Wife made Chinese man pay for lottery winnings hidden from her (2 photos)

Chinese man who hid lottery winnings from his wife for two years 10 million yuan ($1.5 million), was sentenced by the court to the payment of a large compensation to his wife.





In 2021, a resident of China, known only by the name Zhou, won 10 million yuan in the lottery. After paying the mandatory tax he was left with 8.43 million yuan, or $1.23 million. But here instead of sharing the wonderful news with his wife, he, according to the Chinese press, continued to behave as if nothing Did not happen. On the day the lottery winnings were transferred to his bank account, Zhou transferred 2 million yuan to his sister and another 700 000 yuan to his ex-wife to help her buy an apartment. And here he did not tell his current wife about winning the lottery for two years.



It is not known how Zhou's wife found out about his deceit, but upon learning of him, she immediately filed for divorce, and at the same time filed for a former court, demanding their share of the lottery prize. Because at the time of winning they were married, this money is considered the common property of the two spouses in equal shares, but since Zhou went to great lengths to hide winnings from his wife, she demanded in court two-thirds of the 2.7 million yuan - taking into account the amounts that he sent to his sister and ex-wife without her consent. On February 1, the Wenzhou court granted the woman's request for payment 60% winnings, and neither party has filed an appeal against this decision. The story has spread across Chinese social media. overwhelming most Chinese considered the verdict fair, accusing Zhou of that he kept his wife in the dark about their common property..