00:00On Christmas Eve, the grandmother gave all her grandsons a large red envelope,
00:04but she gave nothing to her granddaughter.
00:06The mother was unhappy and immediately stood up to defend her daughter,
00:10but her husband stopped her, asking her to calm down.
00:12She looked at her daughter, who was staring back at her sadly,
00:15and explained that surely the grandmother had a very special gift saved just for her.
00:20She told her daughter to eat first, and that afterward they would look for the gift together.
00:24The woman lied to her daughter with good intentions, but she couldn't feel at ease.
00:27She watched the family enjoying themselves together, knowing it was all built on her daughter's tears.
00:32After calming her daughter and putting her to bed, she thought her husband would support her, but he didn't.
00:37He told her not to take his mother seriously, saying she was simply getting old.
00:40Before he could finish speaking, the woman took out her phone and canceled the family's trip to Europe right in
00:45front of him.
00:46Seeing the 180,000 euro refund, she calmly told him that she would consider that money as her daughter's red
00:52envelope.
00:52That was when her husband lost control, demanding to know why she had canceled the trip,
00:56since the whole family already had their passports ready, and his mother had always said they were going to Europe.
01:01How could she cancel a trip over a red envelope?
01:03Listening to her husband's questions, the woman felt a knot tighten in her chest.
01:07Just then, her mother-in-law called.
01:09Her husband hesitated for a few seconds, but eventually answered.
01:12Before he could say a word, his mother began shouting, asking why the trip had been canceled.
01:16The older brother and his wife joined in, accusing the woman of having money and being selfish,
01:21without considering the family.
01:22The brother-in-law and sister-in-law also complained, saying they had already taken time off for the trip,
01:28and that it couldn't be canceled.
01:30Faced with all these accusations, instead of defending her, her husband handed the phone to her,
01:34and told her to handle it herself.
01:36Determined, the woman hung up without hesitation, and then blocked everyone's numbers.
01:40She warned her husband that he needed to recognize his place,
01:43and that they would not speak again until he had thought things through.
01:46With that said, she went to her room, desperate.
01:49Her husband banged on the door, begging her not to make a bigger scene.
01:52But she ignored him, because she knew that the next day, an even bigger battle awaited her.
01:56As she had expected, the next day, her mother-in-law.
01:59An entire family arrived at her house in anger.
02:01Calmly, the woman went out to receive him.
02:04As soon as the mother-in-law saw her, she started yelling, asking if she really couldn't forgive.
02:08The fact that she hadn't given her daughter a red envelope.
02:11The woman remained calm, and at that moment her daughter walked in and saw everything.
02:15Her husband quickly took the girl to her room.
02:17Once her daughter was gone, the woman stopped holding back.
02:20If her mother-in-law insisted on calling her selfish, then it was time to settle accounts.
02:24Three years ago, the older brother's son needed $100,000 for his education,
02:28and the woman paid without hesitation.
02:31Last year, her brother-in-law got married,
02:33and when he was short $50,000 for the down payment on a house, she lent him the money.
02:37They said they would repay it within a year.
02:39But now that the children have grown, she wonders where that money is.
02:42Meanwhile, her mother-in-law, who has never worked,
02:44demands $5,000 from her every month.
02:47They had agreed that three families would share that expense.
02:50But since the older brother had a mortgage to pay,
02:52and the second brother was getting married,
02:54all the costs ended up falling on her.
02:56She doesn't mind the money itself,
02:57but she feels it has all been a pointless investment.
02:59Even the dogs she feeds show more gratitude.
03:02And now, if her mother-in-law insisted that her daughter didn't deserve a red envelope,
03:06then she should return every cent she had taken from her.
03:08However, upon hearing this,
03:10the mother-in-law pretended not to understand,
03:13saying that since the woman married her son,
03:15everything she owned belonged to the family.
03:17Hearing this, the woman burst out laughing.
03:19If she couldn't make her mother-in-law understand,
03:21then her lawyer would explain it instead.
03:23Now, she was going to see whether she could recover all that money.
03:26She was going to see whether she could recover all that money.
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