Chapter 385 Master Woodcarving

Chapter 385 Master Woodcarving

Chapter 385 Master Woodcarving

"Come on, why are you talking about this?" The mother-in-law said to the father-in-law, then turned to Li Jiayi and said, "Jiayi! How about this, when your sister comes back, I'll tell her to go back when she's resting."

"Okay Auntie."

"Come, have some snacks." The mother-in-law placed a plate of snacks in front of him.

"Thank you, aunt."

Li Jiayi did not reach out to take the snacks. He had no interest in them.

It can even be said that most of the snacks in my eldest sister's house were sent by him. Even if they were not sent by him, they were brought back by my eldest sister from home.

"You kid, we're all family, why are you being so polite?"

This is the difference in identity and status. My in-laws’ family looks pretty good, and they are indeed good.

But if Li Jiayi was just an ordinary person, would it be like this now?
Definitely not. Although I will still be polite, I will definitely not be this enthusiastic.

Similarly, because of Li Jiayi's identity, the eldest sister will also be valued in this family.

After staying for about twenty minutes, Li Jiayi left when his eldest sister and brother-in-law had not returned yet.

There was no other way, because he still had to go to his second sister's house. If he waited for his eldest sister, he didn't know how long he would have to wait.

The father-in-law and mother-in-law accompanied Li Jiayi downstairs and watched him drive away before returning upstairs.

My second sister’s house is not far from my eldest sister’s house and is also a family compound.

However, my second sister lives in the staff housing compound of the Ministry of Industry. Yes, my second sister’s father-in-law is the head of the department.

In terms of rank, he is half a level higher than Li Jiayi and can be considered Li Jiayi's superior.

When he entered the gate, no one stopped him because he had been there many times.

Also, it's all the same system. He came many times before my second sister got married.

When he got downstairs, Li Jiayi stopped the car and went upstairs carrying a lot of things.

The second sister lived on the third floor and soon arrived at the door. Li Jiayi went up and knocked on the door.

The door opened, and it was my second sister herself who opened it.

"Brother, why are you here?"

"What's the matter? You're not going back and you won't let me come?" Li Jiayi said rudely.

"Oh, Jiayi is here, come in quickly." The second sister's mother-in-law came out and said hurriedly when she saw him.

"Hello auntie."

"Okay, okay, come in quickly." After saying that, he hurried over and took the things in Li Jiayi's hand.

"Jia Yi is here." When the second brother-in-law heard that it was him, he ran out and enthusiastically pulled him in.

My second brother-in-law is Huo Fei, 32 years old, also works in the Ministry of Industry and is a deputy director-level cadre.

To be honest, it is normal for him to be at this age and level. There is probably no one else like Li Jiayi in the entire imperial capital.

"Lai Jiayi, come and sit down." The second sister's father-in-law also stood up, stretched out his hand to Li Jiayi and said.

"Okay, uncle." She shook hands with her second sister's father-in-law and then sat down next to him.

Even though my second sister's father-in-law is of a higher rank than him, he doesn't put on airs towards him at all.

You must be kidding. You know, Li Jiayi is only 29 years old this year! He is already at the level of a director general, and has been in this position for two years.

What is this concept.

After working in this position for two years, he could be promoted at any time, and it is even possible that he would reach his level by the age of thirty.

How could he not be polite?

Moreover, Li Jiayi has the conditions, because Li Jiayi’s old superior, the former factory director Qiao, is now the second in command of the Ministry of Industry!

Although his level is the same as Qiao Bu, his ranking is much lower.

In fact, there is not much difference between a ministry and a factory. They are both deputy factory directors, but their rankings are different.

What's more, there are many more deputy positions in ministries and commissions than in factories. In a factory, there are only three or four deputy directors at most, but in ministries and commissions, there are seven or eight deputy positions, or at least five or six!

"How come you have time to come here today?"

"I just came to visit when I had nothing to do. My second sister hasn't been home for a while, and my mother asked about it today, so..."

Hearing what Li Jiayi said, the father-in-law turned around and asked, "What's wrong with you two? I never see you working overtime! How come you don't even have time to go back and visit?"

"Dad, I..." Second brother-in-law Huo Fei said hurriedly.

