Qu Quansheng's novel "The Sky is Firmament" No. 85

Author Qu Quanzhen

68-year-old Yu Wenjian suffered from cerebral thrombosis and was taken to Beijing 301 Hospital for emergency treatment. The person was saved, but he suffered from hemiplegia sequelae, and the function of the left upper and lower limbs was basically lost. The right hand can also write, and the language expression ability has not been greatly affected.

56-year-old He Qiuyan resigned as the vice president of Yuzhou Mining Institute and accompanied her husband in 301 for two years, until Yu Wenjian's left upper and lower limb function was basically recovered, and his heart was relaxed.

Ten years of life and death. Yu Wenjian wanted to know how many ditches and bumps Qiu Yan had encountered over the years and how she had spent it; whether the children had any success in their studies and work this year; what was the physical condition of Yan Wenjuan's old man; and whether He Huarong's father-in-law had ever been to Beijing......

He Qiuyan wanted to say goodbye, but only replied: "It's not something that can be said clearly in a few words, let's talk about it when I get home." ”

"Which home to go back to? The house in Beijing has been returned to the public house early, do you mean to go back to Yuzhou?"

"I heard that your retirement order will arrive soon, the headquarters has assigned you a house on Wanshou Road, Jiang Liu and Qiu Hong moved away from the courtyard house that their father bought, you can live on any side you want. The autumn geese told the story.

"Retirement?" asked Yu Wenjian stunned.

"Yes, we're all 70 people. You said yesterday that you wanted to rest and let Xian go, why is there a question mark again now? Qiu Yan was afraid that her husband would be stimulated when she heard about retirement, so she deliberately enlightened him with what he said yesterday.

Yu Wenjian diverted the conversation and said: "There are many acquaintances on Wanshou Road, and it is not quiet, so it is better to go to Lotus Road." ”

The courtyard house on Lotus Road was bought by He Huarong after attending the 20th anniversary of the National Day. At that time, the whole family of ten people lived in the Beijing Hotel, and He Huarong felt that it was inconvenient to eat and live, so he asked someone to buy this house afterwards. During the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the National Day, He Huarong and his wife went to Beijing, and Jiang Liu and his wife lived here before and after returning to China. After the Jiangliu case was rehabilitated, the unit divided the house, the whole family lived in the apartment, and the house on Hehua Road has been idle. Yu Wenjian seems to have heard of this in his memory, but he has never been there. Qiu Yan suddenly mentioned going to live on Lotus Road, and Yu Wenjian thought it was a good choice.

Letting Yu Wenjian leave his post and rest was said by a leading comrade of the Central Military Commission in front of him in the ward. When talking about his retirement, he could not fail to praise Wen Jian's revolutionary exploits and dedication, saying that he had the spirit of "spring silkworms to the end of the silkworms, and the wax torch to ashes and tears to dry".

Yu Wenjian responded: "Personnel have metabolism, and exchanges become ancient and modern. The old guy should be self-aware, and if he still occupies a chair at the age of 70 and doesn't want to Teng, then he can't do it. ”

Retirement would have been a good thing, but for Wen Jian, a general who has been fighting on the front line for a long time, it is as uncomfortable as an emergency stop for a sprint athlete on the track and field. Under the action of inertia, mentally stumbled for a long time.

He Qiuyan seized the buffer period of Yu Wenjian's thoughts, and asked people to repair the courtyard on Lotus Road, and the appearance did not change, but the inside was completely new.

According to the regulations that retired military cadres are allowed to have a child by their side, Yu Jianguo, who was already a company commander, was transferred to a certain unit stationed in Beijing. On Friday, I took a day off to go to 301 Hospital and took my parents to live on Lotus Road.

The home facilities are readily available, and the cooks assigned to Yu Wenjian by the relevant departments are small villagers in Sichuan, and the first meal made Yu Wenjian's tongue find the taste of childhood.

Yu Wenjian, accompanied by his wife and Jianguo, looked at the rooms one by one. felt that the four children could go home at the same time and get their own place, and they respected the old father-in-law even more.

He Qiuyan took advantage of her husband's conversation with her eldest son to call the phone at home in Yuzhou and asked her nurse to find Tingting to talk to her father.

"Dad! I'm Tingting! Do you remember when I went to 301 to see you? I stayed in Beijing for a week, and after I came back, I wrote you several letters, but my mother didn't let me send them, and I will show you in person when you come back!"

Tingting's silver-like crisp voice made Yu Wenjian think of He Qiuyan when he was in college, and his heart palpitated for a while. He said to his daughter with a trembling voice: "Dad couldn't recognize people when you came to 301, and now the retirement order has come down." Your mother and I live on Hehua Road, so you can go back to Beijing to live at home during the holidays. If you are a master's student, you can apply to universities in Beijing. ”

Tingting put down the phone with a happy "Great, great!".

He Qiuyan and the other father and daughter finished talking on the phone and handed her husband a letter from a feudal army. Yu Wenjian opened the envelope and took out a letter paper with only two pages, and his eyes couldn't help but light up, and his youngest son's vigorous pen writing surprised him a little. Looking at the content, it is also written smoothly and well-worded, not like the writing level of a junior high school student. He hesitated for a moment and asked Qiu Yan: "Jianjun is practicing hard pen calligraphy?"

