The son of a rich man invited a beggar to play the role of his bride at a wedding. When the beggar met a guest there, she burst into tears.

— «So when are you going to get married?» his mother scolded him. «You’re nearly thirty-six and still haven’t found a bride.» — «Mom, why are you so upset? I just haven’t decided yet. Just wait a bit. I will have a wife,» Pasha calmly replied. — «Your job is your wife,» Zoya Arsenyevna snorted […]

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A rich woman went bankrupt and bought a wreck of a house in the wilderness. Lost in the forest, she found something strange.

«Masha, hear me out. Please, don’t cry. Where I’m going, they pay really well. It just turned out this way, but we can’t give up now. I’ll make money, and we’ll start over,» Vanya tried to soothe her. Masha shook her head in despair. «No, Vanya, no. No money is worth a life.» «What life […]

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After his mother’s departure, the son decided to clean out the closet and found a letter there; reading it, he turned pale.

Sooner or later in life, the time comes when it is time for children to take care of their elderly parents. It is a sad and difficult period of life, but it can teach us a lot. It also reveals the true nature of our closest people. This is what happened with the hero of […]

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Having left his wife and children 15 years ago, Vasily accidentally met his ex-wife and couldn’t believe his eyes

Vasily walked leisurely through the park, enjoying the warm rays of the May sun. The foliage on the trees had already gained strength and now rustled with a light breeze. The air was fragrant with blooming apple trees and lilacs. Somewhere in the distance, children’s voices could be heard. «Mine are already grown up,» Vasily […]

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Listen up! I’m rich now and it’s time for us to divorce,» said the husband arrogantly. He could not imagine the consequences.

You don’t even realize how much your mediocrity and dullness irritate me now,» Andrei said, his eyes flashing. «I don’t need a gray mouse; I deserve more!» «Do you really think money makes you better?» Olga replied, her voice full of pain, trying to hold back tears. The evening light cozily illuminated the kitchen where […]

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Kristina ran to her mother-in-law’s place for some salt and noticed her husband’s second mobile phone, which he had never shown her.

Christina knocked on the familiar door on the third floor. The doorbell had long been out of order, but her mother-in-law, Anna Petrovna, was always sensitive to knocks—she said that in their old house, sounds carried especially loudly. Indeed, it wasn’t even a minute before shuffling footsteps were heard. «Kristinushka! What brings you here?» Anna […]

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The daughter of a drinking father was humiliated at school. She got a job as a sanitarium worker to save up for graduation.

The last year turned out to be the most difficult for Nina during her entire time at school. Previously, some people still cared about studying, but in their senior year, it seemed everyone had forgotten why they were there. Relationships were forming, and there were discussions about future plans, money, clothes. Nina felt as though […]

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