Rebirth in 1960, My Industrial Age

Chapter 442 Student Marriage
The composite materials being researched by the Materials Research Institute will greatly benefit applications in aircraft and aerospace.

It is of great importance to the further development of aerospace.

Whether it's war or the exploration of cosmic resources, aerospace is an indispensable part of the overall picture, which is why Zhou Fengnian made such concessions to Dang Zhihui.

The government is also providing strong support, even allocating a portion of its funding for computer communications to projects related to aerospace materials research.

This is only part of the project.

However, it has been quite effective. At the current pace, they will be able to fully develop the composite materials needed for aerospace before the 1990s.

That way, the aerospace field can make further progress and develop its own satellite positioning and communication network, so that it will no longer be fooled by foreigners.

In fact, their attitude towards foreigners is now very tough. In the past, they believed that foreigners were good, but in the years after the reform and opening up, Zhou Fengnian rectified many cases of blindly trusting foreigners.

Zhou Fengnian rejected all blindly initiated investment promotions, academic exchanges, and technology swaps without proper investigation and value judgment.

He interfered in matters that were not his responsibility, filing complaints and suppressing the issues.

This also made some enemies, since Zhou Fengnian directly ruined the political achievements of the officials in charge of this matter.

However, they really couldn't do anything about Zhou Fengnian. His position was too high; ordinary municipal-level officials didn't even have the right to meet him.

Moreover, Zhou Fengnian is not an ordinary researcher; he is a cadre who combines scientific research and government affairs. Whether it's because Zhou Fengnian is too busy to manage things normally or not, if he wants to manage them, no one will stop him.

Before leaving the Institute of Aerospace Materials, Zhou Fengnian held a meeting with Dang Zhihui and the others.

Aside from some of the usual platitudes, all I did was promise them the rewards they'd received.

When the research yields results, he will apply for generous rewards for everyone involved. If the higher-ups don't approve them, he will find a way to make up for it himself!
Things are different now. Although thanks to Zhou Fengnian's efforts, the salaries and bonuses of all the researchers in the projects he was in charge of were quite good, the salaries of other researchers were less certain.

More than a decade ago, researchers were among the highest paid, earning salaries comparable to those of second or third-level workers right after graduation.

That's no longer the case. Apart from those large state-owned factories with particularly good profits, researchers in other places have only received one or two salary increases in all these years.

However, if their research yields results, the bonus they receive will definitely make them happy, especially if it's a major national-level scientific research achievement.

You need to earn at least a quarter of the house's value in one go.

Moreover, Zhou Fengnian had already solved the key problem for him. What followed was tedious calculation and experimentation. It could be said that he had one foot in the door of success.

After leaving the Materials Research Institute, Zhou Fengnian continued to be busy. Most of the problems on this side were solved, but a lot of things needed to be done on the other side.

In this era of sweeping reforms, there were too many things waiting for him to solve, so many that even if Zhou Fengnian split a whole day into thirty-six hours, it wouldn't be enough.

Just before leaving get off work, Zhou Fengnian received a phone call from home: "Fengnian, you're not working overtime today, are you? Don't forget Jianye's wedding."

"Oh, I almost forgot, thank goodness you reminded me."

Zhou Fengnian was reminded of this matter by Zhou Yan, otherwise he would have thought it was tomorrow or the day after.

"Okay, the Imperial Kitchen, right? I'll definitely be there tonight."

Luo Jianye was also his junior. Zhou Fengnian had a deep relationship with the Luo family. Even Luo Jianye's wife was introduced by Zhou Yan.

It was definitely necessary to step in, and fortunately Zhou Fengnian finished resolving the matter at the Aerospace Materials Research Institute today, otherwise he might not have made it to Luo Jianye's wedding banquet tonight.

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Fengnian dealt with some work and then asked Qian Zhi to tell the driver to wait for him.

This kind of thing only happens once every few years, so there's no need to rush to leave work today. It's fine to go earlier.

As soon as the driver arrived, Zhou Fengnian left work early, got into the driver's car, and headed to the Imperial Kitchen.

When they arrived at the entrance of the Imperial Kitchen, they ran into Luo Dechang and his wife.

Upon seeing Zhou Fengnian get out of the car, Luo Dechang quickly stepped forward with a smile and said, "Fengnian, you're here. This time, we owe you both a lot. We parents have been neglecting Jianye's situation too much."

Zhou Fengnian waved his hand and laughed, "Jianye is my student, so isn't it only right that I, Zhou Yan, take care of him? Besides, it's only right that you guys are busy, Brother Luo, it's your duty."

