Reborn in 1977

Chapter 702: No Longer Able to Fly

The small courtyard was very quiet at noon, even the sound of car horns on the distant roads was barely audible, only the chirping of birds in the treetops sounded from time to time.

Today was a sunny day, and the warm winter sun shone on the remaining snow on the roof that had not completely melted, but it was not too dazzling, instead, it plated the white snow with a layer of gold.

Three gyrfalcons flapped their wings and flew from a distance, landing on the branches of the camphor tree in the yard, ignoring the frightened birds that flew away, just staring at a certain window on the second floor. Discovering that it was still tightly closed, they chirped twice, spread their wings again and flew high, heading into the distance.

In the living room of the small building, two little monkeys squatted in front of the burning fireplace, changing their postures from time to time to bake the other side of their bodies, not afraid of being scorched even though they were a little close.

Next to them, the tabby cat, Ban Jin, lay on the ground curled up in a ball, sleeping soundly.

In the master bedroom on the second floor, Jiang Lili, like Ban Jin, was curled up in someone's arms, snoring and taking a nap.

She hadn't worked for a long time, and coming back to work at noon today, the amount of labor was too great. She felt a little tired, and even without eating lunch, she fell into a deep sleep.

Chen Fan carefully pulled out his arm, tucked her in, got up and walked out of the room, went to the bathroom to take a hot shower, then came back and put on the thick home clothes Jiang Lili had made for him, and strolled downstairs.

He first went to the kitchen, prepared a pot of Bazhen porridge to nourish yin and beautify the face, put it on the stove to simmer over low heat, then got some things and put them in the oven, lit the charcoal fire, and then walked to the living room.

He turned on the radio, made a cup of green tea, sat on the sofa, lit a cigarette, and crossed his legs, feeling inexplicably refreshed.

The radio was broadcasting the news.

"On December 28th, Xiyuan decided to restore and add 169 ordinary institutions of higher learning across the country to further develop higher education in order to gradually adapt to the needs of the four modernizations…"

Chen Fan's hand holding the cigarette paused slightly, and he turned his head to look at the radio.

Wasn't this what the teacher had told him before? Today, it was officially finalized and ready to be implemented?

It must be said that there have been many changes in all aspects of society in the past two years, but whether it is the overturning of many people's cases, or countless educated youths frequently writing letters and demanding to return to the city, or whether certain places are allowed to restore the free market… These major events cannot be compared with education.

Last year, the college entrance examination was restored, and at the beginning of this year, postgraduate enrollment was restored. In the middle of the year, corrections were made to the loopholes in last year's college entrance examination policy, and a large number of candidates who were originally affected were able to participate in the college entrance examination again and successfully enter university to study.

After that, it was decided to resume sending students to study abroad.

A foreign language examination for the selection of students to study abroad was also held nationwide.

Then, the day before yesterday, that is, December 26, Vice President Fang came forward to meet with the first batch of 52 young and middle-aged scholars after the restoration of the student dispatch system.

Half a month later, this group of people will go to the United States, and will return after two years of study to become leaders in their respective industries in the future.

The education system is definitely the top priority of Xiyuan's work in the past two years.

Chen Fan silently smoked his cigarette, listening to the broadcast on the radio, his thoughts flying far away.

So, after returning to the provincial capital, he would have a new career and go to university to be a teacher?

This matter has both advantages and disadvantages.

The advantages are self-evident. Before the expansion of enrollment, the relationship between teachers and students was one of the most solid relationships in the country.

If he could enter Jiangnan University as a teacher, not to mention anything else, the old and new students of the Chinese Department of Jiangnan University would respectfully call him Teacher Chen in front of him.

The so-called 'old three sessions' refers to the junior and senior high school graduates who graduated in 1966, 1967, and 1968, while the 'new three sessions' refers to the university students who enrolled in 1977, 1978, and 1979, many of whom are both the old and the new.

Think about the positions these people will take in the future… Oh my god, I dare not think about it.

If he becomes the teacher of these people, then in the future, when he goes out, it would be absolutely no exaggeration to say that he will be welcomed wherever he goes.

Moreover, this kind of relationship is more reliable and better than the ordinary "If I bloom, butterflies will come".

Of course, there are also disadvantages.

That is, after becoming a teacher, he will be kidnapped by the timetable, and he will not have as much freedom in terms of time as he does now.

It's so good now, he can go wherever he wants. If he's not happy, he can run to Lujiawan, to Beijing and Shanghai, and it won't delay him from wandering around.

