Super-rich: Spending money is just a job!

Before parting ways in front of the restaurant, the group reminded each other to get up before noon the next day, as they were going to attend Aqi and Xiaoli's wedding in the group chat.

It turns out this group of people had quite a full schedule in Shanghai. They weren't just there to attend Xiaomeng's college entrance celebration banquet, but also to attend the wedding of one of their friends.

The couple who got married were a young man named Aqi and a young woman named Xiaoli.

Judging from their online names, you can tell that these two people come from the north and south respectively; one is a socialite from Zhejiang, and the other is a young master from Guangdong.

The two had known each other for over ten years and were now in their early thirties, so it was time to consider marriage. Furthermore, their two families happened to have business dealings, and their elders had arranged for them to get together.

The two had known each other for a long time, and there was nothing they disliked about each other, nor were there any irreconcilable conflicts. So they happily agreed to the marriage and began their wedding in joy.

The two parties involved were sensible and won the unanimous approval of both families. With the strong support of all relatives, their wedding was held in a grand manner.

According to rumors circulating in the group, this wedding will be an extravagant affair, with total expenses expected to exceed 300 million yuan.

Even though everyone in the group had eaten and seen such things before, they all thought this size was a bit exaggerated.

Fortunately, someone pointed out that the wedding was more like a declaration of cooperation between the two families. Considering this, it didn't seem so exaggerated after all; both families are very wealthy, and a wedding costing 300 million is quite befitting their status.

Xiaomeng didn't quite understand what kind of wedding it was, but the young couple had invited all of them in the group chat and sent out invitations, so she decided to go and see what was going on.

The wedding was held at a private estate in Shanghai. When Xiaomeng and Xiaotang arrived, they saw a long line of cars outside the estate, including luxury cars, sports cars, and low-key cars belonging to business owners.

Xiaomeng hadn't attended many people's weddings. In the village, weddings were just a formality, with people invited to a meal.

Xiao Tang whispered to her that rich people get married pretty much the same way, they just invite relatives and friends from both sides to sit down and have a meal together.

What matters is not what you eat at the wedding banquet, but who comes to attend.

Of course, the grandeur of the wedding is still very important. After all, these are business families, and a grand wedding makes them appear powerful, which makes others more willing to lend money or extend loan terms for their businesses. Therefore, some impoverished families even resort to borrowing money to hold lavish weddings.

Xiao Tang added an irresponsible rumor to her: it was said that the bride's family business seemed to be in some trouble, so they urgently needed funds from the groom's family to tide them over. The groom's family was very interested in some kind of industrial chain run by the bride's family, which is why the two sides hit it off.

Xiaomeng was amazed to hear this. She realized that even wealthy people had to be calculating in every aspect of their lives, only the amounts they were calculating were much larger.

Thinking that these people weren't having an easy time either, Xiaomeng looked at the magnificent and flower-adorned scene before her and felt that it wasn't so bright anymore.

Flowers freshly transported from Kunming this morning, a gourmet meal prepared by a chef from a five-star hotel—it's all just so-so. They might even have been bought with a bank loan. Xiaomeng wasn't envious at all.

Led by the greeter, Xiaomeng and Xiaotang sat down at the table with the other members of the group. Indeed, the table nameplate read "Future World Hidden Rich Group Members," a somewhat cheesy name that felt a little awkward in the real world.

We just had a get-together yesterday, and we're having dinner at the same table again today. We're meeting up so frequently!

The group members here have really gotten to know each other well; there were no pleasantries, and we went straight into chatting. The gossip mainly consisted of various irresponsible rumors circulating about the host.

And gossip about the various guests present.

Many of the guests were familiar faces, some of whom Xiaomeng had met in real life, others she had seen in the media, and some were even relatives of one of the friends sitting at their table.

So the people at their table were also a bit busy, and occasionally they had to leave their seats to greet their elders or something.

You can't refuse to go. If you come to this occasion and see the elders, and you don't go up to greet them, when you get home and everyone compares the accounts, they'll say, "Hey, you went to this occasion, but I didn't see you come to see me!" The elders will ask you, "Did you really not see them, or were you hiding?" If you didn't see them, you're considered tactless; if you hid, you're considered disrespectful.

We're not from a poor family; we're all going out to be bosses, building our careers and doing business. Being tactless and lacking social skills is no good. He'll inevitably get a lecture when he gets home.

Even Xiaomeng was taken along to meet Qingqing's elders, Xiaotang's elder relatives, Lawyer Lang's relatives, and along the way, she also met Zhou Jiahui's relatives, Director Xiaocheng's relatives, and so on.

Xiaomeng was very confused. "What's going on? Everyone seems to know each other."

“That’s normal. Everyone has connections, right? This time, they invited almost everyone they could get close to. Even though it didn’t make much of a splash in the media, the hosts kept it quiet and didn’t want it to be publicized. Otherwise, with this kind of event, it wouldn’t be hard for them to top the trending searches.” Qingqing and Xiaotang both agreed with this view.

"Their family is surprisingly low-key; they didn't flaunt their wealth despite the lavishness of the event."

