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I was my parents' only child. They gave me the best education and all their love, but they disapproved of my boyfriend's family background. But when it came to discussing marriage, he surprisingly agreed to all their high demands without hesitation. I was excited and got straight to wedding planning. Then, on our engagement day, my boyfriend Theo Ramsey hit me with a surprise. He pulled out a thick stack of digital vouchers and started calculating. He mumbled, "You're from Soeulain, right? The government gives newlyweds 500 in wedding vouchers here. "My hometown's Loriwand. Our community offers a 20K bonus for first marriages. "After the wedding, if you transfer your info to my household and we're in the same community, that bonus goes up to 40K. "Plus, there's childcare support: 4K for three kids and 30K in waived daycare fees." Theo paused, tapped on his calculator for a while, then said, "Your parents want me to come up with 100 thousand. With all these benefits added up, it comes to 94.5K. "I'll chip in the extra 5.5K. Sounds pretty reasonable, right?" I was so mad I laughed out loud. I canceled the engagement right then and turned the whole thing into just a family dinner. Later, Theo actually showed up with the full 100K, ready to get engaged. My husband, Asher Davenport, said, baffled, "He thinks 100 thousand is enough to marry you? Then what's my million supposed to be?"