Seeing her mother-in-law doing shady things, the daughter-in-law secretly followed her and then burst into tears when she heard the truth

Suspecting that her mother-in-law was secretly taking money from her children and grandchildren, the daughter-in-law secretly investigated and then burst into tears when she heard the truth.

I am 32 years old, married and have lived with my husband for 6 years. At my husband’s house, I live with my mother-in-law, so I feel constrained. Although my mother-in-law is not difficult, she is quiet and it is difficult for me to predict when she is happy or sad. I only know how to fulfill my duties and live responsibly with my family.

Living in my husband’s house, I am also protected and loved by my husband, so I do not feel pressured by housework. My father-in-law passed away a long time ago, so now my mother-in-law is the one with the most important voice in the house. With important matters, my mother-in-law and my husband discuss, implement, and assign me any task, then I do it.

Fortunately, throughout all those years, I have not made any mistakes that my mother-in-law would criticize or comment on. She rarely praises her daughter-in-law, but I feel that she acknowledges and trusts me. Gradually, I have become comfortable and confident in my husband’s house, although I still have to be careful and ask my mother-in-law for her opinion to behave appropriately.

My husband’s family has two sisters, my husband is the youngest but his mother loves and pampers her eldest daughter. Even though she married far away, Hang still receives phone calls from her mother to ask about her and sometimes sends gifts. My sister-in-law also has a hard life, the couple’s income is low so life is also difficult compared to the general level of society.

Although my husband and I are not well off, every time I see my husband giving money to his sister and children, I completely agree. He helps his sister and children with their education, which is the right thing to do. We save a little but help our relatives overcome difficulties. Several times my sister-in-law asked to borrow money, but I didn’t have any, so I felt very guilty. I was also afraid that she thought I didn’t trust her, so she refused to lend me money.

Recently, I saw my mother-in-law actively sending gifts to her daughter. I also didn’t know if her family was having any difficulties. Seeing my mother-in-law like that, I felt sorry for her because she was old and only did small business, so where did she get much money? Then I started to notice that she often came into my room. Once, I caught her walking out of the room, avoiding her daughter-in-law as if she had just done something shady. 

There is nothing valuable in my room, except for a few gold bars which I lock carefully. The only money I have left in my piggy bank is the lucky money my two children received from Tet last year. Every month when I have a salary or some income, I put some money in there, and when I need money at the end of the year, I will take it out to spend. I estimate it must be up to 40 million VND, not a small amount.

Suddenly thinking about my mother-in-law often sending money to her daughter, I had a suspicious thought in my mind, maybe she was secretly taking money? I thought about it many times and then ignored it, finally I decided to clarify the truth. Suddenly looking into the room when I knew my mother-in-law was there, I saw that she was not withdrawing money but trying to put more money into the piggy bank.

A moment later, I waited for my mother-in-law in the living room and asked her why she secretly put money into the piggy bank of her children and grandchildren. My mother-in-law had to tell the truth: ” Lately, I see that you are working hard, spending a lot, and your education is going to be expensive. I try to sell many products, and I will help my children and grandchildren with any extra money. If I give it to you, you and your husband will definitely not accept it, so I have to do it secretly. I hope you will accept my sincerity .”

I burst into tears, touched by my mother-in-law’s actions and feelings. For a long time, I found her to be difficult to approach, but perhaps that was her personality, and her true self always wanted the best for her children and grandchildren. I thanked my mother-in-law, luckily I did not make the mistake of blaming her, otherwise I would regret it now.

I felt more love and affection for my mother-in-law, but indeed, it was exactly as my mother-in-law had feared. Since that day, I have always felt guilty, wondering if I should continue to receive money from my mother-in-law?