Courtyard House: Starting in a Ceramics Factory

Chapter 218 Becoming a Level 4 Painter and Acquiring Lithography Technology

At this moment, outside the operating room of Hongxing Hospital, Shazhu sat on a wooden bench waiting.

At this time, Qin Huairu was giving birth here. This time, it was thanks to the silly pig that Qin Huairu was carried here, otherwise Qin Huairu would have been in a real predicament.

After all, it's impossible for an older woman or an older woman to carry Qin Huairu on their back.

On the other hand, Sha Zhu didn't go home at this time because he felt that he could help if he stayed there.

Just then, a nurse asked Qin Huairu's family to pay money.

However, the two older women were in such a hurry that they didn't have time to take their money, so they turned their attention to Sha Zhu.

After Sha Zhu realized what was happening, he asked the nurse.

"How much will it cost?"

The nurse told Sha Zhu to pay a 20 yuan deposit directly.

As for the specific amount, it is based on the principle of refunding any overpayment and making up any underpayment.

Sha Zhu had never been seriously ill and had almost never been hospitalized, so he didn't know anything about these things. When he heard the nurse say that he needed to pay twenty yuan, he didn't say a word and went with the nurse to pay the money.

He didn't care much about the rest.

Sha Zhu's life is much better now than before, so he still has quite a bit of money.

So he paid the twenty yuan upfront.

The two women breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Sha Zhu go to pay the money.

After all, they still hoped that Qin Huairu was alright.

Just as the two women were worrying, Jia Zhangshi rushed over from outside the hospital. She was very worried about the baby in Qin Huairu's belly after learning that Qin Huairu was about to give birth.

As for why Jia Zhangshi knew that Qin Huairu was carrying a son, it was because Jia Zhangshi had seen Qin Huairu's belly.

Based on her experience, she believed that Qin Huairu was pregnant with a son, so that the Jia family line could continue.

Although she already has a grandson named Banggeng, she would still be happy to have another grandson.

Because she felt that the more grandchildren the better.

In this way, the family's incense offerings will flourish even more.

At this moment, when Jia Zhangshi saw the first and third aunts outside the delivery room, she quickly asked them.

"How are Auntie Yi and Auntie San doing with Huai Ru?"

When the first and third aunts heard what Jia Zhangshi said, the first aunt was the first to answer Jia Zhangshi.

"They were just sent in not long ago."

"It should be fine."

"Sister-in-law, don't worry."

After hearing that Qin Huairu's condition was normal, Jia Zhangshi also relaxed.

Based on her experience, if the mother is alright, then there shouldn't be any major problems.

So, the next thing they did, they talked about Qin Huairu.

About ten minutes later, Sha Zhu returned to the outside of the operating room.

When Sha Zhu saw Jia Zhangshi, he was stunned for a moment. Then he walked up to Jia Zhangshi and said to her.

"Aunt Jia, I just paid Qin Huairu's surgery fee, it's twenty yuan."

"Here's the receipt. When would be a convenient time for you to pay me?"

After all, twenty yuan is not a small amount, so Sha Zhu wouldn't be so generous as to give it away directly.

When Jia Zhangshi saw the receipt in Sha Zhu's hand, she felt embarrassed not to give it to him, since both Auntie Yi and Auntie San were there.

So she had no choice but to beg Sha Zhu.

"Silly Zhu, I'll keep this receipt for now, and I'll give you the money when I get back."

"I came in a hurry and didn't bring any money with me."

After hearing what Jia Zhangshi said, Sha Zhu could only nod in agreement.

"Okay."

"If there's nothing else, I'll be going now."

Upon hearing this, Jia Zhangshi nodded her thanks to Sha Zhu.

"Silly Zhu, thank you for your hard work."

"Thanks to you for your help this time."

"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't know what to do."

Upon hearing Jia Zhangshi's words, Sha Zhu waved his hand at her and said...

"fine.".

“We’re neighbors, and Sister Qin has been good to me.”

"I only helped with a small favor."

After Sha Zhu finished speaking, he continued speaking to Jia Zhangshi.

"Alright, it's getting late, I'm going back now, I still need to cook for my sister."

"If there's anything else I can help with, just let me know."

After hearing what Sha Zhu said, Jia Zhangshi smiled and said to Sha Zhu.

"Row".

"Then I'll have to trouble you."

Next, Sha Zhu went home.

After all, Sha Zhu still has his own things to do.

When Sha Zhu returned home, Li Feng was still eating sunflower seeds in the yard.

