Oh, and the girl was unlucky with her mother-in-law, – everyone around said.
The girl married for love, although they were a bit, so to speak, from different circles.
The boy grew up fatherless, but his mother did everything so that her son did not deny himself anything. A small tent in the clothing market of a small town for a few years turned into a chain of children’s clothing stores. The income already allowed to live carefree.
Lyudmila was afraid of her mother-in-law, frightened by the stories of others about her bad character. A self-confident woman, who does not tolerate being contradicted, from the first days of their family life began to interfere in the life of the young.
It was not surprising, because the girl moved to live with her husband and his mother. And the mistress in the large three-room apartment was still the mother-in-law.
-“She could have bought them separate housing,” relatives whispered.
-“She will annoy the girl completely,” her friends predicted.
-Maybe she should not have married him? We are simple, poor people. No match for them.
After a couple of weeks, the girl began to shudder as soon as her mother-in-law tried to talk to her. With every word she expected a new reproach.
It would seem that the woman was determined to get her out of the house. And once on a day off, when the mother-in-law was sitting in a chair and painting her nails, the girl received another remark from her:
-You could have washed it by hand, you will spoil it in the machine.
The girl habitually lowered her eyes and shrank, but then thought:
-“Is she going to boss me around like that all my life? And meddle in everything? I do not agree!
And suddenly from somewhere courage appeared by itself, and proudly straightening up, she boldly looked into the eyes of her mother-in-law and said:
-I don’t like it, mom, so wash it yourself! Only manicure will not spoil. And in general, I do not intend to tolerate your nitpicking anymore. I know what and how to do the housework myself.
The girl was expecting any reaction, but not this one. Her mother-in-law suddenly looked at her with warmth and laughed loudly:
-Aha, so you are normal then! And moderately toothy. Otherwise, I think that my son brought a gray mouse into the house.
The mother-in-law finished painting her nails, closed the bottle of varnish and continued:
-“Well, then I give you the position of director in my new store, which opens in two weeks. I will give you a good salary and bonuses.
So you will earn for your own housing in a couple of years. And for everything else too. Well done, you passed the test.
The girl, surprised by the last phrase, defiantly looked at the woman and asked:
-And if you had not passed, then what?
The mother-in-law smiled confidently and calmly replied:
-Well, then I would have done everything to make my son divorce you. And so consider that you have now successfully passed two interviews, both for the position of store manager and for the position of wife.
