My mother-in-law's family came to the city and refused to leave after moving in.

Not only did they want me to transfer the ownership of my pre-marital house to her eldest son, but they also complained that I hadn't borne any children for their family after three years of marriage.

She even proposed that my husband's eldest sister-in-law have a second child and adopt it to us.

My husband, who used to dote on me, became increasingly cold to me under my mother-in-law's instigation.

By accident, I learned that his eldest brother was completely infertile!

Then where did his sister-in-law's two children come from?

It was only then that I realized with a start—my husband was actually having an affair with his sister-in-law.

Me: Get out of my house, all of you!

……

After three years of marriage, my mother-in-law came to my house for the first time. I was dumbfounded when I opened the door.

My husband only said his mother was coming to stay for a few days, but he didn't mention there would be so many people?

His eldest brother's family of three, my mother-in-law, and my husband's aunt—they all walked into the house with smiles.

My mother-in-law was a quiet person who didn't meddle in other people's business, but his aunt was the opposite.

"Xintong's wife, you can't hang your underwear on the balcony. It's unlucky if others see it."

My husband quickly took them down and hung them in the bathroom.

"Xintong's wife, your mother-in-law came all the way here. Why didn't you go pick her up?"

My husband said I had just finished the night shift and didn't have time.

"Grandma, I need to pee, I can't hold it anymore..."

Before he finished speaking, my husband's 6-year-old nephew peed on my 8,000-yuan carpet.

Seeing my bad expression, my husband's aunt said:

"Little boy's urine doesn't smell. Just air it out."

Well, after the strong sun dried it, the whole house smelled of urine.

I originally thought they would leave after a few days, but half a month later,

there was no sign of them leaving.

"When are your mother and the others going to leave?" I asked angrily.

"Probably soon. They didn't say, and I didn't have the nerve to ask." My husband still had his usual good temper.

He was three years older than me, and we were colleagues at the same hospital.

At first, my parents didn't agree to me being with him.

They said even though he was good, his family was complicated, and I would definitely suffer losses in the future.

But I thought marriage was a matter between two people.

Only recently did I truly realize how right my parents were.

First of all, his aunt—she had to meddle in everything and make decisions for everyone.

Although his mother didn't speak much, she was sharp-tongued when criticizing his eldest sister-in-law. The image of a harsh mother-in-law must be like her.

His eldest brother was lame, taciturn, drank all day when he had nothing to do, and had a bad temper that always scared the children into crying.

His eldest sister-in-law had a good temper but was quite scheming. She took many of my things openly and secretly. For my husband's sake, I turned a blind eye.

But there was one thing I really couldn't stand. His sister-in-law took over all the housework, which was originally a good thing, but she even helped wash Hu Xintong's underwear.

My husband said it was okay: "If sister-in-law is willing to wash it, let her. Anyway, she has nothing to do at home."

I was lost for words, unable to understand how he could be so indifferent to privacy.

"Xintong's wife, come out for a minute."

"Auntie, what's wrong?"

"What's wrong? We've been here for half a month, and we haven't had a single meal you cooked. It's either Xintong cooking or ordering takeout. How do you be a wife?"

I was really fed up with her scolding these days.

"Auntie, I have a name. It's He Fei. Don't call me 'Xintong's wife' all the time. Even before you came, Hu Xintong did the cooking. Why do I have to cook just because you're here? You're just my husband's aunt, not my real mother-in-law. You meddle in everything all day and don't know your place. How do you be an aunt?"

His aunt got worked up too.

"You do nothing all day, and Cuicui does all the housework. How dare you talk back? What's wrong with an elder scolding you?"

"Elder? Are you worthy? You eat and drink in my house and order me around. If I acknowledge you, you're Hu Xintong's aunt. If I don't, you're nothing!"

I wanted to curse her more— I'd held back so much anger these days. My husband quickly pulled me into the room.

"Honey, don't argue with my aunt. She's old-fashioned. I like cooking— I wouldn't let you do it even if you wanted to!"

I pulled my hand away from him and shouted hysterically:

"Hu Xintong, let me ask you— who doesn't throw away toilet paper after using the bathroom? Do you keep it to use again when it's dry? Who doesn't flush the toilet after using it, waiting for several people to use it before flushing together? And who the hell spits in flower pots? I've tolerated enough. What else do you want from me?"

"They came all this way for us. Just put up with it for a few more days. The elderly are used to being thrifty. I'll talk to them."

"I don't care. You have to send them away within three days— or put them up in a hotel."

"They're my closest relatives. How could I let them stay in a hotel? My mother and aunt worked so hard to put me through school all those years. They've had it tough."

"Save it. If they don't leave, I will."

This is what Hu Xintong told me about his overbearing aunt:

When she was young, she lost her husband and daughter. My father-in-law felt sorry for her and took her in, so they ended up living together.

She had studied for a few years, so she naturally knew more than my illiterate mother-in-law. After my father-in-law passed away, she made all the decisions in the family, big and small.

Three days later, not only did they not leave, but they also wanted us to find jobs for his eldest brother and sister-in-law.

That's when my husband finally told me the truth: they had sold their house in the countryside and planned to come to the city to work.

Although I was angry, I just wanted to send them away as soon as possible. So I found a security job for his eldest brother,

and introduced his sister-in-law Xu Cuicui to work as a cleaner at the hospital.