Everyone else sighed in dismay. This mother-in-law was just as bad as Xiao Jie's grandmother. In fact, it is often women who make things difficult for women. I really don't understand what those wicked mothers-in-law are thinking.
"Who took care of your daughter during her postpartum period?" someone asked with concern.
The gaunt old woman wiped her eyes and sighed, "Who else could it be? Of course, I took care of her myself. That old woman didn't show her face from beginning to end. I brought my daughter to her parents' home to take care of her. That family didn't even buy an egg. My son-in-law probably couldn't stand it anymore and bought a few dozen eggs and sent them over. He still has some conscience, but that's all."
“My daughter has to work, take care of her granddaughter, serve my son-in-law, and do all the housework. She does everything herself, inside and out. My daughter is strong-willed and she grits her teeth and bears it all. She gets sick from exhaustion but doesn’t tell us. I’m worried, so I often go over to help. But how much can I help? My daughter is only fifty years old, but she’s already so tired that her hair has turned white and she can’t straighten her back. My son-in-law is five years older than my daughter, but he looks more than ten years younger than her.”
The gaunt old woman clenched her dentures tightly, her anger rising as she spoke, but it was her daughter's fate, and there was nothing she could do no matter how angry she was.
"What's most infuriating is that my son-in-law's whole family makes a fuss every day, urging my daughter to have a second child. Humph, when the family planning policy comes into effect, my daughter will lose her job, and that family will torture her to death. Besides, my daughter's body can't handle having another child. That family has never thought about my daughter at all; they just treat her like a baby-making machine."
Ye Qingqing asked with concern, "Did your daughter give birth in the end?"
The gaunt old woman shook her head. "Of course I can't have children. My husband and son called my good-for-nothing son-in-law over to our house. My son gave his brother-in-law a good beating and said that if his family bullies my daughter again, he will beat him every day."
My son-in-law isn't a bad person at heart, he's just spoiled rotten by his family. He doesn't know how to be considerate and is easily swayed. After my son gave him a beating, he changed a lot and became more assertive. He told his family he wouldn't have any more children, and if they kept arguing, he'd get a vasectomy.
"puff"
Ye Qingqing couldn't help but laugh. It sounded like this son-in-law wasn't a bad person at heart, but he was a giant baby. The woman who married him must have a very tiring time.
The thin old lady laughed. "My son-in-law's words were quite effective. That family did stop making trouble, but they didn't stop either. Fortunately, we don't live together, so out of sight, out of mind. My daughter lives her own life behind closed doors, and my granddaughter is also very promising. She's beautiful and smart. She's currently studying for a master's degree at MIT in the United States, receiving scholarships, and working to earn her own living expenses. She used the family's money for the first year, but has been using her own money ever since."
"Your daughter resembles her mother. Your granddaughter is so successful because she looks like your daughter. Your daughter had a tough time when she was young, but she'll be blessed in her old age," everyone comforted her.
The thin old woman smiled with relief, "My husband and I think so too. Now we're just worried about my daughter's health. She worked herself to the bone when she was young, and now we can't make up for it no matter what we do. Sigh!"
"Traditional Chinese medicine is the best way to recuperate. Let Dr. Ye take a look; he'll definitely be able to help," someone said.
"Yes, yes, yes, let your daughter come see Dr. Ye. Women in their fifties these days take good care of themselves and look like they're in their early thirties. If your daughter takes good care of herself, she'll definitely get better." Everyone advised her.
The gaunt old woman's eyes lit up as she looked at Ye Qingqing hopefully. Lin Shufang, with a soft heart, said to the old woman, "My Qingqing is the best at recuperating. Let your daughter come and take a look!"
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