It's absolutely explosive, this demand was a blast even in the entire matchmaking circle of the seventies. It's understandable that this girl's family doesn't want their newly married daughter to help repay the debts of a famine. It makes sense for them to want more guarantees for their daughter, and it's normal to ask for a larger dowry.
Then there's buying shoes and things for her nephews and nieces, Xiao Bin is about to become an uncle, it's not unacceptable to show some goodwill. But to cover travel expenses for all the relatives that came over, although she couldn't comprehend it, if they really demanded it, and if Xiao Bin really wants to marry their daughter, it wouldn't hurt to give a little - as long as they get along well afterward. She reckons her parents would agree.
But what kind of absurdity is it to ask her elder sister and brother-in-law to arrange jobs and help with enlistment for her family members???
