Financial freedom begins in Vietnam

In Vietnam, many girls who get married find their lives unhappy after a few years, so they leave their fathers and keep their children, ending the marriage.

Therefore, there are many women who are still young girls but are already single mothers.

Ah Xiang is in this situation. She has a three-year-old son who is being cared for by her parents in her hometown.

"Brother He, could you help me find out how much dowry they're willing to give?"

After Ah Cao and Chen Junhe clinked glasses, Ah Cao quietly asked a question.

Chen Junhe glanced at her in surprise; it wasn't uncommon for Vietnamese girls to directly ask for a bride price.

However, based on Chen Junhe's experience of staying in Vietnam for so long, Vietnamese girls who ask this question are very likely to be a complete swindler.

Because they're only after the money.

Chen Junhe had heard many fellow countrymen from China talk about this kind of situation when he was in Beining.

After receiving the bride price, these people usually won't cooperate when it comes to marriage registration. They'll use all sorts of excuses and reasons to delay, and they just won't go with you to get the marriage certificate.

If you push them too hard, they'll find all sorts of reasons to argue with you.

Then he disappeared under the pretext of arguing.

Even if you knew the location of her hometown and went there, you wouldn't be able to find her.

In this situation, it's impossible for a foreigner like you to cause trouble in their home, and the local Vietnamese police will only side with their own people.

If those people were even more ruthless, they might even collude with the local Vietnamese police to fabricate a charge of human trafficking against the Chinese who come to them, and arrest and imprison them.

In this situation, they won't release you unless they extort tens or hundreds of millions of Vietnamese dong from you.

So when Ah Cao asked that question, Chen Junhe immediately became alert.

It cannot be denied that there are many good women in Vietnam, but in certain circles, these women must be carefully discerned.

Especially those who are eager to come to Vietnam to find a wife.

When Chen Junhe was working at the electronics factory, although he didn't go out with many Chinese people, he still heard a lot of these rumors.

That is, if a girl only speaks Vietnamese, then you can be a little more at ease, as such girls are generally more simple and honest.

But if the girl can speak some Chinese, or speaks Chinese very fluently.

At this point, guys looking for wives need to open their eyes wide.

Because these people are likely specifically looking for Chinese people to make money off them.

They'll spend some time with you under the guise of dating, then shower you with money before turning around and breaking up with you.

Whether you like it or not, this person will no longer show the same gentleness they had when you first met them.

That attitude, like treating someone as a mortal enemy, will erase all your previous tender memories.

Chen Junhe glanced at Lao Hu and Da Gui, who were still busy talking to the camera.

Leaning back casually, feigning indifference, she asked, "Ah Cao, how much dowry would your family ask for?"

"Because she's going to marry someone from such a faraway place as China, she'll need to give my family at least 5 million."

As soon as Ah Cao said those words, Jun He knew that Lao Hu and the others' meal had been a complete waste.

5 million Vietnamese dong is roughly equivalent to over 13 Chinese yuan.

Even in China, this is not a small number.

Besides, this is Vietnam, where workers only earn a few hundred million a month. They're asking for 5 million without even asking.

As soon as Ah Cao said those words, Chen Junhe felt that her originally delicate face had become ferocious.

Ah Xiang, who was standing nearby, added, "It would be best if you could leave me some money to raise my son."

This statement completely stunned Chen Junhe.

Every man in China knows a very important principle: raising someone else's son usually doesn't end well.

That's something even Dorgon couldn't do back then; practically no one in the world can do something like that.

Of course, nothing is absolute, and there may be happy endings in some places, but those are exceptions and not universally applicable.

Looking at the shameless, gaping mouths of Ah Cao and Ah Xiang.

Chen Junhe didn't know how those predecessors who came to Vietnam in the early days managed to foster such a female creature.

How did these women come to believe that they could demand exorbitant sums from Chinese men?

Their faces clearly said, "Chinese people are stupid, rich, and easy to fleece."

However, Ah Cao added with a grin, "Brother He, if it were you, we wouldn't want a single penny of betrothal money."

Good grief, this guy is no good, but he's got some pretty high and mighty ideas.

In this situation, Chen Junhe couldn't make decisions for Lao Hu and Da Gui.

So he simply translated Ah Cao and Ah Xiang's requests to Lao Hu and Da Gui.

Old Hu and Da Gui were smugly watching a video explaining the various situations that arise when meeting a beautiful woman today.

They recounted their journey in finding a wife.

After Chen Junhe's voice rang out from the side, both of them froze for a moment.

Then they looked up from behind their phones and glanced at Ah Cao and Ah Xiang.

He quickly repeated what Chen Junhe had told them.

Seeing the astonished expressions on Lao Hu and Da Gui's faces, A Cao and A Xiang seemed to realize something as well.

"Brother He, what are they saying?"

Even Ah Cao's attitude towards Chen Junhe has become much colder.

Although Chen Junhe's appearance perfectly matches her aesthetic, it's wrong to stop her from making money.

Da Gui, standing to the side, was probably really hungry.

With an innocent look on his face, he asked Chen Junhe, "Could you ask them if they'd accept 5 Chinese Yuan?"

Chen Junhe also looked astonished.

Even after things have come to this point, Da Gui still refuses to give up.

But he still dutifully translated the words to Ah Cao and Ah Xiang.

Ah Cao's next few words changed Chen Junhe's opinion of her somewhat.

"Brother He, tell him that my family is struggling financially, and if I were to marry someone from such a faraway place as China, I would have to leave my parents enough money for their retirement."

"If he is willing to stay and develop his career in Vietnam, I am willing to accept a dowry of only 1 million Vietnamese dong."

Ah Cao and Ah Xiang are only 20 years old. Compared to Lao Hu and Da Gui, who are in their 30s, these words sound much more reasonable.

Ah Xiang added her own requirements: "I can lower the bride price, but after I marry into the Dragon Kingdom, I must be able to return to Vietnam twice a year."

The ideas of Ah Thao and Ah Huong actually reflect the practices of most Vietnamese women.

They will try every means to keep their foreign husbands in Vietnam so that it will be easier for them to return home later.

Some women even take their men back to their hometowns to develop their careers.

In this situation, quite a few Chinese people actually stayed in Vietnam.

Moreover, quite a few people have done quite well.

They made a fortune through trade between the two countries, and their lives were indeed more comfortable than in China.

Chen Junhe naturally translated the meaning expressed by A Cao and A Xiang verbatim.