A woman in China was visiting her boyfriend’s parents for Chinese New Year and she received a red packet with 8,000 RMB in it (SGD $1687.85).
However, she was unsatisfied with the amount and called his parents “stingy” and “disrespecting” her, in a leaked message screenshot that is circulating on Weibo.
Here is what she said (translated)
I followed my boyfriend to visit his family for the first time before CNY and his parents prepared a lot of good food for me, which I’m quite satisfied with.
Yesterday, the two of us packed our things to prepare to return to the city and his mother then gave me a red packet, as a tradition, they give red packets to the girl on her first visit to their home. However, my impression of them changed when I opened the red packet in the car.
There was only 8,000 RMB inside (SGD $1,687.85) and I felt disrespected because their family is quite well to do. Are they trying to show me that they do not like me by giving me so little? If they are already so stingy the first time I meet them, what about in the future?
My friend told me that the 8000 RMB is fine and asked me to be content with it, but it’s not that I want to be upset about the money, if they are so stingy now, what about next time?
