China dad rejects daughter’s US$72,000 wedding banquet bill, citing high costs, subpar food

A company boss in China set up 252 tables for his daughter’s grand wedding, then refused to pay the 520,000-yuan (US$72,000) bill.

A pork vendor, surnamed Wang, in eastern China’s Zhejiang province said the boss of a local company, surnamed Qian, commissioned him to prepare food for his daughter’s wedding banquet in April.

Wang said he dedicated himself to the task as he had known Qian for more than a decade.

He provided the pork, contacted seafood vendors in another city in Zhejiang and bought premium ingredients such as king crab, Australian lobster and leopard coral trout.

Out-of-pocket pork vendor Wang said he kept the father of the bride fully briefed about what he was buying and how much it cost in the run-up to the wedding. Photo: Shutterstock
Out-of-pocket pork vendor Wang said he kept the father of the bride fully briefed about what he was buying and how much it cost in the run-up to the wedding. Photo: Shutterstock

The wedding was during China’s May Day holiday, meaning the price was a little higher than usual.

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