books44 Chapter 333 Listening to Stories
Chapter 333 Listening to Stories
But how could they manage her? Yu Kewen looked utterly disheveled. Zuo Jinyue was just a middle school teacher; there was nothing she could do. Not only was Yu Kewen the wife of the Du family, but she was also an important researcher. They'd heard that her superior's superior was the organic chemist and biochemist—Academician Wang You.
Zuo Jinyue arranged for the person to stay in the school dormitory instead of taking them home directly, because Yu Kewen said someone was following them, and she had gone around in circles to find Zuo Jinyue, with whom she didn't have much interaction. With the person safe at the school for the time being, Zuo Jinyue hurried to discuss the matter with her future in-laws.
That's right, Yu Kewen is the eldest daughter-in-law of General Du Hexiang. His eldest son, Du Hongze, and his wife are both researchers, and they are rarely at home. After giving birth, Yu Kewen entrusted her child to her mother-in-law, Wu Jinfeng, and devoted herself to the research institute.
When Du Hexiang chose Yu Kewen as his daughter-in-law, he considered many factors. He felt that having such a daughter-in-law would not only bring him great prestige, but also ensure that the government would take good care of his family's future development.
As he expected, mentioning Yu Kewen made everything go smoothly. Therefore, he forced Wu Jinfeng to take care of his grandson and didn't allow her to complain in the slightest.
Of course, Yu Kewen was engrossed in her research institute and was unaware that her family was using her name to do things. She was very grateful to her mother-in-law for helping her take care of her children and gave her entire monthly salary to her family.
You might not be familiar with the name Wang You, but you've probably heard of antibiotics. Wang You graduated from the Department of Industrial Chemistry at Jinling University. After graduation, he studied biochemistry at the private Peking Union Medical College and later went to Germany to study under the tutelage of three Nobel laureates.
Du Hongxue told Tingnan all of this, speaking at length about this respected academician, and thus he also greatly respected his cousin-in-law Yu Kewen. Although they hadn't met many times, whenever she asked for help, their family immediately went to great lengths to find a solution. Their family didn't intend to benefit from Yu Kewen's fame; they simply respected her from the bottom of their hearts.
“Tingnan, do you know? Academician Wang You and his group of scholars are truly patriotic. No matter how outstanding their mentors or how favorable their experimental conditions, nothing could stop them from returning to China. But there are also some foreign-worshipping types. Their motherland nurtured them, but they think the moon is always brighter abroad and refuse to come back.” Du Hongxue became more and more angry as he spoke: “Song Tingnan, I know you want to be a diplomat. If you become successful in the future and dare to forget your motherland and run away and never come back, I will definitely follow you and fight you to the death. Even if I can’t beat you… I’ll still bite you.”
"Ahem, don't worry, senior, I won't give you that chance." Song Tingnan was both amused and exasperated. Her 'uncle' was a father now, but his personality was still so unpredictable. How did he end up involving her?
"Okay, that's good, I'll remember that. Tingnan, do you know the 'Bingkang' pharmaceutical factory on Kangding Road?"
"I don't know!" Song Tingnan shook her head. Du Hongxue's thinking was too jumpy, and she couldn't keep up with it. What did this have to do with her?
"That's right. You haven't been in Shanghai for long, and summer vacation is coming soon. I'll take you there to see it. Academician Wang You once served as the factory director and research director there."
Back then, that pharmaceutical factory was very small and could only produce common medicines such as cough syrup and anti-inflammatory tablets. Just imagine how frustrated Academician Wang You must have felt at that time, unable to do any research.
In those years, as the war raged, the wounded soldiers on the front lines and civilians injured by enemy bombs suffered from infected wounds, facing certain death. Academician Wang You was extremely anxious and worried.
In 1944, he heard that an antibiotic that could effectively kill bacteria was being used abroad. He saw several oranges on the windowsill that he had forgotten to eat, with green mold growing on the peels and some even covered in green hair. Guess what he did? Du Hongxue said, then became mysterious again.