Chapter 34 Thirty-three

The winter in Zurich, like Munich, is long and dark, like a tunnel that never ends.In fact, the sun is not without, but it seems that the sun is also cold, and it snows every two days, and even people's hearts are dyed white. After finally making it to spring, Zhiyun heaved a sigh of relief. The first major event in the beginning of spring is the annual physics conference held in Zurich.This time Switzerland was the host country, and Professor Clement was the vice president of the Physics Society, so he naturally became the chairman of the preparatory committee, and He Shaoxiang also became a member of the preparatory committee.So He Shaoxiang has been busier recently, leaving very early every day and returning late at night. Professor Clement entrusted him with many troublesome things, so that he hardly even had time to eat and sleep.

Why did Clement leave everything to you?Do not call others?Zhiyun once asked unconvinced.Because he trusts me!He Shaoxiang pushed the glasses frame with a smile on his face.Doesn't he trust Dr. Hao Li and the others?I see him getting closer to them! Darling, have you forgotten?Professor Clement wants me to be his heir!In the future, if I want to take over the position of director, I have to work harder than others and show more performance now. Do you really think they will give you the position of director?Zhiyun's tone was still suspicious. why not?My performance is much better than others. Hao Li and the others can produce at most one paper a year, but I did not produce two or three papers that year; and each paper has something new.What do you think I'm working hard from dawn to dusk?It is to create the current situation and strive for a greater international reputation, so that they will not think of anyone other than me, and they must give me this position in the future.He Shaoxiang spoke in that confident tone again.

But we are Chinese, would they give such a high position to a Chinese?The director has to manage hundreds of people; there are so many doctors alone!Zhiyun was very happy to hear He Shaoxiang's words, but he was still not completely clear of doubts. I have long said that academia knows no borders.And, Helena, you have to forget that we are Chinese, because we are German now, with the same chances as people from any scientifically advanced country.He Shaoxiang pushed the glasses frame again. Wu Zhiyun no longer doubted, thinking about the scenery of being the director's wife, she felt a little smug.

Helena, you also need to help Mrs. Clement. She and Mrs. Hao Li are hosting the program for the ladies this time, so you should do something.He Shaoxiang said.Occasionally, he would reveal in his tone that he thought Zhiyun was not active enough in socializing, and he always encouraged her to go out to socialize more when he saw the right opportunity. Mrs. Clement did not find me, how can I help?Zhiyun said resentfully.Why wait for her to find you, you call her and ask her, sometimes you have to take the initiative to make friends. Why should I take the initiative?Zhiyun tilted his head slightly.He Shaoxiang's heart skipped a beat as he looked so pampered and self-willed.

My dear, I know you are always praised in the Chinese circle, and when you get along with Westerners, you can no longer have that sense of superiority.He said kindly. I don't feel superior to anyone, and I'm not active because I don't get along well with them.Well, I miss Liao Jinghui so much, I haven't seen her for more than half a year. Don't always think about Liao Jinghui, let's make new friends!Are these ladies not as good as Liao Jinghui?People who can adapt to the environment will have a good time. Zhiyun thought for a while, then smiled and said: Shaoxiang, I think you are the person who can best adapt to the environment.

Yes I am.My work is already too busy, where is the time to think about the things that don't satisfy me in the environment? After He Shaoxiang went to work with his leather bag, Zhiyun thought about what he said, and thought it made sense.Since you have chosen this life, you must be able to adapt to this life.The past concepts and thoughts must be put aside. Since the environment cannot accommodate you, if you don’t adapt to the environment, how sad this day will be!Just learn to do as the Romans do! Zhiyun called Mrs. Clement and offered to help her. My child, you are like honey, sweet and understanding.I've already figured out what you're going to do. During the meeting, you'll be the hostess!There is nothing to do now, and there are things you can't help with.Dolly and the others are all there, and almost everything is ready.Dolly is the former name of Mrs. Hawley.

Mrs. Clement's tone was extremely affectionate, Zhiyun still didn't like it, and felt that no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't compete with those foreign ladies.Even if she forgot that she was Chinese, others did not. The next day she told He Shaoxiang how she felt.He listened: Friends have to be made by themselves, and the world has to be fought by themselves. Do you think I am not in their circle?First of all, you can't have this kind of nervousness. Zhiyun originally thought why Shaoxiang would comfort her!Unexpectedly, he would be taught a lesson, and his depression became even worse, so he ignored He Shaoxiang, took three hundred Tang poems from the bookshelf, and sat on the sofa to flip through them.

