My name is Xiaomei, an ordinary 30-year-old urban white-collar worker. My husband Daming and I are both children from the countryside, and we are crawling around in this bustling city, and we decided to buy a house in order to have a stable home. The down payment is still 300,000 yuan, although the mother-in-law has some savings, the mother-in-law resolutely refuses to borrow, and the mother-in-law feels sorry for me, not to mention taking out this money to help us realize this dream.
It was a sunny weekend, and Daming and I knocked on the door of our mother's house with joy and a hint of apprehension. Mom looked at us with anticipation on her face, and after hesitating for a moment, she took out a passbook from the cabinet, on which the figure of 300,000 was written. "Mom, this money ......"That day at my mother's house, my hand holding the passbook trembled slightly, and my heart was full of gratitude and guilt. "Girl, Mom knows that it is not easy for you, you take this money first, and then pay it back when the days are better. "At that moment, I had mixed feelings in my heart, gratitude and guilt.
Back in the city, the new house was renovated, but the mother-in-law suddenly offered to move in with her. She lives alone in the countryside and says she wants to come to the city to enjoy the blessings and help us take care of the housework. When I think of my mother-in-law's reluctance to borrow money in the first place, I feel a little uncomfortable. Daming is a filial son, and naturally has no objection to his mother-in-law's request, but there are ripples in my heart.
Is it because our mom is moving in now because she knows we have a house? "That night, I couldn't help but ask Daming. He was stunned for a moment, and then explained: "Our mother is old, and it is really lonely to be alone in the countryside, besides, it is also a good thing for the elderly to help take care of the house, so don't think about it." ”
I took a deep breath, suppressed the unhappiness in my heart, and tried to calm myself down. Family harmony is paramount. The days after the mother-in-law moved in were not as harmonious as imagined. Different living habits and conflicts of ideas make our lives chaotic. Especially when I overheard my mother-in-law chatting with a neighbor, showing off that her son and daughter-in-law had bought a house, and revealing her contempt for our mother's help, my patience was almost at the limit.
On my mother-in-law's birthday. The family sat around, and after my mother-in-law made a wish to blow out the candles, I mustered up the courage to speak: "Mom, in fact, the down payment for this house was lent to us by my mother's family. As soon as he finished speaking, the room fell silent. The smile on my mother-in-law's face froze, and Da Ming also looked at me in surprise. My mother-in-law looked at me in surprise, and it took a while to come to her senses: "What? Did your mother lend you the money? ”
Mom, I know you may think that we can't afford to buy a house to ask our mother's family for help, and we also have our own dignity and pride. We will pay back this money as soon as possible. I continued, in a firm and calm tone, "And, at all times, we expect you to understand and respect our choices and contributions." ”
The mother-in-law's face changed, but finally eased up, and she said with a little embarrassment: "Xiaomei, my mother admits that I am a bit old-fashioned, and I always think that young people should work their own." I was wrong, and I should not have turned a blind eye to your requests for help, let alone trivialized your efforts. ”
Slowly returned to the blandness of life. My mother-in-law began to respect our way of life, and no longer mentioned the matter of borrowing, but offered to go back to our hometown, so that we could live in a world of two people with peace of mind. Da Ming expressed his deep apologies to me, and also affirmed my bravery: "Xiaomei, thank you for letting me see your tenacity and wisdom. ”
Everyone is growing, every contribution deserves to be respected, and behind every contradiction, there are seeds of love and understanding.