As the Japanese Army advanced, the university was forced to relocate five times across half of China, to Jinhua, Ganzhou, Babu, Kunming, and eventually Lizhuang in Sichuan.
[2] Upon his graduation in July 1947, Fu was hired by Tongji University as an assistant professor while also starting Chunshen Engineering Firm (春申工程事务所) with his classmates.
[2][4] In 1958, Fu and his colleagues Dai Fudong and Wu Lusheng were appointed co-designers of the Meiling (梅岭) Guesthouse at the East Lake in Wuhan.
[2][4] After retiring from his academic career in 1986, he started Shidai Architectural Design Company (时代建筑设计公司) with other professors and served as its chief architect.
[3] In 1955, he had donated his father's extensive art collection to Shandong Museum, including works by such famous artists as Zheng Xie.
[3] In July 2018, Liu Haisu Art Museum held Fu's personal exhibition to celebrate his 100th birthday (in East Asian age reckoning).