My future mother-in-law stewed a chicken to welcome me and my mother; after we got home, my mom said, "Marry him."

I went with my mother to my future mother-in-law's house for a meal; she stewed a chicken for us, and after we finished eating and went home, my mom said, "Marry him."

When it comes to marriage, some people focus on the other person's financial situation, some consider the other person's character, and most people weigh both aspects together. My mom, besides all that, also considered what kind of person my future mother-in-law was! When I went with her to the countryside to meet my future mother-in-law and ate the meal she made, my mom happily nodded and agreed to my marriage with my boyfriend.

I grew up in a well-off family. My parents have a car, a house, and several storefronts in the city. On top of that, I am the only daughter in the family, so all these things will be left to me in the future. My friends all joke that I can save myself decades of hard work. My boyfriend's situation, however, is not so good. He is a poor young man from the countryside, and he and I work at the same company. He is a very hardworking and down-to-earth person, and he treats me very well. An ugly daughter-in-law has to meet her parents-in-law sooner or later, and after two years of dating, we had reached the stage of talking about marriage and meeting the parents. Because my family is in the city, it was closer. So he first went to my home to visit my parents. My parents' assessment of him was fair; they thought his character was good. When they learned his family's situation was not great, they did not say much, because they dote on me and hope I marry someone who will truly cherish and love me.

Soon the day was set to meet his parents, and my mom specially made time to go with me, to first see what kind of people the other parents were. The road in the countryside was not easy to travel, and by the time we arrived, it was almost noon. After we got there, my future mother-in-law kept inviting us to drink tea and eat snacks. She also kept going into the kitchen to prepare lunch. During the meal, she kept urging us to drink chicken soup. His family's situation was indeed not good; earlier in the yard I had seen only a few chickens, and for us they had specially killed a free-range hen that had been kept for laying eggs to make soup. My future mother-in-law apologized to us embarrassedly, because the family's situation was not good and I was being wronged, as they could not give me anything nice.

During the meal, my mom basically did not say much. Seeing my mom's expression, my boyfriend was a little nervous, afraid that my mom did not want me to marry him because she had seen the family's situation. He kept attentively serving my mom food and urging her to eat more. I was also a little worried, knowing that my mom was observing their every word and action and analyzing what kind of people they were, which was why she had not said much. I was also worried my mom would be dissatisfied. I quite liked them; they made me feel very kind and relaxed. I just did not know what my mom thought.

After we came out, my mom looked at my nervous self and said with a smile, "This family is all good, marry him." Although their situation cannot compare with our family, within their ability they gave us the best hospitality, very simple and honest. In addition, from my future mother-in-law and the others' attitude, you can tell she is a very kind and easy-to-get-along-with person. In the future, if you marry into the family, you will not suffer hardship, and you do not need to worry about being wronged.

(From a reader submission; the images in this article are from the internet.)