Talking with a friend the last two days

Two brothers in hardship
Pouring out their troubles to each other
I just found out my dad has late-stage cancer
He’s married—his wife is pregnant
She both has to manage the money and also messes around
Then she took everything and basically went all-in on gold—leaving almost no money
Every day she finds reasons to start an argument, and then uses that as an excuse to go buy gold
Originally, where they’re from, the bride price is extremely high (30w)
They already spent 100,000 on three kinds of gold jewelry
Add in the house down payment and the wedding, and they’ve already spent over 60w
They’re just an ordinary family
They’ve emptied out both sides of their parents
He earns 100,000 a year with double weekends off
In Jiangxi, that’s already very good
By the end of the year, the bonus he gets from commissions is 40,000
He originally wanted to use it to hire a nanny for his wife to take care of her
She’s about to give birth, and she also needs his parents to pay 4w so a nanny can take care of her
His money isn’t good enough—his wife thinks it counts as her money
The woman is a teacher in the system (those who understand get it)
I told him, don’t be scared—what are you afraid of?
Worst case, just divorce and live on your own
So satisfying!