As the Spring Festival holiday fades away, it seems that the passage of time is extremely slow in the heart of my friend Xiaoyu. She said with deep emotion that this year's days seemed to be unbearable.
The cause should start before the New Year's Festival. Since the older generation of the family has passed away one after another, Xiaoyu's father-in-law's brothers and sisters decided to take turns hosting the Spring Festival dinner in a year-round way.
This year it was Xiaoyu's father-in-law's turn, and the news was mentioned in the family group. They asked Xiaoyu's mother-in-law if she was going to host two meals or just a simple dinner.
The mother-in-law immediately replied: Of course, it started at noon, as in previous years.
In the atmosphere of everyone's praise, the mother-in-law added: However, this year we are not in our own house, but in Mingming's house. You haven't been to his new home before, so let's go and have some fun!
At this moment, Xiaoyu was working and didn't notice the news in the group at all. It wasn't until she drank water that she found that someone had @ her in WeChat, thanking her for her operation this year.
So Xiaoyu learned that they would hold a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner at their home!
She hurriedly asked her mother-in-law privately what was going on and why she didn't know anything about it.
When the mother-in-law saw the message, she replied: Oh! It turns out that I forgot to tell you, but I already told Ming Ming a few days ago, maybe he also forgot to inform you.
Xiaoyu felt speechless, even her husband knew about it and didn't tell her! What the hell was he thinking? Even if he knew, she would be in charge of the family's affairs! What to do with this Chinese New Year's Eve dinner?
Xiaoyu didn't understand why her mother-in-law decided for herself in advance, and she immediately objected, saying that her cooking skills were not good and she couldn't hold a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.
However, the mother-in-law retorted: Oops! You don't have to cook too much, just make a table of dishes. Moreover, you also know that my waist is not good, and I was so tired from the last Chinese New Year's Eve dinner that I couldn't get up for a few days. This time, it should be your filial piety to our elders, do us a favor!
But Xiaoyu felt that she couldn't cope with the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner for so many people. Just when she was about to refuse again, her mother-in-law vaguely said that she was in a hurry, so she hung up.
Of course, Xiaoyu was unwilling to accept it like this, and after waiting for 20 minutes, she prepared a series of excuses to shut up her mother-in-law. However, before she could get out, her husband had already contacted her first: Honey, isn't it just two New Year's dinners, you can do it! At most, buy more ready-made dishes and deal with them!
As you can imagine, Xiaoyu was greatly annoyed by her husband's words, thinking that he was too selfish and only cared about his parents and completely ignored his own feelings.
The two had a cold war for a few days, until one day, Xiaoyu suddenly felt that he was very ridiculous. Just because of such a thing, the family is uneasy.
Making a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is not a big deal, and they all said that it is good to prepare it casually, why should she be so calculating? Buy more food and let your in-laws have a memorable Chinese New Year's Eve.
So Xiaoyu thought of this and did it. She greeted the guests warmly and then served a carefully prepared vegetarian dish. At that time, the in-laws were stunned, and Xiaoyu couldn't help but want to laugh when she saw it.
Other relatives didn't care, and left in a hurry after lunch.
Xiaoyu showed her in-laws through practical actions that the previous methods no longer worked, and her mother-in-law's previous control and oppression would not work with her. She's not a servant, and she's not a tool to be manipulated at will.
Even if her husband supports her in-laws, Xiaoyu can find her dignity in her own way.
The in-laws were so angry that they stomped their feet, but Xiaoyu ignored them completely! She even shifted the pressure to her husband, saying that it was all a menu prepared by him.
It is foreseeable that Xiaoyu's mother-in-law will never give her anything in the future. After all, just buying some green vegetables and radishes now, it may be a volcanic eruption later!