The couple married in 1924, the same year that Lenin died Pic: Europics.at

A COUPLE who were forced into an unwanted marriage in 1924 have spoken of their happiness…85 years later.

Liu Fuben, 95, was just 10-years-old when he wed Shi Jihui, now 100.

At the time, neither wanted – or even understood - the arranged marriage.

But nearly a century later they’re blissfully happy and claim they barely ever even argue.

Liu said: “We are still very much in love and always will be.

“As to the secret of a long marriage, I just remember the golden rule – she’s always right.”

His wife Shi added: “It’s true I am – but that doesn’t stop him doing what he wants anyway.

“In our village at that time, men used to marry at a very young age. The wife tended to be several years older than the man.”

When the Beijingers married, Adolf Hitler had just started writing Mein Kampf and US President Jimmy Carter wasn’t even born.

The couple’s son Liu Shuxi, 64, said: “They still really love each other.”

They had six children, but only two survived.

“My mother still takes very good care of my father,” Liu added.

Brandy taster Liu Ge's nose has expanded by several inches

A BRANDY taster has been left red-faced after his nose exploded.

Veteran Liu Ge landed the plum job as a teenager and has been drinking up to two litres of strong booze every day for the last 52 years.

It is thought the 68-year-old from Beijing has put away more than 35,000 litres of brandy in that time.

And now he has finally sought medical advice for his damaged hooter.

He said: “Drinking alcohol has been just like drinking water to me.

“I had to drink sometimes two litres a day just to test the quality.”

Doctors in the Chinese capital say Liu has a condition called ‘rhinophyma’ caused by the constant expansion of blood vessels in his nose, which is now a staggering four inches long and two inches wide.