industrial overlord

Chapter 433 Savyev
"Excuse me, is this teacher Savyev's home?" Liu Xianghai asked through the door in pure Russian.

The door opened, and an old woman stood at the door, looked at the three uninvited guests outside, and asked suspiciously: "Who are you, please? What can I do with my husband?"

Liu Xianghai carefully identified the old woman in front of him. After a long time, he recognized the appearance of the former teacher's wife from between the old woman's eyebrows and eyes. He said softly: "Mrs. Saviev, do you still know me?" ? I'm Andre."

Andre is naturally the Russian name that Liu Xianghai took when he was studying in the Soviet Union. It seemed that it was fashionable to do so in that era, because Chinese names are difficult to pronounce and difficult to remember for Russians. If you can’t afford a Russian The name, the teacher can't communicate with you at all.

Hearing the name Andrei, and seeing the oriental face in front of her, Mrs. Saviev seemed to have been shocked by electricity, her face showed a look of surprise, and the turbid eyes also shone with light. .She got closer, even tiptoed slightly, looked at Liu Xianghai's face seriously, then stretched out her hands and grabbed Liu Xianghai's arm, and shouted excitedly: "My God, Andre, good boy, really Is it you?"

"It's me, mother, I'm Andrei! Your child has come back to see you."

Mrs. Saviev's "good boy" touched the softest part of Liu Xianghai's heart.When Liu Xianghai was studying in the Soviet Union, he was just in his early 20s. In the eyes of Mrs. Saviev, he was like her child.At that time, they also called each other "child" and "mother", but after many years, Liu Xianghai was not sure whether he could still learn the old address.Now, hearing Mrs. Savyev call him a "good boy", Liu Xianghai burst into tears.

For more than 30 years, China and the Soviet Union have experienced the great debates in the early 60s, the military confrontation in the late 60s, the Cultural Revolution, and the disintegration of the Soviet Union. It can be said that everything that has ever existed has changed. What has changed is the deep affection in the hearts of ordinary people.

Standing behind Liu Xianghai, Chen Tian and Lin Zhenhua couldn't help sighing as they watched the scene where the foreign mother and son recognized each other.Chen Tian knew Russian, and he simply translated for Lin Zhenhua, so that Lin Zhenhua could understand what Liu Xianghai and Mrs. Saviev said.

"Are these two gentlemen also your friends?" Mrs. Savyev managed to control her emotions, and she asked Liu Xianghai while wiping her tears with a handkerchief.

Liu Xianghai hurriedly introduced Chen Tian and Lin Zhenhua to Mrs. Saviev, and Mrs. Saviev said, "Children, come in quickly and sit in the living room."

The three of them followed Mrs. Savyev into the living room, and Savyev had already heard the sound and came down from the upstairs study.Liu Xianghai quickly stepped forward and bowed to him, and shouted: "Mr. Savyev, hello, I'm Andrei, do you remember me?"

"Oh, Andrei! By the way, your Chinese name is... Liu Xianghai, why did you come to St. Petersburg?" Savyev said Liu Xianghai's Chinese name in broken Chinese, and his eyes showed joy brilliance.

Liu Xianghai helped Savyev to sit down on the sofa, and he sat beside him.Chen Tian was an acquaintance, Mrs. Savyev only called him, and he sat down on a sofa.Lin Zhenhua played the role of a small follower in this trip. He took Mrs. Saviev to the kitchen and handed her a large bag of gifts that he brought with him.

"Is this canned ham? Oh, and canned tuna, this is..." Mrs. Saviev looked through the Chinese food brought by Lin Zhenhua, with a joyful look on her face.

"This is meat floss, which is baked from pork." Lin Zhenhua said to Mrs. Saviev in English. He had asked Mrs. Saviev just now. The old lady was also a scientific researcher, so basic English conversation is no problem.

"Good boy, thank you, these gifts are really expensive." Mrs. Savyev said gratefully, "You probably know it in China, the prices in Russia have risen terribly in the past two years. It is very difficult for a family with such a relatively high salary level to buy these things. With the food you sent, when my grandchildren come back at the weekend, I will have something good to eat for them.”

"Mrs. Savyev, you can save these foods to eat with Mr. Savyev. We came to Russia this time and brought a lot of food. I will send you a big box in two days. Make sure you can feed the children enough," Lin Zhenhua said.

