Courtyard House: Starting in a Ceramics Factory

Chapter 309

Time flew by and it was noon. Li Feng was getting a bit thirsty. Seeing that it was almost time, he went straight back to the central courtyard and poured himself a pot of cold water.

After finishing his cold boiled water, Li Feng wiped the sweat from his forehead and walked over to Sha Zhu, who was cooking.

"Silly Zhu!"

"Almost everyone has arrived, when do we start the feast?"

At this moment, Sha Zhu was stir-frying the seasonal food. After hearing Li Feng's words, he replied directly to Li Feng.

"Um!".

"It's almost done."

"This is the last dish. I'll have the helpers bring it directly to the table."

Li Feng nodded, then greeted Sha Zhu before going back to his room.

He spent the whole morning helping to greet guests at the door. His shirt was already soaked with sweat. He wanted to get some cold water, wipe the sweat off his upper body, and then change into some dry clothes.

While Li Feng was finishing all this, Sha Zhu was sitting with He Yushui at several tables, telling the guests about his sister getting into university.

After all, this is what he is most proud of right now.

Although Sha Zhu had previously said that college graduates assigned to their factory would only receive a fixed salary, things were different now that his younger sister had been admitted to university.

That's practically equivalent to bringing glory to one's ancestors, so he's bragging about it here right now, making He Yushui a little embarrassed.

After all, his brother had just been talking about him.

As for Li Feng, he was directly pulled to Xu Damao's table.

Lou Xiao'e was sitting with Xu Damao.

Li Feng and Lou Xiao'e didn't have much contact; in fact, they only exchanged a few words.

Li Feng knew, of course, that Lou Xiao'e wasn't a bad person.

Moreover, she makes some silly mistakes in certain things, otherwise she wouldn't have the nickname "Silly E".

of course!

Sha Zhu has a girlfriend now, so he won't be with Lou Xiao'e anymore.

Things like these can only be left to nature.

At this moment, Xu Damao began to enthusiastically pour wine for Li Feng.

"Brother Li Feng, you must be exhausted today?"

"Let me pour you a glass, and congratulations on getting into the best university in our country."

Xu Damao congratulated Li Feng while pouring him a drink.

After all, Xu Damao had always wanted to invite Li Feng to dinner, but Li Feng never had the time, so it had been put on hold.

Xu Damao now wants to take this opportunity to get closer to Li Feng.

Li Feng and Xu Damao didn't work at the same factory and had no conflict of interest, so when Xu Damao toasted him, Li Feng nodded slightly, picked up the glass that Xu Damao had poured for him, and drank it all in one gulp.

Xu Damao was quite happy to see that Li Feng had finished the wine he had poured.

Li Feng is now the deputy director of the factory office and has also been admitted to Tsinghua University. He will definitely become a factory leader in the future, and there is even a possibility that he will go to the ministry.

If Li Feng gets promoted to a higher position in the ministry, he'll be a high-ranking leader that's hard to reach.

At that point, it won't be a question of whether or not to try to get close to them, but rather whether or not they will even be able to meet them.

Having worked in the steel rolling mill for so long, Xu Damao was well aware of this.

Therefore, Xu Damao really enjoys hanging out with leaders.

Even if this doesn't help him much in the future, Xu Damao can still brag to others that he knows Li Feng and is very familiar with him.

Like those people at the movie ticket booth, didn't I fawn over them like crazy?
Although they weren't officials, they were cadres, so Sha Zhu had no choice but to curry favor with them.

At this moment, Lou Xiao'e saw Xu Damao toasting Li Feng. At Xu Damao's prompting, she smiled and poured a glass of wine for herself and Li Feng, then raised her glass to Li Feng.

"Li Feng, I heard from Da Mao that you got into Tsinghua University. Congratulations!"

“I used to want to go to university, but I didn’t get to.”

At this moment, Li Feng looked at Lou Xiao'e and nodded to her.

"Sometimes, everyone has things they want to pursue. You can keep working hard too. You probably only have a high school diploma, right?"

"I think you could try taking the college entrance exam too. What if you pass?"

"Isn't this great?"

Lou Xiao'e was taken aback by what Li Feng said, then she pointed to herself with her right index finger.

"Can I really do it?"

Li Feng nodded directly to Lou Xiao'e.

