2023-10-12 09:48:31
A female tenant in Guangdong, China, was forced by her landlord to quit the rent because she was pregnant. (Picture/reproduced from Weibo)
Have you ever heard of such a custom? A young woman in Guangdong, China, complained that after her landlord learned that she was five months pregnant, he immediately asked her to quit the rent. The reason was that “it is better to borrow death than to borrow life.” Because the landlord returned the deposit and paid liquidated damages in accordance with the contract, the woman could only Having no choice but to move, this incident triggered a discussion topic on the Internet.
According to local media reports, after the landlord learned that the woman was five months pregnant, he did not hesitate to ask her to quit the rent because he had to abide by local traditional customs. Even though the contract had not expired, he was anxious to ask her to move out and paid the rent. 1 month liquidated damages.
After the news was exposed, netizens started a heated discussion. Some people couldn’t accept it. “What era is this landlord from? I don’t even understand what it means.” “I met a superstitious landlord and I was really speechless.” This is too feudal.” However, there is also a group of people who believe that it should be respected. “It is not the pattern but the custom. The locals believe this very much.” “There is nothing to say about refunding the deposit and liquidated damages. It is also his right not to rent.” “Every place has its own customs, and everyone has their own taboos. Just understand.”
The landlord’s reason was “it’s better to borrow death than to live.” (Picture/reproduced from Weibo)
In fact, there is a saying about housing in Nongshim, China, which is “Don’t borrow life if you borrow death, don’t borrow marriage if you borrow money.” In rural areas, there are many things to pay attention to when borrowing or renting a house. If a neighbor encounters a funeral and needs to borrow a house, you can borrow a house. The house is lent out, firstly, to help each other, and secondly, to stop the funeral, which means that the deceased will pass away, and those who have gone will be returned, which may make the family prosperous, and the coffin is also known as “seeing the coffin to get rich”.
However, it is absolutely impossible to borrow a house to have a child. In some rural areas, even married daughters are not allowed to have children in their natal family. There are many opinions. Some say that it will lead to the decline of the family, and some say that it will destroy the family. Taking away the people will cause the people to decline or even become extinct, so they would rather stop the mourning than give birth to children. This custom is still widely popular to this day.
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