Two days before Chinese New Year's Eve, her mother-in-law called Xiaotong and said that she was going to rush to the market to buy New Year goods and asked Xiaotong what dishes she wanted to eat for the New Year.
"Mom, buy some prawns and shrimp, but also squid, and then buy some beef and lamb, yes, ribs, ribs must buy more, I and Feng Hao love to eat!" Xiao Tong said so much in one breath, and added at the end: "The rest of you like to buy what you like to buy!" ”
"Okay, Mom wrote it down." The mother-in-law hung up the phone happily.
Feng Hao frowned next to him: "Xiao Tong, how do you let your mother buy so much?" It costs a lot of money. ”
Kirito pursed his lips, "What's wrong?" Are you in pain? Your mom hasn't said anything yet. ”
Feng Hao didn't speak, he was this character, he always liked to say half of it, most of them were stuffy in their hearts.
Xiao Tong was the complete opposite of his personality, grinning widely.
When Feng Hao first told his family that he had disposed of the object, his parents heard that Xiao Tong was from the city, and after seeing Xiao Tong's photo, they were a little worried, afraid that people would not be able to look at each other after coming to the house.
They are rural people, and the conditions are not very good.
Feng Hao said: "Xiao Tong has a very cheerful personality, and he will not mind the conditions of our family." ”
As a result, after the leader came, after a meal, the in-laws liked Xiaotong.
This future daughter-in-law did not see the outside world the first time she came, and she ate happily at the dinner table, and talked a lot, but it seemed that her son did not have a few words, like an outsider.
Later, the old couple said to their son, "Xiao Tong, this girl is very good, very simple." ”
The two later married, the house was bought by the two of them with their own money and loans, the in-laws gave the bride price and three gold, the mother-in-law also gave money, and the two used this money to buy a car after marriage.
The next year, Xiao Tong gave birth to a son, but the in-laws were very happy.
Counting this year is the second time that the two families go back to the New Year, last year's New Year, Xiao Tong said that her mother-in-law bought too few New Year goods and did not eat well.
So today my mother-in-law called specifically to ask what she wanted to eat.
Of course, Xiao Tong also bought a lot of things to take home, in addition to eating, he also specially bought a cashmere sweater for his in-laws.
On the day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, the little two drove back with the child in their arms.
When the in-laws saw what their son and daughter-in-law had brought with them, they were distressed: "Oh, we have also bought a lot of it, you should not buy it again, waste money." ”
Feng Hao said, "It was all Xiao Tong's idea. ”
Xiao Tong said: "Eating into the stomach is not wasted, besides, these are all things you can't buy in the countryside, I don't buy them, can you eat them?" Hahaha. ”
She always looked happy.
Then he took out two more bags: "Mommy and Daddy, there are still gifts for you!" ”
"And the gift?" What is this? The in-laws asked.
"Cashmere sweater! One for each of you! Xiao Tong said triumphantly, "Dress soft and warm, but it's good!" ”
The old couple watched their daughter-in-law take out the cashmere sweater, so it looked upscale, and they didn't dare to reach out and pick it up.
After a lifetime of farm work, my hands were so rough that I was afraid of being broken.
"Dad, Mom, go on!" Kirito shoved it into their hands.
The in-laws had to follow, cautiously.
The father-in-law gently touched the shirt: "This guy, it's too soft, it's so good, I haven't worn such a good shirt in my life." ”
The mother-in-law asked carefully, "It's expensive, isn't it?" ”
Xiao Tong smiled and said, "It's not expensive, there are discounts, one piece is only 880." ”
"Huh?" The old two were taken aback, "Isn't this expensive?" Mom, this is not OK, this thing is too expensive, which is worn by our rural people, quickly take it back and return it. ”
"What's the matter, don't give it back!" Kirito said.
"Then leave it for you two to wear, we usually don't go anywhere, such a good shirt is blind, you should wear something good to work." The mother-in-law said she didn't want anything.
"Dad, Mom, just wear it!" It was bought specifically for you, and we both have it. Feng Hao said.
