My name is Quoc Khanh, 53 years old. In the eyes of my relatives and friends, I am a good son-in-law. 8 years ago, my mother-in-law was disliked by my eldest brother and his wife and they did not want her to live in the same house. As a son, I took my mother-in-law home to raise.

I have taken care of my mother-in-law for 8 years, during these years I have treated her like my own mother, never treated her badly. My mother-in-law is also quite good, she helps with all the housework, she has a pension of about 2 million VND per month, often used to buy groceries such as fish sauce, salt, cooking oil... even though I do not ask. Therefore, I always respect my mother, I want to provide for and take care of her until she closes her eyes. But what my mother-in-law does makes me shiver to the bone.

The cause of the incident was land compensation. My mother-in-law's house is in a village on the outskirts of the city, last year this land was part of a project so my mother received a total of more than 3 billion in compensation. After my mother received this money, she said she deposited it in the bank without specifying how it would be distributed.

I thought my family would definitely have a share, because my mother has been living with us all this time, and my wife thought so too. But we never expected that all this large sum of money would be given to my eldest brother and his wife by my mother-in-law. If he hadn't bragged about it everywhere, we probably wouldn't have known.

My mentality is always stable, but that day I couldn't stand it anymore, I asked my mother: "Mom, what do you mean? My wife is also your daughter, shouldn't she get a share? You've been in our house for so many years, why did you give it all to him, is this fair, Mom? You're like eating from an apple tree while fencing off a fig tree."

My mother replied: "You and your husband both have full-time jobs, and your salaries are not low. When you retire, you will also receive a pension. But your brother-in-law is different. He does not have a stable job and his daily living expenses depend on your sister-in-law, so I don't want him to suffer anymore. Your wife has already transferred her household registration to your house. She is no longer a member of my family, so of course this money cannot be divided."

These words were like a bucket of cold water poured on my heart. Our life was indeed better than his wife's, but that was also the result of our hard work. As for my husband, he was lazy, had no ambition, and his job was not good, so he could not live off of others.

At first, my mother-in-law lived with him, had to herd buffaloes and grow vegetables for them every day, and gave all the money she saved to their family for spending. Later, when the children grew up, he didn't need his mother anymore, so they both made things difficult for her, even chasing her away.

At that time, I felt that my mother was pitiful, and at the same time, I thought that a son-in-law should be filial to the woman who gave birth to his wife, so I brought my mother home to take good care of her. For the past few years, we have been paying for my mother's food, clothing, housing, and transportation. Although she occasionally uses her pension to buy groceries, I still give her pocket money every month.

My wife also buys clothes for my mother all year round and we take her with us when we travel. Meanwhile, my eldest brother and his wife have never taken care of my mother in recent years, and he rarely visits her. Even when she is sick, it is only the two of us who spend money and effort.

My mother also often complained to us that raising a son was useless, that a son would never care as much as a daughter and son-in-law. But when it came to money, she left all her assets to them without hesitation, without even discussing it with us.

So I replied: "Mom, if you think that a daughter getting married is like throwing away a bowl of water, then why have you been living in our house for the past 8 years? According to what you said, my husband and I do not have the obligation to take care of you and your mother."

My wife also said: "Mom, since childhood you have been biased towards my brother. You always think of him in all the good things. I never cared about him before, even when you were kicked out of the house. And that house was also bought by you for my brother and sister-in-law to live in. Your heart is so cruel. If you consider me an outsider, then go live in his house and let him take care of you."

Having said that, my wife said to me: "Honey, today let's go help mom pack her luggage and take her home to her beloved son."

I didn't want my mother to stay any longer, so I packed up her things with my wife. My mother certainly didn't want to go back to her brother-in-law's house, but it was hard to say anything about it being so one-sided.

When we saw Mom off at his house, he and his wife happened to be home too. When they first met, they were still smiling, but after seeing Mom and the luggage behind them, the smiles on their faces disappeared.

He worriedly asked: "What do you two mean? Why are you bringing mom back?"

My wife replied: "You two take care of mom together."

The sister-in-law said loudly: "Sister, your mother lives very well, why did you send her back without asking your brother and sister-in-law? Our house here is too small, we can't live there."

I replied immediately: "Didn't mom just give you money to compensate for the land? If the house is small, then buy another one. Anyway, you two have taken so much money from mom, so don't try to avoid your responsibility."

The sister-in-law argued back: "Mom can divide the property however she wants, but as a daughter, you also have the obligation to support her in her old age."

My brother-in-law and sister-in-law are both stubborn people, I don't want to talk nonsense with them so after I finished saying what needed to be said, my wife and I left.

After that, he came to see us many times and said that my mother was not happy staying at their house and asked us to take her back. I told him: "If you want me to take her back, it's okay, but you have to split the money in half, otherwise there's no need to talk."

However, he was always a person who put his own interests first, so how could he agree to my request? When he knew he could not change our decision, he never came to my door again.

After that, my husband and I heard that my mother was not living well at home, and she was very angry every day. Although she was not beaten, she was often scolded and tormented by her children.

I felt quite sad inside but never thought of taking my mother back, after all this was the consequence she had to endure.

In my opinion, parental bias is inevitable, but we must have a firm balance in our hearts. If not, it will certainly affect the relationship between parents and children. Many times, children are unfilial because parents do not know how to behave harmoniously.