But what about after being kidnapped? Not to mention having to attend classes every day, is it normal to have two or three public classes a week?

The key is that two or three classes a week are no different from two or three classes a day. Anyway, he can't leave and is nailed to one place.

Thinking of this, Chen Fan couldn't help but wipe his face, and suddenly had the idea of delaying it if he could.

He also said just now that the relationship between teachers and students is one of the most reliable relationships now, not to mention that Professor Xu treats him as a closed disciple. This is a teacher-student relationship as stable as his relationship with Lin Yuanxiang and others, comparable to that of a biological father and son.

Now that the teacher has spoken, how can he have room to refuse?

Therefore, from the moment Professor Xu spoke, it was destined that Chen Fan would enter Jiangda and become a university teacher.

The difference is whether he is a full-time professor like Professor Xu, or a part-time professor like Mr. Ye Shengtao.

The bird who wants to fly is still tied with a rope and can't fly anymore.

…

After a while, a rich aroma came from the kitchen. Chen Fan sniffed, came back to his senses, and got up to take a look.

The porridge was almost cooked, and the sliced steamed buns, sweet potatoes, corn, and a few steaks in the oven were also fragrant, making people's index fingers move.

He first turned down the heat, then turned around and went upstairs.

When he entered the room, Jiang Lili was still sleeping soundly, and even her posture hadn't changed.

Chen Fan walked over and sat on the bed, gently patted her head, "It's time to go to school."

Jiang Lili was sleeping soundly, and was vaguely awakened. When she suddenly heard the word 'school', she couldn't help but wake up suddenly.

She opened her eyes and was about to turn over and get out of bed, "Oh, is it late? I have to hurry over."

Chen Fan held her shoulders and said with a smile, "Don't worry, there's still more than half an hour. Go wash up first, put on your clothes, and come down to eat."

Hearing that there was still more than half an hour, Jiang Lili immediately breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at him and couldn't help but open her arms to hug him.

After a moment of tenderness, Chen Fan pinched her pretty face, "Hurry up, don't catch a cold."

Then he took the cotton coat, wrapped her up, and sent her to the bathroom.

The last time Zhou Yali came over in the summer, she not only installed air conditioners in every room, but also installed imported water heaters.

Originally, the first domestic water heater in history would not be successfully developed and launched until 1979. When President Zhou went to Europe for exchanges that year, someone gave him two 5-liter direct-discharge water heaters when he passed through Hong Kong on the return trip.

After returning to Beijing, these two water heaters became prototypes.

However, I don't know what happened, but it wasn't until 1979 that they produced a copy. Moreover, these liquefied gas water heaters at the time were prone to gas leaks, which naturally easily caused gas poisoning. They were also cumbersome to install, and the water temperature was not constant, being hot and cold alternately. The market response was very poor, and they were quickly replaced by newly emerging electric water heaters.

Now, naturally, there have been some small changes.

Ahem, in fact, there are now domestic electric water heaters and gas water heaters in China, not produced by other factories, but products designed by Chen Fan and produced by Yunhu Machinery Factory.

It's just that the output is too low and has never become a flagship product, let alone as popular throughout the country as kettles and rice cookers. If Chen Fan didn't deliberately ask for it, it would be really hard to buy here.

When Zhou Yali was on a shopping spree, she chose technically mature American products, Whirlpool electric water heaters, for convenient showering at home.

After Chen Fan went downstairs, in less than five minutes, Jiang Lili put on her clothes and quickly ran down.

At this time, Chen Fan had already brought lunch to the coffee table, turned his head to look at her, and said, "Come over and eat."

Having just taken a shower, Jiang Lili's face was still flushed, complementing the firelight in the fireplace.

Since there was no one else at home at this time, she naturally sat next to Chen Fan, first ladling a bowl of porridge and placing it in front of him, then ladling a bowl for herself to eat.

After taking a few bites, her stomach wasn't so hungry, so she asked, "How long will my cousin be gone for?"

Chen Fan turned to look at her and smiled, "I only saw her off yesterday, and you're already missing her today?"

Jiang Lili shook her head gently, "It's not that I miss her, it's just that she said before boarding that she would come back during the winter vacation. I'm just a little curious, they have to inspect at least three units, and they are all high-tech enterprises. In addition, they have to register a company and recruit people in Hong Kong. Can they handle it in such a short time?"

Chen Fan picked up a piece of steak, took a bite, and said after swallowing, "Do you think everything is being done by her and your uncle? Actually, they are the most relaxed, only needing to make decisions in the end."

