Sheng Chuncheng was a little surprised by Professor Zheng's fierce reaction. However, he had already planned to have a good talk with Professor Zheng today and even be scolded by her.
Sheng Chuncheng said: "It sounds so ugly. Why did you just shut up and wait to die when you arrived in the United States? You went to your daughter, not to the bandits' den."
Sheng Chuncheng's rebuttal was probably somewhat beyond Professor Zheng's expectation. She looked at Sheng Chuncheng, sighed, and then shook her head.
Sheng Chuncheng said: "If you have something to say, just say it. Why are you shaking your head and sighing?"
Professor Zheng couldn't laugh or cry. She felt that the boy was a little unclear today. She lowered her head and moved her fingers, and the young voice rang out;
"You don't know, kid."
"Yes, I don't know." Sheng Chuncheng said, "So I want to hear from you, why are you so resistant to going to the United States?"
"I'm not resisting going to the United States, but I'm resisting being unable to speak. If I'm not allowed to speak, what's the point of living as an old woman?" Professor Zheng said.
Sheng Chuncheng was surprised and asked: "Who stopped you from talking? After going to the United States, you are freer and can say whatever you want. Who can control you?"
Professor Zheng pointed at himself and opened and closed his mouth. Sheng Chuncheng could see that she was talking about herself. She was talking about herself and was not allowed to speak.
"Yourself?" Sheng Chuncheng asked.
Professor Zheng nodded, and Sheng Chuncheng couldn't help but laugh. He felt that this was really a joke.
Professor Zheng looked at him and said seriously: "Yes, it's me. The old woman is famous for her bad mouth, but there is one thing that many people know, that is, I am abroad, whether on TV or attending meetings.
No matter what, I never criticize the country. When I meet some traitors who hate the country, it is useless for them to accuse me in person and provoke me. If I don’t say anything, I won’t say anything.
"Including when I am in China, everyone knows that I also have a principle, that is, when being interviewed by foreign media, I will not criticize the current situation. Even if a reporter takes my Weibo and articles I have written and blocks my mouth, I will not say anything.
.Many people say that I am a slippery man and that I sit on the fence. You name it, I just won’t criticize domestic affairs in front of these foreign media.”
"Why?" Sheng Chuncheng didn't understand and asked, "Are you afraid that someone will settle a score with you?"
"No, I have opinions and ideas, and I spend them all in person at meetings. I'm not afraid of being reckoned with in person, but am I afraid of being reckoned with behind my back?"
Professor Zheng snorted and continued:
"It's very simple. My old lady has a bad mouth. She likes to quarrel with people and criticize in China. That's because I think it's a family matter. I can't stand my own family's affairs. Of course I talk about it, but I treat family matters
, go talk to outsiders, what's going on? Apart from watching jokes, how much do people really want your family to be well?
"So, if I go abroad, I will shut up and not say anything. Then it won't kill me? What else is it if I don't shut up and wait to die?"
Professor Zheng asked Sheng Chuncheng, and Sheng Chuncheng understood a little bit. He said, "What about in China?"
"Of course I have to say at home, no one can stop me from speaking. This country does not belong to one person or some people, but to everyone. Everyone has participated in promoting the development and progress of this country. The criticism is to hope that she will
Even better, why can’t you criticize? If you say you are not allowed to criticize, you should first state the reasons why you are not allowed. I will argue with you. Who do you think you are?”….
Professor Zheng became excited as he spoke, patted the sofa with his hand, and continued:
"My old lady knows exactly how this country got to where it is today. I'm not just bragging and relying on my old age. I also did something in this process.
"You are the only one who is wise. Everyone else has ulterior motives and negative energy. You are the only one who can't touch the tiger's tail? That's not the case! I will touch it. My old woman does not represent any interest group and has never been responsible for anything.
Independent directors of the company, and even consultants from any association, are not accepted.
"Except for my own salary and royalties, I don't take a penny from any company or group to attend meetings or give lectures, nor do I charge a penny for subsidies or lecture fees. Why? I just want you to see that I don't represent
Anyone can only represent myself. Whatever I say, it doesn’t matter if you like to hear it.
, It doesn’t matter if you don’t like to hear it, it’s up to you, I have no obligation to flatter you, and I have no obligation to make you happy when you listen.”
The young voice kept talking, and Teacher Zheng's face turned red, and she became a little excited. Sheng Chuncheng stood up, picked up Professor Zheng's cup, added some hot water, and put it back in front of Professor Zheng.
The professor picked up the cup and took a sip. Then she put the cup down and sighed:
"We are people who have been there. When we see some of the current phenomena, we are not angry, but distressed. We feel that it could have been better, and it shouldn't be like this.
"In the 1980s, kid, you weren't born yet. I don't know, but we experienced that era. Why do so many people miss the 1980s now? It was really a vibrant and prosperous era. There was a very loud music in the 1980s.
The word is called 'emancipate the mind', listen to it, 'emancipate the mind', how many people has this inspired.
"Emancipating the mind means encouraging people to think more, read more and speak more. Otherwise, how can we emancipate the mind? Only by emancipating the mind, no matter whether it is from above or below, will everyone rack their brains.
At that time, everyone had this idea: to think of ways to solve problems and to catch up with developed countries in Europe and the United States as soon as possible.
"Does anyone still dare to advocate emancipating the mind? No more! Now I think it's better not to think about it. If you think about it, you will cause trouble and destroy the good situation of stability and unity. It's really strange. What?
When did we become so timid? When did human thoughts become not the driving force for social development, but a scourge?
"Whether our country's rural reform or urban reform is not bottom-up, the people below take action first, practice it first, try it first, and then the top people issue a few No. 1 documents ratified. That was the case at that time.
Only when there are demands from below and responses from above can a consensus be reached and the government and the people be of the same mind.
"Instead of two skins, including such a major issue as the dual-track price system reform, how wide is it involved and how many interests of vested interests will be infringed. Let's all come together, hey, it won't be overthrown all at once, and marketization will begin.
Is there no objection? There are many people, and there are many objections from top to bottom, but it’s still being pushed forward, so what!”
The more Professor Zheng talked, the more excited she became. In the end, she lowered her head and did not raise it. Her fingers kept moving. That young voice seemed to be telling Sheng Chuncheng, and it seemed that she was also telling her...