The woman arranged a marriage for her former son-in-law, welcomed a new baby, and filled the house with laughter.

After two months of having a "new daughter-in-law," Ms. Le Thi Sau (59 years old, Quoc Oai, Hanoi ) shared with a reporter that she is completely satisfied with the warm and harmonious life of her children and grandchildren. Now she has another grandchild – the child of Dung, the new wife of her son-in-law Nguyen Van Lich. Having not found "completeness" in her first marriage, Dung came to Lich hoping for love, sharing, and mutual support in caring for the children. Dung's 4-year-old son now has a grandmother, a father, and siblings. Ms. Sau recounted that since becoming a daughter-in-law, Dung switched to working as a factory worker at a new company – working 12 hours of overtime a day, alternating between night shifts and day shifts for two weeks each month. Ms. Sau felt sorry for her daughter-in-law's hard work and night shifts, so she advised her, "Work for a while longer, and if it's too much, you can switch to another job." Mrs. Sau recounted, "I don't know what the future holds, but for now, Dung is well-behaved, greeting everyone when she comes home. After work, she still cleans, prepares meals, and takes care of the three children. She still bathes and teaches both of Lich's children. On weeks when she doesn't work night shifts, the parents and children still sleep together." She said the children are still as close to Dung as they were in the beginning. "One day, the eldest son, who's in third grade, even remembered to save some roasted sweet potatoes for Dung. They're so close!" As for Lich, he works as a security guard for a family business next door. His job and schedule are more flexible, so he takes on the responsibility of picking up and dropping off the children, and helping Mrs. Sau with housework, livestock, and farming.

Mrs. Sau said that since Lich got a new wife, he's been much happier and has gained weight. She spoke with genuine joy for her son-in-law, without any resentment at the thought that "he forgot my daughter so quickly." But perhaps what pleased Mrs. Sau most was the initial acceptance from her daughter, Huong. She sincerely shared that Huong wasn't entirely happy about the wedding. But after some time of discussion with her family, she recently asked Dung to help look after and supervise the children's studies when she's away. Every weekend, Huong visits the house to see her children and take them out to play. Sometimes she buys sweets and fruit for all three children to share. Perhaps that's the image Mrs. Sau has always longed to see. Just as she once shared, if Huong remarries, she will fully support it and will take care of the wedding arrangements just like she did for Lich. She also asked Lich to support and cooperate with her when her ex-wife found someone new who loved her and wanted to marry her. To her, both of them were her children.

The love she had for Lich was also the reason she couldn't "kick him out of the house" after the divorce. Ten years ago, she was the one who suggested Lich live with her family so she would have someone to rely on in her old age. Later, when the couple couldn't live together, she couldn't bear to let her son-in-law leave. She truly considered Lich like her own son after all that time living under the same roof. Moreover, if Lich moved out, her grandchildren would each have to live separately – one with their father, one with their mother, and without her by their side. She didn't want such a heartbreaking separation between mother and children, grandmother and grandchildren. After Lich and his wife divorced, she decided to accept him as her son. "If I don't kick you out, you don't have to go anywhere," she told Lich. “We’ve lived together for ten years, and my son-in-law and I have never once raised our voices or had a conflict. He hasn’t done anything wrong, nor has he treated me badly. He’s even raising and taking care of my two grandchildren…” Thinking this, she made a rare decision to keep her former son-in-law, to continue living with her and her grandchildren. After much consideration, seeing that her son-in-law was too young to be a single father, she urged him: “Find someone who truly loves you, and I’ll arrange a marriage for you. You marry her and bring her here to be my daughter-in-law, and together we’ll take care of the house and the children. I’ll have someone to rely on in my old age.”

Lịch's wedding was prepared by his mother as if he were a bachelor getting married, with all the necessary items: buying brand-new beds, wardrobes, blankets, and pillows. At the wedding, she also gave the couple a pair of gold rings, calling it "a small token of a mother's affection." Before the wedding, the yard was filled with flower arches, backdrops, and tables and chairs. Fifty wedding banquet tables, just for close relatives and the bride's family, were meticulously prepared with her own money. She said that what she did for Lịch was deserved, given how he had treated her and her daughter, even when they were about to divorce and couldn't speak to each other. "His wife was sick and hospitalized, and he woke up at 4 am to slaughter chicken, cook porridge, and bring it to her. At that time, they were about to divorce," she recounted. Since her daughter left home, whenever she was ill or needed emergency care at night, Lịch was the one who took care of her and called someone to take her to the hospital. There was a time when Mrs. Sau was hospitalized for half a month, cared for by her eldest daughter, while Lich single-handedly managed the household and looked after the children. Mrs. Sau said that now that she had a daughter-in-law, if she were to fall ill, there would be someone to care for her and the children. She felt much more at ease. From now on, she would treat Dung's children from her previous marriage as her own grandchildren, just as Dung treated her own grandchildren as her own. The three of them lived together happily and harmoniously, ensuring the three children had the best possible lives. She considered "more people means more wealth," a "blessing for the family." Lich was a lucky man to live with two forgiving women: one who treated him like a son, and the other who generously cared for both of her husband's children from his previous marriage. With the simple, honest nature of a Muong man, Lich didn't know how to speak flowery words. He simply said that he and his wife would take good care of Mrs. Sau in the future, so as not to disappoint her kindness. According to the story, on October 20th, he didn't know whether to give fresh flowers or fancy gifts. His mother also didn't like eating out, so he went to the market, bought ingredients, and cooked a delicious meal for the two women in his life. It was his most sincere way of thanking them – the women who were strangers to him and helped create a complete and loving home.