The Meddlesome Mother-in-Law

My motherinlaw Missi Serio stole the bracelet.

She liked to meddle in other people's business.

She criticized me for buying snacks and scolded me for buying nice clothes, but I didn't say anything.

Until she stole the gold bracelet my mother bought for my son Houson, and still had the nerve to say, "I took my grandson's things, what can you do about it?"

Well, since she has no shame, I won't give her face either.

My mother's gold bracelet for Houson was stolen by Missi.

That day, I was in the living room breastfeeding Houson when I heard rustling sounds coming from the bedroom.

At that time, I didn't think much of it. A few days later, when I wanted to put the gold bracelet on Houson, I found it missing.

I have been having trouble sleeping, so I installed a small camera in the bedroom to record my sleep time. It happened to be aimed at the bedside table.

So I checked the surveillance footage and discovered that Missi stole the gold bracelet my mother bought for Houson while I was breastfeeding.

I immediately questioned Missi, "Did you take Houson's gold bracelet?"

I thought she would deny it, but she stood with her hands on her hips and said confidently, "Yes, I took it. Can you control what I do with my grandson's gold bracelet?"

Missi has always been unreasonable, but I didn't expect her to be so shameless.

"Why does a little child need to wear a gold bracelet? It's better off with me."

Missi always likes to interfere in my business.

Whenever she saw me eating the spicy chicken I bought online, she would say, "Eating, eating, eating. After a meal, you still eat snacks. Have you starved yourself to death in the last life?"

When I come back with new clothes, she would also say, "Buying new clothes again. Your money is always wasted like this. I've been so unlucky to have a daughterinlaw like you."

I didn't take these things to heart, but she actually stole something.

When my husband, Samuel Turner, heard our argument, he quickly came over to see what was going on.

After understanding the whole story, he started to mediate, "Ariana, if mom took something, just ask her to return it. There's no need to make such a big fuss. We are all family."

My anger was still rising, but if Missi is willing to return it, then this matter can be dropped.

Hearing what Samuel said, Missi didn't say much either. She hesitated, and I thought she was going to get it from the room.

But after waiting for a long time, she didn't move at all.

Samuel also became anxious and urged his mother, "Mom, just take it out. Ariana is waiting."

I crossed my arms and watched the two of them.

Seeing the situation, Missi hesitated and said loudly, "I gave the bracelet to someone else."

I suddenly felt agitated, standing up, and Samuel held me down and asked Missi, "Who did you give it to?"

Missi still had a straight face and said confidently, "A friend."

Missi is notoriously stingy. She doesn't have a single friend, so it's impossible for her to be generous and give things to others.

I glanced at her sideways and said, "Oh, really?"

Samuel saw the situation and pulled her aside, whispering, "Mom, it's already this point, please stop lying."

The two of them talked in the corner for a long time before Missi finally spoke up.

The bracelet has already been sold.

Sold for 300 dollars, and the money has already been spent.

I was so angry that my body was trembling. She actually sold the 8gram bracelet for 300 dollars.

Tears kept streaming down my face. Since I married Samuel, I haven't had a single good day.

When I married Samuel, because he came from a singleparent family, I didn't even ask for a dowry and married him directly.

Later, when I gave birth to Houson, because Samuel had to work, I went through all the prenatal checkups and the day of delivery alone.

After giving birth to Houson, Missi kept her distance, not even touching my hand.

During the confinement period, it was my mother who was busy taking care of both me and Houson, shuttling back and forth between my home and my parents' home every day.

It took a lot of effort for Houson to have a hundredday celebration, and it was also me and Samuel who paid for it.

Houson received a lot of gifts that day, but it was taken away by Missi. I can tolerate all of this, but she actually took away the bracelet that my mother bought for Houson without my consent.

Samuel handed me a tissue. I thought he would help me, but I didn't expect him to say, "Ariana, since the bracelet has been sold, just forget about it. You should apologize to Mom and that will be the end of it."

I thought there was something wrong with my ears.

Missi stole my bracelet and I need to apologize to her?

Over the years, I have endured and endured for this family, but what I have received in return is not harmony, but constant demands.

The grievances that have been accumulating in my heart burst out like a flood.

I know, I can't be weak anymore.

I picked up Houson sleeping in the crib and was about to leave.

I wiped away my tears and ran out.

Samuel chased after me as soon as I ran away.

He grabbed my sleeve and said, "Ariana, why are you leaving?"

I thought he would persuade me to go back, but he said as soon as he opened his mouth, "If you leave, what should Mom and I have for dinner tonight?"