Unfortunately, before he could finish, his father-in-law interrupted him and said, "Shut up, I don't want to hear your explanation."

"Dad, don't blame Huo Fei, it's me who doesn't want to go back." The second sister said at this time.

"Uh! Why?" asked the father-in-law.

"It's all because of my mom. Every time I go back home, she'll nag me for a long time. I go back home happily, but end up coming back angry."

"Oh, Jialin! All old people are like this. Don't you see that I also nag Huo Fei every day?" said the mother-in-law.

"Mom, this is different. I have always had conflicts with my mom since I was a child."

Hearing what his second sister said, Li Jiayi curled his lips and said, "Second sister, are you and mom in conflict? Why don't you just say you're too lazy?"

"Bad boy, what did you say?"

"Uh! Nothing." Li Jiayi shook his head quickly.

"Okay, okay, Jialin! No matter what, we should go back and take a look when we have time."

"Understood, Dad."

"By the way, Jiayi, I heard some time ago that you were going to be transferred to the department. How did it turn out?"

"Uncle, I refused."

"Ah! Rejected? Why?"

You have to know that when Li Jiayi was transferred to a ministry, he would at least be the deputy director of the General Office!
Although he is a deputy director, his rank is that of a full director, because the director of the General Office is a high-ranking position.

He is a member of the standing committee of the ministry. Although he is the last one, he has more say and authority than the deputy members who are not members of the standing committee.

For example, although he is also a deputy, he has not become a permanent member of the Standing Committee. It is estimated that he will have to wait for the next adjustment to make further progress.

"Uncle, I don't want to do this. I'm doing fine in the factory now."

You know, the policy will be reformed soon, and after that, Li Jiayi will apply for unpaid leave.

After a few years, when the overall reform and opening up has taken place, he will go through the resignation procedures.

There is no way around it. If he goes into politics, he can't do business, so he can only choose one.

If he had to choose between the two, he would definitely choose business!

"You! I don't know what to say about you. With your conditions, if you continue on this path, you will go further than I have."

To be honest, Li Jiayi did not agree with what he said.

It's okay now, because the woolen mill needs him, so he is considered a breath of fresh air.

But if one day the woolen mill no longer needs him, all kinds of intrigue will probably arise.

He doesn't like this, which is why he chose to go into business.

Although there are intrigues in the business world, they are nothing compared to that.

Also, in the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks are not worth mentioning.

Li Jiayi has the ability to grow big and strong in the business world, but he does not have this ability when it comes to politics.

"Uncle, I know my own situation."

"All right!"

He knew very well why the ministry transferred him there, and it was because of material problems.

But he knows better than anyone what the future will be like, and it will only be another three or two years before he is needed again.

After three or two years, when there is no shortage of supplies, will he still be able to do well like he is now? Definitely not. After chatting for a while, Li Jiayi left.

He came out to see his two sisters today, mainly to give them some supplies.

The eldest sister is really busy and the second sister doesn’t want to go home.

On the way home, Li Jiayi was thinking about how to tell his mother.

The truth must not be told! The eldest sister doesn't care, but if mom knew what the second sister was thinking, she would be furious!

When he got home, his parents had already gone to bed, and only Lin Ling'er was still waiting for him in the living room.

That’s right, they have to go to work tomorrow, so Mom and Dad will definitely go to bed early. As for Lin Ling’er, it doesn’t matter, since she doesn’t need to go to work anyway.

"Why haven't you rested yet?" Li Jiayi asked.

"I'm waiting for you! I can't sleep if you don't come back."

After saying this, Lin Ling'er came over and helped Li Jiayi take off his coat.

"The weather will get colder in the future. Even if you want to wait for me, you can wait in bed. There's no need to sit in the living room."

The weather is a little cold now, but not that cold yet.

It’s not time to light the fireplace yet, but the temperature during the day is only around 10 degrees Celsius, and at night it’s only 5 or 6 degrees Celsius.

"It's okay. It's not that cold now. When it gets really cold, we'll light the fireplace. It'll be warm sitting in the living room!"

"Okay, let's go upstairs and get some rest."

"Ok!"

The two people came upstairs, then went into the bathroom to wash up, and then rested after washing.

Silent all night.

After breakfast the next morning, Li Jiayi said something to Lin Ling'er and drove out.

