Chapter 468

His name was Gao Lichun, and he was not young but had quite a bit of romantic luck.

His first wife passed away due to illness in February of this year.

Less than a year later, he was already remarried.

It is said that the bride had only just reached the legal marriage age.

Cao Weiguo and Su Mei arrived at the public-sector manager's residence.

They were immediately treated with warm hospitality.

This wasn't because the public-sector manager was particularly hospitable.

It was only because all the ingredients for this wedding banquet were provided by Cao Weiguo.

And they were almost given away for free!

If you eat someone's food, your mouth gets soft; if you take someone's things, your hands get soft.

Since this public-sector manager was eating and taking from Cao Weiguo,

how could he not be enthusiastic?

In this era that advocates frugality and simplicity,

Gao Lichun's wedding banquet could be called grand.

A total of six tables were set, with fish and meat at every table.

This came as a great surprise to the friends and relatives who came to attend the wedding.

It also made the young and pretty bride beam with joy.

Marrying a man means having clothes to wear and food to eat.

So what if Gao Lichun is old?

As long as he can let her live a good life, that's enough.

It's still better than eating chaff and vegetables at home!

The bride's family conditions were not very good.

Not many relatives came either.

Originally, they were somewhat dissatisfied with this marriage.

After all, the groom was a widower.

And he was so old.

How shameful it would be to marry such a person and have it get out.

But once the chicken, duck, fish, and meat were on the table,

the attitude of these disapproving relatives immediately flipped.

From dissatisfaction and disdain, it turned into envy and jealousy.

One by one, they ate ravenously.

Gao Lichun's family was large and powerful.

Gao Lichun was the eldest in the family, over forty years old this year.

In that era, people married early and had children early.

So his parents were still quite healthy even now.

His parents were both old comrades who had climbed snow-capped mountains and crossed grasslands.

Before retiring, they were cadres in the Agriculture Bureau.

Now retired, they were at home enjoying their old age and taking care of their grandchildren.

He also had a younger sister and two younger brothers.

They were named Gao Lixia, Gao Liqiu, and Gao Lidong, respectively.

His sister and two brothers were also working.

The second sister was in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The third brother was at the police station.

The fourth brother was in the Commercial Bureau.

Other uncles, aunts, and cousins also mostly worked within the establishment.

Because Gao Lichun had made a mistake in the past,

he was doing relatively poorly.

Up to now, he was only a deputy director of the Neighborhood Office (deputy section level), and concurrently the public-sector manager of Tongfu Teahouse.

This wedding banquet was a real eye-opener for Cao Weiguo.

He saw with his own eyes what that kind of family was like.