Title My sister-in-law was envious of my new car and borrowed money from me. She never expected that I had premeditated!
A few years ago, my husband and I opened a delicatessen on the edge of the county, and we worked hard every day to get up early and return late.
However, because of the instability of the guests**, only some residents of nearby villages will come to buy some cooked food, and we do not have much income and can barely make ends meet.
Because my mother-in-law's family lives in a village near the county seat, we were lucky enough to avoid the cost of buying a house.
This has greatly reduced the pressure on our economy.
However, due to the remote location of the delicatessen and limited income, I persuaded my husband many times to sell the shop**, and we turned to look for part-time jobs.
But my husband advised me to be able to endure loneliness in whatever I did.
We don't have any other skills, we just make braised pork.
If you go to work, you will have to be managed by others and lose your freedom.
Running your own small business, although the amount of money you make is uncertain, but you have the final say, which is incomparable to a part-time job.
I thought my husband had some truth in that, so we decided to continue running the delicatessen.
Slowly, business is getting a little better than before.
My mother's home is in a small mountain village in the countryside, about seventy or eighty miles away from the county seat.
I also have an older brother who sells corn flowers for a living at the fair.
A few years ago, my brother bought a machine for frying corn flowers, and he said that every time he went to the market, he could earn one or two hundred yuan.
My father has passed away and I have an elderly mother.
I am responsible for all my mother's living expenses.
The mother often told her neighbors with satisfaction: "It is much more practical to raise a daughter than a son, and look at what we eat and use is bought by our daughter." ”
When I was a child, my brother loved me very much, and we were six years apart.
My family is very poor, we don't grow rice in the mountains, and rice is a very scarce thing.
Every time my mother made rice porridge, my brother would always give me the rice from his bowl to eat, and he would only drink the soup himself.
When my brother was in junior high school, he was sick for a few days and couldn't eat, so his mother boiled two eggs for him to make up for his body.
But my brother only ate one, and secretly stuffed the other one to me, telling me not to let my mother find out, and telling me to find a corner and eat it quickly.
My relationship with my brother is very good, and although our family's delicatessen is only a small business, I feel that our living conditions in the city are better than my brother's.
It's not easy for me to understand my brother.
Every time I went back to my parents' house, I gave my brother a few hundred dollars.
My brother was always embarrassed to ask, and he said, "Sister, your delicatessen is not a big business, it's a small business."
Don't give me money, I'm too embarrassed to ask for it.
All the living expenses of our mother over the years have been given by you, and I feel very guilty. ”
I comforted my brother: "Brother and sister can share the burden, you are closer to our mother, only separated by a house, usually our mother has any diseases, you take care of her to go to the doctor."
Although I provide financial support, if you are not by your side, our mother will not be able to live a happy old age. ”
In addition to giving my brother pocket money, I am also very good to my sister-in-law, and I buy her clothes for the four seasons every year.
My brother has two nephews, and when they don't have money to pay for school, my sister-in-law will call me, and I will never let her go back empty-handed.
Sometimes my sister-in-law borrowed 200 yuan from me, and I would give her 300 yuan, of which 100 yuan was given to my nephew to buy something.
When my nephew went to high school in the county seat, he would come to my house for two days every weekend.
He can eat as much as he likes from our delicatessen, and I brought him some of his favorite charcuterie when I came back to school.
My sister-in-law sometimes comes to the county town to go shopping, and when I accompany her to the mall, I will help her pay the bill.
The reason why I am so good to my sister-in-law is that I hope she can treat my mother better.
But one time when I went back to my parents' house, my mother told me that my brother had gone to the market that day, and my sister-in-law had made dumplings at home, and my mother thought that my sister-in-law would definitely ask her to come over to eat.
Eating and drinking in the countryside is not worried, but making dumplings is more troublesome, for an old man, and noodles, chopping stuffing, rolling skin, and making dumplings is a more cumbersome thing.
My mother's cervical spine is not good, she is dizzy when she lowers her head and rolls her skin, she rarely makes dumplings, but she especially likes to eat dumplings.
When it was time for lunch, my mother sat at home and waited, thinking that her sister-in-law would call her over or bring her a bowl of dumplings, but until about two o'clock in the afternoon, my sister-in-law did not send dumplings.
But the neighbor's second aunt said that the dumplings she went to her sister-in-law's house to eat that day were filled with beef, which was particularly fragrant.
The mother sighed silently, her sister-in-law was not as good to her as she was to her neighbors.
