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The next day, while we were at home, we heard sounds of laughter and congratulate coming from our neighbor’s house.
I looked over and was surprised to see two brand-new scooters in their yard.
After getting married, I understood that marrying a poor wife was truly annoying. While others receive money, land, and various kinds of support from their in-laws, I have nothing. Why was I so stupid back then? If I had known my family didn’t have much, I should have married someone with a wealthier family to pay back this. But we already had children, so I just kept progressing for their sake.
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Time passed, and after 3 years of marriage, my wife and I were still living in a rental house.
My monthly salary was barely enough to pay daily expenses, and we could only save a small amount for emergencies. How long would it take for us to bestow a house or buy a new car?
Last weekend, I was at home alone while my wife took our child to visit a friend. A person from my wife’s hometown, who had just come to the city, arrived with a package from my father-in-law and mother-in-law for their daughter and grandchild.
I thought it would be something expensive, but to my sh0ck, it was dried fish. This was a local specialty from my wife’s hometown, and she liked to eat it, so her parents often sent it. However, I thought the fish was cheap and smelled aw.ful—it only suggests the poverty in my wife’s family. They never delivered us anything of value, just these cheap, sm.elly local gifts.
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