"Yes, Mommy and Daddy, you have to adapt to the new era, a cashmere sweater 880 is not expensive." Kirito said as he took his red down jacket and asked, "Guess how much I spent on this dress?" ”
In-laws, you look at me, I look at you.
My father-in-law said, "I don't dare guess that." ”
The mother-in-law said: "I think the color of your clothes is strange, at least 5, 600, right?" ”
This is still the mother-in-law's intention to guess it in the high, to see, Xiao Tong's dress also has a similar set, just 100 pieces.
But Xiao Tong immediately laughed: "5, 600? That's only enough for two sleeves! I'm 1800 in this dress! ”
"Huh?" The old couple was so surprised, "1800? Just a piece of clothing? Ma ya, isn't that killing people? ”
After a while of kung fu, the in-laws said that the two "ma ya", Xiao Tong was even more smiling, in her opinion, the in-laws were too simple and cute.
The reunion dinner is made by the mother-in-law alone, it is really busy but I called my son to help, Xiao Tong went to see, she always drove her back to the house.
Say that the rural clay stove cauldron is big in oil smoke, don't smoke out the smell of Xiao Tong.
Kirito went back to the back room to eat melon seeds and watch TV.
Before eating, the mother-in-law gave the grandson 500 yuan of pressure money, and the mother-in-law did not wrap it in red packets, which was directly given cash.
500 pieces is indeed quite a small amount in Xiao Tong's eyes, but as far as the conditions of her in-laws are concerned, she feels that it is completely okay.
Besides, she didn't care how much money her in-laws could give, it was just a meaning.
So she didn't resign much and accepted it.
But I don't know why, when she received it, her husband kicked her under the table.
"Why are you kicking me?" Kirito asked.
"Ah, I accidentally kicked it." Feng Hao saw that his wife could not understand his own meaning, and in front of his parents, he had to lie.
At night, Xiao Tong put the child to sleep, he went to the courtyard to watch the fireworks, the countryside is very good, you can see the stars at night, the New Year's home is hung with big red lanterns, compared to the city, there is another scenery.
"Kirito?" After a while, Feng Hao also came out and called out to her.
"What's going on?" Kirito asked.
"I kicked you in the foot during dinner, don't you really understand what it means?" Feng Hao asked.
"Didn't you say you didn't mean to kick?" Kirito answered.
Feng Hao: "It's not that you're not careless, it's to remind you, don't accept the red envelopes given by your mother!" ”
Xiao Tong understood her husband's meaning, "Then why don't you just say it directly, kick me, how do I know what you mean?" Besides, why can't you take it? That's the mother's money for the child! ”
"If you don't collect it, don't collect it, it's not easy for your parents to save money." Feng Hao said.
"Just 500 pieces!" Once a year! Or is it the first year of the child, you still say it is not easy? Xiao Tong was really incomprehensible, "Feng Hao, you are too careful with your eyes, right?" I'm not too little, you still can't bear it for your parents? ”
Feng Hao was also reluctant to say more, "Anyway, you take it first in the past few days, and when we leave in the fourth grade, you will give it back to your mother." ”.
"I don't!" Why listen to you! Kirito finished speaking and went into the house.
The next day was the first day of the Chinese New Year, and after Xiao Tong woke up, her mother-in-law had already cooked in the outhouse stove room.
Suddenly, Xiao Tong found out one thing, her mother-in-law was wearing the purple dress!
This dress, she is really familiar.
The first time she came to Feng Hao's house, her mother-in-law wore this dress, the two families met for dinner for the first time, and her mother-in-law wore this dress, and even she and Feng Hao got married, and inside the mother-in-law's coat, she was still wearing this dress.
What is the origin of this dress? When it's important, the mother-in-law always wears it?
Kirito is really weird!
In the New Year, according to the custom, adults and children wear new clothes, and Xiaotong not only bought one for himself, but also for his son who was less than one year old.
But the mother-in-law is the first year of the first year, why is she still wearing this old dress?
"Mom, why aren't you wearing new clothes?" Kirito asked.
