Jiang Zhenbang and his wife, Lin Wanqing, maintained an equal cost-sharing marriage for 41 years. He was the chairman of a publicly listed company earning millions a year, while his wife earned a meager monthly salary. After Lin Wanqing retired at 64, he unexpectedly demanded that she work without pay as a full-time daughter-in-law, caring for his mother. Lin Wanqing immediately proposed an equal-sharing divorce and produced an itemized accounting of the contributions she and her lawyer had made over their 41-year marriage. Their son turned out to be her attorney and had already prepared a complete set of evidence. After the lawsuit became public, Jiang Zhenbang's reputation collapsed, and he was removed from his company. The court ruled that his wife should receive 80 percent of their marital assets. He spent his later years destitute and lonely, struggling to support himself in old age, while Lin Wanqing made a comeback by establishing a charitable foundation. In the end, he regretted a lifetime of selfishness and cold indifference.