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

"Aunt Zhou, Uncle, we are here."

Zhang Zhiqiang was not aware of what had happened in Hongxing Courtyard, so he brought Ran Qiuye to Aunt Zhou's house.

"Qiangzi is here, come in quickly."

"You haven't been here for such a long time. I thought you had forgotten about us, old couple?"

Aunt Zhou greeted Zhang Zhiqiang warmly and blamed him.

"Haha, this is all my fault, Aunt Zhou. We just got married, and we don't want to go out during the holidays. Why do you say this?"

"I will definitely come to see you often in the future."

Zhang Zhiqiang smiled ingratiatingly and took the watermelon from the car.

"Aunt Zhou."

Ran Qiuye stood beside Zhang Zhiqiang and called sweetly.

"Hey, Qiuye, if Qiangzi bullies you, just tell me and I'll help you beat him up."

Aunt Zhou went over and held Ran Qiuye's hand. She was very satisfied with the girl in front of her, who was well-educated, well-mannered and graceful.

"No, Auntie. Brother Zhiqiang is very good to me."

Ran Qiuye was embarrassed to call Zhang Zhiqiang "husband" in front of outsiders and could only use his previous name instead.

"Okay, okay, come in quickly."

Aunt Zhou welcomed the two of them in.

"Old Qiu, Qiangzi and Qiuye are here."

Aunt Zhou greeted.

"Uncle, I'm here."

Zhang Zhiqiang greeted Qiu Ming.

"Hello, uncle."

Ran Qiuye followed suit and bowed to Qiu Ming.

"Okay, come and sit down. What are you holding?"

Qiu Ming looked at the package in Zhang Zhiqiang's hand and asked curiously.

"I got some watermelons from my friends and thought I'd share them with you."

Zhang Zhiqiang opened the bag, revealing two green watermelons inside.

"Wow, watermelon, this thing is not common."

Qiu Ming was a little surprised. With his current status, it was not easy to get watermelon.

"Yeah, I was wondering why Qiangzi came to our house with cabbage, but I didn't expect it was watermelon."

Aunt Zhou was also a little surprised, as watermelon was a rare commodity in that city.

"Okay, you two, hurry up and ask Aunt Zhou to cut a watermelon. The meal will be ready soon."

Qiu Ming asked Zhang Zhiqiang and Ran Qiuye to sit down.

The last time Zhang Zhiqiang visited Qiu Ming's house, he envied the sofa in his home. Now he just feels that way, after all, he has one at home too.

"Qiangzi, nothing happened, right? We are at home now, we are all family, if there is anything, just tell me directly."

Qiu Ming asked. He was still afraid that something might have happened to Zhang Zhiqiang, but he was too embarrassed to talk about it at the factory. Now it was convenient to talk at home.

After all, Zhang Zhiqiang's father was once a soldier under his command, so he should take proper care of him. What's more, Zhang Zhiqiang is a young man he hopes to succeed.

"Yes, Qiangzi, if you have any problem, just tell your uncle. We don't have so many rules in our family."

"Come on, eat quickly."

Aunt Zhou quickly cut the watermelon and brought it out for everyone to eat.

"Okay, Aunt Zhou, Uncle, you guys eat too."

Zhang Zhiqiang first handed the two largest pieces in the middle to Aunt Zhou and Qiu Ming, and then took one each for himself and Ran Qiuye.

They had already eaten at home, so one piece would be enough. Zhang Zhiqiang rejected Aunt Zhou's suggestion that they continue eating.

"Okay, sit down first, the food will be ready soon."

Aunt Zhou went to the kitchen to busy herself again, and Ran Qiuye followed her to see if there was anything she could help with.

Qiu Ming talked about work with Zhang Zhiqiang and asked Zhang Zhiqiang about his future plans.

"Uncle, I will probably be able to reach the eighth level of fitter by next year at the latest, and then prepare to take the technician exam, and finally slowly study to take the engineer exam."

Zhang Zhiqiang expressed his thoughts, which are also his future plans.

"Okay, young people should dare to think and fight."

