Courtyard House: Starting in a Ceramics Factory

Chapter 294 Wu Na's parents live in the General's Mansion!

Li Sheng and the others applauded, while simultaneously marveling at Section Chief Wu's background. He was someone from the ministry, which was quite a big deal to them.

The people in this factory are almost like imperial envoys. Although they haven't been in the factory for very long, they know how difficult it is to get a position in the ministry. The section chief in the factory and the section chief in the ministry are completely different things; they are two completely different concepts.

Moreover, they saw that Section Chief Wu, who was not much older than them, could serve as a section chief in the ministry, which indicated that either Section Chief Wu had a powerful background or was very capable.

At this moment, the group of them saw that Section Chief Wu was very beautiful and did not seem to be very capable, so they already believed that Section Chief Wu must have gotten the position of section chief in the department by virtue of her connections.

Li Feng had no idea what they were thinking. After all, he wasn't so bored as to think about their affairs. At this moment, Li Feng instructed them to continue reading the documents, while he helped Wu Na tidy up her desk.

Now Li Feng only has two desks left. Although Li Feng's office is large, it only seems large when one person is sitting there. If Wu Na is added to the table, it will be just right.

However, Li Feng was somewhat speechless about Factory Director Zheng arranging for Wu Na to work in his office.

Li Feng felt that it would be best to assign Wu Na to the finance department, since Wu Na had previously done business with the people in the finance department, and that it would make his job easier.

Since Director Zheng had arranged for Wu Na to stay with him, Li Feng had no choice but to comply, after all, Director Zheng was the top leader.

After all, this was in a factory, where the factory director was responsible for the project. Moreover, Secretary Chen of the factory had no objection to this. Although Director Zheng was newly appointed, Secretary Chen knew that Director Zheng had a powerful background. Furthermore, Secretary Chen would be retiring in a little over a year, just like Director Wei.

Therefore, Secretary Chen will not hinder Director Zheng.

Now the entire ceramics factory is basically under the control of Director Zheng.

This is beyond doubt; otherwise, Li Feng would not have been able to transfer to a cadre position so smoothly.

Now, Li Feng will certainly obey Director Zheng's orders.

Regardless, Director Zheng was his direct superior and also the mentor who helped him transition from a worker to a cadre.

Since Director Zheng has said so, Li Feng can only cooperate with Wu Na's work now.

He could roughly guess Wu Na's purpose in coming here.

They came mainly for the new project.

The funds needed for the project were basically provided by the ministry, so it was normal for Wu Na to come to the factory for an audit.

However, the budget still needs to be prepared by the factory staff.

This kind of thing is definitely not something Li Feng should do.

However, Li Feng knew one crucial point: he was essentially in charge of the overall direction of this project.

Li Feng now realizes that he is both the client and the project manager, respectively.

The division of labor in the factory is not so clear anymore. It is not like the five main entities in the back office. The client basically only needs to supervise.

Li Feng, the deputy director of the factory office, had a lot of responsibilities and it wasn't an easy job at all.

When Li Feng thought of this, he felt a pang of sorrow.

Then Li Feng thought of something else: he already had a few men under him, so if he let them fill in, it wouldn't be a problem.

Anyway, Director Zheng had told me that I was only responsible for controlling the overall direction and the overall construction of the project, and that I could leave the details to the people below.

Li Feng is now quite open-minded about it.

Moreover, Li Feng is not someone who doesn't delegate authority.

Li Feng will also distribute the powers granted to him by Director Zheng according to the responsibilities.

That way, Li Feng will have the energy to do more things.

Next

Li Feng accompanied Wu Na as they walked around the factory.

Actually, Wu Na had visited the Five Star Ceramics Factory once or twice, but she mainly went to the finance department to check some information.

So Wu Na hasn't been here yet.

So Li Feng accompanied Wu Na on a tour of all the workshops and departments.

Around 5:30, Li Feng invited Wu Na to have lunch in the cafeteria, and Wu Na gladly accepted.

After Li Feng and Wu Na sat down...

The two then ate and chatted.

