Jiang Ran walked out of the company's conference room and anxiously called the eldest sister.
An important decision had just been made at a meeting of the company's leadership, and in view of the worsening smog at night, they urgently changed their tickets and brought forward the originally planned evening flight to 3 p.m.
As the sales director of Jiang Ran in North China, this is an imperative task. She needs to take two sales managers to Guangzhou to attend tomorrow's annual head office sales competition.
When she went out in the morning, Jiang Ran instructed her eldest sister to tidy up her bags. Now that the plan is ahead, Jiang Ran urgently needs to let the eldest sister finish tidying up as soon as possible, because she plans to set off as soon as she has a simple bite to eat.
However, the eldest sister's mobile phone has been busy, and no one answered.
Jiang Ran drove home in a hurry, and the traffic jam became more and more difficult the more she was on the avenue in the city center. Beads of sweat oozed from the palms of my hands, and I kept looking at my watch, the time was 11:00, 11:10 ......
When she hurried home, she was stunned to see the scene in her bedroom.
The closet door of the cloakroom was open, and the clothes on the hangers were ripped out and scattered on the bed, and the garment steamer next to it hissed and the steam gradually dissipated.
Jiang Ran hurriedly unplugged the power supply and shouted loudly into her mother-in-law's bedroom: "Mom, Mom, my eldest sister is in **?."
The mother-in-law pushed out the wheelchair from the bedroom in response, and when she saw Jiang Ran, she was stunned, her eyes dodged, and she hurriedly covered up: "Your sister, she went out ......."Why did you come back so early?”
I asked her to tidy up my clothes, what's going on?Jiang Ran angrily pointed to the messy bed and asked.
Alas, it's all my fault, I said a few words and she got angry and left. The mother-in-law sighed and tried to push the wheelchair to help, but was stopped by Jiang Ran.
No, I'll do it myself. Jiang Ran hurriedly stuffed his clothes into the suitcase, and his face was crooked, "What kind of performance do you say my eldest sister is doing?"I've already explained everything. ”
She glanced at her mother-in-law and said firmly: "Since she has picked her own child, Mom, you tell her that you don't need to let her help me in the future, I will find someone else." ”
The kitchen was deserted, and Jiang Ran didn't have time to cook, so he hurriedly sorted out his luggage and left the house with the box in a huff.
She decided that no matter how her mother-in-law and husband stopped her, after returning from this business trip, she would fire her eldest sister and no longer need her help.
Jiang Ran and Tong Chuan, an elite couple in the workplace, college classmates, tied the knot when they first entered the society.
While their peers were still confused about their work, they started saving early for a future home. I heard Tong Chuan mention that a few years ago, his father-in-law died of a serious illness and spent all his savings, and his mother-in-law's pension was less than 3,000 yuan, making it difficult to afford the cost of buying a house. So, they worked silently for many years, and finally saved enough for a down payment to buy a house with an area of more than 150 square meters.
The two are busy with work, often traveling every once in a while, and sometimes it is difficult to see each other once a month. Bei Bei is in the second grade and often stays at her mother-in-law's house, where she picks her up and goes to and from school.
My mother-in-law is less than 60 years old, has a strong body, and often rides a tricycle around the community. She always said that they were busy and not at home, so she could let Bei Bei accompany her, and she was also happy. Therefore, only when Jiang Ran goes home can he take Bei Bei back to his side. When Tong Chuan was at home, he was more Xi to go directly to his mother-in-law's house for dinner, and rarely went back to his own home.
Jiang Ran's residence is not far from her mother-in-law's house, only five or six stops. My mother-in-law lives in the former staff dormitory in the city center, which is quite convenient.
However, fate was changeable, and the good times did not last long. One morning, a sudden heavy rain disrupted everything. My mother-in-law was on her way to buy vegetables at the market when she fell and injured her leg on a tricycle. After more than half a month of hospitalization**, my mother-in-law can only sit in a wheelchair, cannot take care of herself, and needs urgent care. The two had to take their mother-in-law to live with them at home. However, my mother-in-law lives in a building with multiple stairs, which makes it very inconvenient to go up and down the stairs.
