Ms. Girard added, “When you go to high school, I will send you abroad. Domestic studies are too complicated.”
Before high school, she was reluctant to send her son abroad. Even if she doesn’t have much time to spend with her son now, at least she can see him sooner or later.
Moreover, the parents-in-law are reluctant to part with their grandson. If they had not had a grandson, neither of them would have been able to survive the death of their son. The grandson is the spiritual support for the two elders.
“After I finished my homework, I showed it to my grandpa to check it for me. I made a mistake in one question. If it were an exam, that question would be worth two points. Everything else is correct. Mom, I have made progress. I will work very hard. Study hard and don’t let you down.”
The child also understood that his mother and grandparents had too many expectations for him.
His IQ was not high enough, but he was willing to learn, work hard, and put in more energy than others, so his grades gradually improved.
“Well, that’s progress. It’s a big improvement and deserves praise. Are grandparents asleep?” Ms. Girard asked about her parents-in-law.
Her son replied, “Not yet; they are also waiting for you to come back.”
Ms. Girard spent seven years stabilizing the situation in her husband’s company and had become the pillar of support for her parents-in-law.
Her parents-in-law thought she was still young and advised her to find another man, but they asked her to recruit a son-in-law, saying they treated her like a daughter.
They hoped Ms. Girard could recruit a son-in-law so that if there was a mature man at home, she would not be stared at by relatives and friends.
Of course, when she remarried, she had to register her property before marriage because she couldn’t give her husband’s family’s property to him without signing an agreement.
After a son-in-law came to their door, they could arrange a job for him and give him a certain amount of pocket money every month, but don’t think about company shares and family property.
Just let her find a companion.
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