I acquired a $50,000 house using the elderly man's funds and Vivian proudly displayed her bank book boasting about the purchase despite my attempts to maintain composure and avoid surprise laughter overcame me in response to her inquiry about my amusement I continued laughing openly the eldest son's wife seemingly aimed to leave me speechless but instead of retorting I chuckled unabashedly before regaining my composure I looked at her and with a touch of sympathy uttered sorry for you my name is Rita and since marrying my husband who is a decade my senior I've been a subject of
Gossip he was already affluent owning multiple companies and substantial wealth marrying a significantly older man especially one with such Financial standing LED people to assume I was after his money however I genuinely never coveted his wealth in reality my husband grew up in poverty after his father's disappearance due to gambling living in the same apartment complex where I was the landlord's daughter we became childhood companions as a child I confessed my feelings to him only to be rejected with laughter and a promise to reconsider when I was older even when he moved to New York
we continued corresponding despite my repeated confessions he maintained the stance that I was too young our communication persisted even through high school where he expressed surprise at my continued affection upon graduating high school and starting University I confessed once more receiving a response that he consider my confession once I brought in my perspectives in University throughout my four University years my feelings for him remained unwavering upon graduation I confessed again and this time he bashfully acknowledged my consistent love at 23 I began working while he at 33 garnered attention for his thriving business ventures in
New York eager to marry he promised to do so once his company achieved success living together at the time I diligently attended to household chores and prepared his favorite meals awaiting his return there were moments of doubt about his feelings but when questioned he admitted to initially considering my affection a childhood Crush surprised by my persistent confessions in high school and college he began to feel shy and self-aware of his feelings despite concerns during my college years that I might find someone else he assured me he had no time for romance due to intense focus
on studying and overcoming his impoverished background both of us remained confident that we would never betray each other we always had a harmonious relationship even amidst the news of various couples in our Circle going through divorces the concept of divorce seemed distant and irrelevant to us with my husband amassing a $12 million Fortune some people aware of our 10-year age Gap assumed I marry him for his wealth or speculated about insurance benefits upon his demise while some understood our long history together since my infancy and didn't jump to such conclusions there were those who stubbornly
clung to misguided beliefs despite the occasional gossip during social Gatherings where people assumed my husband had never experienced poverty and unfairly judged US based on societal assumptions about privilege I remained unfaced whenever I noticed disapproving looks from my husband I'd simply advise him to smile and brush off the rumors our love stood steadfast unaffected by external opinions my husband had complete trust in me choosing to believe in our Bond regardless of the skepticism around us several years into our marriage we welcomed our eldest son Peter followed by the arrival of our Second Son Dan the
following year as a family of four we enjoyed Financial Comfort get my husband and I decided not to disclose our wealth to Peter and Dan instead we taught them the value of money from a young age in elementary school they earned 10 cents for assisting with household chores received a monthly allowance of $1 and manag their finances through piggy banks and account books despite our financial stability we instilled in them the unpredictability of the world and the importance of financial responsibility both Peter and Dan influenced by our approach learned to respect each other's interests by
the time they reached high school instead of asking for pocket money they expressed a desire to work for what they wanted Peter took a job at a cafe while Dan found employment at a bookstore my husband and I eagerly antici iated their Futures sharing in the excitement of discovering the kind of people they would eventually choose as life Partners when I mentioned the possibility of them choosing same gender Partners or opting for a single life my husband laughed agreeing that their happiness was Paramount we shared a heartfelt laugh acknowledging our simple wish for our son's
happiness not anticipating the surprise that awaited us when our eldest son expressed his intention to marry someone that left us exclaiming you're marrying her I want to introduce you to the woman I been dating dad mom and Dan I'm considering marrying her in the future even after Peter and Dan graduated from University started working and moved out of the family home we made it a point to have a family dinner once a month during one of these dinners Peter announced his decision and both Rita my husband and Dan were already in a celebratory mood expressing
excitement about meeting her that evening Peter brought the woman in question to our house upon entering she marveled at our home expressing aspirations of living in such a fantastic house someday she exclaimed how wonderful it was and Peter washed her with a fond smile when we greeted them she introduced herself as Vivien mentioning that she works as a model although she uses a stage name curious she asked if we knew her and I admitted that I occasionally glanced at magazines but don't pay much attention to the models she nodded in understanding suggesting that I might
be too old to be familiar with the magazine she appears in I was taken aback when she added that I might not read the kind of magazine she features in given my age despite the initial shock I realized she probably didn't mean any harm and was merely making a casual observation she then asked if my marriage was arranged to which I replied no explaining that Peter and I had a love marriage viven in turn shared that she and Peter also had a love marriage surprisingly she questioned the longevity of our relationship considering the 10year age
Gap sensing a comparison between the lengths of our romances I pointed out the futility of such comparisons and emphasize that we had a love marriage just like she and Peter however she seemed skeptical and brought up the topic of money insinuating that we might be pretending for financial reasons Peter intervened asserting that our parents had a genuine love marriage evident in the way they are together this seemed to Halt Vivian's line of questioning when Peter took Vivien home my husband and Dan were shocked by her remarks leaving them too stunned to say anything in the
