Man proposes by folding paper roses out of 200,000 RMB  

小伙被丈母娘刁难 用20万现金折999朵玫瑰求婚

遇到真爱，有多少小伙子因为没房没车被丈母娘拒之门外，离幸福就差一步？今年春节，杭州小伙小陈也遭遇了丈母娘“刁难”，不过为了抱得美人归，他拿出了工作五年的积蓄总共近20万，折成999朵纸玫瑰，打算以此向女友求婚。[查看全文]

(ECNS) -- A man has folded 999 paper roses out of 200,000 yuan ($32,990) as a proposal gift for his girlfriend, a Zhejiang-based news website reported.

The man identified only as Chen, an IT programmer, has worked in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province since 2009. He visited his girlfriend's parents during this Spring Festival holiday.

Although his girlfriend's mother didn't show opposition, she implied many times that Chen should buy a house and a car if he wanted to marry her daughter.

Chen decided to use all of his savings to fold roses for a proposal. "The money is far from enough to buy a house, and I think buying a car is unnecessary," he said.

Folding a rose requires two 100-yuan notes and he has folded every night since Feb 8. He asked friends and colleagues for help in order to finish before his girlfriend's birthday on Wednesday.

Chen posted his plan online and won support from netizens.

According to another report, Chen made the proposal on Wednesday night and his girlfriend said "yes."