The mother-in-law invited 20 people to eat, but only gave her daughter-in-law 100 pesos for the market. When he lifted the lid of the plate in front of everyone, the entire table fell silent when he saw what was inside…

A question.

An uncomfortable question.

Why did I always have to be the one to fix everything?

Why could she invite twenty people… But I had to do magic with a hundred pesos?

I stopped in front of a vegetable stand.

I looked at the money once again.

And for the first time since I had married Diego…

I made a different decision.

I bought exactly what could be bought with a hundred pesos.

Not a peso more.

When I returned to the house, the patio was already full of chairs. People were beginning to arrive.

Laughter filled the air.

Doña Carmen walked among the guests with a proud smile.

“Today my daughter-in-law took care of everything,” she said.

I smiled.

I went into the kitchen.

I prepared each dish calmly.

No hurry.

When everything was ready, I placed the pots on large trays.