Rebirth of the Millennial: Getting Rich After Parents Get Laid Off

Chapter 11 I don't want my mother to give in every time

"Are you serious?" Li Xunli looked at Shen Rongzhou in surprise.

Even Li Xunjin stared at Shen Rongzhou, waiting for him to explain what he meant.

Shen Rongzhou told Li Xunli and Li Xunjin everything Zhang Zeqin had said to him on the road.

After hearing this, Li Xunli was stunned.

Li Xunjin was also half-suffering and half-apologetic.

This happened more than ten years ago, so long ago that Li Xunjin had almost forgotten it. When he was learning to make porcelain with his grandfather, Li Xunli, who was two years younger than him, was sitting next to him.

And Li Xunli's talent in porcelain is much stronger than his.

Whether it is controlling the humidity of the clay when forming the mold or controlling the temperature when firing porcelain, she only needs to listen to her grandfather's explanation once or twice and practice it herself, and she will not make mistakes again.

Even my grandfather said that it would be better if Li Xunli was a boy.

Later, Li Xunjin gave up studying ceramics, and Li Xunli had no reason to continue studying. The Li family's ceramic-making skills were forgotten with the passing of their grandfather.

But Li Xunli didn't think for long before giving her own answer: "Forget it, I haven't touched porcelain in so many years. Besides, Rongzhou is now working in Mr. Zhang's factory. I have finally settled down. I will think of other ways myself."

Shen Rongzhou knew nothing about porcelain and there was no way to persuade him.

Li Xunjin had learned it before, so he naturally knew that Li Xunli hadn't touched it for more than ten years. This was a huge disadvantage for a craftsman. It would take a lot of time just to get used to it again, so he didn't persuade her.

Li Xunli's melancholy tone made Shen Qingqing, who was hiding in the room and eavesdropping, feel very uncomfortable.

She remembered that when she was in kindergarten, she never completed every clay sculpture homework assigned by the kindergarten. She always struggled all night long but couldn't finish it. Then her mother asked her to go to bed. When she woke up the next day, she saw a finished clay sculpture homework on her schoolbag.

Every time I bring it to kindergarten, I get amazed by the children around me.

Even Shen Yangyang's occasional handicrafts are done by Li Xunli.

In her previous life, she had no idea that this was a skill her mother had mastered since childhood.

Now that I think about it, her mother simply never learned the basics.

She must have known this herself, but for her father, she chose to give up herself temporarily.

Shen Qingqing silently closed the door and went to take a shower.

Now is not a good time for her to say anything. She needs to find the right opportunity to directly push her mother to take the initiative to find herself.

Instead of giving in for the sake of dad and family.

After seeing Li Xunjin off, Li Xunli and Shen Rongzhou returned to their room and closed the door. Shen Rongzhou then let out a long sigh.

Li Xunli was packing clothes and preparing for Shen Rongzhou to take a shower when she heard him suddenly say this. She was a little puzzled: "Rongzhou, why are you sighing?"

Shen Rongzhou looked at Li Xunli with guilt on his face. "Wife, is it because of me that you don't want to go to work at Mr. Zhang's factory?" Li Xunli paused, then continued to pack her clothes as if nothing had happened. "Didn't I tell you? I haven't fired porcelain in so many years. Do you think you can learn this craft just by wanting to?"

"But when it comes to skills, once you learn it, you've learned it. If you're not good at it, practice more and you'll become proficient, right? Besides, since Mr. Zhang asked, he certainly wouldn't mind us working together. I'm on the transportation line, and you're on the production line. Aren't we completely unrelated in the factory?"

Shen Rongzhou actually wanted to persuade Li Xunli to take the job. Just as he had thought before, even if only one of the two could stay, he was willing to let Li Xunli stay.

"You don't understand. The porcelain market wasn't very good back then. Many retail traders were eventually incorporated into factories. Selling daily-use porcelain outside was just a matter of selling at a low profit margin and high volume. Shipping it in was also very expensive. A professional porcelain trader wouldn't be able to last as long as a driver like you."

When Li Xunli heard what Shen Rongzhou said, she had no choice but to stop and explain things to him.

Shen Rongzhou is from the neighboring province of Gan. Although there is a famous porcelain city in Gan province, it is very far away from Shen Rongzhou's home. In addition, the Shen family has never been exposed to ceramics, so it is normal that he does not understand it.

"Mr. Zhang said he wants to enter the mid- to high-end porcelain market, but how easy is it to enter the mid- to high-end porcelain market? Chaocheng is originally famous for its daily-use porcelain. It's difficult for mid- to high-end art porcelain to develop in Chaocheng. Small porcelain figurines can be fired and mass-produced, but where is the market? Giving them as gifts during festivals is acceptable, but who would give these things every day?"

After Li Xunli raised the issue, Shen Rongzhou also understood her concerns.

Zhang Zeqin certainly has the confidence to develop two production lines for daily-use porcelain and mid-to-high-end porcelain. At worst, if he loses money in the future, he can just focus on the basic daily-use porcelain production line, and the loss will not be too big.

However, the workers on the production line that the boss opened for trial have to live in fear, fearing that they will suddenly have no work to do one day.

But the transportation lines are different. As long as the factory is still selling goods, it will definitely need a transportation team.

Even if the factory completely closes down, there are still many places that need transport teams, and most of them are factories that need experienced drivers.

But what about the workers who try to make new porcelain? If they fail, it means that the method is not feasible, so why are they needed?

"It's okay, don't worry. I'll just continue working at the garment factory. I'm fine now, right?" Li Xunli stuffed the packed clothes into Shen Rongzhou's arms. "Don't think about it. Take a shower quickly. You still have work tomorrow."

Shen Rongzhou was persuaded by Li Xunli and went to take a shower with his clothes.

Li Xunli stood there, watching the bathroom door close. She then looked towards the bottom corner of the wardrobe, where a set of small peach-colored porcelain zodiac animals lay...

Shen Qingqing had no idea what happened in the master bedroom. She only knew that Mr. Zhang's invitation was canceled.

Li Xunli also went to work at the garment factory every day as usual, and everything seemed to be slowly getting back on track.

But Shen Qingqing never thought of giving up, she was just struggling with the lack of an opportunity to open up a new situation.

But I didn't expect that this opportunity would come so suddenly.

A week later, Chen Man rushed to school in the morning. As soon as she sat down, she grabbed Shen Qingqing's arm and asked excitedly, "Qingqing, can your mother still make the birthday present you gave me last week?"

Shen Qingqing wanted to say yes, but thinking of her mother's attitude that night, she hesitated and asked, "Why are you asking this?"

"After you went back, one of my dad's business partners came to see him. He saw the set of porcelain figurines you gave me and chased after my dad to ask where he bought them. Their company recently partnered with a foreign partner, and they were thinking of giving them a Christmas gift that would be representative of our brand and something they'd like. Then they fell in love with the set of porcelain figurines you gave me."

Chen Man recalled what her father had said to her in the car when he dropped her off this morning. She summarized it and told Shen Qingqing, then waved a hand in front of her: "They want five sets and can pay a lot of money, but I don't know how much. My father said that we can only discuss it after your mother agrees."

(End of this chapter)