My name is Li Mei, and my younger brother Li Hua is getting married. I deliberately returned to my parents' house with a pair of children to send wedding blessings to my younger brother. Unexpectedly, I took out the 1,000 yuan gift money I prepared, which attracted my mother's disgust and scolding.
01 I only brought 1,000 gift money, and my mother turned her face on the spot
I was looking forward to returning to my parents' home to send holiday greetings to my younger brother, who was about to enter the marriage hall. I carefully prepared a gift of 1,000 yuan, hoping to provide a little help for my brother to buy a new house. After all, I have limited financial resources and two children to raise at home.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I took out the red envelope, my mother's face immediately changed. She loudly questioned me, "Just a little money" and "Do you also deserve the status of a sister?", while poking my fingers on my forehead and shoulders, her movements were rude and her tone was sour.
I was accused by my mother in public, and I suddenly felt ashamed. I explained that I had two children to raise, and I really couldn't give much cash to my brother, so I had to do what I could. I sincerely hope that my mother will be considerate of my situation.
But my mother didn't understand my distress at all, and she reprimanded me even harder, "It's just 1,000 yuan, you are embarrassed to take it out", "It's a shame on my old face", "How can you match your sister if you are so shabby". I listened to my mother's blame, my heart was like a knife, and my face was red.
02 My mother insisted on me for at least 10,000 yuan in gifts
My mother strongly demanded that my sister should give at least 10,000 cash as a gift, otherwise she would lose her mother's face. I begged her to be considerate of my two children, but my mother ignored me.
She repeatedly emphasized that "just 1,000 yuan, are you embarrassed to take it out" and "it's just embarrassing". I kept repeating that I really couldn't come up with that much money, but my mother didn't listen to my explanation at all, and I felt both aggrieved and helpless.
After my mother returned to the room, she still kept counting me down, she blamed me for not knowing what to do, not understanding women's morals, saying that I had wasted so many years of hard work in vain, and was not filial. My heart was like a knife as I listened, and tears involuntarily came out of my eyes.
03 I knelt down and confessed my mistake and decided to cut off contact with my mother's family
I chased myself inside and knelt in front of my mother, crying and begging for her forgiveness. But my mother was tough and did not have the slightest sympathy, and she directly announced that if I was so poor, I would not come back in the future.
I got up with tears streaming down my eyes and decided to completely sever ties with such a mother-in-law who valued money over family affection. I left with my children and slammed the door with tears in my eyes. I know that such a mother's family, who has no mother's love and only relies on money to judge people, will never come back.
I used all my courage not to look back, and I returned to my home in tears. I finally understood that family affection and maternal love should not be measured by money. What I lost was just a mother's home without true love, and what I regained was a warm little home that I could rebuild.