Time flew by and it was the Mid-Autumn Festival. Ruan Ruan got up early and first went to the factory to check on the Mid-Autumn Festival benefits that the factory had given to the workers. Then she invited Huo Haoshen, Zheng Xuyang and the others to her house for dinner after get off work. She also checked on the relationship status of Huo Haoshen and Lu Shuyan, and Zheng Xuyang and He Yuwei. After so long, they were still in the ambiguous stage. Ruan Ruan was worried for them.
As Ruan Ruan left, she rolled her eyes at Huo Haoshen, implying that he was truly useless.
Huo Haoshen said, "What did I do to deserve this? Is it that I don't want to confess? It's just that I've been away for a while and haven't had a chance yet!"
After returning home, Ruan Ruan ate a simple lunch and then started making soup. She marinated the duck and fish with seasonings, and then she could start roasting them when the time came.
After she finished her preparations, Jiang Yuli arrived on her bicycle. "Sister, I'm so sorry, an emergency patient came to the hospital and had surgery, which caused the delay. Is there anything else I can do for you?"
"Sit down and rest for a while. There's nothing for you to do right now." Seeing how tired she was, Ruan Ruan knew she must have rushed over as soon as she came out of the operating room. She pulled her over, sat her down in a chair, and brought her a glass of water.
After Jiang Yuli took the water glass and drank it all in one gulp, she prepared to get up to see if there was anything she could help with. However, when she saw that Ruan Ruan had also sat down, she didn't stand on ceremony.
"You didn't see it. The patient brought in today was covered in blood. There were hardly any unscathed parts of her body. Her head was also broken. Sigh, I heard from the nurses that her husband wasn't there when she had surgery, and her mother-in-law was cursing and swearing. It's so pitiful to have such a family to in-laws."
Jiang Yuli and Ruan Ruan talked about the woman who had just been taken to the hospital, and they really felt sorry for her.
Regarding what Jiang Yuli said, she wouldn't comment. Whether a person lives well or not in their husband's family depends on their attitude. If you have a strong attitude and are capable, they will give you some leeway. But if you can't stand on your own two feet, even a miracle worker couldn't save you.
"Sister, tell me, what kind of family would beat their daughter-in-law so badly?" Jiang Yuli, who grew up being pampered by her parents and brothers, rarely had any arguments in her family, even after her sister-in-law entered the family. So she couldn't understand what could possibly make them beat their daughter-in-law so badly.
"This situation is very common in the countryside. Isn't there a saying that a daughter-in-law has to endure a thousand years of hardship to become a mother-in-law? When she was a girl, she was bossed around by her parents at home. After she got married, she was bossed around by her mother-in-law and sister-in-law. She finally endured until her parents and in-laws passed away. Wouldn't she take out all the anger she suffered on her daughter-in-law?"
You've probably heard those older women in the compound say things like, "We all went through this back then, why can't you handle it now?" So, it's a vicious cycle: the wife has no standing at home, the husband sides with his mother, or he'll be accused of being unfilial; the wife is the only outsider in the family. In such an environment, how can things possibly be good?
Ruan Ruan calmly told her about the current situation of women getting married.
"Of course, there are also families like ours. You see, as soon as the son got married, they separated the household. The husband and wife live their own lives. The mother-in-law helps you when you need it, and when you don't, they live their own lives. She shows filial piety during holidays. This is what an enlightened mother-in-law and daughter-in-law should do."
“You’re right. Gu Jinghe told me a few days ago that he’s already applied for a house. After we get married, he’ll move out on his own. Auntie even gave him a settling-in allowance. Compared to those wicked mothers-in-law, Auntie is so much better.”
After hearing Ruan Ruan's words and hearing what she had seen at the hospital, Jiang Yuli truly felt that Teacher Shen was the best mother-in-law in the world.
"Don't meddle in their business. In this hospital, you're just a doctor. Just do your job. Otherwise, if you interfere too much, they might not appreciate it, and you'll just end up causing trouble. It's not worth it."
What Ruan Ruan fears is that if she sympathizes with those women and offends their mothers-in-law on their behalf, in the end, not only will they not appreciate it, but they will also push all the blame onto her. In this era, it is easy to be extorted by greedy people.
"Don't worry, I remember everything. Although I sympathize with them, I still know my limits," Jiang Yuli knew what Ruan Ruan meant. Her mother had been telling her this since she first entered the hospital. She was afraid that her silly girl would offend people because of her overflowing sympathy.
"It's good that you remember," Ruan Ruan said, relieved to see her expression. She was most afraid of people who didn't know their place.
After chatting for a while, the two decided it was about time and started cooking.
When Huo Haocheng returned with his men, Ruan Ruan and Jiang Yuli had almost finished cooking the dishes.
"What delicious food is Ruan Ruan making? I can smell it from far away." Commander Gu walked in ahead of them and saw Ruan Ruan putting dishes on the table.
There were many people today, so they set up two tables in the courtyard.
"Uncle, Aunt, you're here! Come on, bring the food to the table, it'll be ready soon. This is a roasted duck I just made; it's my first time cooking it today."
After the roast duck was cooked, Ruan Ruan followed the example of Quanjude in Beijing, slicing the duck meat piece by piece, and then made tomato sauce and spicy sauce, along with shredded greens and cucumber.
When Huo Haoshen and his group arrived, Ruan Ruan had already prepared the grilled fish.
"Uncle Gu, everyone, we're sorry we're late." When Huo Haoshen and his group arrived with gifts and things they had brought for them, the others were sitting in the courtyard chatting happily.
Actually, it wasn't that they wanted to come late. He had just finished his regular workday and distributed the employee benefits before returning. The timing was just right. It just took him a little time to get here. Also, Huo Haocheng and the others came early this afternoon, so Ruan Ruan made the meal according to the time.
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