Courtyard House: Starting in a Ceramics Factory

Chapter 227 Things Before Departure

Li Feng spent about half an hour tidying up his workstation, and now it was indeed much neater.

Actually, Li Feng prefers things to be a little clean. Before, when he came home from get off work, he would just tidy up a little each day. This time, however, he cleaned it up more thoroughly.

By the time Li Feng finished tidying up his workstation, it was almost 8:30.

But there was still about half an hour before the meeting was scheduled to start.

At this moment, Master Deng walked in from outside. When he saw that Li Feng had already tidied up his workstation, he couldn't help but smile and say to Li Feng.

"Li Feng, you didn't forget to tidy up your workstation before leaving. Not bad, not bad."

"There's a meeting at nine o'clock later, you know?"

When Li Feng saw Master Deng arrive, he immediately smiled and responded to him.

"I know".

"When I came to work, Zhang Jiefang and the others had already notified me."

After hearing Li Feng's answer, Master Deng smiled and said to Li Feng.

"The two of them are quite enthusiastic about this kind of thing."

"alright!".

"I won't assign you any tasks today."

"Anyway, all that's left are some simple tasks, so I'll leave the rest to Han Ming and the others."

Then Master Deng looked at the time on the wall and said to Li Feng.

"Alright!"

"You continue, I'll go to the factory manager's office."

After saying this, Master Deng walked towards the factory leader's office with his hands behind his back.

Li Feng simply watched Master Deng leave, then put his pencil case into his cloth bag.

After greeting Han Ming and the others, Li Feng went to the main conference room.

When Li Feng arrived at the conference room, he found that there were already quite a few people sitting there. Li Feng roughly estimated that there were nearly twenty people.

When Li Feng saw so many people, he was a little surprised. At this moment, he couldn't help but wonder, do we send so many people to further their studies every year?
As Li Feng was thinking about these things, Wang Liu and Zhou Jianjun, who were sitting about ten meters away from him, were both greeting him.

After hearing Wang Liu and Zhou Jianjun calling him, Li Feng couldn't help but look in their direction.

When Wang Liu saw that Li Feng had noticed him, he pointed to the empty seat next to him. Li Feng quickly understood what Wang Liu meant, so he walked directly towards the two of them.

After Li Feng walked up to the two of them, Wang Liu immediately smiled and asked Li Feng.

"Why are you so late?"

"Deputy Factory Director Zhu is almost here."

Zhou Jianjun nodded to Li Feng as well.

"yes!".

"After all, it's a meeting at nine o'clock. If you come late, it won't be good if Deputy Director Zhu sees you."

Upon hearing this, Li Feng couldn't help but thank the two of them.

"Thanks to you all, otherwise it would have really given Deputy Factory Director Zhu a bad impression of me."

Wang Liu nodded, then pointed to the empty seat next to Li Feng and said to Li Feng.

"Please sit down."

"If Deputy Factory Director Zhu sees you standing here later, it will be too conspicuous. Our principle is not to be too conspicuous."

Zhou Jianjun nodded in agreement.

"yes!".

"Whenever we have a meeting, we always sit on the side or corner so we don't attract attention."

“My dad told me that we should be more low-key, otherwise we won’t know how we offend people.”

After listening to Zhou Jianjun's words, Li Feng couldn't help but admire Director Zhou's way of being an official.

Although Zhou Jianjun's father was only a director, he was still considered an official.

If one were to become an official, one would have some insights into life.

Li Feng didn't know if Director Zhou could work hard to get the position of deputy factory director, but what he said was at least true.

So Li Feng nodded to Zhou Jianjun and said.

"Your dad really understands the importance of moderation."

Just as Li Feng finished speaking, Zhang Jiefang and Jiang Fei sat down next to him. After they sat down, they began to greet Li Feng, Zhou Jianjun, and the others.

Upon seeing Zhang Jiefang and Jiang Fei, Zhou Jianjun couldn't help but respond to them.

"Zhang Jiefang, Jiang Fei".

"You guys actually managed to go this time?"

When Zhou Jianjun saw the two of them sitting there, he was still somewhat surprised.

After all, Zhou Jianjun knew that Master Deng hadn't let the two of them go last time, and he thought that Master Deng wouldn't let them go this year either, but he didn't expect that the two of them would actually appear here.

