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My only younger brother Xiaowei was finally getting married when he was 32 years old.
His marriage has been my biggest concern over the years. Now that he is married, I am a sister who is simply happier than anyone else.
I was busy helping Xiaowei prepare for the wedding. I want to give him a perfect wedding, and I also want to make up for my regret of not having a wedding back then.
But I didn't expect that the wedding I had put in a lot of effort and carefully prepared for my brother and sister-in-law was almost ruined by my mother-in-law.
My mother-in-law started a big fuss at her brother’s wedding.
The reason why she made a big fuss was because my husband and I helped him pay a down payment of 200,000 yuan when we were in Xiaowei's house.
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When I was born, I had already caught up with family planning . But my parents seemed to have been hit by some kind of devil, and they were thinking about having another son.
When I was 7 years old, my younger brother was born. But when my mother gave birth to her younger brother, she injured her body due to a difficult childbirth.
The younger brother was illegally born and was fined a lot of money after he was born, and his mother lost her job because of it. All the pressure of life in the family is on my father alone.
Mom has been in poor health since giving birth to her younger brother. There is no extra money at home to treat her.
When Xiaowei was three years old, his mother passed away.
After my mother passed away, my dad kept taking Xiaowei and me alone. For the sake of life, he could only let my brother take care of me, and then he went out to work day and night.
Xiaowei and I finally grew up, but my father fell ill due to overwork.
The year my father passed away, I was 24 years old and Xiaowei was 17 years old.
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When I was in college, I had a boyfriend named Wang Yang.
At that time, I knew that his family was not in good condition. His family is in a small 18th-tier county town in a coastal city, and he has an older brother, who is 2 years older than him. His elder brother was studying in college in Shanghai. The family had to support two college students at the same time. As the one who went to college later, his family could only pay him a small living expense. Most of the tuition and living expenses are earned by working on his own.
When I was in college, my father was still alive.
Dad knows tiling skills. In those years, the decoration industry was in full swing. Dad had good craftsmanship and good income. Although he raised two children alone, he never treated me unfairly. So I have never been worried about living expenses and tuition fees.
At that time, I accompanied him to work every day. Save money and buy him new clothes, new shoes, and new mobile phones.
When his living expenses are not enough at the end of the month, I often supplement him, recharge his meal cards, and charge him for phone bills.
The love at that time was simple and pure. Love means love. There are not so many twists and turns, nor so many calculations and concerns. Even if we don’t have money, we still love each other.
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After graduating from university, Wang Yang and I went to Beijing together.
Wang Yang and I have always known that we have no family background to rely on. The only person who can rely on is yourself. In the future, we must rely on ourselves to buy a house and get married.
When we first arrived in Beijing, we didn’t have much income. You need to rent a house and you also need to cope with daily expenses. I can't save much money at all. In addition to reducing expenses, we both need to find ways to open up the source.
Because Wang Yang was working as a tutor when he was in college. So we both thought about it to help us run a cram school in our spare time to make some money.
My father and I borrowed a sum of money as our startup capital and rented a classroom near the school. He was responsible for teaching and I was responsible for enrollment. The training class opened like this.
At the beginning, there were few students. In order to create reputation first, we charged very cheaply. So apart from paying for rent and daily operation costs, there is no amount left.
In order to save money, I taught myself PS. I made the design draft of the flyer by myself. I was reluctant to ask for cleaning and clean the classroom. In order to save a few cents of printing, I took the bus for more than an hour to print exercises and flyers for students.Then I carried dozens of kilograms of paper and took the bus back for more than an hour.
Wang Yang prepares lessons every night, answers calls from students and parents at any time and answers to students. Almost every night, we have to stay until the second half of the night before we can rest.
We are busy every day, but our lives are extremely fulfilling.
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When Wang Yang and I were getting better, bad news came one after another.
Early that morning, I received a call from my father's co-worker. My father fell down on an electric bike while going to work.
I hurried back to my hometown and only met my father for the last time.
These overworks have become ill, and my father has long been suffering from illness. But he gritted his teeth and persevered, never telling us.
Dad passed away, and the pillars of our family collapsed.
Before his death, my father held my hand and the last instruction to me was to take good care of my younger brother. In any case, let him finish college.
Dad always felt that he had to work so hard because he suffered such a loss of uneducatedness. So no matter how difficult he is, he hopes that the siblings and I can finish college. In my father's simple thought, going to college is a knowledgeable and cultural person. With culture, you can become a high-ranking official in the future.
The death of my father made my brother and I very sad. We both held our father's body and said nothing would be allowed to be taken away. Later, several uncles and uncles tried their best to hold us back.
