Chapter 98 Scholars have a way out

Weimei also took Huiyin to her and Fairbank's dormitory at the U.S. Information Service.It was a small two-room house with a small fireplace outside and a handmade blanket covering the wall.Weimei placed the narrow cot against the wall, covered it with a handmade blanket, and it became a beautiful couch.Standing in this room, Huiyin took a deep breath and said, "It's like walking into a magazine!" It was a rainy day, and Sicheng was going to accompany Huiyin to go out to see a doctor, and wanted to leave when the rain stopped.At this time, a young and beautiful woman appeared at the door, asking about where Ran Sicheng and Lin Huiyin lived.Sicheng went forward to receive her.It turned out that this was Gong Peng, a news reporter from the CCP's office in Chongqing.Zhou Enlai learned about Sicheng and Huiyin from Fei Weimei, and sent Gong Peng to visit.Gong Peng told Sicheng and Huiyin bluntly that she was a member of the Communist Party with many years of party experience.She said that the Communist Party is willing to get acquainted with experts and scholars in various fields, hoping to understand their thoughts and solicit their views and opinions on the current situation.

This was the first time that Sicheng and Huiyin had a close conversation with the Communists.This communist left a wonderful and deep impression on the couple.Gong Peng graduated from Yenching University before the war. He could speak fluent English, dressed in elegant and fashionable clothes, and had a sincere and moving smile. It was completely different from the depiction and propaganda of the Communist Party they had seen in newspapers before. Later, they met Gong Peng and her colleagues again at a reception hosted by the US embassy.Huiyin and Sicheng noticed that many American journalists and American embassy staff preferred to deal with the Communists rather than with officials of the Nationalist government.Their friendliness and enthusiasm in dealing with others, selfless work attitude and mental state full of hope for the future are extremely contagious and attractive.Fei Weimei said that some of these people are graduates of Tsinghua University and Yenching University, who can speak excellent English and understand Western thinking.When they were together, they studied normatively, discussed problems vividly, and engaged in self-criticism, much like a kind of religious society in the last century.

In order to build a school, Sicheng returned to Lizhuang, and Huiyin stayed in Chongqing for medical treatment and rest. On Sunday, Congjie came to the guest house of Academia Sinica from Nankai Middle School to accompany Huiyin.The mother and son chatted casually and relaxedly.Cong Jie mentioned that in 1944, when the Japanese army captured Duyun, Guizhou, and approached Chongqing, the people in Chongqing were panicked.Cong Jie asked: "Mom, if the Japanese really invaded Sichuan at that time, what would you do?" Huiyin said thoughtfully: "There is always a way out for Chinese scholars. There is no way out at our door. Is it the Yangtze River?" Cong Jie was anxious, and couldn't help asking: "I go to school in Chongqing alone, so you don't care about me?" Huiyin held his son's hand tightly, and whispered as if apologizing: "Really? At that point, I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of you!" Hearing what his mother said, Cong Jie's tears welled up in his eyes.He shed tears not only because he had been "wronged", but more importantly, his son was shocked by the awe-inspiring righteousness conveyed by his mother in the most plain tone.At this moment, Cong Jie felt that the person sitting next to him was no longer his mother, but an "other".

Dr. Leo Elousel, a friend of Fei Zhengqing and Fei Weimei, is a famous American thoracic surgeon. He was working in the General Administration of Rehabilitation and Relief of China in Chongqing after the war. He checked Huiyin.He told Fei Weimei: Lin Huiyin's bilateral lungs and one kidney had been severely infected by tuberculosis bacteria. According to his diagnosis, Huiyin's life could last up to five years.Fei Weimei did not tell Lin Huiyin about the diagnosis."I didn't tell her and she didn't ask. I think she knew all about it," she said.