Chapter Eighty-Five: Thinking Home
The mother-in-law scolded the eldest daughter-in-law there, and the father-in-law hung his head and remained silent. He knew very well in his heart: There are many such things in the village, and his wife reacted so strongly, in fact, there was another hidden reason.
The mother-in-law married into the Mu family at the age of eighteen, and she was not pregnant for two years. Mother-in-law's mother-in-law, that is, Mu Nan's grandmother, is a powerful old lady who came over in the old era, because this mother-in-law is a "chicken who only hugs the nest and does not lay eggs". In the third year, the mother-in-law finally conceived a child in her anger, but unfortunately she was born a daughter, Mu Nan's grandmother naturally didn't like to see her, and she was also very careless in serving the confinement child. Within three months, the child was in a state of emergency. This is her mother-in-law's first child, so she is naturally very heartbroken, and she sadly believes that it is caused by Mu Nan's grandmother's poor care. Mu Nan's grandmother gave birth to six sons and four daughters, and she is naturally not a vegetarian when she regulates a big family. The daughter-in-law has always been pinched in the palm of her hand, and she dared to argue with her at this time, which made her shocked and angry. She insisted that it was her mother-in-law who took the child back to her parents' house to lead such a result. For this reason, the two sides quarreled, because it involved the mother-in-law returning to her parents' home, and the mother-in-law's mother-in-law finally got involved in the war. The final result was naturally the victory of Grandma Mu Nan, who was scheming and had the status of a parent. The mother-in-law's mother-in-law was angry and never stepped into the door of her son-in-law's house again. The status of the mother-in-law is also even lower at home.
In the next two years, my mother-in-law's life became more and more difficult. I can't help but Mu Nan's grandparents often reprimand her, and the concubines also gave her small shoes to wear. At that time, my father-in-law felt that he couldn't hold his head up in the village because he didn't have a son, so he naturally scolded his mother-in-law constantly when he came back. The people in the village are also indispensable to point fingers at the mother-in-law. The mother-in-law could only swallow silently with tears in her stomach and grievances, and she only felt that she couldn't survive the hard life at all.
The situation took a turn for the worse when my mother-in-law was twenty-four years old, and she finally became pregnant again, and she got a man in one fell swoop. This boy is Mu Nan's eldest brother. Since then, her mother-in-law can also walk in front of people with her head held high, and the family's attitude towards her has finally reversed. Her own man is becoming more and more obedient to her. In the next few years, her mother-in-law gave birth to two more boys and a girl at an average rate of one every two years, namely Mu Nan's second brother, sister and Mu Nan. Although she paid a lot of fines for this, her mother-in-law, who was afraid of lack of children, gritted her teeth and insisted on giving birth no matter how poor she was. She firmly believes that it is precisely because of these children that she can successfully defeat her mother-in-law, successfully split the family, and live a better life step by step. Mu Nan was the result of her mother-in-law's thirty years of age and the last child she gave birth to, after which she was required to have a sterilization. It is said that as the youngest and the oldest, he should be the most loved. But in fact, the child that my mother-in-law loves the most is Mu Nan's eldest brother. Maybe it was because she had lost a child before, which made her more pampered to this son; Perhaps it was the birth of this child that brought a turn for the better in her once infinitely gloomy life. In short, the eldest brother has always been the most eccentric object of his mother-in-law, and even the grandchildren are the most loved by his children. On the contrary, Mu Nan's sister-in-law is happy and straightforward, works roughly, and is strict with her husband, so she doesn't have the heart of her mother-in-law, and she made the most trouble when she quarreled and split up, so she was also the most resented by her mother-in-law.
Now, when the mother-in-law knows that her favorite son has been kicked out by her most hated daughter-in-law, braved the cold and worked hard, and her favorite grandson often can't eat on time, the old lady's reaction is naturally unusually fierce.
The father-in-law waited silently for his mother-in-law's anger to finish, he was not good at persuading, and he felt that this kind of thing did not need to be persuaded. According to past experience, as long as the old lady scolds enough, the matter will be over. But this time, the old man miscalculated.
The mother-in-law scolded for a while, and although she felt that she was angry, she was more worried about her son and grandson. Does your son bring thick clothes and quilts when he goes out? Can the grandson have a hot meal at home, and is he afraid of it when it gets dark at night? The son has such an unobtrusive daughter-in-law, and the grandson has such an unobtrusive mother, how can she, a grandmother, be relieved? The mother-in-law began to be a little unable to sit still, she really wanted to step back, call her son to her house, put on a thick cotton jacket that she had sewn by herself, hold her grandson in her arms, and make him a bowl of hot and fragrant pimple soup.
"Let's go back! I don't worry about the boss, and I don't worry about the second grandson. The mother-in-law couldn't help but say to her father-in-law.
"What?" The father-in-law didn't expect his mother-in-law to come to such a sentence at all, and he didn't react for a while, so he frowned for a long time and said, "How can you say that you will go back?" ”
The mother-in-law's eyes were red, and she burst into tears and said, "You don't want children at all?" Don't you feel sorry for your grandson? ”
As people get older, they love their children more and more, and my father-in-law is no exception. The grandson did think so, so he sighed and said, "Who said he didn't want to?" I couldn't sleep for the first two days. But Mu Nan's child is only a few months old...... Alas. ”
When the mother-in-law thought of the situation here, she also hesitated: "Xinxin is not good." I think she won't even be able to eat if she takes care of the children by herself. That...... Why don't we take the kids with us? ”
The father-in-law closed his eyes and shook his head, "No, no, no." What the can a child do at such a young age? ”
Mother-in-law silently: Xinxin will definitely not do it. So what to do? The mother-in-law endured the worries and thoughts in her heart, took a step back and said, "Why don't you be late?" Kindness...... When the child here is half a year old, let's go back together when the time comes! After speaking, he stared at the old man fixedly, waiting for his reply. Although her mother-in-law has recently been trained by Aunt Li to have a good temper with her father-in-law, when she really encounters something, she instinctively follows the old man's decision.
The father-in-law pondered for a while, bowed his head slightly, and said, "That's okay." But ......"
As soon as the mother-in-law breathed a sigh of relief, when she heard this "but", she couldn't help but tense her nerves and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?" What's wrong? ”
The father-in-law sighed and said, "Let's ask Mu Nan what he means first." "After all, it's not in my own home now, and I can't decide anything. is old, but let his children and grandchildren take care of it, and his father-in-law can't help but feel a little angry.
The mother-in-law finally understood what her father-in-law meant, and she was a little speechless for a while. No, now this is someone's one-third of an acre. It's just a son, the problem is that there is a difficult daughter-in-law. Alas, when I was young, how could I dare to care about my mother-in-law as a daughter-in-law? It's all the mother-in-law who takes care of the daughter-in-law. When I became my mother-in-law, how could it be reversed? Why is he so miserable, and he has to suffer at both ends?
But thinking about the children and grandchildren at home, the mother-in-law temporarily swallowed her grievances, and said with a spirit: "It doesn't matter if he is happy or not." Anyway, I'm going to go back sooner or later. Even if I am not allowed to go back with my children, I will go back to see it by myself. Even if I just look at it, I feel at ease. ”
The father-in-law looked at the high-spirited mother-in-law, shook his head and didn't speak again. The mother-in-law didn't care about his reaction, she was taking out the will to fight with Grandma Mu Nan back then, and was determined to talk to her son and daughter-in-law that she must fight for the right to go home!