In modern Chinese culture, the in-laws generally move in with the new parents to help with the infant, often staying indefinitely. Mercifully, my mother-in-law, or MIL, chose to rent an apartment in the same complex instead. It’s hardly distinguishable, however, because she spends about twelve hours in our home each day.
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