Qiu Yan said happily: "It's not just calligraphy, I have learned a full set of textbooks in high school." After serving as a soldier for five years and making two third-class meritorious services, he has been sent to the Artillery Academy of the General Staff to study. I think the second child is probably the most promising of our children!"

"Talent cannot be disguised, and the sea cannot be measured. The second child usually doesn't talk much, but he actually clenches his fists behind people's backs and secretly exerts his strength!" Yu Wenjian was happy for his youngest son, and also praised He Qiuyan for teaching his son well.

Seeing that it was almost 10 o'clock, He Qiu urged Yu Wenjian to wash up and sleep, but Yu Wenjian asked about Jiaojiao's situation. Qiu Yan saw that Tang Sai couldn't go over, so she had to say the general situation of Jiaojiao.

After Jiaojiao arrived in San Francisco, except for accepting a gift of $500 from her aunt, she did not contact anyone again, nor did she go to her lost aunt. The spirit of self-reliance of some Chinese students has had a great influence on her. She chose San Francisco as her home and was admitted to the University of San Francisco to study machine manufacturing, and later to study for a master's degree and doctorate at Stanford University, specializing in computer programming.

Jiaojiao's doctoral dissertation was entitled "The Enlightenment of Western Industrialization to Contemporary Chinese Industrialization". The dissertation is quite in-depth, and the professors who participated in the defense assessment are happy for Jiaojiao.

Jiaojiao's doctoral dissertation is based on the analysis of Professor Madero's prejudice against Chinese IQ in his book, which blames China's scientific and technological backwardness on the low IQ of the Chinese nation. Professor Wilson, who opposes his views, believes that the fundamental cause of China's backwardness in science and technology is four major reasons: system, concept, education, and talent.

Jiaojiao used her understanding of the national situation to support and deepen Wilson's research results in her paper. At the same time, it is pointed out that the overall reasons for China's backwardness in science and technology can be divided into two aspects: internal and external. Professor Wilson only talks about China's internal causes, and the economic sanctions and technological blockades of China by Western countries occupy a prominent place in Jiaojiao's article. The data cited by Jiaojiao show that if it were not for the War to Resist US Aggression and Grant Korea, and for the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Vietnam, China's scientific and technological development would definitely not lag behind Japan.

After Jiaojiao's doctoral dissertation defense, a professor in the audience who was listening to the defense walked towards Jiaojiao. The man was about fifty years of age, wore a pair of wide-brimmed eyes, and his manners, the thickness of the lenses, and the unruly brown-yellow hair showed that he had the demeanor of a learned gentleman. He politely asked Jiaojiao: "He Qiuyan is your mother?"

The words were spoken in Chinese, and although they were stiff, they were very clear.

Jiaojiao was puzzled: "How can he speak Chinese and know that my mother is He Qiuyan?"

The professor was puzzled when he saw Jiaojiao, and took the initiative to introduce: "I am Professor Wilson's son, and your mother is my father's best student." I still have pictures of your mother and my father together in my house, you are very much like your mother, would you like to go to my house and see the pictures?"

Jiaojiao was relieved and hurriedly asked, "What about Professor Wilson? My mother often talks about him and respects him very much!"

Unfortunately, he's gone. He asked me to go to China, to see Jianghan University, to see his students. He wrote the names of three students, one of whom was your mother. ”

Jiaojiao said happily: "Then I will definitely go and see." ”

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Jiaojiao drove towards the neighborhood that Professor Wilson Jr. had told her about.

Jiaojiao rang the doorbell of a villa, and Professor Wilson Jr. himself came out to open the door. Jiaojiao didn't care to look at it much, and followed the master into the living room. The professor's wife took a sip of coffee with candy and coffee, and walked to see a pale yellow photograph on the front wall.

This is an enlarged photograph, framed in an elaborate wooden frame, with six Chinese characters on it: Jianghan University Commemorative Visit. There were five people inside, Professor Wilson was in the middle, the four students sat on either side, and He Qiuyan sat next to the professor on the left. Jiaojiao told Professor Wilson that they also had the picture in their home, and pointed out the names of the two boys and another girl on it.

"Are they all alright?" said Wilson Jr., referring to the other four people in the photo.

Jiaojiao shook her head. Professor Wilson's wife held a picture album in her hand, carefully opened it, and said, "There are pictures of your mother and my father-in-law." ”

Jiaojiao was stunned again, it turned out that the hostess could also speak Chinese. She was moved by the Chinese plot of the Wilson family.

Wilson Jr. asked her what she planned to do next, whether she wanted to apply for a green card, and Jiaojiao said no. She told Wilson Jr. that although she had obtained a doctorate, she still lacked practical work ability, and wanted to find a company to do real research for a few years, and then return to China after producing results. Little Wilson agrees with Jiaojiao's idea and offers to help Jiaojiao contact a company and ask Jiaojiao to say hello to her mother.

However, despite Professor Wilson Jr.'s mediation, several research institutes turned Jiaojiao away after reviewing her doctoral dissertation and profile.

The maverick Jiaojiao seems to be encased in an invisible net.

Yu Wenjian listened to his wife's brief introduction, not only did not get angry, but praised his daughter for her ambition. He let out a long breath and said, "Don't put a halter on Maxima—let her break in!"

"I'm 30 years old and I don't have a boyfriend! "He Qiuyan no

Said carefree.

Yu Wenjian said, "Let it be!" and went to sleep with the lights out.

January 21, 2024

(To be continued)