Yu Rong's eldest brother, Zhihao, is the eldest of the three brothers. Not long ago, conflicts broke out within the family over the distribution of property. Although they seem to live in harmony on the outside, in fact, the contradictions and estrangements between them have accumulated to the point of no return. As a result, communication between the three families became very limited, almost severed.
Unfortunately, their father died shortly after they were separated, leaving their elderly mother struggling to survive on her own. The old mother lived alone in a dilapidated house, and her life was very difficult.
Yu Rong is the wife of the eldest brother, she is an honest and kind person who never likes to hide or cover up. And the eldest brother's second brother and daughter-in-law, Qiaoying, is calculating, has a snarky personality, and always likes to stir up trouble. She has a sharp tongue and often hurts people with hidden arrows in the back. As for the eldest brother's third brother and daughter-in-law, Yuhong, she is a person who lacks assertiveness, always swaying, like a weather vane swinging with the wind. She is often used by her second brother and daughter-in-law, Qiaoying, who speaks sweetly to her, making her a blind follower of Qiaoying.
The person Qiao Ying hates the most is her mother-in-law. Although the mother-in-law is honest and simple, she can only do things and has no opinions of her own. During the difficult years, the mother-in-law raised three sons and a daughter, and put in a lot of hard work and fatigue. But because her in-laws are powerless and incompetent, Qiaoying looks down on these two old people, often criticizes her mother-in-law, and sometimes even treats her with contempt and humiliation. The mother-in-law swallowed her anger, Xi was used to such treatment, and was afraid of her second daughter-in-law Qiaoying, so she rarely went to her house.
The families of the three brothers are all close to each other and all have their own houses. The eldest brother's son is very promising, got a good job after graduating from college, and recently built them a beautiful new house. The second brother is a small contractor in the countryside, although the scale is not large, but the family is wealthy. Although the younger brother does manual work and his living conditions are not very good, he also builds his own house. Overall, the three brothers are doing well and don't worry my mother-in-law too much.
The mother-in-law originally lived in an old house with her younger son, but when the younger son wanted to build a new house, she demolished the old house and built a new one. However, after the new house was built, the mother-in-law was provoked by some critical words from her daughter-in-law, and they moved out of the new house and built a small tiled house on a piece of land on the edge of the village. The old couple grows vegetables in the field and makes a living by selling vegetables.
The eldest daughter-in-law, Yu Rong, is praised for her kindness, she always cooks food on festivals or daily occasions, and deliberately leaves some for her mother-in-law or invites her mother-in-law to her home for dinner. Since the death of her father-in-law, her mother-in-law has lived alone in a small tiled house, looking a little lonely and pitiful. Yu Rong saw it in her eyes, and she inevitably felt unbearable in her heart, especially when she and her husband lived in a spacious three-story small western-style building, her son worked in the provincial capital, and it was rare to go home several times a year, and her daughter was also married, which made the whole house look extremely empty. Whenever she saw her mother-in-law walking back to the small tiled house alone, she always felt that her conscience was condemned, and she felt sad and distressed.
The old man has raised so many children, but now he is old and does not have a comfortable environment to enjoy his old age. This kind of neglect and neglect made Yu Rong feel sad and remorseful for what happened to the old man. After discussing with her husband Zhihao, she decided to take her mother-in-law to live in her home. Considering that her mother-in-law is old and lives alone in a small tiled house, with no one to take care of her at night, she is worried that if there is an accident, no one will know. Zhihao is also a filial person, his wife has agreed, and he is also willing to take on the responsibility of filial piety, and he did not hesitate to take his old mother to the house. The mother-in-law was so happy that she burst into tears when she moved to her new home.
The news of her mother-in-law's move to her eldest daughter-in-law's house reached Qiaoying's ears. Everyone in the village praised the filial piety of the eldest daughter-in-law, but Qiaoying had a sour taste in her heart. She spread rumors behind her back, "The eldest daughter-in-law is trying to let her mother-in-law do housework at home, but her mother-in-law is still in good health!."After moving in, she can instruct her mother-in-law to feed the chickens and ducks, wash the pots and dishes, and cook, while she only cares about playing cards in the card arena in a relaxed and happy manner. ”
Sometimes the eldest sister came home to visit her mother and brought some nourishing health products. Qiao Ying always said with a thorn in her words: "My mother-in-law can't eat those things at all, and in the end she became a part of the eldest daughter-in-law!."”
