Chapter 16: Mother-in-law's Persuasion
In the evening, Mu Nan came back and told him about it angrily.
Mu Nan said noncommittally after listening: "Is it that serious?" My parents also watch the child be happy and make him happy. In my hometown, everyone is so funny about children. ”
Xinxin said angrily: "Is it important for children or for adults to be happy, is my child playing like this for them?" What are you being children? ”
Mu Nan scratched his head and said, "In our village, everyone does this." not only teases their own children like this, but also teases other people's families like this, and some of them are much more excessive. My parents are used to it, too. ”
Xinxin shouted angrily: "Then will you tease the children of your colleagues in the unit like this now?" Aren't you afraid that people will scold you? ”
After all, Mu Nan has been working for many years, and he knows that this is indeed a stereotype that is not easy for modern city people to accept, so he also changed his tone and said: "Of course it is not possible in the unit." Young people are less like this now. But my parents are so old that they have been ...... all their lives."
Xinxin immediately interrupted him: "I don't care, anyway, my children can't let them be so funny!" You have to make it clear to them right away, and you won't allow it again! Mu Nan was really anxious when she saw Xinxin, and her parents really didn't take care of this matter, so they didn't dare to object anymore, so they honestly ran to her in-laws' house to convey it.
When the in-laws heard this, they were very unimpressed. Indeed, in the village where they have lived for decades, this is the most common way for everyone to tease their children. In their eyes, this is no different from touching a child's little face and lifting the child high. Moreover, many people in the village are very proud of this kind of teasing, because only boys can be so funny, so for the child's family, this is actually a way to show off their exuberance in disguise. If outsiders tease the child like this, the child's family will not only not blame the other party, but will think it is a compliment and compliment! However, seeing Xinxin's reaction so strong during the day, and seeing Mu Nan so solemnly at night, the in-laws also understood that it was impossible for the daughter-in-law in the city to agree with this point. Living under the same roof, more is better than less, but this is also someone's one-third of an acre, isn't it? So under Mu Nan's repeated persuasion, the old couple reluctantly agreed. Since then, in front of Shin Shin, they have tried to avoid such actions.
Although the in-laws made concessions this time, they were still not very happy. Especially her mother-in-law, she felt that Mu Nan was too eager for Xinxin and listened to Xinxin's words too much. How does this work? A big man who listens to his daughter-in-law in everything, what does it say?
She taught her son, "That's your daughter-in-law, not your mother." How can you not have an idea of your own, what is she saying? ”
Mu Nan listened to her mother's questioning and defended: "No, I just listened to what she said made sense." Besides, Shin Shin is very tired of taking care of children every day. I cling to her a little bit, do I also want her to be happy? ”
The mother-in-law retorted unhappily and said, "Did she take the child alone?" Which one is idle, me or your dad? Besides, whoever raises children is like this, who is not burdened by being a mother? Just her hard work! What woman doesn't have children? How tired can you be? ”
Mu Nan retorted: "Isn't she all alone at night? ”
The mother-in-law scoffed and said, "Isn't it great to take care of the children by yourself at night?" Whose child is not taken by the mother alone at night? Which of the four of you did your dad take care of? Didn't I bring it all up myself! ”
The father-in-law also said: "Your mother got the four of you at that time, and you had to work in the fields, and there was no one to help, isn't it more tiring than your daughter-in-law?" ”
Mu Nan said: "Can Xinxin compare with my mother? My mom has been doing farm work all her life, and she has more strength than me. Xinxin has been weak since she was a child, and she has never done any heavy work in her mother's family, and she couldn't even carry a bucket of water before, but now it's hard for her. Besides, my mother raised us at that time like raising a piglet, and when she made a fuss at night, she stuffed it into her mouth, and she didn't need to change diapers, and the urine seeped down through the meadow. During the day, it is more convenient, and when you go to the ground, you can throw it on the edge of the ground. Why bother? ”
When the mother-in-law heard this, she wiped her tears with anger and said, "I really have no conscience, which of you didn't grow up in my arms?" When I was younger, didn't I always hold it every day? It would be even more troublesome if one of you got sick, and at that time, no doctor in the village had to walk dozens of miles to the town to see it. Once your father happened to be away from home, didn't I just carry your brother on my back? Not to mention, every day when I come back to the hospital, I will hug you first, and I can't take care of eating. Why don't you bother? ”
Mu Nan scratched his head and said, "Really? Didn't you always say that we were busy in the fields at that time, and you either threw us on the bed or on the edge of the ground? ”
The mother-in-law said angrily: "Pure nonsense, what is the matter! If you are a mother, you will not be burdened. ”
After saying this a lot of times, Mu Nan gradually felt that it was indeed such a reason: which woman is not a mother, and which is not a mother? It's all rightly deserved. Besides, since everyone can do this, it's not a big deal.
It's a pity that Shin Shin doesn't think so, Mom and Dad are the same, why do mothers have to suffer more? Her colleagues and friends around her, the child was handed over to the old man after birth, and there were many people who didn't care about anything. A little better to bring it by yourself at night, but also with her husband, the woman just lies down to feed, and the man gets up to change the child's diaper. It's really rare for someone like Shin Shin to cover it all by herself. The reason why Shin Shin is willing to make her own children every night is not because she agrees with the traditional views of her in-laws, but because she feels sorry for Mu Nan, afraid that he will not sleep well in three shifts, which will affect his work and health. Therefore, when Mu Nan copied her mother-in-law's words and told Xinxin, what she got was a big roll of Xinxin's eyes: "Isn't the child yours?" My own child? Or did I have sex with someone else? Mom should be affected, but dad shouldn't be affected? ”
Mu Nan smiled: "You're a mother." Mom is the dearest, so mom is the most tired. ”
Xinxin was unhappy: "What's wrong with being a mother?" When you it, you deserve to be tired to death? Besides, isn't the child close to you? Every day, as soon as you enter the door and hear your voice, the child looks at the door through the curtain and dances happily. The child kisses you so much, why don't you suffer a little more? I'm tired every day. You are tired from work, I feel sorry for you. I'm so tired, who feels sorry for me? ”
Mu Nan said disapprerovingly: "Aren't other people's families like this? I haven't heard anyone's daughter-in-law cry out every day that she is tired. ”
Xinxin was even more unhappy: "People? Have you gone to someone's house and asked? People will tell you this kind of thing? You're not someone's husband. Besides, there are men who get up every night to get children, and mothers-in-law who cover all of them at night, why don't you say it? ”
Mu Nan couldn't say it when she saw it, so she quickly ran away, but she felt that Xinxin was a little hypocritical, if a woman doesn't look at her children, is she still called a woman?