Man marries woman 4 hours after blind date, she spends all his Rs 30 lakh savings in a month

The woman was introduced to the man by nine matchmakers. (AI-generated image)

A 40-year-old man from China, who got married to a woman he met just four hours ago on a blind date, saw his life savings of over Rs 30 lakh vanish within a month, thanks to his bride's demands.

The man, identified as Huang Zhongcheng from southern China, met his bride on August 21 through a matchmaking network. “On the way to the blind date, eight matchmakers suddenly appeared. Including the one from my village, there were nine in total recommending the same woman,” Huang told Hunan Broadcasting System.

The woman, who works at a beauty salon, insisted they register their marriage the same day. “Around 5 pm, we went to register. Everything happened so quickly. I was in a daze; I even told her, ‘Today feels like a dream,’” Huang recalled.

Demands for money begins two days after marriage

The couple spent one night together—their only intimate moment. “After that, even when I attempted to hug her, she pushed me away,” Huang said. Within two days, she urged him to leave for Guangdong to earn money and began requesting funds under various pretences.

'She spent Rs 30 lakh all by herself'

Chat records show Huang sent her 1,314 yuan (about Rs 16,500) —a symbolic “forever” amount in Chinese culture—for Qixi Festival, to which she responded with a "Thanks, hubby". Huang then sent her Rs 29,000 so that she could buy a computer for her daughter.

Most of the money was transferred through WeChat red envelopes and bank transfers. Huang claims she rarely responded to his messages except when asking for money. “She spent 240,000 yuan all by herself. We met on August 21, and by September 8—less than a month later—she had already spent it all,” South China Morning Post (SCMP) quoted him as saying.