Life in siheyuan era

Faced with the materials Zhang Yong had sent, Zhou Zhiyuan didn't want to use Orange.

In his heart, Orange was still a sapling that needed constant watering and nurturing, and this bucket of water represented his attitude towards learning.

There were shortcuts to learning, like learning about "Gu Jiu"; half an hour of study before bed allowed him to quickly grasp the essence.

But this could only happen once; excessive reliance on Orange would continuously decrease his enthusiasm for learning, and then he and Orange would decline together.

This was his idea, and a stubborn person always thought his ideas were correct.

At this moment, he was carefully reading these materials, recording any useful words or data.

There was a saying that described his attitude towards learning: "All articles under heaven are one family; you copy me, and I copy him."

This sentence has two interpretations: one is to copy verbatim without understanding; the other is to learn from others' articles and write in your own style, using good words for your own purpose.

Zhou Zhiyuan was not lacking in writing skills, but he had to write in the style of the time; for example, writing "Strive hard to build the four modernizations" in the article would be a big problem.

This was what he wanted to avoid; if he didn't understand how to write local government documents, he had to learn as soon as possible.

That was his attitude, while Han Xue decided to adopt a conciliatory approach, picking up a document and starting to read.

Wan Chunfang and Wang Dagang actually followed suit, showing a positive attitude towards learning.

As it approached five o'clock, Zhou Zhiyuan raised his wrist to look at the time and said to the three of them, "I have to work overtime; you guys go home."

Han Xue replied indifferently, "I'll keep you company; Sister Wan and Brother Wang, you guys go ahead."

Wan Chunfang immediately replied, "I can't let Section Chief Han keep you company alone; I'll stay here with Section Chief Han and Zhiyuan."

Their attitude moved Zhou Zhiyuan; he didn't expect his popularity to be so good, receiving such deep friendship on his first day.

Moved, he had to show his attitude, turning to look at Wang Dagang and saying loudly, "Brother Wang, it's a crucial time for your wife; hurry back to be with her, keep her in a good mood, and the mother and child will surely be safe."

Anyone can offer goodwill; it's just a matter of a few words.

Wan Chunfang smiled and said, "Zhiyuan can read faces; if he says it's a son, it must be a son. Dagang, hurry back and be with your sister-in-law."

Wan Chunfang's words contained two obvious meanings and one hidden meaning: she called him "Zhiyuan" without leaving a trace, which was an attitude of drawing closer to him, and letting Wang Dagang go was a favor.

But the hidden meaning was, now that Wang Dagang was gone, how could Zhou Zhiyuan have the nerve to let her and Han Xue keep him company to work overtime?

She didn't want to keep Zhou Zhiyuan company to work overtime, but since Han Xue had stated her position, she couldn't leave either; this was what was needed to win over Zhou Zhiyuan.

And Zhou Zhiyuan's attitude at this time was crucial; this attitude reflected his way of doing things.

This method made Wan Chunfang quite expectant, and Han Xue was also quite expectant; she didn't want to keep Zhou Zhiyuan company to work overtime either, but since she had said those words, they were set in stone, and Wan Chunfang, who should have objected, had also expressed her intention to accompany them.

At this time, she was embarrassed and could only grit her teeth and hold on, waiting for Zhou Zhiyuan to resolve this problem.

Han Xue believed that Zhou Zhiyuan didn't want them to keep him company, so she waited to hear what he would say.

Under the expectations of Han Xue and Wan Chunfang, Zhou Zhiyuan said easily, "Section Chief Han, Sister Wan, if you two don't leave, Brother Wang will be too embarrassed to leave either."

As soon as he said this, Wang Dagang immediately seized the opportunity, "Zhiyuan is right; if you two don't leave, I'll be too embarrassed to leave either."

Wang Dagang was really anxious, wishing he could grow wings and fly home to tell his parents and wife that a master had read his face and said that his wife's pregnancy would definitely be a son.

At that time, in his mouth, Zhou Zhiyuan must be a master; only a master's words could make his parents and wife believe, and the scene of the family smiling happily was what he looked forward to.

He was anxious to leave, but since Han Xue and Wan Chunfang weren't leaving, he was really too embarrassed to leave, and his words were even tinged with entreaty.

At this time, Zhou Zhiyuan had to offer another sentence, "Let's work together to protect the safety of the mother and child."

He shouted a slogan, causing Han Xue to glare at him; the way he shouted the slogan made it seem like she didn't care about Wang Dagang.

And Wan Chunfang smiled and said, "Section Chief Han, Dagang's eldest son is the most important; let's go with him."

Wan Chunfang finally responded, and Han Xue replied briskly, "Sister Wan is right; Brother Wang's eldest son is the most important; let's work together and leave together."

She attributed this sentence to Wan Chunfang, expressing her dissatisfaction with Zhou Zhiyuan, and then slowly packed up the table.

This attitude made Wan Chunfang understand, and she got up and walked out of the room with Wang Dagang.

And Han Xue said in a low voice, "What time are you leaving? I'll go find Director Zhang to arrange for a duty police officer to escort you back."

Zhou Zhiyuan replied in a low voice, "Don't worry about it; doing that will mess up my affairs."