Hylana, stop reading Chinese books!What use is that to you?Didn't Mrs. Clement ask you to do hospitality work?You should work on your German quickly.Honey, your conversational grammar is sometimes wrong!He Shaoxiang quickly reminded her, with anxiety in his tone. Zhiyun sighed, and closed the book with a slap.I feel that living in Europe is really not an easy task. The so-called stable life is not stable at all. One week before the meeting, He Shaoxiang drew up a list of guests to be invited. A total of sixteen people were invited, all of whom were well-known scientists in the scientific community, including people from Europe and the United States. Most of them were met by Zhiyun in Copenhagen.

Why don't you invite me to a restaurant?There are so many people, don't kill me.Thinking about it, just buying vegetables is enough for me, and I'm not very good at cooking.Zhiyun's confidence was greatly lost, and he said with a sad face. Please be kind at home rather than at a restaurant.Our family's ostentation is no worse than anyone else's, and they love to eat Chinese food. Please come home and let your wife make it yourself, so that you can feel like a friendly friend. Europeans are like this.Helena, this is a good opportunity for you to show off your skills, so get ready!He Shaoxiang smiled and said very kindly, his tone was so firm that there was no room for negotiation.

OK, I'll do it!Zhiyun said helplessly.It was only after she got married that she felt some of He Shaoxiang's temperament.This seemingly meek and gentle person, who seems to have no temper at all, is actually quite authoritarian and stubborn. No one can change what he decides. Zhiyun went to the street several times and spent hundreds of francs buying a lot of shrimp, fish and meat.Busy all day researching recipes and preparing big treats.Wash and cut a lot of things in advance, and put them in the refrigerator, so as not to be overwhelmed temporarily. The invitation is a specially customized exquisite card, and the mask below is S. C．and Helanna He's names.Those invited will be received by the Secretariat on the first day of registration for the Congress.

