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My name is Chen Xiaoli and I am 28 years old. After graduating from university, I married my classmate Li Ming, and have lived with him and his mother, Mrs. Li, ever since. At first, the three of us got along fairly well. But as time went on, there were more and more conflicts between me and my mother-in-law. I'm a bit of an independent person and like to live my life my way. Mrs. Li, on the other hand, is more traditional and has a lot of expectations and requirements for her daughter-in-law. She felt that I was not considerate enough for my son, that I did not know how to do housework, and that I lacked filial piety to her.
"Xiaoli, look at how thick the dust is at home, why don't you clean it?" Mrs. Li said with a frown.
"Mom, Xiaoli is very tired from work, don't always worry about housework. "Li Ming hurried to relieve me.
"Ouch, you're used to her! If she leaves all the housework behind in the future, don't blame me for not reminding her!" Mrs. Li shook her head, her tone full of dissatisfaction.
Every time Mrs. Lee said that, I was sad. I didn't mean to neglect my housework, I just got too busy at work. But she always blamed me, and didn't understand my hard work at all. Sometimes I would fight back, saying that she was old and broken-mouthed, and she was in charge of everything. But when I think that she is a mother-in-law after all, I feel guilty again. I really love Li Ming and I want to love his family. It's just that the contradiction between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law seems to doom us to not get along.
It was a sunny weekend and I had just returned from some groceries at the supermarket. As soon as I entered the door, I saw Li Ming sitting alone in the living room, his face a little gloomy. I put my purchases down, walked over to him and sat down, and found him holding a note in his hand.
"What's the matter, dear, is there something going on in the company?" I asked with concern.
Li Ming didn't answer, just handed me the note. I unfolded it and saw that it read: "Divorce your daughter-in-law quickly, or my mother will go back to the countryside to live." "
My heart suddenly felt like it had been struck hard, and my arm trembled involuntarily. Looking at the familiar handwriting on the note, I knew it was written by Mrs. Lee.
"Y-What are you going to do?" I tried to steady my voice and asked Li Ming.
"I'm also struggling. Li Ming sighed, "Mom, she's old, I don't want her to be wronged outside." But you are my wife, how can I divorce easily?"
As Li Ming spoke, his eyes turned red. I could see his inner struggle at the moment. I took his hand and squeezed it hard, hoping to give him some strength and comfort. But I myself felt my eyes moist, and fear and pain raging in my heart. What should I do? Should I stick with Li Ming, or should I choose to divorce for the sake of my mother-in-law's well-being? This is a difficult choice for me.
I began to think back to the past few years after I married into the Li family. Although there have been contradictions and quarrels, my feelings for Li Ming have never weakened. And Mrs. Li's attitude towards me, I also have an unshirkable responsibility. Maybe I should be more considerate of her and respect her status and habits. But now she's asking us for a divorce, and it's heartbreaking. Did I do something wrong that she was so determined, or did she simply not accept me as a daughter-in-law?
"How can she do this to you?" Xiaohong said angrily, "If you want me to say, you should leave Li Ming, so as not to be more angry in the future." "
"But I still love him. I whispered, "Even if my mother-in-law is like this, I don't want to leave him like this." "
Xiaohong looked at me and sighed: "Then what are you going to do? Continue to endure it? The conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law will affect your relationship sooner or later." "
Xiaohong's words hit my heart's concerns. Of course, I hope to grow old with Li Ming, but if my mother-in-law keeps obstructing her like this, our relationship will eventually be lost. And if she wants to go back to the countryside, Li Ming will definitely feel deeply guilty, and her life will be even more painful. But divorce is also a difficult choice for me, and I don't want to give up my relationship with Li Ming like this.
I returned home distraught, took off my coat and collapsed on the couch. Looking at the familiar home environment, my tears suddenly fell uncontrollably. I hugged the pillow, tears gradually wetting it. Will I still be able to stay in this house? Am I still worthy of being Li Ming's wife?
Li Ming talked about this with his colleague Lao Wang in the company.
"You just listened to your mother like this and lost Xiaoli? Lao Wang persuaded him, "Xiaoli is so good, where can you find such a thing outside?"
"I know, but she's pathetic. Li Ming sighed, "If she really goes back to the countryside alone, I will regret dying." "
"Are you going to get a divorce, or are you going to let your mother live on her own?"
Li Ming's heart is full of contradictions. Of course he loves his wife Xiaoli, and the two of them really love each other. But his mother is such an important existence in his mind. His mother brought him up with hard work, and he always felt that he owed his mother too much. Now that his mother is old, he should be filial to her rather than let her die of loneliness.
After work, Li Ming drove alone on the road. His brow was tightly knit, and his hands were clenched tightly on the steering wheel. He sighed heavily, shook his head vigorously. This tangled question weighed down on him like a mountain, leaving him breathless. Eventually, he parked his car in front of a bar and walked in alone.
