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.
He also demanded that Wang...
Chinese man sues fiancée for US$7,000 in gifts, dating expenses, claims she eats too much
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Source: scmp.com

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