On the way to pick up the bride, the bride's family suddenly demanded an extra 50,000 yuan in bride price, and one move by the man stunned everyone

On the way to pick up the bride, the bride's family suddenly demanded an extra 50,000 yuan in bride price, and one move by the man left everyone stunned

Many places have special wedding customs, some of which can appropriately liven up the atmosphere, while others cause many conflicts. Many people compare marriage to a business deal. We have no right to judge whether this value system is correct, but marriage is, after all, different from a business deal. The fact that love and family affection occupy the main place in it means that marriage cannot be fully measured by rational thinking alone. Most people marry only once in their lives, so do not ruin what should be the most beautiful memory because of your own willfulness.

My wife and I love each other very much. We had been together for seven years. Her parents had always disapproved of us being together, until my wife unexpectedly found out she was pregnant, which finally brought a turning point. My wife has a younger sister. For the sake of their younger daughter, her parents said that if I wanted to marry my wife, I would have to provide a bride price of 200,000 yuan, plus a house and a car registered in my wife's name, otherwise there was no room for discussion. Seeing how much I loved my wife, and also considering the child in her belly, my parents agreed to all the conditions. So my wife married while pregnant, and we obtained our marriage certificate, and both families began preparing for the wedding.

On the day of the wedding, I went happily to pick up the bride, but when I reached the door, the bride's family suddenly demanded an additional 50,000 yuan in bride price, saying it was for good luck. I did not know there was such a custom and was very anxious. Just then, my mother-in-law put on airs and said to me with a blank expression, "If I don't see this 50,000 yuan, don't even think about taking the bride away." Those words undoubtedly poured oil on the fire and enraged me. In a fit of anger, I told all the groomsmen to follow me to the car, planning to wait there until the bride came downstairs. Everyone present had not expected me to do this and was stunned for a moment. Relatives all advised me to just give 50,000 yuan to the bride's family and said I should not throw a childish tantrum at a time like this. Friends also tried to persuade me, and my best brother even took 50,000 yuan out of the 70,000 yuan in cash he was carrying and offered it to me.

But I felt extremely unconvinced. My wife and I were together only because we loved each other very much. Before the wedding, in order to satisfy my mother-in-law's demands, I had nearly emptied my parents' savings, and now the terms were changed at the last minute. Even though the money I had on me was enough to meet my mother-in-law's demand, I did not want to hand it over like that. My mother-in-law looked down on me from the bottom of her heart, and I did not want to give in again. My wife was already pregnant, so it was impossible to call off the marriage. I was determined to keep waiting for my wife to come downstairs. At that moment, relatives from my wife's family came down one after another to accuse me, and I ignored them. Seeing how stubborn I was, my wife had no choice but to come downstairs and get into the wedding car. She did not smile at all the whole time, and we spoke very little. At the wedding venue, the bride's family and the groom's family seemed like two opposing camps, and the atmosphere was extremely awkward.

After the wedding, I specially thanked the friends who had helped me run around at the time. After a few rounds of drinks, my friends began criticizing me for what I had done that day. My brother said, "It was just for fun. If you had taken out the money, everyone would have been happy. You did save that 50,000 yuan, but if your wife had not stopped things, the two families almost came to blows that day." In fact, I already knew on my wedding day that I should not have done that, but I had paid too much in order to please my mother-in-law, and I really did not want to bow my head again. I was the son-in-law marrying my wife for love, not a monkey to be casually played with and looked down upon by them. I admit I did the wrong thing, but I do not think I was wrong.

(From a reader submission. The images in this article are from the internet.)