A Chinese man named Zhou won a lottery prize of 10 million yuan in 2021, and after paying the mandatory tax, he was left with 8.43 million, equivalent to $ 1.23 million, and instead of sharing the wonderful news with his wife, the husband continued to act as if nothing had happened. In which the lottery prize was 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 did not mention anything to his wife about winning the lottery for two years.

The wife discovers the secret of the millionaire prize

It is unclear how Zhou’s wife knew about the matter, but the moment she did, she filed for divorce and also sued him for deducting the lottery prize. Since the two were married at the time of winning, the money is considered joint property of the spouses, but since Zhu has gone to great lengths to hide the win from his wife. She actually asked to pay her compensation after her husband sent the money to his sister and ex-wife without her consent, according to Zhou. odditycentral.

The court agrees to compensation

On February 1, a court in Wenzhou approved the woman’s request to obtain 60% of the hidden winnings, and no party appealed the ruling, and the story spread on Chinese social media, where the vast majority of people blamed “Zhou” for not telling his wife. for their joint property for a long time.

“He used the couple’s public property to buy a lottery ticket and won the first prize, but he wanted to enjoy it alone,” said a person on social media platforms. Interestingly, this is not a unique case. Just last November, another Chinese man won a prize. Lottery is disguised so that he can hide it from his wife and children.