sbdcsierra Chapter 1484 I heard you're dating someone?
Chapter 1484 I heard you're dating someone?
Chapter 1484 I heard you're dating someone?
"He'll carry it? Don't be ridiculous—"
Wang Min curled his lip and said while tidying up the documents on his desk, "It can't be sustained."
"Think about it, how many people have been burned to death by this No. 4 furnace? His body can't plug this huge hole."
"That's scary and bizarre talk—"
Zhou Peilan glared at him with displeasure and said, "If you have nothing better to do, then come and help me."
"Help you? I don't have that ability."
Wang Min stood up, handed a document to Li Muqin, and said, "You have no idea how much I can't stand this, especially the wailing at funerals, tsk tsk—"
As he said this, he clicked his tongue, as if he was regretting something, or as if he was exaggerating on purpose.
Zhou Peilan ignored him, turned to Zhou Linghua, tapped his desk and said, "Linghua, I'm leaving this week to you. I'm out of options."
"It's okay, I'm used to it."
Zhou Linghua, who was reading the documents, looked up, smiled, and said, "Director Zhang has already told me."
He opened the drawer, took out a thermos that he had prepared beforehand, and handed it to Zhou Peilan, saying, "This is for you."
"Wow! It's the standard Red Star No. 1 model!" Zhou Peilan exclaimed in surprise as she took the thermos and examined it closely, asking, "Where did you get this?"
"It was given to me by my boss, but I don't need it."
Zhou Linghua blushed and lowered her head, explaining, "You're going out on fieldwork now, so drink more hot water."
"Thank you, Comrade Linghua."
Zhou Peilan looked at him with great gratitude and said, "You know I've wanted this for a long time, and I've asked so many people but haven't been able to find it. I really don't know how to thank you enough—"
"I have nothing to repay you with, so I'll offer myself to you—"
Wang Min was standing next to Li Muqin's desk handing over work when he overheard their conversation and casually remarked.
Li Muqin's gaze was also strange, and the two exchanged a glance and chuckled.
"Pah—" Zhou Peilan rolled her eyes and said sarcastically, "You can't expect anything good to come out of a dog's mouth."
"Can't you learn from Linghua?"
She glared at Wang Min and said, "Why can't you show this fine tradition of caring for comrades?"
"Hey—you just didn't see it."
Wang Min looked at Li Muqin and raised an eyebrow, saying, "I don't like you, so why should I care about you?"
"Are you looking for death?!"
Zhou Peilan narrowed her eyes and said fiercely, "If you're feeling tight, just say so, and I'll loosen it for you."
"I didn't say anything about you, so why should I?"
Wang Min joked, "I'm talking to Li Muqin right now, right, Comrade Muqin?"
"I won't stop her from hitting you."
Seeing Zhou Peilan acting like a little rooster, Li Mu chuckled and said, "If you're going to make a move, don't do it in front of me. I'm afraid I'll get blood on my body."
"Wow, it's so lively!"
Just as the group was joking around in the office, clerk Ma Baosen walked in carrying a large stack of documents.
He glanced at Zhou Peilan with surprise and asked, "Weren't you supposed to be working on the families? What are you still doing here?"
"Aren't you going to hand over your work?" Zhou Peilan walked out with the thermos she had been longing for, tapping the files he was carrying on her shoulder, and said, "Work hard."
When she walked up to Wang Min, she nudged him with her poke, ignoring Wang Min's grimace, and glared at him, warning, "If you dare to deliberately sabotage the pure revolutionary friendship between Comrade Zhou Linghua and me again, this won't be the end of it."
"Ah—" Wang Min shouted as he watched her leave, "Do you all think I'm blind?"
"What's going on?" Ma Baosen put down the documents and turned around to see Zhou Linghua walking out with the documents in his hand, glaring at Wang Min as he left.
Wang Min didn't take it seriously, and raised an eyebrow at him, asking, "Comrade Baosen, have you noticed anything different about Miss Zhou and young man Zhou lately?"
"What Miss Zhou and Young Master Zhou?"
Ma Baosen looked at him with a puzzled expression, then glanced at the doorway, as if he understood something.
"Hmph—we'll see."
Wang Min curled his lip and said, "If these two don't have something going on, I'll change my mind!"
"That's different—"
Ma Baosen chuckled and said, "Even if you write the character '王' (king) upside down, it's still the same character."
