Chapter 53: The Little Washing Machine
Mother-in-law felt that Mu Nan was always finding fault with herself recently, and she raised her voice at every turn. The son is not like this, he is filial to himself. 100% was instigated by the daughter-in-law behind her, this "difficult" daughter-in-law in the city!
Mu Nan is indeed a filial child. When Shin Shin chose Mu Nan as her marriage partner, many people were not optimistic, thinking that Mu Nan's family had poor economic conditions, and her appearance and personality were not particularly outstanding, and Shin Shin not only had a beautiful appearance and gentle personality, but also had superior family conditions, so it was not easy for Shin Shin's parents to pass. But the actual result surprised everyone, Xinxin's parents not only happily agreed to their marriage after contacting Mu Nan for a period of time, but also covered all the expenses of the marriage. The reason why they were able to get the strong support of Xinxin's parents so quickly was because Mu Nan was filial, and the two old people were very satisfied with this.
This is true for both mother-in-law and mother-in-law, let alone for their own parents. When the confinement sister-in-law just left, Mu Nan saw that her mother-in-law was working hard to wash diapers every day, so she went to buy a small washing machine. In fact, there is a fully automatic washing machine at home, but listen to the confinement sister-in-law: children's clothes must be separated from adults when washing, otherwise the bacteria on adult clothes can easily contaminate children's clothes and diapers, and children's resistance is weak, and the breeding bacteria are easy to cause a variety of diseases. During the confinement, the confinement lady has always washed diapers by hand in order to adhere to this principle. In the first few days after the confinement sister-in-law left, the mother-in-law was the main force of diaper washing. In order to reduce the burden on her mother-in-law and ensure the cleanliness of the children's clothes, Mu Nan ignored her mother-in-law's objections and moved the small washing machine home. At first, my mother-in-law thought it was a waste, but as soon as she used it, she found that it was indeed convenient and trouble-free. And more importantly, the father-in-law can also help wash diapers, the old man is not good at laundry and cooking, and he can learn faster than the old lady by fiddling with these appliances or something. And the work of washing diapers naturally fell to my father-in-law.
Xinxin raised her hands in favor of this, in fact, Xinxin's reputation for filial piety to the elderly has always been better than Mu Nan's. When she first got married, Xinxin and her mother-in-law got along better than their own mother and daughter, and the sweet name of "Mom" made Xinxin's mother jealous. After Shin Shin became pregnant, the old man had to come to see the child. Originally, according to the usual custom in the two places, the mother-in-law came alone. But Mu Nan's father can't cook by himself, and a few years ago, his mother-in-law and Mu Nan's two sisters-in-law often quarreled, so they have separated from the eldest brother and second brother. The father-in-law wanted to save face and refused to go to his two sons to eat together. Mu Nan couldn't help but feel a little worried, and when she saw it, she offered to let her father-in-law come over. Although Mu Nan's house claims to be 80 square meters, because it is an elevator room, the public share is relatively large. The actual usable area is only more than 50 square meters, two bedrooms and one living room, the small two live very well, if you add the old two will be a little crowded. Especially the bathroom is close to Shin Shin's bedroom, it doesn't matter if the mother-in-law comes, if the father-in-law comes, there will definitely be a lot of inconvenience. Especially in the summer, the most uncomfortable person is definitely Shin Shin. Mu Nan also took these into consideration, so he didn't dare to rashly propose it and let his father come.
But Xinxin thinks that Mu Nan's parents are not her own parents? Although the house is small, it can accommodate four people. Why should you let your father-in-law worry about three meals a day at home alone? Mu Nan listened to Xinxin's words and was silent for a long time. Shin Shin asks him what is wrong. He said that the conditions in the city are good, and he is afraid that the old man will come to see the children for a long time and get used to the life in the city, so he will not be able to adapt to returning to the countryside when he is older. Shin Shin immediately suggested that the elderly could be considered to stay permanently.
