Xia Qingmai, who had great expectations for her future life, realized something was not right about the atmosphere at home when she woke up the next morning.
My sister-in-law Liu Mei, who had just been told to cry two days ago and then tried to trick her mother into returning to her parents' home, looked like a proud hen early in the morning, with squinting eyes and raised head, as if she had successfully hatched a baby overnight. A group of chicks were born and the family grew.
And the eldest brother, who was extremely hypocritical and always thought he was the eldest son and never worked at home, actually carefully brought a glass of water to her sister-in-law.
What's going on here?
As if to give Xia Qingmai an answer, just as she was about to go to the washstand to wash up, her mother, Hu Yuhua, appeared with a bowl of sweet-smelling eggs in sugar water.
"Liu Mei, eat quickly." As he spoke, Hu Yuhua carefully placed the bowl in front of Liu Mei.
Liu Mei did not start eating immediately. She glanced at Xia Qingmai triumphantly, and then went to get the handle of the porcelain spoon in the bowl.
Because of Liu Mei's gesture, Xia Qingmai suddenly felt blessed and thought of those stupid women in her father's palace who were pregnant and thought they could challenge her and her mother's status.
"Wait!"
Liu Mei's movement of eating eggs was paused by Xia Qingmai's voice. She raised her head impatiently. Just as she was about to speak, she heard Xia Qingmai speak first: "Mom, I remember that there are no eggs at home, right? What are you doing today?" The eggs you cook for your daughter-in-law are not the ones my mother-in-law used to replenish my health, right?"
As soon as Xia Qingmai said these words, her mother's face suddenly stiffened.
After scoffing, Xia Qingmai stretched out his hand, "Two eggs, one piece!"
Hu Yuhua, who was still a little guilty, exploded when she heard that Xia Qingmai dared to ask for money.
"You damn girl, how dare you ask your mother for money? What's wrong with your sister-in-law eating two of your eggs when she's pregnant with your nephew? Even if you give her all the eggs, that's fine!"
Hu Yuhua, who had just gotten better a few days ago, returned to her true self after hearing the news this morning that her daughter-in-law Liu Mei might be pregnant.
She looked like your sister-in-law has done great service to the Xia family and it is your honor to eat your eggs. It was really ugly. Seeing her expression like this, Xia Qingmai's expression remained unchanged and she said firmly: "You want to love your daughter-in-law, I have no objection, but My mother-in-law gave me those eggs to replenish my health."
"Even if you want to feed others, you have to get my permission."
"Now, I don't agree to feed Liu Mei, you have to pay me back."
Hu Yuhua couldn't understand why her second daughter was so picky about two eggs.
Her sister-in-law is pregnant with her nephew, the eldest grandson of the Lao Xia family!
Wouldn't it be better to just eat two of her eggs? Isn't this how it should be?
She originally wanted to ask her second daughter if she could let Sun Fugui buy some meat to supplement her daughter-in-law's food.
This is the eldest grandson of their old Xia family. As an aunt, shouldn't she take the initiative to support her sister-in-law and buy things for her to keep her healthy?
Seeing her mother's disinterested expression, Xia Qingmai knew that today's matter didn't make sense. She didn't think it was about two eggs.
Today her mother can eat the eggs her mother-in-law gave her to replenish her body without her consent, and tomorrow she can go to her house to ask for something for Liu Mei and the child in her belly.
If she is unwilling to give it, she will most likely wait until her mother cries, makes a fuss, hangs herself, or scolds her for being unfilial.
This is a trick that many parents will play. They stand on the moral high ground, talk about filial piety, and try to supplement the people they value by exploiting other children.
But why?