Hearing him speak mysteriously, Han Xue asked in surprise, "What affairs?"

Zhou Zhiyuan turned to look out the window and then at the door, turning back and whispering, "I was severely poisoned in the self-defense counterattack in Tibet; I need a group of people to punch and kick me, plus bricks to smash me, to detoxify."

He was joking, and Han Xue said angrily, "You deserve a beating." Then she got up and walked outside, but when she reached the door, she saw Zhang Yong walking over.

Zhang Yong stepped aside, and Han Xue walked out the door and stopped, turning to watch Zhang Yong enter the room, hearing him say, "I'll keep you company."

Zhang Yong's attitude made Han Xue slightly stunned; Wan Chunfang said he was timid, and she also thought so, but hearing these words at this time surprised her, and the first thought that arose was, "Is Zhang Yong also playing a conciliatory trick?"

This thought made her feel strange; the two were classmates and should know each other well, would Zhang Yong's trick work in front of Zhou Zhiyuan?

At this time, she heard Zhou Zhiyuan reply, "I don't need you to keep me company; go home and ask Teacher Luo when is a good time to visit?"

Zhou Zhiyuan refused, this attitude was not surprising, and Zhang Yong should have taken the opportunity to step down.

But Zhang Yong's attitude was not like that; he actually said, "It's useful for me to stay; I can carry your bag... wrong, it's carrying your satchel, this thing is quite cumbersome for you."

His attitude was not a trick, but he really wanted to keep Zhou Zhiyuan company.

Han Xue had just made this judgment when she heard Zhou Zhiyuan say, "Do you still want to remove the 'temporary' from your title?"

Zhou Zhiyuan actually used threats to make him leave.

These words made Han Xue even more strange, seeing Zhang Yong walking out with his head down, as if not being able to keep Zhou Zhiyuan company to work overtime was a very regrettable thing.

Zhang Yong's expression made Han Xue certain, "He really wants to keep Zhou Zhiyuan company to work overtime."

So she thought, "Should I stay and see what happens?"

She was curious, but after thinking about it again, she denied it; Zhang Yong could keep Zhou Zhiyuan company to work overtime, but she couldn't, no matter how curious she was, she had to endure it, suppressing this curious heart and walking towards the bicycle shed.

The bicycle shed was in the open space between the west wing and the main house; Han Xue walked over and saw Qiu Jianye coming out, quickly stopping and saying briskly, "Director Qiu is off work."

Qiu Jianye responded and asked with concern, "How do you feel on your first day?"

"It's very good..." Han Xue replied briskly, "The atmosphere here is clean and upright, and the colleagues are also very friendly."

As Han Xue spoke, she saw Nie Yucheng coming out and greeted him again, "Deputy Director Nie is off work."

She fully demonstrated the rules of address, not calling him "Director Nie" in front of the director.

Calling him "Director Nie" at this time would embarrass Nie Yucheng.

Han Xue understood the rules. She fully demonstrated it in her address.

And Nie Yucheng smiled and said, "From Xiao Han's words and deeds, one can tell that Xiao Han's parents are both knowledgeable people, right?"

He didn't say intellectuals, but said knowledgeable, asking a question mark, and Han Xue had to reply, "My parents are both government workers and are usually strict."

Hearing her say that her parents were both government workers, Qiu Jianye immediately asked, "Where do your parents work?"

This question made Nie Yucheng know that Qiu Jianye didn't know Han Xue's parents, and then he heard Han Xue reply, "My father works in the Municipal Bureau of Commerce, and my mother teaches at a school."

Han Xue didn't say it specifically, which meant she didn't want to say the specific occupation of her parents.

Qiu Jianye nodded lightly and said straightforwardly, "I'm not very familiar with the comrades in the Bureau of Commerce and the education system."

This attitude was to tell Han Xue that he would not relax his requirements of her at work.

Han Xue nodded lightly, indicating that she understood.

And Qiu Jianye strode forward, came to the window of the Urban Management Section and looked inside, seeing Zhou Zhiyuan writing diligently at his desk, turning his head and beckoning to Han Xue.

At this time, Nie Yucheng said in a low voice, "In the afternoon, Zhou Zhiyuan made Li Huaiyi unable to step down from the stage."

Qiu Jianye snorted lightly, turning to Han Xue, who ran over, and said, "What is Zhou Zhiyuan doing?"

Han Xue replied, "Zhang Yong brought him a lot of materials, and he wants to work overtime to study."

Hearing Han Xue's report, Qiu Jianye snorted lightly again, then said in a low voice, "Good excuse." Then he lifted his foot and walked outside.

Nie Yucheng glanced at the figure in the window again, a trace of doubt flashing in his eyes, then withdrew his gaze and followed Qiu Jianye outside, coming to the front yard, hearing Qiu Jianye say, "Old Liu, two new people have come to the Urban Management Sanitation Section, Zhou Zhiyuan is studying documents in the room, don't worry about him, open the door for him at whatever time he leaves."

The two guards hired by the Xingyi Subdistrict Office were both surnamed Liu; to distinguish them, they were called Old Liu and Lao Liu according to their age, and Old Liu was on duty tonight.