Qi Mei retorted confidently, "So what if she's my mother-in-law? She's my mother-in-law, but aren't her husband and son your brothers?"
The relatives thought to themselves, "Shouldn't they be the ones saying this?"
But that would have to wait until the old woman died before they could claim the house.
They'll say that her husband and son are their brothers, so the property should also be given to them.
A widow shouldn't even think about taking advantage of the situation.
But that's not the case now!
This young widow actually said that whoever takes care of her will get the house in the future!
"Is there anything wrong with what I said? Uncles and elders, I'm just doing this for your own good."
"How can this be for our own good?"
"You, my father-in-law, and my husband are all cousins, so there's no distinction between close and distant relationships. Who will get the house then? Will we have to argue about it?"
"Didn't I solve the problem for you all? We're all equally close, but whoever takes care of my mother-in-law gets the house. Isn't that fair?"
What she said is absolutely correct.
No one could find fault with it.
Now, if anyone tells her to serve them, she can rightfully ask for a house.
How can that be?
That house belongs to their family; it's impossible for them to give it to an outsider.
The young widow hasn't even given birth to a son yet, how could she possibly get the house?
The entire family had already discussed and agreed on everything without even needing to involve the brigade leader.
The wives of several uncles and brothers competed for the position.
They took turns caring for the old woman, and whoever took the best care of her was the one who stayed.
Although the old woman was lying in a hospital bed, she knew all about these things perfectly well.
She couldn't say that her daughter-in-law's actions were wrong.
They treated her, bought her medicine, and even found someone to take care of her.
What else could she say?
These women from her own clan served her with utmost care in order to get a house from her family.
She'll keep whoever she likes.
Actually, the old woman didn't say it, but she wanted Qi Mei to serve her even more.
When she first married into the family, the two had a very good relationship.
But her son didn't make it through, and she could only blame her daughter-in-law for her bad luck.
Deep down, I know that my son has been sick for so many years, no wonder Qi Mei is so upset.
It is said that a person's words are good when they are about to die.
After his wife fell ill, she was frail and old, and had little will to live. She soon became critically ill.
The people around her before she died were her daughter, her sister-in-law, and other relatives.
But her eyes kept looking out.
My sister-in-law quickly called out, "Qi Mei, your mother-in-law is looking for you."
Qi Mei was sitting in the courtyard, her bundles all packed. Once the old woman died, she would move to that abandoned house in the brigade.
Hearing that the old woman wanted to see her, she raised an eyebrow and said, "Oh, I see."
I wasn't particularly excited.
He walked to the old woman's bedside and called out, "Mother, what do you want to tell me?"
The old woman was in tears. Seeing her cold eyes, she felt very sad and kept saying, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
Qi Mei forced a smile: "It's alright, have a safe journey."
Since the person was about to die, Qi Mei didn't want to say anything more.
After the old woman finished speaking, she closed her eyes and passed away.
Qi Mei said to her relatives, "You can handle the funeral arrangements."
After saying that, he turned and left.
The sister-in-law glared at her retreating figure with resentment: "Qi Mei! As a daughter-in-law, how can you be so disrespectful to your elders?"
Qi Mei turned her head, her eyes filled with coldness, instantly freezing her sister-in-law in place.
"You are the most filial eldest daughter, who can compare to you?"
My mother has been lying in the hospital bed for more than a month, and I can count the number of times she has come to visit me on one hand.
Upon learning that Qi Mei was going to give the house to a relative, she returned and caused a scene, trying to take the house for herself.
However, she was a married woman, and in the eyes of her relatives, she was no different from Qi Mei, the daughter-in-law; they were all outsiders.
They were eventually suppressed and dared not cause trouble again.
The sister-in-law wanted to take her anger out on Qi Mei.
Qi Mei is no longer afraid of her. If she dares to bully her again, Qi Mei is willing to die with her!
In the end, the funeral was organized by the relatives who inherited the house, and Qi Mei wore mourning clothes to observe three days of mourning for the old woman.
This also marks the end of this relationship.
The old woman brought her out of the mountains. Although she paid for it, it allowed her to see the outside world.
Although this is the countryside, it's much better than the mountains where she grew up.
She doesn't plan to go back.
She is currently registered in Dongshan Brigade, and the brigade leader has agreed to give her that abandoned house, and she will also receive food rations.
Let's just live like this.
We'll live as long as we can.
Upon learning that Qi Mei had moved to an abandoned house, Chen Songbai rushed over.
On the way, I overheard people discussing: "That young widow is really pretty. She's all alone, she must need someone to rely on, hehe."
"You'd better not even think about it. I think she's a fiery person. Be careful she doesn't take a knife and stab you."
"That's true, never mind."
"..."
There's always trouble around a widow's door, as Chen Songbai had long known.
But unexpectedly, after Grandma Qi Mei died, even more people started to have designs on her.
These people are not good people either.
Some of them still have families...
Chen Songbai clenched his fists, hating himself to death.
inability!
He walked outside the house and saw Qi Mei tidying up the yard.
The two looked at each other from a distance; this was the first time they had met alone since they returned last time.
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