"Ah, this one is fine." The mother-in-law replied with a smile, and then let Xiao Tong go back to the back room, the outhouse was too cold.
Feng Hao was watching TV, and his father-in-law was playing with his grandson in his arms.
Xiao Tong asked her father-in-law, "Dad, why did my mother still wear that old purple dress for the New Year?" ”
The father-in-law laughed and said, "Old clothes? Oh, you think it's an old dress, but your mother can take that dress as a treasure, not to important occasions will not wear, do you usually come to see her wear? ”
Xiao Tong thought for a moment, "I haven't seen it yet." ”
"Yeah, she usually can't wear it, it's all in the big closet." Father-in-law said.
This dress, Xiao Tong did not feel where to shine, did not understand what the mother-in-law valued, so much importance.
And the style is still so old.
"Dad, when did my mom buy that dress?" Kirito asked.
The father-in-law thought for a moment: "Well, probably at least more than ten years, I remember spending 35 yuan, or I persuaded her to buy it." ”
"What?" Xiao Tong was too surprised: "A piece of clothing for 35 yuan has been worn for more than ten years?" Don't throw it yet? Still a treasure? ”
Xiao Tong's surprise was heard by Feng Hao, and he said, "Dad, don't say so much." ”
The father-in-law realized something: "Oh, don't say it, get ready for breakfast in a while." ”
"Feng Hao, what's going on?" Does Mom have special feelings for this dress? Or did she really have no more good clothes to wear? Xiao Tong continued to ask Feng Hao.
This incident was too unexpected for her, her mother's family is also an ordinary family in the city, but her mother's clothes always have to buy some new ones a year, and the ones that have been eliminated are far better than those of her mother-in-law!
Feng Hao squeaked a little, "No, it should be, Mom likes this very much." ”
Xiao Tong knew Feng Hao, and when he lied, he would squeak.
Xiao Tong simply went to see for herself, she came down from the kang and opened her mother-in-law's large wardrobe.
There were only a few pieces of clothing inside, all of which were familiar to Xiao Tong and were all very old.
In addition, there are a few clothes of the father-in-law, and some futons.
She looked up and down, but she couldn't find anything better for her mother-in-law, and not only that, she also inadvertently saw a bag of things that shocked her.
It was a big bag of socks, all old, and, all her own!
She remembered that once her in-laws went to her house to see the children, and when she left, she took the children at home, let her husband send the in-laws away, and let the husband throw away a large bag of old socks and a bag of garbage that he had collected.
However, how can these old socks appear in the mother-in-law's closet at this moment?
At this time, the in-laws were bringing food to the house.
"Xiao Tong, what are you looking for?" The mother-in-law asked.
"Mom, what's going on?" Kirito asked with the old socks.
The mother-in-law was embarrassed: "I see that these socks are not broken, and it is a pity that they were thrown away, so I took them back and put them on." ”
"Mom, why are you doing this?" There are few clothes, socks still have to pick up my old clothes to wear, you lack what to tell me, I can buy you a new one. Xiao Tong was a little sad in his heart.
Why does the mother-in-law want to live like this?
The mother-in-law said, "Don't buy it, you have the money to save it for your children." ”
"All right, Xiao Tong, let's eat." Feng Hao came to persuade her.
"What to eat?" Our family of three wear new clothes, but your parents live such a life, do you feel good? Xiao Tong said to Feng Hao, "They are your parents, don't you feel pain?" ”
Xiao Tong was a straight man, and after saying these words, he took the bag of socks and went to the outhouse to stuff it into the stove hall, and it was all burned.
"Oh, Xiao Tong, this is not a pity, what a pity." The mother-in-law went to stop her in pain, but Xiao Tong had already stuffed all the socks into it, although the fire inside had been extinguished, but the socks were all stained with ash, and many of them were burned.
"Xiao Tong, what are you messing with?" Feng Hao came over to pull Xiao Tong, "You don't have a good meal on the first day of the New Year, why do you want to burn your socks, let your mother be anxious!" ”
"Feng Hao, I ask you, is your family really poor?" Kirito asked.
