Rebirth 1977 Great Era

Chapter 791 Class Assignment Strategy and Networking: First Signs of Cross-Border Orders (Combined Chapter)
After Fang Yaozhong finished announcing the class assignments.

The students in the class became excited and started discussing it as soon as get out of class ended.

Fang Yan and Du Heng, Yan Yifan and the others formed a circle around him. Du Heng spoke first:
"You said there are three classes, but you can't mean they're divided into three groups like A, B, and C, right?"

Yan Yifan said:
"Nonsense! Groups A, B, and C don't even include the whole class!"

Zeng Yong echoed:

"Exactly, Group A only has six people, and Group B only has twelve people. Do you think they can form a class on their own?"

Du Heng suddenly realized:
"Oh, that's true."

Then Yan Yifan said:
"I feel like the people in Group C should be put in a separate class."

"Then we split the remaining people in half to make two more small classes."

At this moment, another Zhang Jizhou said:

"But if we do that, each of the two resulting classes will have at least sixty students. Can that still be considered a small class?"

Yan Yifan asked:
"Then what do you mean by 'small class'?"

Zhang Jizhou said:
"Isn't a class of fifty or fewer considered a small class?"

Yan Yifan thought for a moment and said:
"Then let's allocate some more people to Group C, so that their group of thirty-odd people becomes fifty-odd people."

"In that case, the other two classes will only have about fifty people left."

Du Heng asked:

"So who will go to Group C? The ones with good grades or the ones with bad grades?"

Yan Yifan shook his head:

"I'm not a school leader, how would I know these things... But I feel that people with similar grades should go there, otherwise there's no point in dividing the classes, since they were originally trying to optimize the education model."

"That's true..." Everyone nodded in agreement.

At this moment, they glanced at Fang Yan and Meng Jimin, who were also discussing this matter not far away, and Du Heng asked in a low voice:
"Then the class monitor and the others will become the elite class? I wonder if we have the ability to get in."

Zhang Jizhou said:
"It's tough being with those elites; you can't keep up. You'd be better off in a middle-level class."

Zeng Yong directly complained:
"You don't know anything. That class will definitely have the best conditions and the best connections. When they graduate, they can just ask anyone in the class to help you save years of hard work."

Zhang Jizhou scratched his head:

"That makes sense...that makes sense!"

Xiang Yuanchao said:
"Then it would be best to be assigned to the same class as the class monitor."

Du Heng then said:
"I don't care, even if I can't be assigned to the same class as the class monitor, he's still my class monitor!"

He has now experienced the benefits of speaking the local dialect. Although it's only a small benefit, it has made his life much more comfortable than it was a week ago.

The others laughed:
"Alright, alright, once you're the class monitor, you'll always be the class monitor, right?"

Du Heng didn't care at all, but Yan Yifan said instead:

"I think Lao Du is right."

……

Meanwhile, on the other side, Fang Yan and his group were also discussing this issue.

Fang Yan said to the others:
"Anyway, I think it should be based on the information the teacher had at the time. People from Groups A and B will likely be grouped together, while Group C will definitely be excluded and become a separate class."

"We can rest assured that the various systems in the small class will be even better for us in the future. We won't need to attend many classes anymore, as our foundation will be fully laid, and we can start doing clinical work or academic research directly."

After he finished speaking, Song Jianzhong responded first:

"I agree with Brother Fang's analysis."

Meng Jimin nodded:

"Yes, in that case, our course progress can be advanced by a lot."

Yang Jingxiang nodded and said:
"Not bad, not bad. I've felt there was something wrong with this course for a long time. It's really not friendly to most of us. It feels like high school students going to kindergarten."

"It seems that the teachers at the school have also noticed this situation."

He said in dialect:

"After all, we've never encountered a situation like this before, so we can only learn as we go, which is quite normal."

Fang Yan was thinking that if that were the case, then her schedule wouldn't be so packed with classes, such as morning and evening self-study sessions, which would be completely unnecessary.

