【Haichuan Teahouse】Blocking the wedding car to ask for lucky money – should you give it?
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Recently, in a city in Henan Province, a group of people gathered around a wedding car in order to ask for gifts. The people who stopped the car demanded 10 packs of China cigarettes; they wouldn’t let the car move on unless that amount was given. In the end, the groom, eager to make time, paid 5,000 yuan. After receiving the money, those people left. It is said that this was part of a organized effort to collect gifts, with the money being divided among them afterward. The man who stopped the car demanded 10 packs of China Smoke; he wouldn’t let them go unless they paid. In order to make time, the groom had no choice but to give 5,000 yuan. After receiving the money, the man left. It is said that this was part of a group organized to extort money, with the proceeds being divided among them.
Online case: A friend from HN had his wedding car subject to the custom of offering gifts; 20,000 yuan was given on the spot, and everyone was asked to record a video as a congratulation. I was truly impressed at the time; that was really great vision. Who would have thought that he would call the police just the day after his marriage? There was nothing to do; the police arrested 9 people. The friend went directly to the police station to file a report and submit evidence; mediation was not accepted. I heard later that the person who stopped the truck was sentenced to 7 years in prison, while the others were given sentences of one to two years. Now this friend has settled in Kunshan and has never returned to Henan.
It’s fine to ask for a symbolic amount of money as a gift; the bridegroom can give whatever he wishes, along with his blessings. The blatant lion with its mouth wide open is nothing but a road robber.
Sichuan doesn’t seem to have such a *habit
In our village, it’s usually family members who come to celebrate. The situation described by the poster seems to be some form of fraud or scam; after bringing the bride home, one should call the police to arrest them
What is there that people from Henan aren’t brave enough to do? It’s possible to deny that the money in the bank is your deposit! Henan has sunk to an utterly bottomless level of corruption.
This situation constitutes road robbery.
I went to Henan to study for a few years, and my impression was that it was dirty, messy, and in poor condition. It’s still the capital city, and spitting everywhere is a common habit there. The train stations are in a chaotic state; it’s especially important to hold onto children’s hands. There is a lot of theft, and things are slightly better inside schools, but the areas around schools are also chaotic, resembling a market. In my opinion, since the capital of Henan Province was developed through railway construction, there are many workers from all over the country, while there aren’t many people in the cultural field; as a result, the overall quality of the population is mixed. Personal opinion