"The main reason is that flaunting wealth doesn't bring any real benefits. If it could boost their business, you'd see how much they'd flaunt it."

Also, people in higher positions don't allow showing off; everyone has to be low-key these days.

"Yes, that's the main reason."

"That's all, the ceremony is starting, be quiet."

The guests at the table all sat down quietly and watched the wedding ceremony, including the tea and wine offerings.

Seeing that Aqi and Little Mary's wedding went smoothly, a girl in the group wiped her eyes emotionally, "I really envy Little Mary, she's so lucky. Aqi may be a bit short, but he's a really good marriage partner."

A group of people laughed at her, telling her to find someone else in the group chat. She replied that she hadn't had enough of dating and that she would listen to her family's arrangements when she reached a certain age. Everyone scoffed at her, calling her a hypocrite.

Speaking of which, their group members' table was quite prestigious. The first row below the stage, besides the bride and groom's immediate family, was occupied by their table.

The bride and groom's classmates and colleagues all had to sit behind their table.

Before long, the bride and groom started toasting their table.

After everyone at the table toasted the newlyweds and exchanged auspicious greetings, the bride and groom gave each of their relatives and friends a red envelope. Xiaomeng was a little surprised, and when she sat down and opened it, she was even more astonished to find two small pink bills inside.

"What's going on? Why am I getting a red envelope at someone's wedding?" Xiaomeng asked Qingqing quietly, worried that they had made a mistake.

Qingqing, with her extensive experience, said, "That's how it is on the bride's side of the custom. I'll ask you how much money you gave as a wedding gift."

"Didn't we agree in our group to all give 10,000?"

"That settles it, isn't it normal for them to each get two hundred back?"

"No, we never receive any gifts back from our side, no matter how many we send."

"Don't worry, that's how it is here. Look, they even give each person a box of gifts." As she spoke, Qingqing accepted a rather large red paper bag from her bridesmaid.

Xiaomeng also took one, picked it up and weighed it in her hand. It was quite heavy. She wondered what was inside. She would find out when she got back.

Next came the banquet. It was a lavish wedding banquet, and the dishes were quite impressive, featuring all sorts of large prawns, crabs, and grouper, as well as many other dishes that Xiaomeng couldn't even identify.

Curious, she picked up the menu and glanced at it. The menu for this meal seemed even more extravagant than she had imagined.

First up was the homemade roast suckling pig with plum sauce and milk flavor, a dish symbolizing good fortune. Xiaomeng looked up and confirmed it was a whole roast suckling pig, its skin looking very crispy. She took a bite; it was a rare treat, being a hot dish, yet it was crispy and tender—delicious.

The Imperial Delicacy, featuring abalone, sea cucumber, shark fin, and fish maw, is served in a small stewing pot, one pot per person. Each sip is exquisite. A quick stir reveals a whole abalone, and the various scallops and vermicelli are all perfectly infused with flavor. This bowl is already quite extraordinary.

The Australian lobster was baked in a rich broth with cheese and butter. The lobster head looked quite large; I estimate that the lobster must have weighed at least two pounds when it was still alive. Each person only took one piece before it was gone, but the taste was good; you could taste the sweetness. Just in case everyone missed out, I brought out two more plates.

Steamed grouper with wild matsutake mushrooms; the flesh was delicate, white, and sweet. She took a couple of bites. Seeing that she liked it, Xiao Tang gave her a few more pieces of meat from the fish's belly.

Baked hibiscus with black truffle sauce and Alaskan king crab jelly is a dish with a complex flavor. I didn't particularly like it, but it was still an interesting and novel taste.

Braised goose feet with abalone sauce and oysters, and topped with abalone, is a rich and flavorful dish that goes perfectly with rice.

Grilled Hokkaido dried wild sea cucumber with shrimp roe and scallions has a rich flavor, similar to the previous dish, both relying on the golden broth for seasoning and making it a great accompaniment to rice.

The signature Hong Kong-style crispy pigeon, fed with grain feed, weighs six ounces. Each person gets one, just like a little sparrow, to eat casually.

Homemade XO sauce with Canadian scallops and botan shrimp balls salad – a casual snack.

Pan-fried Australian 5A Wagyu beef steak with black pepper sauce – finally getting to eat a big bite of meat, so happy!

Braised scallops in golden broth with organic vegetables from the mountains—finally, I'm eating proper vegetables! I'm so happy.

Sweet and beautiful little desserts that reflect the brilliance of the sun, just a little something extra.

Tian Shan snow lotus stewed with peach gum, lotus seeds and osmanthus soup, a little sweet soup, just enough to fill a gap.

The "Happy and Prosperous" fruit platter was a high-end fruit platter; it tasted great and was of very high quality. Looking at the label, wow, it was supplied by the organic food company I usually buy groceries from. Let's just say this one platter probably cost at least three thousand yuan. Little Mary's family really went all out for their wedding banquet; even the fruit platter was so expensive.

In short, everyone in the group thought that Aqi and Little Mary's wedding was a great success.

Their two families have truly joined forces to accomplish great things; it's a perfect alliance of strengths. Best wishes to them! The group admin hopes that everyone in the group can also receive this good fortune and achieve success in both love and career.