At this moment, Li Feng suddenly asked Wu Na a question.

"That's right!"

"How do you get home after get off work?"

"Your home must be quite far away, right?"

After hearing Li Feng's words, Wu Na answered him directly.

"Going home?"

"My dad will send a car to pick me up."

Li Feng was quite surprised when he heard Wu Na's words.

"Your dad?"

"They're even sending a car?"

"Is your dad also in the PR department?"

Wu Na shook her head at Li Feng directly.

"Of course not!"

"How could my dad possibly be in the publicity department?"

She probably knew what Li Feng wanted to ask, so she said it directly to him.

"And I think I told you about this last time, right?"

"My parents are both in the military."

At this moment, Li Feng seemed to remember that Wu Na had mentioned this to him before, so he patted his head and then apologized to Wu Na somewhat embarrassedly.

"Sorry, I've been so busy lately, I completely forgot."

"By the way, since your parents are both in the military, they must be of high rank, right?"

"So you live in the military compound?"

Seeing Li Feng's embarrassed expression, Wu Na said helplessly.

"I think you didn't just forget because you were busy; you simply didn't take my words to heart!"

When Wu Na got to this point, she shook her head at Li Feng.

"no.".

"I don't really live in the military compound."

When Li Feng heard Wu Na's words, he felt a little strange. If both parents were soldiers, and they didn't live in a military compound, where would they live?

So Li Feng turned his attention back to Wu Na and asked her a question.

"Really not?"

Wu Na shook her head.

"It doesn't count."

After listening to Wu Na's words, Li Feng seemed to realize something, and then he widened his eyes and looked at Wu Na in surprise.

"Could it be the General's Mansion?"

After hearing that Li Feng had guessed where she lived, Wu Na nodded to him.

"yes!".

"I live in the General's Building."

Only then did Li Feng begin to take a closer look at Wu Na. At this moment, Li Feng felt that Wu Na's home was truly unfathomable.

Having an uncle who's a high-ranking official in the publicity department is one thing, but her own family is just as powerful.

Because Li Feng knew that living in the General's Mansion meant one was at least a general.

If your rank isn't high enough, you can only live in a military compound.

At the division level, it's roughly equivalent to a senior colonel, though there are also major generals, but they are rare.

If we're talking about army commanders, then they're basically all generals.

In other words, Wu Na's father must be at least a military officer.

If someone is a military-level cadre, then even if they were to take up a local post, they would still be a high-ranking leader.

So, it seems that Wu Na's family are all high-ranking officials.

Wu Na's future prospects may not be what she previously thought.

At this moment, Wu Na noticed Li Feng staring at her, and a calm smile appeared on her face. Then she smiled at Li Feng.

"What?" "Are you scared now that you know my parents are both military officers?"

Li Feng nodded honestly to Wu Na at this moment.

"I wouldn't say I was scared, I was just a little surprised."

"Why!".

"At that moment, I suddenly thought, if my parents were also high-ranking officials, I probably wouldn't be living such a mediocre life now, would I?"

After hearing Li Feng's words, Wu Na asked him curiously.

"A life of mediocrity and inaction?"

"I don't think so."

"Besides, you're now a deputy section chief, so you can't be considered a complete failure, can you?"

“Nowadays, there aren’t many people your age who can become deputy section chiefs.”

"Even if it's me, I'm still a deputy section chief."

"And I'm a few years older than you."

Li Feng then shook his head at Wu Na.

"Have you ever heard of the word 'ceiling'?"

Although Wu Na knew the word, she didn't know what Li Feng meant, so she simply shook her head at Li Feng.

"Um!".

"I guess you could say I don't know."

"I don't think it means what I thought it meant."

Li Feng nodded, and then he began to explain to Wu Na.

"In other words, deputy section chief, section chief, or deputy director is my ceiling."

"It's impossible to move any further, and as for you, you certainly won't stop at the deputy director level in the end."

"So I think your ceiling is higher than mine."

It was only then that Wu Na realized Li Feng meant the upper limit.

After listening to Li Feng's story, Wu Na felt that Li Feng was actually right. Without help, becoming a deputy director might really have been Li Feng's final goal.

