The daughter-in-law from other places is like a mascot when she returns to her hometown for the New Year.
When I went out with my family today, I kept my back straight and tried to keep a good smile on my face. Let me eat and drink, don't play with my phone, and smile at anyone who talks to me. At the end of the day, my stomach is full, my ears are buzzing, and I am so tired.
My parents-in-law's house speaks in tongues, and I can understand almost everything except for eating, drinking soup, cold and heat. I am also impatient to learn a dialect.
There are a lot of beliefs in my hometown, so I won't comment on whether it's good or bad, but I don't know the local customs at all. At the same time, my husband doesn't understand either.
In such a delicate season as the Chinese New Year, I feel like a mascot in the family: I don't listen, I don't speak, I don't sit, I don't do, I smile when I see people, I smile enthusiastically at everyone, and then there is no more.
The trunk is stuffed, and gifts for the elderly, brothers, and children are ready. Take care of several children doing their homework. Wash the dishes occasionally.
That's all I have to do for the Spring Festival.
At other times, I will be free, I will not participate in big and small affairs, I will not participate in the shortcomings of parents, take care of myself, do not cause trouble to others, and do not cause trouble to myself.
It's nice to be a mascot for a few days [laughs].