aftermath my brother's choice of a potential life partner left them appalled and questioning if he would really marry someone with such an attitude he's a high earner there must be plenty of other nice women out there Dan visibly concerned about his brother was holding his head I patted his shoulder offering reassurance it's okay Dan Peter wasn't endorsing her Behavior was he he wasn't overlooking her remarks he must have plans to handle her if they get married he must genuinely love her to choose her over all the other nice women out there despite the complexity of
their expressions my husband and Dan seemed to agree with my words our family decided to celebrate the marriage of Peter and Vivien however even after the marriage was decided Vivien made a demand since you're the Grooms family you should give a gift of $10,000 per person Peter pet silenced her stating that the standard amount was sufficient he explained if we receive that much it'll look like I'm not earning anything which calmed down and agitated Vivien simultaneously as long as Peter kept a firm hand on her we hoped they could build a good home my husband
Dan and I decided not to worry about their household time passed and my husband eventually passed away due to illness and aging by that time those who had once thought I married him for his wealth had come to see me as a devoted wife at the funeral no one looked at me suspiciously however one person's eyes were shiny with excitement Vivien Peter's wife she didn't say anything at the funeral but soon after she came to our house fating a bank book I've always been stopped by Peter but this time he agreed with my plan so
it's the end for you now confused by her words I burst into laughter upon seeing the bank book with that bank book I bought a house for $500,000 with the old man 's money watching Vivien proudly show off the bank book I couldn't help but burst into laughter realizing the huge mistake she had made based on her words and the bank book in her hand despite my efforts to keep calm and not be surprised since my husband's death I couldn't contain my laughter when Vivien asked why I was lacking so much expecting defeat I just
laughed in front of her after finally stopping my laughter I looked at her and said sorry for you hauh she didn't seem to understand so I pointed at the bank book in her hand look at the name carefully confused she realized it was Peter's Bank book bursting into laughter again I couldn't help but Find humor in the mixup I clarified the first character of Peter's name and my husband Paul's name are the same right as I laughed Vivien embarrassed pleaded not to be laughed at she had mistakenly thought it was her father-in-law's Bank book and
even borrowed his ID from a black bag at the funeral however it turned out the bag belonged to her own husband Peter despite the mixup I managed to buy a house for $500,000 with it when vivine questioned if I had $500,000 to borrow a house I responded well Peter was with me so I had him do it I found a situation increasingly hilarious vivine discovered a bank book in her husband Peter's bag and it seemed she suggested buying a house with the account holder Peter judging by the amount in the bank book she proposed buying
a $500,000 house since Peter and Viv and were living in an apartment Peter might have thought it was time to invest in a house for Peter it was merely buying a house with his earned money but Vivian mistakenly thought it was my husband's Bank book and believed she could use it not being the account holder I thought it might be the bank book with my husband's insurance money the beneficiary of my husband's insurance was me and normally you can't use the account of someone who was passed away right Vivian's face turned red at my words
then Peter and Vivian's parents appeared at at our house ah I thought you'd be here Peter said nonchalantly as Vivian's parents looking pale came to me bowing repeatedly they apologized for their daughter's rudeness as I was surprised Vivian's parents explained what had happened after Peter and Vivien decided to buy a house and completed the contract an excited Vivien texted her mother saying got a mansion with the dead father-in-law's insurance money I'll invite you over once we move in now I'm going to brag to the money hungry mother-in-law about buying a house with the money she
was supposed to get in a panic her mother showed the message to her father and they both contacted Peter in a hurry Peter calmed them down saying ah I see and brought them to our house I always kept an eye on Vivien expecting her to mess up sometimes but I never thought she'd mix up my bank book with dads I didn't think she'd make such a blunder Peter laughed as much as I did when he realized Vivian's mistake Vivian's parents told her to apologize their faces still pale but Peter and I continued to laugh creating
a chaotic scene once we stopped laughing vivien's parents apologized and said we're truly sorry for what our daughter did seeing her parents flustered Vivien also apologized to us oh it's all right in the end I haven't suffered any harm I told Vivien and her parents but they insisted on apologizing we know you two had a love marriage and were together before your husband built his for Fortune we saw your husband on a TV program talking about how you two met my wife and I were so moved by Your Love Story Vivian's parents explained I exclaimed
in Surprise as I didn't know anything about it Peter sitting next to me said ah I thought Mom didn't know Dad couldn't stand seeing mom misunderstood so he talked about it everywhere and it reached the ears of a TV station they thought it was a great story and broadcasted how Mom and Dad met was that what he was asking about about a few years ago when he wanted to tell people our story ah I guess you did give the okay I thought it was just for casual conversation as my face turned as red as vivien's
who was still embarrassed by her blunder I realized the Legacy my husband had left behind our daughter had caused such a disgrace if Peter wants to divorce her after this Peter looking puzzled replied what I have no intention of divorcing her even after what she did like Mom said there was no harm done and would have stopped her if it looked like there would be I married her including her occasional blunders because I love her I'll take responsibility for her actions so please don't worry Peter said this with a refreshing smile Vivien hugged him and
her parents were in awe praising Peter for his kindness when Dan the younger son heard about it later he said I just can't understand my brother's thinking looking Skyward when I asked Peter why he loved her so much he said laughing she's never boring to watch remembering how he made me laugh during my grief after my husband's death I felt I understood what he meant being with her probably meant no time for minor worries or silking though Vivien did what she did she's been without an allowance for a while and recently started working at my
favorite Cafe whether she was embarrassed by how much I laughed at her scolded by her parents or heard in detail about mine and my husband's Love Story from them I'm not sure but lately she's been calling me ma'am and treating you more respectfully for a while I think I'll continue visiting this Cafe watching Peter's wife grow and change