I didn't expect her to suddenly ask such a question, and Feng Hao and his parents were stunned.
"You're talking!" Xiao Tong asked: "If not, why does my mother have to wear a 35 yuan dress for more than ten years?" Why do you still have to pick up my old socks to wear? ”
The mother-in-law advised her: "Xiao Tong, my mother is not poor, it is the habit of saving." ”
"Mom, tell her!" Feng Hao said suddenly.
Then Feng Hao told the truth, it turned out that their family borrowed a sum of money when he was in college, and before he could pay it back, Feng Hao's father fell ill, borrowed tens of thousands of dollars for treatment, and then Feng Hao got married, and borrowed some money, and these two old people did not let their son tell Xiaotong.
Afraid that Xiao Tong hated that their family had foreign debts and did not want to marry, their old two families had also repaid some of their food and clothing in the past two years, but there were still 120,000 that had not been repaid.
After Hearing this, Xiao Tong's face was very ugly.
No wonder when she asked her mother-in-law to buy those things a few years ago, Feng Hao complained that it would cost a lot of money.
No wonder Feng Hao didn't let himself receive 500 yuan of red envelopes from his mother-in-law to his children!
The mother-in-law was a little worried: "Xiao Tong, you can rest assured, you don't need to pay back any of this money, and we can slowly pay it back." ”
The father-in-law also said, "Yes, it will not drag you down at all." ”
Kirito cried.
While crying, he punched Feng Hao and complained about why he didn't tell her the truth earlier!
Feng Hao said, "I'm afraid you have ideas, so I kindly concealed you." ”
Kirito said angrily, "Don't you know me yet?" If I had been poor and rich, I wouldn't have fallen in love with you in the first place! The two of us are living a happy life in the city, and you can't bear to let your parents live such a hard life? Why don't you want to help them pay them back? ”
Feng Hao said: "Our family's money is all held by you, where do I have any money to help my parents pay it back?" ”
"Then what do you do with your long mouth?" Won't you tell me clearly? If you say it and I don't agree, that's my problem, but if you don't even say it, it's your fault! You're dead wrong! Kirito said angrily.
"Every time I came, my mother made me food, and before leaving, she brought me eggs, vegetables, and pork, and I always thought they were living well, and it turned out that these were just extra good for me, and they themselves, even a pair of new socks, were not willing to buy!" 」 Kirito cried again as she spoke.
She also cried very loudly, and she was a poor mother-in-law, and she was angry with her husband.
"Oh, Xiao Tong, don't you cry, these socks mom don't want, you burn them all, this dress mom doesn't wear, you burn it too." The mother-in-law was so anxious that she didn't know what to do, so she quickly took off her purple coat and let Xiao Tong burn.
Xiao Tong cried even harder.
This stupid mother-in-law is really heart-wrenching!
Later, the child also cried, and Xiao Tong stopped crying and went to coax the child to go.
However, after breakfast, she asked her in-laws to wear the cashmere sweater she bought, and she resolutely refused to allow them to give up anymore.
The mother-in-law was afraid that Xiao Tong would be in a hurry, so she obediently put it on.
Such a good dress, although they are reluctant to wear, but it is really comfortable to wear, the old two feel very happy.
On the fourth day of the first year, the two children ate breakfast and prepared to go back to their mother's house.
Feng Hao quietly reminded Xiao Tong to let her return the 500 yuan to her mother, but Xiao Tong did not pay him back at all, nor did she pay it back!
Feng Hao didn't dare to say anything, and drove away with his wife and children.
When he drove to the county, Xiao Tong suddenly instructed her husband to drive an ATM.
"What are you going to do?" Feng Hao asked, "Do you still want to save 500 yuan?" ”
Xiao Tong punched him: "You careful eye, I am really too lazy to tell you, I am going to give your parents some money!" ”
Xiao Tong got out of the car and took 5,000 yuan, and asked her husband to drive the car back to her in-laws' house.
"Won't you go back to your mother's house?" Feng Hao asked.
