The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 108: A Great Joy in Life (Please Collect and Read)

After finishing his work, Liu Tao started to take care of his own personal affairs.

The first thing is to prepare New Year’s goods.

Various meats, vegetables, snacks, including wine and drinks.

Liu Tao purchased another 100 bottles of Moutai, which he could use not only for drinking but also as collections.

The second is to go to the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences.

Liu Tao came to Zhu Lin's office, holding a bouquet of flowers in his hand, and came to Zhu Lin quietly. The flowers appeared in front of Zhu Lin.

Zhu Lin was stunned at first, then looked up and immediately showed a look of surprise.

Although Liu Tao had told her in a previous letter that he would return to Beijing during the Spring Festival, Zhu Lin was still full of surprise when Liu Tao appeared in front of her.

Others looked at the two of them with strange eyes. The women had envy in their eyes, while the men looked resentful and indignant.

After giving the flowers to Zhu Lin and taking out a box of cakes to share with her colleagues, Liu Tao took the initiative to leave the office and wait outside.

After all, it's working hours now, and he can't stay too long, as it will have a bad influence.

Zhu Lin didn't come out until it was almost dark.

"Why are you back to Beijing so soon?" Zhu Lin came to Liu Tao with flowers in his hands.

Liu Tao smiled and said, "I took the flight yesterday and arrived home at almost midnight."

"My mother asked me to take you home for New Year's Eve dinner tonight." Liu Tao lowered his voice.

Zhu Lin blushed slightly, then hesitated, "But my family is waiting for me."

"What's the big deal? We can just do it at the same time. We can have the New Year's Eve dinner at one house first, and then go to the other one after that." Liu Tao said with a smile, not thinking it was a big deal at all.

Zhu Lin's eyes lit up. This was a good idea.

"Then let's go to my house first, I'll talk to my parents." Zhu Lin bit her lip lightly.

Liu Tao nodded and went to the bus stop.

Half an hour later, they arrived at Zhu Lin's home. While Zhu Lin went to take a shower, Liu Tao called home through a public phone.

In the entire capital city, there is an average of one public telephone for every 3600 households and every 700 people in the urban area, and a three-minute call costs 5 cents.

When Liu Tao came back after the call, Zhu Lin had just finished taking a shower and changed into new clothes.

Then the two of them went out and took the bus to Shichahai.

When he walked into the courtyard, Zhu Lin was shocked.

Although Liu Tao had told her this before, she was still shocked when she entered the courtyard.

She finally understood what a palace meant.

Such a big palace, if the family didn't want to go abroad, I'm afraid they wouldn't sell it even if the price was doubled.

We happily ate the reunion dinner. There was no Spring Festival Gala at that time, so most people just chatted while eating.

On the second day of the Chinese New Year, at the urging of their parents, the two took their household registration books to the Civil Affairs Bureau to register their marriage.

When they walked out, the sun was shining brightly. Zhu Lin looked at the marriage certificate in his hand and smiled happily.

"Now we are a legal couple!" Liu Tao held Zhu Lin's hand.

Zhu Lin's face turned slightly red. From today on, their relationship was no longer that of an adversary, but husband and wife.

After returning to the courtyard, the families of both families were even happier after seeing the marriage certificate.

The wedding was held in the courtyard, and Liu Zhenbang asked a chef he was familiar with to help prepare the banquet.

There were only ten tables in total for the two families.

The two families had a lively banquet, and after seeing the guests off, the two entered the bridal chamber.

In the bridal chamber, Zhu Lin's pretty face blushed slightly, as if she knew what to do next. Under the candlelight, she looked so beautiful that Liu Tao's mouth was dry. After drinking the wedding wine, Liu Tao blew out the candle.

With an exclamation, a beautiful symphony was played.

The next day, sunlight shone into the room.

Liu Tao woke up and felt the warmth and softness of the girl in his arms, his heart filled with wonderful feelings.

Looking down, Zhu Lin's eyelashes were trembling and her face was flushed with shame, obviously she had woken up.

Liu Tao didn't expose her, just looked at her. This was a peerless beauty, not very old, but her beautiful face made him obsessed.

It feels so good to be married.

Zhu Lin's body trembled even more violently, and he arched a few times in his arms.

Liu Tao comforted him gently, and under his comfort, Zhu Lin gradually relaxed.

After a while, they both got up.

Zhu Lin carefully folded the white cloth dyed with red and placed it at the bottom of the box.

After washing up, Zhu Lin looks even more radiant and beautiful.

Liu Tao took Zhu Lin's hand and went out of the room to have breakfast.

At this time, his parents had already gone to work, and Liu Ziyu was playing in the yard with his three children.

"Brother, sister-in-law, happy wedding, give me the red envelopes!" Liu Ziyu stretched out a hand.

"Uncle, aunt, happy wedding! Give us the red envelopes." The three children seemed to remember something and followed suit.

Liu Tao and Zhu Lin smiled at each other, took out the red envelopes they had prepared, and gave one to each person.

Liu Ziyu and his three children were overjoyed when they received the red envelopes.

Liu Tao secretly sighed in his heart that getting married in this era is great. There is no need for high bride prices, and no need for houses or cars. This kind of revolutionary marriage is very simple and does not require any material things.

It’s not like thirty or forty years later, when getting married would take up half of your life and leave you heavily in debt.

Of course, Liu Tao did not treat Zhu Lin unfairly in this marriage.

When the two decided to get married, they bought a TV, a refrigerator, a radio, a leather sofa and everything they needed on the first day of the new year.

Liu Tao's mother also handed over the passbook that Liu Tao had given her to Zhu Lin, which meant that she would be the head of the family in the future.

It was also at this time that Zhu Lin discovered that Liu Tao actually had so much savings.

At about ten o'clock, Liu Tao carried his things and went out with Zhu Lin, but they were going back to her mother's home.

At this time, the university had not yet started, and Zhu Xiongxin seemed very free. Fang Zhen took a special leave. After all, her daughter was returning to her parents' home for the first time after her marriage, so how could she not be at home?

"Daughter, now that you two are married, it's not a good idea to live apart. It would be more convenient for you to be transferred to Yunnan Province, where you and your spouse can work in the same unit." Fang Zhen held Zhu Lin's hand.

Zhu Lin said in embarrassment, "Mom, I just graduated from college not long ago. It would have a very bad impact if I was transferred at this time."

Zhu Lin also wanted to, but if she was transferred at this time, her mother would inevitably be gossiped about in the workplace, and might even be used as a handle to attack Fang Zhen.

"Mom, don't worry. I'll go back to Beijing for a few days every month." Liu Tao said with a smile, "We'll see next year. If it's suitable, it won't be too late for Linlin to be transferred to our unit."

Liu Tao is patient and has plenty of time anyway.

Besides, once you have children, everything will change naturally.

At noon, Zhu Lin's mother cooked a table of dishes, and Zhu Lin's father took out the wine that he had hidden for more than 20 years.

"When Linlin was born, I bought four bottles of wine and hid them. She drank one bottle when she was one year old, opened one bottle when she went to college, and today both bottles were opened." Zhu Xiongxin placed the wine on the table and opened the cap of one bottle.

Each person poured a small glass and drank it all.

As parents, seeing our children get married and start their own families and careers can give us peace of mind and we don’t have to worry anymore.

(End of this chapter)