The son bought a house and invited his wife's parents to live with him. His biological father came to visit and stayed for one night, then quietly left the next day.

Thinking about it made me sad, I went back to bed, waited for the morning to come and then quietly left.

My husband and I have only one son. He is the pride of his parents and family because since he was a child, he studied very well and received certificates of merit every year. When he grew up, he passed the entrance exam to a top university in the country and after graduating, he stayed in a big city to work.

When my son first graduated, I suggested that he go back to his hometown to find a job because we only had him and wanted to live close by to take care of him. But my son refused and said that going back to his hometown would not give him any opportunities for development, staying in the big city would broaden his horizons and advance his career.

My husband and I are both farmers, so what our son said was true. He is young, and it is right for him to want to grow and develop. We should not limit his freedom to grow. Therefore, we could only help him by selling a piece of farmland and giving him all our savings to start a business.

At that time, the 300 million we had was a fortune. But in the city, 300 million was nothing. When I called to check on him, he said he had to borrow another billion to have enough.

To help our son pay off his debt, we work hard, spend frugally, and send him an additional 5 million each month, hoping that he will soon pay off his debt and become successful.

Then my son fell in love and brought home a girl from the city to meet his parents. We only saw that she was a beautiful girl, and her family background was better than mine because both of her parents were teachers. They said they would have the wedding at a hotel and not in the countryside. He would arrange a car to take his parents and the representatives of his family to the wedding.

My husband and I couldn’t take care of anything for our son’s wedding. All the formalities were done by my son and his in-laws. On the wedding day, my husband and I and our relatives took a 30-seat bus to the city. As parents, we couldn’t contribute anything on our son’s big day, so we decided to spend all our money and borrow from relatives to buy 2 taels of gold as wedding gifts for our children.

After our child's wedding, my husband and I stopped sending money to him and started saving to pay off our relatives' debts.

Two months later, my son called to inform us that he was buying a house and asked if we had any money to lend him. But where would we get the money from? My wife said that if necessary, she would sell the remaining field. My son refused and said he would find another way.

Then my son bought an apartment that was over a hundred square meters wide. My husband and I went to the housewarming party and were stunned. The apartment was so beautiful, fully furnished with modern furniture that our old country couple were dazzled. We could only admire and congratulate our children. When I asked him where he got the money to buy the house, he said: "Dad, don't worry, I still owe a little but I will pay it off soon."

Since getting married and having a house, my son only comes home during Tet. Before, when he was still renting, he would come home to visit his parents once every 3-4 months, but now he comes back on the 3rd day of Tet and leaves again the next day. My husband and I are still alone in the countryside, with only the two of us.

Time passed, when my daughter-in-law gave birth, my wife wanted to go take care of her, but she said she had asked her grandparents to take care of her, so my wife didn't go anymore.

Until last weekend, I went to the city to see a doctor because I had recently been coughing and had chest pain, which was very uncomfortable. After the examination, I decided to go back to my son's house and conveniently stay for a few days to play with my grandson.

I arrived right at dinner time, and the children were all very surprised. When my son found out, he blamed me for not telling him, so he went home to pick up his father for the doctor's visit. My daughter-in-law hurriedly went to get more bowls and chopsticks. I was surprised to see my in-laws also sitting there eating.

Illustration

After dinner and chatting on the sofa, I learned that after buying the house, my son welcomed his wife's parents to live with him, both to take care of his pregnant daughter-in-law and to help with housework.

But all these years, my husband and I did not know. When our daughter-in-law had just given birth, we went to visit her and thought that her in-laws were just coming to take care of her for 1-2 months. Unexpectedly, they had been here for a long time and would continue to stay until they passed away.

At night, I couldn't sleep because the bed was unfamiliar, so I got up to go to the bathroom. Since I wasn't used to the room layout, I walked everywhere looking for a bathroom, and somehow I passed by my son's room and heard murmuring voices. My daughter-in-law asked: "How long does your father plan to stay? Is he going to come and consider letting the two of you move in together? I'm telling you in advance that I don't agree."

My son replied: "Don't worry, I know. My parents can't leave their hometown. He'll just come over for a few days and then come back."

The daughter-in-law continued: "That's best. Don't forget that more than half of the money in this house comes from my parents. It's right for you to show filial piety and take care of my parents. Your parents are fine in the countryside. When they get old and weak, you can hire someone to take care of them."

When my son heard his wife say that, he kept saying, "I know, I know."

My heart ached. It turned out that the in-laws had given more than half of this house to buy, so the daughter-in-law had such great power. But my son didn't know that before he started his career and paid off his debts, my wife and I had saved up billions of dollars for him. So he didn't intend to show his gratitude to us?

Thinking about it made me sad, I went back to bed, waited for the morning to come and quietly left. Sitting in the car, I heard my son calling, I picked up the phone and said exactly one sentence: "Dad is back in the countryside". My son kept asking me why I left without saying anything, did I know how worried he was? If I was uncomfortable somewhere, I should have told him, why did I leave on my own... I immediately hung up and didn't answer any more.

I thought about it for a long time and realized that when our children grow up, we cannot control their lives or their thoughts. We can only take care of ourselves in our old age.

While helping your children, don't forget to save some money for retirement. When you're old, even if your children don't come back, at least you'll be able to hire someone to take care of them.

Source: https://giadinh.suckhoedoisong.vn/con-trai-mua-nha-roi-don-bo-me-vo-toi-song-cung-bo-ruot-len-choi-o-lai-mot-dem-hom-sau-lang-le-roi-di-172241030220452273.htm