The house was bought during the marriage, so demand half of it!» the mother advised her son. But the daughter-in-law had a surprise that they did not expect.

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«What are you stuck in there for? Come out, come on!» Anna Makarovna banged on the bathroom door with her fist. «Please wait another five minutes,» responded her daughter-in-law, Albina. «Completely lost your conscience! What can you do in there for half an hour? Were you unloading wagons?!» It had always been like this. It … Read more

«We came for the inheritance.» «But why weren’t you at the funeral? You are the children, aren’t you?» «What difference does it make. The house is ours. The inheritance.»

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Pasha, Pasha, where are you?» Vasilina called for her husband. It was already 6 AM. They had argued yesterday, and her husband had gone to sleep on the veranda. There, in the summer kitchen, was a topchan, an old sofa that had been repurposed. Usually, by this time, he would already be in the yard, … Read more

Nastya received a strange message from her grandmother, who had passed away two years ago.

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Nastya hated Mondays. Especially ones like today—when the printer jammed an important report, the coffee machine decided to go on strike, and the boss nitpicked every comma. «A typical day in the life of typical office plankton,» she thought as she inserted the key into her apartment lock. «Why wasn’t I born a millionaire?» Nastya … Read more

The milkmaid decided to end her pregnancy out of spite for her fiancé who had left her. As she crossed the threshold of the healer’s house, she froze.

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Kol, I’m scared,» Lera said fearfully. «What are you afraid of? We’re getting married in a month, the parents know everything,» Nikolai reassured his fiancée. «What if you change your mind? What will I do then, alone with a child?» «Silly, once our son is born, I’ll take him fishing.» «And if it’s a girl?» … Read more

Someone Else’s Fate. Throughout her childhood, Oksana dreamed of only one thing. Oksana had even forgotten about her visit to Tamara when suddenly her husband came home and confessed that he had met another woman.

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Oksana had long forgotten about her visit to Tamara when suddenly her husband came home and confessed he had met someone else. «I don’t want to lie, Ksyusha. I won’t cheat. Let’s just part ways peacefully. I won’t abandon Andryushka.» She thought the ground would open up beneath her and swallow her. Such grief! Her … Read more

— «I taught those relatives a lesson they’ll forget the road to our house forever!» Alina laughed contentedly.

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I hate September. I hate autumn!» Alina complained to her mother. «Again, my mother-in-law will claw her way into harvesting and preparing for winter. When will that woman have enough? She doesn’t have a stomach, she has an abyss!» Angelina Lvovna shook her index finger disapprovingly: «It’s not nice! Daughter, you shouldn’t talk like that!» … Read more

Dear, I’m going to buy myself a cool car. But we need to sell yours and withdraw your money,» declared the «loving» husband.

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Hi! I couldn’t wait for you to get home from work!» Igor hugged his young wife, clearly eager to tell her something important, something special. His eyes shone with a dazzling fire. Excited, Igor couldn’t sit still; he kept pacing the kitchen from corner to corner, preparing to tell Elena something… «Well? Why did you … Read more

Make a bed for your grandfather in the sauna! I don’t want to be embarrassed in front of my friends

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Natasha, my friends from Bulgaria will be arriving soon. You remember I told you they’d be staying with us for a few days?» the mother-in-law approached Natalia, who was working at the computer. The young woman lifted her weary gaze from the monitor, gave a meek smile, and nodded. She was exhausted, yet she hadn’t … Read more