An Yi returned to Houzai Lane full of worries. After getting off the car, before entering the house, he heard a pleasant laughter like silver bells. He quickened his steps in confusion. When he stepped into the living room, he saw a group of well-dressed men and women.
They sat together and talked quietly, suddenly patted their foreheads, and apologized quickly:
"Look at my memory, thank you for your hard work, thank you for your hard work... Mingxuan, when did you arrive?"
After saying that, he quickly stepped forward and shook hands cordially with Qiu Mingxuan, Ding Molan, Zhang Ruyi and other first batch of students studying in the United States who stopped talking and stood up happily to greet them.
Qiu Mingxuan was so excited that his hands were shaking: "Sir, since we set off to study in the United States six years ago, we have been thinking about our motherland, old Nanchang, sir, and our career all the time. Now that we have returned from our studies, we
Never leave again..."
An Yi was very happy. He was about to say a few words when he suddenly saw tears rolling down the eyes of Ding Molan and Zhang Ruyi. He was moved in his heart and joked with a smile: "What's wrong? When did our strong female squad leader become so sentimental?"
?Mo Lan, Ru Yi, how have you been these past few years?"
Ding Molan and Zhang Ruyi quickly wiped away the tears on their faces, with a hint of blush on their bright and moving faces.
Ding Molan whispered shyly: "Not very good... We all studied day and night in the United States, trying our best to catch up with the pace of our superiors... We rarely have free time on weekdays. Sometimes when sisters get together, they can't help but talk.
Turning to you, we talked about our time in the army, and as time goes by, this nostalgia becomes stronger and stronger. Sir, in the past few years
We learned about all your deeds through newspapers and collected them in the form of newspaper clippings. When you were assassinated in 2028, Ru Yi and I cried our hearts out. We were already planning to buy a boat ticket to come back. We only gave up when we learned that you woke up.
...Sir, it’s great to see you again. Although the distance between us is getting farther and farther now, this cannot be a reason to hinder our love for you, sir, what do you think?”
This was An Yi's first confession since she met Ding Molan in Kunshan. An Yi was very moved, with a sour feeling in her heart, and a few doubts arose: Hasn't Qiu Mingxuan been pursuing Ding Molan? How do you hear that?
Ding Molan sounded as if Qiu Mingxuan had not succeeded? Then why did he receive the news that Qiu Mingxuan was married?
Qiu Mingxuan seemed to understand An Yi's doubts. He smiled and pulled over a girl in his twenties, four or five years old, with a delicate face and a slender figure, and solemnly introduced to An Yi:
"Sir, this is my wife Peng Jialian, who is from Xingyi, Guizhou. She studied in the United States in the same period as me. Jialian majored in petrochemical engineering. After arriving in the United States, we were assigned to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology together. I majored in mechanical engineering and physics.
Jialian majored in chemical engineering. We were attracted to each other, took care of each other, and got married two years ago."
It turns out that we got the wrong person! An Yi nodded apologetically at Ding Molan and Zhang Ruyi, and then extended his hand to Peng Jialian in a friendly way: "So you are Peng Jialian... I saw you before you went abroad. You were thin and small at the time.
To think that she would be so beautiful now."
Peng Jialian held An Yi's hand tightly and said seriously: "Sir, thank you, thank you for changing my life. My father studied geology and moved around all year round. Although I have been taught knowledge by my father since I was a child.
Culture, but I have never had enough to eat or wear, and I am exposed to the sun on the plateau, so I have the image you see. It was you who provided me with the opportunity to study in the United States and gave me a place to grow..."
An Yi smiled and shook his head: "There's no need to thank me. It's your own strength that gives you a chance to stand out from thousands of people who participated in the selection. You have returned from your studies now, which is the best reward for me."
Peng Jialian said: "Sir, you are the most generous person I have ever met. After studying petrochemistry at MIT for a year, I was fortunate enough to participate in the research on nylon. When I knew that this genius idea was proposed by you,
After that, I have a new understanding of you. Sir, you are a genius, but you should not tell DuPont about this breakthrough idea. You don’t know how profitable this invention is."
An Yi was very surprised: "Jialian, since you have participated in the research of nylon, do you know all the processes for making nylon?"
Peng Jialian nodded: "Of course, this is not complicated. In fact, it is not just nylon. I have been involved in all research on the petrochemical industry, such as purifying gasoline, kerosene, diesel, heavy oil and other fuels, as well as plastics, synthesis
I also know the development process of polymer synthetic materials such as rubber and synthetic fibers. In addition, I also know the specialized production processes for the production of pesticides, fertilizers, coatings, dyes, etc., and nylon is just a branch of polymer synthetic materials."
