“You’re wrong about that. I’m her father. No matter what heinous things I’ve done, as long as I’m alive, she has to support me. Otherwise, I’ll sue her and see if she can keep her job.”
The man nodded. "That's right, that's exactly how it is. Go ahead and sue. We'll just wait for the court's verdict."
The court's judgment was based on the county's overall standard of living. I figured an elderly person would only need 200 yuan a month, and since there were two siblings, each would only need 100 yuan a month. We could afford that.
Wan Lin: "!!!"
Wan Lin was a little incredulous. How could it be so little? They were lying to him, just to prevent him from suing them.
“I don’t believe this amount of money can do anything; I’m going to sue them.”
After Wan Lin finished speaking, he turned and left to find a lawyer. Wan Si frowned, somewhat displeased. "How could you do this? How could you let him sue me?"
What if I really don't have a job if things continue like this?
Wan Si knew very well that his mother-in-law didn't like him, and even his husband's words were infuriating.
Little did she know that the reason he spoke ill of her on the phone last time was to side with his mother in front of her.
"With your dad like that, if you take a step back, he'll take a step forward. You might as well let him sue. The law will naturally take its course. How much living expenses should you give him each month? If he comes to your school, won't you cry? Won't you explain the specific situation?"
He'll make a scene, and everyone can see that, right? Who in your school doesn't know about your situation?" The man was also a little helpless about the matter.
Wan Si is always talking about how tragic her past was, how cruel her father was, and how he hurt her... It's fine to say it once, but it's unnecessary to say it ten or eight times.
He might not be a good husband; he speaks harshly and sometimes doesn't consider Wan Si's feelings, but we can still get by.
"Aren't you afraid that my dad will cause trouble at your workplace and make a scene? That everyone will know about it? Then your family will blame me for dragging you into this."
The man sighed, looking at Wan Si with a helpless expression. "You really don't understand what I mean? Yes, sometimes I inevitably go along with my mother and don't side with you."
Have you ever thought about this? My mom is that kind of person; she responds better to gentleness than harshness. You always have a stern face and don't treat us like family at all.
When my mom gets angry, she tends to say things without thinking.
The old man doesn't care whether you're happy or not when he speaks. To him, his daughter-in-law is the villain who stole his son, so sarcastic remarks are perfectly normal. [This is a character's perspective and does not reflect the author's views.]
Wan Si's attitude is bad, isn't that even more annoying?
“You’re just making excuses for your mother. You’re the family, and I’m just an outsider. I know that very well, and you don’t need to tell me.”
Wan Si doesn't trust anyone now. She's only with him because she's reached a certain age, and people will gossip if she doesn't get married. She just wants to find someone to marry.
She has always been aloof and thought that since she has a job and is a teacher, she doesn't need to care about their family's opinions.
This gives people the feeling that they are not treated as a family.
"Yes, you're right, that's the truth. No matter how much I try to coax you and say that we treat you like family, it's unrealistic. Only you and I are family. My mom will always treat you like an outsider."
How could a mother-in-law treat her daughter-in-law like her own daughter? It's better if you treat each other as colleagues.
You need to understand one thing: it's not that the two of us can't rent a place together, the problem is that we don't know how to cook.
Now that you're pregnant, who will take care of your child after you give birth?
We both have to work, are you suggesting we quit?"
Wan Si fell silent. Yes, she still needed their family's help to take care of the child, but that was their grandson, and it wasn't a given that they should help take care of the child.
“Those are their grandchildren too. If they don’t help us take care of them, then they can’t expect me to take care of them after they’ve taken them.”
"Wan Si!" the man roared, looking disappointedly at the person in front of him who had a dark face, was very angry, and showed no self-reflection whatsoever.
"You've gone too far. Don't you think you're being selfish? You've never thought about integrating into our family."
You didn't consider my position, nor did you consider the practical issues.
It's true that my mom is wrong and she's not good to you, but what about you? Don't you have any problems at all?
No matter how bad my mom is, she's still my mom!
Do you know what disappoints me most about you? You yourself are telling everyone how terrible your father is. You despise him yourself, how can you expect others to respect him?
Her father was indeed very unreasonable and despicable, but he was her father, and no matter how much she disliked him, she couldn't talk about him in front of others.
It's not just her father who's embarrassed by revealing those things.
At first, some people might sympathize, but what about after a while?
Over the years, people have become numb to it.
"You despise him, yet you're afraid of him and dare not take a step forward, which has led to all the things that have happened now. You should have stood with your mother when she was dealing with your mother back then."
That's your mother, the one who gave birth to you and raised you. You say your father didn't do anything for you, but what about your mother? She raised you and supported your education. How have you treated your mother?
"It's because you're so heartless towards your mother that she worries you've never considered us family. Do you understand?"
It's not that they don't want to be family with her, it's that they're afraid. If she can so easily push someone away from her own mother, what about other people? Wouldn't she be even more unreasonable?
His mother didn't dare to gamble on the possibility, which is why she treated her coldly. Of course, it's also true that his mother didn't like her daughter-in-law.
The man is also trying to find the best solution, but so far, he hasn't found one.
Anyway, I'll just try to smooth things over.
"Don't mention my mom, she doesn't want me anymore."
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