Wang Yang rushed back from Beijing and accompanied me to deal with my father's funeral.
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After my father passed away, Xiaowei became a problem I had to face. He was in his second year of high school at that time. I went to one of the best high school in our family. My father’s instructions before his death were to complete his studies.
Because of my father's death, Xiaowei was in a very bad state during that period. I couldn't feel at ease leaving him alone in his hometown.
Wang Yang and I were in Beijing without any connections and no money. With our ability at that time, it was impossible for me to find a similar school for my younger brother to attend. What's more, you have to transfer your academic qualifications across provinces. We can't do such a thing at all.
Finally, he had no choice but to let Wang Yang go back to Beijing alone. And I resigned. I stayed in my hometown to find a job and took care of my younger brother.
During that time, I was worried every day. For the future, we see darkness before us and we can’t see any hope.
Wang Yang and I studied in Shenyang. Many students chose to stay in Shenyang after graduation.
We were very popular when we were in school, and we had a few particularly good friends. At that time, we knew about my difficulties and helped me find a solution.
Later, a classmate helped my brother find a pretty good school in Shenyang. After discussion with Wang Yang, I decided to leave Beijing completely. I took my brother to live in Shenyang.
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The incident of Wang Yang leaving Beijing has caused dissatisfaction in his family. Since Wang Yang's mother learned about my father's death, she has been persuading Wang Yang to break up with me.
She thinks that I have no father or mother and I have a minor younger brother, which will definitely drag her son down in the future. In fact, she was not wrong, but Wang Yang refused to break up without hesitation.
Wang Yang's mother has always been a housewife without a job. The whole family was relying on his father to work odd jobs alone. His brother attended a third-rate university and stayed in Shanghai after graduation. But I didn’t have a very satisfied job, so I quit every few days to change jobs. It has become a problem to support yourself, and you often need to beg for alms at home.
Since Wang Yang has been working, he has to send half of his salary home to subsidize every month. I never said anything, but I also expressed my understanding. So he always felt very guilty. Of course I refused to break up with me.
At that time, Wang Yang's mother would call to make trouble almost every day. If Wang Yang doesn't answer his phone, she will call me. Crying all kinds of times on the phone.
Later, Wang Yang promised that she would not give her a penny less money every month even if she went to Shenyang.
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After returning to Shenyang, we both found a well-prepared but very stable job. We still run our small cram school in our spare time. Although the income of
is much lower than when he was in Beijing. But the cost of living has also dropped a lot. Life is acceptable.
Xiaowei lives with us. He had no mother since he was a child and developed a well-behaved and obedient character early on. After his father passed away, he was much more sensible. I never had to worry about big and small things. In addition to burdening his daily expenses, I actually don’t need to spend too much effort.
After the college entrance examination, Xiaowei was successfully admitted to a university in Guangzhou.
We were all very happy on the day we received the admission notice. We deliberately stopped the training class for one day. With Xiaowei, I asked a few friends to celebrate.
At the party that day, Wang Yang proposed to me.
Regarding our marriage, Wang Yang's family said that if we insist on getting married, they would not care. But their family is not in good condition and has no money to buy a house for us, so they can't get a bride price. Moreover, Wang Yang's father has become increasingly poor in the past two years, and his income is not as good as before. So every month, Wang Yang still has to send money to his family.
At that time, I recognized Wang Yang. We were together for so many years, and I had been mentally prepared for these things, so I didn’t care.
is like this, nothing. Before Xiaowei went to college, we obtained the certificate. I simply invited some friends to have a meal and it was considered a wedding banquet. Not even a serious wedding.
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My younger brother went to Guangzhou to go to university. My training class business is getting better and better.
Wang Yang then simply resigned. Run the training class wholeheartedly.
Since my younger brother went to college, he has never asked for my money again. But as my sister, I feel a little distressed. I discussed with my younger brother repeatedly, but in the end I still had to bear his tuition. He was given the rent for renting a house in his hometown as living expenses. If the parts are not enough, he will work to supplement the exam.
Time passes like a flash of time, and day after day passes.
When my younger brother was in his senior year, his house in his hometown was moved. Give 260,000. I originally wanted to be half of each person. But Xiaowei asked me to get more. He said he spent a lot of money on me over the years. It is worth taking less.
In the end, I took 160,000 and gave him 100,000.
With this money, Wang Yang and I have saved over the years. During that year, we bought a house and rented a store. The original training class of more than 100 square meters was expanded to more than 300 square meters, and finally there was an independent training institution.
With my encouragement, my younger brother went to Beijing for a master's degree.
Wang Yang and I finally ended our life as renting a house. Moved into a new home. As life is getting more and more exciting. I feel very happy every day.