Upon hearing Zhou Jianjun's words, Zhang Jiefang and Jiang Fei immediately responded to him.

"That was only because we weren't allowed to go last year. Master Deng said that we'll be able to take the Level 1 worker assessment later this year."

Zhou Jianjun stared at the two men in shock, then asked them incredulously.

"Isn't it said that you need to study painting for three years?"

"You two haven't even been together for three years yet, have you?"

Zhang Jiefang then explained to Zhou Jianjun with a hint of helplessness.

"Three years!"

"yes.".

"We've been doing this for almost three years now."

Jiang Fei also sighed and nodded.

“Working under Master Deng for three years was much more difficult than working under other masters for three years.”

"Although Zhang Jiefang and I only stayed with Master Deng for a little over two years, our abilities were still impressive."

"It's not bad, is it?"

Then Jiang Fei looked at Li Feng and asked him a question.

"Li Feng, tell me, what level have Zhang Jiefang and I reached?"

When Li Feng heard Jiang Fei's words, he was also taken aback. Li Feng originally wanted to be a bystander and listen to what they were talking about, but Jiang Fei turned the question to him. After thinking for a moment, Li Feng hesitated and then said to Zhou Jianjun.

"He should have reached the level of a first-class worker by now."

Upon hearing Li Feng's words, Jiang Fei immediately retorted defiantly to Zhou Jianjun.

"Jianjun, did you hear me?"

"I am qualified as a first-class worker."

However, Zhou Jianjun couldn't help but purse his lips at Jiang Fei.

“Li Feng is already a level four worker, and you haven’t even reached level one yet.”

Jiang Fei couldn't refute this, so he could only helplessly say to Jiang Fei.

"There aren't many people in our factory with Li Feng's skill level."

"Even Hou Yun from the Blue and White Porcelain Group isn't at this level."

Zhang Jiefang nodded in agreement.

"yes.".

"Hou Yun is only a third-level worker now, but I heard that he should be participating in the selection for fourth-level worker this year."

"I wonder if he's been selected yet!"

After Zhang Jiefang finished speaking, Zhou Jianjun immediately replied to him.

"Of course not."

"He didn't even participate in this review. How could he possibly have been selected if he didn't participate?"

Zhang Jiefang and Jiang Fei couldn't help but ask Zhou Jianjun with some curiosity, "Did your dad tell you everything?"

Zhou Jianjun immediately nodded to the two of them in response.

No, not at all.

"However, when I was resting at his place, I saw the application materials and found that Hou Yun's name was not on them."

Zhang Jiefang and Jiang Fei still believed Zhou Jianjun's information in this regard.

So they both nodded in agreement.

"It seems Hou Yun still hasn't been promoted to level four this year."

For example, Zhang Jiefang and Jiang Fei couldn't see the list of those promoted to higher professional titles.

So the two of them were still very curious about this, and they were somewhat surprised to learn that Hou Yun had not been promoted to the fourth level of painting.

Just as they were having a lively conversation, Deputy Factory Director Zhu arrived at the large conference room with several staff members from other departments.

Then, Deputy Factory Director Zhu looked at the people in the conference room and instructed his subordinates to start taking attendance.

After the man counted thirty-one people, he nodded to Deputy Factory Director Zhu and said...

"Everyone is here."

At this moment, Deputy Factory Director Zhu turned his gaze to everyone present.

He then began to introduce the places everyone was going to, followed by the issues of discipline during the journey and the management issues after arriving in Jingdezhen.

He then said that he would stay in Hongdu for three days, mainly to learn about the revolutionary spirit and to observe the porcelain portrait painting technique in Hongdu.

It was only then that Li Feng learned that there were also people in Hongdu who painted new-style porcelain, but he didn't know the specifics.

However, since it is a portrait painting, it must be a realistic painting genre that focuses on real people.

By the time Li Feng finished understanding the purpose of his trip, it was almost noon.

Then, Deputy Factory Director Zhu announced that all 31 people present in the afternoon would be given a day off to go home and pack their bags, and then they would all gather at the factory before 7:00 the next day.

After Deputy Factory Director Zhu finished announcing these matters, everyone came out of the meeting room.