I couldn't believe it, he caught up with me just because he was afraid that he and his mom would go hungry tonight.

In his eyes, I have been nothing more than a nanny all these years.

I took a deep breath and shouted, "Get lost!"

Perhaps startled by me, Samuel didn't catch up with me.

I immediately stopped a car and left.

Then I went straight to the hotel with Houson.

The hotel had a nice environment, and I gave Houson a nice bath.

Maybe all children like water. When Houson touched water, he laughed at me.

After taking a bath, I slept soundly under the moonlight.

I have forgotten when was the last time I slept so well.

When I am at home, I have to get up early to make breakfast for Samuel and Missi. Sometimes Missi even complains that the food is not delicious.

After making breakfast, I have to do the laundry and housework, and then feed Houson. In short, I am busy all day long.

The hotel room rate includes breakfast, which has a variety of desserts, porridge, and eggs. I tasted a little bit of everything.

After breakfast, I checked the balance in my phone and found myself in a difficult situation again.

There are two paths in front of me.

One is to continue to go back to that family and work as a nanny, and the other is to go out to work.

I found my best friend Belle with Houson in my arm and told her about the situation that I plan to go out to find a job.

Belle is the heir to a wealthy family who is unmarried and childless, and has both cats and dogs.

When I was going to marry Samuel, Belle advised me, and now it has come true.

Belle knew about my difficult situation: "It's not a big deal for you to stay in a hotel, just stay at my place."

Because she is my best friend, I didn't stand on ceremony with her.

After handing Houson over to Belle, I went to the largest talent market in this city.

They asked about my work experience, and I felt a bit embarrassed because Samuel, whom I knew in college, got married and had a child after graduation, and I had no work experience at all.

Without exception, I didn't get any job opportunities.

So, I could only go back with my head down.

After staying at Belle's house for a few days, Samuel finally couldn't hold back his emotions.

He called me several times for several days: "When are you coming back?"

I thought he knew he was wrong, but what he said once again refreshed my understanding of him: "Do you know that during the days you were not here, my mom and I ate out every day? You should feel sorry for me and my money, right?"

"I work hard to earn money, I can't spend it here. You better come back and cook for us."

I held back from cursing him, which was my last bit of manners.

It turns out that without me, the two of them are helpless.

Since it's like this, I can't go back anymore. I hung up the phone immediately.

I stayed at Belle's house for several days, and Houson also adapted to the environment here.

She lives in a big villa alone, and she has a nanny to cook for her and someone to clean the house.

We were enjoying ourselves here.

Friends helping you is a matter of friendship, not obligation. I still have to go out and work.

With the experience from last time, I no longer focus on comfortable jobs, but do whatever needs to be done, whether it's dirty or tiring.

It's a coincidence that I saw a job with a monthly salary of 1,000 dollars being recruited.

I calculated that 1,000 is just enough for my current life.

I called over there, but the person on the other end of the phone seems dissatisfied with me: "We don't hire female workers."

Upon hearing this, I felt like I was rained on the parade.

But I knew that if I give up like this, it's very likely that my life will be like this.

I gritted my teeth and said, "I can endure hardships, I'm not afraid of hard work."

There was a moment of hesitation on the other end of the phone, and my heart was also in my mouth. After a long time, they said, "Okay, come and have a look tomorrow."

I immediately agreed happily.

That night, I tossed and turned and couldn't sleep because I was about to have a job.

I told myself: Ariana Lumix, you can do it.

The next day, after settling Houson, I arrived at the agreed location early.

It's dirtier here than I imagined, but it's also bigger than I imagined, with thousands of packages rolling off the assembly line.

The Richard gave me a tricycle, and he reminded me anxiously, "If you can't do it, let me know early."

He added, "After all, you women can't handle this kind of hardship."

I nodded and said, "Okay."

I struggled to ride the tricycle. Although I can ride an electric bike, it's my first time riding this kind of tricycle.

Especially when crossing the road, I had to look back and forth at the vehicles, and my palms were sweating.

But fortunately, practice makes perfect. As long as I slowly get used to it, it's no big deal if I ride the bike slower than others.

The packages on the bike were packed full because it was my first time delivering, and I didn't recognize many of the roads.

I started using navigation, but I found it too slow, so I decided to call Richard instead.

He was not annoyed by me and patiently told me how to safely deliver the express to the recipient and arranged the route, so as not to take the wrong way.

With his help, I barely finished delivering the goods.

I rode the car to the company, and when Richard saw that I had delivered all the goods, although he didn't say anything, his eyes showed approval.