Some parents asked for a very high bride price when their daughters got married. It was beyond what the bridegroom could afford, so the wedding was ruined.
A betrothal gift was a part of traditional customs, but marriage wasn't a deal. Parents shouldn't sell their daughters for money. It was a gift and the number shouldn't be too high, unless the bridegroom was willing to give more.
Actually, some men were very mean and calculating. They didn't want to pay a cent when they married a woman and even blamed the bride's parents for selling their daughter.
The world was big and had all kinds of people. It would be best when both the bride and bridegroom agreed to the conditions for marriage.
"My family doesn't have the thought of using my marriage to make a deal with the rich or the powerful. They just hope that I can marry a man from a family of the same status as my family. If there is a huge gap, it might cause problems," said Zhang Zikai.
