Courtyard House: Starting in a Ceramics Factory

Chapter 196 The entire institute believed that Li Feng had become a cadre and even knew a high-ranking leader.

At this moment, the eldest and third uncles were shocked, but after exchanging glances, they followed Liu Haizhong into the central courtyard. After all, as the steward of the courtyard, the eldest uncle was bound to step in for such matters.

Otherwise, the eldest uncle would feel that he had no presence in the courtyard, and as for the third uncle, he only followed Yi Zhonghai into the middle courtyard out of curiosity.

Earlier, when Xu Damao said that Li Feng got out of the car, Yan Bugui felt that Li Feng had missed the opportunity.

Now Yan Bugui felt that Li Feng hadn't failed to seize the opportunity; rather, he had grasped it firmly.

Just now, Yan Bugui really saw Li Feng in the photo, and he was standing in the very center. Yan Bugui was sure that he hadn't seen it wrong.

Moreover, the military officers standing around Li Feng all seemed to be high-ranking officials.

As for how high the rank, Yan Bugui didn't know, since he couldn't understand it either. What Yan Bugui did know was that the more horizontal lines and stars a person had, the higher the rank.

At this time, they are not wearing the Type 65 military uniform. The Type 65 military uniform has red collar insignia, while the uniforms they are wearing now have insignia on their collars.

Therefore, Yan Bugui naturally assumed that Li Feng knew so many military officers, and they all seemed to be high-ranking officials. After all, Yan Bugui saw that the younger ones were mostly middle-aged, and the majority were about the same age as him or even older.

How can a regular military officer be this old?

This is absolutely impossible.

Therefore, Yan Bugui believes that Li Feng has now climbed up to a very important connection.

This was unimaginable for Yan Bugui, a primary school teacher.

Moreover, as a primary school teacher, Yan Bugui knew about some things within the system. Even the principal of his primary school had to be cautious about the young cadres in the Education Bureau, let alone the senior leaders in the Publicity Department.

Li Feng knew a high-ranking leader in the publicity department, which completely overturned Yan Bugui's worldview.

Previously, Yan Bugui thought Li Feng was a good-for-nothing, but now Yan Bugui would never dare to say that.

After all, Li Feng knows high-ranking officials, how could he be unambitious?
This is practically like their ancestors' graves emitting auspicious smoke.

When Yan Bugui thought of this, he quickly followed Liu Haizhong and Yi Zhonghai to the location of the Intermediate Court.

At this moment, Qin Huairu was washing clothes by the pool with her big belly. Qin Huairu was due to give birth in a little over a month. Considering that Qin Huairu was a pregnant woman and also a worker receiving compensation from the factory, the steel rolling mill directly granted Qin Huairu maternity leave.

Wages will be paid as usual, according to apprentice standards.

So during this time, Qin Huairu did what she could at home to do housework, while Jia Zhangshi took care of the children.

Or going out to run errands.

Today, Jia Zhangshi happened to be out running errands, so Qin Huairu was washing clothes.

At this moment, Qin Huairu looked at her second uncle, Liu Haizhong, who was leading two young men who looked like cadres to the Central Court, and she couldn't help but feel a little strange.

Moreover, the two young cadres seemed to be carrying something. When Qin Huairu looked closely, she realized they were carrying large photographs. After Qin Huairu saw clearly, she noticed that an older man and a third older man were also following behind.

At this moment, Qin Huairu couldn't help but ask Liu Haizhong with some doubt.

"Second Uncle, what's wrong?"

Uncle Liu Haizhong saw Qin Huairu washing clothes in the courtyard, so he immediately explained to her.

"Oh".

"That's right."

"These two are colleagues from the publicity department; they're here to see Li Feng."

Qin Huairu was a little confused after hearing what her second uncle said. She didn't expect that these two young cadres had come to see Li Feng.

Just as Qin Huairu was shocked, her second uncle couldn't help but ask her another question.

"Little Qin."

"Li Feng's door is tightly closed. He hasn't gone home yet?"

Upon hearing her second uncle's words, Qin Huairu immediately shook her head and replied.

"Li Feng hasn't come back yet."

"When I was at home, I didn't hear any noise from his house."

Just as Qin Huairu finished speaking, Sha Zhu came out of the house. He had heard a loud commotion outside, so he quickly came out.

