Pork ribs and lotus root soup, Jiangxi fried rice noodles, fried pork with chili... Lin Shijian would ask Luo Qi to come and taste every dish when it was cooked.

　　"It's the taste of my hometown!" Luo Qi gave her husband a big "like" every time she tasted it.

　　On New Year's Eve, the house was warm and warm, but the water dripped into ice outside the window.

The bitter cold wind howled through the towering launch tower in the distance—this is Dongfeng Aerospace City, hidden deep in the hinterland of the Badain Jaran Desert, and it is also the place where the young couple took root and struggled.

　　In the spring of 2022, Dr. Luo Qi graduated and came here.

All the way to the northwest, the scenery in front of you ranges from lush greenery, to full of dryness, and then to no trace of life.

"I've heard of the desolation here before, and I was mentally prepared, but I didn't expect it to be so desolate." Luo Qi couldn't help but wonder, what kind of people are guarding here?

　　I always trot when walking, and the lights in the office are brightly lit late at night... "After integrating into work, I realized that this is the normal state of everyone's work." Luo Qi said, "Everyone is working hard for a common cause."

　　While feeling happy for his wife, Lin Shijian also made a choice.

In the summer of 2022, Dr. Lin Shijian graduated. After repeated consideration, he resolutely gave up his job in the metropolis and followed in the footsteps of his lover to the Aerospace City.

　　What he didn't expect was that the "first lesson" when he arrived at the post was to visit the "attractions" - the historical exhibition hall, the "Dongfanghong" satellite launch tower, the Dongfeng Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery... Hearing from the seniors talk about taking root in the Gobi, making contributions and starting a business s story.

　　Among them, the story of a "husband and wife tree" shocked Lin Shijian: this tree symbolizes the loyalty, struggle, perseverance, dedication of the older generation of astronauts...and also symbolizes love.

"To be able to fight for a common dream with the one you love is the capital of romance." Lin Shijian said.

　　There are still many stories about the "husband and wife tree" in Aerospace City.

The story of Li Xingdong and his wife Li Cunmei who still stick to their posts this Spring Festival is one of them.

Together, they experienced the hardships in the early stage of China's manned spaceflight project and witnessed the full completion of the Chinese space station.

　　On September 21, 1992, China's manned spaceflight project was officially launched, code-named "Project 921".

As the home port of manned spaceflight, Dongfeng Aerospace City is like a huge magnetic field, attracting groups of young people with aspirations.

Li Xingdong and Li Cunmei were among them.

　　"She is very savvy and tenacious." At work, Li Xingdong was deeply impressed by Li Cunmei.

　　"His personal ability is outstanding and he works very hard. I admire him very much." Li Cunmei also developed a good impression of Li Xingdong.

　　In November 1999, the Shenzhou-1 unmanned spacecraft was launched, and Li Xingdong and Li Cunmei participated in the weather support mission as weather forecasters.

It was also in this year that the two young people officially joined hands and started a common journey.

　　From Shenzhou 1 to Shenzhou 15, they witnessed the rain, snow and cloudiness of the previous launch missions, analyzed the ups and downs of the launch site together, experienced the thrilling encounter with extreme weather before launch, and shared the joy of successful missions Excited... The couple can't remember exactly how many New Years they have spent together in Dongfeng Aerospace City, but they are very familiar with every detail of the mission.

"We are husband and wife and comrades fighting side by side." Li Xingdong said.

　　Amidst the laughter and the sound of firecrackers one after another, the couple started making dumplings early to prepare for the New Year's Eve dinner.

"I will be on duty tomorrow, so I have to go to bed early today." Li Xingdong said.

　　The night is getting darker, and the windows of the residential buildings in the Aerospace City are gradually showing warm lights. There are countless "Li Xingdong and Li Cunmei", countless "Lin Shijian and Luo Qi"-the lights gather like fireflies, and the sky above the desert The stars shine together.

The stars light up the lamps to illuminate the Chinese people's way of flying to the sky.

　　(Reporter Guo Mingzhi) According to Xinhua News Agency, Jiuquan, January 23