Most families have their own daily routines passed down through generations.

The school implemented morning and evening self-study sessions, but this actually caused these subjects to fall behind.

Fang Yan had raised this issue with Fang Yaozhong during a previous conversation, and Fang Yaozhong told him not to worry, the school would definitely consider it.

I just didn't expect them to think about it so quickly.

This completely exceeded Fang Yan's expectations. It was unlike when Fang Yan was in college in his previous life, when he complained to the school that there was no air conditioning in the dormitory, and the school said not to worry and would consider it, but it wasn't until after graduation that he finally got around to it.

At this moment, Zhang Yanchang asked:

"By the way, do you guys think the international classes are also divided into different groups?"

Upon hearing his question, Yang Jingxiang smiled and said:

"You still want to be in the same class as foreigners?"

Deng Nanxing said:
"Forget about it, the international students definitely won't be mixed up with us."

"What I'm most concerned about now is who will be our new class's homeroom teacher?"

This is indeed a problem.

At this moment, Lao Fan said:
"Actually, I quite like Lao Fang, but I think there's a high probability he'll be taking over the C group class."

"We should divide it into other people, and it is more likely to be Professor Ren Yingqiu or Professor Liu Duzhou."

"After all, they are the only ones who don't have a class to teach now, which is perfect for the two extra classes."

Meng Jimin added:

"Professor Yue Meizhong also said it's uncertain."

Song Jianzhong said with a smile:
"It's alright, they're all acquaintances of Brother Fang. The class monitor will still be Brother Fang's."

As everyone knows, these teachers are all members of the editorial board of "Traditional Chinese Medicine Processing" edited by Fang Yan.

You can see their names by opening the book.

In other words, they are all acquaintances who speak the same dialect.

Fang Yan glanced at his watch, then said to them:

"Alright, stop guessing here. Prepare yourself and wait for evening self-study."

Now that I know everyone I need to know in the class, I can maintain these connections even if we're not in the same class anymore.

Just like how Hossué and Fangyan are not in the same class, they can still have a meal together from time to time.

Those people gave me gifts today, and Fang Yan thought it would be good to reciprocate, so she prepared something for them too, since she had a bunch of odds and ends at home.

Some of them may not be very useful, but they make excellent gifts.

For example, there are decorative items, bone jewelry, ancient European coins, and ethnic handicrafts from various countries.

Karl Schneider, Anna Kowalski, Jan Novak, and Milos Popovich—Fang Yan plans to go back later and pick out some gifts to give to them before evening self-study.

Also, get some more alcohol for Hosseille. This guy likes to drink, but the domestic liquor doesn't suit his taste, and foreign liquor isn't so easy to get, so he's been craving it.

Fang Yan's family happened to have a lot of imported wines stockpiled, but of course not the 1787 Château Margaux red wine, which Fang Yan himself was reluctant to drink.

Some ordinary foreign liquors, like the ones Lao Zhou sent over, are not for Fang Yan to drink himself, so you could choose a better bottle to give to him.

……

While everyone else in the class was still discussing class assignments, Fang Yan had already driven home.

As usual, Fang Yan gave Zhao Zhengyi a half-hour lesson, and then started rummaging through things in the study.

First, find the spirits that were sent to José; they are rums aged for seven years in Santiago de Cuba.

Then they started looking for other things in their dialect.

Karl is German. After thinking for a moment, he found a miniature replica of an acupuncture bronze figure. This thing is a handicraft produced in Hong Kong, and the workmanship is quite exquisite.

The meridian and acupoint chart on the zero-sided surface is very accurate, which can help him better understand and learn acupuncture.

Anna is Polish, and she gave him a pocket watch. Fang Yan thought for a moment and found a sandalwood medicine grinder inlaid with silver wire. This thing was a modern imitation of ancient craftsmanship. It was bought by an overseas Chinese businessman and given to Fang Yan, probably to cater to his tastes, but Fang Yan thought it was too flashy.

