Daughter-in-law buys moon cakes for her mother, mother-in-law calls son home for urgent meeting

In 5 years of being a daughter-in-law, I have never disobeyed my mother-in-law. Because I know I am known as a poor girl.

I did not study well, only had good looks. I knew I was not talented, and could not earn much money. So, I chose a loveless marriage, as long as my husband's family was rich.

I hoped to rely on my husband's family and save some money to take care of my parents. However, my plan was misplaced.

On the wedding day, my mother-in-law took me to the bridal chamber and continuously whipped my wedding dress with a whip. That was a trick to intimidate her daughter-in-law.

My mother-in-law is the financial manager of the family. Before and after the wedding, my husband's salary had to be given to my mother-in-law. Every day, she gave me money for the market and told me to buy the right things.

Faced with a difficult mother-in-law, I had to grit my teeth and endure the resentment, hoping for peaceful days to come.

Luckily, although we never had feelings before marriage, over time living together, my husband and I gradually grew to love and appreciate each other.

My husband is very considerate and thoughtful of his wife's family. He often hides his own money and gives it to me to give to my parents. The amount of money is not much, but his actions warm my heart.

Last month, I went home to visit my mother and she said she was craving mooncakes. I immediately promised to buy some and bring them back to her.

I told my husband about this. He gave me money and told me to buy some moon cakes for my mother.

That day, my mother-in-law asked me to go to the supermarket to buy some things. I took the opportunity to stop by the mooncake shop and picked out one for my mother. The cakes were quite expensive, each one costing 104,000 VND. So, I only bought one.

When I got home, I carefully hid the cake in the closet in my room. I also threw the supermarket receipt in the trash.

That afternoon, I was preparing dinner when I heard my mother-in-law calling out to me. I was shocked and ran out to investigate. Seeing my mother-in-law standing next to the trash can, my limbs went limp and I couldn’t breathe.

“You took my money to buy expensive moon cakes and then hid them for yourself?”, the mother-in-law's nagging voice echoed.

I explained: “I didn’t take your money. I just bought one to give to my mother.”

As soon as I finished speaking, I realized I had said something wrong. My mother-in-law rushed over to me and asked, “If you don’t take my money, where will you get the money to buy it?”

Knowing I couldn't hide it, I confessed that my husband secretly gave me money to buy moon cakes for my mother-in-law.

Not letting me explain further, my mother-in-law angrily went into the house, took the phone and called my husband to come back for a family meeting.

The meeting only had my mother-in-law scolding us, my husband and I bowed our heads and endured.

"You are so good, you dare to give your wife money without my permission, embezzle the family's property to enrich your wife's family", she growled and scolded my husband.

Then she made me return the cake. I held the cake and gave it to my mother-in-law with tears in my eyes. So much shame surrounded me.

Holding the cake in her hand, her mother-in-law lectured: "If I want to eat mooncakes, I have to wait for the store to have a promotion, buy 1 get 4 free. Your mother is so lucky, she only eats cakes that cost hundreds of dollars."

Since that meeting, I have lived at my husband's house like a lifeless body. I hate my mother-in-law and my husband for not protecting me.

Is all this humiliation my fault? If I had been more courageous and self-reliant, I wouldn't be suffering like this.