A “petty” Chinese man has faced online scorn after he sued his fiancée to get back all the money he had spent on her because she “ate too much”.
A court hearing involving the ex-couple went viral on social media after it was reported on December 9.
According to the Chinese media outlet Zonglan News, the man, surnamed He, sued his girlfriend, surnamed Wang, to secure the return of a 20,000-yuan (US$2,800) initial bride price payment his family had made to her family.
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He also demanded that Wang return 30,000 yuan (US$4,200), which he spent on her while they were dating. The amount included purchases of black tights and underwear.
He and Wang are from the same village in northeastern China’s Heilongjiang province. They met via a matchmaker and got engaged.
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