Free Web NovelChapter 598: Chapter 250: Rewarding a Charity Foundation
Leaving the hospital, Yang Chen continued to pick up passengers.
Around noon, Yang Chen picked up a female passenger.
As usual, Yang Chen checked her phone’s last digits and reminded her to fasten her seatbelt before driving.
The female passenger seemed to be in a bad mood, staring wistfully out the window as soon as she got in.
After driving for a short while, she suddenly asked, "Driver, do you think a dowry is necessary for marriage?"
Yang Chen: "Since it’s called a dowry, it should be given. Not giving it would be disrespectful. But giving a gift depends on personal wishes and financial status. The receiver shouldn’t state a fixed amount, nor should they ask for too much. And they shouldn’t just ask for a dowry without providing wedding gifts; otherwise, it’s rude on the woman’s part. Right?"
The female passenger further asked: "Are you married? Do you have a girlfriend?"
Yang Chen: "I have a girlfriend, but I’m not married. I’m not considering marriage for now; I have a lot to do."
The female passenger continued to ask: "If your girlfriend’s parents asked for 500,000 dowry, but your family’s savings aren’t enough, what would you do?"
Yang Chen: "If it can’t be negotiated, then breaking up would be the only option, wouldn’t it?"
Girl: "Can’t you think of a solution? If you truly love her, you’d borrow money from friends and family to marry her."
Yang Chen: "If she loves me, she’d definitely not make me go into debt to marry her. If she forces me to borrow money, she doesn’t love me first. Why should I love her?"
Beautifully said, these words left the girl speechless.
It seems this girl asked her boyfriend for 500,000 dowry and didn’t get it, so she feels very upset.
The girl was silent for a long time, then said: "I’ve been with my boyfriend for seven years, initially planning to marry during the National Day holiday. But my parents insisted he give a 500,000 dowry. However, his family bought a wedding house and a car and needs money for the banquet, so they can’t come up with that much. They can only manage 200,000 at most. Yet, my parents insist on 500,000 to help my brother with his house down payment. On one hand, I have my parents who raised me, and on the other, my boyfriend who loves me. I really don’t know what to do. I fought with my parents, but they insist on 500,000 and won’t agree to the marriage otherwise. My boyfriend’s parents got angry, forced him to break up with me, and successfully matched him with another girl. They’ve decided to marry on Qixi Festival. Haha... Our seven-year relationship ends like this; I feel like a joke. Damn dog shit love!"
Damn, these parents are really ruthless, sucking their daughter dry.
The guy already bought a house and a car, any reasonable parents wouldn’t ask for so much dowry. Aren’t they aware of how hard it is to make money for regular people?
They can’t even buy a house for their son, yet they’re forcing the son-in-law, who already bought a house and car, to give 500,000 dowry, which is really excessive.
But, judging from the girl’s perspective, she seems to feel deep down that neither she nor her parents are wrong, instead blaming the guy for not borrowing money to marry her.
Yang Chen was silent for a while, then said with a smile: "Miss, I’m quite direct, just listen casually. I think you don’t love him enough. If you truly loved him, you’d throw that 200,000 at your parents, regardless of whether they agree, you’d insist on marrying him. You’d go to the police station, get a household registration, and just register your marriage, what could your parents do to you? Your so-called resistance is just reasoning with them, arguing some words back and forth, but you lack any real action or determination. Based on what you say and your tone, I can even be certain deep down you still hope your boyfriend’s family could manage to come up with 500,000 for your brother’s down payment, am I not wrong?"
The girl was stunned, silent for a moment, then said: "After all, he’s my brother, I only have one brother, if my parents can’t come up with the down payment money, shouldn’t I help as his sister?"
Yang Chen: "Help him by earning the money yourself! You’re forcing your boyfriend’s family to borrow money to come up with 500,000 for your brother’s house? Do you think this idea is right?"
Girl: "But I can’t just watch my parents turn white-haired from worry over buying a house for my brother."
Yang Chen: "Have you considered how your boyfriend’s parents might be worrying over the 300,000 shortfall? They’ve already bought a house and car for you and are willing to give 200,000 as dowry, isn’t that enough for you? Miss, it’s a 300,000 shortfall, not 300,000 game points. How long would it take you to earn 300,000, don’t you have a clue? Are you demanding because they said they could just come up with the money for you?"
Girl: "But they could borrow from relatives and friends, it’s just a temporary solution till the wedding, after we’ll work together to repay."
Damn, it seems Yang Chen misjudged her parents, her parents aren’t the bloodsuckers, she is.
My god, this is literally sucking the boyfriend dry!
Yang Chen: "So you now think it’s wrong for your boyfriend not to try harder to gather the 500,000 dowry and break up with you, and succeed in dating another girl, it’s his fault and not yours, is that it?"
Girl: "If not, then what? Perhaps asking him to borrow money is somewhat wrong, but ignoring facts, isn’t his family at fault? Who wouldn’t borrow some money for weddings and such emergencies? Why does his family insist on using only their money, refuse to borrow some even temporarily? He wouldn’t even borrow money to marry me, which means he doesn’t love me at all. If he truly loved me, he’d do everything to bring me home as his wife."
Damn!
They’ve spent on a house and car, offered 200,000 dowry, and that’s still considered not loving her.