Just when Li Ming was alone with a sad face, Mrs. Li suddenly came to their small home. It was already past eleven o'clock in the evening, and her daughter-in-law Xiaoli was resting in the bedroom. As soon as Mrs. Li entered the door, she scolded: "You two are jealous, aren't you, ignoring the old man's words!
Xiaoli was awakened by this sound and walked out of the bedroom sleepily. Seeing her mother-in-law's angry face, she was startled and hurriedly stepped forward to explain.
"Hmph, what are you tangling with? I just don't like you, and I don't care about my son all day long! Mrs. Li said confidently.
"Mom, you've talked enough! Xiaoli did something wrong, how can you say that about her?" Li Ming finally interjected.
"You are used to her, she will be so arrogant! If you leave her, you will be honest with your mother in the future, saving her from hooking up outside!"
"Mom, you're so ugly!" Li Ming was so angry that his face turned red.
Xiaoli was enraged by Mrs. Li's words, and tears fell straight down. She never thought that she would be humiliated like this by her mother-in-law. Seeing this, Li Ming hurriedly stepped forward and hugged her and patted her back comfortingly. And when Mrs. Li saw her son protecting her daughter-in-law, she was immediately furious, pointing at Xiaoli's nose and reprimanding loudly. The three of them were frozen in the living room, and no one was willing to give in.
Xiaoli was extremely angry and sad in her heart. She never imagined that she would be so humiliated. The mother-in-law's words were undoubtedly an insult to her personality, which she could no longer tolerate. She began to wonder if she should leave this home, away from the slander and hurt of her mother-in-law.
The quarrel in the living room became more and more intense, and the scene got out of control for a while. At this moment, Mrs. Li suddenly said a decision that caught people off guard: "Okay, okay, I think you really don't want to get along with me anymore! Then I'll just go back to my hometown, so as not to see you intrigue and regurgitate here!"
"Mom, don't talk stupid. Li Ming hurriedly stepped forward to dissuade him, "How can you live alone in the countryside? The conditions in the city are so good, isn't it good for you to stay here?"
"Hmph, I'm just causing you trouble by staying here! You young people don't look down on my old bones, I should go. Mrs. Li said categorically.
"Mom, don't be willful. Xiaoli also opened her mouth to persuade, "If you are alone in the countryside, we will miss you." "
"Hmph, you're missing me now, and when I'm gone, you'll be able to mess around like a wolf!"
When Li Ming heard his mother's words, he was immediately struck by deep guilt. He has been an obedient and sensible child since he was a child, and he is deeply loved by his mother. His mother brought him up with hard work, and he made up his mind to be filial to his mother in the future since he was a child. But now, his mother was leaving them to live alone, which made him feel guilty and guilty.
He began to hate himself. Did he do something wrong that made his mother think so resolutely? Was his consideration and love for his mother not enough? Or should he have left Xiaoli a long time ago and served his mother well? All kinds of self-blame stirred in his heart, and his tears were rolling.
At the same time, Xiaoli watched the atmosphere become more and more stiff, and she began to panic. Although she didn't want to admit it, her mother-in-law's decision was more or less related to her. If she could have been more considerate of her mother-in-law, maybe she wouldn't have gotten to where she is today. However, is the mother-in-law's approach too much? Asking her to leave Li Ming is too cruel for her. All kinds of confusion and self-blame made her heart hurt fiercely.
"What a crazy woman! How could she be so willful?" Xiaohong said angrily, "If it were me, I would have kicked her out a long time ago." "
However, she is Li Ming's biological mother after all. Xiaoli sighed, "We can't really drive her away." "
"So what are you going to do? Xiaohong asked, "I think you should leave Li Ming, so as not to fall deeper and deeper in the future." "
I came home in a state of great confusion and collapsed on the couch for a long time. My eyes were so sour that I seemed to have dried my tears. I stared at the ceiling, my mind a mess.
"Your mother is too willful, isn't she? In order to oppose your daughter-in-law, she is going to leave you to live on your own?" Lao Wang shook his head.
"But that's what she's like, and I've been used to her since I was a child. Li Ming said helplessly, "Now that she is leaving, I can't resist her." "
Li Ming's heart once again fell into a deep contradiction. Although her mother's decision was paranoid, she was already in her seventies and eighties, and her health was indeed deteriorating. If she really lives alone in a rented house, if something happens, he will be burdened with lifelong regrets and self-blame.
However, if he divorces for the sake of his mother, then where will the relationship between him and Xiaoli go? Xiaoli has always been a good wife, considerate to him, and the relationship between the two is so affectionate. If he loses Xiaoli, he will bear a lifetime of pain and regret.
After work, Li Ming drove alone on the road. His brow was tightly knit, and his hands were white with a hard grip on the steering wheel. He sighed heavily, shook his head vigorously, as if trying to leave the chaos in his mind behind.