Courtyard House: Starting in a Ceramics Factory

Chapter 266 Sha Zhu Wants to Go Back to Sichuan and Chongqing with Wen Hui
Li Feng was surprised to find that Ding Qiunan had also prepared a letter of introduction for registration long ago, just like him.

At this moment, Ding Qiunan noticed the change in Li Feng's expression, so she couldn't help but ask him, "Don't you have a letter of introduction from your factory yet?"

Upon hearing Ding Qiunan's words, Li Feng immediately shook his head at her.

"I was ready a long time ago."

"Moreover, it was the factory leaders who instructed the personnel department to prepare it for me."

Upon hearing Li Feng's words, Ding Qiunan was somewhat surprised.

"Factory leaders?"

"Does the letter of introduction still require the factory leadership to come forward?"

"In my unit, you can just go to the personnel department."

"There's absolutely no need to find a high-ranking leader."

However, Li Feng shook his head and explained.

"No, that's not it. At the time, I completed a task, and our factory manager asked me what my requirements were. So I mentioned that I wanted to go to university, and the factory manager had the personnel department give me a referral."

After hearing Li Feng's explanation, Ding Qiunan felt sorry for him because she thought he had missed a great opportunity.

Li Feng shook his head at Ding Qiunan.

"What's there to regret?"

"You need to be strong yourself to succeed. Let me tell you, education is also very important."

"Once I get my degree, I can think about other options later."

In the end, Ding Qiunan could only nod and say so.

"All right!".

"Since you've said that, I won't say anything more."

"I plan to register at the Education Commission at the end of this month. Would you be free to come with me?"

At this moment, Li Feng pondered the time for a moment, then shook his head at Ding Qiunan and said...

"The end of the month?"

"I probably don't have time!"

Ding Qiunan was somewhat disappointed when she heard that Li Feng was not available.

"ah".

"Don't you have time?"

"When will you have time?"

Li Feng then got up and looked at the calendar in Ding Qiunan's house. After thinking for a while, he spoke directly to Ding Qiunan.

"June 2nd is fine."

"I happen to be free on that day."

After hearing that she was free on June 2nd, Ding Qiunan thought about it for a moment, and then she spoke directly to Li Feng.

"Alright!"

"Then I'll switch shifts with my colleague on June 2nd."

Li Feng suddenly asked in surprise.

"Is it so easy for you to switch shifts?"

"I remember you changed shifts before, right?"

Ding Qiunan said to Li Feng with some surprise.

"Aren't you the same?"

"Shift changes happen frequently here, but sometimes we can't get a turn."

Upon hearing this, Li Feng shook his head and said...

"We can't change shifts there, we can only ask for leave!"

"Because our place is a production unit, everyone has their own job to do."

"There are many things that no one else can replace!"

"So, the most I can do is ask for leave, and even that is very difficult."

Ding Qiunan sighed and then asked Li Feng.

"If you transfer to a management or technical position in the future, will it be easier to change shifts or take leave?"

Li Feng immediately nodded to Ding Qiunan.

"It's relatively easy, but there's so much to do every day, and the higher-ups come down to inspect from time to time, so it's a bit difficult for us to ask for leave."

"I only take leave when I'm working on national projects."

Ding Qiunan didn't know what to say to Li Feng at this point.

Only then did she realize why Li Feng hadn't had time to see her; the reason was right here.

After having dinner with Ding Qiunan, Li Feng gave Ding Qiunan some instructions and then went home.

As for the bowls and chopsticks, Li Feng didn't wash them.

As for cooking, that's fine.

But Li Feng still didn't want to do the dishwashing.

After Li Feng left, Ding Qiunan started washing the dishes in the kitchen. She thought Li Feng would come back later, but she didn't expect him to leave so early today.

It's only a little past seven o'clock now.

In the end, Ding Qiunan could only sigh and continue washing the dishes.

the other side

Li Feng quickly returned to the courtyard. The reason he returned to the courtyard so early was that he suddenly remembered that he had forgotten where he put his letter of introduction, so he came to look for it so early.

Finally, Li Feng found the letter of introduction in a drawer.

