"I told him I already had a small apartnt and didn’t want to buy another one. But then he asked if I could sell mine so we could pool our money for a bigger one. I refused outright, saying that was impossible. He didn’t take it well, and we parted on bad terms that day. A few days later, he asked again. He said I didn’t have to contribute to the purchase, but could I chip in for the renovations? I was speechless. The house wouldn’t even be in my na; it had absolutely nothing to do with . Why should I help pay for renovations?"
"And then?"
"The day before yesterday, he told to just forget about it. I asked why. He bluntly told he’d been introduced to another woman. This woman earns over 10,000 a month, and her family is willing to pay half the down paynt..."
A woman who can pay half the down paynt clearly has the upper hand. She can help with the mortgage and renovations... so, naturally, he’d choose her.
Yan Xixi chuckled bitterly. Self-interest is understandable in this world, after all. You can’t bla n for being selfish; if you put yourself in their shoes, you wouldn’t want to take on a burden either.
"Forget about him. He’s not worth your ti."
Xu Xiaoya smiled. "Do you think I’m upset? Xixi, I’m not upset at all. I genuinely don’t care. Besides, we can’t even say we broke up, because nothing had even started..."
She genuinely didn’t seem to care; Xu Xiaoya’s tone was incredibly lighthearted.
"If he knew I owned this shop, he would definitely pounce and choose in a heartbeat. But would I choose him? Honestly, I don’t think won absolutely have to get married. Rember when I was with Zhong Minghui? What kind of life was I living then? TSK! And now, after breaking up with him, look at the quality of my life! I have food, clothes, a house, and a car. In my spare ti, I go to the gym, get beauty treatnts, travel, and even learn new things. I spend all my money on myself. With this kind of quality of life, who would willingly tie themselves down with marriage? I think at least seventy to eighty percent of won find their quality of life dragged down after getting married..."
Before Yan Xixi could reply, there was a knock at the door.
"Co in."
It was ng Li, an employee from the shop.
ng Li had been working at the shop since it first opened, so she was considered a long-ti employee.
"Sister Xu, I’d like to request a couple of days off."
Xu Xiaoya was surprised. "Why?"
Her eyes were red-rimd. "My boyfriend and I are discussing our marriage plans, so I need to go back to my hotown. His family bought a marital ho, but we’ve run out of money for renovations. My boyfriend hopes my parents can contribute 50,000, but my parents refuse. Instead, they want his family to provide 50,000 as a betrothal gift, which they would then return as dowry. However, his parents countered that if the groom’s side provides a betrothal gift, the bride’s dowry must be double that amount. This ans my parents would have to provide a dowry exceeding 50,000. Both families are now very upset and constantly arguing about it..."
Xu Xiaoya and Yan Xixi exchanged glances. See? This is what marriage is like. The mont it’s on the table, it’s about betrothal gifts, renovations... every single thing is tied to money.
"Later, my boyfriend’s parents said they’d figure out the renovation costs, and suggested my family forgo the betrothal gift. My parents agreed and even promised to include a car as part of my dowry. But then, this car beca the problem. My boyfriend wants the car registered in his na. He says it’s for his image, claiming that otherwise, he’d feel like less of a man, lacking dignity. I didn’t want to register it in his na. Then he argued that since he paid for the marital ho and I hadn’t contributed a single cent, I was essentially living there for free. And now, because I’m unwilling to put the car in his na, he claims he’s losing out too much..."
Once again, the two won exchanged a look of dismay.
Getting married really is just too much trouble.
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