Chapter 57 Section 15

The old lady bought a poorly made porcelain Bodhisattva from a secular monk in the morning market, with gaudy lipstick, and a not-so-smooth water purification bottle in her out-of-proportion slender hand, with a few sticks of green plastic inserted in it. willow branch.No matter how you look at it, it can't make people feel awe. The old lady enshrined it on the window sill of her room, and it was a stick of incense in the morning and evening. After the son left for work, he knocked on the wooden fish devoutly. The dense and endless sound made He Lin upstairs's heartbeat 200 beats per minute, and his headache burst. You have to hit the wall, and you will feel comfortable when you hit the golden flowers in your eyes.She was so angry that she knocked on her mother-in-law's room for the first time, "I can't sleep, so why don't I knock?"

The mother-in-law stopped the wooden fish in her hand without even rolling her eyelids, "It is better to ask God than to ask for help. I am asking for my second grandson." "is that useful?" "People are doing it, and the sky is watching. It's useful or not." Okay, He Lin wandered outside the house for a long time, and when Chuanzhi came, she immediately complained: "Can you tell your mother not to knock that broken wooden fish? How can there be a god at home in the north? Even an ordinary person like my aunt never If you don’t confess, she said it’s easier to invite God than to send it away! What’s wrong with using our house as a temple?”

Chuanzhi has always turned a blind eye to the disputes between his wife and mother, and the public will not sue the government, but now that someone has sued, the balance has been broken, and he, a snail, has to come forward. The son went to the old lady's room, and when he entered the door, he faced Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, and the three incense sticks were curling up with green smoke.Not to mention, this young talent who has been educated in atheism since elementary school really couldn't adapt. "Mom, why did you bring Bodhisattva home?" His mother was very calm, "I beg Bodhisattva to give me another grandson!"

"Superstition. Does it work?" "Whether it's useful or not, I have a clear conscience!" "Knocking on the wooden fish every day makes He Lin unable to sleep." "Who said I knocked every day? I have nothing to worry about, what kind of wooden fish? There are too many things!" "Let's knock less in the future, and don't do things that pretend to be ghosts. In my own home, your son is a national civil servant! Telling it out makes people laugh." Chuanzhi also felt that his mother had gone too far this time.Based on his understanding of his mother, even though he is a bit superstitious, he wouldn't want to enshrine Bodhisattva at home to be a pious Buddhist, right?It's a little strange.

However, He Lin was not surprised. From the moment Chuanzhi went to work the next day, the sound of wooden fish knocking downstairs again understood that her mother-in-law had fallen out of favor in front of her husband. She couldn't find a reason and used crooked tricks and tricks to win by surprise. Woolen cloth!Haha, I don't dare to knock in front of my son, I hate her very much, and I wear the big hat of "begging Guanyin to give me a child". It's just a psychological tactic to compete with my daughter-in-law for the right to speak and for the influence of the only male head of the family. .A woman, whether she is eighteen or eighty-one years old, is just a small child in her heart, using her familiarity with life and rich accumulation to fight for something more useful for herself.Seeing this point, He Lin suddenly felt that she was much stronger, and condescendingly condescending to her mother-in-law's little tricks, even a little complacent and sympathetic, after all, she was just an old woman who had to look up to her son to obtain the best living conditions. , both physically and psychologically have declined to a terrible situation, and the scarecrow who can fall with one poke does not need to be as knowledgeable as her.

However, the dense sound like raindrops of wooden fish was too terrifying. It once made her panicked while sitting on the warm bed in the bedroom. Lost my mind, went into a frenzy. But in the end, He Lin defeated her mentally. Once she heard her satisfied laughter, which resounded through the sky, and the pigeons in the sky crackled and fell down, smashing bloody on the glass window in front of her... She covered her ears and moved. In the past, I turned on the computer, turned on the charming tenor vitas with a high volume, and sang "Stars", "Opera 2", and "Russian Shore" repeatedly, instantly suppressing the sound of the wooden fish below. The basement went.Heartbroken, He Lin listened to it for a long time, and she would not hesitate to hear that she had a splitting headache and stomach upset.Use violence to control violence.