"If I can do it, so can you."

"After all, you graduated from high school, while I only graduated from junior high school."

"I think Xu Damao would support you, right?"

Then Li Feng turned his gaze to Xu Damao.

Xu Damao noticed that Li Feng was looking at him, so he smiled at Li Feng and his wife Lou Xiao'e.

"Of course I support it."

"If Ezi can get into university, I will definitely support her even more."

Upon hearing Li Feng's words, Lou Xiao'e suddenly recalled her father's teachings to her in the past.

Ever since she married Xu Damao, she felt like something was missing. Now, after hearing Li Feng's words, she knows what she was missing.

That is knowledge.

Lou Xiao'e now knew what she needed, so she couldn't help but thank Li Feng.

"Li Feng, thank you."

"From now on, I will study hard."

Xu Damao saw that he seemed to want to take the college entrance exam, and he did not stop him.

After all, Xu Damao's family is not short of money. Lou Xiao'e's father is very wealthy, and Lou Xiao'e brought a lot of money with her as dowry.

Lou Xiao'e has not worked since she got married, so she and her family are not short of money.

Therefore, Xu Damao believes it doesn't matter whether his wife goes to work or not; as long as his wife is happy, that's all that matters.

At this moment, Xu Damao smiled and encouraged his wife.

"E'zi!"

"Just do your best on the exam."

"I support you."

Upon hearing Xu Damao's words, Lou Xiao'e nodded slightly to him.

Now that Xu Damao is supporting me, that would be even better.

Later, Sha Zhu and Wen Hui brought He Yushui over to offer a toast. At this point, Sha Zhu was clearly quite drunk, because Li Feng noticed that Sha Zhu was even walking unsteadily.

However, Li Feng didn't say anything. After all, it was a happy day. Sha Zhu's sister had finally been admitted to university. How could Sha Zhu not be happy?
Today, Sha Zhu surprisingly didn't argue with Xu Damao.

This is probably what it means for a brother to do things for his sister. For example, even in normal times, Sha Zhu would always argue with Xu Damao no matter what.

Li Feng ate for quite a while at the lunch banquet.

As for the leftovers, they were simply packed up and taken away by everyone.

Li Feng didn't choose to pack his food, since he was going to eat at Lao Mo's with Ding Qiunan that night, and he had to go to the factory the next day. Besides, he didn't have a refrigerator or anything at home.

In this hot weather, it will definitely spoil if left out for too long.

I might as well just let someone else pack it up.

Anyway, we can't finish eating that much.

After finishing the banquet, Li Feng said goodbye to Sha Zhu, Wen Hui, and the others, then rode his bicycle away from the courtyard.

Actually, I was quite busy today.

I haven't rested since I got up in the morning; I've been working almost non-stop. After I finished my work, I went to eat.

After finishing our meal and chatting with them for a while, it was almost three o'clock.

Time really flies.

Next, Li Feng rode his bicycle to Ding Qiunan's dormitory building.

Ding Qiunan wasn't on night shift today, so Li Feng went upstairs to find her.

Once on the second floor, Li Feng knocked on the door.

Li Feng waited for about several tens of seconds before the door opened.

When Li Feng saw Ding Qiunan, he couldn't help but rub his eyes.

At this moment, Ding Qiunan was wearing a gray dress. When Li Feng saw Ding Qiunan's face, he noticed that she had unusually applied white foundation and lipstick.

Moreover, Ding Qiunan's long hair was clipped up and coiled at the back of her head, with the rest of her hair draped over her shoulders.

This was the first time Li Feng had seen Ding Qiunan dressed like this, and Ding Qiunan was stunned when she saw Li Feng, then she smiled and said.

"What are you looking at so intently?"

"Is there something wrong with me?" Ding Qiunan asked, then looked at herself, as if trying to find something amiss.

At this moment, Li Feng quickly waved his hand at Ding Qiunan.

"without".

"There's nothing wrong with it."

You look beautiful today.

Li Feng said this to Ding Qiunan somewhat embarrassedly at this moment.

Ding Qiunan was overjoyed when Li Feng told her she was pretty. After all, Li Feng was the person she liked, and she was happy to be complimented on her looks.

So Ding Qiunan said to Li Feng shyly in a soft voice.

"come in".

"Don't stand outside."