When my mother told me about this, she said a little sadly: "Girl, usually you treat your sister-in-law so well, and I treat her well, you can't spend the money you gave me, so I basically gave it to your sister-in-law, but she was not satisfied, and she was not even willing to give me a bowl of dumplings." ”
I didn't feel well, so I immediately went to the supermarket in town and bought four packs of frozen dumplings for my mother, but my mother shook her head and said, "Girl, frozen dumplings don't taste good at all. ”
Looking at my mother's old and lost appearance, I was sad, I spent so much money on my sister-in-law, but I didn't even get a bowl of dumplings.
One time when I went back to my parents' house, I only bought gifts for my mother, and I didn't buy gifts alone to go to my sister-in-law's house.
In the past, every time I went back to my parents' house, I would bring two gifts and buy big fish and meat for my sister-in-law.
However, since I knew that my sister-in-law made dumplings and was reluctant to give them to my mother, I was a little cold, and I only bought gifts for my mother.
My sister-in-law knew that I was back, and she waited for me at home for a long time, and when she saw that I didn't go to her house, she was in a hurry and came to my mother's house.
My sister-in-law's eyes searched everywhere for the gifts I had brought her, and when she saw that I had not prepared anything for her family, her sister-in-law's face drooped.
The sister-in-law said lukewarmly, "Sister, you come back this time."
Why didn't I see you bring some cooked food from home for us to taste, your sauce pig's trotters are the best. ”
I smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, I definitely can't come back empty-handed, I'll bring some delicious food for my mother, and I'll put it in the refrigerator." ”
Seeing this, the sister-in-law muttered a really stingy sentence in a low voice and left.
Looking at my sister-in-law's back, I sneered, who is stingy, how much cooked food has my sister-in-law eaten over the years, but she is not even willing to give a bowl of dumplings to the old man, can I continue to be generous to her? What's the point of me posting more money? I have that money, I might as well buy more things for my mother.
The method is not troublesome, that is, wash the purchased pork head meat, put it on the ingredients to cook, and pour it into a clay pot after cooking, and it can be solidified together after a little cooler overnight.
Especially before the year, everyone comes to book in advance.
My husband and I were so busy that we couldn't sleep at night.
Although we are tired, we are in a good mood because our turnover is increasing and we are earning a lot more money than before, which makes us wake up smiling when we dream.
Although hard work is inevitable, we are very happy, because how can we earn money without hard work? Once we had amassed some capital, my husband and I discussed expanding our store beyond this remote suburb.
Although the rent in a good location is expensive, there is a lot of traffic and a lot of money.
After repeated investigations, we finally rented four storefront rooms upstairs and downstairs on the more prosperous street in the county.
We opened a delicatessen with the name "Zhang Xiaoer Deli" (because my husband's surname is Zhang).
There were a few small itinerant vendors on that street selling their own roast duck or chicken, but only our delicatessen was larger.
Unexpectedly, we achieved great success at the beginning, and everyone recognized our braised pork very much, saying that it tasted delicious and reassuring.
Soon, the two of us were very busy, and my parents-in-law also came to help sell cooked food at noon.
Last year, we hired three people, and our business became more and more popular, and when it came to "Zhang Xiaoer's Deli", everyone recognized it very much.
Although we made more and more money, my husband became more and more tired and took care of almost all the work.
After all these years, his hair was gray, and every day at three o'clock in the morning, he had to go to the meat factory to buy goods, and then start cooking meat.
The husband is tired like an old man, his hair is a lot grayer, his face is full of wrinkles, his eyes are dark, and staying up late for a long time is really a toss.
But how can you make money without hard work? My husband is an honest man, he only knows how to work, he never spends a penny, and all the money he earns is handed over to me to take stock at night.
Usually, my husband drives a van to buy goods, and he often jokes with me about when will I buy a good car? I knew his dream was to own a dirt bike because he was tall and it was his dream to drive a dirt bike.
I have always kept my husband's wishes in mind, and this spring, I looked at my bank balance and decided to buy him a car.
My husband's birthday was April 28th, and I told him on that day that I was going to give him a big gift.
The husband did not look up and said, "What other gift do you have for me?" No kidding. ”
I took him to the car 4S shop and told him that he could pick a car for more than 200,000 yuan, and my husband widened his eyes and said, "Why are you willing to buy me such an expensive car?" Too luxurious, right? I chuckled and said, "You've worked so hard, you should enjoy it."
And we are now in a position to do so. ”
Soon, the husband chose a car worth 190,000 yuan, and the road cost exceeded 200,000 yuan.
My husband liked the car so much that he parked it in front of the store every day and went out to check it out from time to time.
The weather was bad that day, and it was raining moderately, and the rain was ticking and not stopping.
Business in the store is a little lighter.
At about two o'clock in the afternoon, my husband said that my parents-in-law would watch from the store, and we would go to my house.
Sometimes, a man is like a child, and I know he buys a new car and wants to show it off.
Asked if he thought so, he put his hand on the steering wheel with a smug expression on his face, and said, "Wife, you guessed it."