In the past, whenever the eldest sister left home to go to other places, Qiaoying would always take the opportunity to go to her mother-in-law's house to grab some gifts. But now that her mother-in-law lives at her eldest daughter-in-law's house, she lost this opportunity, so she began to slander her eldest daughter-in-law.
The eldest daughter-in-law, Yu Rong, has never had any impatience with her mother-in-law in the past seven years. Whenever her mother-in-law had a cold and fever, she would accompany her to the doctor and bear the medical expenses, which in her opinion was just a trivial matter and never cared about. However, Qiaoying misinterpreted this kindness and said, "Alas!."My mother-in-law has money on hand, and the money she and my father-in-law earned from growing vegetables more than ten years ago is still there!The medical expenses are all paid by her, how can the sister-in-law be willing to spend money?”
Clear-sighted people will know that this is nonsense. When my father-in-law was sick and hospitalized, his family had all his money spent, could an old man survive without eating or drinking?Qiaoying was obviously unwilling to take care of her mother-in-law, but she was worried that others would praise her sister-in-law for her filial piety, so she began to splash dirty water on her sister-in-law as soon as she found an opportunity. Yu Rong knew about this, but she chose not to argue with her, knowing that a battle of words would only lead to unnecessary right and wrong.
My mother-in-law is over 70 years old, and as she grows older, illness is inevitable. One night, my mother-in-law tossed and turned in bed and couldn't sleep. Yu Rong heard the movement and immediately walked to her mother-in-law's room. The mother-in-law complained of discomfort and dizziness. Yu Rong was shocked, knowing that her mother-in-law had always had high blood pressure, and she always had blood pressure medication at home. But this time the situation is obviously more serious, the mother-in-law always deals with the illness alone on weekdays, and does not want to cause trouble for her children, and today she has obviously endured it for a long time. She immediately woke up her husband and urgently called the hospital's ambulance to take her mother-in-law to the hospital.
The doctor diagnosed a sudden cerebral thrombosis, which led to paralysis of half of the body and the need to use a wheelchair in the future. She has lost her mobility and needs to be taken care of in her life.
This happened to the family, and the eldest sister and three brothers all came to the hospital. They looked at their mother, who was lying on the hospital bed receiving oxygen, and the eldest sister burst into tears. In the hospital, taking care of her mother-in-law, buying meals, getting medicine and asking for a doctor are all taken care of by Yu Rong and her eldest sister, while Zhihao has been busy running around. However, Qiao Ying and Yuhong visited twice and then stopped showing up.
After the mother-in-law was discharged from the hospital and returned home, the eldest sister also followed back to her parents' house. She gathered her three brothers and three sisters-in-law to prepare for a family meeting. The eldest sister has always been decisive in decision-making and eloquent, as the eldest sister in the family, the brothers all listen to her.
The eldest sister said: "This time, my mother spent nearly 20,000 yuan on hospitalization, and our three brothers shared it equally, and each family shared 6,000 yuan in medical expenses, do you have any objections?"”
The three brothers were about to make a joint decision, when Qiao Ying glanced at Yuhong, hoping that she would come forward. However, when Yuhong saw the sharp eyes of the eldest sister, she was so frightened that she hurriedly put away what she wanted to say.
Since Yuhong didn't dare to speak, Qiao Ying had to say by herself: "Well......."Sister!Mom still has some money from selling vegetables, right?We can use it to pay for medical bills!Staying in her hands may end badly. Use the money now, and we'll be responsible for it later if we need to. ”
Hearing her brother-in-law's words, the eldest sister suddenly became angry: "Are you really stupid or pretending to be stupid?"Mom has any money?At that time, the vegetables they grew were ordinary vegetables, and they didn't make much money at all, barely making a living. After my father died, my mother's pocket money was three or two hundred yuan provided by me, and you still have the face to say this!”
Qiaoying was about to defend herself, but was interrupted by her husband's angry roar: "Shut up!."You know a lot of things all day long, think you're smart, don't be embarrassed here!Get out of here and go home!”
