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Zhang Runzhou and the others were there, and they had been waiting for a long time, and when they saw Zheng Yichen and them coming in, they immediately left their seats and greeted them.

Luo Ziru said: "You wait a little longer, I'll go to register first, and then distribute the room card to everyone." ”

After he finished speaking, he walked straight to the front desk where the clock was hung and the time in different time zones was displayed.

Zhang Runzhou and their buttocks just left their seats, and they were pressed back by Luo Ziru with a word.

Zheng Yichen and Nie Lao also found a vacant seat to sit down, he casually glanced at it, and found that in addition to his own group, there was also a blonde foreigner about forty years old standing on the side, standing behind a wheelchair.

Zheng Yichen's gaze moved all the way down from the face of the standing foreigner, and finally noticed the person in the wheelchair, and his eyes were immediately attracted.

It was an old man with white hair as white as snow, with loose skin like shriveled orange peel, and his face was covered with age spots.

The old man sat in a wheelchair, his waist was straight, he was sitting upright, his suit was straight, and his lower limbs and calves were covered with a mold, obviously with a leg injury.

There are two main characteristics of the old man that attract Zheng Yichen's attention.

One is the old man's radiant eyes, he seems to be over sixty years old, a pair of eyes, but he has a flying look that even young adults sigh at themselves.

The second is his strong arms wrapped in a suit, his face is full of age spots, and his palms are thick and white, strong and powerful.

Although Nie Lao is old, he also has such a pair of arms.

Thinking of this, he was about to ask Elder Nie to pay attention to the old man, when he heard him let out a sigh of surprise.

"Hey, you're ......"

Nie Lao Huo Ran got up, strode towards the old man in the wheelchair, and said, "Boy, come and help me be a translator." ”

"Oh." Zheng Yichen answered yes and followed.

Judging by Nie Lao's reaction, these two should be old acquaintances.

The old man in the wheelchair seemed to be aware of it, and looked up at Nie Lao, who was approaching step by step.

Nie Lao couldn't hide his excited look and asked, "Excuse me, are you Mr. Federer from Switzerland?" ”

Zheng Yichen translated on his behalf, the old man nodded lightly, and replied in English: "That's right, may I ask you ......?"

"I'm Nie Guochang."

Federer's eyebrows moved, and he glanced at Nie Lao a few times, and finally saw a trace of the elegance of the year from this old face.

"Nie Guochang, old friend, long time no see, haha, haha."

Federer laughed loudly, stretched out his hand to hold Nie Lao's hand, very happy, if it weren't for the inconvenience of his legs and feet, he would definitely give Nie Lao a warm hug.

Nie Lao's heart was hot, and he sighed: "Yes, nearly half a century has passed in a blink of an eye, and it is really too long." ”

Zheng Yichen acted as a translator on the side, and sorted out the general context from the words of the two.

The acquaintance of these two dates back to 42 years ago.

At that time, Huaxia and Switzerland had a friendly medical exchange, and Nie Lao, as a young leader in the orthopedic field, was also invited to participate in this grand event.

In this way, he met Federer, who agreed to be young and vigorous, and the two sides were on the rostrum,-for-tat, witty on a certain academic issue, neither of them could convince the other, but they admired each other's insight.

In the decades that followed, they became famous in their respective countries, even internationally, but they always had a side of the coin.

It's even more regrettable that since then, the two have never been able to find an opponent on a par with each other for a wonderful rebuttal.

Because of this, although the two have not met for forty-two years, they can still recognize each other.

Only opponents who truly cherish each other are worth remembering for a lifetime.

"Come, let me introduce you, this is my son, Leni, who inherited my career and became an orthopedic surgeon."

Federer pointed to the man behind him and said defiantly: "What about you, do you have a son?" ”

Nie Lao scolded with a smile: "Of course there is, my son also studied orthopedics, and now he is the director of the hospital, so he must be better than your son." ”

Federer looked at Zheng Yichen suspiciously: "This is your son, he doesn't seem to match his age and appearance." ”

"Are you an old clam and a pearl? He's certainly not my son, well, one of my juniors. ”

After Nie Lao finished speaking, his face turned red, his name was a senior, but he didn't give Zheng Yichen much benefit, but it was Zheng Yichen, the 'junior', who taught him more things.

There is no way, he can't show weakness in front of his opponent, Zheng Yichen secretly laughed, and translated it word for word, giving Nie Lao enough face.

Nie Lao looked at Federer's legs, frowned and said, "What's wrong with your feet?" ”

Federer smiled bitterly: "Two days ago, I was walking outdoors with my family dog, and a dog who is usually very docile suddenly went crazy and rushed to the road, and in order to save it, I let a BMW hit my leg and fractured my tibia and fibula." ”

His eyebrows fluttered, and he added: "Fortunately, my dog has picked up a life, and it is worth it to break a leg." ”

Nie Lao said: "It's unfortunate that on the eve of the World Orthopaedic Congress, you actually had an accident. ”

Zheng Yichen suddenly laughed, and Federer also winked at him and laughed along.

