After Sanmao married Jose, as long as his mother-in-law came, he had to stand 16 hours a day and take care of all the housework. No matter how perfect she is, she will be counted. Jose said, "You asked for it." ”
Sanmao is a female writer, but her relationship with her mother-in-law is not good, and she can only maintain a superficial calm. But Jose didn't understand. He even welcomed his mother to the house, even if it was a sudden visit. At that time, the situation in the Sahara Desert was tense, Jose was unemployed, they moved overnight, rented a small western-style building by the sea, only 20,000 pieces were left on their bodies, and they also faced rent pressure.
Jose's mother, not concerned about her son's condition, just made a phone call and told Sanmao that she was going to the beach for a vacation. Sanmao was stunned, but the mother-in-law was already on the road, and she arrived the next day. She was a little angry, but she also felt that it was a little unreasonable to be angry about such a thing, so she dragged Jose to the town to buy food, and decided to go to the company to advance 50,000 yuan. In this way, they have a total of 70,000 in their hands.
In the words of Sanmao: "Only Chinese parents will worry about whether their children have enough money to spend, and foreign parents hate that they can't sell their sons for money." ”
Jose didn't understand why when her mother came, she was like a great enemy. But three cents is ten million, and I didn't expect my mother-in-law to come to my home with my sister and brother-in-law's family. They had nothing to do with Jose's profession, nor did they care that he was shy, they were talking about their vacation plans, and as for food and money, it was naturally up to Jose.
The children of the sister-in-law's brother-in-law's family pulled on their pants as soon as they entered the door, and the sister naturally gave Sanmao dirty clothes and let her throw them into the washing machine. But the sister did not notice at all that there was no washing machine at Sanmao's house. Sanmao didn't want to quarrel, so he helped her wash the child's pants.
Because there are too many people coming and there are not enough sheets, the mother-in-law directly asks her son to drive 40 kilometers to buy, and to buy the most expensive one, and then directly bring it back. Sanmao was very confused, her mother-in-law's family had many, many sheets, and she herself covered the sheets she had found on the ground. Jose said, "You don't want a small belly." "There were 4 people in total, counting Jose and Sanmao, and 6 people ate every day.
Mother-in-law and sister naturally will not help, everything should be done by Sanmao, even Jose feels that he is the master and should do this. He completely forgot that when he came home for the New Year, the whole family's meals were also made by Sanmao alone. Every day to take care of the mother-in-law, sister, brother-in-law, and even their children, Sanmao was exhausted, could not even eat, as a result, she would be counted down.
Jose said, "What are you doing in the morning, everyone is going out, you are the slowest!" ”
He didn't realize at all that rice needed to be made, bowls needed to be brushed, and food wasn't just open with an open mouth. Sanmao was a little broken, and she wondered if she was too selfish. Her mother was a housewife of the same house of four generations, laughing and giggling every day, but she had only been doing it for 5 days, and she felt that every day was a torment. Every morning, she would get up and cook a meal for the whole family.
Then they ate, and she went to make the bed and clean up the house, and it was not easy to finish eating. At noon, a group of people went out to play, went home to rest on the spot, and she still had to make lunch. In the evening, she not only has to make lunch, but also makes beds for the whole family. They live in a small place, 2 bedrooms, the sister and brother-in-law occupy the master bedroom, the mother-in-law with the child lives in the second bedroom, she and Jose can only sleep on the ground.
The mother-in-law did not say how long to stay, Sanmao wanted Jose to ask, but Jose said: "They are bored, naturally they will leave." ”
70,000 savings, not even half a month to hold up. Because the mother-in-law, sister, brother-in-law and children all asked Jose for gifts, these gifts are very expensive, and Sanmao is absolutely reluctant to buy them.
Later, Jose asked a colleague to withdraw a lot of money. Sanmao sighed, she didn't say anything, because she only began to complain twice, Jose said: "Your tiredness, are self-inflicted, you make the simplest meals!" ”
Sanmao didn't want to argue with him. But she still said to Jose, "Your family is selfish. ”
In China, if a child is unemployed, the family will never be so ignorant. The mother-in-law spends money every day, never cooks, and does not comfort her son's work, as if she does not care.
But Jose said, "Sanmao, you have to reflect on whether you are selfish or they are selfish." ”
Sanmao did not make a fuss. She knew that every time the family was involved, Jose was no longer the husband she knew. But on such a day, Sanmao counted the days, and her mother-in-law even urged her to have a child.
Sanmao thought silently in his heart: "A daughter-in-law who has to stand for 16 hours a day has absolutely no heart to get pregnant." ”
A month later, the father-in-law finally wrote a letter asking the mother-in-law to return home, and the sister and brother-in-law also had to go to work. On the way to the airport, Sanmao thought, they are all going to leave, even if it is polite, the mother-in-law should say, at least, invite her son to live with her, after all, Jose is unemployed.
However, the mother-in-law did not say anything, but said to her: "Child, this time, there is no time to get along with you, you are too busy, I hope next time not so busy." ”
Sanmao smiled and said goodbye to her, but on the way home, she and Jose didn't say a word. She was thinking that if she lived such a family life, she would definitely not be able to live it. Fortunately, her mother-in-law would not toss her once in a few years. And as long as the mother-in-law did not come, Jose was still the husband who respected her and gave her freedom.
Even if Sanmao loves Jose so much, she wants to pinch him when she gets along with her mother-in-law. However, Sanmao is transparent enough. She didn't want to look at the mess in her life, and her eyes were on happiness. Just like after her mother-in-law left, she didn't mess with Jose at all, but she just felt that the next day she would never have to cook again, didn't have to get up early to make the bed, and could laugh loudly.
Pessimistic people see crises in every opportunity; optimistic people see opportunities in every crisis. Perhaps, Sanmao is optimistic, but the more optimistic people are, the easier it is to get along with themselves.
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