On the first day of my marriage, my mother-in-law only let me eat raw dumplings, and after finishing them in tears, I was stunned

On the first day of my marriage, with a table full of dishes, my mother-in-law only let me eat raw dumplings, and after finishing them in tears, I was stunned

I am a woman with a weak personality, and on top of that, my mom always worried that I would marry into a family with too strong a mother-in-law, so subconsciously I had some "hostility" toward my mother-in-law and looked at her with doubt. So when my mother-in-law gave me raw dumplings after I got married, I thought she was deliberately making things hard for me. But after I learned the truth, I realized I had wrongly blamed my mother-in-law, and that she had meant well all along.

I do not know if it was because my parents were too strong and always arranged everything for me, but it made my personality very weak, and I could not make decisions about anything. Before I even started dating, my mom told me that when I got married in the future, I must not choose a family with too strong a mother-in-law, saying that with my personality, she was afraid I would be bullied after marrying into one. As a good girl, I always remembered my mom's words. Later I met my current husband, we fell in love, and after meeting my mother-in-law, I felt she did not talk much, so I could not tell what her personality was like, but I felt she should not be the kind of difficult person to deal with. From the premarital bride price to the wedding, everything was arranged by my mother-in-law. She handled it very generously, and my family was very satisfied, so our wedding went smoothly in every way.

Because we were busy until very late on the wedding day and were very tired, by the time we woke up on the first day after the wedding, it was already lunchtime. At that time I was hungry too, so I walked to the dining room and saw a full table of dishes. I was just about to pick up my chopsticks when my mother-in-law stopped me and gave me a bowl of dumplings to eat. I thought my mother-in-law had specially cooked dumplings for me again, so I happily took them. After I took a bite, I actually found that the dumplings were raw.

I was very sad. Could my mother-in-law be making things hard for me? Giving me a show of authority as soon as I entered the door? Although I thought this in my heart, I still finished eating them with tears in my eyes. At that time I already felt terribly wronged, thinking that the whole family was watching me eat, and not one person helped me. Were they all waiting to see me make a fool of myself? Unexpectedly, my mother-in-law was very happy after seeing that I had finished eating. She gave me a big red envelope and also told me that this was a custom in their area. Eating raw dumplings sounds the same as "giving birth to a son." My mother-in-law wanted to give me a good omen, not to make things hard for me. Then my mother-in-law served me soup and took care of me while I ate. Looking at my mother-in-law, I was stunned.

All because of differences in customs, I almost misunderstood my mother-in-law. When I learned of my mother-in-law's good intentions and then looked at her face full of loving smiles, I was very moved. It turned out I had been overthinking it. I thought, our marriage went so smoothly, which shows that my mother-in-law is not a difficult person to get along with. With such a good mother-in-law, what do I have to be dissatisfied about? People's hearts are made of flesh. From now on I want to get along well with my mother-in-law. If I treat her well, she will treat me well too. Only when the family is harmonious can everything else go smoothly. Everyone, do you think what I said is right?

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