At the end of February, the reunion of the Chinese Alumni Association in New York.

The first good news is that Brother Debang has passed the doctoral graduation defense and has obtained his PhD.

Brother Debang plans to return to China and contribute to China's chemical industry.

His doctoral dissertation was submitted to the journal of the American Chemical Society, and as soon as the chemistry paper was published, he would immediately leave for China.

This year's PhD is a treasure in China, and PhDs are also popular in the United States.

Brother Debang went to the United States to study in 1913, and he studied hard for eight years before finally obtaining a PhD. Everyone sent congratulatory messages and was happy for Brother Debang.

The second good news is that Li Kangping quietly published a paper in Physical Review, and Li Kangping is about to obtain a bachelor's degree from Columbia University and the admission qualification of Columbia University Research Institute, which surprised everyone.

"Kang Ping arrived in the United States in September last year, and I am very happy that he was admitted to the graduate school in just half a year." Mr. Zhou praised it, although he was happy, but he did not smile.

Why?

Gai is one less person for this class reunion, this gentleman's surname is Zhao, a native of Zhuji, Zhejiang, a 1919 official student studying in the United States, and is now a master's student at the School of Education of Columbia University.

Zhao Jun was neither transferred to another school nor busy with other affairs, but was arrested by the New York police and imprisoned in the police station.

Most Chinese students studying in the United States abide by the law and do not cause trouble, and Zhao Jun is no different.

The officials asked again, so why was Zhao Jun arrested?

Listen to me.

Yesterday, Zhao Jun attended a lecture on Seventh Avenue.

In the middle of the lecture, a group of policemen rushed in and arrested all the speakers and listeners, a total of 58 people.

Mr. Zhou said with a solemn expression: "If it is reasonable, if it is persistent, then let it develop freely, why not?" Learning a certain doctrine does not necessarily join a certain doctrine, Zhao Jun just learned, did not join, and the New York police arrested him indiscriminately, which is really unreasonable. ”

The gentlemen were extremely worried about Zhao Jun's personal safety, and they asked, Mr. Zhou, how is this good?

Mr. Zhou walked up to Mr. Strauss, and he said in English, "Mr. Strauss, I will leave this matter to you." ”

"At noon tomorrow at the latest, Mr. Zhao will appear here." With that, Mr. Strauss put on his hat and left the apartment on 43rd Street.

At noon the next day, Li Kangping went to the 43rd Street apartment again.

Mr. Strauss did what he said, and Zhao Jun was released on bail and sat in the apartment.

Zhao Jun was shocked and said: "That day I wandered to the Seventh Avenue, someone distributed leaflets, I out of curiosity, I went in to listen to the lecture, but the police raided, I was in the prison barn, frightened, fortunately Mr. Zhou, Mr. Strauss rescued, thank you two gentlemen!" ”

"The first principle of studying in the United States is to abide by American laws, social customs, and moral standards, and some things are between legal and illegal in the United States, so you should not participate in such controversial activities again." Mr. Zhou, who has always been gentle and friendly, did not harshly criticize Zhao Jun, but his words were a warning when it came to this.

"Mr. Zhou, please rest assured, there will be no next time!" Zhao Jun swore and said.

Mr. Zhou added: "Kangping is dedicated to his studies and strives for progress, and his courses are all A's or above, and he has published articles in the most famous physics journals in the United States. It only took half a year for Kang Ping to be admitted to the graduate school of Columbia University, and he did not cause trouble or disputes, and lived in harmony with American faculty and classmates. I hope you will follow Kangping's example, feel at ease on campus, and don't worry me anymore. ”

Zhao Jun said ashamedly: "What Mr. Zhou said is extremely true, from today onwards, I will never step out of the campus of Columbia University. ”

"It's not that extreme." Mr. Zhou stopped talking about this incident.

Zhao Jun graduated from Peking University with a bachelor's degree, and the predecessor of National Peking University was Beijing Normal University, and its centralized management department was the Ministry of Education of the Beijing Government.

The Geng Foundation only supports students from Tsinghua University. In 1919, Zhao Jun was granted a quota to study in the United States at the official expense of Zhejiang, and the cost of his stay in the United States was borne by the Zhejiang authorities.

Regardless of whether they have a background in Tsinghua University or Peking University, Chinese students have a common identity ---Chinese, and they go abroad to study with a common mission of saving the country and survival, and their personal destiny is closely related to the destiny of the country.

Mr. Zhou not only takes care of Tsinghua students studying in the United States, but also helps Chinese students studying in the United States.

Zhejiang is worthy of being a province of scholars, and the province is rich in intellectuals.

Mr. Zhou is also from Zhejiang, and his hometown is very close to Zhao Jun's hometown in Zhuji.

Mr. Zhou studied in the United States in his early years and obtained a master's degree in education, where he enlightened Zhao Jun in the field of education, and Zhao Jun listened humbly.

Li Kangping learned that Mr. Strauss was a German Jew. Mr. Strauss's parents immigrated to the United States from Germany in the 19th century, and Mr. Strauss was born in the United States, and his first name was very American--- Charles, whose full name was Charles Alfred Strauss.

Mr. Strauss provided a meeting place for the Chinese Alumni Association, helped the Chinese Alumni Association to recruit people, and assisted the Chinese Alumni Association in other affairs.

Mr. Strauss defends the Chinese so much, what is he trying to do?

Li Kangping and Mr. Strauss chatted alone for a while, and I don't know what Mr. Strauss is trying to do.

One thing is for sure, Mr. Strauss is quite rich, and his car is a Packard worth tens of thousands of dollars, with a dedicated driver.

The driver drove away with Mr. Strauss, and Lee Kangping left 43rd Street to go to the White Brothers Mahjong Club on 50th Street.

"Hey, Lee!"

"Hey, Uncle Jim!"

Uncle Jim, who was at the club every day, said with great interest: "We've added a new scoring rule, Lee, sit down and play a few rounds!" ”

"Why not?"

Li Kangping sat at the mahjong table and played mahjong with his friends.

The scoring rules of the basic score ×self-draw/flush doubling coefficient set by Li Kangping have been continued, and have been unanimously recognized by American mah friends.

On the basis of this scoring rule, the club has added a new rule: the flush of the wind gate enjoys a 4x bonus.

"Huh, seven pairs of wind word gates!"

Li Kangping was lucky, he touched the seven pairs of southeast and northwest winds, red middle, fortune, and tabula rasa, and scored 112 points.

At this time, mahjong was a pure game in the United States and had not yet entered the stage of gambling.

You're blatantly gambling here, and the New York government won't allow it.

Li Kangping won five games in a row and killed all sides, he gave up his position, and a white friend immediately filled the position.

More and more people came to the club to learn and experience mahjong, and Li Kangping easily inquired about the specific news, and the number of members of the club at the end of February tripled compared with the end of January.

"Mahjong has become popular in New York social circles." Uncle Jim said triumphantly.

Club members who learn the art of mahjong return to their social circles and can cultivate at least three new mahjong friends. In other words, the number of potential mahjong friends in New York has risen to a significant number, and this number will continue to grow.

Uncle Jim's original intention was very pure, he brought mahjong back from Shanghai, and wanted to promote this interesting game in the United States, without much desire for profit in it.

Thanks to Uncle Jim's promotion, mahjong quickly became popular in New York social circles.

With the continuous increase in the number of regular members and potential mahjong friends, the White Brothers are keenly aware that mahjong should be allowed to spread out of the club and spread to the whole of New York and even the United States.