The old lady was furious when she heard this; this Mo Yan was really going to drive her crazy.
To put it simply, she loves Mo Yan.
She just doesn't love others as much, but compared to outsiders, she still loves them.
That's why I came to stand up for her and scolded those two ingrates. Compared to them, my daughter is naturally the most important, but compared to my son, my son is more important. Life always requires weighing the pros and cons.
She'll be relying on her son to take care of her in her old age and see her off when she dies. If she doesn't side with her son, who will take care of them when they're too old to work?
My daughter is divorced now, and she will have to remarry in the future. Even if she doesn't, she will still be an outsider.
Of course, bringing her back wasn't without its advantages.
My daughter is capable; she's good at everything, both inside and outside the home. She can help them with chores and take care of them.
They'll have someone to take care of them when they can't work anymore.
When they die, they are buried in the ancestral graveyard. Only their sons are allowed to enter, and only their sons will burn paper money for them in the future, so that they will not become wandering ghosts.
She came out as soon as she heard that her daughter was in trouble.
Now this matter is known to everyone. Her whole family is almost ashamed, which is why her older brother and father are unwilling to come over.
Besides, she didn't know what was going on before. How could a mother want her daughter to get a divorce? She thought it was just arguing and bickering, which was normal.
Frankly speaking, who in the village wouldn't say they'd beat her to death?
If you don't listen to me, I'll beat you to death!
If you don't obey, I'll throw you out to be fed to the wolves.
This is all just a scare tactic!
"You brat, you want to cause trouble for your mother too? Are you trying to drive me crazy?"
Mo Yan shook her head. "No, I just understand what you're thinking."
It seems like I've spent my whole life doing things for others. I used to listen to you, saying that girls don't need to study, as long as they can work.
After I grew up and got married, I did it all for my husband's family. I lost my children, and I never thought about myself.
I think I can manage on my own. Besides, Mom, you're changing the subject. If you really wanted to be good to me, if you truly had me as your daughter and sister, why didn't you come? Is it just because you feel ashamed?
The old lady couldn't understand, and she felt that her daughter didn't understand her. "Why can't you understand, you child?"
Isn't this what a woman's life is all about? Before having children, she works for her husband's family; after having children, she works for them; and after having grandchildren, she takes care of them.
Mo Yan, you say I'm biased, but everyone does it this way, and I don't think I did anything wrong.
I raised you, and now you're working for someone else's family, serving their entire household. It's not unreasonable for me to ask for a later dowry, is it?
Is it too much for me to ask you to come back and do chores for me occasionally?
"You and your husband had a fight, and I told you not to argue and to try to live your life together. Was that too much to ask?"
Indeed, what the old lady said doesn't seem excessive.
In this era, everyone is like this. If someone is different, they are considered an oddball and will be despised and gossiped about.
"Well, none of that is unreasonable, so it's normal for me to want to make my own decision now. I'm not a child anymore. A married daughter is like water spilled from a cup, isn't she? Besides, if I go back with you, I know without even thinking what kind of life I'll be living in the future."
When the old lady said those words, Mo Yan knew what it would be like if she really went back with the old lady.
The old lady opened her mouth as if to say something, but Mo Yan smiled and spoke up.
“I’m a married woman, so it’s not appropriate for me to go back home to live. There will definitely be people gossiping. My sister-in-law will definitely feel uncomfortable if she hears that. So before that, I definitely need to give some money to my older brother and sister-in-law so that they can understand and accept me as their younger sister, right?”
The old lady nodded. Yes, that's the idea. That's what she thought too. "It would be best if you could understand it yourself."
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