Night Light

Story introduction (about 500 words) Thirty-five-year-old Lin Wan's parents died when she was young, and she lived alone in an old tile-roofed house on the outskirts of the city. At the age of 28, she was introduced to Zhang Lei, who seemed to be considerate. After the marriage, the two of them had a meager income, but lived a stable life. Until the house in her hometown was demolished and two million yuan in compensation came, Lin Wan thought she had finally received salvation in her life, but unexpectedly she fell into a deeper abyss. After receiving the demolition money, Zhang Lei quit his job and lied about starting a business. In fact, he squandered the money on gambling and soon lost 100,000 yuan. Lin Wan was pregnant at this time. Faced with her husband's confession, she softened her heart and chose to forgive. But after the parents-in-law learned about the huge sum of money, they completely tore off the pretense and asked for property endlessly: the father-in-law asked for iPhones, jade mattresses, and even gambling debts; the mother-in-law asked for washing machines and gold bracelets, and when she couldn't get what she wanted, she acted recklessly. She even wanted to take possession of the silver dowry bracelet left by Lin Wan's mother. In order to protect the last thoughts left by her parents, Lin Wan put away her weakness and began to fight back quietly. She skillfully used reasoning, recorded evidence, and relied on neighbors and formal channels to resolve the unreasonable demands of her parents-in-law again and again, and maintained the bottom line. But Zhang Lei always favored his parents, treating the demolition money as a cash machine as it should be, and was indifferent to his wife and daughter: he played cards outside when Lin Wan was giving birth, and she had a high fever during confinement, but he was still addicted to games, and the whole family even planned to use her money to buy a car and a watch. Lin Wan, who was extremely heartbroken, came to her senses. She moved back to her pre-marital rental house with her daughter, who had just turned 40 days old, and resolutely filed for divorce. Zhang Lei's family came to make a fuss, accusing her of taking the money and running away. Lin Wan took out audio recordings, chat records and other evidence to expose her true face in public, and called the police to quell the farce. During the divorce proceedings, the court determined that the demolition money was Lin Wan's personal property and the custody of her daughter was given to her. After that, Lin Wan used part of her savings to open a maternal and child store and raised her daughter by herself. Although her life was busy, she was steady and stable. Although Zhang Lei's family came to harass her many times, she was always stopped by her forcefully. What she once thought was redemption turned out to be a trial of human nature. Lin Wan broke away from her unfortunate marriage and brought her daughter to a peaceful life that truly belongs to her. Purpose: Money reflects human nature