In the process of taking care of their mother-in-law, Jiang Ran and Tong Chuan fell into trouble. After thinking about it, they decided to hire a nanny to take care of their mother-in-law.
However, when the nanny was just looking for a way to take it home, the mother-in-law was reluctant. She insisted that it was not as reassuring for her family to be taken care of by outsiders, and advocated that her eldest sister should come over to take care of her.
My eldest sister's unit has just laid off employees, and it is quite difficult to find a job due to her age. My brother-in-law doesn't earn much from odd jobs, and he has a son who is in junior high school.
The mother-in-law persuaded: "For the sake of our family, we should help each other, and you can work with more peace of mind." ”
Jiang Ran took into account her mother-in-law's mood, and then looked at Tong Chuan's agreement, so she agreed to her mother-in-law's proposal.
They convened the eldest sister to discuss, and finally reached an agreement, and decided that the eldest sister would take care of her mother-in-law, live in the same room with her mother-in-law, and take Bei Bei to and from school by the way. Every month, they pay their eldest sister a salary of 5,000 yuan.
Jiang Ran stated in advance that she had four days off a month, so the eldest sister could enjoy two days off. While Jiang Ran is resting, the eldest sister will be responsible for taking care of her mother-in-law. This arrangement made the eldest sister grateful and agreed.
However, within a month, the eldest sister and her mother-in-law had an argument over trivial matters. Angry, the eldest sister decided to return to her home.
Luckily, their home was not far from the school, so Babe was able to go home alone after school.
When Jiang Ran returned home, she saw her mother-in-law sitting in a wheelchair, directing Bei Bei to move the stool while preparing the porridge.
This incident made Jiang Ran consider changing the nanny. Tong Chuan came forward to suggest that the mother and daughter are always together, and there will inevitably be friction. He believed that it was more reassuring for his family to take care of him than for outsiders, so he succeeded in calming the situation.
In order to avoid the opposition of her mother-in-law and Tong Chuan, Jiang Ran contacted the intermediary between business trips and entrusted them to find a reliable nanny.
This time, Jiang Ran decided to take action first and then notice, not giving her mother-in-law and Tong Chuan a chance to raise objections.
As soon as the date of return came, Jiang Ran hurried home. The intermediary had found a suitable nanny, and Jiang Ran quickly rushed home.
She was very satisfied to see that the babysitter was well organized. When the nanny entered the house, she was taken aback.
The dining table was already full of steaming meals, just as Tong Chuan had just returned home, the eldest sister was busy in the kitchen, and the mother-in-law was urging Bei Bei to wash her hands and prepare for dinner.
As soon as Jiang Ran stepped into the house, her mother-in-law greeted her with a smile on her face. She happily said that it was rare that Tong Chuan and his wife were both at home, and decided to let the eldest sister cook a few more dishes and enjoy a good meal of family reunion.
Seeing Jiang Ran, her mother-in-law was smiling and called her to the bedroom. Under Tong Chuan's gaze, the mother-in-law began to apologize non-stop. She admitted that she had a bad temper last time, because she blamed her eldest sister in anger, causing her to run away from home in anger. The mother-in-law solemnly promised that nothing like this would happen again in the future, and begged Jiang Ran to give the eldest sister a chance to start over.
With tears in her eyes, her mother-in-law said to Jiang Ran: "Jiang Ran, although your eldest sister is not as educated as the two of you, and her education is not as good as yours, it is even more difficult to find a job." The mortgage has not been paid off, and the children need to go to school. I hope you can help her for Mom's sake. ”
Between the words, Tong Chuan felt pity and assisted on the side. Jiang Ran had no choice but to send the nanny away from the family and pay an extra intermediary fee.