"Then they are old and can't move, who will take care of them? Besides, they don't have health insurance, and it's so expensive to see a doctor in the city. "As a man, Mu Nan's ideas are always very practical. At the same time, he was not sure if his wife really wanted to keep the old man.
Xinxin said, "Isn't this the day your parents raised you for college and waiting?" If we can't wait, we can hire someone. As for the medical expenses, that is, they go back to be taken care of by your brother, the two brothers are both working in the family farm, the income is limited, so many years they have been looking for the old man to ask for money, and it is impossible to pay much for medical expenses, so in the end, this money must be paid by us, is there any difference? ”
Mu Nan was greatly moved after hearing this, holding Xinxin's hand and not knowing what to say. The two began to plan what they needed to prepare for the old man's permanent residence in the future. I even went to see the house, planning to change to a bigger one to live with the old man in the future, or buy a small apartment for the old man near the current house. It's just that I haven't seen the right one, and Xinxin's pregnancy reaction is relatively large, and it is really powerless to go out to see the house, so this matter has been temporarily put on hold.
When she returned to her parents' home, Xinxin mentioned this plan to her parents. Shin Shin's mother was still very hesitant, she reminded Shin Shin that she must think about it, it is very hard for the old man to take care of the child, but it is not an overnight thing to keep the old man. Xinxin said to her mother seriously: "Whose parents are not parents? Don't say that they come to show us the children, even if they don't show the children, we should also provide for our parents. Besides, I treat my father-in-law and mother-in-law like this, and I also hope that Mu Nan will treat you the same in the future. Seeing that her daughter was so kind and filial, her mother had nothing to say.
It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, as soon as the child was born, the relationship with the in-laws changed from seeing each other occasionally to looking up and not looking down every day, and the contradictions began to breed and spread. Even so, Shin Shin is as generous as ever when it comes to spending money on the elderly. In the past, sending money and buying things to the elderly was all Xinxin's thoughts, and often Mu Nan said to give 2000, Xinxin sent 3000, Mu Nan said to 3000, and Xinxin sent 5000. Now that the old man is around, Shin Shin still pays living expenses as usual, and because things in the city are relatively more expensive than those in the village, Shin Shin has also raised her living expenses twice in a row. Xinxin sincerely hopes that her in-laws can see her sincerity, she is willing to treat her parents-in-law as her own parents, and she also hopes that her parents-in-law can treat herself wholeheartedly. She thinks that her family can be like what is written in the book, and her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law get along like mother and daughter.
But the gap between reality and aspiration is always so big. My mother-in-law has only been here for four months, and Xinxin already feels that it is difficult to get along with her. Let's just say that this small washing machine was bought back to reduce her burden, and it was also said that it was specially designed to wash children's clothes. But my mother-in-law didn't do that. Today, Xinxin saw her mother-in-law busy in the bathroom, and I felt very strange, in the past, my father-in-law washed diapers, why did the sun come out in the west? When she went in, her mother-in-law was busy stuffing her underwear into the small washing machine, and there was a pile of washed in-laws' inner and outer clothes in the basin next to her, apparently just taken out of the small washing machine. Xinxin was angry and anxious, and hurriedly said to her mother-in-law: "Mom, this small washing machine is specially for children. We have a big washing machine for our adults' clothes. It cannot be mixed. ”
The mother-in-law stopped, was stunned for a moment, and began to take out the clothes that had been put in the washing machine with a straight face, and said as she took them: "I'm just going to use it to dry it." ”
Xinxin said: "We have a big washing machine, and we have to buy such a small washing machine, just to wash the clothes of adults and children separately, why spend this money without spending this matter?" If you don't think it's troublesome to use a big washing machine, next time you have clothes for me, I'll help you wash them in a big washing machine. ”
The mother-in-law said, "No, no, just a few pieces, I rubbed them out with my hands." Seeing that Xinxin was still not very relieved, he added: "Today is the first time to use it, and I won't use it if you say it." As soon as you put it in, you came in, and it didn't work. Xinxin glanced at the washed and dried clothes, and had to pretend not to see it.