When Yu Rong heard Qiaoying's words, she almost couldn't help crying. She has been taking care of her mother-in-law for many years, but she has never received a kind word, and she has even been framed and provoked behind her back. Her kindness was not rewarded, but she was considered to be using her mother-in-law in private.
This time she couldn't bear it anymore, she said calmly: "Qiaoying, Yuhong, mother-in-law is now unable to move, and the three of us take turns to take care of her." If taking care of my mother-in-law can be seen as taking advantage, then I am willing to share this 'benefit' with you. Don't always talk about my rights and wrongs in front of others. Today, the eldest sister is here, and she will make a fair decision, and the three of us will take turns to take care of my mother-in-law fairly. ”
At this time, Qiaoying was really a little panicked, because her mother-in-law needed round-the-clock care, and she was not qualified for those trivial nursing work. Now that the sister-in-law has said that she will not do it, she immediately becomes anxious: "Why?".You are the sister-in-law, you take care of it!”
Yuhong is also nervous because she has children in school at home, and it is the time when she needs money. In her spare time, she would go to the market to find some work to support her family, and if she took care of her mother-in-law full-time, she would not be able to earn extra money. She shook her head anxiously and said, "No!."I can't go, I can't take care of it, let's come sister-in-law!”
The corners of Yu Rong's mouth provoked a sarcastic smile: "Why do I have to serve my mother-in-law alone?."Aren't the second and third children also raised by their mother-in-law?It is also the responsibility of all families to raise children to prevent old age and to support mothers-in-law. There is no way to shirk responsibility. Don't think you're smart, the facts are right in front of you, see who dares to say that they don't shoulder the responsibility of providing for the elderly!”
This vexatious remark made the eldest sister furious: "What do you two mean by what you two said?."Your sister-in-law has always been very filial, and has taken care of her mother silently for many years, but you are not grateful, and you speak ill of her behind your back. You will also have sons, and in the future they will marry their daughters-in-law. If there were rumors of your words and deeds, what family would be willing to marry their daughter to you?Put yourself in the shoes of others, sister-in-law is a model you should learn from Xi. Don't be vexatious, the existing family situation remains the same, and when you are old, if your children treat you like this, you will inevitably feel cold. ”
Qiao Ying and Yuhong felt guilty and lowered their heads silently. In the end, the result of the three brothers' deliberation was that Yu Rong would continue to take care of her mother-in-law, and the medical expenses would be shared equally by the three families. The sister-in-law is responsible for taking care of her mother-in-law, and each family pays her a hard fee of 1,000 yuan.
Originally, I planned to take turns taking care of my mother-in-law, but when I heard that I was going to the other two daughters-in-law's house, my mother-in-law was so sad that she shed tears. She knew exactly what she was going to face. Yu Rong watched her mother-in-law crying, her heart was like a knife. When the eldest sister saw her mother like this, she was helpless and felt even more sorry for her. Although I hope to let my eldest brother and daughter-in-law take care of it, how can I say this kind of thing?Isn't this too unfair to Yu Rong?
After careful consideration, Yu Rong finally decided to take on the responsibility of taking care of her mother-in-law and left her in her own home to take care of her. She realizes that she is now the most idle one among her brothers, and there is not much to do at home, so she decides to take care of her mother-in-law on her shoulders. Although the two families paid a small amount of fees, her focus was not on this issue. She only hopes to make her two younger sisters-in-law understand that it is not easy to take care of the elderly, and not to comment casually behind her back.
The eldest sister was deeply moved by Yu Rong's decision, and she insisted on giving Yu Rong 2,000 yuan a month for hard work, but Yu Rong refused to accept it. The eldest sister said with emotion: "Yu Rong, you are the benefactor of our family. Mom should be a blessing from the previous life, and I can meet a good daughter-in-law like you in this life, I want to thank you for my mother!If you don't take this money, I won't be able to live my conscience!”
Yu Rong was full of emotion in her heart, knowing that being a man requires a certain amount of morality and conscience. The difficult situation of the elderly in her old age made her even more convinced of the need to be grateful to her parents. Giving them a happy old age is a true virtue. She called on young people in the world to understand this and take action to treat their parents with filial piety.