Siheyuan: Forced to exchange rooms with Qin Huairu at the beginning

After finishing his meal, Zhang Zhiqiang said goodbye, as it was not safe to go back as it was too late.

Aunt Zhou sent Zhang Zhiqiang and his wife to the door.

"Qiangzi, we don't have much to do all day, so bring Qiuye home more often and I'll make delicious food for you."

Aunt Zhou said to Zhang Zhiqiang.

"Okay, Auntie, I got it. I will definitely bring Qiu Ye here more often next time."

Zhang Zhiqiang replied with a smile.

"Qiuye, come to our house more often in the future."

"Yeah, I understand, aunt."

Ran Qiuye responded sweetly.

"Then Aunt Zhou, we will go back first, and you should go to bed early."

After Zhang Zhiqiang finished speaking, he left with Ran Qiuye.

When Aunt Zhou returned, she saw Qiu Ming sitting on the sofa reading a newspaper.

"Hey, why did Zhang Zhiqiang leave so early?"

Qiu Ming sighed, feeling that Zhang Zhiqiang was tactless and didn't see that his intention to keep him was so obvious, and actually left so early.

"Haha, Qiangzi, isn't this creating opportunities for us?"

"Old Qiu, come in quickly."

Aunt Zhou looked at Qiu Ming with a smile, her eyes filled with inexplicable meaning.

"Um, well, why don't you go to bed first and I'll read the newspaper for a while."

Qiu Ming was so scared that he broke out in cold sweats. He was sweating all over.

"Come inside."

Aunt Zhou shouted loudly, which scared Qiu Ming.

"Hey, what are you doing? I haven't finished reading the newspaper yet."

Qiu Ming struggled and was pulled into the house by Aunt Zhou.

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the next day.

Zhang Zhiqiang still gets up early and can have a holiday after working for two more days.

After Zhang Zhiqiang got up, he first performed a set of boxing, then prepared breakfast for Ran Qiuye, and then went to call Ran Qiuye to get up.

As usual, the two of them stayed together for a while before getting up.

After breakfast, Zhang Zhiqiang first sent Ran Qiuye to school, and then rode his bike to the factory.

He came a little early today on purpose, intending to discuss something with Engineer Cheng.

After arriving at the door, Zhang Zhiqiang first checked whether the letter from Ran's father was there, and then knocked on the door.

"Come in."

Cheng Gong's intimidating voice rang out in the room.

Zhang Zhiqiang pushed the door and walked in. Engineer Cheng’s office was not a separate office, but a large office where Engineer Cheng and two technicians worked.

In their current position, they are more concerned with designing new things rather than working on the front line. Working in the same office also makes it easier for them to communicate.

But now there is only Engineer Cheng in the office, and the other two have not arrived yet.

"Good morning, Mr. Cheng."

Zhang Zhiqiang greeted Engineer Cheng modestly.

"Hmm? Are you the guy who's a seventh-level fitter? His name is Zhang Qiang?"

Engineer Cheng had some impression of Zhang Zhiqiang. After all, he was a talented person in the steel rolling mill.

"Engineer Cheng has a really good memory. My name is Zhang Zhiqiang."

Zhang Zhiqiang introduced himself, feeling quite excited. He didn't expect that Engineer Cheng would remember him after just one meeting.

"Yes, Zhang Zhiqiang, do you want to talk to me about something?"

Engineer Cheng was puzzled and didn't know why Zhang Zhiqiang came.

"It's engineering. I also want to become an engineer, so I want to ask if you have any relevant study materials."

"By the way, my father-in-law Ran Bowen said he knew you. This is the letter he wrote to you."

After Zhang Zhiqiang stated his purpose, he took out Ran Bowen's letter and handed it to Cheng Hongjun.

Engineer Cheng took it and took a look at it, then chuckled.

"Are you Ran Bowen's son-in-law?"

Engineer Cheng showed a slight smile.

"Yes, Mr. Cheng."