When the meeting started, He Shaoxiang and Zhiyun started their activities.One is busy with meetings, reading papers, and exchanging opinions with top pediatric scientists from various countries, and the other is busy with the wives, drinking afternoon tea, shopping on the street, and shopping.Both of them were very busy, and they looked like international dignitaries.When Zhiyun was hanging out with people, he was also thinking about the big dinner on Saturday night, fearing that in front of these important people, he would not be able to show the art of Chinese cooking.When I go back every night, after being exhausted, I still try my best to do experiments, study recipes, and busy myself. Two days before the treat, He Shaoxiang came back from the venue, with a slightly disappointed face, and said in a flat voice: Helanna, don't prepare too many treats, only seven people will come. Only seven people?Why?Didn't we make sixteen posts?Zhiyun was preparing the ingredients for making eight-treasure rice, but after hearing He Shaoxiang's words, he stopped what he was doing and raised his head in surprise. Some of them have something to do, and some conflict with other people's invitations, so they can't come.He Shaoxiang understated it, the expressionless face became more and more expressionless. Our post was posted so early, he received it as soon as he came, and the notice of other people's treats will not be earlier than ours, so how could there be conflicts?Zhiyun's face couldn't hide the deep disappointment and doubt. Since people can't come, there must be a reason, and we don't need to study it.He Shaoxiang smiled as if he didn't care. What is the reason?I think the only reason is that I don't want to get too close to the Chinese.Zhiyun pushed the open cookbook aside all of a sudden. Helena, you shouldn't have such an unhealthy mentality.He Shaoxiang was still smiling, looking like a good man. I'm mentally unhealthy!Are you healthy?Zhiyun was upset. I never doubt anything, how unhealthy it is!Okay, stop talking about these trivial things, I have to get up early tomorrow!Gotta go to sleep.He Shaoxiang was in that usual calm tone.He kissed Zhiyun lightly on the cheek, then changed into his pajamas, went to the bathroom to brush and wash.After working on it for a while, I came out and said in German: Good night, my dear.So I went to bed and went to sleep. Although He Shaoxiang never doubted anything and considered himself mentally healthy, Zhiyun still felt his depression.Wondering if he's as calm as he appears?She guessed that his heart might not be better than hers.All this caused her to have infinite compassion for her husband, and she was determined not to discuss this topic any more. However, the shadow in her heart, the nostalgia that had been in control for a long time, burst out all at once, and she deeply missed her motherland. Come. Sixteen people turned into seven people, and the dishes seemed extraordinarily rich. Because Zhiyun was unhappy, his interest in entertaining guests was greatly reduced, so he didn't cook very carefully.But those foreign doctors were full of praise and called her the world's top culinary expert.Of the seven people who came to dinner, none of them were the first-rate characters on the list, and none of the most wanted people came, and all the lesser characters came. While eating, drinking, talking and laughing, He Shaoxiang and Zhiyun were praised like gods by those people, so they couldn't help but feel a little bit smug.After the guests had left, both of them yawned in front of the stacks of dirty dishes and cigarette butts left in the ashtray.He Shaoxiang helped Zhiyun put the dishes in the dishwasher, washed five or six used pots in one breath, and only said: "Helana, you have been tired for a few days, and you can do it tomorrow if you can't finish it." Do it, go to bed early!It seems that they don't want to discuss anything about this big banquet.But Zhiyun smiled and said: There are so many leftovers, I'm afraid we won't be able to eat them all for a week! Since Zhiyun came to Switzerland and lived a stable and affluent life as a wife, she felt like being trapped in the desert. She often couldn't help but miss the days when she was a student in Munich.She found it strange how people felt. When she was in Munich, she always felt that life was difficult and depressing.After leaving and being in a new environment, she wanted to forget those old things, and those old things became memorable again. Of course, there are more memorable people and things, she just avoided thinking about it. When Zhiyun missed Munich too much, he made long-distance calls to Jinghui, and the two talked for half an hour. Jinghui named her daughter Aihua, and she worked hard as a mother. It was so easy for Aihua that she could play alone in the cradle for an hour or two without hearing her cry. Aihua looks so big, he has a good appetite Aihua's eyes are like mine, and his nose is like Yang Wenyan Jinghui's conversation topics are always inseparable from Aihua, and she can't even talk about restaurants. As for the matter of playing the piano, she seems to have forgotten it long ago. Hello!Jinghui, how are the students in Munich?Have you seen Xie Jinchang, the alert old students and gifted children?Is there any news about the pair of youth idol and Sophia?Zhiyun called Jinghui again that day, and she didn't ask until Jinghui had finished reading the mother's sutra. Youth idols are not very proud in the UK, they say they are a bit ostracized, but it doesn't matter that they are going back to Hong Kong for the summer vacation.Sophia Liu is pregnant, and the two of them have already chosen the names of the children. There are three male names and three female names. Which one should they use?I have to wait for the father of the youth idol to make a decision.Jinghui couldn't help laughing when she said that.Last week, Xie Jinchang and the others had dinner at our house with those heads of garlic!Alert the old student to graduate this summer, and he will return to China as soon as he gets his diploma. The gifted