1
Xu Ling carried the newborn gift bag, led her son, got off the train and went straight to her sister-in-law He Hui's house.
Ten days ago, He Hui just gave birth to his son, but at that time, his son had to go to class, so he could only take advantage of his son's rest to come back to see their mother and son.
Xu Ling prepared a red envelope worth 2,000 yuan for her nephew, and even cooked steamed buns for He Hui herself. She thought she had done a good job as a sister-in-law.
As a result, when she went out to the living room to answer a phone call and walked back, she heard her mother-in-law whispering to He Hui, to the effect that she was stingy, so she bought a set of clothes, and the meeting gifts were a little short.
Xu Ling was a little angry and was about to go in and talk to her mother-in-law when she heard He Hui say softly: "Mom, please keep your voice down. My sister-in-law will be angry when she hears this! She has already done a good job!"
Xu Ling felt a little comforted. It seemed that her sister-in-law was sensible, but her mother-in-law's words still made her feel uncomfortable. The leg that had already been stepped out did not know whether to go in or not.
By chance, her son came over and wanted to ask her a question. Her mother-in-law came out after hearing the commotion and smiled guiltily at Xu Ling.
Xu Ling smiled back, feeling a little awkward. She felt that her mother-in-law was really hypocritical. When she gave the red envelope just now, her mother-in-law said why she gave so much, but in the blink of an eye she was gossiping in front of her daughter.
Xu Ling took her son's hand and walked into another room. Out of the corner of her eye, her mother-in-law breathed a sigh of relief.
2
In the afternoon, according to the original plan, Xu Ling planned to take her son back to her parents' home. After finally coming back, could she stop by her parents' home for a while?
She said goodbye to He Hui and walked to the door. She caught a glimpse of her mother-in-law packing things in the kitchen. Xu Ling saw two hens, bird's nests, fresh farm eggs, etc. Normally, these were ordinary things for confinement, but Xu Ling just felt uncomfortable.
There is no other reason. When she was in confinement, her mother-in-law said that she was inexperienced and was afraid that the food she cooked would not be delicious. Xu Ling's husband He Ping was told to cook the food, and her mother-in-law only washed the children's clothes.
When we arrived at He Hui's place, her mother-in-law suddenly understood everything. She watched her mother-in-law take good care of He Hui and even prepared confinement meal recipes. She wore glasses and followed the video to learn them.
Probably sensing something was wrong with Xu Ling's eyes, her mother-in-law said sarcastically: "Xiaohui said she had no taste in her mouth, so I just wanted to arrange something nutritious for her. She doesn't have a mother-in-law, so I have to worry more!" "
Xu Ling suppressed her unhappiness and replied in a low voice: "Mom, Xiaohui is in confinement, shouldn't she eat better? Confinement is a big deal, so don't be careless!"
The mother-in-law nodded repeatedly, Xu Ling said no more nonsense, said a brief goodbye, opened the door and left.
Along the way, the more I thought about it, the more aggrieved I became. I couldn’t help but call He Ping to complain about his mother.
There was a reason why Xu Ling reacted so violently.
3
When Xu Ling married He Ping, she was at the age when she had enough to drink. She didn’t care that He Ping had no house or car, and she wanted to marry him.
Because of this, Xu Ling often got angry with her family. In the end, her mother compromised and let them get married for only a gift of 30,000 yuan.
At the beginning, my mother-in-law was really nice to Xu Ling. When she met people, she would tell people that their family had burned incense to get such a good daughter-in-law like Xu Ling. She was much better than the little girl over there who got caught in the eyes of money.
Whatever good food I bought, I always followed Xu Ling first, and even He Ping had to stand back. My mother-in-law often pulled Xu Ling and said that although she was her daughter-in-law, in her heart, Xu Ling and her daughter He Hui had the same position. Yes, she will love her as her biological daughter.
Xu Ling believed it, and treated her mother-in-law the same way she treated her own mother. During the holidays, she would buy gifts and clothes in two parts together. From time to time, she would take her mother-in-law out shopping and hold hands with her. It was really like that. They are like mother and daughter.
But no one's life is smooth sailing. As Xu Ling became pregnant, gave birth to her son, and began to get along with her mother-in-law day and night, the contradiction between the two gradually emerged.
My mother-in-law is always afraid of wasting food when cooking. Regardless of whether Xu Ling is still breastfeeding, the amount of each meal is pitifully small. Every time Xu Ling talks about her, she looks aggrieved and says she is afraid of cooking too much and not being able to eat. The next meal was still the same.
Xu Ling thought about how kind her mother-in-law was to her in the past, so she had to comfort herself. Her mother-in-law just had different living habits, but she was still very good in nature.
But later, Xu Ling felt more and more something was wrong, and this something wrong was due to her sister-in-law He Hui. He Hui is going to college in the same city. If her mother-in-law is with Xu Ling, He Hui will come over on the weekends to have a toothpaste. Whenever she leaves, her mother-in-law will always pack a lot of food for He Hui to take. .
4
Xu Ling wouldn't mind if her mother-in-law took it openly, but her mother-in-law was clever and always packed things quietly when Xu Ling wasn't paying attention, and then handed them to He Hui quickly when she left.
Xu Ling felt uncomfortable, didn't she treat her as her daughter? Why are you still taking things secretly behind her back? Isn't this duplicity?
What really made Xu Ling break out was that time, Mid-Autumn Festival , the company distributed holiday benefits to employees, each of whom received a large gift bag and a fruit gift box.
