3/28/23 - The will is legally effective, but nonetheless, Wen still cannot inherit.
A relationship blogger says, “My younger daughter worked really hard on a group project, did most of the work herself. But when it came to the final presentation, instead of her being the obvious choice, another little boy jumped out and wanted to do it.
My daughter was like, “Why are you even a contender when I did 90% of the work? What have you done?”
The little boy was like, “We’re a team. You’re the team leader. You need to be fair. You have to give other people chances.”
The other little boy is just trying to play both sides, and suggested, “What if we do rock-paper-scissors? That’s the fairest way.”
My daughter got tricked and agreed, and lost, so the boy got to make the presentation.
After returning home, the more she thought about it, the angrier she got. She talked to her dad, and her dad said, “The fairest way is that whoever did the most work gets to present it at the end. Why would you agree to rock-paper-scissors? The moment you agreed, you’d already lost. You’ve already compromised. Why didn’t they suggest rock-paper-scissors when it came to who had to do all the work? They only jump out at the end to take all the credit. You should’ve told them off. You’re not strong enough. You need to be more confident in yourself—don’t get led astray by others.”
Now my daughter is really mad she didn’t win the fight and told me, “Mom, you’ve got to sign me up for debate class. I’ll really tell them off next time.”
Wechat and QQ are both having lots of bugs lately, and Tencent has promised that their teams are working on it and functions are being repaired one by one and apologise for the inconvenience. Mainstream news are reporting about this and putting out a poll asking whether Wechat being down has affected people’s lives. Comments say, “I pray to God that it stays broken for longer, so I can keep ignoring people.”
A lawyer posts about a case where an old man made a will leaving his house to his grandson, and yet the judge nullified it, and explains that not all wills will stand up in a court of law. The old man in this case had willed a house worth 1.28 million RMB to his grandson, and even got it certified and notarised as legitimate, and left the will in the care of his grandson, Wen. When the old man’s house was eminent domain’d, his son and daughter jump outed and said they should get a share of the settlement payouts. Wen took out the will and said that it’s solely his house, but his aunt and uncle believe that because they weren’t there when the will was made, it doesn’t count. They brought this matter to court, and the judge ruled that the will is legally effective. But nonetheless, Wen still cannot inherit the house.
The lawyer says a lot of people are confused why even with a notarised official will, Wen cannot inherit. He explains that first, it’s important to clarify the order of inheritance. The first priority inheritors are: spouse, children, parents. The second priority inheritors are: siblings, maternal grandparents, paternal grandparents. As you can see, grandchildren do not make the list of legal inheritors at all. That means that they cannot inherit legally, and can only be gifted estates. Of course, anyone can leave their estate to someone who is not on the inheritor list by making a will, and a will takes priority over the law’s designated order of inheritance.
However, the beneficiary of the will has to make a declaration within 60 days of the will being made that they accept the inheritance. Otherwise, they’re assumed to have forfeited their inheritance, and the estate will go to the default inheritors. In this case, because Wen had failed to complete this step, he cannot inherit his grandpa’s house, and only his grandpa’s children and/or spouse can. If he can prove he accepted his inheritance in front of a third-party witness, then he would’ve inherited.
He finishes by noting that no lawyer wants to see family get broken apart over inheritance and that people should remember the importance of a harmonious family and respect other people’s wishes.
Comments ask, “Not everyone is a lawyer. Isn’t it the government’s responsibility to let you know when you make a will that you need to tell the beneficiaries to do this? I had no idea that this was necessary.”
A submission to a lesbian relationship blogger, “I’ve been living with my girlfriend for half a year. We want to get a dog together, and decided on a Bedlington Terrier. Everything was great at first, but we couldn’t agree on the gender of the dog, and I’m hoping people have advice for me. I want a girl—no particular reason, I just like girls. She wants a boy, because boys don’t get periods and won’t get blood all over the house. And she says they have better personalities and won’t be as neurotic. And you don’t have to worry about them getting pregnant randomly when they go out and roam. Because of this, I’m kind of worried whether or not my girlfriend is sexist or something, and that’s led to even more fights. I’m not sure what to do now.”
Comments ask, “Why don’t you just fix her??”
Someone blogs that, “I love durians. I buy them a lot at the store, get the owner to cut it open and dig out the flesh for me, and take it home to eat. I was just walking home with two boxes of durian, when an old lady stops me. I ask what’s the matter, and she asked if I could give her a piece of durian. Her grandson really likes them.”
“I have no idea what to even say, just awkwardly stood there. After a while, I told her that I bought it just a couple of steps away and they still had lots of durians for sale. She said there’s no way she could afford durians.”
Comments say, “Then tell her that she can have some when she can afford it.”
A tiktok video showing a 4-month-old who got his hand hit because he kept trying to eat his hands. He got so mad that he turned his face away and started ignoring his dad. The dad comments, “That’s quite a temper for a 4-month-old. Can you imagine what a little tyrant he’ll be when he grows up? He won’t even look at me since I hit him.”
Comments are freaking out, “Look at the heat rash on that baby’s neck! Why is he wearing so many layers indoors?”
Someone asks, “I want to establish a company of only girls. There’s no sucking up, or mandatory work parties, no inside jokes or rude comments. And no politicking. A totally transparent promotion system. The only company culture is girls help girls. A company that’s totally dedicated to realising the power of women. Perhaps it won’t ever grow too big, but it lets every woman in it shine as brightly as she can. Is this possible?”
Comments say, “No politicking in a company of only women? I’d rather believe in room-temperature super conductors being proliferated.”
A tiktok video showing a daddy getting cold as he sleeps and rolling over and taking the baby’s blanket. Comment say, “I am terrified he’ll roll over and kill the kiddo. Why would anyone marry something like this. What’s the purpose of letting such trashy genes get passed down?”
Another news article also covering the story of wechat having a problem with bugs and how much it’s impacting people’s lives.
A tiktok video where the uploader shares daily life with her boyfriend. She is 28-years-old and has been a full-time girlfriend for the last 7 years. Her daily duties are managing three meals a day for her boyfriend and her and all housework. The uploader claims that this job pays room and board, has health insurance and retirement benefits, and no punch clock or meetings, or any politicking or workplace drama. Overall, it’s a fantastic work environment. And she claims to already have arrangements in place with her boyfriend about reimbursements if they break up. Most commenters say that they don’t understand and that this feels suffocating, with a few saying that they wouldn’t mind such a job. Not like they intend to marry their boyfriends either.
Top-voted comment asks, “If he fires you, can you sue for unemployment?”
A thread of people discussing how truly competent people never complain about environment—they can shine anywhere. The first post is from a teacher, “I just found out today that one of my students has been providing a scapegoat service since third grade. He’ll take the blame for all kinds of trouble around school, anything from littering to accidentally breaking a glass or messing up a faucet. Each service is 5RMB to 10RMB, plus the client has to pay any fines from their own pocket. After two years, he has earned over four figures. What am I supposed to do about this?”
“A man put in jail for fraud has been telling his fellow inmates that he can delay their death sentence for a fee, and has conned another 70,000RMB while in prison.”
“An upperclassman at my school got tricked into some MLM, and after four months, he ended up leading the MLM. The police ended up calling the school about him, and now he’s a legend we tell every year.”