children are stepping up their practice, preparing to participate in the international violin competition to be held in France this autumn.Only Lao Xie is still in the same old state, it's really miserable to see.Hello!They all blame you, saying that you didn't tell your classmates when you got married.So secret. Wu Zhiyun couldn't answer anymore, wondering why the idea of ​​retiring from the world was so strong at that time?Originally, the notice card and the envelope that I wanted to send to my classmates in Munich were written, but I didn’t send it in the end, so I just abandoned all old relationships and came to Switzerland to get married quietly.Tell them, I'm sorry, if I go to Munich I'll make a treat.she says.I really think so, I miss those classmates very much. Hurrah!But when will you come?Jinghui asked loudly happily. Not sure yet, but there will always be.Gossiped a lot, Zhiyun was still unsatisfied, pondered for a moment, and asked hesitantly: Jinghui, is there any news about other students?Does Jia Tianhua have a letter? Recently, more than a dozen new students came from China, including men and women, all of them from theory, engineering, medicine and music.They all looked years younger than us.Alas!It seems that we are already in the past tense.Jia Tianhua received a letter, saying that he is smooth sailing, prosperous in official career, newly promoted factory manager Jinghui talked for a long time according to Jia Tianhua's topic, Zhiyun became more and more boring, wondering why he wanted to inquire about Jia Tianhua's recent situation?She has met him several times, but she is not very familiar with him.Could it be that he wanted to use Jia Tianhua's topic to draw Jiang Xiaofeng out?If Jinghui talks about Jia Tianhua so vigorously, why doesn't she talk about Jiang Xiaofeng, Jiang Xiaofeng is closer to Jinghui and Yang Wenyan in comparison!But Jinghui only talked about Jia Tianhua, and didn't mention a word about Jiang Xiaofeng.Zhiyun seemed a little disappointed, and then she told herself with reproach: You must completely forget about Jiang Xiaofeng, or you will be sorry for Shaoxiang. Hee hee, Yang Wenyan is planning to open a second restaurant!Jinghui talked about her own pride. Unbelievable, I really became a restaurant entrepreneur. Laity like us, just looking for food and clothing, have no big ambitions, how can we compare with that great scientist in your house!Hello!Yu Zhiyun, come to Munich for fun After making the phone call, Zhiyun stood in front of the long window and stared blankly at the distant blue sky for a while before picking up half of the housework. After dinner, Zhiyun leaned on the sofa to read a novel, and He Shaoxiang had already slept on the couch in the study for thirty minutes. He just poured a half-small glass of brandy in the wine cabinet and drank it down. He was about to say: My dear, can you do not bother me.After returning to the study to work, Zhiyun raised his eyes from the book and said: Shaoxiang, I'm going to Munich. Go to Munich?do what?He Shaoxiang's eyeballs were as big as longan behind the lens, revealing intense astonishment.When mentioning Munich, he thought of Jiang Xiaofeng. Go do whatever you want, go see your classmates, have fun.Seeing He Shaoxiang's expression, Zhiyun immediately turned the discussion into an affirmative tone. Seeing that Zhiyun was displeased, He Shaoxiang quickly changed into a smiling face, and coaxed her: Are you going to see your classmates after you've been here for a few days?Are there no friends here? The friends here are all yours, and they are all foreigners. Foreigners are not human beings, and it is not the same as making friends.He Shaoxiang laughed out loud. It is possible to make friends, but it is always different. I miss my Chinese friends, and I miss Liao Jinghui. You like Chinese friends, go find Mrs. Xu and Mrs. Cui to have fun! I don't get along with them at all. The last time Mrs. Cui came to see me, it didn't mean anything at all. I don't know anything about playing cards and I can't talk with them. Mrs. Cui is better. That Mrs. Xu is terrible. The history of glory tells how her family is rich in Henan, and Mr. Xu went abroad to study because of her natal Zhiyun. Before I finished talking, I received a call from Mrs. Xu asking her to have afternoon tea tomorrow afternoon. Look, why are you going to Munich? Isn't this a Chinese friend here?He Shaoxiang smiled and said with relief. When Zhiyun drove to Xu's house, the two wives, Xu and Cui, were talking about the other Mrs. Wu in their trinity, which surprised Zhiyun very much.Moreover, to be honest, she feels that the two people in front of her are not qualified to talk about Mrs. Wu. Although Mrs. Wu's husband has no ambitions and has been a teaching assistant in the economics department of the university for more than ten years, they are not bad. Although she has never formally interacted with them, Mrs. Wu has a very good impression on her. Not only is she more pleasing and kind than Xu Cui, but she can also speak fluent French.If it didn't prevent He Shaoxiang from wanting to associate with Mr. Wu, she would really like to make friends with Mrs. Wu! The two wives of Xu Cui are talkative people, and somehow they talked about Taiwan. How much does it cost to take a tricycle in Taiwan?Mrs. Xu asked.She is drinking a cup of tea.The two feet are placed parallel to each other, the distance between them is about a foot wide, dark brown stockings, and black leather shoes with straps on the back of the feet, which reminds people of the legs and feet of the old grandmother in American movies in the 1930s. There have been no tricycles for many years.Zhiyun said with a smile.She remembered answering this question more than once. Without three wheels, what would you sit on?We used to take three rounds in Shanghai.Mrs. Cui said.Her face was white and fat, and her head was as high as a hat. Take a taxi, the same as here.Zhiyun explained patiently. Same here!Mrs. Xu was extremely suspicious, raised her bulging front teeth, looked at Mrs. Cui, and the two exchanged