Three Women in the Cage

A month later, Xinxin finally left the confinement period. As soon as she left, Xu's mother intentionally or unintentionally wanted to leave the child to Xinxin to take care of.

She didn't really want to throw the child to Xinxin, but she felt that she couldn't let Xinxin take care of the child for nothing.

In her opinion, if Xinxin divorced her son, then this son would belong to their Xu family and Xinxin could not take him away.

If they hadn't divorced, this child would be Xinxin's, and Xinxin should be fully responsible for it. If I help her raise the child, it would feel like I'm at a disadvantage. I'm doing Xinxin a great favor, and I should ask Xinxin to compensate me.

As for compensation, of course it’s money, and the more the better!

In addition, Xu's mother was complaining to those gossipers downstairs one day, and she heard the other gossipers say: "My wife pays me 2,000 yuan a month and asks me to just take care of the children and not take care of any housework..."

There may be people who help their daughter-in-law wholeheartedly without asking for any reward, but Xu's mother only cares about the reward. She is full of envy and feels unwilling.

After returning home, she joked: "Look, those old ladies downstairs are taking care of their daughters-in-law's children, and they all get several thousand yuan a month. How much are you going to take for me taking care of your child?"

"Actually, I don't want money. It's better for the mother to take care of the child. Otherwise, you can take care of it yourself! I still have Duoduo to take care of..."

She deliberately said the latter sentence, which was to let Xinxin make her own choice, either find a way to take care of the child herself, or pay her to take care of the child.

Xinxin hadn't expected Xu's mother to have such a plan. She was moved by this. She thought to herself, "From the time I got pregnant to the birth of the child, they didn't spend a penny on me, but now they want to ask me for compensation just for taking care of me and the child for a few days. How shameless!"

Isn't this her grandson? If she takes care of him, isn't she taking care of him for her son? Why is she taking care of him for herself?

Besides, even if she wanted to take the money, she should ask her son for it. Why should she ask herself for it?

Such shamelessness really leaves me speechless.

Thinking back to the time from getting married to having children, they didn't take care of anything. They had no money and couldn't help me with anything. From beginning to end, I had to endure it all by myself.

They even gave birth to sons or grandchildren for them, but not only did they not take good care of them for a single day, they also did not give themselves any rewards or incentives. Instead, they were just full of indifference and acted as if it had nothing to do with them. Now they are shamelessly asking me for money.

The thought of this filled Xinxin with rage. She couldn't help but angrily ask, "This is your grandson. Do you still need money to take care of your own grandson? Besides, you're helping your son, so if you need money, you should ask your son. Why ask me?"

"Also, you always talk about how great other people's daughters-in-law are, so why don't you ask about their mothers-in-law? Other mothers-in-law hold grand ceremonies for their sons' weddings, beating gongs and drums to welcome their daughters-in-law into the family. They give their daughters-in-law and her family enough face and respect, and they welcome their daughters-in-law into the family with respect. After they enter the family, they do their best to help their daughters-in-law. It is because of their sincerity that the daughters-in-law will repay them with the same sincerity!"

"They give their daughter-in-law a lot of betrothal money, and she pays them back several thousand, and they still praise her everywhere! They respect and love each other, and their family is harmonious, and the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is harmonious. There is a reason for that!"

"And you? What are you doing? You've never been sincere, always calculating, and now you're turning the tables and accusing me of being insincere? Haha, on what basis? Why do you treat me like this, and yet you expect me to treat you sincerely like other people's wives?"

"What gives you the right? You don't want to give anything, but you just keep asking for it. What gives you the right? I can't give it to you, not now, not in the future, and never."

Xu's mother didn't expect Xinxin to keep all this in mind. She thought that Xinxin didn't care about it at all, otherwise, she wouldn't be with her son. If they were together, it would mean that they agreed to their behavior.

She thought Xinxin would never tell the truth, so they could pretend to be confused forever. Unexpectedly, Xinxin said it all in one breath.

She was a little embarrassed for a moment and didn't know how to refute. Her face turned red and then pale.

Finally, Xu's mother angrily said, "You are the child's mother, why shouldn't you take care of the child? What man takes care of the child? Since he is helping you take care of the child, why don't you pay him?"

Xinxin didn't want her to argue so much, and she was so angry that she almost lost her mind. She said, "If that's the case, then why did you come up here? Are you coming up here to make things difficult for me?"

When Xu's mother heard this, she was so angry that she packed her luggage and said, "Okay, let me go! Well, I don't want to stay here anymore anyway. It's not as comfortable here as my hometown, and I'm too lazy to serve you. I'm leaving, I'm leaving right away!"

Seeing that Xu's mother was about to leave, Xinxin didn't want to leave a bad reputation for driving away her mother-in-law. Moreover, it would be difficult to explain to Xu Fei when he came back. Given Xu Fei's foolish filial piety, she didn't know how he would treat her.

She suddenly became anxious and quickly grabbed Xu's mother's hand, saying urgently, "You can't leave! At least not now! When Xu Fei comes back, tell him yourself."

"Also, if you leave, what will happen to Duoduo? Who will take her to school? If you leave, take her with you. I don't have the heart to take care of her."

When Xu's mother heard the name of Duoduo, she stopped immediately. She turned back and said viciously: "Duoduo is so old, she doesn't need any care at all. She will not leave. This is her home."

Xinxin said sarcastically, "You're so cruel, leaving your own granddaughter here. Xu Fei is rarely at home. How can she, a child of only a few years old, take care of herself? And then, you just leave her to me to take care of. You're just gambling, and I can't just ignore her."

"They don't even care about their own granddaughter, but instead throw a stepmother to me. And as a stepmother, I have to take her in as a matter of course and serve her well."

"And you, you're asking for payment from even your own grandson, and yet I'm taking it for granted for someone who's not even related to me. How can you be so embarrassed?"

Xu's mother blushed and was furious. She said angrily, "How could you say such vicious words? How could I mean that? You are so vicious!"

Because of this incident, the relationship between the two became worse. Xu's mother was reluctant to leave Duoduo and had to stay.

This person is also strange. Whenever he wanted to be nice to Duoduo, it was she who always stood in the way and created a barrier between their relationship.

Now, Xinxin has let go and doesn't want to interfere in their relationship as grandparents and grandchildren anymore. The old woman wants to throw Duoduo back to her hometown and take her in again.

Now, she is no longer willing to believe in love, nor is she willing to give her true heart. She has her own children and does not want to waste extra energy on a heart that cannot be warmed.

When Xu Fei returned that day, his mother, crying and snotting, complained to Xinxin, "This woman wants to drive me away!"