What pleased Xu Ling the most was that the gift box also included her favorite durian. At that time, she and He Ping were trying to save money to buy a house. Durian was expensive and she was not willing to buy it at all.
Xu Ling carefully peeled the durian and prepared to enjoy it with her mother-in-law and He Ping. However, they both found it smelly and refused to eat it. Xu Ling ate a small piece and packed the rest in a box and put it in the refrigerator.
Over the weekend, her mother-in-law and He Ping took their children to get injections. After Xu Ling finished her housework, she excitedly opened the refrigerator and was about to get a piece of durian, but she found that the durians she had peeled were missing.
Xu Ling was a little confused for a moment. No one in her family liked durian except her. When the mother-in-law and He Ping came back, they asked and found out that the durians had been packed up by the mother-in-law and given to He Hui.
Xu Ling was immediately furious and blurted out without thinking: "Mom, why didn't you discuss it with me when you took my things? I just ate a piece of that durian. Do you know that this is my favorite?" "
The mother-in-law was stunned for a moment, and then said: "I thought Xiaohui probably liked it too, so I gave it to her without thinking too much. Mom didn't think much..."
The mother-in-law looked like she had done something wrong and felt aggrieved. With the appearance and the fact that He Ping was also helping, Xu Ling couldn't say anything, so she had to keep the matter under wraps.
5
Later, when the children grew up, my sister-in-law He Hui graduated from school and returned to her hometown to take the civil service exam. Her mother-in-law followed her back to her hometown.
Xu was far away from the smell, but the distance was far away, and the mother-in-law began to care about Xu Ling from time to time. She would make video calls from time to time and ask her if she had eaten, whether the children were obedient recently, whether she had enough money, etc. Even He Ping said, I suspect that Xu Ling is the daughter, and he acts like a son-in-law.
Xu Ling laughed after hearing this. She was also annoyed that she had occasionally had a bad attitude towards her mother-in-law when she was here. She felt that her mother-in-law really regarded her as her daughter and she was being petty.
In those few years, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was surprisingly good, and Xu Ling once felt that she was the happiest woman in the world: her husband was considerate, her son was obedient, and her mother-in-law was kind to her...
Until this time, Xu Ling felt that she was the happiest woman in the world. The discomfort resurfaced and she complained to He Ping. He Ping didn't take it seriously and felt that there was nothing wrong with her mother's love for her sister. Xu Ling shouldn't be jealous of He Hui at this time.
Her husband didn't understand her emotions, and she couldn't express the specific point of discomfort, so she had to hang up the phone angrily.
Back at her parents' home, Xu Ling's mother used her special skills to cook a large table of delicious food for her daughter and grandson. She also kept picking up vegetables for Xu Ling, which made Xu Ling feel better.
6
Xu Ling stayed at her parents' house for two days. Before leaving, Xu's mother took out the sophora flowers and honey that had been prepared for her and took many more things until her suitcase was full.
Xu Ling saw her sister-in-law passing by and seemed a little unhappy, so she reminded Xu's mother: "Mom, give me less, my sister-in-law should have some opinions."
Xu's mother didn't take it seriously: "I What’s wrong with getting something for my own daughter? I can still tell who’s her.”
Xu Ling couldn’t hold back and told Xu’s mother about her mother-in-law’s different treatment of her and He Hui. After hearing this, she also laughed: "My silly girl, do you really believe your mother-in-law when she says she treats you as her daughter? It's just a catchphrase of the older generation!"
Xu Ling understood that this was true, but she still couldn't believe it. strength.
More than half a year later, my mother-in-law was accidentally knocked down by a car on her way back from a trip to buy groceries. Instead of slowing down, the vehicle involved in the accident stepped on the accelerator and ran away while there were few people and no surveillance on that section of the road.
When the news came, He Ping was so anxious that he pulled Xu Ling and wanted to rush to his hometown. It was Xu Ling who reminded him that his son was still in school and they couldn't both go back. Fortunately, He Hui was already with her mother-in-law, so why not He Ping go back first and wait until she made arrangements for her son.
He Ping nodded, that was all.
He Ping returned to his hometown that night and sent a message to Xu Ling saying that her mother-in-law had a broken leg and nothing else, so that Xu Ling could take care of her children without going back.
Although Xu Ling was worried about her mother-in-law's legs, He Ping had already said so, and besides, her mother-in-law had nothing serious to do, so she really didn't go back.
7
When her mother-in-law stayed in the hospital for a week, He Ping and her sister-in-law He Hui took care of her. In the video sent back by He Ping, Xu Ling saw He Hui helping her mother-in-law wash her hair. It was a hot day, even though He Hui was also very hot. She was sweating profusely, but she still took the trouble to take care of her mother.
Xu Ling thought that she was okay with her mother-in-law, but if she asked herself, she would not be able to take care of her mother-in-law like this.
At this moment, Xu Ling suddenly understood what her mother said about her, and also understood her mother-in-law.
Her mother-in-law's words about treating her as her daughter were not empty words, and she did show some affection for Xu Ling. However, no matter how Xu Ling said it, she was not really her daughter. At the critical moment, the difference between a daughter-in-law and a daughter was highlighted.
Xu Ling herself can't treat her mother-in-law as her biological mother, so why should she ask her mother-in-law to really do it?
From now on, Xu Ling will get along with her mother-in-law as before, but she will never demand that her mother-in-law drink a bowl of water evenly. She and He Hui themselves are not the same bowl of water, so how can we say this right?
I am Zhiling, a strong woman who tells stories seriously