"Go away—you're just causing trouble—"
Wang Min, annoyed by his teasing, rolled her eyes at him with amusement. Then, as if remembering something, she raised an eyebrow at him and asked, "Did you hear anything when you went out for a while?"
"What did you hear?" Ma Baosen complained, standing by his desk. "I'm so busy, I don't have time to listen to what people are saying."
"That's just like our Comrade Baosen."
Holding his large tea mug, Wang Min animatedly imitated the old comrade, saying, "You're oblivious to everything else, focused solely on your work, aren't you?"
"I think you're really bored—"
Ma Baosen curled his lip; Wang Min was the most talkative person in the office.
However, it was actually Wang Min who made everyone aware of more of the gossip.
You don't need to care whether the news came from a rumor or not, as long as he can explain it clearly and accurately, that's fine.
Wang Min, along with Zhou Peilan, Zhou Linghua, and Li Muqin, were all transferred from the group; all four were college graduates.
This office is located in the metallurgical plant, but the personnel relationships of these four people, along with the office director Zhang Jing and clerk Ma Baosen, are with the group's personnel department.
Their job is in the Liaodong Industrial Leading Group Office of the Group, where they serve the Secretary-General.
Because of their unique organizational structure and the nature of their work, these individuals were considered an outlier within the metallurgical plant's administrative offices.
They don't usually wander around to other offices, and they have a very friendly relationship with each other.
Even the talkative Wang Min isn't disliked; everyone considers him a chatterbox when he's joking around.
However, if we're talking about close relationships, Wang Min and Li Muqin are the best, because Zhou Linghua likes Zhou Peilan.
Anyone who has had an office romance knows that it's impossible to hide it when it happens, because everyone will actively distance themselves from you.
This reaction also applies to infidelity.
Don't take any chances; readers who have had affairs with their female secretaries and subordinates certainly know this.
When Zhou Linghua secretly tried to win over Zhou Peilan without anyone knowing, Wang Min and Li Muqin became the ones watching the drama unfold in the office.
"Hey, what do you think Factory Director Liu will do?"
Li Muqin remembered the topic from the beginning and asked Wang Min about it while working.
Wang Min sneered and said, "What else can we do? The leader has already done more than enough."
"The problems with Furnace No. 4 have suddenly come to light; it's not just about the death of a designer."
He walked to the tea cabinet, poured some hot water into his large tea mug, and said, "You just wait and see, if there's no one behind this, then I, Wang Zi, am not..."
"Did the leaders just let it go?"
Li Muqin didn't want to discuss how his surname should be written; he just wanted to know how the newspapers would write it.
"Wouldn't all our previous efforts have been wasted?"
"A waste of time? How could that be?"
Wang Min placed the teacup with the words "Advanced Individual" printed in red on his desk, sat down, and said, "The leaders never supported him in the first place."
"How could that be—"
Li Muqin turned around in surprise, raised an eyebrow and asked, "If the leaders didn't support him, why would they give him so much time to investigate this matter?"
"Think about it carefully," Wang Min said, looking at him with an air of absolute certainty. "If there were support from higher-ups, would this matter have taken so long to investigate?"
"It's precisely because the leadership didn't support him that he was allowed to investigate for so long."
He smiled slightly and said, "Otherwise, how could such a huge mess have occurred?"
"I really am..."
Li Muqin showed enough surprise that he had never thought of this before.
Unlike the other two, Ma Baosen didn't talk much; he just listened attentively, something his master had taught him.
Everyone in this office except him was at the clerk level, and he was three levels away from that level.
To put it bluntly, he's just a handyman in this office, only he has a good mentor.
He earned their trust through diligence and meticulousness; otherwise, he would have been played to death long ago.
Do you think all these college graduates are good stuff?
Before coming to Liaodong, Wang Min and his colleagues had already interned in several departments and offices within the group.
Think about it, someone who can switch between multiple positions and gain the appreciation of the secretary-general, can he be an ordinary person?
Don't assume Wang Min is unreliable just because he's a chatterbox; he's actually quite shrewd.
Being able to obtain information that others cannot find out is a skill in itself.
Besides, he can always analyze these things logically and clearly, so can you say he's unreliable?
