08/22/2025
Daughter-in-Law passes away in Childbirth — Eight Men Couldn't Lift the Coffin, Until the Mother-in-Law Pleaded to Open It…
The mourning horns sounded through the rain, their sorrow echoing off the old tin roof. In the center of the yard stood a yellow coffin resting on two wooden stools. Mourners surrounded it, their heads bowed in grief for the young woman who had died during premature labor.
She was just 25.
Since marrying into the family, she had been respectful, kind, and deeply devoted—treating her husband’s parents like her own. Her mother-in-law often said with pride, “Having a daughter-in-law like her is a true blessing.”
But barely a year after the wedding, disaster struck.
Late one night, she doubled over in pain, sobbing. By the time they reached the hospital, her condition had deteriorated beyond saving.
The baby never cried.
And she… slipped away, forever.
Grief swallowed the family. The mother-in-law fainted again and again. The father-in-law sat motionless, staring blankly at her smiling photo atop the coffin.
When it came time to move the coffin, eight strong men stepped forward. But no matter how hard they tried—they couldn’t lift it. Their faces flushed, arms trembling, but the coffin wouldn’t budge.
Someone murmured, “She must be holding on. Something’s unresolved.”
A monk quietly said, “Open the coffin. She might still have something to say.”
With trembling hands, they unlatched the lid.
And gasps filled the air.
Two dried tear streaks marked her face. Though her eyes were closed, her lashes were still damp—like she had wept not long ago.
Madam Hong, the mother-in-law, collapsed beside the coffin, clutching her hand and sobbing, “My child… please, don’t cry anymore. If something is left unsaid, tell me. Please…”
The crowd fell silent.
Then—suddenly—a gut-wrenching sob broke through.
It was her husband.
He fell to his knees, face hidden in his hands, crying uncontrollably.
Everyone turned in shock. The mother-in-law’s voice cracked: “Son… what is it? Did she say something to you?”
Tears streaming down, eyes red, he finally looked up and whispered:
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