The bride's family's unreasonable request made the groom breathe a sigh of relief and feel lucky to have canceled the wedding.

GĐXH - He came to his senses after the unreasonable demands of the girl's family and decided to break up. At this time, the girl's family panicked and wanted to renegotiate, but he was resolute.

Recently, on an online forum, Mr. Nhan, a young man from Shanghai, China, participated in a discussion topic by telling his story. He and his girlfriend from Jiangxi have lived together abroad for several years.

Then, when thinking about the dowry, he assessed that his family's economic conditions were not bad, so he could give his girlfriend 1 million yuan in cash (nearly 3.5 billion VND) and a property in the city center.

But it turned out that the girl and her family were not satisfied with this amount, the demand they made shocked Mr. Nhan: 18.88 million yuan in cash (more than 65 billion VND), and the newlywed house had to be transferred to her name.

The son-in-law was also required to buy an additional apartment in the city where his wife's family lived, so that she could stay there whenever she visited relatives.

Not only that, the bride's family also asked for lucky money for each relative of 100,000 yuan (nearly 350 million VND), including first-class plane tickets, gold, silver, jewelry and other accessories.

The bride's family not only demanded to transfer the house to the bride's name but also demanded a huge dowry. Illustrative photo

What made netizens laugh and cry was that after the request was rejected, the girl's mother immediately scolded Mr. Nhan, saying that it was too good a deal for him to marry her daughter, the gift of nearly 19 million yuan was just for fame, otherwise she would feel that her daughter was not truly loved.

Finally, netizens breathed a sigh of relief and were satisfied when the guy said he had come to his senses and decided to break up with his girlfriend. At this time, the girl’s family panicked and wanted to renegotiate, but Mr. Nhan was resolute.

The problem of excessive dowry in China

Nowadays, few topics are as controversial in Chinese public opinion as the issue of dowry. According to Chinese tradition, dowry is an important part of the wedding ceremony, consisting of cash and many other items such as gold, jewelry, and even assets such as houses and cars, to be given to the bride's family.

Earlier this year, an article titled "Jiangxi bride demands $2.75 million in dowry from groom's family in Shanghai" topped the search list on many social media platforms, causing a stir in public opinion in the country.

In many rural areas of China, a dowry is a mandatory, long-standing custom, also known as a bride price. It can be money, property, or some other form of wealth that the groom’s family must give to the bride’s family before the wedding takes place.

Authorities in many localities, especially in the northern part of China, have repeatedly tried to stop this practice. However, the issue of bride prices, which is considered an obstacle to stabilizing the rural "marriage market", still exists.

In many rural areas of China, a dowry is a mandatory custom passed down through generations, also known as a dowry. Illustrative photo

In traditional Chinese culture, this dowry originally meant "a means of regulating marital relationships by forcing them to follow rituals".

However, today, the ancient ritual has given way to the "bride price". The bride price is specifically understood as "compensation" that the groom's family must send to the bride's family and financially support the newlywed couple.

In rural areas in northern China such as Henan , Shandong and Anhui, the bride's parents often do not keep the dowry for themselves for fear of being accused of "selling their daughter". Instead, they give it to the bride to use for her future life.

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