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I bought a house and our income is getting more and more. Wang Yang and I put the matter of having a child on the agenda.
Soon, I got pregnant.
But I don’t know why, my condition was not very good throughout the pregnancy. First I had morning sickness in the early stage, and after 5 and a half months, I vomited whatever I ate. This directly leads to fetal developmental delay. Indicators in all aspects have not met the standards.
Finally survived morning sickness, my weight didn't increase much, and in 7 months, my lower limbs began to swollen. Every day, I feel all kinds of discomfort, which makes me suffer. In the end, I could only take maternity leave early in more than 7 months.
Not long after I started taking maternity leave at home, one night, I was awakened by a phone call in my sleep.
Because the teacher at the front desk put an electric cushion on the chair. I forgot to turn off the power when I left work. The electric blanket caused the fire. There are very few people on the streets in winter evenings, and when they are discovered, the fire is already very big.
When Wang Yang and I arrived, the fire had not completely gone out. But the entire store has been burned beyond recognition. Fortunately, the firefighters came in time and did not affect other neighbors next to them.
Eyes, we both were ruined. Wang Yang and I are really heartbroken.
After the fire was put out, Wang Yang was taken away by the police to explain the situation. I stood in a shop that was burnt beyond recognition, and I couldn't even cry, and I felt a burst of pain in my stomach. When the
came, he saw that the situation was not good, so he quickly sent me to the hospital. I had a premature birth. Born a daughter. The child was not developing well in my belly, and he was under term, so he was sent to newborn care at birth.
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The child was admitted to the insulated box , and my hospitalization fee was. The training institution was burned and if it wanted to reopen, it would have to be redecorated. During the closure, employees will need to pay wages and rent will be paid. We both have to pay back the mortgage. Money is needed everywhere.
Wang Yang and I invested our savings before, and we had no money at all. In desperation, we asked our mother-in-law for help, hoping that she could lend us some money.
Over the years, Wang Yang would pay money from home every month. At first, it was 1,000 a month, but later it rose to 3,000. Our income has been high in recent years, and by the end of the year, we will give him an additional red envelope of 10,000 and 20,000. The sum of these money is not 100,000 or 80,000, and it is almost the same.
But when Wang Yang called his mother-in-law, she said she had no money. He refused to pay for anything he said. Even knowing that I had given birth, I was unwilling to come and take a look.
Even his own son doesn't believe the words of his mother-in-law. Not to mention me. Later, I called my mother-in-law a few more times, and said humbly and kindly, but my mother-in-law just bit her to death and had no money.
I just finished calling my mother-in-law that day, and I felt very aggrieved. Xiaowei's phone call happened to be in at this time. I couldn't control my emotions for a while and cried out.
After he found out, he blamed me for not telling him. The next morning, he called me all his savings, a total of 110,000 yuan.
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With the 110,000 yuan given by my brother, we both borrowed some money from our friends. These together, and finally helped us overcome the difficulties. When redecorating
, in order to save money, Wang Yang and I made many things by ourselves.
has no breast milk, and my daughter finally picked it up from the hospital. In order to save money, we can only buy her the cheapest milk powder and diapers. Almost all the clothes and everything used are used by friends.
During this period, my mother-in-law didn't even take the initiative to call us.
store finally renovated and opened again. Because no one took care of the child, I had to quit. While taking care of the children, Wang Yang helped run a training institution together. A few months after the
training institution reopened, my mother-in-law finally called us. It is said that the eldest brother is going to get married, and the woman's family wants a bride price of 200,000 yuan, so let's get some together.
Wang Yang and I owed a lot of money from our friends in addition to our younger brother’s 110,000 yuan at that time. Where is the extra money? Wang Yang refused his mother-in-law, but was scolded by her mother-in-law, saying that we were unfilial.
The mother-in-law said it was very ugly, but at that time we really had no money, so what could we use to raise money for our mother-in-law?
When my elder brother got married, we went back to our hometown to attend the wedding. I still made up 20,000 yuan for the big brother. At the wedding, Wang Yang and I learned that my mother-in-law and father-in-law paid for my elder brother to buy a 90-square-meter house in Tianjin. I also gave my sister-in-law a lot of bride gifts.
I finally know where Wang Yang's money has gone to over the years.
Not long after the eldest brother got married, his sister-in-law became pregnant. When the mother-in-law heard that his sister-in-law was pregnant, she rushed to Tianjin to take care of her sister-in-law.
I didn't say anything about these. Although Wang Yang didn't say anything, I could feel that he felt uncomfortable.
Because since then, although he still sends money to his family on time every month, he has never given the red envelopes at the end of the year.