Seeing Peng Jialian's confident face and Qiu Mingxuan's proud and loving look, An Yi knew that he had found a treasure this time. The construction of the petrochemical industry has always been a weak link in the development of southern Sichuan. The European Group and the American Rockefeller Foundation cooperated to develop the Nanyang Islands
After the establishment of three large oil fields in the Philippines, the oil supply in southern Sichuan has become unprecedentedly abundant. Now, strategic oil reserves have begun to be built everywhere in the mountains of western Hunan and southern Sichuan to prepare for the future Anti-Japanese War.
However, the use of petroleum has always been limited to extracting various fuels. In addition to the asphalt used for road paving, the remaining residues have to be treated as waste and landfilled. Over time, the pollution to the environment is increasing. Although
Due to its good relationship with the DuPont Group, Sichuan South ordered related chemical production equipment, nitrogen fertilizer plants, and plastics from the DuPont Group a year ago.
Plants and other plants have been put into operation successively, but the engineers sent by the United States only provided production training and did not involve theoretical research at all. In addition, the petrochemical industry is an emerging science, and experts and scholars in this field around the world are strictly controlled. Therefore, the chemical industry construction in southern Sichuan
It has always been controlled by others. Now Peng Jialian's return can be said to be a boon to the independent development of the petrochemical industry in southern Sichuan.
An Yi smiled and said: "Jialian, since you know the production process of nylon, you should understand that according to the conditions in China five or six years ago, even if I know some theoretical knowledge, if I want to create it myself, it will be a difficult task.
It’s a very difficult thing. Moreover, the DuPont Group itself is also conducting research on nylon. Even if I didn’t mention it, they would just delay the launch for a few years. Originally
When Zhang Xi went to the United States, it was with the stepping stone of nylon that he opened the door to the upper class society in the United States and improved the situation of the Chinese. Otherwise, according to the "Chinese Exclusion Act", the status of the former Chinese was revoked, how could MIT allow you to enter the most advanced society?
Advanced studies in petrochemical majors? Everything has a cause and effect. If my efforts can be exchanged for the growth of talents like you, I am willing!"
Peng Jialian is a smart person, and her pretty face turned red: "I'm sorry, sir, I misunderstood you!"
An Yi waved his hand, smiled and said to Qiu Mingxuan: "Mingxuan, your wife is amazing! We are in great need of petrochemical experts now. The Petrochemical Research Institute in southern Sichuan lacks a director, and your wife should be the one. What do you think?
How is it?"
Qiu Mingxuan and Peng Jialian looked at each other, neither of them expected that An Yi would give him a heavy responsibility just after they came back. Just when Qiu Mingxuan wanted to be humble, Peng Jialian already said boldly: "If you really dare to appoint me, I will do it, and I will definitely do it."
Well done!"
Qiu Mingxuan could only smile and said: "At MIT, Jialian also took charge of a research group because of her photographic memory and profound knowledge. Originally, the United States wanted to retain Jialian, and DuPont even offered
I offered Jialian a weekly salary of one hundred dollars, but she refused. This time she got her wish!"
An Yi solemnly said: "Although money cannot measure a person's value, since a person has paid, he should get corresponding rewards. I also do not promise to pay you a salary, because our salary here is fixed.
There are regulations on how much you should get at any level, but I can guarantee that as long as you produce corresponding research results, we can use 20% of them as rewards based on the profits of the results. This amount of money is compared to a mere
A salary of one hundred dollars is not a small amount of money."
Zhang Ruyi became anxious when she saw An Yi was full of praise for Peng Jialian: "Sir, we are not idle abroad... Mo Lan and I are studying abroad at New York University. Mo Lan is engaged in mathematics and physics research, and I am studying in medical school.
, our achievements may not be much worse than Sister Jialian."
"oh?"
An Yi asked with interest, "What have you learned?"
Ding Molan's beautiful face shone with a touching look: "Sir, we have not wasted every minute and every second in the past few years. I have studied a wide range of subjects, including mathematics, engineering, and electromagnetism. Among them, mathematics
Probability statistics can be used to decipher secret codes. In addition, aerodynamics, fluid dynamics, ballistics, aerial maps, meteorology, calculations, etc. all require mathematical knowledge. As for engineering, I majored in industrial design, electrical engineering, and electromagnetics.
