A unique and interesting case has come to light in China where a young man not only broke off his engagement with his fiancée after she ate too much but also went to court to demand the return of the gifts and expenses given.
The young man filed a petition in court demanding the return of the engagement money plus an additional 30,000 yuan. A young man in China broke off his engagement with his fiancée after she ate too much and went to court to return the gifts.
According to a foreign news agency, this incident took place in the Chinese province of Heilongjiang, which attracted significant attention on social media. Young He argued in court that his fiancée Wang ate too much, which damaged his family business, and he was deeply unhappy with her behavior.
According to the report, He and Wang met through a matchmaker, the two liked each other and got engaged. According to local tradition, He’s family paid Wang’s family 20,000 yuan as a dowry. The two later moved to Hebei Province in northern China, where He’s family owned a Malatang restaurant, a popular Chinese street food. Wang worked at the restaurant for about six months, but during that time, tensions began to arise in their relationship.
He said that after moving to the restaurant, Wang’s behavior changed, she would only do simple tasks and eat the food prepared for customers herself every day, which affected both the business and the family. Growing disagreements over food eventually led to the end of the engagement. He then filed a petition with the court, demanding the return of the engagement money plus an additional 30,000 yuan, which he said he had spent on Wang during the relationship, including clothes and other personal items. In court, Wang argued that she was his girlfriend, not his employee, and that gifts given during the relationship were not refundable.
The court agreed with Wang and ruled that the claim for reimbursement of personal expenses was invalid, but since the two were not married, the court ordered the return of half of the engagement money.
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