At this moment, Li Feng saw that Sha Zhu had returned, so he couldn't help but ask Sha Zhu a question.

"Huh?"

"Why are you back so early?"

"Aren't you going to stay at the hospital with me?"

After hearing Li Feng's words, Sha Zhu asked Li Feng with some doubt.

"What am I doing staying at the hospital?"

"Don't I still need to cook for the rainwater?"

After hearing Sha Zhu's words, Li Feng wondered if Sha Zhu had truly gotten rid of Qin Huairu this time, so he asked Sha Zhu.

"When Qin Huairu gives birth, won't you be there to watch over her?"

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu said to Li Feng, somewhat speechless.

"Why should I be there to watch over her while she's giving birth?"

"She's not my wife, why should I protect her?"

"Besides, Yushui needs to eat dinner too. What will she eat if I don't come back?"

"Do you think she could eat the food made by rainwater?"

After listening to everything Sha Zhu had to say, Li Feng realized that Sha Zhu should have no connection with Qin Huairu at this point.

If we wait until Sha Zhu and Wen Hui get married, then Qin Huairu will have absolutely no chance.

So Li Feng smiled and patted Sha Zhu on the shoulder.

"Ok".

"Knowing my own position is enough; that puts my mind at ease."

"By the way, what dishes are you planning to make today?"

"Since you're going to cook anyway, I'll just come over and mooch a meal from you, so I don't have to cook."

Sha Zhu nodded and agreed to Li Feng.

"Row".

"Come sit in the living room for a while. The vegetables were washed at noon, so I can just cook them directly."

After Sha Zhu finished speaking, he pulled Li Feng into the He family's house.

After eating his fill at Sha Zhu's house, Li Feng returned home with a toothpick in his mouth, having saved himself another meal since he was off work today.

It's so nice not having to cook. It's almost April now, and the weather isn't as cold as it used to be.

Li Feng had been eating sunflower seeds all afternoon, and now he felt a slight numbness on the tip of his tongue.

These are from eating sunflower seeds.

It doesn't matter anyway, I don't have much time to rest anyway, and I won't have much time to eat sunflower seeds when I go to work tomorrow.

After that, Li Feng washed up and went to sleep.

The next day
Li Feng is painting a new colorful snow scene at the factory.

The technique for creating this snow scene is one that Li Feng recently learned, personally taught by Master Deng.

The snow scene in the new color scheme is different from the snow scene in the pastel color scheme.

There is a clear difference between these two methods of creating snow scenes: in pastel painting, whether for coloring or for creating a snow scene, a glassy white layer must be applied.

For the new color scheme, the snow scene needs to be painted with a glass white finish.

That is, to serve as a snow scene on trees or mountains.

Master Deng explained that, for example, after drawing pine needles on a pine tree, you fill the brush with white glass and then tap the brush handle with another brush. The white glass will then scatter onto the pine needles, creating a snowflake effect.

Another method is to use a large area of ​​paint, which involves creating a dreamlike effect with colored pencils among a group of rocks or pine trees and shrubs, and then filling in the top with a large amount of white glass to create the effect of snow pressing down on pine branches.

The same applies to mountains and rivers.

After understanding this, Li Feng drew several such pictures, and now he has mastered this technique.

Therefore, Li Feng can still paint snow scenes with ease.

Just as Li Feng was drawing at his workstation, Master Deng came to Li Feng's side from Director Zhou's office.

He then placed the employment notice for Li Feng as a Level 4 worker on Li Feng's desk.

Then he spoke to Li Feng.

"have a look.".

When Li Feng heard what Master Deng said, he looked at Master Deng with some doubt. Then, after hearing what Master Deng said, he took the factory notice that Master Deng had placed on the table and looked at it.

Only then did Li Feng realize that this was his employment notice for a Level 4 worker.

When Li Feng saw that he had been hired by the factory as a level four worker, a happy smile appeared on his face. Then, Li Feng asked Master Deng a question with some excitement.

"Master Deng, have I received my Level 4 worker certificate?"

After hearing Li Feng's words, Master Deng nodded and replied.

"You've received your certificate. The factory directly hired you through the HR department. Now you're the youngest Level 4 worker in the factory."

When Li Feng heard the news, he was very excited.

Then a mechanical voice echoed in Li Feng's mind.

"bite!".

"Congratulations to the host for becoming a Level 4 Painter or Senior Ceramic Artist (City Level)."

"bite!".

"Congratulations, host, for acquiring the complete technology of the lithography machine."

