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Chapter 113 We Don't Want a Dowry
Zhang Zhe thought to himself: If this girl wasn't only a junior in college, he would have already started arguing with her.

Women in their early 30s who still nag and complain about how housework should be divided equally after marriage to ensure fairness are simply not suited for marriage.

"Auntie, don't be nervous. I think you can also move a small stool over and listen. I have a feeling that your daughter's demands are unusually high."

"After you hear this today, you might not be so confused if your daughter can't get married in the future."

"Oh, okay." The aunt was verified by the system, and she liked Zhang Zhe's type, so she was able to listen to some of what he said.

She also encouraged her daughter to take the initiative: "Come on, Jiaojiao, have a good talk with your teacher so you know what kind of girl you like. That way, I can keep an eye out for her."

"okay."

Seeing that the girl agreed, Zhang Zhe continued his analysis: "How much monthly salary do you think would be enough to get her to hand over her salary and not do housework?"

"At least 20,000."

“Okay, 20,000 before tax. In Sheng Hai, it would be about 16,000 after tax. Let’s say 3,000 for the guy’s food and drinks, so that would be 12,000 for you.”

"So if I didn't work, and I gave you 12,000 a month, you could do all the housework, right?"

"The price is actually a bit high, but if you are good at housework, some guys might consider it."

【Aren't you being a bit too meticulous with your calculations? In the eyes of this kind of woman, you'd have to hand over your entire monthly salary of 10】

[Who's the soldier this girl is? She seems a bit dim-witted.]

[Only 12,000? You can't even hire a decent live-in housekeeper in Sheng Hai for that price, and you still want to get married?]

[If I'm a successful career woman, does that mean if I give a guy 12,000 yuan, he'll be willing to stay home and be a stay-at-home dad?]

"This comment has a good idea."

"The woman gives the man 12,000 yuan a month and asks him to do all the housework."

"Believe me, with these conditions, if you go to the matchmaking market, there won't be a line of guys willing to marry you. Come to me, and I'll be the one in line!"

Zhang Zhe spoke with absolute certainty; he understands today's boys all too well.

The main reason why people don't want to be kept by their partners is that the quality of such partners is too low. They might just do some housework, without needing to use a steel wool pad, which is an incredibly good deal.

But if the same conditions were offered to women, they would complain that the money was too little.

This is exactly what this girl is like.

After listening to Zhang Zhe's calculations, she thought for a while and changed her mind: "12,000 is still too little, forget it, I don't want this money."

"Why don't we just stop doing housework and hire a nanny instead?"

"We can't skimp on this money."

"I still need to work and have my own career, otherwise if a man dumps me, won't I have to come back and live off my parents?"

"Hmm, at least you've come across as thinking like a college student." Zhang Zhe nodded in agreement. "Now you can tell me your other needs."

"My second requirement is that I live separately from the man's parents. Although I know that it was not easy for the man's parents to raise him, that has nothing to do with me."

"He has to be filial to his parents, so he can't take me with him."

“I only have one mother. If he has both parents, we can take care of both sets of parents together. If I lose one, wouldn’t I be at a huge loss?”

"Take care of your own parents, visit your own relatives during holidays, and don't let anyone hold anyone else back."

Sister, you're so brave, but I'm afraid these guys will get defensive and attack you.

【How could it not concern you? If his parents didn't raise their son, wouldn't you be without a husband?】

Some men shouldn't be ridiculous; we women don't have to worry about getting married.

This girl isn't mentally sound, and her mother lives alone; she clearly needs her children's care more.

"Are you even calculating this now?"

Zhang Zhe was really surprised. He had heard of calculating bride price and the three gold items, but he rarely heard of calculating even the care of his parents' old age.

However, this algorithm does have some merit.

Especially when elderly people lose their ability to take care of themselves, they should indeed ask their own children to take care of them before asking daughters-in-law or sons-in-law who are not related by blood.

However, completely separating them is not advisable either.

Just like housework, you have to analyze each situation specifically.

It's strange that I always seem to want to condemn these girls who practice martial arts. "Auntie, what do you think?" Zhang Zhe asked curiously. "I have no objection. My parents can support each other, can you manage on your own?"

"Of course I can't!" the aunt said angrily. "If that's the case, then this son-in-law has nothing to do with me anymore?"

"What if I need something and can't I rely on him?"

"Mom, it's okay, you can count on me." The girl comforted her from the side, "This is fair, because this way, I won't have to worry about his parents' affairs."

"Rely on you? Can you even count on me?"

It has to be said that no one knows a daughter better than her mother; the aunt's words instantly brightened the atmosphere of the live stream.

You don't even do housework, how can I expect anything from you?

The aunt is a sensible woman; she knows that a son-in-law is like half a son.

[Auntie, stop talking! Be careful your daughter posts you on Xiaohongshu (a Chinese social media platform) and says you disrespect her.]

“I don’t agree to that.” The aunt made the decision for her daughter: “Unless you don’t want a single penny of dowry and never come back to your parents’ home, I will absolutely not allow you to make such an outrageous request.”

"Once you're married, you're family. Why make such distinctions?"

Zhang Zhe couldn't help but chuckle.

Having experienced the harsh realities of society, the aunt would never back down when it came to her own interests.

Even if it's his own daughter by his side.

"Alright then, I won't mention the previous request again," the girl said, somewhat annoyed. "I'll move on to the next request."

"I hope that guys can work out, have abs, and not have a belly. Is that too much to ask?"

"It wasn't excessive when I was young," Zhang Zhe nodded and said.

He could tell that the girl herself wasn't fat. She shared the same aesthetic as her mother and didn't like fat people, so there was nothing wrong with that.

"But you have to allow men to get old."

"When you get old and lack exercise, you will gain weight."

"I'll worry about getting old later. If I get fat when I'm old, I won't ask anyone for help."

"You're not hypocritical, are you?"

"Anything else?" Zhang Zhe urged, "Could you pick some requests that guys wouldn't accept?"

"It's the kind of topic that, once you start talking about it, all the guys around you will consciously distance themselves from you and not want to discuss it with you."

"That kind of thing..." the girl thought for a moment and said, "It's rare. It's mostly sensitive topics, like India's caste system?"

"You'd better be talking about the real India." Zhang Zhe didn't want his live stream to be banned, so he quickly told the other person to shut up: "Let me think of something for you."

"Do you have any requirements regarding the bride price? Because it involves the groom's family's financial strength; they have to be able to afford to marry you."

"I didn't ask for that."

"Mom, what do you think?"

“We don’t ask for dowries here,” the aunt said in a disdainful tone. “Answerer, don’t think of us people from Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai as those outsiders who ask for high dowries because they’re selling their daughters.”

"When we get married here, we merge two families into one."

"We will contribute the same amount as the man. After the wedding, all of this money will be given to the young couple as start-up capital for their new life."

"We won't do that kind of dowry that costs hundreds of thousands."

"If the young couple lives far apart, each family can contribute half the money to buy their new house first. These are all negotiable."

[Auntie, no, Mom!]

[I'm from Shanghai, how come I didn't know about such a great thing?]

If we're talking about money, my sister's dowry was negative when she got married.

I don't know about other places, but I grew up in Shenghai and I've never heard of bride price.

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