"Hi, I'm Wang Xiaoming, 28 years old this year, and I'm an ordinary office worker. I live with my parents and my mother-in-law in an old house in the old town. Although the conditions are not too good, we love each other and have a good time. "
"Look, Xiao Ming is playing games again!" Mom shouted at me, helplessness written all over her face.
"Mom, I'll just play for a while, I'm too tired from work and need to relax. I closed my computer and explained innocently.
"Alright, okay, stop playing, come and help. Dad said, taking a bunch of vegetables out of the refrigerator, "Today is your mother-in-law's birthday, and we are going to prepare a hearty dinner." "
I nodded and walked into the kitchen. Although it is true that I am sometimes annoyed by my mother-in-law's stubbornness, there is no doubt about her importance and love for us. In this way, our family tolerates and understands each other.
Our family has been living in this old neighborhood for more than 20 years. It used to be a lively community, but over time, the surrounding houses were demolished, leaving us as a small community of residents.
Dad was a manual laborer, hard working but not earning much. Mom works in a factory, and the salary is also very average. They barely make ends meet, but buying a house is naturally out of reach.
The mother-in-law is a stubborn old lady who is very attached to this once lively old neighborhood. Despite the deteriorating conditions, she just didn't want to move. Although Mom and Dad are also somewhat attached, they prefer to live a better life.
"If only we could get that money for the demolition, we would be able to move to a new house and live a better life. Mom often sighed like this.
However, the mother-in-law was resolutely unwilling to be demolished. Whenever she mentioned it, she would reprimand her parents for being "carried away". I know that her stubbornness hurts my parents.
Uncle Xiao Ming, the youngest son of the mother-in-law, was even more miserable. He was only in his early 30s, but the lower half of his body was paralyzed due to a car accident. He was unable to work and was living on very low government payments.
The mother-in-law is a traditional old lady, and her stubbornness is her most striking personality trait. She has a deep-seated attachment to the old community and considers it her whole world.
"This is our home! I'm not going to move out!" Whenever the family mentioned moving, the mother-in-law would reprimand, and her face was full of determination.
Her tone is often blunt and even a little aggressive. However, I know that behind her stubbornness is a deep attachment to her family. She just didn't want to leave here, leave all her memories behind.
My mother-in-law was very good to us, especially to Uncle Xiao Ming. After her uncle became disabled, she took care of him like a cow. Whenever she has free time, she will cook for her uncle and cook his favorite dishes for him.
"Mother-in-law, you're too worried, I'm fine. Her uncle often comforted her like this, but her mother-in-law still insisted on her own ways.
She is a stubborn old man, but her love for her family is sincere and selfless. It is this love that makes us tolerate her willfulness.
Uncle Xiaoming's experience broke my heart. As a young man, he was supposed to have a good future and a happy life. However, the car accident took everything away from him.
Although the operation saved his uncle's life, his lower body was completely paralyzed and he could no longer walk. After being discharged from the hospital, he was paralyzed in a small room and relied on a wheelchair to get around. A young and strong young man, just like that, his life is zero.
My uncle's mental state plummeted. Sometimes he yells at himself, and sometimes he cries loudly. We were all deeply crushed by what happened to him.
"Why is this happening? What am I doing wrong?" My uncle often asked himself questions like this, and his tone was full of helplessness and despair.
Looking at what happened to him, we all blamed ourselves. If only I could have taken better care of him; If there was more money, the best doctor would be found for him...... But it was too late.
My uncle started drinking to drown his sorrows, and we were all worried about him. However, his mother-in-law never gave up her love for him. She would cook herself every day and cook his uncle's favorite dishes; She would stay by her uncle's side and listen patiently to him.
"You are my favorite son, and my mother will always be by your side. His mother-in-law used to comfort him like this.
Gradually, my uncle's condition improved. Although he is still unable to live a normal life, at least he has regained hope and courage to survive. We were deeply touched by my mother-in-law's selfless love, and she was my uncle's last spiritual support.
The mother-in-law looked at what happened to Uncle Xiao Ming, and her heart was extremely self-blaming and painful. As a mother, she felt that she was not doing her duty and protecting her children well.
"It's all my fault, it's that I'm too headstrong to move to a new house. If I had listened to you, Xiao Ming wouldn't have been in that car accident. "Once, my mother-in-law said to us with red eyes.
We were all deeply touched by her words. It turned out that the stubborn old man had been feeling guilty and blaming himself. Her willfulness not only made our living conditions unable to improve, but also directly led to Uncle Xiaoming's misfortune.
