A 26-year-old Shanghainese woman this week, left her boyfriend after she saw what his parents served for Chinese New Year. The woman said she knew her boyfriend was from a modest background in Jiangxi, but didn’t imagine exactly how poor it was until visiting this past week.
She wrote:
“I’ve been seeing this guy for a year, and he’s not from Shanghai. He’s a good worker and I like his looks, but since his family is not well off, he won’t be able to buy a house in the coming years...
I’m a bit shaken over this (meal), since I joined my boyfriend for Chinese New Year this year after he asked me repeatedly to come with him. If I didn’t go, I wouldn’t have known, but now that I went I am really shocked.
China’s netizens criticized the woman as a soon-to-be leftover who should lower her expectations or face an unmarried life forever. Some of them said “This girl claimed she is from a decent family but what she did shows no respect to the man’s family and her behavior shows a lack of manners.
Others defended her and pointed out that two individuals should see eye-to-eye on issues of wealth and lifestyle before marrying. SO this girl did the right thing. Having equal values is the basis for living together.