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Over the years, Wang Yang and I have worked hard together to manage our training institutions with great care. Wang Yang is responsible for teaching, while I take on all the operational matters. The reputation is getting better and better, and there are more and more students.
We paid off all the debts. In addition to cultural course tutoring, we also opened another school specializing in art training. A new campus has been opened.
bought a car and changed to a big house. I saw my daughter also going to school. My brother's marriage became my biggest heart disease.
Xiaowei stayed in Beijing to work after graduating from graduate school. After that, he went to Xi'an, , , and Harbin. Later, he resigned and returned to Shenyang to prepare for a business.
It is said that the elder sister is like a mother. Since my parents passed away, I have indeed developed deeper feelings for my younger brother. Even if he is over 30 this year, in my eyes, he is still that boy.
He started a family and started a business, got married and had children, so I can also explain to his parents in the underworld.
For this reason, I advised him a lot. But Xiaowei was not slow. I haven't even brought back a girlfriend for me to see.
The second year after he came back, he had a girlfriend, a local. Three years younger than him. The girl is pretty, well-educated and has a good job.
Wang Yang and I met that girl and both thought it was pretty good.
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After Xiaowei dated his girlfriend for more than half a year, he proposed to me that he wanted to get married. Before
, he kept running around and didn't buy a house. If you want to get married, a house is naturally indispensable. So I began to accompany him to look around the house. After watching
for more than half a month, we fell in love with a property, which is not too far from the future sister-in-law's unit and Xiaowei's workplace. Good location and convenient life. But the housing prices are higher.
Xiaowei saved some money before and used it to start a business. He didn't have much savings in his hands, so he wanted to buy a smaller one, more than 60 square meters first, so he could make do with it first, and then change to a larger one when the conditions are improved in the future.
But the apartment with a size of more than 60 square meters is not good, and my sister-in-law doesn’t like it very much. What she likes is a 103 square meters house. I think that bigger one is good.
My sister-in-law is a sensible person. She knows that my brother and my parents have passed away. No parents can help. She also agreed with my younger brother's idea of buying that small apartment first.
Although she said with a smile on her face, she agreed. But I still saw her disappointment.
After I got home, Wang Yang and I discussed it. Wang Yang immediately said that we would ask Xiaowei to buy the larger set of items and the down payment was insufficient.
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Actually, I wanted to discuss with Wang Yang and get some money for Xiaowei. But before I could speak, Wang Yang took the initiative to mention it. I was deeply moved by how he could treat my younger brother like this. I quickly told Xiaowei the news.
Xiaowei was reluctant to accept our help at first. But in the face of his girlfriend's expectations and our persuasion, he finally compromised. I told us that he borrowed the money and wanted to write an IOU to us and return it to us in the future.
Wang Yang patted his shoulder and said to him: "If you write an IOU, you will treat your brother-in-law as an outsider. When your sister and I were in the most difficult time back then, you were still in school, and you still took out all your savings to help us survive the sadness. Now our conditions are getting better, and your sister and I don't have time to respect our father-in-law and mother-in-law. Now that you are getting married, we should help you."
Wang Yang and I gave Xiaowei 200,000 as the down payment. Originally, my sister-in-law's family said she didn't want a bride price. But after thinking about it, we still gave a 100,000 yuan betrothal gift. The parents of my sister-in-law said on the spot that the money was given to them, and they would also give them another dowry to their sister-in-law.
My younger brother was busy at the beginning of his business. I took on many errands and helped him prepare for the wedding.
On the eve of my younger brother’s wedding, my parents-in-law and elder brother were very proud of their face and came to attend the wedding. Some relatives came to my hometown. I arranged a good hotel for them to stay in.
These relatives and friends came from afar. We naturally have to treat it well. So we arranged for everyone to have dinner together in the hotel restaurant.
When eating, my mother-in-law didn’t know how she knew that Wang Yang and I helped my brother pay a down payment of 200,000 yuan. She started a big fuss on the spot. In front of many of my relatives, I said I was heartbroken and just focused on squeezing my parents' home.I also said that when my elder brother got married, I refused to pay a penny. I got married to my brother and I had 200,000 yuan at one move.
My mother-in-law kept making a big fuss, and later Wang Yang and I had to take action and drag my mother-in-law back to the room together.
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After my mother-in-law returned to the room, she kept shouting to us, calling me a Sangmenxing and scolding Wang Yang for marrying his wife and forgot his mother. He also said that since we gave my brother 200,000, we have to give her 200,000, so that it will be fair.
