Go back to the past and be a schoolboy

Chapter 38 Persuasion
While doing and teaching, it didn't take much effort, the pork rib soup was ready, and the hostess in the yard came back.

"Dad, I'm back, do you see what Mom bought for me?"

"Lily, run slowly, be careful not to fall, fasten your scarf, and drink the cool breeze when you recover from illness."

While talking, a cute little girl with shofar braids was running with a windmill, puffing her cheeks and blowing, followed by a helpless young woman who watched over her carefully.

Different from the four-leaf windmills of the later generations, the skeletons of the four-leaf windmills at this time were made of sorghum stalks, and then mounted on wheels with colored paper strips as the spokes. sound.

Every Chinese New Year, there are more and more people selling this in Beiping City. Standing on the Hufang Bridge, you can hear the sound of windmills coming from Xinhua Street. Unfortunately, this scene has also disappeared with history.

Wu Yulin put down the soup to wipe his hands and ran out quickly, squatted down and opened his arms, picked up the little girl and sat on his neck: "Who picked this windmill, it's so beautiful."

While talking, he intentionally trotted for a while to make the windmill spin faster.

The little girl sitting on it giggled happily: "My mother picked it. If Dad wants it, I'll give it to you."

The young woman over there saw the little girl sitting quite high, and was a little anxious. She quickly put the things aside and clapped her hands to take the child down: "It's so high, isn't it afraid that Daddy Lily will fall?"

Originally, he wanted to argue a few words, but seeing his wife glaring at him, he could only hand over the child resentfully.

"Well, Yuzhi, you have worked hard, and Lily will be handed over to you first." Wu Yulin put on a smile and introduced Cheng Nuo who was beside him: "Madam, this is Professor Cheng Nuo from Peking University, who is visiting our house today. "

Cheng Nuo took off his hat and put it on his chest, bowed slightly: "Hi, nice to meet you."

After some introductions, Cheng Nuo was invited to the main room. After making a pot of hot tea and serving some snacks, the hostess Wang Yuzhi took the little girl to the kitchen.

Wu Yulin was very enthusiastic, and put a handful of roasted shelled peanuts in front of Cheng Nuo: "Come, Professor Cheng, try my wife's handicrafts. The peanuts are from this year. I just fished the sand from the Yongding River. The taste is absolutely delicious." .”

Cheng Nuo was also polite, peeled off the peanut shell, took the kernels inside and crushed them in his hands, and then the outer skin was easily blown away, making it crunchy and delicious in his mouth.

"It's really delicious, old Wu, your family's craftsmanship, I think I can go to the Longfu Temple Fair to set up a stall and work."

"Haha, there is a specialization in art, so we can just eat it ourselves." Wu Yulin peeled a few and threw them into his mouth, feeling a little emotional: "I used to dislike my wife's cooking, but now I don't know until I come here." How difficult it is to run a family."

"It's superficial on paper, and I absolutely know that this matter has to be done."

"That's the truth. Our ancestors summed up everything for us thousands of years ago. Come, eat something else." Wu Yulin pushed other dim sum plates in front of Cheng Nuo: "Just now you said you were going to create A Academy of Sciences, this time you came here to invite me to join?"

"Yes, it is to find some like-minded friends and do some meaningful things." When it comes to business, Cheng Nuo clapped his hands and stopped eating: "The organizational structure is to model our own Academy of Sciences in the United States, and it must be good to build a steady future. "

Wu Yulin straightened his body, with a trace of doubt in his tone: "Old Cheng, I understand your thinking and understand your approach, but this matter cannot be done with a slap on the head."

Just as Cheng Nuo was about to speak, he was interrupted by Wu Yulin: "Listen to me first. In my opinion, doing this kind of thing is inseparable from fame and money. The environment doesn't matter. Back then, the United States When the Academy of Sciences was established, it was also a civil war between the North and the South, and it gradually developed.”

"But the problem is fame and money. It's difficult for us. Although the American Academy of Sciences is a non-governmental organization, it was established by the bill signed by the bearded Lincoln. The brand of Peking University alone may not be enough even if Mr. Cai is added. Besides, scientific experiments It means spending money, so we can’t handle it.”

Seeing the problems being put on the table one by one, Cheng Nuo was not only not sad, but happy. He must have taken it seriously when he said that he was so detailed. None of them came out.

Taking out the bag he was carrying, Cheng Nuo placed the telegram of the manuscript acceptance, the reports of major newspapers and periodicals, and the first issue of "People" magazine on the table one by one.

"Old Wu, although his reputation is not great, he still has it."

After taking a serious look at Cheng Nuo, Wu Yulin brought the documents in front of him and began to look through them one by one.

After a long while, Wu Yulin's eyes widened in disbelief: "You are Mr. Tom who has been arguing a lot recently, and you have made such a big noise in the "Mathematics Yearbook" quietly, so many dare not say it, but you It is definitely the most powerful one among the three batches of the Geng Fund for Studying Abroad."

Faced with such fierce praise, Cheng Nuo remained modest: "Perhaps it is because of the face of his old Harvard employer that the "Yearbook of Mathematics" reviewed manuscripts so quickly."

"Hey, I don't often talk about you." Wu Yulin picked up the "People" magazine and read it repeatedly: "Is this also your credit?"

"This is due to everyone in the editing room. If you are willing to join, Old Wu, you will also have a share of the credit."

Wu Yulin was noncommittal, and took a sip of tea: "Old Cheng, I admit that I looked down on you before, and your reputation is enough for now, but where the money comes from, if you guessed right, most of it was paid for by Peking University. ?”

Cheng Nuo nodded. With that little salary, he couldn't even run the main journal, let alone start sub-journals and supplements.

"Nowadays, most of the money is paid for by Peking University, but the general does not fight unprepared battles, and there are plans for the future. Take a look at this."

While speaking, he took out the last document, the design drawing of the fluorescent lamp.

Next, Wu Yulin immediately spread it on the table to watch.

"This is the first version of the fluorescent lamp I designed. It has been sent to the United States and handed over to a comrade-in-arms there for him to apply for a patent. The money from selling it should be enough for our start-up capital."

"Old Cheng, old Cheng, I thought it was high-sighted after just now, but I didn't expect it to be far from enough. How many good things have you hidden?" Wu Yulin is also a person who knows the goods. In his eyes, this fluorescent lamp seems to be directly Brightness appeared in my mind.

While excited, he was also a little worried: "Old Cheng, you said that the Yankee is so arrogant, won't you lower the price for us?"

Cheng Nuo was confident, and comforted the other party: "This is just the first version, I have better hidden tricks, if General Electric deliberately tricks us, the half-dead Westinghouse Electric will definitely welcome it with both hands."

Now Wu Yulin was convinced. He took the design drawing and looked at it again and again, and finally folded the drawing and returned it with reluctance: "This is the lifeline. You have to be careful, old Cheng."

"Don't worry, until now only four people know."

The matter is very important, and Cheng Nuo will not show the blueprint until he sees that the other party really wants to join in. Maybe some "master" has foreigners behind him, so it's better to be on guard.

Looking at the attitude on the other side, I knew that I was almost persuaded, so I peeled the peanuts and started to eat: "Old Wu, how about it, consider whether to consider joining our Academy of Sciences organization."

At this time, Lily, who was playing with Li Laosan in the yard outside, broke in suddenly and plunged into her father's arms.

Looking at the children playing in his arms, Wu Yulin's attitude suddenly became a little downcast.

"Old Cheng, let me think about it again."

　Sorry, I ate a lot of meat today, so I posted it late.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)