When Sha Zhu saw that there were many people standing in the courtyard, he was somewhat surprised and said to the people present.

"Yo ho."

"What day is it today? Why are there so many people?"

After saying that, Sha Zhu grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds from his pocket and started cracking them open.

When Liu Haizhong saw Sha Zhu, he frowned and then said to Sha Zhu seriously.

"Silly Pillar."

"Stop laughing and joking."

"These two comrades have important business to attend to."

Sha Zhu couldn't help but ask Liu Haizhong out of curiosity.

"Second Uncle, what important matter is it? Tell me."

After Sha Zhu finished speaking, he took a few steps toward Second Uncle.

At this moment, Qin Huairu couldn't help but explain to Sha Zhu.

"They're here to see Li Feng."

When Sha Zhu heard that the two young cadres in front of him had come to see Li Feng, he turned to them and said something.

"Two people."

"What do you want with my brother?"

The two young cadres from the publicity department looked at each other, and then one of them explained to Sha Zhu.

"Comrade, we are from the Publicity Department. We were assigned by Minister Feng to deliver this photo to Comrade Li Feng."

"Excuse me, does Comrade Li Feng live here?"

Sha Zhu hadn't expected that these two cadres were there to see Li Feng, and that they were sent by a high-ranking leader. Sha Zhu couldn't help but wonder when Li Feng had become so powerful and knew a high-ranking leader. So Sha Zhu immediately addressed the two young cadres in front of him.

"oh!".

"I see."

“Li Feng is my good brother, I’ll keep this photo on his behalf.”

"I'll give it to him when he gets back."

The two young cadres looked at each other, nodded to each other, and then handed the photo to Sha Zhu.

They then instructed each other to make sure the photos were given to Comrade Li Feng.

Upon hearing what the propaganda department comrade said, Sha Zhu naturally agreed without hesitation.

Immediately afterwards, the two publicity department cadres handed the framed large photo to Sha Zhu, and then they said goodbye to Sha Zhu and the others.

Yi Zhonghai, the steward of the courtyard, said he would see the two off, and Liu Haizhong also said he would see the two comrades from the publicity department off.

Afterwards, Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong saw off the two young cadres from the Publicity and Development Department.

After the others left, Sha Zhu and his friends began to examine the large photograph. At this time, Sha Zhu, Qin Huairu, Yan Bugui, and others were standing in the courtyard.

At this moment, Sha Zhu took the photo to a bright spot in front of his house.

He then looked at the photo, muttering to himself as he looked at it.

"Where is Brother Li Feng?"

"I don't see it." Qin Huairu looked at the photo in Sha Zhu's hand with curiosity. At this moment, Uncle Yan Bugui pointed to the middle of the photo and then said to Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu.

"Isn't it right here?"

Following the direction Yan Bugui pointed, Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu indeed saw Li Feng standing in the middle.

At this moment, Sha Zhu saw Li Feng standing next to a high-ranking leader wearing a Zhongshan suit, while to Li Feng's right were several elderly veteran cadres in military uniforms.

When Shazhu saw this scene, he couldn't help but be a little surprised.

"The person wearing this outfit must be a high-ranking leader."

“Our factory has hosted leaders who wore similar clothes before.”

"I heard he's several ranks higher than our factory manager."

When the Third Uncle heard what Sha Zhu said, he couldn't help but nod to Sha Zhu.

"Of course, anyone who can wear this dress must be small."

"Even the director of our local education bureau isn't qualified to wear this."

"I really didn't expect that Li Feng would know such a high-ranking leader. I never thought that."

Qin Huairu was quite surprised when she heard their conversation.

She never expected that Li Feng, who was usually so unremarkable, would be so capable and even know some high-ranking officials.

Just now, after listening to what Sha Zhu said, it seems that the big leader Li Feng knows is several levels higher than the factory director. What kind of leader is that?

Qin Huairu simply dared not think about these things.

After all, these things felt like the sky to Qin Huairu.

Just as Qin Huairu was still in surprise, her two uncles returned.

After seeing off the two propaganda department cadres, the two returned to the courtyard. Liu Haizhong's eyes lit up when he saw the car the two propaganda department cadres were in.

Liu Haizhong noticed that the car these two young cadres were riding in was different from the car he had seen the young female cadre riding in last time.

If young cadres can ride in cars, then the unit must be of a very high level.

