MY IN-LAWS LEFT MY MOM AT A RESTAURANT TO AVOID PAYING THE BILL—TOO BAD MOM HAD A PLAN OF HER OWN. My in-laws were wealthy but unbelievably stingy. Despite their big ho… En voir plus

“So?” I demanded without preamble. “What happened?”

“Well, it was quite an interesting night.”

My mom said the evening started predictably enough.

My in-laws arrived at the restaurant dressed to the nines, my mother-in-law draped in jewelry that could’ve funded a small country.

They were seated at the best table in the house — a corner spot with a view of both the garden and the pianist.

“They ordered everything, honey. Everything.” My mom’s voice was tinged with amazement.

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“They had appetizers I couldn’t pronounce, bottles of wine that the waiter had to unlock from some special case. Your father-in-law got the wagyu steak that was literally covered in gold flakes.”

“And you?” I asked, already cringing.

“Oh, I just had pasta and water. I wasn’t very hungry.”

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