The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 481 Engagement
The daughter-in-law loved this scene, watching her husband and his father discuss ancient and modern times, both Chinese and foreign. Although she was also an intellectual, she couldn't see things from Liu Hua's perspective, so everything seemed so novel to her.

When she was alone with Liu Guodong, she asked curiously, "Uncle, have you always been so insightful? People all over the world who study agriculture are amazed by the drip irrigation technology for squid, but you saw through its essence at a glance."

Liu Guodong laughed and said, "Do you think what my dad says is necessarily correct? Why can't you look at it with a skeptical eye?"

"Did Uncle say something wrong?"

Liu Guodong smiled and said, "It should be correct, but we researchers should be skeptical of everything. Only our own conclusions are true. Hearing is unreliable, and seeing is not necessarily believing. Only through in-depth and meticulous investigation can we determine whether it is true or not."

Liu Hua asked Sha Zhu to come to his house and cook a meal of Tan family cuisine. Hearing that Liu Guodong had brought his wife back, the old man Sha Zhu was even more enthusiastic than Liu Hua.

As soon as he entered the yard, he shouted, "Guodong, I heard you brought your wife back. Now your parents can finally relax. I just don't understand what you young people are thinking. My son Jianguo isn't in a hurry to get married either, and it's driving me crazy."

Now that Liu Guodong has a girlfriend, he can talk freely. A few months ago, he would have just felt a headache and avoided her altogether.

"Sir, don't worry about that. Jianguo just hasn't met the right person yet. Once he does, you can start preparing for the banquet tomorrow, even if you meet today."

Sha Zhu sighed, "Everyone says you've met the right person, but where the hell is this right person? He's almost thirty. Surely the right person isn't still in his mother-in-law's belly?"

Now that Liu Hua has a future daughter-in-law, he can talk big without any real concern for the situation.

He patted Sha Zhu on the shoulder: "You can't rush this matter. Jianguo is a man of his own mind. He's helping me build a steel plant in Tangshan now, and he's doing a great job. Sometimes children and grandchildren have their own blessings, so don't worry too much. Take good care of your health. It would be a tragedy if you couldn't even hold your grandchildren one day."

"You're just talking without understanding the situation? Now that you have a daughter-in-law, you can talk to me like this without any shame." Sha Zhu retorted sarcastically, "I remember how you complained when you were drinking with me before your son found a girlfriend."

"Alright, alright, you've had too much to drink. We invited you here today to cook." Liu Hua smiled. "Give it your all today, and my daughter-in-law will toast you afterwards."

"I definitely have to drink this wine. I watched Guodong grow up."

Sha Zhu put in his best effort and prepared a sumptuous meal of Tan family cuisine, leaving his daughter-in-law almost dumbfounded with surprise—she couldn't believe such delicious food existed in the world.

After meeting his daughter-in-law, he made an appointment with her to fly to the south in half a month so that the two families could meet and finalize their marriage.

Liu Guodong took his girlfriend to explore the streets and alleys of Beijing. Since they had come all the way to Beijing and their time was limited, they naturally wanted to have a great time.

Less than a week later, the two flew back, and half a month later, Liu Hua and his family flew to Hainan.

After discussion, they agreed that it would be more meaningful to hold the meeting in Hainan. When the two families met, they should invite Professor Yuan. Although the two had fallen for each other, the girl became Professor Yuan's student because she was pursuing a master's degree, which gave them the opportunity to meet. In the end, Professor Yuan played a matchmaker role to some extent.

Old Yuan was overjoyed. His prized student was finally getting married and starting a family, and he had even landed a good job as a matchmaker. He couldn't stop smiling all day. That evening, the two families discussed the matter. The wedding would be on May 1st next year. Liu Hua's side wanted to give a large dowry, but the bride's side firmly refused. In the end, Old Yuan intervened and gave them a small token of appreciation.

After dinner, Yuan, slightly tipsy, pulled Liu Hua aside to discuss serious matters: "I remember you were in charge of the supercomputer at Tsinghua University, right?"

Liu Hua nodded: "Yes, what's wrong?"

"I need to use a supercomputer now, but the time allotted to me is not enough."

Liu Hua laughed and said, "I heard from Guodong that you've always emphasized that books are important and computers are important, but you can't grow rice from books and computers, so why are you using supercomputers now?"

"It was your son's suggestion to use a supercomputer to simulate the planting of hybrid rice." Yuan said happily, "I had never thought of this before, but the first simulation went very well, almost exactly as I expected. So I wanted to continue using a supercomputer for simulation, but supercomputers are in high demand now, and the time that my superiors can allocate to me is very limited."

Liu Hua nodded: "Yes, you need to keep up with the times. Supercomputers are very useful in many ways."

Mr. Yuan said with frustration, "I didn't know before, but now I do. However, even though I know, I can't get the time. What can I do?"

Liu Hua thought for a moment and said, "I own a company."

Yuan Lao interrupted, saying, "I know you have a company called Taiyi, but it doesn't have supercomputers and it has nothing to do with our agriculture."

Liu Hua shook his head and said, "It's not this company. This company is called Dijun. It produces military equipment. A few years ago, in order to design aircraft engines, I built a supercomputer myself. Although it's not the fastest now, I believe it should be enough."

Yuan patted Liu Hua's hand and said with a smile, "Lend me yours for a while, I don't need much, just two hundred hours."

Liu Hua nodded: "I'll let the relevant parties know. After all, my company produces military equipment. I'll let you know once I've arranged my schedule."

"Okay." Old Yuan said happily, "Then I'll wait for your good news. When I go to do the simulation, I'll bring your son and daughter-in-law back with me."

"I don't care." Liu Hua chuckled. "From now on, it's up to the young couple to live their lives. Whether they live well or poorly is entirely up to them. I won't interfere. If I really miss them, I'll just fly over. It's very convenient."

"You have such a broad perspective," said Mr. Yuan with envy. "I don't have your vision; I still have to worry about my children."

Liu Hua knew one thing: next year, an agricultural high-tech company named after Yuan Lao would be established, and Yuan Lao would also hold shares in the company, which was criticized at that time.

(End of this chapter)