Every month, the young woman dutifully sent money to her mother-in-law, until one day she decided to put an end to it. A phone call caught her by surprise.
— Olya, dear, the transfer didn’t arrive. Maybe there was some kind of error at the bank? Please check, — her mother-in-law said anxiously into the phone.
But instead of the usual apologies, she heard laughter and mysterious words:
— Look out the window. Do you recognize your son’s suitcases? Now go outside, that’s where the most interesting part is.
Olya woke up at six in the morning, as usual. It was still dark outside, but her day had already begun. She got up quietly so as not to wake her husband. Kirill could sleep until nine, and then lie in bed on his phone for another hour. While she was making coffee and preparing breakfast, numbers were spinning in her head: 35,000 for the mortgage and utilities, 12,000 for groceries, 8,000 for Kirill’s gasoline, and another 15,000 — the monthly transfer to Tamara Lvovna, her mother-in-law.
Olya worked as a purchasing manager at a construction company. The salary was decent — 75,000. Kirill also earned something working remotely in IT, but his money seemed to vanish into thin air. When asked about expenses, he would answer evasively: “Everything’s under control, don’t worry.” Olya stopped asking.
When they got married three years ago, Tamara Lvovna immediately made it clear who was the head of the family. On the second day after the wedding, she called and announced:…
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