The old lady lost with dignity again.Except for the rivalry between the two, outsiders didn't really see the ebb and flow of the two people's infighting, and the old lady also has a trump card: cooking.The ultimate influence every mother maintains on her son, besides blood relationship, is the shaping of his appetite.She cultivated his desire for food and drink, no matter how you think about it, it seems like a conspiracy, so that she can always occupy the most reliable and even the most core position in his heart in the years to come: You must be hungry every day, you must eat every day , Who will you think of at this time?

He Lin admitted that she was at a disadvantage. Fortunately, besides the stomach, a man has a more important reproductive system. In this regard, there is no more legitimate, dignified and competent woman than his wife.He Lin doesn't need to argue with her, otherwise she will be involved in the deeper and more conspiratorial psychological war between her friend Xiaoya and her mother-in-law.She just needs to get there in just the right place. Chuanzhi got off work, and my mother-in-law cooked a few more special dishes in the kitchen. It was not like the pig food in the past. There was a lot of oil, it was fragrant, and it was served in huge plates and bowls. Now I am also learning the Peugeot route , less but refined, with many styles, and they are all my son's favorite.It seems that watching TV has made progress, and serving it on the table is equivalent to taking over the son.

He Lin didn't expect to take over her husband in bed, let alone her husband's head still resting on the delicious dining table.The social division of labor is developing rapidly these days, and there are many people who have mastered good food and even made it their career. Which man hasn't developed the appetite to eat everywhere? Therefore, as soon as the dear one entered the door, the lovely wife rubbed up before the old lady, first pecked twice from left to right, and then hung on the husband's arm, coquettishly saying that she was starving to death, drooling with greed, and wanted to eat The hot pot was crazy, and it was not expensive, soooo, then pouted and waited for the official hero to save the beauty and lead the way.

At this moment, this man is the happiest. The two women tried their best to win him over and competed to improve the style and quality of service. Therefore, he fell into the dream of family harmony and family happiness. Of course, whose service quality is the highest and the most conscientious He will go with whoever is bitter and can please his soft-hearted the most. Leaving the old lady alone to face the table that had cooked delicacies all afternoon, she was also infinitely sad. Who would let that be her son and only her son!Let him go for now.However, the mother-in-law's way of survival is far narrower than that of the young daughter-in-law. She has no other choice but to worry about her son. She can only hope for the next time, do better and more carefully, and make up for it.

