Mother and child, why haven't you come back yet? Your brother and sister are still waiting for your gifts to return to their parents' homes
On the days of the New Year, in addition to eating and drinking, it is to visit relatives, especially in the countryside, whether it is close relatives or distant relatives, as long as there is a little relationship, they have to visit the door, and they also have to prepare gifts.
When I was a child, my parents always chose to start visiting the house after the seventh day of the first lunar month, because our grandparents lived in our house, and the gifts in the house were simply piles of gifts, and my parents chose gifts from them to start returning the gifts.
During the Spring Festival, one of the tasks that the mother must do is to remember the gifts given by each relative, and when returning the gifts, she must not give them back to others, and she must skillfully exchange gifts. The reason for this is partly to save money, and partly because there are so many gifts at home that you can't eat them all.
Three years ago, I was 5 years younger than my brother and he got married. My brother-in-law's maiden home is not far from us, she is beautiful, eloquent, always sweet to people, and her parents are very satisfied with her.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year that year, our family of three prepared gifts as usual, set off early in the morning, and arrived at my parents' house at 8 o'clock. After a few moments of pleasantry with my parents and younger siblings, I changed into kitchen clothes and prepared to cook. The younger brother and daughter-in-law also put on new clothes and prepared to go back to her parents' house.
I was busy in the kitchen, and my husband came over with a gloomy face: "Your brother and sister are so ignorant, she just loaded the gift we gave to the old couple and took it back to her parents' house." ”
I smiled and said, "It's normal, you people in the city may not have experienced anything like this, and our parents did the same when we were kids." ”
My husband was still dissatisfied and said: "In the past, because of lack of money, I could save it, but now no one is short of that gift money." The point is that the old couple didn't know what I gave them, and it was taken by your brother and sister, which is too disrespectful to me, right? ”
I comforted my husband: "It's okay, my parents saw it when you brought it, and they knew that you gave four gifts, they must be able to feel your heart." ”
I think this is a very normal thing, but my husband has been depressed and has no interest in eating and drinking. I also said that he was careful, isn't it always like this when giving gifts? The gift was delivered, and people loved to give it to whom. But my husband said: "I bought that gift for my father-in-law and mother-in-law, why should your brother and sister use it to honor her parents?" ”
These words made me speechless, and I didn't say more, I just hoped that my husband could let go as soon as possible.
When I went back to my parents' house again, my husband explained to me: "Let me tell you, this is a good wine I prepared for my father-in-law, you have to watch it carefully, don't be robbed by your brother and sister again." If it happens before, you'll have to come forward. "In order to reassure my husband, I had to promise him that I would be responsible for guarding my father-in-law's gifts.
When I returned to my parents' house, my brother and sister-in-law were already ready, and the car was starting. Seeing us coming back, my brother-in-law greeted us warmly: "Let me see what good gifts my brother-in-law has prepared this year?" As he spoke, he went to open the trunk and asked. When she saw the wine, she said happily: "Great, my dad likes this brand of wine, thank you sister and brother-in-law." After saying that, he began to carry the wine and get into the car.
My husband was anxious when he saw this situation, and hurriedly glanced at me. I didn't expect my younger sibling to move so fast, and I didn't know how to speak for a while. At this time, my father took the initiative to say, "Take this wine to your father, I have a little high blood pressure recently, and I dare not drink it." "Since my father said so, I can't stop my younger siblings, and my husband is in a very unhappy mood because of this.
I have been reassuring my husband not to take it too seriously, but he has always been unable to let go, and no matter how much I try to persuade him, it will not work. I propose that in the future, I will go back to my parents' house and no longer bring gifts, but give money directly, and my brother and sister can't take our money and go back to honor her parents, right?
My husband was still unwilling, he said: "I don't believe it, I can't control her with my IQ?" In the future, I will buy a gift for my father-in-law, and when I get home, I will open it, and I don't believe that she still has the face to take it. "I looked at my husband with a smile and felt like a child. The husband said seriously: "It's your brother and daughter-in-law who do those things, isn't it like a child?" This is to treat others the way they do. It's really annoying your brother and sister, every year, the gift I bought for your parents was 'snatched' away by her before it was hot, let you open your mouth to talk about her, you still haven't spoken, it's really annoying! ”
This year, I have to go back to my parents' house again, my husband deliberately delayed the time, deliberately went late, he said that he wanted to see if he could still wait to grab our gifts when he got home at noon. I saw that it was past 9 o'clock, and hurriedly urged my husband. When I went out, I found that the tire had burst, and I was so anxious that my husband was very excited and shouted: "This is really God help me!" ”
During the Chinese New Year, the places where the car was repaired were closed, and I suggested taking a taxi back, but my husband insisted on borrowing the car and had to wait for his buddy to deliver the car. I was restless in the car, while my husband was leisurely scrolling on his phone. At this time, my mother called.
Instead of asking us if we were in trouble, my mother hurriedly said, "Girl, why haven't you come back yet?" Your brother and sister are still waiting for your gifts to return to their parents' homesMy husband took the ** and said, "Mom, our car broke down and we can't go back today." Mother ** didn't hang up, as if she was talking to her brother and daughter-in-law, although her brother-in-law's voice was very small, I still heard her say: "My brother-in-law is really, and he didn't say it earlier when the car broke down, so I waited for a long time." ”
When my husband heard this, he was furious and his face was distorted, but in the end he didn't get angry at the **, but said with his teeth in his teeth: "Oh, brother and sister, you said that the car just broke down, I didn't expect it, I'm sorry, I'm delaying you to go back to your parents' house, your sister's ** is almost out of power, maybe we have to break it before we finish speaking." After saying that, my husband hung up **.
Looking at my husband's triumphant appearance, I couldn't help but laugh and give a thumbs up in agreement. My husband said proudly: "It seems that going back later can really deal with your brother and daughter-in-law, in order to keep my gift, we will deliberately go back late in the future, I don't believe she can wait!" "Actually, in the face of such a mother's family, I am also quite helpless, I understand my husband's feelings, but my parents acquiesce in the behavior of my younger brother and younger siblings, and as an eldest sister, I can't say anything, everything is to make my parents live better.
What would you do if you met such a mother?