Rebirth 1977 Great Era

Chapter 984 Two Physicists Born from Scholars, Childhood Allergic Rhinitis (Bonus Chapter for Monthly Tickets)

"Is it just the two of you at home today?" Fang Yan asked casually as he took the rice bowl from Ji Xianlin and his wife.

Ji Xianlin said:
"Yes, it's just us. Our children are all grown up, with their own jobs and families."

"Moreover, my daughter works in another city, and although my son is in Zhongguancun, he has a lot of research work to do, so I can hardly see him more than a few times a year."

Mrs. Ji Xianlin also said:

"This house hasn't been this lively in a long time."

Fang Yan recalled that Ji Yanzong was a senior engineer at the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and also a key figure in the first Sino-US cooperative project, "High Energy Physics".

When he first graduated from university, he was assigned to the Institute of Modern Physics as a translator.

After 1957, he switched to scientific research management.

At this time of year, the Capital Electron-Positron Collider was established, and Ji Yanzong served as the head of the project's construction command.

Moreover, he will be awarded the Grand Prize this year for his work on the electron-positron collider.

As for his daughter, she is currently out of town and works as a senior engineer at the Ministry of Nuclear Industry.

So it's just the two of them at home right now, and it's quite quiet.

In fact, the dialect suggests that there will be grandchildren in the family.

It turns out that the children in the family didn't cause them any trouble.

Then, while eating, Mrs. Ji Xianlin inquired about Fang Yan's family situation.

Ji Xianlin gave a brief introduction to Fang Yan and Fang Chen's situation, but he didn't know anything about the eldest sister and sister-in-law.

I also briefly mentioned the dialect.

Hearing that his eldest sister was already married and had two children, and that her husband was a police technical officer, Ji Xianlin and his wife were quite surprised. These days, there are indeed people who are married and have children and can still get into university, but there are not many who can get into Peking University.

Moreover, my eldest sister is going to study law at Peking University.

This student is definitely a top student.

His skill level is significantly higher than his younger brother's.

Finally, the older sister told them her college entrance exam scores, which indeed proved this point.

Although it didn't reach the perfect score in all five subjects of dialect, it was still considered a very high score among students admitted to Peking University.

As for her sister-in-law Zhu Xian, there's not much to say. She's unmarried and not very old, and her exam scores aren't particularly strong, but her choice of major is somewhat noteworthy.

As the vice-president, Ji Xianlin had already received the news that Renmin University was reopening and that the journalism department was already in talks to transfer back to Renmin University, which was estimated to be within a few months.

I will definitely finish this before this year's college entrance examination.

Then my sister-in-law will have to go to Renmin University to continue her studies.

Upon hearing this news, the sister-in-law looked at Fang Yan with some surprise:

"Brother-in-law, you were absolutely right!" (See Chapter 347)
Ji Xianlin asked Fang Yan in surprise:
"You already knew?"

You should know that very few people know this news; it seems that Fang Yan knew about it even before he, the vice principal, did.

He said in dialect:

"My guess."

Ji Xianlin was utterly skeptical upon hearing this, but upon considering the kind of people who sought Fang Yan's medical advice, he instantly "understood" it all—it must have been insider information obtained by Fang Yan.

Fang Yan chuckled and began praising today's meal:
"The food today is really good..."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Ji Xianlin happily said:

"It's all Shandong cuisine, as long as you can eat it."

Compared to the food at home in the local dialect area, the food here is indeed less oily; apart from a steamed ribbonfish, the rest are all vegetarian dishes.

Of course, the food was delicious because of the good cooking skills, and compared to the lunch at Peking University's cafeteria, the dishes here were undoubtedly much better.

At this moment, the young man was being questioned by Ye Shengtao and Ji Xianlin about the script for a movie or TV series. Fang Yan had previously stated that this wasn't "The Birch Forest" but a novel based on Fang Yan's life that they hadn't read. Being questioned by these two literary giants, who were also school leaders, the young man had no choice but to answer honestly.

Hearing that Fang Yan and his crew had a filming team in Hong Kong, the two were quite envious. How awesome would it be if their own novels could start filming so efficiently and quickly!
They simply don't have the resource of dialects.

Moreover, they are unlikely to seek cooperation with anyone, given their current status.

Just as everyone was eating and chatting, a shout came from outside the courtyard:

"Principal Ji!"

"Xiao Ji!"

"Ji Xianlin!"

Ji Xianlin was taken aback, then listened carefully, and continued:
"It sounds like Professor Zhu?"

He then hurriedly went outside.

The group looked at each other, and Fang Yan asked:

"Which Professor Zhu?"

Professor Zhu, who can call Ji Xianlin "Little Ji," must be quite old.

"It should be Professor Zhu Guangqian!" The sister-in-law was the first to react and said to Fang Yan.

Fang Yan immediately thought of this person, born in 1897, a famous modern aesthetician, literary theorist, educator, and translator, and one of the pioneers and founders of modern Chinese aesthetics.

Zhu Guangqian taught at Peking University from 1933, serving as a professor in the Department of Western Languages ​​and Dean of the Faculty of Arts, among other positions, until his later years.

He taught courses such as aesthetics, literary theory, and the history of Western philosophy at Peking University, cultivating a large number of professionals in the fields of aesthetics and literary theory.

My sister-in-law is a journalism student; I don't know how she knows him.

Could they be relatives again?
"Dehua, Professor Zhu has brought his child. Quickly add two more dishes!" Ji Xianlin called out before even entering the door.

Then came Professor Zhu's voice:
"Oh, no need, we've already eaten!"

"I heard from the Chinese medicine pharmacy that Dr. Fang Yan is here with you?"

Upon hearing this, Fang Yan immediately understood that this person was coming for him.

He stood up and went to the door, where he saw an elderly man in his seventies or eighties leading a child of about twelve or thirteen years old. He said in dialect:

"Professor Zhu! I'm here."

Upon seeing the dialect, Professor Zhu burst into laughter:

"Haha, Dr. Fang, hello! It's so nice to finally meet you!"

After welcoming him into the house, Ji Xianlin pulled out a chair for him:
"Professor Zhu, please have a seat!"

Fang Yan asked Professor Zhu:
"You're looking for me..."

Professor Zhu didn't mince words and spoke directly to Fang Yan:

"I need your help to take a look at my child's illness."

Ji Xianlin said to Fang Yan:

"This is Professor Zhu's grandson!"

"What's wrong with him?" Fang Yan asked.

Professor Zhu said:
"I've had recurring nasal congestion, sneezing, and runny nose for three years now. I've taken a lot of medicine but it hasn't helped. Even a little wind can trigger it, especially when there's pollen everywhere outside, it really flares up."

"I went to the hospital and they said it was allergic rhinitis. They said I could only take Clematis to relieve it, but it kept recurring. I heard you were here as a guest, so I came to ask you to take a look."

PS: After finishing this chapter, I still owe everyone 87000 words.

There will be more this afternoon.

(End of this chapter)