At this time, Li Feng went to the canteen for lunch with Zhang Jiefang, Wang Liu and others.

Since it was a holiday in the afternoon, and everyone could eat in the cafeteria, they all chose to eat there.

After Li Feng and the others finished their meal, they all left the ceramics factory.

Li Feng had already prepared most of his luggage for the trip. As for daily necessities, he didn't need to prepare anything, since he had plenty in his own space.

As for the national grain coupons and other necessary items, the factory will prepare them for Li Feng and the others.

After all, this was a training activity organized by the factory, so all the supplies were prepared by the factory.

Important items are usually kept by designated personnel.

That is, mainly concerning Deputy Factory Director Zhu.

Li Feng had absolutely no objection to this.

As long as there's food to eat when I get there, nothing else matters.

When Li Feng returned home, he found Qin Huairu with two children in the yard: Xiao Dang and Huaihua, whom she was holding.

When Qin Huairu saw Li Feng, she quickly greeted him.

"Li Feng".

"You're leaving get off work so early today?"

After hearing Qin Huairu greet him, Li Feng nodded to her.

"Ok".

"The factory is giving us a half-day off today."

After Li Feng finished speaking, he prepared to go inside.

Just as Li Feng was about to leave the courtyard, Qin Huairu immediately asked him a question.

"that.".

"Is Dr. Ding from Hongxing Hospital your boyfriend?"

Li Feng didn't know why Qin Huairu suddenly asked him this, but he still nodded and answered her.

"Ok".

"What's wrong?".

"Do you need to see her?"

After Qin Huairu confirmed with Li Feng that Dr. Ding was indeed Li Feng's girlfriend, she immediately smiled and explained to Li Feng.

"I was just asking, I just started flowering locust trees!"

"If the locust tree gets sick in the future, and I don't understand anything, I can just ask someone for help."

Li Feng had no doubts about this, so he nodded to Qin Huairu and said.

"Ok".

"However, she is just an intern. If you want to ask about the child's condition, you'd better ask a qualified doctor."

At this moment, Li Feng was just giving her a heads-up. He wasn't very clear about Ding Qiunan's medical skills either, but if the child got sick, he still recommended that Qin Huairu find a qualified doctor.

Actually, Li Feng just didn't want to hear the baby crying, but he was still very cautious about the issue of illness.

At this moment, Qin Huairu quickly nodded to Li Feng in response.

"I know".

"I know".

When Li Feng learned that Qin Huairu knew about it, he pushed his bicycle back to his home.

Qin Huairu asked this question simply to confirm whether Dr. Ding was Li Feng's girlfriend, since what Sha Zhu said might not be accurate.

Now that Qin Huairu has confirmed the information from Li Feng...

Qin Huairu then started thinking about how to please Dr. Ding.

After all, Dr. Ding and Li Feng are in a romantic relationship.

If he could please Dr. Ding, then Dr. Ding could whisper sweet nothings in Li Feng's ear.

At this moment, Li Feng was unaware of Qin Huairu's thoughts. If he knew, he would be speechless.

the other side

After returning home, Li Feng went straight to bed to rest.

Since Li Feng had almost finished packing his luggage, he didn't need to prepare anything special.

He chose to rest now because Li Feng knew he would be on a long train journey.

Moreover, the speed of this train is much slower than in later generations.

To be honest, it's quite difficult to travel far in this era. In later times, you can easily take a plane, but now, the best mode of transportation is the train, of course!

If there are ships, of course you can take a ship, but ships are definitely slower than trains.

So in the end, I could only take the train.

There is no way around it.

After resting at home for one night, Li Feng felt much better the next day.

This time, Li Feng didn't ride a bicycle; instead, he went directly to the ceramics factory with his suitcase.

When Li Feng arrived at the ceramics factory, he noticed that everyone else was carrying large and small bags.

Li Feng, on the other hand, only had one suitcase.

When the others saw that Li Feng only had one suitcase, they couldn't help but ask him questions out of curiosity.

"Li Feng!"

"Why did you bring so little stuff?"

Of course, Li Feng couldn't say that he had a spatial ability, so he simply nodded at them and said...

"Yes, I only brought a few clothes."

"The rest doesn't matter."

(End of this chapter)