The last time we asked my mother-in-law to borrow money, Wang Yang and I have been worried about it over the years. Of course, we cannot agree to our mother-in-law's request. Finally, it ended in a bad mood.
The next day, my brother’s wedding was officially held.
But I didn't expect that because we did not agree to my mother-in-law's request. At my brother's wedding, my mother-in-law went to my relatives' home and told everyone that Wang Yang and I were unfilial. He also said that the marriage between his younger brother and his sister-in-law was caused by sucking out the blood of their whole family. My father-in-law and elder brother were just on the side and let their mother-in-law make trouble, and never said a word.
The parents of my sister-in-law's face turned pale on the spot, and they almost canceled the wedding and led their daughter away.
Wang Yang saw his mother making trouble like this, and he didn't care whether he was a family slut. In front of everyone, I told you all about the past years.
He said to his mother-in-law: "Mom, when I was in college, you said that the family had no money and asked me to work by myself, but you always provide for it. After I worked, I sent money to my family every month, and I had a certificate for each sum. Where is the eldest brother? Has he given it?
When I got married, you said that there was no money, and I didn't even hold a wedding. In recent years, we started a business and bought a house with Xiaoying's relocation money and the money we earned.
At the beginning, we started a business and bought a house. The school was burned, Xiaoying gave birth prematurely, and the child lived in an incubator. We couldn't even pay the hospitalization fee for the child. The most difficult time I wanted to borrow some money from you, but you said you had no money. It was Xiaowei who took out his own relocation payment and savings to help us. I asked you to borrow money, but you said no, but you bought a house for my elder brother. When my elder brother got married, you asked me to pay for my elder brother to get a bride price. I couldn't take it out, and you called me unfilial. But I owed more than 200,000 foreign debt at that time, and you didn't even ask a question.
Xiaoying is not willing to take a look at her. When your sister-in-law is pregnant, you run to take care of her. Over the years, you have been helping your elder brother and sister-in-law take care of her children. You have to ask me for money. I am afraid you can't recognize my daughter when I walk on the street, right? I have given my family more than 200,000 yuan in the years, are you and my father's money, and the ones I give you, probably have entered my elder brother's place. Have I asked?
Since my father-in-law passed away, Xiaowei has given us all over the years. He refused to take the work expenses, and he relied on working to maintain his studies. Now he was going to get married, and he is Xiaoying's only younger brother. What's wrong with us giving him some money? What's more, Xiaoying and I have earned over the years. She gave the money she earned to her own brother, what's wrong with her?"
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After hearing these words, everyone began to point fingers at her mother-in-law, and her sister-in-law and parents' faces were much better.
The mother-in-law was taken over by her son in public, and she couldn't come to Taiwan. She raised her hand and wanted to hit Wang Yang, but was stopped by Xiaowei.
Xiaowei said: "Auntie, you are an elder, I shouldn't have said anything. But my sister was really wronged when she married into your family. I know you don't like my sister. But my sister has always respected you over the years. My sister and I have no father or mother, but not everyone can bully me."
Then he called his own group of friends and "invite" her mother-in-law's family.
Xiaowei turned around and bowed to his father-in-law and mother-in-law, and said to them: "Dad, mom. This matter is indeed a bit over today. I apologize to you. I hope you can understand. I know that my behavior just now was disrespectful to the elders, but no matter what, I can't watch my sister be bullied like this."
Wang Yang and I also apologized with my sister-in-law and the whole family. Xiaowei's father-in-law and mother-in-law also expressed their understanding. The wedding was held smoothly.
After Xiaowei's wedding, Wang Yang sorted out all the records of transferring money to his parents over the years. An additional 30,000 yuan was prepared. He took these to find his parents and elder brother.
and said that from now on, he will give his parents 3,500 yuan of living expenses every month, plus their pensions will be nearly 4,000 yuan. It is very good to live in the county town of their hometown for more than 7,000 yuan. He doesn't care how much they are willing to control this money. As for the old couple who were sick and hospitalized in the future, he and his elder brother each had half of all the large expenses. He will never pay a penny more.
If they still feel dissatisfied, he will take these transfer vouchers to all relatives in his family to let everyone judge.
Seeing Wang Yang like this, my mother-in-law could only stop and leave with the 30,000 yuan in shame.
From beginning to end, the eldest brother didn't say a word.
After sending off my in-laws and elder brother, Wang Yang couldn't help but sigh and asked me, "You think, am I my parents' biological child?"
To be honest, I understand that if there are two children at home, parents will definitely be partial. But I really can't understand how biased my mother-in-law is like this.
are also sons. They can be very attentive to their eldest son, but they ignore their younger son.
Is it because my youngest son is excellent that he will be treated in such an unfair manner?