Ma Baosen had overheard their conversation, but he knew it wasn't that Li Muqin hadn't thought of it, but rather that the other party dared not think of it, much less dare to say it like Wang Min did.
Li Muqin's father was just a worker, while Wang Min's father was an executive at a company in Beijing.
Don't ask Wang Min why he didn't go to his father's workplace. Of course, he wouldn't say that his father went to great lengths to get him a job at the Red Star Factory.
Yesterday's incident of reporters blocking the entrance has cast a dark shadow over the entire office area, making it feel very oppressive.
There was no news about yesterday's incident in today's newspaper, but there might be tomorrow.
The fact that no articles could be published today might be due to some glitches in certain parts, but that doesn't mean all articles can't be published.
Once someone publishes it first, it will inevitably spread like wildfire.
The group's PR department is definitely playing a role in hindering the spread of this message.
Whether it can be stopped or not is unknown; if something really happens, everyone will be affected.
After all, the incident happened at the Steel City Metallurgical Plant. If the higher-ups blame us, who will take responsibility?
The secretary-general is the group's chief leader in Liaodong, and he cannot shirk his responsibilities.
If Li Xuewu is punished or even transferred back to the capital, the entire Liaodong industry will face the risk of being reshuffled.
This shows that yesterday's incident, and even the reporter's visit, were by no means accidental.
Last night's events occurred so unexpectedly that the reporters arrived at the office before the Secretary-General and even knew some inside information beforehand. Is this normal?
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On November 24, Beijing Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill officially closed, and the group has completed the deregistration procedures.
Meanwhile, all workshops at Gangcheng Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill have entered the formal production process, aligning with the industrial standards of Liaodong.
Next, the Gangcheng Steel Rolling Mill will be part of the Liaodong industrial sequence and will accept production tasks assigned by the First Ministry of Machine Building.
However, due to the constraints of the previous cooperation terms, Gangcheng Steel Rolling Mill will treat Xinjing No. 1 Plant as a recipient of assistance, and work together to achieve the steel rolling production targets of Beijing's industry.
It's called helping people out, it's called working together to complete a task, but in reality it's just providing financial support to the Xinjing No. 1 Factory.
Beijing's industrial sector secured a commitment from Hongxing Steel Group by offering several thousand resettlement quotas.
How many people can one factory like Beijing No. 1 support? What are a few thousand resettlement quotas? They can be squeezed in anywhere.
Kuang Yusheng from the steel rolling mill no longer had time to leisurely come to Li Xuewu's office for tea; he was overwhelmed by multiple tasks.
Good news also came from the group: after signing a cooperation agreement with Beijing No. 2 Automobile Works, it also signed a cooperation agreement with Shouqi Automobile. Both major projects under Li Xuewu's charge have achieved their predetermined goals.
However, this good news was somewhat overshadowed by the accident at Boiler No. 4, and no one even mentioned it.
Li Xuewu wouldn't boast about his achievements; besides focusing on the investigation results of Furnace No. 4, he also had to attend to matters concerning the metallurgical plant and Liaodong Industry.
Regardless of the outcome of the investigation into Furnace No. 4, it will not affect his arrangement to accompany Li Huaide on the delegation's overseas trip.
Therefore, he needs to make proper arrangements for all his work before next month to try to avoid any further problems.
In fact, the outcome of the handling of Boiler No. 4 has already been determined, but it has not been publicly announced by the group.
Dong Wenxue, deputy director of the group's management committee, is no longer in charge of the Liangmahe Industrial Zone. He is temporarily in charge of external cooperation projects, which are the cooperation projects that Li Huaide, director of the management committee, wanted to achieve during his delegation's visit.
He concurrently served as the deputy head of the Office of the Leading Group for Foreign Cooperation, and it was obvious to everyone that he had been sidelined.
Of course, some people said he was sidelined, others said he was being investigated by higher-ups, and still others said that Director Li was protecting him. There were all sorts of opinions.
The change in Dong Wenxue's division of labor has led to speculation that has spread to his level.
The incident involving the steel mill's guesthouse attendant was also brought up, putting Dong Wenxue in a very passive position.
As his student and staunch ally, Li Xuewu didn't even make him a single phone call.
Many people are speculating whether there is some problem between the two, or a more complicated situation.
Faced with such speculation, Li Xuewu chose to remain silent, or even had time to consider it.
