Chapter 162 More Subsidies for the Maiden's Family
But the two towns were far apart, and Ma Xiulian didn't like her. Apart from when she first got married, she only came once, when Xiaobao was a month old, so she had no idea that the Chen family was living such a carefree and comfortable life.
Li Chunhua quickly begged for forgiveness, saying, "It's not that I don't want to tell you, it's that my mother-in-law won't let me, otherwise she'll send me back to my parents' home."
She felt a little regretful for impulsively telling her mother everything, but luckily she had a formidable mother-in-law who even her mother was afraid of.
Sure enough, Old Lady Li believed it as soon as she heard it, "That damned old woman!"
She didn't think her little daughter, whom she had controlled since childhood, would dare to deceive or rebel against her, but she was also very dissatisfied with her timidity and uselessness. "You are my precious baby's own mother. You can't just take away all those good things she has!"
Li Chunhua immediately protested her innocence: "Mom, you know that brat isn't close to me at all. She's never called me 'Mom' since I was little. Besides, my in-laws have made it clear that I shouldn't take care of her. They'll be the ones supporting her from now on."
Looking at her aggrieved expression, Old Lady Li thought to herself, "How could I have given birth to such a useless good-for-nothing!"
Not only is she completely dominated by her mother-in-law, she can't even control her own daughter!
Her other daughters all stole good things from their husbands' families to supplement their own income, but her youngest daughter, who married the best, didn't even contribute a single egg!
If this were in the past, she would have given her little girl a good beating long ago.
But the little girl is too stupid and useless, and the mother-in-law is too shrewd and capable. Beating her won't help, so it's better to coax her and find an opportunity to secretly support her family.
So, unusually, Old Mrs. Li patiently took her youngest daughter's hand and said earnestly, "My dear daughter, you must know that a woman is always an outsider in her husband's family. Moreover, you only have one son. If you are bullied in your husband's family, only your brothers from your own family can stand up for you. You must know that only your brothers from your own family, who are connected to you by blood, are your confidence and support."
He completely forgot that he had used the excuse that "daughters are just money-losing goods raised by other families" to mistreat his daughters more than once in the past.
Li Chunhua nodded with a touched expression, "Yes, Mom, I know."
What echoed in her mind was a phrase her mother often said: "Only a son can give a woman confidence and support."
And she wholeheartedly agreed with this statement, because her mother and mother-in-law had such a strong position in their husband's family precisely because they had given birth to many sons!
After she had given birth to five or six sons, her hard times were finally over!
Then you won't have to worry about being disliked by your in-laws or being abandoned by your own family. You'll be in charge and live a relaxed and prestigious life!
But now, she has to grit her teeth and silently swallow the grievances from both her husband's family and her own family, leaving herself a way out.
"Good to know."
Old Mrs. Li, unaware of her thoughts, sighed with feigned sorrow, "Alas, you eat and drink well at your husband's family home, while your brothers and nephews eat coarse food and can't even get enough to eat. As their younger sister, you should help your own family more."
However, Li Chunhua didn't believe a single word she said!
She knew very well that even if her parents ate coarse food themselves, they would never let their son and grandson go hungry.
She looked troubled and said, "I also want to help my family, but my mother-in-law has locked all the grain in the cupboard and keeps the key on her person. I can't help her even if I want to."
(End of this chapter)
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