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Chapter 164: It All Goes into His Own Pocket

"Double? That's 300 million!" Zhang Zhe clicked his tongue. "Sister, is your family that wealthy?"

"My parents are in business, and our home is roughly at the A8.6 level."

“They’re definitely not an ordinary family.” Zhang Zhe had expected this; he understood as soon as he heard Wenzhou.

People from Wenzhou are really good at doing business. Zhang Zhe has watched the entire TV series "The Family of Wenzhou" and entrepreneurship has almost become a habit for locals.

But just because a family is wealthy doesn't mean they don't want to earn money. This custom of dowrying double the bride price doesn't necessarily mean that the groom is getting the better deal.

Many viewers were mistaken, thinking the man earned 150 million.

"The bride price is usually given in cash. Is the dowry also given in cash where you live?" Zhang Zhe inquired carefully.

"Yes, it's cash."

"Impressive, impressive." Zhang Zhe nodded. "If I understand correctly, people in your area usually only marry locals, right?"

"If this custom really exists, it shouldn't be a problem as long as both families are of similar financial means, right?"

What's bothering you?

Zhang Zhe didn't even ask the girl for her personal information. It didn't matter if she was ugly. Marriages in the same region usually had customs that needed to be followed, otherwise it would be considered insulting.

For example, in a certain village, weddings are traditionally carried in a sedan chair by eight bearers. If it's your turn to get married and you insist on having the bride walk over, the whole village will know that you're trying to suppress the bride.

"My current situation is that I'm in Yanjing," the woman explained.

"My family business is also located in Yanjing."

"But it seems that there is no custom of betrothal gifts in Yanjing. They don't give any betrothal gifts at all."

"Aren't there bride prices in Yanjing either?" Zhang Zhe asked, then suddenly remembered that he had even met an older brother from Hebei Province who said the same thing.

We people of Yanjing certainly don't sell our daughters.

Demanding a bride price is a sign of weakness; nobody can afford to lose face like that.

In our area, giving a bride price is seen as an insult to the woman's family, implying they are trying to buy their daughter.

It still has to be Master Jing.

Why is she following Wenzhou customs while she's in Beijing?

Zhang Zhe glanced at the comments and had to admit that the thinking in Beijing was very modern, especially among families with daughters, who generally believed:

Raising and educating a daughter is the responsibility and obligation of parents.

I wasn't trained specifically for your family, so what's the point of you giving me money?

In many places, it is explained that the bride price is to repay the bride's parents for raising her, but this does not seem to apply in Beijing.

One guy summarized it really well:

In the eyes of people in Yanjing (Beijing), accepting money from others proves that one is short of money; giving money to others is a matter of face.

"It seems that there is indeed no bride price in Yanjing."

"Young lady, why don't you find someone from Wenzhou in Yanjing?"

“My parents recommended someone like that.” The girl was probably not young, so she had experienced these things: “His family was a little worse off than mine, and he was about my age.”

"But his family made it clear that they would only provide the house for the wedding, and the dowry would be at most 10 yuan as a token. As for the dowry, it didn't matter whether they gave it or not, since his family wasn't short of money anyway."

"My parents can't accept it."

"They said it had to be 150 million; a dowry of 10 is for an ordinary family."

“Wait a minute…” Zhang Zhe gestured for a stop: “Do you guys still give 10 yuan as a bride price? What’s the typical amount?”

"It's usually 18 or 28, but one of my childhood friends got 38."

"Teacher, the custom I mentioned earlier is double the dowry, not 150 million. This amount was set by my parents. They wanted me to live more comfortably after I married into the family."

“Yes, your parents are thinking this way because they want what’s best for you, so it’s understandable.” “But this matter needs to be analyzed from two perspectives.”

"First of all, it's a matter of the amount." Zhang Zhe gave an example: "If a family is rich, they can raise the bride price indefinitely. Wouldn't marrying the daughters of CEO Lei and CEO Ren require a bride price of 10 billion yuan?"

[This girl is being too conservative. I suggest she ask for a price based on a percentage of the man's family's total assets.]

[Her parents are also extraordinary; they're not short of money. What's the point of making such demands other than to disgust the man?]

I think it's fine; the woman's parents just want the man's attitude.

[Didn't they say they'd return 300 million? The man isn't losing out.]

"The second issue is the ownership of the dowry."

"Unless the dowry is clearly stated in the prenuptial agreement, it is generally considered to be the woman's personal property. In other words, even if your family provides a dowry of 300 million or 3000 million, that money is still yours."

"If you want to, the man won't get a single penny of advantage."

"I want to specifically criticize some of the comments, who actually think that this is a money-making business for the man."

Zhang Zhe gave a somewhat mocking laugh:
"They married their daughter to you and gave you 300 million yuan. You get all the good things. Do you think their parents are stupid?"

"No," the woman denied. "The dowry I brought will also be used by our family in the future."

"Look at what you're saying. Theoretically, if you inherit tens of millions of dollars in family assets, it's supposed to go to your own family. But is that really the case?"

“You met through a blind date, not through a free-choice relationship or deep affection. It’s unrealistic to expect his family to give you 150 million yuan outright.”

“Teacher, women from Wenzhou are very family-oriented. They will definitely bring their dowry back to spend together,” the woman explained.

Little did she know that her line of thinking was flawed.

The idea of ​​spending money together requires time to verify, and the cost of verification is too high.

Few people are willing to take this risk.

"Then you should write up an agreement stating that the 300 million is a gift to both husband and wife. That way, the husband's family definitely won't have any objections," Zhang Zhe said confidently.

If the gift is given to both parties, it is generally treated as marital property, so after a while, the man's money is returned.

This approach is perfectly acceptable.

However, the woman did not respond directly to this question, but instead said, "We don't have the custom of signing such agreements where we're from."

【? ? ? 】

[You've got three-dimensional defense now, sis, you're invincible!]

[Do you really have an Audi A8 at home? How can you be so calculating?]

In Wenzhou, most businesses are in the physical retail sector; even with 6000 million yuan in assets, they might not be able to come up with 600 million yuan in cash.

"Sister, we can treat the guy himself like a fool, but please don't treat his family like fools too."

“His 150 million and your family's 300 million, a total of 450 million, all went into your pocket. His family probably doesn’t even know when you used it or what you used it for. In the end, he is the one who got the money.”

"Only a fool would do this kind of business!"

“But that’s the custom where I’m from,” the woman insisted.

"The custom isn't 150 million! It's only a few hundred thousand. If the groom's family is wealthy, they won't care about that much. Isn't that normal?"

Zhang Zhe really wanted to say, "Didn't the man's family say they could give 10 yuan?"

Is it possible that in the other person's eyes, she is only worth this much?
However, those words were a bit too hurtful and seemed to objectify people, so Zhang Zhe held back from saying them.

After all, the high dowry from this girl's family is different from that in Jiangxi Province. It's not about selling their daughter; it's simply about trying to make money off the man first.

The most outrageous thing is that after this operation, many people still think that the man got the better deal, and the woman's family not only got the money but also gained a good reputation!

(End of this chapter)