[SumAznGuy]

So my wife told me this story about her friend and I think I know what I would do, but would like to see what you guys think.

Her friend, both husband and wife are chinese, got married 2 years ago and now they live in the husband's parent's basement to save money. They own 2 condo's up on SFU that they are currently renting out but do not pay any rent to the husband's parents.

When they got married, the cost of the wedding was paid by the bride and groom. Neither families had to pay anything for the wedding. One of the bride's friends gave her a huge sum of $$$ as a wedding gift. But because the bride and groom was busy, the friend gave the $$$ to the husband's parents. It's been 2 years, the parents never gave the bride and groom the money.

Obviously the bride is pissed off about it, and I would be too, assuming the parent's didn't just plain forget.

Because they are living in the basement, the young couple spent $20K of their own money to renovate and re-furnish the basement. Well, the father will come downstairs and sit his ass on the new couch and watch their tv. This kinda erks the wife because a) it's "their" couch and "their" tv. b) she finds it a little awkward especially when she is downstairs alone.

As well, the wife is preggers and plan on having 2 kids. Since they are living in the basement, you would think the grandparents would be more than happy to sit the grandkids. Well, the husbands parents have said outright that they are not going to sit the kids for them while the young couple work in the days. The husband's parents are in their early 50's and both are retired.

Lastly, when she is doing the laundry, sometimes the mom will come down and take her clothes out of the dryer and lay them in an empty basket. The wife is a bit of a neet freak and doesn't like other people to touch her laundry and not to put them in a dirty basket.

Personally, I think they need to cut their losses short and move out. Either live in one of the condo's they own, or rent. But either way, just move out to avoid getting into any more fights with the husband's parents. They need their own space from the husband's parents or else this can/will cause a rift in their relationship.