The Rainbow - A Shruthi-Shirley Collab - Ch-15 on P-23 - Page 9

Originally posted by: JRia

Amazing part.. nice twist.. started bad but ending good.

No I meant started with a headache..

Originally posted by: sshirley

Hi Jaya, thank you so much..

yes, she can cook two items but not on wednesdays amd fridays since she ha to leave early. Plus, as you saw, Abhi is really fussy and he wont be happy with something that can be cooked in a jiffy.. maids, however good they might be, are really slow and ma not be as efficient.. plus she's a maid not a cook.

Yup, thai curry is easy to make if u have ingredients like curry paste ready.. and as you say, when a person is stressed, even the simplest solution is difficult to see though its right in front of your eyes.

Keshav likes to take risks while radhika plays by the book or rules.. both have opposite attitudes... lets see how this difference plays out..

Yes, lets see what happens about the case.. its in shruthi's hands😉

Sorry Jaya, i am unable to follow ur words in bold.. please explain again

Thanks a lot Jaya for this detailed review

Just read it Shirley. Keshav have landed himself in a soup at this point. And yes I have a task in hand, but the sketch I got in mind already, but need to do some detailing. Will post update mostly tomorrow or thursday

Originally posted by: JRia

No I meant started with a headache..

So a grey side of Keshav too..

No Ria, it is not the grey side of Keshav 😊 that is his over self confidence and I can do every thing kind of nature or shall I say head strong. He only thought of a short term exit from the case but not a complete solution. Though Radhika was apprehensive about the case, still there could have been 10% chances that Gayathri was really genuine and was in need of some decent amount as alimony if not of what she was actually demanding. Now that she has taken back her case and even the new hope for better life is also a lie, what will happen to her in future? What if she take some extreme step in her disappointment. As an advocate, it was his duty to help or with her case or reject the case. he had no right to meddle with her case or life.

@ Shruthi, a girl married to a joint family will learn to play diplomatically sooner than other girls and if that lady is in marketing department in professional life, that will be much more easier. Even I was a straight forward girl before marriage and used to tell it on the face or refuse blatently if I find something wrong. But after marriage I was shocked to find the change in myself. I knew that my MIL wants to decide on the menu for the Bdf. Lunch and dinner and with my limited time in the pantry that used to be a struggle for a beginner in the kitchen. So within few weeks I found out a solution to my problem. All I used to do was prepare the vegetables and other stuff for the next days breakfast and lunch while cooking the dinner the previous night and while serving dinner just discuss with MIL about the menu for next day by being suggestive of the menu than giving choice or chance for her to change. By doing that I used to cook the easier ones for the morning while she used to get the satisfaction that she is the one you still decide the menu even when her DIL is working lady. Yes even I do cook non-veg at home but never for lunch on a week day. The easiest excuse is that NV taste better when consumed when it is hot and it is good to consume it hot as it will digest better that way. If a wife tell her husband that she worries for his health as he might accumulate cholesterol by eating cold meat, he will change his habit to have veg for lunch and you can very well prepare one side dish for the night.

Even I had to face annoyed husband when I had to juggle between his wishes and in laws needs. So I always used to leave it to him to decide which one to cater first. not in major things though like when he plans a movie or dinner outside, MIL or FIL would have invited guests or they might like to have some grand dinner or lunch on a weekend. All I had to do was to go to him and say, What time we should leave for our outing, so that I can plan to finish the cooking before hand and convey to maa that she shall serve the food. I know she may feel bad but she will understand as even she knows we get only one Sunday. Even now the same scenario is between him and his daughter both feels I give the preference to the other but some where I need to bring them together.

Haha smart one Jaya !! though how can u suggest but not give choice or chance to change the menu?

Originally posted by: JRia

Haha smart one Jaya !! though how can u suggest but not give choice or chance to change the menu?

😆 😆 that is the trick one needs to learn to please your in laws 😉 😉 😉. give 2 choice the one you have prepared for next day should be the best one and say innocently shall we cook this dish for tomorrow (include her as if she is part of your cooking, though she will not even step into your kitchen)but ensure that whatever prepare is liked by one of the family member and not just by you 😆 even if she wants to have a different dish for the next day, nicely move that to day after with her concurrence.

Whenever you plan to go out for something, don't ignore her, get ready and then tell her where you are going and ask whether she wants something from there, she will be pleased and will not mind even if you are delayed a bit.

All it takes is give some importance to the elders in the family and you can do your work with peace otherwise you will be in pieces.

I have kept one thing constant. What will make my hubby happy😃. I have never took centre stage in my laws place. If he is the son, I am the DIL, if he is the brother I am the SIL and if he is husband well I am wife. So it has been always what role he plays I play it accordingly. I have eliminated more than 75% of the issues by this one approach.

@jaya you have not commented on atleast 2 chapters of Seven Vows