Zhu's mother felt that girls are naturally outgoing, and this girl was already siding with her husband's family even before she was married.
"Mom, what are you saying? Can you please keep your voice down?"
Julie pulled her mother into the room and quickly closed the door, afraid that her mother-in-law would hear.
She genuinely felt that her mother-in-law was a good person. Before, because her mother-in-law was working and her mother wouldn't let her visit her, she had come to see her mother-in-law as a monster.
"Are you trying to be a good daughter-in-law? Do you think that will make them treat you like their own daughter? Are you stupid?"
Zhu's mother reached out and forcefully poked Zhu Li's head.
"Let me tell you, if you don't ask for more money now, do you think people will respect you in the future?"
She was counting on that money to buy a house for her son.
"Mom, I don't need her to take me seriously. It's enough that Zhu Yangshu is good to me. Besides, what do I need so much money for? Zhu Yangshu has given me everything. I know exactly how much money he has."
Even if we borrowed money, it's up to both of us to pay it back.
Zhu Yangshu was truly good to her. From the beginning of their relationship, he would give her half of his salary and use the other half for their daily expenses.
That means the bride price was set by her mother and that was the final amount, but now they're asking for more. Zhu Yangshu doesn't have that money anymore; if she borrows it, she'll just have to pay it back.
Julie isn't unintelligent; her mother used to tell her, "You're too young to understand; you don't need to know these things. I'll take care of it for you."
She's just used to being dependent, so she has no ability to think independently.
But now she's getting married and about to have her own baby, so she has to learn to live on her own.
In a way, Zhu's mother was deliberately and unconsciously controlling her daughter. She kept telling her, "You can't do it, you can't live without me."
Your mother-in-law must treat you badly; you can't handle the mother-in-law/daughter-in-law relationship.
You can't manage the money; I'm doing this for your own good.
They used various forms of denial combined with emotional appeals to control Julie, and once they controlled her, they became tools for her to make money.
But she forgot one thing: Julie wasn't incapable; she had just heard too much negativity and no one had told her that she could do it too.
There's nothing wrong with that. She didn't always rely on her parents; she left home when she went to university.
Besides, not everyone knows how to manage a household from the start. You can only learn to be organized when things are in complete chaos.
"You're stupid. Fine, fine, I won't care about you anymore. I'll use your salary as part of your dowry. Only when a woman has a dowry can people respect her."
"Okay, I understand." Julie nodded; she still trusted her mother.
When Zhu's mother came out and saw that things were a bit chaotic outside, she immediately started making sarcastic remarks.
“My dear in-law, look how messy this house is, and you haven’t even offered to help tidy it up. If it were me, I would have definitely cleaned it up myself.”
Julie was about to speak when she saw the clothes—the ones Zhu Yangshu had deliberately taken out to tidy up. Before she could say anything, Mo Yan spoke up.
"My in-laws are right."
Zhu's mother: ? ? ? That's it?
"Shall I get you a glass of water?"
Despite saying that, Mo Yan didn't move at all.
"There's no need to be so polite. This is my daughter's home, it's my home, don't treat me like a guest."
If Julie hadn't heard Mo Yan say that this was her own home, she wouldn't have felt anything, but now that her mother was saying it, she felt a little uncomfortable.
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