Husband and wife Qian and Ding, both of whom have master's degrees, did their best to outsmart each other when they decided to divorce, Shanghai Morning Post reports.

The two married five years ago but as neither of them was interested in running the household, they decided to go their separate ways earlier this year.

Qian thought she should receive 100,000 yuan (US$12,000) of the pair's 140,000 yuan (US$16,800) in assets because of her higher salary, while Ding insisted that the property be halved. Seeing no way to resolve the dispute, Qian left home for a month taking most of the bank books with her. When she returned, she claimed she had spent all the money.

But she was surprised to learn that Ding had made copies of all the bank books before she left. The remaining property was then divided evenly because Qian could not produce receipts for her expenses as required by the court.

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