Zhang Zhiqiang nodded.

"Are you willing to accept me as your master?"

Engineer Cheng suddenly made such a request, which made Zhang Zhiqiang a little confused.

Engineer Cheng also has his own ideas. He sees his own shadow in Zhang Zhiqiang. They both started as ordinary workers. According to Director Yang, Zhang Zhiqiang has passed several assessments this year and is now a seventh-level fitter.

Zhang Zhiqiang is now better than he was back then. Engineer Cheng is impressed by his talent and wants to help Zhang Zhiqiang.

"Yes, I am willing to work as a engineer."

Zhang Zhiqiang nodded excitedly. He didn't expect it to be so smooth. Engineer Cheng actually wanted to accept him as his apprentice. This was a good thing that many people would not refuse.

"Okay, you will be my disciple, Cheng Hongjun, from now on."

Cheng Hongjun was also very happy. He believed that Zhang Zhiqiang was definitely talented. To have achieved his current success in just one year showed that Zhang Zhiqiang was a down-to-earth and hard-working person, and might even become an engineer earlier than Cheng Hongjun.

"Master, I brought you something, please wait a moment."

Zhang Zhiqiang walked out of Cheng Hongjun's office, took out two watermelons from the system, and walked in with them.

"Master, this is the watermelon I brought specially for you."

Zhang Zhiqiang carefully placed the two watermelons on the ground. They would break if touched, so he had no choice but to be careful.

Cheng Hongjun was a little surprised. Sand watermelon, where did this thing come from in the old city?

"Sand watermelon? Where did you get it?"

Cheng Hongjun asked curiously.

"As expected of you, Master. You have a keen eye and can tell at a glance that this is a sand watermelon."

Zhang Zhiqiang gave Cheng Hongjun a thumbs up. Others only knew that it was a watermelon and it tasted quite sweet. No one could tell that it was grown on sandy land.

"Nonsense, the place where I was transferred to had a lot of these things. I ate them for almost a year, how could I not recognize them?"

Cheng Hongjun said speechlessly.

"So that's how it is. No wonder you recognized it at the first sight, Master."

Zhang Zhiqiang really didn't expect this. If this was the case, Zhang Zhiqiang could probably guess where Cheng Hongjun had been transferred to.

However, Zhang Zhiqiang didn't dare to say this as it would not be good for either him or Cheng Hongjun. He must have signed a confidentiality agreement before being transferred.

"Stop talking nonsense and tell me where did you get it from?"

Cheng Hongjun asked, if it was speculation, it would not be allowed in this era.

"Don't worry, Master. These things are all made in good condition. You can eat them without worry."

Zhang Zhiqiang said that all the rewards from the system have complete certificates and are not to be feared by inspection.

"Okay, I'll keep it then."

"After I came back, I told your master's wife how delicious the sandy watermelon was, but she insisted that I didn't bring her one."

"Can you take this thing with you casually?"

"This time, I'll just take her back and see if she still blames me."

Cheng Hongjun now treats Zhang Zhiqiang as his own and tells him everything.

"Okay, then you can take it back to Master's wife. I will visit her another day."

There is still some time before he starts working, and Zhang Zhiqiang is also happy to get familiar with this new master.

"Okay, then come to my house when you are free, bring your wife with you, and take back the books I used back then."

"Look carefully, and come to me if you don't understand."

Cheng Hongjun said generously that since he was his apprentice now, he would definitely inherit his skills and teach him everything he knew.

"Okay master, I understand."

Zhang Zhiqiang nodded excitedly. He didn't know if he could pass the eighth-level fitter assessment this year. If he passed, he could set his sights on becoming an engineer.

"Okay, let me quickly hide the watermelon. If those two guys see it, I won't be able to keep it."

After Cheng Hongjun finished speaking, he looked around for a place to hide the watermelons. It wasn't that he was reluctant to do so, but mainly because there were only two of them and he still wanted to take them home.