After hearing Ding Qiunan's words, Li Feng quickly nodded to her and then entered her dormitory.

Ding Qiunan's dormitory layout has not changed; it remains the same as before.

Li Feng sat down on the sofa and checked the time. It was almost four o'clock, so he asked Ding Qiunan.

"When are we going out?"

After Li Feng finished speaking, Ding Qiunan handed him a damp towel and said to him with some concern.

"Wipe your sweat."

"You must be exhausted from riding all this way."

Li Feng took the towel from Ding Qiunan and then smiled.

"What's tiring about it?"

"This short distance is nothing to me."

"I'm perfectly healthy!"

"I can ride for another hour, no problem."

After saying this, Li Feng quickly used Ding Qiunan's towel to wipe his face.

After Li Feng finished wiping his face, he noticed a faint fragrance on his skin, and then he asked Ding Qiunan directly.

"Is this your face towel?"

Ding Qiunan blushed slightly at this moment.

"how?".

"You're disgusted?"

Li Feng laughed heartily.

"How could that be?"

"I'm overjoyed."

After Li Feng finished speaking, he even smelled Ding Qiunan's towel.

Seeing Li Feng's expression, Ding Qiunan nervously snatched the towel from his hand, then blushed and said to him.

"You're wiping away sweat, but you're even smelling it."

"It feels pretty strange to me."

As Ding Qiunan spoke, she went to the washroom, washed her towel with water, and then hung it up.

Li Feng simply smiled and didn't say anything.

After hanging up the towel, Ding Qiunan walked over to Li Feng and sat down.

Then she asked Li Feng.

"School starts in a few days!"

"Are you ready?"

Li Feng thought for a moment, then answered Ding Qiunan.

"Um!".

"It should be about right!"

"I'll probably only bring a bamboo mat and a quilt; I'll buy the rest at school."

"I don't really like carrying too much stuff!"

Then Li Feng turned his gaze to Ding Qiunan.

"And you?".

"I remember your registration date for the start of the semester was September 5th, right?"

Ding Qiunan nodded.

"yes!".

"There are only a few days left."

"However, I don't have many things, just bits and pieces!"

"If we bring it over, it will be a bit troublesome."

Ding Qiunan sighed as she finished speaking.

Li Feng then made the suggestion directly to Ding Qiunan.

"How about I take you there when school starts?"

Upon hearing Li Feng's words, Ding Qiunan couldn't help but feel happy.

"OK!".

"OK!".

Just as Ding Qiunan was feeling happy, she realized something and then asked Li Feng.

"And you?".

"Aren't you going back to school too?"

"If you take me to school, what will you do?"

Li Feng then shook his head at Ding Qiunan and explained.

"My school starts after September 8th!"

"I called and asked."

"Since you're reporting for duty on September 5th, I have plenty of time to take you there."

"And I'm very strong, no matter how much stuff you bring, I can help you carry it to school."

Ding Qiunan was relieved when she heard this.

Since Li Feng was willing to take her to school, Ding Qiunan was naturally willing to do the same.

After all, Li Feng was her boyfriend.

Next, Li Feng began to arrange the next reporting time with Ding Qiunan.

After the two agreed on a time, Li Feng looked at Ding Qiunan's dormitory and then asked Ding Qiunan a question.

"That's right!"

"What will happen to the dormitory now that you're going to school?"

Ding Qiunan spoke directly to Li Feng at this moment.

"The dormitory!"

"The hospital said they would keep it for me."

Li Feng asked Ding Qiunan with some curiosity.

"Weren't you going to resign?"

"How could we possibly save you a dorm room?"

Ding Qiunan shook her head at Li Feng at this moment.

"I was originally going to resign, but the dean of the college talked to me and said that after I graduate from university, I can be given a permanent position."

"Now that I'm officially hired, this dormitory room should definitely be reserved for me."

Li Feng didn't expect that Hongxing Hospital would be willing to offer this condition.

So Li Feng said to Ding Qiunan at this moment.

"Um!".

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

"So that I won't have nowhere to stay during holidays."

At this moment, Ding Qiunan nodded to Li Feng.

"yes!".

“At first, I was planning to go back to my hometown to live, but now that the dormitory can be kept, I don’t need to go back to my hometown.”

(End of this chapter)