Courtyard House: Starting in a Ceramics Factory

On his way home, Li Feng recalled Director Zheng's caring words and couldn't help but think about it again.

It seems that I need to consult and report more often when it comes to getting work done.

Otherwise, your boss might not know what you've done, of course!

This was just Li Feng's reflection.

After all, Li Feng hadn't reached the level of Director Zheng.

When Li Feng returned home, he found that everyone in the courtyard was busy.

Li Feng has always been accustomed to situations like this.

Just as Li Feng was about to push the car into his house, Sha Zhu saw Li Feng and suddenly leaned close to him, then whispered something to him.

"Brother, Qin Huairu was transferred to the old men's group today."

After hearing what Sha Zhu said, Li Feng asked Sha Zhu with some confusion.

"?".

"What?".

"Hasn't Qin Huairu always been in the 'Old Man's Group'?"

After all, in Li Feng's mind, Jia Dongxu was in the "old man" group, so Qin Huairu must also be in the "old man" group.

So when he heard what Sha Zhu said, he didn't find it surprising.

Upon hearing Li Feng's words, Sha Zhu quickly shook his head at Li Feng.

"She wasn't initially assigned to the group of elderly men."

"Qin Huairu was transferred to the group of the old man today."

"I heard that it was an old man who personally went to Qin Huairu's team leader to coordinate."

At this moment, Li Feng was stunned for a moment, and he asked Sha Zhu with some curiosity.

"What does it matter to you whether Qin Huairu is transferred to another group or not?"

"Why are you so concerned?"

"Did you break up with Wenhui?"

When Sha Zhu heard Li Feng say that he and Wen Hui had broken up, he couldn't help but speak seriously to Li Feng.

"point?".

"How is that possible?"

"I will absolutely not break up with Wenhui."

"Besides, Wenhui and I are about to get married, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Li Feng asked Sha Zhu with some curiosity.

"If that's the case, then why are you so concerned about Qin Huairu?"

"Is something going on between you two?"

Sha Zhu quickly shook his head at Li Feng, then said somewhat nervously.

"You can't say that."

"If Wenhui hears this, I'll be in serious trouble, if not dead."

"I was just curious when I heard that Qin Huairu had been transferred to the group of elderly men."

"I just wanted to talk to you about this."

Li Feng was speechless.

"You should take care of yourself first."

"I'm speechless. If you have time to worry about these things, you might as well make more money."

"Speaking of which, you haven't been cooking outside lately."

"You're not good enough."

Sha Zhu shook his head upon hearing this.

"It's not that I don't want to go out and earn money, but recently no one has been holding banquets. If no one is holding banquets, where am I supposed to earn money?"

When Sha Zhu got to this point, he let out a deep sigh.

"Why!".

"I heard that many residents in our neighborhood are having trouble getting food."

"Then there's no need to even think about holding a banquet."

"It was at the beginning of the year that people were still willing to do big things, so I made some money."

"Now everything is simplified."

After listening to Sha Zhu's words, Li Feng realized that the current situation in China was indeed as Sha Zhu had said—it was getting worse year by year.

This is the second year of the three years of hardship. If we can just hold on until 1962, things will be much better.

This is indeed the most difficult time, but Li Feng is not affected by it for the time being.

Currently, I eat and drink at the factory, and even if I go to school, I will still receive a salary.

If it's just for one person, there's definitely no problem.

When Li Feng thought of this, he couldn't help but pat Sha Zhu on the shoulder.

"Things will definitely get better in a few years."

"The country has only faced difficulties in the last few years."

Sha Zhu nodded at this moment.

"I know".

"Luckily, I've saved up some money, otherwise I wouldn't be able to get married."

"If I don't do it, I feel like I'm letting her down."

"Besides, Wenhui has been with me for so long, I don't want to wrong him."

At this moment, Li Feng patted Sha Zhu on the shoulder and said.

"If you don't have money, just tell me."

"I'll help in whatever way I can."

Sha Zhu shook his head at Li Feng at this moment.

"I've managed to save up enough money for the wedding, but I don't know if I'll be able to save any more in the future."

"After I got married, I didn't know if my salary would be enough."

Li Feng said to Sha Zhu, somewhat speechless.

"Don't forget, you're a dual-income family. Your combined salary with Wenhui's is almost the same as your second uncle's, and you two will get a raise in the future. What are you afraid of?"

"How many people are in your second uncle's family? How many people are in your family?"

"Three, I guess?"

"Besides, after Yushui graduates, she will definitely be assigned a job and will become a cadre. Then you two will live a comfortable life, right?"

"I'm really impressed by you, thinking so much!"

"If I were you, I definitely wouldn't think so much."

After hearing Li Feng's words, Sha Zhu felt that Li Feng's words made sense, so he smiled and nodded at Li Feng.

"You're right, I was overthinking it."

After chatting with Sha Zhu for a few more minutes, Li Feng went home.

After all, he hadn't finished writing his own textbook yet. After finishing the textbook, he would have to help Hou Yun and the others familiarize themselves with it and complete the task. So Li Feng had a lot of tasks during this period, and he couldn't neglect his studies and coursework at Tsinghua University.

Taking too long a leave of absence is not good either.

Although the factory helped him get leave, Li Feng didn't want to delay it for too long.

Next

Li Feng then went home to continue writing the teaching materials.

Over the next few days, Li Feng diligently worked on compiling teaching materials. Although his materials could only accurately reproduce the effect of Western oil paintings on porcelain, they lacked any personal style.

Things like this depend on individual talent.

At least Li Feng's textbooks don't contain this kind of thing, but Li Feng doesn't care about it.

Some people can gradually discover their personal style.

So this kind of thing can be cultivated gradually in the future.

When Li Feng handed the completed teaching materials to Master Deng, Master Deng repeatedly reviewed them.

About an hour later, Master Deng approached Li Feng and then asked him a question.

"Li Feng!"

"Where did you learn this method of determining positions using a 3x3 grid?"

Li Feng thought for a moment, and then he answered Master Deng.

"I guess this is something I created myself."

"As you know, Western sketching focuses primarily on capturing the form."

"This is different from our traditional Chinese painting."

"Given the varying skill levels of the apprentices in our factory, this is the only method I can come up with for now." (End of Chapter)