For the past 3 years, I have not been able to visit my grandmother’s hometown. Partly because the children are young, travel is difficult, and partly because the economy is not available.
This year, my husband’s job is favorable, so he has saved a good amount of money. My husband bought tickets for me and the children to go home first, and he might take a break following Tet. To surprise my grandparents, my mother and I returned without notice. Yesterday, when I entered the house, the first sight I saw was a tray of rice for each of my grandparents.
Watching my parents eat 2 trays of rice in 2 beds, my eyes watered. I don’t understand why my parents are so upset. Seeing that I witnessed all the events, my parents were confused, stammering and unable to speak. After I cried for a while, the father comforted his daughter and admitted his fault.
Dad told me that I was fastidious, my mother mightn’t stand it, so the two decided to eat separately for comfort. Dad said he likes to eat dry rice and fried vegetables, and mom likes to eat sticky rice and boiled vegetables to lose weight.
Dad didn’t finish the sentence Mom interrupted to accuse him of lying. In the past, the monthly food expenses were all paid by my mother. At that time, my mother was still healthy, going to the market to sell goods, so she had money to go to the field. Now, my mother is weak and can’t go to work anymore, so she wants her father to donate money to her to go to the market to buy food. Dad refused to give her a dime and went out to eat alone.
Every month, my father earns 6 million salary, but he always provides for his brothers and grandchildren without giving my mother a dime. Mom told me while crying, last month she went to the hospital for medical examination, she didn’t have any money in her body, she had to raise her hand to ask for money from her father.
When he returned home, his father grumbled too much, and his angry mother borrowed money from a neighbor to pay him. A few days later, my brother knew regarding it, so he paid off his mother’s debt. Mom said she sacrificed her whole life for her family, thinking that when she was old she might use her father’s pension to spend together, but she might not ask for anything.
I angrily blamed my father, he did not treat her well, when he was sick, no one took care of him. Dad patted his chest and said that if he had money, he would hire someone to take care of him, without asking my mother.
Dad said that he’s always been good to his brothers and grandchildren, they would never let him suffer in old age. So I don’t have to worry regarding that.
I really don’t know what to say to make my father treat my mother well? Why can’t you understand that the person who has been by his side for so many years, taking care of him, is only my mother and children, how can he rely on the grandchildren?
