1967年，我再次奉派驻外使馆工作，行前回上海探亲。在火车上相遇，才知道彼此各自的情况。我大学毕业进了外交部，辅銮从上海行知学校毕业后，又考入了南京师范学院美术系深造，后来在南京艺术学院任教。平时我们难得见面，我在国外或在北京总是常从报纸和杂志上得到辅銮的信息，常见到他的新作发表，当时我和夫人真为少年时代的同窗好友已步入了知名画家的行列而高兴。
In1967,Iwasassignedtoworkinanembassyabroad.BeforeleavingIwenttoShanghaitovisitmyfamily.Onthetrain,Imethimandbegantoknoweachother’sinformationafterourseparateness.IenteredtheMinistryofForeignAffairsaftergraduation,whileFuluanenteredthepaintingdepartmentofNanjingNormalUniversityaftergraduatedfromShanghaiZhixingArtSchool,andthenstayedtheretoteach.Itisdifficultforustomeeteachotherinourdailytime.IusuallygetFuluan’sinformationformnewspapersandmagazinesathomeandabroad.Icanoftenseehispublicationofnewworksthatmakemywifeandmeverygladforourclassmateandoldfriendhavingbecomeawell-knownpainter.
有一件事我永不会忘记，他大学一年级暑假，用节省下来的零用钱，带着许多自己的习作，独自买张火车票去北京，寻找全国著名画家教授，登门求教。记得有中央美术学院的吴作人，董希文，叶浅予等名家。这种大胆行为实在极代表他的性格，为艺术，为求知，锲而不舍
HereisonethingIwillrememberforever.Ithappenedinhisfirstyearofcollege.HesavedupallhispocketmoneyforatickettoBeijing,andvisitedmanyfamouspaintersandprofessorsattheirhomeswithhisexercisesfortheirdirections,includingsomerespectfulmastersinChinaCentralAcademyofFineArts,suchasWuZuoren,DongXiwen,YeQianyu.Thisbraverybehaviorperfectlyrepresentshischaracterthatis,nevergivingupstruggleforartandknowledge.
从1948年到1951年我俩同班，在上海圣谊中学求学，该校是解放前以蒋家祥校长为首的，热心平民教育事业者集资创建的，有些是厦门大学教授和学生来义务兼课的，当然校舍和设备简陋，没有条件对有绘画才能的学生给予培养，辅銮家境贫寒，家中又无人擅长丹青，他的艺术之路全靠他自己的天赋加不懈努力，才考上当时上海唯一的一所艺术学校。
From1948to1951,wewereclassmatesatShanghaiShengyiMiddleSchool.Thisschoolwasestablishedonthefundsfromsomepersonswhowereenthusiasmforthecivilianeducationwiththeirleader,JiangJiaxiang,takingthepositionofschoolmaster.TheteacherswereprofessorsandstudentsfromXiamenUniversitywhoworkedintheschoolpart-timely.Andtheclassroomsandequipmentsweresimpleandshabby,withoutproperqualificationtocultivatethegiftedstudents.Fuluancameformapoorfamilyandtherewasnobodyinhisfamilywhowasgoodatpainting.Sohisroadsofarttotallydependonhistalentandhardworking,andsodiditforhisenteringtheonlyartschoolinShanghaiatthattime.
我在艺术上是门外汉，但我非常喜爱他的作品，尤其是他笔下的花卉。看着这些画，往往不忍离去，我好像面对着我的老友—热情奔放，灵气闪动而又与世无争，身处逆境而不馁。辅銮虽已年届古稀，仍是才思敏捷，创作精力还是那么旺盛，我有理由期待他取得更大的成就。
Iamastrangerofart,butIamveryfondofhisworks,especiallyhisflowerpaintings.IalwayscannotbeartopartwiththosepaintingsjustlikeIwasfacingmyoldfriendagain,seeinghisglowingzest,histwinklinggenius,hisstandingalooffromtheworldlyaffairsandhisgallantrywhileinadversity.AlthoughFuluanisanoldmanofseventyyearsold,hestillkeepsanactivethinkingandacreativeimpulsion.Iamconfidentofhisgreaterachievementinthenearfuture.