After watching the two young cadres from the publicity department leave, Liu Haizhong then began to talk to Yi Zhonghai about the matter.

They then continued talking about the courtyard house.

At this moment, they saw that Sha Zhu, Qin Huairu and others were looking at the photos, so they both went over to them.

They also wanted to see what was going on inside.

After all, they hadn't really looked at the photo carefully yet.

So, an old man named Yi Zhonghai couldn't help but say something to Sha Zhu.

"Silly Zhu, let me see."

Upon hearing the old man's voice, Sha Zhu raised his head and quickly handed the photo to him.

In this courtyard house, Sha Zhu still listens to the old man.

Regardless, Sha Zhu trusted the old man, so he naturally handed the photo over to him.

After taking the photo from Sha Zhu, Yi Zhonghai began to examine it carefully.

Liu Haizhong stood next to Yi Zhonghai and followed the old man to look at the photo to see if Li Feng was in it.

At this moment, Yan Bugui saw the two of them looking for Li Feng, so he pointed to the middle and said to them.

"Look, it's right here."

The two looked in the direction Yan Bugui was pointing, and sure enough, they saw Li Feng's figure.

Li Feng stood out from the crowd.

Because Li Feng was the only one not wearing a uniform; everyone else was wearing uniforms and cadre attire.

In the photo, there are only three people not wearing military uniforms: Minister Feng, Wu Na, and Li Feng.

However, Minister Feng and Wu Na were dressed differently – one in a Zhongshan suit and the other in a cadre uniform – while Li Feng was the only one dressed as a worker.

Therefore, Li Feng stands out quite a bit.

At this moment, Sha Zhu saw that the two old men had seen Li Feng, so he couldn't help but say something to them.

"Uncle One, Uncle Two."

“Look, this is my brother, Li Feng.”

"I had no idea he was so capable, he's achieved such success."

"He's almost become a cadre."

"Why didn't Li Feng tell me?"

When Sha Zhu got to this point, he couldn't help but feel very puzzled, since Sha Zhu thought he was very familiar with Li Feng, and Li Feng hadn't told him about this.

Upon hearing Sha Zhu's words, Second Uncle Liu Haizhong couldn't help but affirm to Sha Zhu.

"What does it mean to become a cadre through improper means?"

"Now he's a cadre. Last time, I even saw a female cadre in a car come to pick up Li Feng."

"If Li Feng weren't a cadre, would he be able to ride in a car? Especially a government car."

"Didn't you hear what those two cadres said just now?"

"This was given to Li Feng by Minister Feng of the Publicity Department."

"Last time, I heard that female cadre say that the top leader of their Ministry of Light Industry also admired Li Feng."

When Liu Haizhong said this, everyone present was extremely surprised!
Even Yi Zhonghai, an elderly man in the courtyard, was very surprised.

At this moment, Yi Zhonghai couldn't help but ask Liu Haizhong a question.

"Is this true?"

Seeing that Yi Zhonghai didn't believe him, Liu Haizhong immediately explained to Yi Zhonghai.

"Xu Damao knew about this; he said he saw Li Feng get out of the car."

"If Li Feng weren't a cadre, would he be allowed to ride in a car?"

Upon hearing Liu Haizhong's words, Yan Bugui nodded to the old man.

“I can testify to this; Xu Damao told me about it last time.”

“Last time, I even ran into Xu Damao and Li Feng coming back together.”

"It was when they came back together that Xu Damao told me."

It was only then that Sha Zhu realized why Xu Damao was suddenly being so polite to Li Feng; that was the reason.

It turned out that Xu Damao knew that Li Feng had become a cadre and even knew a high-ranking leader.

Otherwise, given Xu Damao's character, how could he suddenly act like this?

Sha Zhu couldn't help but keep this in mind, and he would definitely tell Li Feng about it next time.

Furthermore, Sha Zhu hoped that Li Feng would keep his distance from people like Xu Damao.

Compared to the surprise of the others, Qin Huairu was the most shocked. She did not expect that Li Feng was doing so well now, becoming a cadre and even knowing a high-ranking leader. Previously, her mother-in-law had a conflict with Li Feng over the house, which made her start to worry.

After all, Li Feng is now a cadre, so I hope he won't cause trouble for our family.
At this moment, Qin Huairu couldn't help but feel worried about this matter.

(End of this chapter)