While my mother-in-law was sorting out my clothes, she stumbled upon a $50,000 remittance slip I had given to my eldest sister. She took the list and scolded me harshly: "You don't make money yourself, and you still want my son to support you, and even subsidize your mother's family!" My son is so pitiful, he wants to support you, your two daughters, and your mother's family! You go and get the money back now, and if you don't, you leave this house!" ”
At that time, I had just given birth to my second daughter for less than a month, and I was still in confinement. I know that my mother-in-law is a little upset that I have another daughter, and maybe that's why she took the opportunity to vent her emotions at me.
My name is Wu Chunmei, I am 35 years old, and I am the mother of two lovely daughters. I was born in a rural area with three of us sisters. After her mother gave birth to her eldest sister and second sister, she chose to have her sterilized because of her father's love. However, when my eldest sister was 18 years old and my second sister was 13 years old, my mother, who was already 40 years old, became pregnant again.
At that time, the great aunt did not come for months, and the mother did not pay much attention to it, she thought that she might have gone through menopause. But when her belly grew bigger, she began to panic, thinking that she had a terminal illness. After going to the hospital for a check-up, I found out that I was pregnant again. At that time, I had been in my mother's womb for more than 6 months.
Although neither parent is patriarchal, in the countryside, it is true that no son in the family can be bullied. And I was already more than 6 months old at that time, and they were afraid that the induction of labor would harm the mother's body. However, when my mother gave birth to me, due to her advanced maternal age, she had a difficult birth, and finally gave birth to me by caesarean section.
I have been in poor health since I was born, and I was sent to an incubator for more than a month. And the mother was also hospitalized for half a month because of a caesarean section. My mother's hospitalization expenses and I combined cost me almost all of my father's savings. To pay for these expenses, my father even borrowed money from several uncles.
After I was born, many people in the village laughed at my father, saying that he spent so much money and turned out to be a daughter. My father was a loyal and honest man who didn't talk much, he just smiled and didn't respond.
That year, the eldest sister was preparing to take the college entrance examination. It's a pity that she was only 3 points short and couldn't be admitted to university. The parents wanted the eldest sister to repeat the exam for another year, but the eldest sister refused. She said: "Mom and Dad, I know the situation at home. A girl my age in the village has been helping the family for a long time. I was able to graduate from high school, which was something that no one else dared to imagine. I went out to work to earn money so that my second and youngest sisters could continue their studies. I want to show everyone that our family can live a good life without a son. ”
No matter how much her parents persuaded her, the eldest sister refused to repeat it. She went to Guangzhou and went to her cousin, who was working there. In the beginning, she only had a salary of 30 yuan a month, but she still sent most of the money back home. Later, the eldest sister went to Shenzhen to work. Because of her culture and willingness to learn, she was soon promoted to supervisor.
In the years when the eldest sister worked outside, she never forgot to study. She often works overtime, but whenever she has time, she makes time to study. Through self-study, the eldest sister took the ** college entrance examination and spent 8 years to get a self-examination university diploma. With this diploma, she got better job opportunities and her salary rose a lot. But she kept very little money for herself, and most of it was sent back home.
With the help of the eldest sister, the family paid off their debts and built the first three-story building in the village. The second sister was also successfully admitted to Normal University.
When the eldest sister was 30 years old, her father died. The mother was overwhelmed with grief and fell ill. In order to take care of my mother and me, my eldest sister and brother-in-law decided to go back to their hometown to start a business. She opened a garment processing factory in the village. Later, the business of the factory became better and better, and the eldest sister bought a large piece of land in the village to build a factory.
After graduating from university, the second sister did not choose a school in the city, but returned to the township middle school in our township and became a Chinese teacher.
Although I was born in a rural area, my family was already living in a good environment when I was in elementary school. I grew up with the love of my parents and sisters. Under the supervision of my eldest sister and second sister, my academic performance has been very good. Later, I was admitted to a 211 university in Shanghai. After I went to university, my eldest sister sent me living expenses every month so that I could concentrate on my studies. The second sister uses her spare time as a tutor to make money, and she also wants to show me how meaningful it is to make money through her own efforts.
Because I was dressed modestly when I went to school, my classmates always thought that my family conditions were poor. My husband Ye Qin and I met at a campus event. He was one year older than me, and although he was average-looking, he was gentle and amiable. He took good care of me, a little sister who didn't know anything, and patiently explained all kinds of problems to me.