"So what you don't know is that I have actually filed a lawsuit against my father and brother, my family of origin, and the reason for my lawsuit is that they took my bride price."
“I’ve looked into it. Some women, after getting married, had all their dowry taken by their parents, forcing them to live a life of subservience in their husband’s family. They couldn’t take it anymore and filed lawsuits. In the end, they won the cases, and the court ordered their parents to return a portion to them.”
“They are my role models. Even though I have been married for several years, my father and brother have always spent the dowry. They even wrote me a note saying that they would take the money and not bother me anymore. In fact, they are complete bloodsuckers. My life has been disturbed again. So no matter what the outcome of this lawsuit is, I will definitely show them my determination. If they still want to leech off me, they should pay back what they owe me first.”
When Zhou Xiaoyu said this, the viewers in the live stream were completely stunned.
She has always given people the impression of being quiet and reserved, but I never expected her to be so decisive in her actions.
Zhou Xiaoyu is truly extraordinary for taking her own family members to court.
The live stream chat room was in complete chaos.
"Are you crazy? You're really crazy! Zhou Xiaoyu is a complete lunatic. When my parents took my dowry, I was more than willing to hand it over. They raised me with great difficulty, how can they not get anything in return? My younger brother needs to buy a house, and I'm willing to give them all the money for the down payment. After all, I'll be a married-out daughter from now on, and I haven't been able to take good care of my parents. We've become two separate families, and as their daughter, I'll make my own contribution."
[Upstairs, I think you've gone crazy. What you're saying is really interesting. What do you mean by "two families"? Legally speaking, no matter what your parents are like, you have an obligation to support them. You feel sorry for your parents raising you, but why can your brother enjoy your dowry without any guilt? Do you even consider yourself a human being?]
"Are you sick? What did I do to you that you suddenly attacked me? Did I do something wrong? My child has my husband's surname, not my father's. We are definitely from two different families now. Besides, I gave birth to a son this year, carrying on the family line for my husband's family. His family doesn't care about a penny and is willing to keep giving me money to spend. If you're jealous, just say so."
[So it turns out you yourself don't consider yourself family anymore, so you want to use money to sever this relationship. I understand, no need to say more, I get it.]
[I finally understand why so many people say raising a daughter is a bad investment. Now I can even understand why Zhou Xiaoyu's family asked for such a high dowry. At least her family gained something real. Many parents not only don't contribute anything to their own families, but they also take all the dowry back to give to other men to have children with their surnames. In the eyes of these parents, aren't they just giving birth to daughters for someone else, since the children don't even take their surname?]
I'm not interested in the surname, there's no need for everyone to be so particular. It doesn't matter what the surname is, they're still my child after all.
The comments section suddenly started arguing again.
Many people think that surnames are unimportant, while many others think that surnames are important.
In fact, in societies where the idea of carrying on the family line is very strong, a surname represents which family you belong to and which family you will become a member of.
It would be strange if surnames weren't important.
However, many people cannot win the bid, nor do they want to risk being morally condemned by their husbands for trying to win the surname. Fearing ridicule if they fail, they pretend to be uninterested, just as they are uninterested in the money in other people's pockets.
This situation is actually quite tragic, but since many people are trying to change the status quo, they choose to succumb to despair.
Zhou Xiaoyu ignored what others were saying and stared at Qin Menghan: "I felt very guilty for not being able to give you a child. I felt sorry for not leaving a bloodline for your Qin family. But now it seems that this is God's protection for me. I am a soft-hearted person. If there were a child, I would definitely not be able to get over it for a long time, and the child's education would also become a big problem."
"There's really no need to waste too many social resources on our matter, nor is there any need to bring up the bride price. Many times, many people only mention the bride price and not the dowry. Even if the bride price can be returned, the dowry cannot. The bride price has existed since ancient times and is a product of natural development. If we don't consider the bride price, then we have to consider the person's personality, ability, appearance, character, and family background. Then it will be even more difficult for that person to find a suitable marriage partner."
"You don't need to keep using these contradictory topics to cover up your actions. If it weren't for your good luck and my naivety in telling you all my ideas, I can say with certainty that without me, your company wouldn't be doing so well. What did we agree on back then? The company would be split 50/50. Later, you kept saying this and that, and I did everything I could for you, but I only got a fraction of a percent of the shares, while you held 60% of the shares. Isn't that ridiculous? You were the one who persuaded me that it was marital property, so there was no need to divide it so meticulously. I've been fooled for too long. I won't be fooled by you again this time."
"No matter how many sweet words you use, the truth will eventually come out. A scoundrel like you will never amount to anything."
He used to be so love-struck that he spoke ill of and even cursed the person he liked, which made many people sigh.
Qin Menghan's face was as dark as ink.
Businessmen especially hate it when people joke about their business, and Zhou Xiaoyu wasn't just joking; she genuinely didn't want him to be happy.
The fierce look on his face was seen by the live stream audience, and many people were startled.
At first, he acted like a hypocrite, and later he pretended to be a nice guy. If the camera hadn't been at such a tricky angle and recorded his expression when he looked down, he definitely could have kept up the act.
It goes without saying whether a person like him, who you become partners with, will spend their lives together or end up in the news.
Ignoring everyone else, Zhou Xiaoyu immediately shared her thoughts, addressing the viewers in her live stream: "I know many people look down on me because my family gave my father a dowry so he could buy a house for my brother. Sometimes I feel like I'm just an extra person. My family only needs boys; girls are just there to work for the boys and provide them with resources to be exploited for life."
“I was brainwashed before, thinking that my brother had a hard life and I had to treat him well. Later, I experienced too much trauma and couldn’t find a way out. I tried to read a lot of books. The more I read, the more I realized that I had been deceived by them.”
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