I took care of my mother-in-law alone for 10 years. When she passed away, I was not named in the will but I was the happiest person.

At first, the woman was a little disappointed to see that her name was not in the will left by her mother-in-law. But a year later, she discovered the secret hidden in her mother-in-law's shirt.

The article below is shared by Ms. Vuong (China) and is attracting attention on the 163 platform.

I grew up in a small mountain village. After graduating from secondary school, I was forced to drop out of school due to my family's poverty. Following some neighbors, I went to the city to work. There, I met my current husband. He is a thoughtful and responsible person. After a while of dating, we got married and had a son.

Unfortunately, my mother-in-law suffered a stroke a few years ago. Fortunately, her family treated her in time and her condition improved. However, she still needs someone to support her.

During the first two years of my mother’s illness, my father was still healthy so he was the one taking care of her. We just had to help in our free time. However, in 2015, my father-in-law passed away after being diagnosed with liver cancer.

After losing her partner, her mother's condition worsened. She seemed to lose the ability to walk and needed someone to be by her side 24/7.

At first, my siblings pooled their money to hire a maid. However, after a short time, everyone left because the work was too hard. Unable to arrange anything, I decided to quit my job in the city to return to my hometown to take care of my mother-in-law.

In the early days, I thought this job was not too difficult. But when I experienced it, I realized that I misunderstood. Taking care of the elderly is not easy, especially when it comes to my mother-in-law. However, because I understood that my mother did not have much time left to live, I endured everything and happily followed her wishes.

Over time, my mother’s health gradually deteriorated. I was not strong enough to take care of her alone. I shared this story many times with my brothers-in-law to seek some support. However, they all used work and living far away as excuses to avoid responsibility. It was a bit sad, but I did not want to make things difficult for everyone, so I had to take care of my elderly mother alone for the next 10 years.

Until 2023, after a period of fighting illness, her mother-in-law passed away. In her final moments, she did not forget to leave her will and remind her children and grandchildren to love and care for each other.

After finishing all the work, the brothers and sisters sat in my mother's room to read the will. What I did not expect was that after the will was announced, my husband and I discovered that our names were not in it. All three of my husband's brothers were left an equal amount of 200,000 NDT by my mother.

I was a little disappointed, but I understood and respected my mother's decision. I considered taking care of my mother as my duty as a son. No matter what happened, the thing that my husband and I were most satisfied with was the years we spent together with my mother.

After everything was over, I went back to my normal life: Looking for a job again and focusing on taking care of my little family.

Recently, my husband and I returned home to celebrate my mother's death anniversary after a year. I went into her room to arrange things. While shaking the dusty shirt, I saw a piece of paper fall out. When I opened it, I discovered that it was a letter written by my mother-in-law herself.

Sitting down on the bed, calmly reading the letter, I was surprised by the content inside. Accordingly, my mother-in-law left us a savings account worth up to 400,000 NDT. She explained that she did not want the other children to know about this, so she gave this amount of money privately. In the letter, she did not forget to thank us for our sacrifices during those years. She even apologized to me for being upset when she was sick.

After reading the last line of the letter, I really could not hold back my tears. It was a feeling of satisfaction and happiness that my sacrifices were finally recognized by my mother. Only then did I truly understand my mother. It turned out that she did not let any of her children suffer. 10 years of taking care of my mother by herself had paid off.

Dinh Anh

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