01
My mother-in-law's old illness relapsed, and my husband and I hurriedly sent my mother-in-law to the hospital for treatment.
My husband called my brother-in-law and asked them to come and visit. The brother-in-law said that he was busy with work and would tell his brother and daughter-in-law to visit him in the hospital.
So, my brother-in-law continued to work with peace of mind, while my husband and I had to ask for leave, one running up and down to go through the hospitalization procedures and pay the bills, and the other was always by my mother-in-law's bedside, for fear that something would happen to her.
On the second day of her mother-in-law's hospitalization, her brother and daughter-in-law were late. Looking at her empty-handed, I couldn't help but scold in my heart.
It is said that the richer the person, the more he searches, and it is true.
02
As soon as the younger brother and daughter-in-law came to the hospital, they greeted her mother-in-law with warmth, and blamed herself for saying that the child was not feeling well yesterday, and she couldn't take time to come to the hospital to take care of her, and she didn't even have time to buy fruit supplements, so that her mother-in-law could understand her.
The mother-in-law said gratefully, it's good for you to come, it's a waste of money to buy those things, you have to raise two children, the pressure is high, and the family doesn't need to pay attention to those false courtesies.
After my brother-in-law and mother-in-law exchanged pleasantries, I took out the bill and asked my brother-in-law to look at it, and the two brothers shared half of it. The younger brother and daughter-in-law took it and just glanced at it roughly, and then left under the pretext that they were in a hurry, and came to visit their mother-in-law another day.
The mother-in-law looked kind, saw her brother and daughter-in-law away, and then her face changed, and she was very picky about the food I had just brought from the cafeteria, saying that the food was bland and tasteless, and there was no nutrition at all.
03
I didn't argue, I just silently served tea and poured water for my mother-in-law, and took her for a check-up according to the doctor's requirements, and I couldn't even take care of my own child, so I could only beg my mother to help me take the child back to my parents' house for a while.
I was guarding my mother-in-law in the hospital, but my mother-in-law was still not satisfied, and always asked me when her eldest son would come?
I forced myself to endure many of my mother-in-law's complaints. Because I know that once I get angry, my mother-in-law will inevitably sue her husband.
My husband is already under a lot of pressure at work, he goes out early and returns late every day, and now he has to come to the hospital at night to accompany the bed, and the whole person is like a tight string, maybe it will break one day.
04
My mother-in-law was hospitalized for a week, and my brother-in-law came to visit him empty-handed and said many nice things, which made my mother-in-law's heart bloom.
The younger brother and daughter-in-law came three times empty-handed, and they also said a lot of nice things, which seemed particularly virtuous and filial, and the people in the ward praised the mother-in-law for her blessings, and the two daughters-in-law took turns to take care of them.
On the day I was discharged from the hospital, I called my brother-in-law and brother-in-law again and asked them to share the cost. As a result, the young couple said in unison, sister-in-law, my mother lives with you, and the cost is up to you, anyway, it's not much, only 20,000 yuan.
The younger brother and daughter-in-law said this more than once or twice, but every time her mother-in-law was hospitalized, she was like this. Over time, contributing money and effort to serve my mother-in-law has naturally become the responsibility of my husband and me.
05
But the mother-in-law kept talking about the filial piety of her youngest son and daughter-in-law, and took time out of her busy schedule to visit her in the hospital. Listening to my mother-in-law's praise for my youngest son and daughter-in-law, I had mixed feelings in my heart.
Every time my mother-in-law's old illness recurs, only my husband and I run before and after, contributing money and efforts, and the brother-in-law and his wife often hide if they can, and only pretend to come to comfort after everything settles.
But often the more we do, the more my mother-in-law complains. Either disgusted that we did not arrange a separate ward for her, or disgusted that we did not give her a personal soup to make soup, but took the meals from the hospital cafeteria to perfunctory her.
I have long understood my mother-in-law's temperament and character. In the past, for the sake of my husband's face, I basically endured it if I could, and I didn't want to make the whole family restless because of such a trivial matter.
06
It's just that the more you get used to your mother-in-law, the more your mother-in-law will pinch you like a soft persimmon.
The more my husband and I are obedient to my mother-in-law, the higher her requirements for us will be, and we will raise children at every turn to prevent old age, sons should be filial to their parents, and daughters-in-law should serve our mother-in-law.
When I was discharged from the hospital, I said that I would send the bill to my brother-in-law, and this time the two would share it equally no matter what. My mother-in-law was immediately unhappy, and said that it was only 20,000 yuan, and your salary was not low, so why should you ask your brother again?
Listening to my mother-in-law's words and words to defend and defend the little uncle, my heart sank, and I turned the steering wheel directly and drove in the direction of the little uncle's house.
When I arrived at my brother-in-law's house, I threw my mother-in-law's luggage into my brother-in-law's house without saying anything, and then drove away. Since the mother-in-law praised the younger son and his wife so much, let her enjoy the happiness at the younger son's house.
07
It's just that my mother-in-law, who hasn't been blessed for long, calls me all day long, begging me to pick her up, saying that she is old and wants to live in the old place, and she doesn't want to move her nest easily.
I didn't agree, what kind of joke, why did I have to pick up the burden that I had just thrown away? We raised my mother-in-law for 10 years, and she said that she was unfilial for 10 years.
Seeing that I was indifferent, my mother-in-law called her husband again. Seeing my husband's hesitant appearance, I had a direct showdown, either we divorced, you and your mother lived a good life, or the two families took turns to support the elderly, I don't want to be the wrongdoer anymore.
After my showdown, my husband didn't dare to act rashly anymore. Many parents say that raising children prevents old age. But they don't know how to deal with their daughter-in-law, because their son's pension is a mouthful, but the daughter-in-law's pension is hands-on.