Despite this, the couple did neglect Luo Jianye a bit. Aunt Li complained about this more than once, but there was nothing she could do, as both of them were busy people.

"My wife and Aunt Li should already be inside. Let's go in first."

Zhou Fengnian pointed inside and said, "Now that the economy is better, wedding banquets are becoming more extravagant. But people like us still can't have big celebrations. It's enough for the two families to get together for a meal, and maybe invite a few relatives at most."

This time, the Luo family booked two large tables at the Imperial Kitchen, enough to seat forty people, which is enough for both families to eat; the cost of these two tables is three or four hundred, which is quite a lot of money.

The woman's family had eight people, and the Luo family had even fewer, only four people in total; Zhou Fengnian's family had more people, including the children, making nine people in total.

However, neither the woman's family nor the Luo family had any objections. Zhou Fengnian was not only Luo Jianye's teacher, but Zhou Yan was also considered the matchmaker. With so many people from their family coming, neither Luo Dechang nor the woman's family had any objections.

The woman's family was quite happy when they found out. The more people from the Zhou family came, the more it showed how much they valued Luo Jianye as their son-in-law, and the more satisfied they were.

Luo Dechang smiled and said, "Okay, let's go inside and talk."

After entering the hotel, the three were quickly led to a private room on the top floor by a waiter.

However, before Zhou Fengnian and his group could go inside, they happened to see Luo Jianye walking out of the private room with his phone in his hand, and they bumped into each other.

"Jianye".

Luo Dechang called out, and Luo Jianye turned around in surprise, then quickly walked over and said, "Uncle Zhou, Mom and Dad, I was just about to call you."

"What's up? Are you going to pick up the woman?"

"No, Qiuyue and her family came because of Xianyang."

Luo Jianye glanced at Zhou Fengnian, then said somewhat embarrassedly, "Xianyang gave me a car, but I think it's too valuable, so I wanted to ask you, Uncle Zhou, for your opinion."

This car left him a bit bewildered. Although Luo Jianye had considered buying a car before, he hesitated after seeing the price.

Even the cheaper ones cost several thousand, while the better ones cost twenty or thirty thousand, which made him back down.

Upon hearing this, Luo Dechang reprimanded him with a stern face, "Nonsense! How dare you accept a car like that? Do you even know how much that costs?"

"Hey, Brother Luo, it's Jianye's wedding today, let's not talk about these things."

Zhou Fengnian waved his hand to persuade Luo Jianye to stop, and then continued, "Jianye, if you're going to ask me, then just accept it. Didn't he say he was going to give you a car a long time ago?"

If you don't need it, your wife can use it. When she's off work, she can take Aunt Li out for a stroll. Besides, there's no psychological burden if you don't need it. A car isn't a big deal for Xianyang; you all know his situation.”

Luo Dechang's wife quickly said, "Fengnian, how can we accept this? Even if a car is worthless, it still costs several thousand or tens of thousands of yuan. It's too valuable."

"Let's not refuse. If it really comes to it, just consider it a gift from me."

Zhou Fengnian made the final decision, and with that, Luo Dechang and his wife couldn't say anything more; further refusal would only provoke a conflict.

Luo Jianye also put the car keys back, and only after Zhou Fengnian said that did he feel at ease.

After Zhou Fengnian and the others finished speaking, they went into the private room. Almost everyone had arrived, and the two groups quickly had a lively meal together.

Luo Jianye is also a rare talent. He is the assistant director of the institute, earns a monthly salary of 300 yuan with a bonus, and has a very rich resume.

He is Zhou Fengnian's student, which is no ordinary teacher-student relationship. He can be considered Zhou Fengnian's disciple and will be able to inherit his resources in the future. He can also seek help from him if needed.

So when the woman's family learned about the marriage, they were overjoyed, as if they had found a windfall.

The bride's family was especially surprised to learn after the wedding banquet that Zhou Xianyang had given the couple a new car.

Zhou Fengnian was also preparing to go home after dinner, but Luo Dechang wanted to say something to him during the meal, but there were too many people at that time, so he just said he would visit him another day.

Zhou Fengnian only remembered this matter after returning home, but he felt it would be difficult for him to meet with Luo Dechang.

Although they both live in Beijing, Luo Dechang and his wife have a military-style approach that prioritizes missions. Even on their days off, they will immediately cancel their rest and step in if needed.

Zhou Fengnian is also very busy. Now he can focus on advancing scientific research projects, which is much better than before when he was constantly on the go.

By the time they both have time, it might be around the Lunar New Year.

However, the matter that Luo Dechang could talk to him about should be related to the war. Zhou Fengnian had also heard about this, and he was more informed than Luo Dechang in this regard.

(End of this chapter)