‘Most expensive floor’: Newlywed in China finds money from mother-in-law all over floor while sweeping, traditional blessing fascinates netizens


A newlywed woman is surprised to find money all over her living room floor as she sweeps up. The money has been left by her mother-in-law as a traditional offering to bless the couple with wealth. — SCMP

A newlywed woman in eastern China had the surprise of her life while sweeping up when she discovered money strewn all over her living room floor, left as a traditional wedding ritual by her mother-in-law.

The woman from Shandong province, surnamed Xu, said her mother-in-law asked her two days after her wedding to wake up early the next day to sweep the floor of their home, Qingdao Transport Radio reported.

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