Well..."
Zhang Ruyi said: "In terms of electromagnetism, Sister Mo Lan is even more amazing. She and I rescued an old white man who fell into shock in New York's Central Park. This old man was very pitiful, childless, and impoverished. Surprisingly, he could
She speaks fluent Chinese. Mo Lan has a good heart. After the old man was discharged from the hospital, he took him to our rented apartment and took care of his daily life. The old man was in poor health.
After we got better, we learned that this old man was extremely knowledgeable and could speak more than ten languages. His research on engineering and electromagnetics was unfathomable. Gradually, Mo Lan encountered learning problems.
, and started asking the old man for advice, and then the old man simply taught him all the knowledge he had. Now Mo Lan's level is probably much higher than our professors."
An Yi was very surprised: "Is there such a thing? What is this old man's name and where is he now?"
Ding Molan thought for a while: "He is a Serbian. We usually call him Uncle Nikolai. This time when we bought him a boat ticket and came back together, I saw his ID. It seems that his full name is Nikolai."
Gullah Truss, it is said that he is very unpopular with orthodox scientists in the United States because some scientific
The idea has been criticized all the time, and I have deep grudges with the great inventor Mr. Edison who passed away three years ago. Now Uncle Nicholas lives in the Jiangnan Hotel in Nanjing, and I plan to take him with me in order to get more ideas.
Professor. I believe that Uncle Nicholas’s talent will be helpful to our scientific research.”
"Nicolas Truss?"
An Yi muttered it for a few times, and felt that the name was very unfamiliar. He thought it might be some unknown scientist in history, so he let it go in his heart. He almost thought that this name was the same as Leonardo da Vinci.
Lost everything.
"Mo Lan, although I don't know what level your studies have reached, I believe that the efforts of you and Ru Yi are definitely not inferior to anyone else. Let's put it this way, our research on electromagnetism in southern Sichuan is still in its infancy.
If you don't mind, I'm going to set up a special research institute, with you as the director, and your uncle Nicholas as your assistant, and then you will select your assistant from the talents who have returned to China this time. How about that?
?”
"this--"
Ding Mo Lan hesitated, but Zhang Ruyi encouraged her: "What are you afraid of, Sister Mo Lan? Since Sister Jialian dares to take on important responsibilities, what are you afraid of?"
Ding Molan finally nodded: "Okay... Among our overseas students at the same time, there are six in related majors. I don't know if they are willing to work under me yet."
After talking about Ding Molan's words, An Yi remembered that there were as many as fifty students in the first batch of students studying in the United States. Now there are only seven of them here. What about the others? Are they also imitating those international students in later generations and not wanting to come back after going abroad?
An Yi expressed the doubts in his heart, and Qiu Mingxuan explained: "Everyone else has gone home to visit relatives, and will report to the address of the 'An Yi Education Foundation' in old Nanchang in a month. After studying abroad for six years, many classmates have children at home.
There have been changes, and some have even experienced the test of war and disaster.
Although we were worried when we were in the United States, we could only keep it in our hearts. As soon as we set foot on the land of our motherland this time, we couldn't bear it anymore. We walked a third of the way to the Shanghai pier, and another third of the way to Nanjing.
Most of us, because we were worried about the commander, came to report to the commander first."
After speaking, Qiu Mingxuan introduced the other three people to An Yi.
One of them is Shi Feng from Lao Nanchang, who is 26 years old this year. He studied abroad at the California Institute of Technology and graduated with a major in mechanics. He is best at the research and manufacturing of industrial machine tools; the other is Han Chengfu, who was originally from Shanghai before going abroad.
A technician in the Telephone and Telegraph Office, he has excellent electrical repair skills. After a year of preparatory studies in the United States, he was admitted to Harvard University. He can understand the principles of any electrical appliance after disassembling it in his hands. He is a rare electronics genius.
The last one is a dashing girl - Zhu Yuning. She is from Qufu, Shandong Province. She briefly studied in Japan when she was young. When she was considering her qualifications as an international student, after a discussion, she later learned that her family has ties to Japan.
People have deep hatred, and it was only after his brother died at the hands of the Japanese that he passed the test. An Yi has a vague impression of this.
Zhu Yuning is tall and fit, with a somewhat rugged appearance. She has short ear-length hair and looks very energetic. After studying in the United States, she entered Harvard University to major in mechanical studies and is extremely talented in ordnance manufacturing. After returning from studying abroad, she is ready to