"It seems that an engineer has returned to our factory. His name is Cheng Hongjun or something. If you have time, you can communicate with him more."

Qiu Ming suggested, taking out a cigarette and throwing one to Zhang Zhiqiang.

"I see, uncle. Engineer Cheng knows my father-in-law. I plan to ask him to introduce him to me and see if I can borrow some books or something that I need for the engineer assessment."

Zhang Zhiqiang answered honestly.

"Well, since you have a plan, I won't say much. If you encounter any problems in the factory, just come to me. Don't be embarrassed."

Qiu Ming gave these instructions, feeling very satisfied with Zhang Zhiqiang. This young man had ideas and was down-to-earth, and he would definitely achieve something in the future.

Then the two of them started chatting about family matters, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

"Lao Qiu, Qiangzi, come to eat, what do you want to talk about?"

Aunt Zhou invited Qiu Ming and Zhang Zhiqiang to have dinner.

Qiu Ming took out a bottle of wine from the cabinet. There is no such thing as drunk driving nowadays. No one will care even if you ride a bicycle while drunk.

"Qiangzi, what shall we do tonight?"

Qiu Ming asked. He had seen Zhang Zhiqiang's drinking capacity at the dinner table before, but he didn't expect to be able to drink more than Zhang Zhiqiang. He just wanted to drink a little to enjoy himself.

"Okay, drink some then."

Zhang Zhiqiang rubbed his nose and agreed. He hadn't had a drink for a long time and really missed the taste.

After everyone sat down, Zhang Zhiqiang opened the bottle of wine, poured a glass for Qiu Ming first, and then poured another glass for himself.

The dishes on the table were also very rich. There were two meat dishes, potato chicken nuggets and a steamed fish. The vegetarian dish was scrambled eggs with tomatoes and a bowl of peanuts to go with the wine, which was also very good.

"Come on, Qiuye, eat more."

"Now that you're married, you and Qiangzi should work harder and have more children while you're still young."

Aunt Zhou warned.

Didn't she miss it when she was young? Qiu Ming was fighting every day, and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he was busy building everywhere. Before they knew it, they had reached such an awkward age now.

Ran Qiuye felt a little embarrassed when talking about this. After all, she was pregnant now. She looked at Zhang Zhiqiang at a loss.

"Haha, Aunt Zhou, you really don't have to worry about this. Qiu Ye is already pregnant."

Zhang Zhiqiang feels happy when he talks about him. After all, this is his child and the burden on him has become heavier. In a word, Zhang Zhiqiang is very eager to make progress for the sake of his family.

"Ah? Pregnant? Really? Have you gone to the hospital for a check-up?"

Aunt Zhou asked three questions in surprise, Zhang Zhiqiang is so efficient, his wife is pregnant not long after they got married.

"I just went to Red Star Hospital last week, and now it's confirmed that I'm pregnant."

Zhang Zhiqiang nodded in confirmation.

"Oh, kid, you didn't tell me earlier that Qiuye was pregnant. I even asked Qiuye to help in the kitchen just now. I'm really sorry."

Aunt Zhou blamed herself, saying that although she had never given birth to a child, she knew that one needed to rest when pregnant.

"Auntie Zhou, I just got pregnant, and everything is the same as usual. It won't affect my work."

Ran Qiuye said with a smile, she also noticed that Aunt Zhou's family treated her man very well, and they treated her very well because of their love for her. Aunt Zhou's concern was written all over her face.

"Yes, Aunt Zhou, the child is still young, so it won't have much impact."

Zhang Zhiqiang also said with a smile.

"Haha, great, Qiangzi, you're finally going to have a baby. Come on, let's have one."

Qiu Ming was also stunned when he heard that Ran Qiuye was pregnant. Zhang Zhiqiang did a very good job of keeping the secret, and he had never heard any rumors about it.

Qiu Ming was very envious. The biggest regret in his life was that he didn't have a child of his own. Now seeing that his junior Zhang Zhiqiang was about to have a child, how could he not be envious.

"Okay, come on, uncle, do it!"

Zhang Zhiqiang picked up the wine glass, clinked it with Qiu Ming's, and poured the wine into his mouth.