7 years later, when looking at the will, everyone was confused.

Chinese couple takes care of their mother in her old age with all their heart, receives a "gift" bigger than their wealth.

*Below is an article shared by author Dich Xuan Lieu, posted on page 163.com (China).

My family has three brothers, I am the middle child, less loved by my parents than the other two brothers.

My father was a civil servant, in the parlance of that time he was “a person who ate the state’s rice”. My mother was a high school teacher, very serious and ambitious.

Because the family is well-off, both parents are educated and have high status, so they have high expectations for their three sons.

Unfortunately, I was the least talented so my parents paid little attention to me. Instead, they spent their time educating and training my older and younger brothers to become excellent people.

My parents bought the best things for both of them and showed off their achievements to everyone. As for me, as long as I studied hard and didn't embarrass my parents, that was already a good thing.

Growing up, I worked as a factory worker in the county. Meanwhile, both my older and younger brothers were accepted into university. After my older brother graduated, my future father-in-law arranged for him to work in the family business.

My younger brother, although not in a high position, is very successful. Seeing their bright future, I feel both admiration and sadness. However, I still try my best to have a better life.

When I got married, my parents bought us a house near my workplace. The house was quite small, with a bedroom and a kitchen, but no bathroom. So my husband and I had to use the nearby public restroom when we needed to, which was really inconvenient.

When my brother got married, my mother spent money to buy them a spacious house in the province. Seeing my wife upset because her husband was not cared for like other brothers, I coaxed her: “We got married early, at that time our parents did not have much money. My brother got married later, just when our parents had saved up quite a bit, so it was right to give a bigger gift. In a few years our house will be worth more, then we can sell it and buy a new, more spacious house.”

Twenty years later, the company where I worked closed down, and I became unemployed. At that time, my wife was a good cook, so we planned to use our savings to open a restaurant.

In the early 2000s, people's living standards improved, more and more people started to enjoy eating out, so my wife and I's business grew more and more prosperous. Through our own efforts, we earned enough money to buy a big house right in the city.

Because my parents' house is close, my husband and I often visit. However, because of that, this has become very normal for my parents. Meanwhile, my brother and younger brother's house is far away, they only come home to visit once every few months, so they are very loved by their parents, always warmly welcomed. My husband and I also brought gifts but no one touched them, but the gifts of those two people were praised by their parents.

When my mother was 70, she had a sudden stroke and since then she has been bedridden with hemiplegia. My father-in-law is old so he hired a maid to take care of my mother.

During our free time, my husband and I would visit my mother and help my father with some chores. Two years later, my father suddenly fell ill and passed away. My mother looked at her eldest brother and youngest brother with hopeful eyes.

She really wanted to go live with them, but my brother turned his head to look at his sister-in-law, pretending not to notice. The youngest brother used the excuse that the house was far away and he was busy with work so he couldn't take good care of his mother to politely decline.

Hearing that, my mother was a little sad and disappointed. At that time, my husband and I looked at each other and said we would take my mother home to take care of her, which surprised everyone.

My mother-in-law didn’t say anything, I knew she was satisfied, but my uncle spoke up and said: “Your mother has three sons, we can’t just leave it to the second son to take care of her forever. All three of you have to take responsibility for taking care of your mother whether you want to or not.”

Just like that, my mother changed houses every three months. My three brothers and I took turns taking care of her. The first three months she stayed at my eldest brother's house, then at my house, then at my youngest brother's house. More than a year later, my mother came to my house for the third time. When she was about to leave, she held my wife's hand and expressed her desire to stay with us for a long time. My husband and I took care of my mother for another seven years until she passed away due to a serious illness. During that time, my older and younger brothers occasionally visited but also left immediately.

After finishing the funeral of my mother, my uncle and the lawyer announced that she had left a will, which surprised everyone. It turned out that during her illness, she had taken care of everything so that she could leave peacefully. According to my mother's will, the money she had earned from selling her old house, which was more than 1 million yuan, along with a savings book, were all given to my husband and I.

The will did not mention my brother and younger brother. This made both of them very angry, accusing my husband and I, along with my uncle, of colluding with each other, taking advantage of the time when my mother was being cared for to use tricks to take all the family's assets.

When the conflict arose, my mother's lawyer took out her will and pointed out its contents. The will clearly stated that because my husband and I were filial and took good care of her in her final years, she had given us all her property.

Hearing this, my brother and younger brother were stunned, then both of them just kept silent because of shame. As for me, I felt very touched. After all, my mother had also recognized my husband and I's sincerity. This was probably the greatest happiness I had ever felt in my life.

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