My aunt sighed and said, "It's because my eldest daughter-in-law's younger brother, who is 30 years old, finally got a good girlfriend, but broke up with her, saying that he couldn't forget his dream girl. He had liked that so-called dream girl for several years. She was very beautiful. Recently, the woman agreed to marry him, but the conditions she proposed were really high. My eldest daughter-in-law's parents didn't agree, and then the beautiful woman wanted to marry someone else."
Su Tiantian and Li Yunling looked at each other, their eyes full of gossip.
Li Yunling spoke first: "Aunt, my eldest cousin's brother seems to be called Gu..."
My cousin quickly said, "Call him Gu Zhengnian."
Li Yunling nodded: "Yes, yes, his name is Gu Zhengnian. I went on a trip to the hot spring resort in Zonghai City with my sister and brother-in-law about a month ago. I met him there. He is quite handsome."
My cousin aunt ate pistachios and said, "He's handsome and his family is well-off, but the woman he likes has very high demands. I guess even if the Gu family had as good conditions as Tiantian's husband's family, they wouldn't agree to her request."
Granny Wu became interested: "What are your requirements? Tell me about them. Here, the requirements for marrying off daughters are not high. Isn't that woman from our hometown?"
My cousin’s aunt said: “The locals, the people in the town, heard from my eldest daughter-in-law that she is very beautiful and has high requirements. The woman’s parents said that they don’t talk about feelings, but directly state the conditions, and will marry their daughter if the conditions are met.
My cousin drank all the water in the cup in one breath, and Li Yunling quickly picked up the teapot to pour water for her.
My cousin’s aunt said, “Let me tell you the conditions. I didn’t remember them clearly at first, but my eldest daughter-in-law was probably too angry and mentioned them several times, so I wrote them down.
1. The man must own a house of more than 100 square meters in the urban area of our city, without a mortgage, and with her name on it.
2. Buy a car worth more than 200,000 yuan, without a loan, and put it in her name.
3. The betrothal gift is RMB 500,000, which cannot be taken back. In addition, hardware worth RMB 100,000 needs to be purchased.
4. The woman did not bring any dowry.
5. After marriage, she must be in charge of the family money. It is said that it is natural for women to manage money, but many men fail because they do not allow their wives to manage the money, and end up losing all their money in investment and financial management.
6. Do not live with the man’s parents. After the child is born, the nanny will be taken care of, and the nanny’s expenses will be paid by the man’s parents.
7. She can do housework at home, such as cooking, washing clothes and cleaning, but the man must also do them together and cannot just ignore them. If the man does not do housework, his parents must pay 5,000 yuan a month to hire a nanny to do it.
8. She has the final say on where to celebrate festivals and holidays.
Su Tiantian said, "I remember that Senior Gu's family was well-off and he had his own factory. He could have done it."
Granny Wu smiled sarcastically, her wrinkles prominent on her face. "I could do it, but I wouldn't agree. Marrying a daughter-in-law here doesn't require that much in betrothal gifts. 500,000 yuan and not taking it back? Are you kidding? Giving a few tens of thousands is already good enough. Most families would ask the man to take all the betrothal gifts back. My granddaughters-in-law all do that, as do you, Tiantian, and Aling. All in all, your in-laws would need several million to marry this daughter-in-law."
My cousin picked up a cherry and said, "Yes, why do we need such a large dowry? My eldest daughter-in-law said that a dowry of 500,000 yuan is fine, but the other conditions are even more difficult. For example, buying a house in the city would cost at least 3 million yuan. It's not that we don't have the money, but we have to save more for factory operations. Besides, they don't work in the city, so they won't live in this house. They already have a house, and they also have a school district house near the best elementary school in our town."
Sang Yimei said: "The man's family already has a car, and he wants to buy a car worth more than 200,000 yuan. It doesn't make sense to put the car in the woman's name. Usually, we give the car as a dowry if the woman can afford it."
Su Tiantian picked up a small tomato, took a bite, and after swallowing it, she said, "I think that if we don't live with the man's parents and have a nanny take care of the child after we have one, the nanny's expenses will be paid by the man's parents. This is something that my cousin's parents can't accept. They gave birth to three daughters before giving birth to Senior Gu, so they must want to have grandchildren."
Sang Yimei said: "I really don't want to live with my son and grandson. If I hire a nanny, I'll see how the situation develops."
My cousin's aunt nodded. "My in-laws dream of taking care of their grandchildren, but it's fine for them to pay for a nanny. They have the money. They're mainly worried about the woman's family. She has an unmarried brother who's 33 years old and isn't doing well. They're worried that the betrothal gift will be given to this brother, and they're worried it'll be a bottomless pit in the future."
Granny Wu said, "If I leave the 500,000 yuan betrothal gift to my brother, he will definitely be able to get married soon."
My cousin sighed and said, "Aunt Wu, you're overthinking it. I heard that brother's business has drained all the family savings. He still owes others 400,000 yuan and has to pay it back every month. Otherwise, he will be sued. He wants a 500,000 yuan betrothal gift. 400,000 yuan is used to pay off debts, and the remaining 100,000 yuan is for the wedding banquet. The woman's house is very old, and her brother is unemployed. I guess he will have to pay for his brother to build a house and marry him off. She said that she must keep the family money after the marriage. I guess she wants this too."
Granny Wu sighed, "That's a bottomless pit. Giving the betrothal gift is fine, but taking care of my brother-in-law for the rest of his life is too difficult, right? It shouldn't be hard for a 33-year-old man to find a job, right?"
Sang Yimei said: "Maybe some people don't want to work hard and always think about opening a factory or a shop and becoming a boss. Otherwise, they wouldn't lose all the family money and still owe money to others."
My cousin waved her hand and said, "I won't say anymore. Anyway, that woman has decided to marry someone else who meets her requirements. I heard that the betrothal gift has been given. My eldest daughter-in-law is angry because her brother is not up to the task. He had a very good girlfriend some time ago, but he broke up with her for a woman like this."
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