The young accountant at the supply and marketing cooperative and the nephew of the commune's Party secretary. He had previously taken a liking to Lin Wanxing and planned to give her a light purple floral polyester handkerchief to help settle her nerves. However, after seeing the pile of fabric Gu Jianfeng had given her, he felt too embarrassed to offer it. He harbored a small knot of discontent, having once thought Lin Wanxing marrying her brother-in-law was just settling and that she would not be treated well. He found Gu Xiuxiu excessive, prone to bourgeois sentimentalities, elitist in attitude, and sharp-tongued.