Jiang Lili ate, a thoughtful look in her eyes, "So, this is what they used to say, that capitalists rely on employing workers to do things, and then they don't have to work and can still make money?"

Chen Fan smiled, "This question is simple and complex."

After a pause of two seconds, he suddenly shook his head, a trace of emotion flashed in his eyes, and he said softly, "We don't need to pay attention to this kind of question. We only need to pay attention to one thing, whether the country has become better, and whether the living standards of the people have been improved, and that's enough."

It's no wonder Jiang Lili would have such doubts. In the early 1980s, with the opening up of society and the opening of the country, various ideas poured in, and reality and ideals clashed fiercely.

Not to mention intellectuals like college students, even the old men in the park would argue fiercely when playing Chinese chess.

To be more specific, let's not talk about foreign capital, but take Lujiawan as an example.

Last year, a strong laborer in the team received a dividend of two to three thousand, and even the little girls had more than a thousand, which made countless people jealous, and I don't know how many people submitted reports.

It's just that all the sideline income of Lujiawan can withstand scrutiny, all income is legal and compliant, and they can also use Mr. Li's speech that year as a basis. In addition, the leaders of the brigade headquarters are united, Xiao Liewen dares to argue with the county, and Teacher Chen has far-reaching connections, so they can stand firm.

Furthermore, there are cooperatives that have the same or even higher dividends than Lujiawan, but they are not publicized, and most ordinary people don't know about it.

As the saying goes, people are not concerned about scarcity but inequality. Under the circumstances of generally low incomes, such high-income examples are certainly not suitable to be taken out as examples.

Finally, Lujiawan doesn't eat alone, but leads the surrounding production teams to develop sideline businesses together. With so many factors, Lujiawan can develop steadily.

If any one factor is missing, I am afraid that Lujiawan's meal will not last long.

Even a small Lujiawan is like this, let alone changes at the entire social level.

Thinking of this, Chen Fan shook his head gently, picked up a sweet potato, peeled it, and smiled softly, "As long as it's allowed, who wouldn't eat meat and be willing to be a vegetarian? If there is a big house, why not live in it, and have a dozen people squeeze into a small nest?

In short, it's more important to live a good life than anything else, there's no need to think too much."

Jiang Lili ate, looked at him and nodded gently, "Yes, yes, I just suddenly thought of this, just saying it casually."

Chen Fan touched her head, "You can say these words at home, but try not to mention them outside. I will also remind Tian Tian later to study her professional knowledge well and do her job well. This is your main task now. As for that kind of general direction question, naturally the higher-level leaders will decide. We'll just go wherever they tell us to go, and that's enough."

Looking at Jiang Lili, who nodded obediently, Chen Fan smiled, but there was one more sentence in his heart that he didn't say.

If there is another big storm, I will immediately pack my bags and run away.

It's just that, since there's no such possibility, that's it.

After finishing lunch in a short while, Jiang Lili cleaned up the coffee table. Seeing that there was still time, she made two cups of tea and came over, snuggling up to Chen Fan.

She picked up two little monkeys and said with a smile, "My cousin just left, and it seems like I'm starting to miss her a little bit. Do you think that when my uncle's company opens, will my cousin often be here in the future?"

Chen Fan smiled, "Not necessarily. It's still the same sentence, other people will do the work, she just needs to make decisions. And compared to the domestic maintenance business, the R\u0026D department in the United States is obviously more important."

Speaking of this, his eyes suddenly became a little blurred, "Unless, after ten or twenty years, when the domestic market also develops and we can build a research and development center, then we can gradually shift the company's focus from the United States."

Of course, it is impossible to completely abandon the research and development department there. Even Huawei has research and development bases all over Europe and the United States, many of which are research and development headquarters.

Only by using world-class resources can we build a world-class company. Chen Fan knows this very well.

It's just…

He shook his head, wasn't I planning to make enough money and then lie down? Why think so far ahead?

Besides, Zhou Yali will definitely be the one doing the work. It's better to let her worry about these things, and I'll just lie down.

He leaned back, bringing Jiang Lili down with him. The two snuggled together for a while, and seeing that it was almost time to go to school, he got up and sent her to school.

In a blink of an eye, another two days passed, and 1978 was finally coming to an end. A new year, or rather, a new era, was about to arrive.

On the evening of December 30, the second-to-last day of the year, Chen Fan had just brought the two sisters home when he received a task.

"What? New Year's Eve gala performance?"