This made Li Feng breathe a sigh of relief.

After all, this letter of introduction is very useful now, and it would be terrible if we lost it.

After Li Feng found the letter of introduction, he immediately put it into his personal space.

After all, keeping it in your own space is the safest option, and you don't have to worry about it falling out.

the other side

Sha Zhu was at Wen Hui's house at that moment.

At this moment, Wenhui was packing her things at home. Shazhu was a little reluctant to see Wenhui go back to her hometown.

After all, Sha Zhu had been with Wen Hui all along.

Looking at Sha Zhu, who was reluctant to part with her, Wen Hui smiled and tried to persuade him.

"It's not like I'm not coming back!"

"What are you still worried about?"

"I'll be back in two weeks."

At this moment, Sha Zhu remembered Li Feng's words. It seemed that he was asking him to go back with Wen Hui. Last time, Li Feng said that Li Erniu from Wen Hui's village had ill intentions towards Wen Hui. Now Li Feng remembered that Li Erniu seemed to have some influence in Wen Hui's village. So at this moment, Sha Zhu couldn't help but feel uneasy.

After all, he realized that what Li Feng said wasn't entirely unreasonable.

If Wenhui couldn't come back from the village, even the factory wouldn't have a good solution. Thinking of this, Shazhu couldn't help but suggest this to Wenhui.

"How about I go with you?"

"I'm a little worried about you."

When Wen Hui heard Sha Zhu's suggestion, she was stunned for a moment, and then she asked Sha Zhu with some doubt.

"how?".

"You don't believe me?"

As soon as Sha Zhu heard this, he knew that Wen Hui had misunderstood.

So he quickly explained to Wen Hui.

"You've misunderstood. I was just worried about you."

“That Li Erniu is clearly up to no good. If I’m by your side, I can keep him in check. But if I’m not, that kid will be completely lawless.”

"So, I'll go with you." At this moment, Sha Zhu felt that he had to be wary of Li Erniu.

Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the eventuality.

Now Sha Zhu also knows that Li Feng is right most of the time, so it's always good to be careful.

After hearing Sha Zhu's explanation, Wen Hui was very touched. After all, she was quite happy that Sha Zhu cared about her so much.

Moreover, if Sha Zhu goes back with me, it means that Sha Zhu values ​​me. But does Sha Zhu really have time to go to Sichuan and Chongqing with me?

Most importantly, this trip will take at least two weeks.

So at this moment, Wenhui cautiously asked Shazhu, "Can you take so many days off?"

"The factory canteen can't do without you!"

Upon hearing Wen Hui's words, Sha Zhu shook his head at her.

"Of course, you're more important than me."

"I went to ask the cafeteria manager for leave, and he should have given me that favor."

"I'll go ask him for leave first thing tomorrow morning."

"After I get my leave, let's go together."

Wen Hui thought for a moment, then nodded directly to Sha Zhu and said.

"OK!".

"If you can, then come back with me."

"It just so happens that my parents miss you too."

"I'll let my parents have a good look at you then."

Upon hearing Wen Hui's words, Sha Zhu immediately greeted her with joy.

"I haven't seen our parents for a long time. I'll have to have a good drink with Dad when the time comes."

After Sha Zhu talked to Wen Hui about some things, he returned to the courtyard house.

It's quite late now, and it wouldn't be good if Sha Zhu stayed here. The main thing is that there are quite a few people living here, and Wen Hui felt bad about letting Sha Zhu stay here any longer.

By the time Sha Zhu got home, it was almost 8 p.m.

After telling He Yushui, he went to find Li Feng.

Li Feng had just finished taking a cold shower when he heard a knock on his door. He wondered who would be looking for him so late at night.

Li Feng quickly opened the door and found that it was Sha Zhu who was looking for him. So Li Feng asked Sha Zhu.

"What do you want from me so late?"

Sha Zhu then recounted what had just happened to Li Feng. After hearing Sha Zhu's account, Li Feng felt that Sha Zhu had done the right thing.

At this time, Sha Zhu should go to the Sichuan-Chongqing area with Wen Hui, so he nodded to Sha Zhu and said.

"You did nothing wrong."

