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My name is Xiao Zhang, I am 28 years old, and I am an ordinary employee of a manufacturing company. His wife, Xiao Li, 26 years old, works in a public institution. Our married life has just begun, but we have encountered a sudden crisis.
My mother-in-law, Mrs. Wang, is 50 years old and a traditional housewife. Ever since we got married, she has often come to my house to help with household chores. It is precisely because of her frequent appearance that I discovered some clues about Xiao Li.
One day, I got off work early, ready to surprise Xiao Li. I suddenly became angry and asked Xiao Li loudly what was going on.
Xiao Li was taken aback by my appearance and panicked to explain that the person was just her colleague and had nothing else to do with it. But I obviously wouldn't be fooled, and I kicked the man out on the spot.
When Xiao Li saw that I was angry, he also began to get angry, saying that I was making too much of a fuss. We had a big fight over this, and no one could convince anyone if you said anything to me.
Since that day, Xiao Li and I have been like strangers, and we have been in a cold war confrontation all day long. Sometimes she would take the initiative to make peace with me, but I would turn a deaf ear to all her explanations.
"Zhang, just forgive me this time, I swear I'll never do that again. Xiao Li begged me like this almost every day.
"Do you think I'm so easy to fool? I have seen the scene of your affection with my own eyes, and I can't hide the truth with any quibbles. I responded to her coldly.
"Hmph, are you still reasonable? Cheating is cheating, don't want to use those rhetoric to fool you by!" I don't want to hear any more explanations from her at all.
We're just going back and forth, arguing and arguing. Xiao Li sometimes took the initiative to go on hunger strike, trying to force me to forgive her, but I turned a blind eye. Our contradictions are getting bigger and bigger, and it seems that they can no longer be bridged.
One day, when I got home from work, I found Mrs. Wang waiting in the living room. When she saw me enter, she hurried up to meet me.
"Xiao Zhang, it's not a matter for the two of you to quarrel like this. Marriage is like a tree, although it is in a storm now, as long as you water it with your heart, it will eventually come back to life. "
"Mother-in-law, don't do anything more. Xiao Li cheated, this is already an ironclad fact, how can I forgive her?" I replied coldly.
"But she's your wife after all. You newlyweds, Yan'er, have such a good relationship, why did you part ways so quickly? You have to give her a chance!" Mrs. Wang persuaded me earnestly.
Mrs. Wang's words made me furious. I glared at her, gritted my teeth, and said, "You're really interesting! Your daughter cheated, and you even helped to exonerate her? Could it be that you also cheated back then, that's why you defend her like this?"
"That was when your father was out working. At that time, our family was very poor, and your father had to work in other places to earn money in order to support the family. Once, he went out for a year and didn't come back, and your grandmother and I depended on each other, and our lives were extremely difficult. "
"It was at that time that I met a man who was very nice to me and often supported me with some living expenses. After going back and forth, there was an ambiguous relationship between us, and your grandmother was very sad when she found out, and tried to cut off my contact with him several times, but I refused ruthlessly. "
Mrs. Wang sighed heavily, her face full of guilt and self-blame. After a long time, she raised her head and said to me, "Xiao Zhang, do you understand now? I did such an excessive thing back then, and your father can still forgive me, so why can't you forgive Xiao Li?"
Seeing this, Xiao Li quickly knelt in front of me, crying and begging me for forgiveness: "Zhang, you see what my mother said, she did more than me back then, but my father still forgave her." Just forgive me this time, I swear I will never do it again!"
I lowered my head and stared at Xiao Li's tearful eyes, my heart was struggling and tangled like never before. Of course, I hated her cheating, but my mother-in-law's past made me involuntarily shake again.
There was a suffocating silence in the living room. Xiao Li was still on his knees, looking at me with tears in his eyes, his eyes full of pleading and pleading. Mrs. Wang looked at me with complicated eyes, as if waiting for my decision.
My heart was torn apart. On the one hand, I was indeed deeply hurt and betrayed by Xiao Li's cheating behavior, which is irreparable trauma. On the other hand, my mother-in-law's past has forced me to rethink what true forgiveness is.
"Xiao Li, tell me, why are you cheating?" After a long time, I asked, my tone full of exhaustion and helplessness.
"Hmph, what other qualifications do you have to swear in front of me?" I sneered, "Do you think I'm going to believe you?
"Enough!" I interrupted her abruptly and looked at Mrs. Wang, "Mother-in-law, I want to ask you, why didn't you get a divorce back then, and why did you forgive my father-in-law?"
Mrs. Wang took a deep breath, her face full of solemnity: "Indeed, back then, I did something that was intolerable. If it weren't for your grandmother's strong dissuasion, I might have really chosen to divorce and abandon your father and you. "
"But your grandmother reasoned with me again and again, and made me realize how much divorce hurts your children. And, despite your father's perennial absence, his dedication and sacrifice to our family is unparalleled. "
"Your grandmother said that marriage is like a tree, it will encounter storms and rains, and it will be eaten and withered, but as long as we water and care for it with sincerity, it will eventually be revitalized. She advised me not to give up easily and to give your father a chance. "
"Later, when your father returned, I told him what had happened. Although he was heartbroken, out of consideration for you, he eventually forgave me, and we lived a plain and happy life again. "
When Mrs. Wang said this, she couldn't help but burst into tears. She looked at me and said earnestly: "Xiao Zhang, marriage is like this, it is not perfect, but if we cherish it with love, it will make our lives beautiful." You should give Xiao Li a chance to be a new person. "
I bowed my head and was silent. Mrs. Wang's words were like a hammer that slammed into my heart. I began to reflect on whether my attitude towards Xiao Li was too heartless and paranoid.
