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Chapter 170 Does Germany also require a bride price?

Is the "Sheep Village Leader" there?

"You can apply to join the live stream now."

Ten seconds later, the first lucky person came on the microphone: "Good evening, Brother Zhang. I've been watching your live streams since I was a kid. I'm your biggest fan."

"Don't be so abstract, bro. Your voice sounds about my age." Zhang Zhe chuckled to himself, then said seriously, "So, tell me, are you 30?"

"That's true, hehe."

"I was born in 1995, just like you, Brother Zhang, but I was born in December, so I'm younger than you."

“It’s only been a few months, nobody cares about this or that, you’re 30 years old.” Zhang Zhe immediately started writing conditions on the whiteboard: “What about appearance?”

"He is 180 cm tall and weighs about 150 catties."

"I'd rate my looks a 4 out of 10. I have a very mature, uncle-like appearance."

"Mature man vibe? Looks older than his age, huh? It's okay, it's normal, keep going..."

"I just graduated with my master's degree."

"A master's degree at 30? You did your master's in Germany?" Zhang Zhe had only heard that it was difficult to graduate with a master's degree in Germany.

"Yes, I'm in Germany right now."

"Wow, I guessed it right?"

"Brother Niu, you're the first German student I've met." Zhang Zhe nodded in satisfaction; he recognized this kind of student.

Children from wealthy families generally do not study in Germany.

Firstly, Germany only has two universities with good QS rankings, which are far less attractive to second-generation rich kids eager to get a prestigious education than top universities in the UK and Australia.

Secondly, graduating with a master's degree in Germany is extremely difficult. Many students study year after year, graduating at the age of 30. Even after graduation, the degree is not highly recognized in China, so staying in Europe is considered the best way to "make the most of one's talents."

However, studying in Germany has a major advantage: it's inexpensive.

If we're talking about getting into a big company, engineering graduates from Germany can get into top car manufacturers like Volkswagen, but the efficiency is definitely not as high as studying computer science in the United States.

The real advantage is the low cost. Public universities there offer tuition-free education for international students, and the cost of living is low. Many international students can complete their university studies by working part-time.

Zhang Zhe naturally assumed that this guy's family was working class.

"Brother, will you come back after you go out?"

“I’m still hesitating.” When the boy talked about this issue, he suddenly became more concrete: “I came to Germany when I started university, and I just graduated with a master’s degree. If I do another five years of doctoral studies, I can get permanent residency.”

"If you want to stay, it shouldn't be a big problem."

"But I still really want to go back to China. After all, I was already 18 when I went abroad, and I'm more familiar with China."

Come back soon, the village is giving out gold bars!

【Come back here! Please stop this nonsense and come back to work with me, or I'll ruin you!】

[Why would I come back after finishing my PhD? I'd be laid off even in China by 35.]

The pace of life is slower abroad, but in China, people this age have already been "optimized" and can start considering whether to deliver food or drive for Didi (a ride-hailing service).

"What's wrong? Did your parents leave you any assets back home?" Zhang Zhe asked with a smile. "How much wealth is there that makes you want to come back?"

"Probably fifty or sixty million."

"How much?" Zhang Zhe was quite shocked: "Your family has an A8.5, and you're going to study in Germany? Brother, are you just trying to make things difficult for yourself?"

“Actually, my family’s money mainly came from the demolition compensation.” The boy explained, “I’m a local of Shenghai, and so are my parents. They’ve always worked at the domestic R&D center of a German company, so they’ve wanted to send me out here since I was little.”

"The demolition compensation was a complete windfall."

"I do own six apartments in the city center now."

"Awesome." Zhang Zhe glanced at the comments section and thought, wow, the comments were going crazy. A lot of girls wanted to join the live stream.

Someone is saying they speak German and are open to going abroad.

Others said they were also natives of Shanghai, studying in the UK, and wanted to get to know a guy, even asking him if he watched football.

These people are probably already imagining what it would be like to get married and live permanently in Germany.

“The problem now is that my family’s assets are dead,” the boy explained. “My parents have retired, and our family’s income now mainly comes from rent. I don’t have a job either, so we’re basically living off the rent.”

"This is too Versailles-like." Even someone as patient as Zhang Zhe couldn't take it anymore: "Living off rent? Listen to yourself, are you even speaking human language?"

"Just sell one of these units, and you'll be set for life, free from worries about food and drink."

What's bothering you here?

"It's not that simple," the boy denied. "I'm actually going through a breakup right now, and we've been giving each other the silent treatment for a month. Otherwise, I wouldn't have come to join the live stream."

"Haven't you sent a single message in a month?" Zhang Zhe asked.

"Yes, things got a bit tense."

"You...sigh, how can I put it?" Zhang Zhe was speechless. "A month-long cold war doesn't seem like something a 30-year-old would do."

"Either break up or get back together."

"Look at you now, if you find someone better than your girlfriend later, won't you be the one cheating?"

Is it possible that his girlfriend has already cheated on him?

[Reminds me of that guy who said he'd been in a cold war for six months, finally decided to send a message, only to find out his girlfriend was already married and pregnant.]

[After reading too much, I realize that normal people would just break up after a week of cold war. What's the point of a relationship if neither side is willing to back down?]

It's okay, breaking up is a good thing. Good men like this should be available to the public.

[Having been watching this live stream for so long, this is the first time I've felt that the resources available to this streamer are really good.]

"Should I break up with her now?" the boy joked, but immediately changed his mind: "Forget it, teacher, just consider it a breakup, anyway I've blocked her."

"What's going on? Share it with us!" Zhang Zhe asked curiously.

"Yes, that's right. My girlfriend and I met when we were in graduate school. She's the same age as me, but she did her undergraduate studies in China. We met at the beginning of the semester and have been together for about three years."

"Have you been living together for 3 years?"

"No, no, we're just normal boyfriend and girlfriend."

"Oh, I thought Liu Zi usually lived with her husband abroad." Zhang Zhe nodded, it seems we can't be stereotyped.

"You two are talking about marriage, right?"

"Yes, we're planning to get married, but we have disagreements."

“She wants me to buy a house in Germany, which is worth more than 10 million RMB. She also wants me to give a dowry of 1 million RMB and her to give a dowry of 1 million RMB.”

"?" Zhang Zhe scratched the back of his head: "What the heck? How come the bride price has gone up after we went to Germany?"

"The price hasn't gone up, right? Converted, it's exactly 12 euros."

"They even factor in the exchange rate?" Zhang Zhe looked like he'd never seen anything like it. "Do they have dowries in Germany too?"

“I’ve actually looked into that,” the man said with interest. “In the past, in Germany, the groom’s family would provide the house and the wedding expenses, while the bride’s family would help buy some small appliances.”

"Things have changed now. You can do whatever you want. There are no customs anymore, and marriage is completely free."

“Oh, then your girlfriend is being unreasonable.” Zhang Zhe shook his head and said, “Either follow the local customs or follow the customs of your hometown. Either way, the 100 million yuan dowry cannot be exported.”

(End of this chapter)