2017年9月28日,钱先生辞世那天,正是先生九十八岁生辰。就在半个月前,我趁着到上海开会之际,约了杨扬兄,接钱先生到他喜欢的高岛屋翡翠酒家,提前为钱先生做百岁寿辰。一只蛋糕,一根蜡烛,祈愿钱先生健康长寿,日月长明。那时的钱先生精神朗朗,思路清明,很是开心。我们还说到做口述自传的事,想把钱先生的人品、文品、才学以口述的形式保存 On September 28, 2017, on the day of Mr. Qian’s death, it is Mr. Chen’s eighteenth birthday. Just two weeks ago, while taking advantage of the meeting in Shanghai, I made an appointment with Yang Young-kiong to pick up Mr. Qian to his favorite Takashimaya Emerald Restaurant and make a hundred-year birthday for Mr. Qian in advance. A cake, a candle, pray for good health and longevity of Mr. Qian, sun and the moon grow bright. At that time, Mr. Qian was cheerful and thoughtful. He was very happy. We also talked about doing oral biographies, wanting to save Mr. Qian’s character, literature, and scholarship in an oral form