Siheyuan: Rebirth 54 years ago, neighbor is stupid

Chapter 615 Accepting Disciples Again

Xiao Zhengqi spoke out what was in his mind. It was like opening a floodgate. Fearing that Li Zhenmin would overthink or refuse, he continued, "I promise to be filial to you in the future. I will learn whatever you ask me to learn. I will treat you like my own father and provide for your old age..."

He said a lot in one breath, completely immersed in his own emotions, and did not notice at all that many of his words were repetitive and funny.

Of course, a person's sincerity is not determined by what he says.

Anyone who is not a fool can see at this moment that Xiao Zhengqi is extremely sincere. The reason why he is so nervous that he speaks incoherently and even has little logic is because he cares too much and is too afraid of being rejected.

Even combined with some of his usual performance, everyone can see that the reason why he wants to become an apprentice is not simply for learning or his own future, but more to bind himself with the master-disciple relationship, and use this as a basis to repay Li Zhenmin with justification.

Xiao Zhengqi is a man who values ​​friendship and loyalty. He is unwilling to take things or favors from others. He will always remember even the smallest favor and always find a way to repay it, otherwise he will feel uneasy.

To put it bluntly, he is a typical honest man.

Of course, he is also a smart man and would not really allow himself to be deliberately tricked and morally blackmailed. That is why he felt that Li Zhenmin liked him and had no intention of taking advantage of him.

Only then did he muster up the courage to ask to become a disciple.

Becoming someone's disciple was the highest price he could pay, and it was equivalent to becoming someone else's son. Apart from that, he couldn't think of any other way to express his feelings.

Because I was afraid of being rejected, I kept it in my heart and didn't dare to say it.

But the exam was coming up soon, and he felt he had to say it.

Because he knows that he will do well in the exam, and if he expresses his feelings when he does well in the exam, it would be like telling others that they will only be grateful when they have the conditions, and they will not dare to say a word when they are not.

Although for most people, there is nothing wrong with this.

But Xiao Zhengqi is a person with such a way of thinking. He feels that doing so will make him feel uncomfortable, and he likes to do his best in such matters.

Hearing this, Li Zhenmin was stunned for a long time.

Li Zhenmin was not quite sure what Xiao Zhengqi was thinking, but he was a little surprised that this happened so suddenly, because he had wanted to take him in as a disciple for a long time, but he thought he would wait until Xiao Zhengqi was admitted to university.

If Xiao Zhengqi did well in the exam, he would ask about taking him in as a disciple. At least then he could prove that he was capable of teaching this disciple.

Now that the dust has not settled yet, this scene has appeared, and Li Zhenmin couldn't help but be surprised.

But now that it had come to this, seeing Xiao Zhengqi being so serious, he just smiled and said, "Okay, okay, I'll take you in as my apprentice. As for you studying with me in the future, we'll talk about it when you go to college and find a major that suits you. It won't be too late then."

"I, your master, don't have much talent, but I do have some research in mechanics, electrical engineering, medicine, nuclear energy, and communications. Just find something you like when the time comes."

Li Zhenmin said a lot in a row.

Li Wanying chimed in, "Not only that, brother, you are also very good at cooking. If Zhengqi wants to be a chef, you have to tell him about it."

Shen Wenyin rolled her eyes: "Alright, alright, I know you're awesome, alright? Aren't you going to become my disciple? You guys are just bragging here. Can you be more formal?"

Xiaoguang reacted and said quickly: "Yes, yes, yes, Zhengqi, you have to do the apprenticeship ceremony immediately, empty words won't do."

Xiao Zhengqi couldn't believe it for a moment. This...is this really agreed?

It's that simple?

"Okay, stop standing there. You don't need to study now. My dad said it's vacation time, so stop standing there. Come with me and buy some things so you can come back and become my disciple."

Xiaoguang grabbed Xiao Zhengqi and was about to walk out.

Suddenly, he turned around and pulled up the quiet Hu Yong, saying, "Uncle, you are the elder, why don't you come with us and give your future nephew a lecture."

Hu Yong has been rather silent since the incident with Ma Lanlan. Fortunately, the outgoing Xiaoguang has been keeping the atmosphere lively and often takes him out to play. Although Hu Yong still doesn't talk much, he is no longer as depressed emotionally.

"Hey, you little brat, I'm your uncle, let go, or I'm going to beat you up."

Hu Yong also started a joke.

Then the three men went out together.

In the yard, Xiao Caihong was stunned for a moment, then she came to her senses and wanted to follow suit and become his disciple. Li Zhenmin saw what she was thinking, so he waved his hand and said, "Don't try that. You can become his disciple with your brother later."

Hearing this, Xiao Caihong was overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly: "Thank you Li... Thank you Professor, bah bah bah, thank you Master, thank you Master, I will definitely take care of you in my old age."

Xiao Xuenan also followed suit in a baby voice: "Thank you, wife, for taking care of me in my old age~"

Everyone burst into laughter for a moment.

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Three days passed quickly, and the day of the normal exam arrived in the blink of an eye.

The sun is shining brightly today. In the cold winter, the sun seems particularly warm and comfortable. On such a big day as today, the city of Beijing is also particularly lively.

Countless families get up early in the morning and are busy as if it were Chinese New Year. Many people have made preparations for this day in advance. Even if they have not made much preparations, they have signed up to try their luck or test their level on this day. Their family members also attach great importance to it.

It is worth mentioning that after Xiao Zhengqi and his sister became apprentices, Xiao Zhengqi went to the factory to resign the next day. Unexpectedly, the factory got the news from somewhere and found out that Xiao Zhengqi was learning from Li Zhenmin.

Then no resignation.

He also promised Xiao Zhengqi that if he passed the exam, not only would he still have a job during his college years, but he would also receive a monthly salary.

Although it was not the full amount as usual, it was still nearly twenty yuan.

The requirement was that Xiao Zhengqi had to return to the factory to work again after graduating from university.

In the past, Xiao Zhengqi would have agreed immediately because of his family situation, but now it was different, so he did not agree immediately, but told Li Zhenmin about it.

After learning about it, Li Zhenmin said that there was no need to agree to such a thing just for such a small amount of money. As long as nothing unexpected happened to Xiao Zhengqi, he would have a bright future, and there was no need to be confined to a building materials factory for such a small amount of money.

So the suggestion was rejected.

Afterwards, he brought Li Zhenmin back to the Xiao family with Xiao Zhengqi and Xiao Caihong, and told Xiao Jianliang and Chen Yun about the matter. His parents were open-minded, and after listening to Li Zhenmin's suggestion, they did not refuse for the sake of such a small profit.

In the last issue, I went to the factory and rejected their kindness.

The factory tried to fight for it for a long time, and even took a step back and offered to pay the full monthly salary, but Xiao Zhengqi still refused. Finally, the factory had no choice but to agree.

On the day of the college entrance examination, Chen Yun and Xiao Jianliang came to Li Zhenming's house early in the morning. They wanted to personally send their children to the examination room.

Because they were not in the same examination room, those who were closer rode bicycles, and those who were farther away rode three-wheeled motorcycles.

Xiao Caihong had difficulty walking and the examination venue was quite far away, so Li Zhenmin drove her there and back, and also brought Chen Yun along to help.

There is a large flow of people today, so the car speed is not fast. Of course, since we set off early, there is no need to worry about being late.

On the way to the examination room, Li Zhenmin was driving and telling Xiao Caihong some things to pay attention to in the examination room, when suddenly, a person quickly crossed the road.