With He Lin's IQ, one-on-one, one-on-one, concentrate on fighting against her mother-in-law. Playing this kind of pet game does not necessarily lose. I have no experience before, and I don't feel that I have such skills and tactics. in the palm of your hand.Now she knows that you can't treat your mother-in-law as a simple mother-in-law and an elder. When you are an opponent who competes with you for favor, husband, territory, hostess status and the right to speak, you will find a way to control the enemy, and you will also Glad to discover your own strengths, weaknesses, and those of the enemy.Most of the time, you have much more trump cards and available resources. As long as you operate properly, no matter how much you squeeze her, she will not be able to squeeze into the position of the head of the big family in the old society that she has always dreamed of and looked up to.Real power, as long as you don't let go, will always be in your hands. Therefore, He Lin set up her position and greeted her mother-in-law's next move with the best posture and psychology.Anyway, if you don't go to work, you have plenty of time and energy, and you will be accompanied by white faces and red faces. But to her disappointment, an unexpected incident interrupted her mother-in-law's schedule.The 21-year-old brother-in-law Wang Chuanlin called and asked his mother for living expenses. Although he was already an adult, he still had a sense of peace of mind.The old lady also felt that this was an obligation, and it was only natural to pass on the obligation to others. "How can I have money? Ask your brother!" This "brother" generally refers to the second brother. "My brother said that money is tight at the moment. The second sister-in-law is pregnant and won't go to work. The expenses are high, so I can't pay for it for the time being." "Should I go to work or not, money is falling from the sky! You too, money is spent so fast, you can't spend it too fast! How about raising you to eighty? Go, borrow two from your sister Hongxia." There was a moment of silence inside, "I said, she doesn't have any money..." "You said borrow it first and pay her back later!" "I said I borrowed it, but she said I have no money!" "...Why do you have no money?" The old lady was a little puzzled, she turned around and called her little girl. After a long time, there was a mechanical noise from the opposite side.The girl fed for a long time, and finally found a quieter place to talk with her mother on the phone. "Hongxia, your third brother is out of money, so I want to borrow some from you. Why don't you lend him money like a hedgehog?" The girl was a little excited, and she spoke quickly, "Who said I didn't lend it to him? In the past two years, I have given him almost 20,000 yuan from the inside and outside of his college, not counting my high school expenses..." "He is a college student, and he will pay you back after graduation!" "Hang! I didn't expect him to pay it back, I just beg him not to ask me for money now, as if I owe him! I just gave him 400 last month, and it's only the date of this month, and I want it again! I've been exhausted for a month I only earn 1,000 yuan by working more than ten hours a day! Did you go to bed before twelve o’clock at night?” "Why did he spend so much..." "Talk about girlfriends, treat people to dinner, no amount of stuff can fill the bottomless pit!" Well, here comes the problem. Most of the money spent by the third child in the past few months is because of falling in love.The old lady called San'er again, asking her to return the money to her family after falling in love?What are you talking about?Who did you talk to?After chattering for a while, the third child, to be honest, talked with a fellow from a different department and class, his name and family situation. The old lady was furious, and immediately expanded from the micro-competition with the second daughter-in-law to the macro-control of the third daughter-in-law in the future, "What? I found a rural one? Third son, why don't you hold your ears and tell you for three days? It's over, don't you have any adult eyes? You are still in school, don't study hard to earn scholarships every day, and you are only thinking about having fun and dating female students? How can your brother and sister work hard to make money like this? It looks like it’s two money, and a table of food is gone. You don’t know that our family is poor and can’t make much money. You have forgotten what our family is like after you have been away for two years? Listen to your mother, This love can’t be talked about, it costs money and delays your studies, it’s not as good—what? I’m still a fellow, from our west village, no way! We can’t be willing, no matter how handsome you are! You forgot the purpose of me supporting you to go to college No? It is to let you have knowledge and culture to settle in the city. Have you considered the consequences of finding a rural place? Rural people have a heavy burden. If you earn two dollars in the future, it is not enough to fill the hole, and you will probably not be able to turn over in your life! You have worked Can’t find it again? In a company we work together, pick a little girl who has a family and a family, and it’s reliable! Don’t listen to me, do you know? I’ll give you an order today, if you don’t listen to me In the future, don't go home, and don't recognize my mother..." The old lady was very angry, and when Chuanzhi came back, she babbled to her son about why the third child was disobedient and wild, and even fell in love at school, with our neighboring village, Xilin's family, Lin San Nuo's eldest daughter is on the mend.Do you still know Xilin's family?It's the small Zhuangzi with more than 20 households on the west side of the grove. Now the trees have been cut down, and you can see the other side from the road here.They divided each person into 8 points of land according to their head. In the past few years, some people went out to beg for food every year. This Lin Sannuo went out to beg for food with his pocket on his back. Neighborhood