Now my family has a happy event. My nephew was admitted to the university, and my brother and sister-in-law were very proud, saying that they would hold a thank-you banquet at home. But it's quite big. Actually, it's just our family. There's nothing I can do. My nephew is boarding in a middle school in the county, which is far from us. Now both teachers and students have gone back to their hometown on holiday. It's too difficult to invite them.
In the countryside, he is the only one admitted to the university this year. The biggest feature of rural weddings and funerals is reciprocity. In this case, there is no chance for others to take it back, and generally knowledgeable people will not take the initiative to speak. If the relationship is good, it may be another matter, but my sister-in-law has always been fierce and her popularity is not very good. I was afraid that the scene was deserted and I couldn't stand any longer, so I called my sister and me back to celebrate the family together.
Although we sisters are really happy for our nephew, we always have opinions about my sister-in-law. If this is not the case, we really don't want to get close to her. Explain why, rural families and the elderly generally live with their sons for the elderly. After my sister and I later married into the city, my family's situation could only be arranged like this.
At that time, in order to make my father's life better in his later years, my sister and I paid for a new house for my brother, so that my father could live here without being rejected by my daughter-in-law. But my dad finally worried about my brother's life. He was afraid of my sister-in-law and lived alone in the old house. My brother and sister-in-law always give food to the old people there. We were very unhappy, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she said that our father had given up voluntarily. No wonder she lives in the house we gave her, but she has no shame to let her old father-in-law live in the old house. We were very angry.
I also wrapped a thousand red envelopes that day, which my sister and I discussed. At first, we thought she would at least invite my dad to have a reunion dinner, but the result was still the same. After dinner, she set out a bowl for her nephew to send. After my sister and I looked at each other, I was already angry. Fortunately, my nephew didn't like it before we could talk. He refused to answer, pursed his lips and disagreed, saying that he would invite grandpa to dinner on the big day of his life. People who are a little more reasonable should follow what their son says, but my sister-in-law said in front of us with a smirk, "Grandpa is too old to walk, but letting him walk back and forth will cause him trouble." The food is the same. Just send it there. " I stole a glance at my brother, who just hung his head and didn't dare to look at any of us. His wife's fear is really chilling.
Regardless, the nephew turned and walked to the old house where his father lived and went to pick up his grandfather himself. Soon, our father came. My sister-in-law can't say anything more when she sees this. She quickly pretended to be polite to move stools and add bowls and chopsticks to the old man and let him sit next to our nephew. The old man was so happy that he touched his grandson's head and repeatedly said that he had won glory for his hometown station. Just as he was about to eat, he saw a water spinach on the table and asked where it came from. Hearing this, my sister-in-law didn't care, but casually said, I just picked it in the vegetable garden this morning and planted it myself. My dad was anxious when he heard it. He said: "I remember that this pesticide was sprayed by your own people yesterday. It has not rained since yesterday. Don't eat it, it will be poisoned. " At this time, my sister-in-law remembered that when her neighbor sprayed medicine yesterday, she did take the initiative to tell her that she helped her to get rid of insects.
In this way, my father saved our family's life in one sentence. If my nephew hadn't insisted on inviting the old man over, the good thing that day would have turned into a tragedy. Only then did I know that although elder brother and sister-in-law were not good to his old father at ordinary times, he always cared about the life of his son's family, which can be proved by his understanding of such a trivial matter as the food in their home. We want our brother and sister-in-law to understand that the old man is lonely when he is old, but he has never lost his love for his children. Just don't want to disturb them, just walk away alone and take care of them in another way. Should we also pay more attention to and accompany the elderly? This problem deserves the consideration of the whole family.