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Chinese husband kicks wife of two days out of house after air conditioning dispute, sparks divorce debate online
- The video went viral online and created a conversation about divorce in China
- It also triggered a discussion about the sometimes strained relationships between wives and their mothers-in-law
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A domestic argument in a new marriage spurred a debate on the mainland Chinese internet over the weekend after a shouting match over air conditioning went viral.
An unnamed woman in the northern Chinese province of Henan tried to turn on the air conditioning during the heatwave in late July that saw temperatures in the country soar above 41 degrees Celsius.
Her mother-in-law refused to turn it on, saying it would be too expensive, and the two women got into an argument, with the mother-in-law eventually leaving the house in anger.
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The husband later found his mother and they returned home at around midnight. At some point before they returned, the mother-in-law complained to her son that consequently kicked off a fight between the newlyweds, who had only been married for two days.
A video of the argument was published on the online platform Miaowen on July 29, and showed the husband shouting at his wife who videotaped the dispute.
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“Am I not allowed to complain about you?” The man asked, to which his wife replied, “We have already argued twice.”
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