Lu's mother, of course, understood what Lu's father meant and said, "You are talking about local customs, but customs are not the same as law. According to the customs of our region, if the man breaks off an engagement, the woman doesn't return the bride price. It's only when the woman breaks off the engagement that she has to return it. But what about the law? The law would rule everything be returned. Yisheng and Qingqing are now legally husband and wife, and the bride price and dowry are marital assets, the property of both spouses."
Song Xiuluan, who was beside them, heard this and said with a light laugh, "Hong Kong doesn't have the concept of marital property."
Lu's mother and father exclaimed in surprise, "Does that mean after marriage everyone earns their own money and spends their own money?"