acquaintances or something, it's embarrassing.Going from door to door begging grandpa to sue nannies, calling others uncle and aunt, let's stutter.It took three days to carry more than half a bag of steamed buns and steamed buns to feed the four daughters. It was a lot of suffering in those years.The eldest daughter of his family is really up-to-date, and she can also be admitted to the university that our eldest daughter attended.No wonder I went to weed in the field a while ago, and the heads of the fields met face to face. The old lady with a dark face in her family greeted me, saying that her eldest daughter and our family Chuan Lin are classmates, and she is a year older than us. The trains and the like, come and go together, there can be a support... I didn't think much about it, so they already have this point!Chuanzhi, we can't agree to this relationship, let the third child hide that girl away, don't touch her, she won't be able to get rid of her body!Lin Sanhao's family is very poor, the eldest is going to college, and I heard that two younger sisters are studying in junior high and high school, and the other younger sister has gone to Qingdao to work to earn money for their education.The burden on this family is so heavy that most other families can't afford it.On the contrary, Dujun, the daughter of Sanhao's family, is real, with a duck face and big eyes, like a juicy doll. Chuanzhi said: "Let him choose, don't meddle." "You can't let him choose by himself, he doesn't know a thing! You don't know if you're full if you haven't touched a hoe for a day. Children, how can you know the pros and cons of it? He can't bear the burden of the Lin family!" "Don't he know when he can't bear it?" "What did you say? That won't work, I can't let my son take this detour. He has soft ears, and that little girl must have fascinated him with her good words! No, I have to go to Wuhan these days and grab his ears Tell him clearly!" Chuanzhi was a little surprised by his mother's strength, "Oh, are you really going? Can you touch the door of Huazhong?" The old lady snorted disdainfully, "Don't scare your mother. When I get off the train station, I won't know how to inquire? I won't call my third child? Don't worry, darling. You can't get lost in me either!" The two of them have nothing to do together and mutter together, they seem very close, He Lin has an opinion, as long as this damn old woman has time, she will definitely have a way to attract her son's attention, raising a mother-in-law is like raising a wolf, Everything is based on her family's sesame seeds, and guarding against a daughter-in-law is like guarding against thieves.But as long as you guard against it, there will be eavesdropping. It's better to say it openly in the living room. Others may not be interested in meddling. When the biography came up, He Lin said, "Is your mother really going to interfere with your brother's freedom of marriage and love?" Chuanzhi: "Hey, my mother is getting old, she can do whatever she thinks of, so let her do what she wants." "Your mother is really rolling around at the gate of Huazhong University, looking for someone else's principal - don't believe it can't be done!" Chuanzhi was stunned, he didn't expect his wife to disgust him, "No way?" Then he got up from the bed, "I have to tell her not to go..." He Lin held him down, "How could my mother-in-law do this? Where is she thinking? The old man is willing to go, maybe because she wants to miss the third child, she is down there every day, and she has to cook and serve your son and knock wooden fish to pray to Bodhisattva. It’s also quite tiring, so it’s good to go to Wuhan to relax.” Chuanzhi thought about it too, imitating his wife like a pig's head, putting his big hands on his ears to attract attention.He Lin was sweet and greasy, "Tell me about your mother, what's the matter with marrying a handsome girl from a neighbor in the village? She is poor, and your family is rich? Why do you have to break up the family?" Then she sighed, "This pair of hard-fated couples The little mandarin ducks are about to fly away under the big stick, what a tragedy! Why didn't your mother beat us with the stick back then?" Chuanzhi also sighed, "You don't understand the situation in the countryside. As long as a college student walks out of the family, there is a chance to change their destiny, and the others will also grasp at straws and hold on tightly..." "Like your home?" Chuanzhi shivered, sat up suddenly, and his face changed, "What do you mean? I'm all for you? My family is all for you? What's all about you?" He Lin sneered, "Then why don't you marry a classmate from your neighboring village?" Chuanzhi poked his neck, "Do I have any classmates from the neighboring village?" "Your brother has one, does he want to marry?" Chuanzhi stared and panted. He Lin smiled softly, "Your mother refused, right? Why didn't your mother object to my marrying you?" Chuanzhi's veins bulged, and he pointed at He Lin, "You, don't overdo it! Don't think that you can challenge the bottom line again and again to provoke me because you are pregnant..." He Lin lay comfortably and was not afraid of him at all, "Why are you so angry? You don't have to act like you're frustrated and guilty when you're exposed. I'm just reminding you that your family didn't put themselves in the right position a lot of the time. You Can you jump away and look at it with a more fair and just perspective, not the perspective of your mother and son? You don’t even know that you were kidnapped by your mother. You can’t grow a third eye on her? For example, she herself is Women, even worse, discriminate against girls, for example, she is poor herself, but she thinks others are poor..." Chuanzhi didn't say anything that night, neither gave her a big back indifferently, nor turned into a spoon affectionately, but looked up at the ceiling in the darkness for a long time. But the mother-in-law still went to Wuhan as scheduled, and she was very anxious, as if the girl would rely on her son if it was too late.Chuanzhi bought the train ticket.