But I think Anna would like it.

There is also Jan from Czechoslovakia.

The young man seemed a bit shy. He gave me a fountain pen, and Fang Yan found a set of silver needles with dragon handles to give him later. Actually, this was something Fang Yan originally planned to give to Zhao Zhengyi, but when he was making sandalwood needles, he got a better set, so he didn't give this one and kept it at home. Now it's the perfect time to give it away.

As for Milos from Yugoslavia, Fang Yan thought for a moment and found a few kinds of finished pills, powders, ointments and elixirs that he was going to produce in the factory for him to take as samples and try out the effects. He would then see if they could cooperate and export some things to them when the factory in Chaoyang Dongba was built.

After all, Milos showed great interest in pills, powders, ointments, and elixirs as soon as they met.

In 1978, Yugoslavia's per capita GDP reached US$1120, while the world average at the time was only US$560. Its citizens enjoyed a high standard of living and good employee welfare benefits.

In fact, Yugoslavia actively participated in international economic cooperation in the 70s and established extensive trade relations with various countries.

In 1978, they had very close trade relations with Western countries such as West Germany, Italy, and France, and also maintained certain economic cooperation with the Soviet Union and other socialist countries. Through trade, Yugoslavia was able to make full use of the international market and its economy developed rapidly. The samples that the dialect gave them would most likely bring in a considerable medical order.

There's no way around it, they're rich! Yugoslavia is still rolling in money.

It began its decline after the 1980s.

In fact, it was after Tito's death that the Yugoslav Communist League lost its cohesion and confidence, making it difficult to represent the entire federation. The federal government's control over the countries and autonomous provinces gradually weakened, separatist tendencies intensified, and with some people fanning the flames behind the scenes, the widening economic gap between regions also exacerbated regional and ethnic conflicts.

But let's put that aside for now; Tito is still alive.

Perhaps because of his own butterfly effect, he can survive for a few more years.

They brought all the items, and even the dialect pieces were carefully packaged one by one.

It will feel even more ceremonial to take it out then.

By the time the dialect was settled, my older sister had also cycled back from Peking University.

Now my older sister comes home every evening for dinner. Although the pressure of studying law is quite high, it still can't stop a mother from coming back to see her child.

According to her precise calculations, it would take about half an hour to drive back. As long as there were no delays on the road, the round trip would take about an hour, leaving her with an extra hour to spend with her child at home.

My brother-in-law has started working on cases again recently, so the couple can only see each other on weekends now.

During dinner, I heard my older sister talking about Peking University. Fang Yan also heard the name of a big shot from her class flash by in her mouth. I wondered if my appearance would cause any butterfly effect.

"Are you keeping up with your studies? You're running around every day now, won't that interfere with your studies? Why don't you come back every other day?" My mother is very concerned about my eldest sister's studies. After all, law involves a lot of things to memorize, and she's worried that my eldest sister will be distracted and fall behind in that top-performing class.

The eldest sister said:

"It's okay, my learning progress is fine. Actually, although I'm not as good at memorizing things as the third brother, I'm not bad either."

The eldest sister has a really good memory, as evidenced by her previous college entrance exam score, which was actually higher than her younger brother's.

The old woman said:

"Okay, as long as you feel it's fine."

After saying that, Mom put some food on my older sister's plate and then asked, "By the way, how's your brother Fang Chen doing in his studies?"

The eldest sister said:

"They don't have heavy study loads, and they even have time to write books. They're very happy every day now."

"Are you dating anyone?" My mother finally asked the question she cared about.

The older sister smiled and shook her head:
"I don't know about that. You can ask him yourself when you get back in a few days."

Zhu Lin asked from the side:
"Mom, do you want him to have a girlfriend or not?"