Since then, my mother-in-law has been working tirelessly to persuade us to get the money and get a safer new place to live.
"We have to move! It's too old for Xiao Ming to live well here. She said to us sincerely, "The demolition money is our only hope." "
I looked at my mother-in-law's determined eyes and was deeply moved by her determination. This old man, who was once self-contained, has now changed so much.
The mother-in-law began to run around, and she went to the community director and the staff of the demolition office, hoping to get the money as soon as possible. However, the formalities have not been settled, and she has also begun to become anxious.
"If it is delayed any longer, Xiao Ming's illness will not be able to be properly treated. She often said anxiously.
I know that my mother-in-law is breaking her heart for Xiao Ming. Although her former willfulness caused us trouble, her current determination is motivated by her deep love for Xiao Ming. As a mother, she is willing to do whatever it takes, just so that her children can have a better life.
When Uncle Xiao Ming learned that his mother-in-law was going to fight for the demolition money for him, he was ecstatic. As a disabled person paralyzed in bed, his greatest hope is to live a more stable life.
"Wonderful mother-in-law, it would be nice if I could move to a new house. Uncle said happily, "The environment is definitely much better than here, and I can move more conveniently." "
However, after thinking about it, my uncle felt guilty again. He knew that his mother-in-law would not hesitate to make such a big sacrifice for him.
"No, mother-in-law, you're too tired. I've caused you too much trouble, and I'll owe you too much if I continue like this. Uncle discouraged.
The mother-in-law rejected categorically: "You are my favorite son, and my mother is willing to work for you." Don't think about it anymore, just listen to the mother. "
Looking at the determined eyes of his mother-in-law, the uncle choked up. Yes, a mother's love for her child is selfless and never cares about the cost. He was deeply moved by his mother-in-law's determination, and at the same time deeply remorseful.
Since then, the uncle has never objected to the mother-in-law. He began to take the initiative to cooperate with his mother-in-law, hoping to share her worries and solve problems. Although his physical condition prevented him from doing much, his moral support was the greatest encouragement to his mother-in-law.
The mother-in-law began to run tirelessly, hoping to get the money. She first approached the community director and asked him to help.
"Director Zhang, it's really difficult for you to look at the situation of our family. Xiao Ming's illness has not been properly treated, and we are homeless. Can you help us get that money as soon as possible?" The mother-in-law said earnestly.
Director Zhang shook his head after hearing this: "I can't do anything about this, the distribution of demolition funds must comply with a series of procedures, and I am only a window unit here." "
The mother-in-law was depressed all at once, but she did not give up hope. She went to the staff of the demolition office again, but the attitude of the other party was also very negative.
"You understand that these procedures are too complicated, and we are doing our best to speed up the process. However, your family's situation is so special that we can't do much about it. The staff member said helplessly.
The mother-in-law was so desperate that she almost cried when she returned home. Seeing her burst into tears, we were all deeply touched. An elderly lady has to run around and ask for help for the food and clothing of her family.
"It's all me, it's me who is too willful to cause you to be so poor. The mother-in-law blamed herself. We couldn't bear to blame her anymore, we just stepped forward to comfort her.
Just when we were at a loss, a ray of light finally appeared. The community director called out of the blue, saying that his application for demolition had been approved and told us to go through the formalities as soon as possible.
However, the good times did not last long. When we happily went to go through the demolition procedures, an unexpected news completely hit us.
It turned out that the demolition money did not belong to us, but to my mother-in-law's mother-in-law's family! When we first moved into this house, it was a rented property of my mother-in-law's family.
"What? That's our family's property, how can it be owned by you?" The mother-in-law's eldest sister said incredulously.
"But we've been living here for over 20 years, and this is our home!" The mother-in-law argued.
The two sides had a violent quarrel, and the scene was very tense for a while. We were all stunned by this unexpected news, and we didn't expect that so many years of hard work would be wasted.
The mother-in-law's eldest sister is a stubborn old lady, and she said categorically that the demolition money should belong to their family.
"This money is our nest's hard-earned money, how can it be distributed to you? If you are not convinced, you will sue us!" She yelled.
Our family was helpless and had no idea what to do. That money was our hope for survival, but now it seems that we have lost it.
Uncle Xiao Ming was in great pain, he cried and said: "It doesn't matter if I am paralyzed in bed like this for the rest of my life, we are almost out of food and clothing." "
We were all deeply stung by his words. Yes, all these efforts have been wasted, are we really at the end of the road? Just in despair, an unexpected contradiction appeared.