Nie Lao was sad that his old friend had suffered misfortune, and he was at the critical moment of brewing sadness, and he couldn't be sad anymore because of this sudden burst of laughter.

He couldn't help but ask, "What the hell are you laughing at?" ”

Federer pointed at Zheng Yichen and said, "Let's let your juniors explain." ”

The corners of Zheng Yichen's mouth couldn't hide a chuckle: "I just think that an orthopedic specialist with a fracture participates in an orthopedic conference, and this matter itself has a lot of black humor." ”

Federer echoed with a smile: "That's right, black humor, people who don't know still think it's performance art!" It was with this in mind that I ignored Lenny's suggestion to put me on bed rest at home, dragging my injured leg here, just to see everyone's surprised eyes. ”

Nie Lao also grinned, pointed at Federer and said angrily: "In order for you to show humor, it hurts the son behind you." ”

Lenny nodded and smiled, thanking Nie Lao for his grievances.

Zheng Yichen muttered in a low voice: "You, a person who specializes in pit sons, are you qualified to talk about Uncle Federer?" ”

Federer suddenly asked curiously: "By the way, I remember that you have not attended a similar orthopedic conference for almost fifteen years, why did you come this time?" Is there any great research on the subject? ”

Nie Lao smiled proudly: "That's right, I promise that when you make it public, you will be shocked, ashamed of yourself, incognito, and withdraw from ......the rivers and lakes."

He boasted to himself, spoke quickly, sprinkled hundreds of words, but there were many words, Zheng Yichen didn't know how to translate at all, so he had to say in English: "Uncle Federer, Uncle Nie said a lot of provocative things to you, please make an unconvinced expression and show him." ”

Federer also cooperated, with a disgruntled face: "I don't believe it, if you want me to be convinced, you first say what your subject is, and I will judge it." ”

Nie Lao showed an unfathomable smile: "I can't say it, you'll know when the time comes." ”

Federer asked again and again, but Nie Lao was very strict, and he couldn't pry any useful words, so he had to give up.

He waved his hand and said, "I'll go to the nearby park first, and I'll miss it, my room number is 304, remember to come to me when you have time." ”

Less than a minute after Federer's father and son left, Luo Ziru had already registered the room and handed the room card to everyone.

Zheng Yichen originally thought that in order to save money for staying in an international hotel like Hilton, the organizer would arrange a room for two people, but he didn't expect that each person would live alone in a room, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "It is worthy of being a capitalist country, with deep pockets, and an orthopedic conference is so willing to spend money, which is much stronger than our Red Cross Society in China." ”

After Luo Ziru delivered the room card, he said: "Everyone first move the luggage to their respective rooms, the boat and car are also tired, after a good night's sleep, we will have a meal at twelve o'clock, well, by the way, you have to adjust the time of the watch to the local time in the United States." ”

Zheng Yichen lived in room 507, and Nie Lao lived in room 508 opposite, he first moved the dumbbells to Nie Lao's room and placed them, and then returned to his room, washed up, and fell asleep.

After eating at noon, Luo Ziru did not forget to explain to everyone: "The opening ceremony of the orthopedic conference was grandly opened at ten o'clock in the morning of the next day, and the venue was in the conference hall on the first floor that can accommodate thousands of people. ”

When he said the last sentence, he couldn't take his eyes off Zheng Yichen, and the meaning was self-evident.

Zheng Yichen nodded solemnly, and made a guarantee: "At most, I will rest in the hotel and not go out." ”

In the afternoon, Zheng Yichen wanted to continue to sleep with jet lag, but he was woken up by a knock on the door of the old and strong Nie Lao, and dragged him to room 304 to visit Federer without saying anything.

There is no way, if there is no Zheng Yichen to accompany them, Nie Lao and Federer do not understand the language, and they will not be able to communicate at all.

A pair of old friends chatted on their knees, as if there were endless topics, chatting happily, Zheng Yichen pinched the muscles of his thighs, and with the help of severe pain, he could strengthen his spirit and translate for the two.

Finally, at half past five in the afternoon, the four of them finished eating in the restaurant on the top floor, and then they each returned to their rooms to rest, recuperate, and meet the opening ceremony of tomorrow's World Orthopaedic Congress with the best mental outlook.

At half past nine in the evening, the stars are dotted, and in the neon dazzle of this bustling city, it looks dull.

Zheng Yichen and Liu Minna learned about the recent situation of the department on the phone, and gave pertinent advice on some things that she couldn't decide, encouraging her to deal with problems according to her own ideas.

I had just hung up the phone when suddenly there was a knock at the door.