Older Mother He Huiru put down her chopsticks, thought for a moment, and then said:

"Logically, I would like him to have a girlfriend, but you can't get married in college, and even if you are married, you can't get pregnant, just like Kai Ge's wife Jia Lin. Even though they are married, they can't have children."

After finishing their meal, Fang Yan picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said:
"Don't worry about it. Fang Chen is an adult now, he knows what he's doing."

"He's been fooled before, and he's learned his lesson. He certainly won't fall into the same trap twice."

Mother He Huiru nodded:

"Well, I hope so."

After saying that, she asked again:

"Oh, by the way, how is Huijie from Xiao Hu's family doing now?"

Fang Yan wiped his mouth and said:
"Everything is normal. I even took her for a check-up this morning, and there were no problems in any aspect."

My mother nodded and continued eating, saying as she ate:
"Well, by all accounts, she and Linlin were born around the same time, less than a month apart. However, Huang Huijie is an older mother, so there will be another hurdle to overcome during childbirth."

At this moment, the mother-in-law spoke up, saying:

"Let Director Hu handle it then. They clashed recently, didn't they? They're distant relatives from the same clan."

Fang Yan nodded at this point:

"With Director Hu protecting us, there will definitely be no problem."

However, Zhu Lin said at this moment:
"I think their family trusts you more, and they don't trust the others much."

Fang Yan was taken aback, and after thinking about it, he realized that Lao Hu had been interacting with other people recently, but he was basically on guard.

A reflection in dialect:

"The couple is almost traumatized by their family."

The mother-in-law asked:
"Why do you think rich people's homes are so messy?"

Fang Yan said with a smile:

"That's not the case for all families; most families are doing quite well."

Having met quite a few people, I feel that situations like Hu Daohu's are relatively rare. Of course, it could also be due to a lack of understanding of the local dialect.

At that moment, my mother suddenly slapped her forehead:
"Oh dear, I almost forgot something!"

She looked at Fang Yan and said:

"This afternoon, the hospital director said that the CT scanner that Chairman Li ordered for Peking Union Medical College Hospital has arrived, and they plan to hold a handover ceremony tomorrow. He wants you to attend."

Fang Yan was taken aback. Chairman Li was really generous; he actually bought a CT scanner.

"You want me to go too?" Fang Yan said.

My mother said:

"Yes, after all, Chairman Li donated in your name, so it wouldn't be appropriate not to go."

He said in dialect:

"Alright, we still need to divide into classes for evening self-study. I don't even know who to ask for leave tomorrow. I think in a few years, I'll basically be involved with everything at Peking Union Medical College Hospital."

Hearing the dialect spoken like this, the other family members asked curiously:

"Didn't you already divide into classes? Why are you dividing them into classes again?"

"Yeah, why are they dividing students into classes?"

Fang Yan repeated what he had said in the prescription to his family.

Now everyone understood what had happened.

However, I still need to go to cooperate with the publicity tomorrow, since it's not just about Fang Yan alone, but also involves the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, overseas Chinese businesses, and Peking Union Medical College Hospital.

All three parties need to use dialects, so dialects are unavoidable in this matter.

Once the school finds out, they will encourage him to go.

I chatted with my family for a while longer, and then it was almost time to leave.

After saying goodbye to her family, Fang Yan packed her gifts, went to the Xiehe parking lot, and then drove towards the school.

Upon arriving at the school, Fang Yan went directly to the international class dormitory building, found Hosseille, and gave him the wine.

Hossué was overjoyed and said in the dialect:

"Friend, I was just thinking how nice it would be to have a drink before bed, and you just showed up with drinks. It's like you can read my mind and know what I'm thinking."

"It's nothing, I hope you like the gift," Fang Yan said to Hosseini with a smile.

It has to be said that the way foreigners react when receiving gifts is truly emotionally valuable.

After all, who wouldn't love to present a gift that makes the recipient overjoyed?

Fang Yan silently reflected on herself, wondering if she could show more surprise next time she received a gift.

