story: My mother-in-law gave me a gift of 20,000 yuan, which was too much, but the gift of 300,000 yuan to my sister-in-law was not enough. It was so annoying.
Xu Qing has been attending her brother-in-law's wedding these two days. Originally, as her sister-in-law, she was just a token presence, but her mother-in-law even called her over to help because of the wedding.
So Xu Qing specially asked for a few more days off from the company and rushed back to her mother-in-law's house. From the time she got married, Xu Qing knew that her mother-in-law never wanted to see her, so she always tried her best to do whatever her mother-in-law asked her to do, just to make her mother-in-law change her mind.
But it wasn't until this wedding that Xu Qing realized that she was totally wrong. Her mother-in-law was more partial than she imagined. When Xu Qing got her results, because her family was from a rural area, her mother-in-law disliked her poor family background and thought she was petty. So I found various reasons and didn't want to give Xu Qing too much gift money.
At that time, Xu Qing was also stupid. She felt that her family was in poverty, and her husband was the only person who was sincerely good to her in these years. It didn't matter even if the gift money was less, as long as she could be with her husband, she felt that this hardship was nothing.
But even if she accepted without the bride price, her mother-in-law did not make it easy for her. She bought cheap jewelry and tried to be as frugal as possible during the wedding so as not to waste money. Xu Qing endured these. After all, she was living her life, and she didn't want to look at the frivolous things, so she just spent a few years working hard and without complaint.
But it wasn't until her brother-in-law got married that she realized that her efforts over the past few years were of no use. Years ago, when my brother-in-law brought his girlfriend Xinyue home, my mother-in-law went to the county to book the best private room just to receive her.
And at the dinner table, the mother-in-law praised her sister-in-law to the sky in front of Xu Qing. Originally, this was nothing, Xu Qing was not the kind of person who was petty. As a result, the next second after praising her sister-in-law, she scolded Xu Qing again, and a large table of people were listening to the mother-in-law scolding her daughter-in-law. Xu Qing was so embarrassed. In the end, Xu Qing's husband couldn't stand it anymore and stopped her mother-in-law from continuing.
At the end of the meal, her mother-in-law specially prepared a red envelope for her sister-in-law, and held her hand diligently and said, "Xinyue, it's your first time coming to our house. Auntie really likes you so much that she prepared a red envelope for you. You must accept it, and don't think that auntie gives too little."
Xu Qing couldn't help but feel angry when she saw this situation at the time. She didn't want to care about this at first, but her mother-in-law deliberately did these things in front of her, which made her feel unhappy. But this time she held back her temper, not wanting the meal to end in a quarrel.
So after a few months, when Xu Qing was called to help at her sister-in-law's wedding, she felt indescribably uncomfortable. The wedding of my sister-in-law was held at a famous hotel in the city. The wedding dress alone was worth tens of thousands, and the wedding scene was beautifully decorated, just like Xu Qing had imagined.
At the wedding, the mother-in-law always looked kindly to her sister-in-law, holding her hand affectionately and talking to her in a low voice. The two of them talked and laughed at the side, which immediately left Xu Qing next to her in the cold. Xu Qing wanted to answer several times, but her mother-in-law ignored her and instead praised her sister-in-law.
Xu Qing felt uncomfortable looking at the scene in front of her. She wanted to leave, but the wedding was not over yet, so she could only continue to laugh apologetically. Later, when it came time to change her words, her mother-in-law directly stuffed a thick red envelope to her sister-in-law, which contained at least 20,000 yuan!
This was not the end, Xu Qing found out later that her mother-in-law actually gave her sister-in-law a gift of 300,000 yuan this time! My sister-in-law is a girl from a provincial capital city, and she is also the type of daughter-in-law that my mother-in-law always likes the most. She is beautiful and talks sweetly, and the most important thing is that her sister-in-law has a household registration in a provincial capital city. If her brother-in-law marries her, she will directly become a city resident, which Xu Qing cannot compare to.
Compared with her own 20,000 yuan, Xu Qing knew for the first time that people could be so partial. She looked at her sister-in-law's glorious face and tried her best to hold back the urge to cry.
After the marriage, the mother-in-law even praised her sister-in-law to everyone she met, saying that their youngest son was so lucky to find such a cultured and well-educated daughter-in-law. The 300,000 yuan was really worth it!
Every time she heard these things, Xu Qing felt as if she had eaten coptis, and her mother-in-law's differential treatment was reflected in every little thing in her life.
That time the whole family was going to go out for a dinner together. From the beginning of choosing a restaurant, it was the one that my sister-in-law liked. Before Xu Qing had time to express her opinion, they had already booked the restaurant. When she passed the restaurant, Xu Qing discovered that it was a seafood restaurant.
However, Xu Qing was allergic to seafood, so she said to her mother-in-law: "Mom, can you eat at a different restaurant? I'm allergic to seafood, so I can't eat these."
Then her mother-in-law turned around and scolded her: "You are a wild girl from the country, as expected, I haven't eaten anything good. The store has already been booked, and everyone is at the door. I can't say no. If you don't want to eat, you can go back on your own!" Seeing her mother-in-law say such serious words, the situation was a little awkward for a while, and the others quickly relaxed the atmosphere. Xu Qing's husband could only lead Xu Qing into the seafood restaurant and whisper in her ear: "I know you can't eat seafood. I will order you some home-cooked dishes that you like later. Don't be like mom, she is like that."
Her husband said this, and Xu Qing couldn't say anything else, so she sat down with everyone. After they had finished drinking and eating, when everyone left, her mother-in-law held her sister-in-law's hand and said, "Xinyue, come and see mom more. Mom misses you so much."
Because the brother-in-law and his sister-in-law lived in the city, they rushed back overnight, while Xu Qing and her husband drove their mother-in-law home. The next day, because of something unexpected at work, her husband drove away first, leaving Xu Qing alone at her mother-in-law's house.
When Xu Qing returned home after going out to buy groceries, she happened to overhear the conversation between her second aunt and her mother-in-law...
The second aunt came specially to congratulate her mother-in-law, saying that her brother-in-law had found a good wife. He also asked her if she really gave her a gift of 300,000 yuan.
After hearing this, the mother-in-law was naturally extremely happy. She said to the second aunt: "Of course I really gave it to you. You don't know that my second daughter-in-law is from the city, knowledgeable and elegant."
"Not like me. That eldest daughter-in-law is just a country girl, and her family is not that good. If my son had not insisted on marrying her, I would never have let her into my house. And if I had known that, I would not even have given her a gift of 20,000 yuan."
listened at the door. After hearing these words, Xu Qing could no longer hold back the anger in her heart. She kicked the door open without caring that her second aunt was still sitting here. She vented her anger and said: "Mom, do you think I care about your 20,000 yuan? If you really don't like me so much, then your son and I will be together today." Just go and get divorced. Don't give me eye drops every day, I'm too lazy to pay attention to you."
The mother-in-law was shocked when she got out of her temper, but the second aunt found the right moment to find an excuse and ran away. Seeing the furious Xu Qing, her mother-in-law avoided her and walked into the room, pretending that nothing was wrong.
Seeing her mother-in-law's attitude, Xu Qing decided not to tolerate it anymore. She packed her things and went home directly with her luggage. She complained about these things to her husband at night, and he hugged her after listening.
Her husband has seen Xu Qing's hard work over the years. He comforted Xu Qing and said, "It's okay. If you don't want to go to Mom's place, don't go. You don't have to look good on her, she is just like that. Live your life well, and I will definitely be on your side."
Because of her husband's support, Xu Qing never went to her mother-in-law's house again, and she no longer interacted with her.
