In a town not far from this village, an old lady was watching a live broadcast. The old lady was shelling beans. After seeing this live broadcast, she immediately called out to her old man, but there was no one at home.
The old lady wiped her hands, grabbed her phone, and walked out of the yard.
The old lady and the old man bumped into each other at the door. The old man said: “What’s wrong?”
“Look!”
When the old man saw the person kneeling, he couldn’t help but feel his teeth ache: “What’s wrong with her?”
The old man and the old lady happened to be Qu Rongrong’s former father-in-law and mother-in-law. They had a son named Lu Dong.
Lu Dong met Qu Rongrong when he was working. Qu Rongrong was not good-looking, but she was hardworking. One time, she had a fever but still insisted on going to work. When Lu Dong saw Qu Rongrong, he felt that her whole body was burning. He fell in love with this determined girl.
Everything went smoothly from the time they fell in love to the time they got married, except for one thing. When they were discussing the marriage, Qu Rongrong’s betrothal gift was too high.
The local betrothal gift was generally 60,000 to 80,000 yuan, but Qu Rongrong’s family asked for 200,000 yuan, and Qu Rongrong also asked that this part of the money be kept by the Qu Family.
Qu Rongrong was somewhat ashamed because her betrothal gift was indeed a bit high compared to other people in the same village. But Qu Rongrong felt that it was justified, after all, her brother was like this: “My brother’s health is not good, he can’t support himself in the future, this money is for them.”
A betrothal gift of 200,000 yuan was beyond the imagination of the Lu family. They were unwilling to do so, but Lu Dong liked Qu Rongrong very much and persuaded the old parents.
“Rongrong is very hardworking and she is also a good cook. When I lived with her in the factory, she cooked for me. She also said that won’t ask for a house and was willing to live with her parents.”
When the old couple of the Lu family heard that their son and the girl were living together, they were afraid that they would have a child. They only had one son, so although 200,000 yuan was difficult, they just took it.
Moreover, the old couple had already prepared a wedding house for their son. Deep down, they still wanted to live with their son. It was rare that the girl didn’t mind, so this was fine.
The 200,000 yuan betrothal gift was given to the Qu Family, and the Qu Family also specially set up a table and invited the man’s family to dinner.
“Our Rongrong is a good child. It’s really because our son is in poor health, otherwise, it wouldn’t be like this. Please understand, in-laws. When they get married, we will let Rongrong bring more furniture as a dowry. Don’t worry about this.” Mother Qu said.
Then added: “Are you not in good health? When the time comes, let me take care of the children. I have taken care of two children, especially our son, who is in poor health, but I am very capable.”
The old couple did look forward to the dowry, but the so-called more furniture, was indeed a lot, but it was all broken. Most of them were large and small boxes and stools. What kind of furniture is this?
Qu Rongrong said: “Our family is poor, my parents insisted that I bring them, anyway, as long as the wood is good, it’s the same. At home, we just put clothes in the closet. And these tables are very practical. You see, this can be used as a coffee table, this can be used as a dining table, and there is a desk, and you can also use this for sleeping.”
To marry a daughter-in-law, the two old people bought a house in the city. Although the location was not very good, it was a formal elevator house with fine decoration, crystal chandeliers, and mahogany doors. Is it suitable to equipped with such furniture?
Not to mention the furniture, there was also the quilt. This was supposed to be used as a wedding quilt, but it was tattered and had a big hole. The cotton has not been fluffed for who knows how long. It was hard and shed.
The old couple can’t afford to be embarrassed by such a person, but Qu Rongrong’s words are very sincere, so they can’t say anything. Does it mean that they despise others’ poverty because the Qu Family also has such furniture?
The old couple had no choice but to borrow money from relatives to buy furniture and wedding quilts.
Fortunately, Qu Rongrong was as diligent as her son said. When the couple occasionally went to the city to see their son, their daughter-in-law would always cook a rich variety of delicious dishes and keep the house spotless.
The newlyweds had no children, so the old couple mostly lived in the town, wanting to give the couple private space so that they could have a baby earlier.
The couple got pregnant with their first child, but Qu Rongrong’s mother fell ill. Qu Rongrong lost the child while taking care of her mother in the city, which made the old couple furious.
Qu Rongrong was already pregnant at that time. How could it be possible to ask a pregnant woman to stay up all night in the hospital to take care of others?
Before the old couple could ask for punishment, Qu Rongrong acted more painfully than them. She kept slapping herself, saying that it was her fault that she didn’t keep this child, and that child was already formed and was a baby boy.
Because of Qu Rongrong’s performance, the old couple retreated helplessly again. After all, the mother-in-law was ill, and this was also an accident. At most, they would help next time.
Qu Rongrong was already thin, and this pregnancy hurt her foundation. After a long period of recuperation, she finally had another child, a daughter, and Qu Rongrong was now unable to have children.
Mother Qu couldn’t come, so the old couple came. Qu Rongrong was still in the rescue, but she knelt and kowtowed to them, saying that she was sorry for them.
The old couple still remembered the embarrassment at that time. They were not the kind of people who favored boys over girls, but after Qu Rongrong kowtowed like this, they became the evil father-in-law and mother-in-law.
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