In order for his son to get married soon, the Chinese father promised to give nearly 20 properties

(left) A traditional Chinese wedding ceremony and (right) the real estate document bag the father brought to the matchmaking service taken from scmp

The father and son are from Shijiazhuang city, the capital of Hebei province. Because he wanted to have a daughter-in-law soon, the father brought a bag with real estate documents and took the child to a matchmaking service, according to the newspaper. South China Morning Post May 10th.

“The father said his son was a good young man and had a very promising career. Now he wants to find a wife for his children,” said a matchmaker surnamed Truong. Mr. Truong is also the one who recorded the meeting with the two “boss” guests.

“How many deed papers do you bring in all?”, Mr. Truong asked the father.

In the clip, the father opens a pink bag containing many notebooks and replies, “Nearly 20 contracts. All of them are commercial real estate registered with the real estate authorities.”

According to Mr. Truong, the father did not intentionally brag, but just wanted to find his daughter-in-law.

The matchmaker promises to search for daughter-in-law candidates according to the father’s wishes.

The video clip immediately sparked a fierce debate in China. Many people expressed concern about the father’s intentions, not understanding why the son needed nearly 20 properties to find a wife. “His son doesn’t know how bad he is?” Many people wonder.

Currently, China is experiencing a serious shortage of men and women. In February this year, the General Statistics Office of China released the census results for 2021. Accordingly, the country has 723.11 million men compared with 689.49 million women.

The number of men of marriageable age in China, aged 20-40, is 20 million more than women of the same age.