Man escapes huge dowry by marrying a Western woman
The Chinese groom was surprised when his in-laws told him he didn't have to spend a penny to marry his bride.
The wedding of groom He Pingwei last week with his beautiful Ukrainian wife is making many Chinese men both jealous and envious, according toScmp.
The Chinese have a custom of asking for a dowry, in which the groom's family must give a dowry to the bride's family. Currently, the gender gap in this country is large, and local women are even more expensive. Many families with sons of marriageable age are in dire straits, because they have to prepare a house, a car, a stable job for their son, along with a generous dowry to have a chance. The common price is about 200,000 yuan in cash (more than 700 million VND) and a house for the bride.
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When arriving at the groom's hometown, the Western bride immediately fell in love with the scenery, culture, and cuisine there and fell in love at first sight with this salesman. |
However, when he married his bride Inesa, the groom Pingwei did not have to pay any dowry. When his parents-in-law told him this, Pingwei was very surprised.
The couple met in early 2016, when the bride was in Beijing as an interpreter. The handsome and gentle appearance of Pingwei, a salesman, won over the young girl. They later fell in love.
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The bride and groom are happy at their wedding. |
Pingwei and his wife held their wedding in China, and the bride's relatives also flew over. They plan to go to Ukraine to hold a wedding according to Ukrainian customs again. After that, the couple will return to the groom's hometown to do business.
After Pingwei's wedding, netizens in the country of a billion people commented that in the future, many Chinese men will go to the West to find wives.
