Chapter 6 — Midnight Doorbell

"Didn't you tell me to come and cause trouble, chase them away, and let your wife buy that house?" As a result, the daughter-in-law standing next to her heard something unusual. She slapped the man in the face: "I told you why your mother always opposes me. Today she can't stand it, tomorrow she will make a fuss and want to leave." "It turns out you and your mother are planning on me, right? Do you want to take advantage of the time I'm having a hard time taking care of the children, forcing my parents to spend money to buy another house?" He described very vividly the scene of the three people returning gloomily that day. The faces of the old woman and her son were long. After listening, I couldn't help but feel a sigh of relief, I just felt that people's hearts were so cold. After that, the police station informed me about the progress of the case. Their daughter-in-law was indeed not involved in planning these things, on the contrary, she was also a victim. The old woman and her son were detained in administrative detention for fifteen days for disturbing public order. Regarding defamation, we still have to wait for the court's decision. While the old woman and her son were still in the detention center, the court's verdict was also issued. Her son was convicted of libel and sentenced to one year and eight months in prison. In court, the old woman cried and scolded me non-stop. She said I ruined their family. But the truth is that they were the ones planning on their daughter-in-law, now she has filed for divorce. As for their family's house, installment payments were also directly stopped. Previously, every month the daughter-in-law's family put in money. After completing the divorce procedure, that party completely lets go. Half a month later, the court seal was pasted on the door of the house opposite. White background, black letters, red stamp, extremely dazzling under the hallway light. The old woman had nowhere to set foot in the city, so she could only obediently return to the countryside. Things have developed to this point, and the management cannot continue to play dumb. Head office directly provided a sum of money, and the building's entire access control system was replaced, including facial recognition, elevator control linkage, and visitor registration, all of which were fully installed. The previous story that each household's management fee had to be increased by fifty yuan is no longer mentioned. On the notice board, clearly written in black and white ink: "Upgrading equipment, costs are the responsibility of the company." I tried out the new system downstairs. As soon as the camera scanned, it made a "whisper" sound and then opened the door, so fast that there was no pause at all. The group of residents who were once extremely bustling were now cold as if the water had been drained. The aunt whose profile picture is peony has left the group. The media person in building number 3 also stopped moving. Those who used to support and cheer also gradually disappeared from the group. Near the birthday, I picked up my mother from the countryside. On the third day my mother arrived, I had just successfully bid on the house opposite on the bank's online auction site. The house had a market value of more than two million yuan, and was eventually sold for less than half the price. The interior was already quite good, we just did a simple renovation, replacing a new stove in the kitchen and installing anti-slip handrails in the bathroom. After a child is born, life immediately has a fixed rhythm. Every morning, my mother will make breakfast in her house. Then when we woke up, there were all kinds of breakfasts to eat. During the day, she takes care of the child, letting me catch up on more sleep. In the evening, she carried the child to her room, saying she wanted me and my husband to have a good night's sleep. Until I returned to work at the kindergarten, I had never been beaten by a child at night

awake. Everyone complimented my face and my body's quick recovery. Only I know that my mother is shouldering all the hardships for me. On the day of the baby's first month party, my mother was extremely happy. That evening, after the party ended, I pulled my mother to stand in front of the restaurant and took out all the red envelopes. Then stuffed it all into her coat pocket. My mother instinctively wanted to refuse, but couldn't escape my grasp. She pushed twice but still couldn't push it. Finally, with red eyes, she stuffed the money into her inner pocket. As soon as we got home, the elevator door opened, and I heard the doorbell ring. I walked over to look at the screen. It was a familiar face, a little thinner, his hair was cut short, and he was still holding a child in his arms. She was the daughter-in-law of the old woman from the house opposite. I paused for a moment, then finally opened the door. She stood in front of the door, carrying two bags of groceries, a bag of fruit and a bag of powdered milk, with a slightly shy smile on her face. The child in her arms was two years old, lying on her mother's shoulder, yawning. "Teacher Wang."