Early the next morning, Li Fei received a phone call. It was from Li Manli. Seeing that familiar name, a wave of joy washed over him, and he hurriedly pressed the answer key. A gentle and pleasant voice came through the phone: "Li Fei, are you up yet?"
Li Fei immediately replied with a beaming smile, "I'm up, getting ready to practice carving. This thing, you just have to keep practicing!"
He spoke with such earnestness that the other end responded, "That's more like it. Oh, by the way, I showed the textbook you left behind to Master Xu. After looking it over, she was quite satisfied and asked me to hurry you up. When will the middle and final volumes be ready?"
Li Fei touched the back of his head, feeling ashamed. After he had handed over the first volume, he had completely relaxed and hadn't given a thought to the middle or final volumes. So he quickly coughed and said, "Well, I've been a bit busy lately. Once I'm done with this busy period, I'll compile the next two volumes!"