"But you still need to be careful, after all, you are an outsider. If you run into trouble in their village, it will be really difficult to handle."

When Sha Zhu heard Li Feng's words, he also agreed.

If I go there alone, I'll be outnumbered and have little chance of success.

So Sha Zhu quickly asked Li Feng what to do.

Li Feng thought for a moment, and then he gave Sha Zhu a suggestion.

"How about this, after you and Wenhui go to Sichuan and Chongqing, don't go directly to Wenhui's hometown. You can stay in the local county town. Shazhu, you can pick up Wenhui's parents and take them to the county town."

"No matter how powerful Li Erniu's family is in the village, they can't possibly cause trouble in the county town."

"If that's the case, then that's fine..."

After hearing Li Feng's idea, Sha Zhu immediately slapped his thigh and said happily to Li Feng.

"Li Feng, you're really amazing. You came up with a solution so quickly."

"I never thought of these things."

“If this were in the county town, Li Erniu would definitely not dare to cause trouble there. In that case, both Wenhui and I would be safe.”

At this moment, Li Feng couldn't help but nod to Sha Zhu.

"Okay! That's good to know."

"Be careful on your journey. Things are different out here. Local matters are more complicated. If you encounter problems that you can't handle on your own, you can seek help from the government!"

"If you have a good relationship with the factory leaders, they can issue a letter of introduction or something, which will make it easier to ask local departments for help."

"It may not be useful, but it's better to have something than nothing."

After Sha Zhu learned all this, he immediately thanked Li Feng.

“Li Feng, you’re different now that you’ve become a cadre. You can think of so many things. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have thought of these things.”

However, Li Feng simply waved his hand dismissively.

"It was just a small favor, nothing really."

"alright!".

"It's getting late, I need to go to sleep."

"You should go to sleep early too."

After hearing Li Feng's words, Sha Zhu went back to his own home.

The next day

When Sha Zhu arrived at the factory early, he went directly to the canteen manager to ask for leave. There was nothing wrong with asking for leave, but when the canteen manager heard that Sha Zhu wanted to ask for two weeks, he immediately shook his head and refused.

"Two weeks?"

"What are you thinking?"

"You actually want me to approve two weeks of leave?"

"I don't have the authority to grant you two weeks of leave. I'm not a factory manager, so even if I wanted to, I couldn't."

"Why don't you ask the deputy factory manager or the factory manager in charge for leave?"

"Anyway, I can't approve this leave."

After hearing what the canteen manager said, Sha Zhu didn't blame him. Instead, he went directly to the factory manager.

After all, Sha Zhu knew that the cafeteria manager didn't actually have that authority.

However, Li Feng went to the canteen manager first, which was like giving the canteen manager a heads-up. Only after the canteen manager told him to go to the factory manager could he go to the factory manager.

In that case, it wouldn't be considered skipping a level.

Moreover, I was there on orders from my superior.

After Sha Zhu arrived at Director Yang's place, he was persuaded for more than an hour before he finally got two weeks of leave.

It has to be said that Director Yang really values ​​Sha Zhu. However, since Sha Zhu said it was for his other half, Director Yang finally relented. Otherwise, how could Sha Zhu have gotten two weeks of leave?

After Sha Zhu took two weeks off and obtained a letter of introduction, he went straight home. He had already packed his bags the day before, so he could simply leave.

He was walking towards Wen Hui's home at that moment.

The two of them will be able to take the train to Sichuan and Chongqing around tonight.

the other side

After a few days of adjustment, Li Feng was almost there.

At this time, the Asahi-mae group also received an order for Asahi-mae porcelain.

This time, I'm painting Lao Tzu riding an ox.

Generally speaking, paintings on this subject are mainly in pastel colors, but this time the task was to create a light ochre painting.

To test everyone's skill level, Li Feng had them draw first.

Whoever is qualified can directly draw this picture of Lao Tzu riding an ox.

After all, these porcelain pieces are made to be sold; if they're not made well, it'll ruin the brand.

However, currently, there are six people in the group, including Li Feng.

Apart from Li Feng, the other five people started painting light-colored porcelain plaques.

(End of this chapter)