Yes, Xiao Li's cheating is indeed a serious mistake. But shouldn't we give her a chance to reinvigorate? Just like Mrs. Wang back then, she finally chose her family and lived happily ever after.
"Xiao Li, get up. After a long time, I finally spoke, my tone full of tiredness but full of determination.
Xiao Li obviously didn't expect me to say this, she raised her head in a daze, her eyes full of surprise and anticipation.
I took a deep breath and said solemnly, "I decided to give you one last chance to be a new person." But if you betray our feelings again, then we're really done with that. "
Xiao Li's tears were gushing, she nodded excitedly, and kept repeating "thank you" in her mouth. Seeing this, Mrs. Wang also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and her face showed a look of relief.
"I have one condition, though. I suddenly added, and Xiao Li and Mrs. Wang couldn't help but be stunned.
"From today onwards, both of you mother and daughter will move to my house. So that I can keep an eye on you and avoid this happening again. I said word by word, in a resolute tone.
Xiao Li was stunned, as if he didn't expect me to make such a request. But soon, she nodded again and said with a crying voice: "Okay Zhang, I promise you that our mother and daughter will move in with you." "
From that day on, Xiao Li and Mrs. Wang moved to our nest. At first, the three of them lived together, and they still seemed a little uncomfortable.
Xiao Li always behaves in a proper manner, for fear of annoying me. Sometimes she even deliberately goes against the grain to show her sincerity. When I saw this, the anger in my heart subsided a lot.
Mrs. Wang is often busy at home, as if she wants to make up for her mistakes. Sometimes she would smile and say to me: "Xiao Zhang, look at my mother, I am now like a servant, serving the two of you." "
I smiled, but I was indescribably grateful. Yes, if it weren't for my mother-in-law's story back then, I might have really divorced Xiao Li.
Time passed day by day. Sometimes I see Mrs. Wang sitting alone on the balcony with a happy look on her face.
I walked up to her and patted her on the shoulder. She turned around and said to me with a smile on her face, "Okay, you mother and son can live happily ever after." My old bones have finally fulfilled their last wish. "
Gradually, I began to reflect on the true meaning of marriage. It's not just a matter of two people, it's about the future and future of the whole family.
A person can easily divorce, but if there are children, then the divorce will bring irreparable damage to the children. Although Xiao Li and I do not have children, her parents are also part of the family to us.
So when I insisted that Mrs. Wang's mother and daughter move in with us, it was also out of this consideration. I want to take concrete actions to defend the integrity of our small family.
Only when the whole family is together can we manage each other's marriage and family together. The meaning of marriage is to maintain the happiness of the whole family.
Through this experience, I experienced first-hand the power of forgiveness. If I had been ruthless and insisted on divorcing Xiao Li, the three of us might have capsized in the gutter and become strangers from now on.
But it was precisely because I finally chose forgiveness and gave Xiao Li a chance to be a new person that our family was able to regain its warmth. Xiao Li has really never cheated again, and our relationship is more harmonious and sweet than before.
Forgiveness does not mean forgetting or forgiving everything, but rather giving a chance to start over. It is the glue that binds family harmony, dissolves hatred, and stops the spread of conflict. With forgiveness, we can let go of the past and move back on to a happy future.
This experience made me realize that family is always the most important thing at all times. Family is our strong backing, and the only safe haven we can rely on when we suffer setbacks and injuries outside.
If there had not been Mrs. Wang's appearance and persuasion, Xiao Li and I would probably have divorced because of her cheating behavior, and we would have been strangers from now on. But it is precisely because of the care and love of our family that we were able to resolve this crisis in the end.
So no matter what happens in the future, I will do my best to maintain the integrity of this little family. Because only when our families are together, can we support each other and walk towards the other side of happiness together. The importance of family is something that no one can deny.
Since then, Xiao Li seems to have been reborn. She seemed to have made up her mind to prove her sincerity with her actions.
At home, she would be very considerate to my mother-in-law and me, for fear that we would be dissatisfied with anything. Sometimes she has to fight to do some household chores.
"Mom, just rest, Xiao Li is in the family, you can be an honest wife. Xiao Li would say this to Mrs. Wang, and then he was busy doing housework again.
When she went to work, she also worked hard, for fear of losing face to the unit. I work overtime every day to complete all the work with high quality. When colleagues saw her so diligent, they all praised her as a "model female worker".
When she got home, she would immediately drop everything and concentrate on serving me and my mother-in-law. Sometimes I would say to her with emotion: "You weren't so diligent before, aren't you working too hard now?"