Hossué said with a smile:

"I like it, of course I like it."

After saying that, he hugged the bottle of wine and kissed it.

Fang Yan almost made me laugh. It seems he wasn't just acting; there was some genuine emotion in his performance.

I've been wanting to drink for days now, and seeing alcohol feels like seeing a long-lost relative.

Then Fang Yan had Hossué call over everyone else besides Anna. (He couldn't go to the international class girls' dormitory either.)
Karl Schneider, Jan Novak, Milos Popovich—each of them received a gift of dialects.

Everyone seems quite satisfied.

Milos, in particular, had just told Fang Yan about the pills, powders, ointments, and elixirs at noon, and now Fang Yan had brought all the finished products over. Milos felt Fang Yan's respect for his friends and was even a little touched.

Fang Yan said to Milos:

“Miloš, if you need these things, I can provide them to you long-term.”

“A friend and I are building a factory that can supply these things in large quantities.”

Milos's eyes lit up upon hearing the dialect spoken:
"Fang, you really understand me. I will definitely study these things carefully. I will take them to the embassy this weekend so that our people can see them. If they are suitable, I will talk to you about it."

He said in dialect:

"Well, if there's anything else you need, I can try to see if I can customize it for you."

Milos nodded repeatedly:

"Great! That's fantastic!"

Fang Yan chatted with them for a while, and only left when it was almost time for evening self-study.

International students don't have to attend evening self-study sessions, so they are now free to do whatever they want.

Fang Yan told them that if they ran into Anna later, they should tell her that they had also brought her a gift, and she could pick it up in the classroom if she had time.

Several people readily agreed.

It indicates that the dialect has already been introduced.

Several of them gave Fang Yan ambiguous looks, leaving Fang Yan confused. He was just returning a gift, but they all seemed to have misunderstood.

However, they were already heading to the classroom to be assigned to classes, and it was difficult to explain the dialect. These foreigners always tend to misunderstand these kinds of issues.

It seems they don't really understand the customs of the Chinese people.

Hmm... perhaps they think they know their customs too well and are implying something to Anna according to their customs...

Fang Yan shook his head, temporarily putting these thoughts aside, and then quickly headed to the classroom.

When I arrived at the classroom, most of the students were already seated.

Today's class assignments signify another beginning, which may very well have a different impact on everyone's lives.

As soon as Fang Yan sat down, Dai Shasha and Gao Yi crowded around him and called out:

"Brother Fang!"

"Monitor!"

Dai Shasha asked in dialect:

"After we're divided into different classes, can we still come to you for help with any questions?"

Gao Yi said:

"Yes, I wanted to ask that question too."

Fang Yan smiled and nodded, saying:
"Of course, as long as you come and ask me, I will definitely answer you with whatever answers I know."

After saying this, the two of them visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

Upon hearing this, the others seemed to be inspired and gathered around one by one:
"Brother Fang! Can we also come and learn from you?"

"Squad leader! Squad leader! You can't show favoritism!"

"You're the one I've chosen, class monitor!"

"..."

Seeing everyone's enthusiasm, Fang Yan reassured them:
"Don't worry, even if you're not in the same class, I'll still help you with your questions if you come to me."

Upon hearing Fang Yan's assurance, the crowd cheered.

Forget about class assignments for now, let's get on good terms with Brother Fang first.

Dialects represent internship opportunities at Peking Union Medical College Hospital, as Fang Yaozhong said.

As if on cue, Fang Yaozhong arrived at the classroom with two other teachers.

The crowd quickly stopped cheering and obediently returned to their seats.

Everyone looked over and saw that the two people who came in were Professor Ren Yingqiu and Professor Liu Duzhou.

In other words, now that the classes have been divided, these two will be the homeroom teachers.

The homeroom teacher has arrived; the next step is class assignment.

How exactly will it be divided?

PS: The basic chapter of 6000 words has been updated.

There will be an extra chapter later!

(End of this chapter)