A man from central China made a very clear promise of his financial security to his future bride by proposing to her using a bouquet of flowers made entirely out of banknotes.

32-year-old Ma Caojun, who is employed by a snack company and describes himself as a workaholic, proposed to his girlfriend of three years Qin Jiaojiao in front of 600 of his co-workers at an industry awards ceremony, according to People's Daily Online.

Alongside a mandatory bunch of red roses, Ma prepared a unique bouquet to give Qin to mark the occasion on February 21, hand-made from 100 rolled banknotes worth 100 yuan (£11) each.

In the money: Ma Caojun, 32, proposed to his girlfriend with the elaborate cash note bouquet, pictured middle

Charmer: Ma asked Qin Jiaojiao to join him on stage before getting down on one knee and handing over gifts

After being selected to receive an award from his peers, Ma asked for his girlfriend to join him on stage before getting down on one knee and handing over the elaborate gifts.

An ecstatic Qin said yes and Ma confirmed that they had initially decided to wed last month before work plans forced him to reschedule.

In his speech, Ma said: 'From now on, all you need to worry about is staying beautiful and I will be the breadwinner and provide everything else… Will you marry me?'

At last: Ma had confirmed that they had decided to wed last month, before work plans forced him to reschedule

'I wanted to show my heart to her in front of my hundreds of work colleagues.'

Romantic pictures of the couple together were then shown up on the large screen behind the stage.