As before, I prepared jiaozi and cold dishes for the next day on New Year's Eve. I got up early in the morning of the second day and began to tidy up the house. At about 9 o'clock in the morning, I began to take out the things prepared in the refrigerator yesterday. As I am busy, friends and relatives come one after another.
Traditionally, after the first relatives put away their gifts, women would come to help me cook and wash vegetables with my mother-in-law, while men would get together in groups of three to five to play cards or chat. At this time, watching a harmonious family will make us feel very happy.
Around noon 12, the husband and parents-in-law began to entertain relatives to prepare dinner. According to the previous situation, we need to prepare a total of four tables, one for men who drink, who are responsible for driving the atmosphere, and the rest of the men, women and children who don't drink account for the other three tables.
Speaking of dining, it is the most important part of our family gathering. In addition to eating, as a mistress, children should also give red envelopes to all aunts. The first two Chinese New Year dinners, because I didn't have children at that time, I only paid money and couldn't get a penny back. Even so, I will prepare a lucky money red envelope for every junior. Although the red envelope is not big, it is my heart.
But this year is different. My child is eight months old, and my mother-in-law has been taking care of me these days. According to the convention, I gave a red envelope to every junior when the food was served on the table, and as the elder of the child, I should also give a red envelope to my child, and now my mother-in-law is sitting at the table with my child in her arms.
But when I turned around, I didn't see anyone giving my child a red envelope. I was confused at the time, but I was too busy serving food back and forth to think too much. Not long after, I saw a husband's aunt take out a red envelope and reach out to my child, but later the elder sister sitting next to her stopped her directly, and she was still talking into her ear.
With doubts, I walked quietly to my sister. Maybe there were too many people and the noise was so loud that my sister didn't notice me. I also heard the reason why my sister wouldn't let others give my children red envelopes. It turned out that my sister told other relatives that my children had just been working for a hundred days and they had just given them gifts. Now that the children are still young, there is no need to give them lucky money.
How can these words be what she should say as a sister, and how can the gift money be confused with the child's lucky money? I can't help now, and I can't help directly. My mother-in-law comforted me when she saw me angry, and my sister told me to keep my voice down. But at that time, how can I listen to their comfort? I am anxious for my sister to give me an explanation.
My sister-in-law may also think that she is wrong, so she has been holding back her words. Other relatives looked unhappy when they saw that I didn't listen to comfort and advice. Before long, they all left one after another. This farce ended with my sister slamming the door. Now that I'm awake, I regret what I did at that time. I really don't know how to face my husband's relatives and friends in the future and how to save my mistakes.