50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 179 The Small Ball Turns the Big Ball
In the spring of 3, the temperature in Beijing began to rise rapidly. At the end of March, Sun Zhiwei led the faculty and staff of the park to begin this year's spring plowing work on the city wall.

This small farm on the wall has been continuously supplying the kindergarten with fresh vegetables and other staple foods over the years. In the early days, it even became the supply pillar of the kindergarten.

Although there is no shortage of supply now, Sun Zhiwei still has not given up this land. Instead, he uses it every year and leads the faculty and staff to cultivate it.

On April 4, spring plowing was about to be completed. At noon that day, he was resting in the office after lunch.

Suddenly, the red phone on the table rang.

This was the second time the phone rang since he took over. This time, Sun Zhiwei did not lose focus and answered the phone on the third ring.

"I'm Sun Zhiwei from Beihai Kindergarten."

After a brief communication, Sun Zhiwei realized that they wanted to call the kindergarten's daily doctor.

The purpose was not concealed. It turned out that a member of the visiting American "table tennis delegation" was ill, but due to translation problems, communication was not very coordinated.

So, someone thought of the little doctor from the kindergarten. Because the other party had just come from Xiao Rizi, he should not be opposed to the little doctor.

Sun Zhiwei, the doctor at the kindergarten, knew that he usually spoke Chinese and had a Chinese-sounding name: Tanaka Zhi. If no one knew it in advance, no one would know that he was a commoner.

Over the years, Sun Zhiwei did not treat him differently, just like an ordinary doctor.

This call was a little beyond Sun Zhiwei's expectations. He really wanted to know who took the initiative to mention the doctor in their kindergarten. Was it an accident or did they have an ulterior motive?

However, that was something that needed to be investigated later, and he couldn't possibly object to the order from above now.

He immediately asked someone to call Dr. Tian. Actually, it should be Dr. Tanaka, but in order not to appear abrupt, he usually deliberately called him Dr. Tian.

Tanaka Zhi arrived quickly and Sun Zhiwei introduced the mission to him.

When he heard that the patient was an American, he was very surprised. After so many years, has another American come here?

There was no room for refusal for this kind of treatment mission. After hearing the mission, Tomo Tanaka immediately went back to prepare the medical box.

Soon, the car to pick them up arrived. Yes, Sun Zhiwei would accompany them.

This "Ping-Pong Diplomacy" was a turning point in history. Being able to see the event unfold up close was also a witness to history.

Furthermore, he had to be prepared for any unexpected situations. After all, the staff were transferred from their kindergarten, so if any unexpected situation arose, he could handle it on the spot.

He knew about the first "Ping-Pong Diplomacy", but he was not clear about the details. On the way, the staff who came to pick them up told him in detail what happened.

The 3st World Table Tennis Championships opened in Nagoya at the end of March. After two consecutive absences, the Chinese table tennis team returned, ready to regain its form.

American athletes are used to freedom. When they see our athletes, they are very curious and even come to talk to them during meals.

One of the athletes even joked, "You invited the table tennis teams from Country Y and Japan to visit your country. When will it be our turn?"

As a result, the news was reported back: American athletes wanted to visit, but they had not yet formally made the request.

As a result, the second accident happened. The American athlete, 19-year-old Cohen, was a sophomore in college. While out one day, he got on a bus full of Chinese athletes.

Just when he was at a loss as to what to do, world table tennis star and three-time champion Zhuang Zedong approached with an interpreter and extended a friendly right hand. He also presented him with a piece of Hangzhou brocade with a Huangshan pattern printed on it as a gift.

When they got off the bus, their friendly conversation was seen by reporters, and the news made the headlines the next day.

The next day, Cohen specially prepared a sweatshirt with a peace symbol and the words "Let It Be" printed on it as a return gift for Zhuang Zedong. This scene was also photographed by reporters.

This unexpected incident became an opportunity for further contact between the two sides, so the American delegation formally submitted a request for a visit.

On April 4, the faculty who had been preparing to refuse the visit learned the news that Zhuang Zedong and Cohen had exchanged gifts.

As a result, the access application that was about to be rejected was unexpectedly approved.

On April 4, the delegation arrived in Beijing via a connecting flight from Hong Kong Island.

During the period, the athletes and guests visited famous BJ attractions such as the Great Wall, Tiananmen Square, and the Forbidden City, and also visited Tsinghua University.

One of the photos of the athletes at the Great Wall was even on the cover of Time magazine.

On April 4, which is today, several athletes suddenly fell ill, which led to the call for doctors.

So, actually, the doctor is not important. There are many great doctors there. The main thing is to show an attitude and relieve the tension of the athletes.

After Sun Zhiwei learned what happened, he told Tanaka Zhi to remember to speak a few words of Japanese when he went there so that the other party would know that he was actually a foreign doctor.

Although he didn't know why, Tanaka Satoshi agreed.

Sure enough, the arrival of Satoshi Tanaka immediately eased the tense atmosphere, and the athlete's condition was quickly diagnosed as acclimatization.

This treatment is very simple. If it is done in the folk, a handful of soil from the hometown and a bowl of boy's urine can be taken, and the effect will be seen on the same day.

If the situation is serious, there is also "Ren Zhong Huang", which is guaranteed to cure the disease.

Of course, we were afraid that our folk remedies might not be acceptable to our international friends, so we used regular medications for treatment.

Because it was originally a minor illness, the patient's condition was basically cured the next day after taking the medicine.

Three days later, the table tennis teams of both sides will have a friendly competition.

Because Sun Zhiwei and Tanaka Satoshi were involved in this incident, they were given two tickets for the game. These tickets are not for sale to the public and are basically sold internally.

However, Sun Zhiwei had no interest in watching the game with an ordinary person. When he was thinking about what to do with his ticket, Tanaka Zhi unexpectedly refused the invitation to watch the game.

Oh, that’s easy.

That night, Sun Zhiwei and Tong Jiajia made an appointment to watch the game together. Since their child was born, the two of them had not really gone out to see a performance together, so these two tickets were just right.

So, on the morning of the 17th, Sun Zhiwei brought Tong Jiajia to the Workers' Stadium.

He discovered that there were surprisingly many people coming to watch the game today. A welcome banner had been hung above the stands, and the stands were packed with people.

(End of this chapter)