glances. Zhiyun was very displeased by their expressions of three aunts and six wives. Taiwan is not as backward as you think, and what you think is still the impression of more than 20 years ago.she says. Do Taiwanese women still wear indanthrene cloth gowns now?Mrs. Xu asked again. Now there is not even indanthrein cloth at all.Zhiyun answered simply. So what do people wear?Mrs. Cui held her big face in one hand, and looked at Zhiyun curiously. get dressed!Same as here, many shirts and sweaters here are imported from Taiwan. Oh!Really!There is such a thing!The two wives spoke almost in unison. The last time a relative of mine went to Taiwan, he said that they didn't even have flush toilets.Mrs. Xu made an unbearable expression to Mrs. Cui. When did that happen?Zhiyun asked. I can't figure it out, maybe more than ten years! How much has changed in ten years!Now many new-style houses have been built, with all kinds of modern equipment. Can you really progress so fast?The two wives seemed to believe it or not, with surprised expressions. After talking about the economy, talk about state affairs, and talk about state affairs, and return to the old topic of Mrs. Wu. Mrs. Wu and Mr. Wu had never met each other before they got married. They met through introductions and letters.Mrs. Xu reported the scoop in a mysterious manner. whee.Mrs. Cui thought she was very sweet and smiled with squinted eyes.If I don't want to, how much effort our master spent chasing me in the past!Just talk about marriage through correspondence, and I won't come to that matter. Zhiyun was very upset when he heard it, and thought: Aren't they good friends?Why did the two suddenly scold Mrs. Wu together?It was only later that she realized that Mr. Wu had found a very good position in the UN agency in Geneva and was no longer a teaching assistant, and even Mrs. Wu herself had found a job as an interpreter.The Wu family and his wife will take their children to move to Geneva to take office, and the Xu and Cui families will jointly farewell for them. Zhiyun felt both funny and sad, and didn't understand why so few Chinese people, in such a faraway country, didn't sincerely unite, help and love each other, but were jealous and scheming!She suddenly realized that it was not good for her to be with these two shallow and narrow-minded women, mother-in-law and mother-in-law, so she looked at her watch and got up to leave.Walking out of Xu's house, I felt something was stalking my heart, which was very uncomfortable, and I almost definitely thought that they were already talking about her. When He Shaoxiang came back at night, Zhiyun said sullenly, "I don't get along with Xu Cui, the two mother-in-laws and wives."Are there no other Chinese here? I heard that there are some Chinese people here, but they are very common, and we can't get too close.Don't look down on Xu and Cui, these two gentlemen are both well-achieved, and the two wives are also college graduates.He Shaoxiang spoke very seriously again. What does it matter to me whether they succeed or not?Just graduating from university doesn't necessarily mean that you are not superficial. I want to make friends with good people, and I have to be able to talk well.Zhiyun flicked his long hair and raised his eyebrows, showing that willful look again. Want to talk?What on earth are you going to talk about?Um?It's not very good for ladies to talk about family affairs together.He Shaoxiang smiled with a good temper. Thanks to a scientist as big as you who said such things, why do women have to talk about family affairs and talk about things without thinking when they are together?Do you think the highest value of a woman is to have a beautiful face and a college diploma?It is serious only when you talk about science together, and we who are engaged in literature shouldn’t talk about literature and thought?Zhiyun was already upset, but what He Shaoxiang said made her even more disgusted. Literature and ideology are very empty things, and it is useless to talk about them. When we talk about science, we are exchanging opinions, which is a very practical matter. So, there should be no literature at all in the world, and people don’t need to have thoughts?Zhiyun held his breath and asked. That's not true, but that has nothing to do with real life, just to adjust the mood of life.He Shaoxiang still insisted on his opinion, but his tone was flattering. snort!Life style!Zhiyun stood up, too lazy to say any more.Anyway, I'm still going to Munich. Seeing that Zhiyun was angry, He Shaoxiang also stood up. If you must go, go on weekends, I will accompany you, go to restaurants and watch operas.He pondered and said, thinking in his heart: In this way, she would have no time and no opportunity to pay tribute to those past events with Jiang Xiaofeng, or visit those worthless Chinese students studying abroad. Who wants you to accompany me?Zhiyun's tone softened again. Really, Helena, what fun is there in Munich?I'm going to Hungary for a meeting next month, so you can come and have fun with me. Are you going to Hungary?Zhiyun was interested and asked quickly. There's a European physics conference, and I'm going to present a paper, and you can join the ladies' program. Well, that must be fun.Zhiyun recalled the time when she was in the limelight in Copenhagen, and immediately felt that she had to go. Of course, it must be fun.My dear, it is so decided, don't go to Munich, let's go to Hungary!Now I have to do something, my dear, don't bother me.He Shaoxiang settled the matter, heaved a sigh of relief, and went into the study. Thinking of going to Hungary to visit mountains and rivers, participate in luxurious banquets, and be amazed and praised by everyone, Zhiyun didn't want to go to Munich.She thought: He Shaoxiang has his own greatness, and the work he does is indeed practical and valuable. How can ordinary overseas Chinese compare?How many foreigners can be in his situation?As his wife, she should be proud, so stop being picky!Let the past be the past! Thinking of this, her gray mood gradually receded, and her mood cleared up again.