To some degree that was true; however, they hadn't counted on the taxman interfering with their marital bliss.
婚前，大山年收入卅萬，要繳所得稅一萬六千八百元；麗美年收入廿四萬，要繳稅一萬一千一百廿元。婚後夫妻合報，一年竟要多繳九千六百卅元。為此，兩人「從長計議」，決定辦理假離婚。但每年都要離婚、再結婚，也實在太費事了。