Transmigration: I Have Storage Space in the Apocalypse
Chapter 211 - 207: Profoundly Understanding the Essence! 【-39 More】

Chapter 211: Chapter 207: Profoundly Understanding the Essence! 【-39 More】

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"I..." Lin Caixia quickly shook her head in shame.

"Don’t cry, wife. I’m not scolding you, it’s just that Mom’s health is really not good. As her son and daughter-in-law, we can’t be by her side to take care of her. We both feel guilty. Everything else can be discussed, but hearing my mother-in-law speak ill of my mom makes me feel terrible—"

Lin Caixia was stunned for a moment, feeling her husband suddenly gripping her shoulders tightly, filled with immense shame—she had spoken thoughtlessly before, merely venting her own dissatisfaction, which ended up hurting her husband’s feelings!

Xie Jinggang forcefully covered his face with his large hand, looking down at his wife’s bewildered expression, his voice hoarse with painful murmurs: "Wife, that is my own mother, she’s old—she fell ill and has been in the hospital for so many days, and I haven’t visited her once!"

The distance is one thing, having a wife who just had a baby and needs postpartum care is another, but he is also a son, and not fulfilling his duty to care for his elderly mother is his fault!

"Whoo~~I’m sorry."

Hearing Xie Jinggang’s self-reproaching words, Lin Caixia buried her head in her husband’s shoulder, softly sobbing and apologizing.

Their baby, held in her arms, made an uncomfortable whine "whoo", slightly moving his little body, causing Lin Caixia to come back to her senses, gently rocking to soothe him.

She silently shed tears, and to be honest, she indeed harbored some resentment towards her mother-in-law.

The care provided by her own mother was not as meticulous as that from her mother-in-law. When it came to cooking, her mother-in-law spared nothing for herself, feeding it all to her, and although they were a bit poor back then, she felt genuinely appreciated - her mother-in-law was truly a good one.

But whom could she blame? Now that her own mother was taking care of her, she couldn’t complain about her own mother and ended up resenting her sick mother-in-law instead.

It’s strange how the human heart works; even though she knows the one at fault is her closest kin, she deflects the blame onto someone innocent, since the bond of blood is unbreakable. She couldn’t possibly reproach her own mother face to face, could she? After all, her mother had left behind the affairs of Lin Family to come and take care of her married daughter!

Such acts were rare in those times. It was also because Jinggang permanently lived in town, separate from his family home, that she could have her mother stay over.

And Madam Lin behaved this way because the Lin Family had always been poor, struggling financially.

Initially, Madam Lin could resist not eating her daughter’s postpartum supplements, but she couldn’t resist the temptation and gradually ate more. At first, Jinggang would secretly add some meat, but no matter how much he added, the amount his wife ended up with was still so modest, he didn’t want to add more.

Nowadays, with the market not doing well, meat is expensive and not always available; even this was from a favor he secured through connections.

Lin Caixia was truly kind-hearted; seeing her mother eating well and getting healthier, whilst she herself quickly lost weight, made it hard for her to say anything. Her husband already treated her very well compared to others who might eat chicken every three to five days.

She got about half a chicken daily, and if there wasn’t chicken, there would be pork to supplement, with eggs cooked in wine for meals. However, what ultimately ended up in her mouth was consumed mostly by her own mother, and it wasn’t her in-laws treating her poorly.

"All is past now. Be more careful with your words next time, wife. Harmony in the family is the key to prospering."

This phrase was often on Dad’s lips in the past, which Jinggang had not understood before. But now, witnessing the candid talks between his wife and mother-in-law, he suddenly recalled this saying and understood what Dad had wanted to convey.

No matter what others say or do, only when your own family understands, acts logically, and is united, can a family live in harmony and happiness blossom!

"Yes, I’m sorry, Jinggang. It’s my attitude that was wrong, sorry..."

Lin Caixia lowered her eyes with tears, sincerely admitting her mistakes; once she admitted, she did it without hesitation, as her nature was clever and efficient. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have caught Zhou Xiuhua’s eye back in the day.

However, having had too many good days recently, she might really have been blinded by them, the more she received, the stronger her desire for even more became.

She completely forgot, back when they first got married, during the big movements, everything at home was rationed. After she gave birth, let alone meat, there weren’t even eggs to eat!

The food rations were painstakingly saved by Madam Lin bit by bit. If they accidentally got some wild game, the two grandsons at home, their faces thin with hunger down to the bone, yet Madam Lin still fed all the soup to her mouth, just to give her milk for Xiao San.

That year was a major famine, heaven was unsupportive, severe drought, the harvest was less than half. Apart from the obligatory tributes, they survived on wild vegetables and pigweed.

She almost believed that Xiao San wouldn’t survive, but ultimately, the mother-in-law accumulated bit by bit and helped Xiao San grow up strong and healthy!

It was the mother-in-law, her children’s own grandmother, who was unconditionally generous and heartfelt towards her children!

Therefore, the mother-in-law is a great contributor to the Xie Family.

Right after she gave birth, her mother-in-law didn’t visit once, and two days later, she learned that the mother-in-law had gone to the provincial city for treatment. Initially, when she heard ’provincial city’ treatment, she thought her father-in-law was exaggerating, but now, awakened by her husband, she realized how wrong her conscience was!

Moreover, she and Xie Jinggang are husband and wife; mistakes between spouses are common. As long as the fault is recognized and amended, she believes her husband will forgive her!

Her husband is smart and insightful, sharper than the elder brother-in-law. Now that he’s willing to enlighten her, he surely hopes she can reform and that they can live a good life together.

Compared to how sensible and prudent she used to be in dealing with people and matters, during this period, because she gave birth to another son, and with her own mother constantly nagging at her side about how bad the mother-in-law is... her mentality was incorrect, inflated!

To recognize a mistake and rectify it is the greatest goodness! This is how she teaches her children, and she must lead by example, practice what she preaches!

"Wife, it’s good that you realize your mistake. Our mother is well, let’s all treat her with great filial piety from now on..." Xie Jinggang has been caring for the baby more at night recently, only then did he realize, raising a son illuminates a mother’s hardship!

Now thinking back, his mother had been sick for over ten days and he hadn’t visited her even once, he really hated himself for that!

However, as his mother-in-law is getting older, he truly doesn’t feel comfortable letting his wife and infant, along with the two children, be taken care of by her alone.

To truly go to the provincial city, it’s not possible without spending two days and one night.

Caught in a tough situation, he always comforted himself that his mother had his dad, sister, and brothers by her side...

Ultimately, he felt suppressed in spirit.

Hearing the conversation between his mother-in-law and his wife, Xie Jinggang finally let out the anger that was simmering deep within him.

Fortunately, his wife possessed sound judgment and wasn’t going to turn into another Wang Xiaocui.

Moreover, he is not Xie Jingyang; he is Xie Jinggang, knowing that to maintain family harmony, it can’t be achieved simply by giving cold shoulders to find balance.

A truly good man, a good husband, knows how to guide his wife, guiding her to tirelessly work toward the direction he envisions.

As the saying goes, a good husband educates his children in front of them, and educates his wife beside him; Xie Jinggang is indeed profoundly skilled in this knowledge!