Part 3, Chapter 4 Summary

Hua likes her job at the match plant, the easiest work she has ever done for more money than she's ever made. When the factory gives her a dormitory room, she and Shuyu move out of the hospital to live in town. Lin helps them set up housekeeping, and with Hua's job and Shuyu's alimony, they are as well off as most people in the city.

Lin and Manna begin to prepare for marriage. They are allocated a one-bedroom apartment they clean and fix up. Lin begins buying foods and luxuries needed to entertain their wedding guests, most of it black market, and bicycles around town trying to get a television set for their new home, something he doesn't have a coupon for. Manna, unfortunately, is sick with a bad cold.

The wedding day finally arrives, and the ceremony is held...