"Send the money to your parents, and then go back to my parents' house, at most two hours delay, it's fine." Kirito said.
Feng Hao did not expect that his wife still had this filial piety, and he was very happy, and drove back again.
The mother-in-law was very surprised at first sight: "Why are you two back again?" What's left behind? ”
Xiao Tong shoved 5,000 pieces into her mother-in-law's hand: "Mom, this money is for you, you don't have to pay off your debts, just use it to improve your life with my father, buy new clothes, buy delicious food, don't be reluctant to give, spend it without me!" ”
"So much money?" If we can spend it randomly, you should still save it for your children. "Mother-in-law don't.
The father-in-law did not let him want it.
Xiao Tong was anxious: "The old man's life is not good yet, if we only think about the child, then it is still not a person?" You must dress well, or people will think that your sons and daughters-in-law are very unfilial, and they will not care about you. ”
Feng Hao said, "Yes, Mommy and Daddy, you will listen to Xiao Tong." ”
Xiao Tong scolded him: "You don't pretend to be a good person, just complain that you didn't say it earlier, how much money I have wasted in the past two years, you said it earlier, we help to pay it back together, and my parents will not be bitter like this." ”
Feng Hao was embarrassed.
Xiao Tong said to her in-laws: "You can rest assured that you can spend this 5,000, I and Feng Hao's salary are quite large, I will save some in the future, it will not take two or three years to guarantee that we can repay the 120,000, and then we will be solid in our hearts." ”
Gong Gong was really touched, "Xiao Tong, you are really a kind and good child, and it is so blessed that our Feng family married you!" ”
The mother-in-law said, "Xiao Tong, isn't she going to wronged you after that?" ”
Xiao Tong said: "I am only 27 years old, but I have only two or three years to save some flowers, how much grievance can this be?" Besides, I have a lot of good clothes and shoes, even if I don't buy new ones for three years, I am still fashionable and beautiful. ”
The old couple was moved to tears by listening to their daughter-in-law's words.
They lived at such an old age and encountered many unpleasant things, but they could grit their teeth and survive those things, and not a single tear fell, but today, they were moved to tears by their daughter-in-law Xiaotong.
But it's tears of happiness and joy!
On the way to her mother's house, Xiao Tong talked to her husband: "This matter is obviously your parents who have carried the difficulties themselves, but in fact, it is you who did not deal with it well as your son as a husband." You are the bridge between me and your parents, we have been realizing now, there are five years, I am what you should know, I am not a person to be reasonable, your parents are also simple, our relationship has been good. You should have told me this matter earlier, otherwise I have been in the dark, you are bored and do not say, our life is good, but your parents, but have been frugal to live on the ground, and, relying on the words of the two of them alone, I estimate that another five years may not be finished, that is to say, at least let your parents live another 5 years of hard life, they were born you late, now they are more than 60 years old, in five years, it is the 70-year-old man, you think, such an old man, but did not live a good life, Later, when they are gone, do you not regret it in retrospect? Don't blame yourself? Even in order to make ourselves feel better in the future, we must now try to make the old man live well within the scope of our ability! Are you right? ”
Xiao Tong's long talk completely infected Feng Hao's heart.
He felt that Xiao Tong was too right, he didn't like to talk straight, always stuffy personality, sometimes it was really delayed, before he felt that Xiao Tong's personality was a little too straight, talking and doing things straight to a little silly, but now look, if it is not Xiao Tong's straight temper, can his parents be moved to tears today?
Feng Hao said, "You are all right, in the future, everything in our family will be decided by you!" ”
The streets are lined with lights, and there are firecrackers and fireworks on the ground that have not had time to clean up.
The weather was sunny, the car was warm, the child was asleep in XiaoTong's arms, and Feng Hao felt that his parents were right, and it was a blessing that he could marry Xiaotong.
With such a good wife and daughter-in-law, it is strange that the days are not happy!
Do you think Xiao Tong has a point? Done right?
Xiao Tong's fast-talking, straightforward and kind personality, do you like it?