Alas, I heard the quick cry of menstruation coming from behind. Who is next to you?
I almost forgot that it was not only my father but also my mother-in-law who accompanied me back to my parents' house this time. As a distant relative, this is the first time my mother-in-law has come to my house.
My mother-in-law I quickly introduce myself, menstruation.
Your mother-in-law's menstrual tone obviously increased, and then boasted: Your mother-in-law is so young and beautiful.
When my mother-in-law heard this, the smile lines on her face spread. She is not young, and she is over 60.
More than sixty? Menstruation with a grain of salt, looking at her mother-in-law up and down like a peep show, chanting, less than fifty?
I looked at my mother-in-law, with short brown curly hair, a long crimson suit with a white high collar, black wide-leg pants and a slightly fat figure, just like at home at ordinary times. His face is still a little tired because of the long-distance bus ride.
I'm in a hurry to go home. I was ten years older than you when I walked back to my period.
I just finished drinking the boiled water that my mother poured for us when I got home. Before a few commonplaces, people greeted me at the door.
Back? I heard that your mother-in-law is also here?
In rural areas, the biggest advantage is that no matter which family has guests, it can spread all over the village in a few seconds, at a typhoon-like speed.
I'm sure they came to see my mother-in-law, not me.
Sure enough, they all asked me the same question. Is your mother-in-law really over sixty?
How can you lie at your age? I repeated the affirmation over and over again. If I say that my mother-in-law's hair is dyed brown just because it is white, I wonder if they will ask me this.
Your mother-in-law is so young that you can't tell that she is over sixty.
More than forty is more like it.
If you hadn't told me, you would have thought it was your sister.
……
They had a talk and came to a similar conclusion.
I am only 60 years old this year, a few years younger than your mother-in-law. Look at me. Aunt Hua tugged at me and sighed. She looks a few years older than your mother-in-law
I compared my mother-in-law with Aunt Hua, and I could tell at a glance.
Aunt Hua's standard oval face and thin figure vaguely distinguish her delicate appearance when she was young, but the old-fashioned blue autumn clothes seem to be washed all the year round, which is somewhat eclipsed by her mother-in-law's red and white configuration.
Most importantly, Aunt Hua is always sighing and frowning, and the whole person seems preoccupied.
As for my mother-in-law, every crow's feet in the corner of my eye is blooming, which makes people feel like spring breeze.
It turns out that young faces can only be stored in the photo albums of the years, or the temperament from the inside out is getting newer and newer. The face is easy to get old, but the temperament is in the heart.
The so-called "white hair does not smile, and the years are unbeaten."
Aunt Hua must know, but she may not be able to do it.
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Alas alas, I can't help it. Aunt Hua sighed, envious and self-pitying.
Who doesn't work hard in this world?
My father-in-law died of a heart attack many years ago. Mother-in-law is a rural woman, paying off tens of thousands of debts owed by her father-in-law for medical treatment and raising underage brothers and sisters. She sold insurance, worked as a cleaner, nanny, waiter and vendor ..... and lived in a feather.
Even so, the mother-in-law will clean herself up, dress her sister up beautifully and go to school, and never slack off on daily chores because of family difficulties.
Even if the days are getting better now, my mother-in-law is just as busy. Going up and down the mountain, doing housework, looking after grandchildren ... there are leaders at home and outside. With the improvement of living standards, the quality of life has also risen, and my mother-in-law loves cleanliness and beauty more than before.
In her words: I am busy alone in good days, of course, I can't lose myself.
In my impression, Aunt Hua was a flower in the village when she was young, and her dress was one of the best. When she stood in the crowd, she stood out from the crowd.
Now that living conditions are good, how can she lose her charm instead?
Aunt Hua, I still like the way you used to be, neither young nor beautiful.
When I am old, I have a lot of bad things in my mind, so I don't have that idea. Aunt Hua is still sighing.
Why do you think so much? Mother-in-law comforted Aunt Hua. She is old, and she doesn't mind her own business or relax. When she has time, she might as well go to the square dance, sweat and detoxify, and prolong life.
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A little ... an old woman in the country wears this. I heard inappropriate voices in the crowd.
What should a rural old lady wear when she is sixty? Shouldn't you be dressed decently? Don't you deserve to look good? Who said that? Don't you think beautiful things are pleasing to the eye anywhere and at any time?
Everyone has a love of beauty, regardless of age or gender, is it good in urban and rural areas? The voice was so low, I think she felt she didn't have the confidence to say this.
Flowers need clothes, clouds need capacity.
Who do you like to see, a well-dressed fashion and a slovenly one standing together? Who don't you like?
Envy, jealousy, hate.
My mother was worried that some unpleasant words would hurt people, so she made an excuse to thank the guests.
My mother-in-law laughed it off.
She said it looked good on me, not for others.
Yes, living in the eyes of others can never be yourself. After all, a thousand people have a thousand Hamlets in their eyes.
Mother-in-law, may you love beauty and life as always for the rest of your life.