He also had nothing to do today, so he planned to find someone to make a chess set for his grandfather.

If you ask someone to make chess, it definitely can’t be ordinary chess!

Look, Li Jiayi came to a courtyard house.

The last time I made mahjong, I made it here, so the same goes for chess.

After parking the car, Li Jiayi went up and knocked on the door.

"coming."

Soon the door opened and an old man appeared before him.

"Uncle, do you still remember me?" Li Jiayi asked.

"Oh! It's you! What brings you here today?"

"Uncle, I want you to make a chess set for me."

"Play chess?"

"Correct."

"Okay, when do you want it?"

"Don't worry about this, you can take your time, but I want the best, including the chessboard."

"The good one?" The old man frowned.

"Yes, the best chess piece is golden nanmu. If there is no such thing, red wood will also work, but I want good red wood."

Hearing what Li Jiayi said, the old man looked at him and said, "If that's the case, the price won't be cheap."

“The price is fine.”

"What materials do you want for the chessboard?" the old man asked.

"The chessboard should at least be made of red wood, and it would be even better if it is made of golden nanmu."

"Come in first!"

Then Li Jiayi followed the old man into the yard.

The yard is not big, it is a small courtyard with one entrance.

Although the yard is not big, don't underestimate it.

You should know that this yard is full of various precious woods, including nanmu, huanghuali, and mahogany.

If this happened in later times, the wood in the yard alone would probably be worth tens or even hundreds of billions.

Unfortunately, these are not valuable now, at least not that valuable.

After half an hour of negotiation on the price, we finally came to an agreement: the chess pieces would be made of golden nanmu and the chessboard would be made of rosewood, also known as mahogany.

As for the price, including the labor cost, the total is three hundred and sixty yuan.

To be honest, this price is really not low. You know, he went to the Trust Store a few days ago and bought a golden nanmu bed, and it only cost less than three hundred yuan.

But this price is reasonable, considering that it includes the labor cost!

You know, the old man is a master carver! And he is also a master of wood carving, otherwise how could there be so many good woods in the yard.

For a master, not to mention using such good wood, the craftsmanship alone is worth more than that much money.

Of course, at present, craftsmanship is not very valuable.

Li Jiayi had already made up his mind that when he came to pick up the chess set, he would definitely order some more things from the old man.

Chess is just one of them, it would be best to have all kinds of carvings.

As for the wood, of course it’s the ones in the old man’s yard.

Anyway, he doesn't want it, and there are other people who come to the old man to carve things, so the wood still needs to be used. In this case, why not save it for himself.

And he could give the old man more. Others who came here would bargain, but he never did.

After paying the money, Li Jiayi left without asking for a receipt or anything. There was no need for that. This was a gentleman's agreement.

Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye it was December, and there were only a dozen days left until the college entrance examination.

At this time, Li Jiayi planned to go back to Lijia Village, and he had just got the chess set two days ago.

A particularly exquisite chess set. The chessboard is a box that becomes the chessboard when opened.

When taking the chess set, Li Jiayi ordered a lot of things from the old man, enough for the old man to carve for a year or two.

Li Jiayi also paid the old man a deposit of 5,000 yuan. Yes, it was a deposit, not the full amount.

After all, he wants a lot of things, so it’s hard to tell him the price right now. We’ll have to wait until he picks up the things.

The reason for this is that he has no standards, it all depends on what the old man is carving.

It's not like chess, where there are only so many pieces and the sizes are decided in advance.

What he asked for later was completely based on the size of the wood and what the old man wanted to carve.

That night, Li Jiayi told his parents.

When Lin Linger heard that Li Jiayi was going back to Lijia Village, she followed him without saying a word.

What was there to say? Of course she agreed. Lin Ling'er must have missed her child after not seeing him for such a long time.

Also, after the college entrance examination, Teacher Wang and Teacher Liu will also return to the city, so he needs to make some arrangements.

Early the next morning, Li Jiayi went out to start the car. It was December!

Moreover, the weather this year is relatively cold. Although it is only December, the temperature is already below zero, and this is during the day.

After the car started, Li Jiayi returned to the yard, and the two of them took the prepared things out together.

Most of these things were prepared by Li Jiayi, but some of them were prepared by my mother.

(End of this chapter)