He just walked in, rolled up his sleeves, and began helping move boxes.
At eight, Tang Shun arrived, carrying a big bag of buns and soy milk. It was the first time for the Germans to try buns; Clara took a bite, and the juice splashed onto her white gown. She looked down and said something in German.
"She said 'delicious, but hard to handle'." Manstein translated.
At noon, the instruments were mostly in place. Manstein stood in the center of the laboratory, looking around, his expression like witnessing the birth of his child.
He said, "Professor, this animal laboratory here is better than the one I had in Germany."
Yang Ping said, "Your German laboratory is one of the most advanced worldwide."
"The equipment isn't as good." Manstein said, "But here, the windows face south, monkeys can see the sun. Germany is too gloomy, animals get easily depressed. This is very important."
