Chapter 2552: Director Wu

Su Xinghui planned to go home and repair those old furniture after learning the skills. He didn't want to take these old furniture out to find someone to repair them, because as the saying goes, don't show off your wealth. Like those two huanghuali incense tables, they could be considered precious. If they were taken out and targeted by people with ulterior motives, it would always be a hidden danger.

In addition, he repaired these old furniture at home, which could be considered a kind of leisure, a way of cultivating one's character, which had the same effect as painting and writing.

After looking for several furniture factories, Su Xinghui finally found some satisfactory wood. He bought these woods and brought them home, preparing to repair all the old furniture in his home. The extra wood could be used to make some bracelets, etc., for himself to play with, and the surplus could also be given to friends.

These woods were worth a lot, but they were also within Su Xinghui's ability to bear. Moreover, with Yu Ruizhi accompanying him, the owners of these furniture factories didn't dare to cheat him, so he didn't bargain and directly pulled these woods back home.

In addition, he also bought a full set of carpentry tools, including cutting machines, grinding wheels, and other grinding machinery. Anyway, there were many rooms in the house, so he specifically vacated a room in the backyard as his workshop for carpentry.

Lu Xiaoya saw him busy and asked, "Are you really planning to do carpentry? Can you do it?"

Su Xinghui said, "When I was young, at my uncle's house, my uncle taught me carpentry, but I haven't done it for ten years. In the past two days, I learned a little from those masters in several furniture factories, and I want to repair the pile of old furniture at home."

Lu Xiaoya asked strangely, "Is that pile of old furniture still valuable?"

Su Xinghui said, "Don't underestimate that pile of old furniture. There are two incense tables in it. They look broken, but they are actually huanghuali. They are very likely to be Ming and Qing furniture. If they are repaired, they might be sold for millions."

Lu Xiaoya couldn't help but click her tongue: "Millions? Isn't that more expensive than this courtyard of ours? Wouldn't the original owner have lost a lot?"

Su Xinghui said, "There's no way, he misjudged it himself. However, these two incense tables were probably tossed quite a bit during the period of turmoil. It was already lucky that they weren't chopped up for firewood. It's normal for him to misjudge them. I also looked for a long time before I could determine they were huanghuali."

Although Lu Xiaoya was a little surprised, she was not greedy by nature, and there was already a lot of money in the family. She felt that it was enough to use, so although these two incense tables were valuable, she didn't take them too seriously.

She was very interested in Su Xinghui doing carpentry. She had never seen anyone do carpentry before. She held Niuniu and watched Su Xinghui start doing carpentry.

Su Xinghui naturally wouldn't repair those two incense tables at the beginning. Those two incense tables were too precious. His skills were not very proficient now, so naturally, he couldn't use these two things to practice. He found a chair from the Republic of China period to practice.

This chair was missing a leg, and the leather surface on the chair seat was also damaged. Su Xinghui planned to make a new leg and install it, then brush a layer of clear varnish again, and then replace the leather surface, fill it with sponge, and it would become a new chair.

The style of this chair was quite good, very imposing, and it looked like the atmosphere of a wealthy family. Among the pile of old furniture, there were exactly ten chairs in this set. After all of them were repaired, he would make a dining table with a similar style. In the future, when important guests came, they could eat at this set of dining table and chairs.

Su Xinghui first got some ordinary wood to practice. Those hardwood woods were too expensive. That pile was thousands of yuan. It would be a pity to use them for practice.

Su Xinghui hadn't done carpentry for a long time. When he picked it up again, he was indeed a little rusty. A chair leg was made, and it was a little crooked. He looked at it himself and shook his head dissatisfied.

Lu Xiaoya smiled at the side, and Su Xinghui said, "If you want to laugh, just laugh. I really haven't done it for too long, and my hands are rusty, but I'm slowly finding a little feeling."

Lu Xiaoya said, "It's okay, you do it slowly. I believe you can do it well. You can draw such good paintings, write such good calligraphy, and carve seals well, can't you do this carpentry?"

Lu Xiaoya was right. Painting, writing, and carving seals were all hand skills. The steadier the hands, the better the work. Su Xinghui's hands were steady enough. He wanted to do carpentry well, which was just a matter of time.

Su Xinghui nodded and made the second chair leg. This time he did much better than the first time.

The third chair leg Su Xinghui made was already quite decent, and it was not much different from the other three chair legs of the chair. It's just that the material used for this chair leg was different from the other chair legs, so it couldn't be installed directly.

Su Xinghui found the same wood as that chair among the wood he bought, made a chair leg, polished it smooth with sandpaper, and installed this chair leg. A complete chair appeared in front of their family.

Niuniu clapped his hands and smiled, "Dad is really amazing!"

Su Xinghui said, "This is not over yet. It still needs to be painted, and the leather surface of the chair needs to be replaced. When the time comes, after everything is done, it will be even more beautiful."

Lu Xiaoya nodded and said, "You are really amazing. This chair leg is exactly the same as the original chair leg."

Su Xinghui said, "Take your time. This thing, practice makes perfect. The more you do, the better you do."

That night, Su Xinghui only repaired one chair. This thing really couldn't be rushed. He had to take his time. Anyway, he had plenty of time now, so he didn't have to worry.

Within two days, his appointment came down. He was appointed as the Deputy Director of the Policy Research Office of the State Planning Commission, and he officially became a deputy department-level cadre.

After the appointment came down, Su Xinghui handed the Audi car to the office of the Economic System Reform Department, and then went to Yan Xianhua's office.

As soon as Su Xinghui entered the door, Yan Xianhua got up to pour him a cup of tea, and then sat down with Su Xinghui on two side-by-side guest sofas. He said to Su Xinghui, "Deputy Director Su, congratulations, congratulations!"

Su Xinghui nodded with a smile and said, "I also have to thank Director Yan for his care."

Yan Xianhua waved his hand and said, "Don't be polite, this is what should be done. It's not my personal care for you, this is arranged by the organization." ===== CHAPTER 2554 =====