My mother-in-law came up to play, I just wanted to “goodbye”, when she came home, I opened the refrigerator and I almost cried

My wife’s family has only two sisters, her older sister got married in the countryside and my wife and I rented a house and worked in the city. The father-in-law has passed away, we have been married for 4 years, and have a 3-year-old girl who has gone to kindergarten.

A month ago, my mother-in-law came to play. I didn’t think about it until 2 weeks had passed and she still hadn’t come back. Just think that she will come to play for a few days, my house is not cramped, but if the mother-in-law wants to stay, it will be very uncomfortable.

In the countryside, her mother-in-law is living alone, she is getting old and weak, and there is no son in the house. In the countryside, the conditions are not as good as in the city, I think she likes to live with my wife and me, so she just stayed and didn’t come back.

I’m just a son-in-law, why should I be responsible to my mother-in-law? (Illustration)

I was not happy in my heart, but I did not dare to frankly express my thoughts to my wife because she was her biological mother anyway. Thinking about living with my mother-in-law makes me extremely tired and bored. The first is the loss of freedom, the second is that we will have to worry about everything, the sister-in-law in the countryside will definitely avoid responsibility. I’m just a son-in-law, why should I be responsible to my mother-in-law?

I was upset and annoyed, but I didn’t know who to tell. Every day when I come home from work, I just wish to hear from my wife that she has returned home. I don’t hate my mother-in-law, I still bring gifts every New Year, but I’m just a son-in-law, a stranger. It’s okay to be polite, but I can’t live with her and I don’t have the main responsibility for her.

After a month of my mother-in-law’s stay, I came home from work that afternoon, and I was finally satisfied. Mother-in-law had returned to her hometown, at noon my wife returned from the company to arrange for her to go to the bus station. My wife’s sister had some work, so she came back a bit suddenly and did not have time to notify me from the day before.

I breathed a sigh of relief, went to the kitchen, opened the refrigerator to get a bottle of water, and was startled to see what was inside. The refrigerator is full of food and drink, divided into 3 separate zones. I discovered that those 3 food zones correspond to my, my wife’s and my daughter’s preferences.

My wife standing next to me explained: “This is what my grandmother does. She is usually at home when she is free, so she prepares it in advance and puts it in the refrigerator for the children to eat. She went to the supermarket by herself and bought it out of her own pocket. There are some really good dry foods.”

At that time, only regret and shame remained in me. (Illustration)

I carefully checked the food area my mother-in-law prepared for me, all of which I liked. I never told her, she didn’t ask, but she knew all the hobbies of her son-in-law after only 1 month of living together. Even my mother could not do that, enough to show that her mother-in-law truly cares and loves her children. She doesn’t consider me a son-in-law, but actually considers me a member of her family.

Looking at the delicious and clean things she prepared, I had to put my hand over my face, my eyes stinging and I almost cried. Then my wife showed me 20 million and told her grandmother to give her granddaughter. She didn’t take it, but she hid it under the pillow. At that time, I stammered probing: “Why don’t you tell her to stay a little longer?”

“Oh, she’s not used to life up here, but she thinks every once in a while to visit her children and grandchildren, wants to be with her grandchildren more, she’s only been here for a month. She prefers life in the countryside.” wife smiled.

At that time, only regret and shame remained in me. I promise myself that from now on I will also treat her as my biological mother, treat and behave.