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Dad's offer to would-be grooms irks daughter
(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-05-13 08:49

An entrepreneur has promised to give a gift of 1.5 million yuan ($220,000) to the man who marries his overweight daughter.

He made the offer during a dinner inside his home that was attended by his daughter and her office colleagues.

The daughter surnamed Shi, 23, works in a government office in Shishi, Fujian province. She wrote about her father's remarks online and it attracted attention from others.

The 1.6 m tall woman, who weighs 75 kg, doesn't have a boyfriend, and wants to lose some weight.

"My girl need not lose weight, I'll give 10,000 yuan for each jin of her weight as a dowry, if someone marries her," the father said.

The man's comments spread quickly among her colleagues and some young men even asked Shi on a date. She turned them down without hesitation.

(Modern Express)