Rebirth 1977 Great Era

Chapter 1290 He Puren is back, his scientific expedition to the Pacific Ocean (Bonus chapter for monthly votes)

He Puren boarded the Xiangyanghong 9, carrying a team from the Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, to conduct the first oceanographic scientific expedition in the Pacific Ocean. He was transferred there by his superiors as part of the accompanying medical support personnel.

The people selected at the time were Director Sun and Vice Minister Qiu, without even consulting Fang Yan.

At that time, He Puren was the core person in charge of all management projects in the research institute. Pulling him out was like pulling out the lifeline of the research institute. If it weren't for Zeng Luquan and Jin Shiyuan being able to handle things, the research institute would have basically been brought to a standstill by this move.

Later, Huang Li from Peking Union Medical College Hospital was seconded to the institute, and only then did the entire research institute begin to operate normally.

"Just got back?" Fang Yan knew that He Puren would be back at the beginning of the month, but she didn't know the exact time. She was pleasantly surprised to see him.

“Yes, I just got back from the airport!” He Puren said to Fang Yan.

Fang Yan said to him:
"Then go home first! Your family hasn't seen you in so long! They'll be so happy to see you now."

He Puren waved his hand:

"Sigh, they should all be at work right now, there'll be no one there when I get back."

As he spoke, he began to get out of the car, carrying a travel bag in his hand.

He said in dialect:

"Let's go back and put our luggage away first."

“Okay,” He Puren said.

He then invited:
"Let's go together!"

Fang Yan thought for a moment and nodded:

"Okay, let's go together then."

He Puren then took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, lit one, and handed it to the driver who had just brought him back, saying:
"Thank you, comrade."

The driver accepted it with a smile:

"You're welcome."

Then he drove away from the research institute's gate.

Watching the car drive away, He Puren put away his cigarette and said to Fang Yan:

"This is a car from the Chinese Academy of Sciences; they specially brought it back for me."

Fang Yan nodded and asked him:
"Hmm... By the way, how's it working on the ship? Have you encountered any tricky situations?"

Upon hearing the question about dialects, He Puren said:
"How could we not have encountered that? At the beginning, quite a few scientists got seasick, and later, after we arrived in the tropical region, several more scientists on board developed health problems of varying degrees. In short, quite a few things happened during this scientific expedition. Even on the way back, someone got bitten by mosquitoes and contracted a disease while docked at the port... They haven't recovered yet, and they were taken to the hospital when we returned just now."

Fang Yan was somewhat surprised:

"So unsuccessful?"

As they walked into the research institute, Anton took the opportunity to snatch He Puren's travel bag.

Old He had met Anton before and knew he was Fang Yan's apprentice, so after handing it to Anton, he didn't say anything and continued chatting with Fang Yan:

"Of course! I thought it would be boring to stay on the ship, but it turned out to be completely different from what I expected. Their physical condition is too poor! And they have never experienced life at sea before."

"I now advise them to ensure they exercise regularly and take care of their health, otherwise it will be very difficult if this happens again in the future."

Fang Yan smiled and said to him:

"It seems that this voyage has provided a lot of experience. I can write a maritime manual someday, just like the ship's doctor who accompanied Zheng He on his voyages."

He Puren waved his hand somewhat embarrassedly and changed the subject, asking:

"By the way, how's the research institute doing while I was gone?"

The dialect responded:
"It was a little difficult at first, but we overcame the difficulties. Now it runs smoothly without any problems. It's just that we borrowed their management staff for a while. Now that you're finally back, I can return them to us..."

"Borrow someone?" He Puren asked in surprise, momentarily stunned.

Fang Yan said, "Yes, we borrowed people from Peking Union Medical College Hospital, just like how the Chinese Academy of Sciences seconded you. Now our institute has a lot more people, and we can only borrow management personnel from other units, otherwise we simply don't have anyone to use."

He Puren suddenly realized.

Fang Yan said to him:
"You don't know yet, do you? Our research institute is expanding its staff."

Upon hearing this news, He Puren asked:

"The underground research laboratories have already been put into use?"

He said in dialect:

"Yes, we recruited people from universities, hospitals, and research institutions across the country. Some of them have already started working and have already achieved research results. We can go and see them later and introduce you to everyone."

He Puren nodded and said:

"it is good!"

Next, Fang Yan and An Dong went to He Puren's house. After putting away their luggage, the three of them headed towards the research institute.

When they arrived at the factory gate of the research institute, He Puren immediately noticed that something was different.

"The production line has been upgraded?" he asked in dialect.

Nodding in dialect:

“That’s right, we did an upgrade. Just recently, my dad and my father-in-law designed the industrial line transformation and upgrade for Lao Hu’s two factories. Then we did the same upgrade here according to their standards. Now the industrial line is much faster to process than before.”

Upon hearing Fang Yan's words, He Puren nodded and looked around, then saw the three-jar collision that Cui Jingzhou and the others had made earlier (see Chapter 1236).

He said:
"That's not all, what's that other device for?"

He said in dialect:

"Oh, that was developed by our researchers. It's called a three-stage distillation jar. The first stage presses out the crude juice, the second stage filters out impurities, and the third stage directly separates the volatile oil and the dregs. It's 30% faster than the current distillation method, and it doesn't require high temperatures, so the volatile components are preserved more completely."

Upon hearing this dialect, He Puren exclaimed in surprise:
"It's a bit awesome!"

Fang Yan also nodded:
"They really put their heart into it."

Just then, the workers nearby spotted He Puren and called out to him:
"Deputy Director He!"

"Deputy Director He is back?"

He Puren quickly replied:
"Hey, I'm back! Hi everyone!"

After greeting everyone, his gaze fell on the new production process standards on the wall:
"There are new regulations on the wall. If the changes here are so significant, it seems the changes below must be quite substantial as well."

Fang Yan pointed down and said:
"Old Zeng and the others should be down there, shall we go down together?"

He Puren nodded.

Fang Yan saw someone in the office on the second floor, so he said:
"Take the office elevator."

“Okay,” He Puren agreed.

As soon as they reached the top of the stairs, they saw Su Yue, the secretary assigned to He Puren, busy at work. Upon seeing Fang Yan and He Puren return, she paused for a moment before calling out:

"Deputy Director He! Director Fang!"

Fang Yan said to him:
“Su Yue, perfect timing. Tell Deputy Director He about the changes in our research institute. Let’s go to the underground research lab together.”

Upon hearing this, Su Yue immediately nodded:

"Great! Professor Cui and his team said they'd have some new findings today!"

Fang Yan and He Puren were both taken aback. Why did they arrive at such a timely time?
P.S.: I still owe you 26000 words after finishing this chapter. That's all for today, I'll continue tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)