A 30-year-old man from rural China, who had never loved or married, made his parents very anxious. Therefore, they found an 18-year-old wife for their son through a matchmaker. But who could have guessed that the girl would not behave like a normal person? Meanwhile, the groom’s family had spent up to 60,000 yuan (nearly 200 million VND) on the bride price.
Mr. Wang’s sister felt extremely worried after seeing Ms. Tu.
Tu lived at Wang’s house for 3 days and slept with his mother. Mr. Wang discovered that Ms. Tu not only did not speak but also did not eat, continuously vomiting and complaining of discomfort.
Upon observation, Wang’s family noticed that Ms. Tu could not bathe or take care of her personal hygiene by herself.
When Mr. Wang and the matchmaker came to address the issue, Ms. Tu’s grandmother did not mention her condition at all. Driven by the worry that their son would remain single, Mr. Wang was in such a hurry, but who would have thought…
“I would rather not marry for life than be with this person,” Mr. Wang declared firmly.
Notably, the Wang family had spent a significant amount of money (60,000 yuan for the bride price, 20,000 yuan for other expenses) on this wedding.
Mr. Wang is an honest man, responsible to his family. The Wang family’s economic conditions were not good, so Mr. Wang did not dare to think about marrying.
His father shared: “Half a month ago, the matchmaker introduced Ms. Tu to our family. During the second meeting, they wanted us to pay the bride price.”
Until the truth came out, Mr. Wang accepted that his daughter-in-law might have intellectual disabilities but not to the extent that she couldn’t take care of herself. His family wanted their son to have a companion, but now Ms. Tu had become a burden, requiring care from her mother-in-law.
Mr. Wang returned Ms. Tu to her home and demanded the bride price back, but the girl’s family refused to return it, arguing that “she lost her reputation after coming to her husband’s house.”
Even more pitifully, Ms. Tu’s parents were also disabled, and everything was managed by her grandmother. Her aunt retorted: “I told them that marriage is a lifelong matter that must be carefully considered. We did not force or deceive, it was Mr. Wang who was eager to take the girl away.”
Afterwards, there was a heated argument between the two families. Both sides blamed each other, while the two main characters sat silently taking the heat. This marriage, arranged by parents and the matchmaker, was a mistake from the start.
The two families could not reach an agreement, and the Wang family was very devastated. Their family was not wealthy to begin with and only hoped to use all their savings to find a wife for their son, but who would have thought that such a thing would happen.