It was impossible for Lin Zhenhua and the others to bring a lot of food and drink with them when they came this trip.But Lin Zhenhua knew that Qi Zhongmou opened several supermarkets in St. Petersburg, which sold Chinese electrical appliances, clothing and food. He only needed to send a security soldier there, even if he brought a cart full of goods.

Mrs. Savyev said quickly: "No need, child, really no need. The things you gave us are already very valuable. How can we ask you so many things?"

Lin Zhenhua said with a smile: "Mrs. Saviev, this is all Dean Liu, oh, yes, it is what Andrei gave to you. He once told us that when he was studying in the Soviet Union, he often visited you. Come to eat at home, he is particularly impressed by the buns you baked."

"Really? That's great. Children, you must stay at my house for dinner today, and I'll bake you buns," said Mrs. Savyev.

When Lin Zhenhua returned to the living room, he saw that Savyev and Liu Xianghai had tears on their faces, and they were exchanging emotions.Chen Tian asked Lin Zhenhua to sit down beside him, and then said in a low voice: "Dean Liu just introduced his experience in those years to Savyev, and now he is talking about his current work."

"Old Liu didn't leak the secret, right?" Lin Zhenhua asked jokingly. Of course he knew that Liu Xianghai was not the kind of person who could speak without restraint. Liu Xianghai could tell what he could say and what he couldn't say.

Chen Tiandao: "President Liu didn't say too much, but the old man basically knows everything about him. President Liu is an authority on naval equipment, and the old man has been collecting information on him. The old man is in the circle. The people in the village, and Lao Liu is his beloved disciple, so he naturally knows a lot about it."

"That's fine, everyone is open and honest, so we don't have to go around the corner." Lin Zhenhua said.

The reminiscence between Liu Xianghai and Saviyev has come to an end, and Saviyev finally asked Liu Xianghai's reason for coming.Liu Xianghai said: "Teacher, to be honest, I came to St. Petersburg this time to recruit some talents. You basically know what we are doing. You also know that China has a very short reserve of talents in this area. I desperately need Russian professionals to assist me now."

"So you came here to poach the corner too?" Savyev said with a slightly dark face.

Liu Xianghai asked back: "Teacher, you mean, besides us, are there other people who came to poach corners?"

"Of course!" Savyev said, "Since the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Americans, British, Japanese, and people from unknown countries have been circling St. Petersburg like flies. Scientists go to them to serve. Shark Design Institute has also poached dozens of outstanding scientists. I am already in my 70s, and someone came to contact me and said that they are willing to offer an annual salary of 5 US dollars. Let me go and work abroad."

"Have you agreed?" Liu Xianghai asked.

"Of course I won't agree!" Savyev said, "Our minds are filled with Soviet defense secrets. How can we go abroad casually? Let alone serve abroad. But not all Everyone thinks like me. Now the government doesn’t care about our military design institutes at all. Anyone who wants to leave can leave. Before going abroad, you need to get a stamp of approval from the organization. Now you can just apply for a visa and you can leave. gone."

"So that's the case." Liu Xianghai replied perfunctorily.

Savyev said: "Andrei, are you like them, are you here to dig our design talents? Now that the Soviet Union has collapsed, and the whole world is making trouble, are you also like them?"

"Well..." Liu Xianghai was speechless, facing the teacher's question, he couldn't think of how to respond for a while.In his heart, he also felt a little guilty about coming to Russia to rob talents. Now that he was pressed by Savyev, he couldn't speak anymore.

"Academician Savyev, we are different from those in Western countries." Chen Tianyou said leisurely. He could understand the conversation between Savyev and Liu Xianghai in Russian, but the sentence he just said The words were spoken in English, mainly for Lin Zhenhua to understand.He knew that Liu Xianghai was not a person who would fool around, and if he really wanted to convince Savyev, Lin Zhenhua would probably have to do it.

"What's the difference between you?" Savyev also switched to English and asked Chen Tian.

Chen Tian said with a smile: "The biggest difference between us and Western countries is that China is a socialist country. We and the Soviet Union used to be in the same camp. Although there were unpleasant times between China and the Soviet Union, our consciousness The shape is always the same."

"Socialism?" Savyev was taken aback. Although it has been less than a year since the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the word socialism seemed a little strange to Savyev.He looked at Chen Tian in surprise and asked, "You mean, are you still adhering to socialism in China?"

"Yes, Academician Savyev." Lin Zhenhua joined the conversation, and he said: "In the past, we said that only socialism can save China. Now, what we want to say is that only China can save socialism."

(End of this chapter)