higher, even up to hundreds of millions if it causes a major impact.

- Fines are fines, but who is afraid? When the police come, they keep quiet, then everything goes back to normal. At this rate, our village will become a karaoke village - Mr. Lap continued with a sigh.

- I think we should change the way we do things. Not just reminding but also spreading the word to every household. We can organize a common music playground at the village cultural house, which is both orderly and doesn't bother the neighbors. Uncle Lap, please consider it and discuss it with the village chief so we can do it together - Mr. Tinh suggested.

Mr. Lap nodded.

Huong Giang

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