I asked my mom to come over and see that I wasn't the same old van I used to be, and now we had a better car and we were rich. ”
We stopped on the wide road in front of my mother's house, where she was picking beans at the door, and my husband deliberately honked his horn in the hope of attracting my mother's attention and letting her come and see for herself.
Mom's eyes were not very good, she thought it was a neighbor's car, looked up and continued to bend down and fiddle with the beans.
So I got out of the car and called out to Mom.
Mom was taken aback and said, "Oh! Huang Tianshen, it's my daughter! How did you drive such a good car? Is it borrowed? Or is it rented? I smiled and replied, "Mom, you are underestimating us."
We have worked hard all these years and it is more than enough to buy a car.
My husband is working so hard, and I'm going to buy a car to reward him and make him go further in his business. ”
Mom nodded and said, "Yes, your hard work is obvious to all.
You've made money, and you deserve to enjoy it. ”
At this time, the neighbor's second aunt came over with an umbrella, she looked at our car, and said to herself: "You must spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy this car, right?" What brand is this? It looks like the body is bright and the seats are large, so it looks like a good car. ”
Before I could say hello to my second aunt, she turned around and left.
Back in the house, my mother whispered, "Daughter, your second aunt and your sister-in-law have a very good relationship, didn't you see that she didn't even have time to say hello, so she turned around and left?" She's going to tell your sister-in-law that you just bought a nice car. ”
Daughter, we must not say that we bought it, you listen to your mother, say that it was borrowed, otherwise you will definitely get into trouble.
Your sister-in-law will be here soon. ”
I nodded, thinking to myself.
As my mother expected, within a few minutes, my sister-in-law came in a hurry.
She stood at the door and shouted, "Sister, brother-in-law, I'll take a look at your car before I go into the house." ”
The sister-in-law circled around the car a few times and was amazed.
She said: "I often tell your brother, our sister is really blessed, your delicatessen business is booming, and you actually bought such a good car, this car should not be less than 200,000 yuan, right?" "Because my mother told me in advance, I didn't dare to say how much the car would cost.
When my sister-in-law entered the house, she took my hand, kissed me passionately, and said, "Sister, you have made a fortune, but don't forget your two nephews, the nephews are doing well, and you have a face." ”
The eldest nephew wants to buy a house in the county, and he is still short of a down payment of 60,000 yuan, so you, as an aunt, must help.
I was trying to go to your house to borrow money recently, but your brother wouldn't let me go, saying that your business is not easy, and he usually helps us a lot.
He also said that your family can't come up with that much money. ”
But you actually bought such an expensive car, for you, fifty or sixty thousand is like a small matter.
I didn't expect my sister-in-law to ask me to borrow money, I sneered in my heart, fortunately I took precautions against my sister-in-law in advance, otherwise it would be really troublesome.
I was just about to answer, but my mother gently tugged at me, and my mother said, "My daughter has opened a small shop in the city and does some small business, how can she afford such a good car?" This car was borrowed by her from a neighbor, what kind of shelf do you say she puts up, there is no car without a car, what is it to borrow a car to show? My mother motioned to me, and I followed my mother's words with understanding: "Sister-in-law, to tell you the truth, this car was indeed not bought by us, but borrowed from our neighbors.
The neighbor wanted to deliver some goods, but his car didn't want to bring it, so we had to borrow his car. ”
After hearing this, the sister-in-law asked suspiciously, "Sister, are you telling the truth?" I thought you bought it yourself. ”
At this time, I felt very glad that I listened to my mother and kept a little truth, otherwise it would have really caused me a lot of trouble and anger.
After graduating from college, my nephew worked in a road and bridge company, earning more than 10,000 yuan a month, plus the money earned by my brother and sister-in-law over the years, it is easy to make a down payment on a house in the county.
My brother told me early on that the family had saved up enough for a down payment, but they had not yet found a suitable location to buy a house.
But I didn't expect that as soon as my sister-in-law saw us driving back a good car, she actually asked us to borrow 60,000 yuan, which is a good loan, but in fact it is likely that it will not be returned to me, what can I do? When my sister-in-law heard that our car was borrowed, she immediately stopped mentioning the loan, and she said, "I thought you had made a fortune!" My husband and I looked at each other and smiled and didn't say anything.
Relatives help when they should, but I won't give a penny when I shouldn't.
Helping is love, not helping is duty, being a person must have a sense of boundaries, be measured, and asking for no bottom line will only be annoying.
I admire my mother's wisdom very much, and I should keep three points on my lips and not expose my wealth, which makes sense, but I am worried that people with ulterior motives will know about it and find ways to take advantage.
In the future, I will honor my mother better, this is my responsibility.