“Three thousand,” Pavel suddenly said, still not lifting his eyes. “Got it with a discount, at Sunlight.”

“Three thousand,” Pavel suddenly said, still not lifting his eyes. “Got it with a discount, at Sunlight.” “Thank you,” she said quietly. “It’s pretty.” Something jabbed in her chest. It wasn’t that she’d been expecting diamonds—what diamonds at their age, really? But this matter-of-fact tone, this accountant’s precision. As if he were reporting on buying … Read more

Wanting to teach the newly minted daughter-in-law from the provinces a lesson, the groom’s mother decided to have a little chat with her simple parents.

Mom, these trousers are just gorgeous, but… they’re several times more expensive than the ones we saw at the last display!” exclaimed Yevgeny, glancing at the stylish fine-wool trousers that Liliya Dmitrievna was handing him with an elegant smile. “It’s not like I’m going to walk around with the price tag on my back anyway, … Read more

Mom, can Anya stay with you for a week? Tanya and I need to go to her hometown to sort out some paperwork. Maybe we’ll put the apartment up for sale at the same time

Mom, can Anechka stay with you for a week? Tanya and I need to go to her city to sort out some paperwork. Maybe we’ll put the apartment up for sale at the same time.” Nadezhda Ivanovna tore herself away from her mug of tea and looked sternly at her son. “Why aren’t you taking … Read more

An orphanage girl had to become the wife of an old geezer so as not to end up in prison. The first wedding night made her shake.

A day blazing like the sun at its zenith had dawned for Mitrofan Petrovich—a day of his triumph, the day when he, powerful, rich, a man of status and influence, was becoming a husband once again. But not just a husband—he was becoming the master of the fate of a young, fragile, yet stunningly beautiful … Read more

This is our house, what rights do you have here?” my mother-in-law jumped up when the notary refused to process the paperwork.

Nadezhda, dear, I asked you not to touch those documents!” my mother-in-law’s voice sounded unexpectedly sharp when I picked up the folder from the table. Svetlana Ivanovna was standing in the doorway of the study, and her usually friendly face twisted in an irritated grimace. She quickly walked over and literally snatched the folder out … Read more

I don’t know where you’re going to put them, but in an hour there’d better not be a single garden bed left on my plot,” I told my mother-in-law.

What is this supposed to be?” Alla froze at the gate, unable to believe her eyes. Right in front of her, where just a week ago there had been a smooth lawn, now neat rows of little green sprouts were lined up. Her mother-in-law, Yevgeniya Mikhaylovna, stood in the middle of this garden glory, proudly … Read more

Not married, not registered—so there’s nothing to divide!” Asya barked, snatching the apartment keys out of his hand.

Asya left the office at half past six, as usual. Working as a logistics specialist in a distribution company required constant attention—suppliers, clients, warehouses, documents. Seventy-two thousand a month didn’t come easily, but Asya was used to the responsibility. Four years ago it was exactly this salary that allowed her to buy a one-room apartment … Read more

What do you mean, ‘live together’?!” the wife exploded. “This is MY apartment! I bought it before you! Not for your little brother and his boarders

Dasha stayed late at work. Her legs were buzzing with fatigue, her bag was stuffed with folders of reports, and she had only one thought in her head: get home, kick off her shoes and finally drink some tea in silence. She unlocked the door, and the first thing she saw were someone else’s shoes. … Read more

It won’t kill you, you’ll help me take care of the guests!” the mother-in-law said rudely to her daughter-in-law. But she’d picked the wrong person to mess with

“Lilya, you don’t do anything anyway, you’re always at home with the baby,” her mother-in-law, Anna Leonidovna, kept repeating. “Is it really so hard for you, young and energetic as you are, to do the things I ask? I’m not asking too much of you. We’re one family now, and you, forgive me, behave like … Read more