Wu Na knew that Li Feng was right about these things.

Then Wu Na nodded to Li Feng.

"Actually, if you work hard, it's not impossible to break through the shackles of deputy director level in the future."

"At least I think Director Zheng appreciates you."

"I believe that as long as you keep up with Director Zheng, he will definitely not abandon you."

Li Feng neither confirmed nor denied Wu Na's words.

After all, Li Feng didn't know what the future held for him. However, even if he didn't work at the ceramics factory in the future, he could still do a lot of things by relying on the system.

Because Li Feng also knew what the mainstream development trend would be in the future.

So, Li Feng simply smiled at Wu Na at this moment.

"alright!".

"Let's talk about the future when it comes."

"Right now, I just need to focus on doing my current job well."

"If I don't do my job well now, I might never even reach the ceiling in the future."

Wu Na smiled and said.

"That's not necessarily true."

After saying this, Wu Na seemed to have thought of something, and then she asked Li Feng.

"That's right!"

"I heard that you made the decision to industrialize your factory's ceramics plant. Is that true?"

At this moment, Li Feng shook his head at Wu Na and said.

"Of course not."

"I made this report based on the concept proposed by Director Zheng and my own understanding."

"This is basically all Director Zheng's idea."

Of course, Li Feng wouldn't take the blame entirely on himself at this point.

Because Li Feng knew that Director Zheng needed this achievement to get promoted, Li Feng felt it was better to say that the concept proposed by Director Zheng was better.

The best outcome is for me to be the one to carry it out.

After hearing what Li Feng said, Wu Na thought that Li Feng was quite talented.

Because there aren't many people Li Feng's age who can actually do so much, and currently Wu Na only knows Li Feng.

At this moment, Wu Na smiled at Li Feng and said...

"You're really cautious."

"Even if you say you were in charge of everything, is it okay?"

Li Feng immediately shook his head.

"Don't talk nonsense, I never said that."

After Li Feng finished speaking, he quickly looked around.

Looking at Li Feng, Wu Na found him quite amusing.

Then Wu Na smiled and said to Li Feng.

"alright!".

"Don't panic."

"I didn't do anything?"

"Why are you in such a panic?"

"And what I said wasn't wrong. Your plan report even has my signature and that of our finance department director!"

"The signature above is yours and that of your factory director, Zheng."

Li Feng exclaimed in surprise.

"You also have permission to view the report?"

Li Feng had assumed that only department heads in the ministry were qualified to see it, but he hadn't expected that even a deputy section chief like Wu Na had the right to see it.

Wu Na said with some helplessness.

"With so many companies in the ministry, there must be someone in charge. How can our section chiefs have so much time to look at them? Everyone in the ministry says we are the gods of wealth, but being the gods of wealth isn't all that great."

"Everywhere we go, people are asking us for money."

"Moreover, whether or not money can be given, or how it can be given, depends on the higher-ups. Our finance department is just a bunch of menial tasks."

Li Feng wholeheartedly agreed with Wu Na's words.

Without the signature of the supervisor or manager in charge, the money cannot be released because it is against regulations.

But these rules are made by people.

If the higher-ups say it can be approved, then it can be approved. So it depends on whether your supervisor can get support from the higher-ups in the ministry.

Judging from what Li Feng sees it, it seems that Director Zheng can speak to Minister Jiang.

The fact that this project was approved so quickly speaks volumes about Director Zheng's background.

Previously, Director Wei's purchase of electric kilns had not been approved, but after Director Zheng reapplied, it was approved immediately.

This is the gap.

They're both factory managers, but the difference is really huge.

When Li Feng thought of this, he couldn't help but wonder about Director Zheng's true background, even though Wu Na had mentioned it to him before.

But that was only what happened to Director Zheng while he was in school, and after graduation, he went to a certain place, suffered setbacks, and then entered the chemical industry.

As for the rest, Li Feng had no idea.

When Li Feng thought of this, he couldn't help but start asking Wu Na about Director Zheng.

(End of this chapter)