"Ding! Mission activated: The third stage of the path to becoming a master of ceramic arts and crafts."

"The host is required to advance to the level of a sixth-grade painter or a ceramic artist (provincial level)."

"The host will receive a random reward upon completing the task."

When Li Feng heard that he had acquired the complete lithography machine technology, he was clearly startled. At that moment, Li Feng didn't even hear the subsequent tasks clearly.

After Li Feng exchanged some pleasantries with Master Deng and talked for a while, Master Deng left.

After Master Deng left, Li Feng opened his control panel and began to look at it.

Host: Li Feng

Age: 19 years old

Occupation: Full-time ceramic worker (specializing in ceramic painting)

Status: Level 4 Painter

职业技能：拉胚4级（1600/285）陶瓷绘画5级（3200/178）格斗技巧1级（200/15）古董鉴定1级（200/0）英语精通4级（1600/517俄语精通1级（200/192）机械精通4级（1600/0）书法精通1级（200/0）歌曲制作2级（400/127）编程精通1级（200/0）化学精通1级（200/0）摄影精通1级（200/1）

Life Skills: Cooking Level 1 (200/15).

Potential: Painting, mechanics.

Special skills: Ten-pound strength, Ma Tai's painting skills are all at level 1 (200/15), and personal space (1 cubic meter (note: inanimate objects can be put in and taken out at any time)).

Mastering the technology: Complete lithography machine technology.

Unfinished task

1:

"To tutor Ding Qiunan in English and improve her English proficiency."

"Completing the task will reward you with a random level 1 skill."

2:

The Third Stage of the Path to Becoming a Master of Ceramic Arts and Crafts

"The host has been promoted to a Level 4 Painter or Ceramic Artist (Provincial Level)"

"Rewards for completing tasks are random."

3:

"Activate the task of painting the Western Frontier Songs and Dances on porcelain plaques!"

"Completing the task will randomly grant you a random skill."

When Li Feng saw that his special skills included complete lithography machine technology, he was a little stunned.

This lithography technology?
What the hell?
Do you want me to build a lithography machine?
What are your own circumstances to pull this stunt?
Although Li Feng had read a report before his transmigration that China had developed a lithography machine decades ago, that was done by scientists.

But I'm just a ceramic painter. Although I have lofty ambitions, my status makes it impossible for me to achieve them.

Thinking about this, Li Feng couldn't help but feel a great sense of regret.

After all, it would be a real waste to keep such technology in our possession.

But then Li Feng had a change of heart. If he had handed it over to the state, what if the state questioned its origin? Wouldn't that make him a spy?
of course!

This is just a possibility, but there's a good chance of success, but Li Feng doesn't dare to gamble.

If you make a mistake, you'll have to eat peanuts.

After thinking about it, Li Feng decided that he should study this technology later.

However, this also made Li Feng want to take the college entrance exam immediately.

If he had a way to pass on this technology while he was in college, Li Feng would be very willing to do so.

Even if there's no chance to hand it over, I can still start my own company to manufacture lithography machines in the future, since lithography machines have always been a critical bottleneck for me.

Therefore, Li Feng was very happy when he obtained this technology.

However, after being happy, Li Feng felt a little regretful.

This is the contradiction in Li Feng's character.

After thinking about the lithography machine, Li Feng then realized that his mission with the girl from Western Xinjiang was still unfinished, which made him feel frustrated.

Li Feng had clearly finished the porcelain painting of the girl from Western Xinjiang a long time ago, but the task was still not marked as completed. He once thought that there must be something wrong with the system.

But today I was notified that I had completed the task of becoming a Level 4 artist, and that I had received a reward and activated a new task.

So it's not that there's a problem with the system, but that the task simply wasn't completed.

In other words, is my task still stuck at some point?
At this moment, Li Feng couldn't help but wonder if the mission could only be completed when the porcelain painting of the girl from Western Xinjiang was exhibited.
At this point, Li Feng could only think of this much; he couldn't think of any other possibilities at the moment.

However, Li Feng was quite happy today. First, he had been promoted to a level four painter, which was a real benefit that he could experience and earn.

The second point is that we have acquired the complete technology of lithography machines. This complete technology naturally includes future development directions and future technologies, not just technologies suitable for this era.

However, I don't currently have any use for this technology.

So we'll have to wait and see later.

Only then did Li Feng realize that his professional system was indeed all-encompassing, even including this kind of technology.

At this moment, Li Feng couldn't help but look forward to what other technologies he would acquire in the future.

(End of this chapter)