Life is gradually returning to calm, and the eldest sister has been in a good mood lately, smiling all day long, and she can even be heard humming a little song when cooking and shopping for groceries.
Jiang Ran's unit has not been very busy recently, and she often lends a helping hand to her eldest sister when she needs help. However, the eldest sister always humbly refused and didn't let Jiang Ran worry too much.
Soon after, Jiang Ran asked for leave. It happened that the eldest sister's son's high school entrance examination results were announced, so Jiang Ran offered to let the eldest sister go home to rest, and she was responsible for taking care of her mother-in-law and housework.
At one breakfast, my mother-in-law's cell phone rang. Jiang Ran thought that her mother-in-law hadn't noticed, so she reminded her, "Mom, your phone is ringing." ”
The mother-in-law responded indifferently: "Don't worry about it, it's just some harassment." ”
Jiang Ran's bedroom is located near the entrance door, separated from her mother-in-law's bedroom by a whole living room.
When she was about to go out, Jiang Ran heard her mother-in-law snorting in a different tone: You know that asking me for money, giving you 10,000 a month is too little?You can have as much as you want, no problem. ”
Jiang Ran ignored her mother-in-law and walked out of the room lightly.
The supermarket was nearby, and Jiang Ran picked out fresh vegetables and took a fancy to some ribs in the meat section. She decided to go home and make braised pork ribs because Bei Bei said that she had wanted to eat the ribs she made for a long time.
As she reached the door, she heard a quarrel coming from inside the house. Jiang Ran stopped and listened carefully to the eldest aunt's angry rhetorical question: "You never care about me, wait for me to make a mess, and then watch me laugh, right?"”
Who said I saw your jokes?Isn't 10,000 a month enough to give you 10,000?The mother-in-law stammered when she spoke angrily, "You, why are you so dissatisfied?"Are you trying to me off?”
Since you think I'm not good, then let Jiang Ran come back to take care of you, don't always compare me with her, I'm really fed up, you're just eccentric!The eldest sister said, and opened the door.
It happened that Jiang Ran was also standing at the door, and both of them were a little stunned.
The eldest sister simply got straight to the point: "Jiang Ran just came back, so I said bluntly, shouldn't this house be half of mine?."”
Didn't Mom give you 10,000 a month?Jiang Ran said bluntly.
The eldest sister's face turned red instantly.
The mother-in-law explained on the side: "It's not all mine, including your salary of 5,000 yuan, as well as the rent of my house, plus my pension, give her 10,000 yuan a month." ”
The mother-in-law paused for a moment, and then said: "Jiang Ran, you and your husband can earn money, unlike your eldest sister who has to repay the loan, and your son still needs to spend money to go to high school." ”
Jiang Ran gradually understood that the eldest aunt came to take care of her mother-in-law, and it was all up to her mother-in-law to go her own way. In order to support her eldest sister's family, she not only handed over her rent to her eldest aunt, but also generously contributed her pension.
The tacit understanding between mother and daughter made Jiang Ran clear that although the eldest sister was sometimes unsatisfactory, her mother-in-law would still secretly support her behind her back. Instead of arguing endlessly, it is better to simply solve the problem.
As for her mother-in-law's real estate, Jiang Ran didn't plan to monopolize it at the beginning, but her mother-in-law didn't want to **. Now that her mother-in-law is alone, she will definitely not return to the old house, so Jiang Ran persuaded her mother-in-law to divide the money of the old house ** equally and give half to the eldest sister.
In order to solve the problem of the eldest sister's salary, Jiang Ran not only settled the arrears, but also gave an extra month's salary. The eldest sister was grateful, and repeatedly praised Jiang Ran for being broad-minded and generous.
Jiang Ran was relieved and hired a nanny to take care of her mother-in-law. She feels that it is easier to use external people, there will not be so many entanglements of kinship, everything is carried out according to the contract, and there are many worries.
Thinking of this, Jiang Ran was in a good mood, and the pace of going to work became relaxed and happy.