After listening to Han Zhan's report on the investigation of the case, Li Xuewu summoned Wang Yajuan.
The deputy director of the metallurgical plant, Zeng Meiyi, was in charge of publicity work. The person in charge of the organization department was Zou Wucheng, the deputy director was Li Yuetang, and the head of the publicity section was Wang Yajuan.
Li Xuewu held a special position in the metallurgical plant. In order to be efficient, he would ignore some rules when assigning tasks and directly bypass his superiors to give orders.
It's certainly annoying to do this, but who dares to say anything to him?
Making things difficult for those below you?
Aren't they afraid that Li Xuewu will make things difficult for them?
The fact that a group leader also serves as a factory leader is quite unusual; who would dare to offer him any opinions?
Wang Yajuan walked into the office and saw Han Zhan there, so she nodded and greeted him.
Li Xuewu pointed at Han Zhan and said, "You two coordinate the case details and send it out today."
"Will it be broadcast or published in the United Industrial News?" Wang Yajuan didn't understand his meaning and asked proactively, "Will it be presented as a case briefing or a news report?"
"It should be reported on the radio and in the newspapers."
Li Xuewu gestured with his finger and looked at her, emphasizing, "Report it in the format of a serious case report, and don't leave any room for anyone to speculate."
"Understood, I'll get on it right now."
Wang Yajuan nodded and said, "We'll arrange for a radio broadcast tonight, and a news report in the Industry Daily tomorrow."
"You submit your application, and the central station will notify you."
Li Xuewu reiterated: "Make this announcement as public as possible."
“Won’t this cause more unnecessary misunderstandings and misinterpretations?” Wang Yajuan frowned slightly and said with concern, “Won’t this cause more unnecessary misunderstandings and misinterpretations?”
"Where did this serious announcement come from, and how could there be any misunderstanding?"
Li Xuewu leaned back in his chair and looked at the two of them, saying, "The tighter you try to cover it up, the more people will think there's something wrong with it."
"From now on, summarize the questions asked by reporters and issue a statement."
He sat up straight, tapped his desk, and said, "Let's do it in the name of the metallurgical plant's security department."
"I don't want to see any speculative reports before this case is fully investigated."
Li Xuewu instructed Wang Yajuan: "If anyone dares to write something wrong, report it to the higher-ups through the group."
"I understand." Seeing how serious he was and how determined he was, Wang Yajuan understood.
Li Xuewu has always been like this in his management work: you don't need to fully understand what he wants you to do, just follow his instructions.
"Furthermore, your publicity department should strengthen publicity and popularization work in the cultural field."
Before Wang Yajuan could turn around and leave, he emphasized again, "Let's not talk about demons and monsters."
"I understand, I'll make the arrangements."
Wang Yajuan understood what he meant, of course; she had also heard his recent remarks.
Now, female workers in the workshop dare not walk on the road to the No. 4 furnace workshop at night, and male workers are also too scared to walk there.
Even though everyone knows the rumors are false, it still makes people uneasy; this kind of influence is really bad.
Li Xuewu asked her to do work in the cultural field, so she decided to focus on propaganda work in the four areas of industry, economy, organization, and culture, with Li Xuewu at the core.
These four areas are not randomly selected; they are four things that Li Xuewu decided to do after taking office in Liaodong.
Developing industry, revitalizing the economy, strengthening organization, and promoting culture are all extremely challenging tasks.
She was also capable of getting things done. When Li Xuewu asked her to strengthen one-sided cultural promotion, she immediately arranged a series of promotional tasks for him.
That's right, it was Wang Yajuan who arranged the publicity work for Li Xuewu and personally explained the key points of the publicity to him.
It wasn't a publicity stunt, but rather an emphasis on Li Xuewu's need to pay attention to publicity work in his daily operations.
For example, on November 26, when Li Xuewu led a team to participate in voluntary labor at the underground engineering construction site in Gangcheng Industrial Zone, Wang Yajuan arranged for a radio reporter to accompany them.
The Hiace bus that Steel Auto promised to provide has been fully modified, and the interview vehicle is very advanced.
The situation at the voluntary labor site can be broadcast directly.
It's not just Li Xuewu who needs to pay attention to publicity; the lessons learned from this incident have led the group to place increasing importance on publicity as well.
On November 30, the radio and television building located in the Riverside Garden of Liangmahe Industrial Zone was officially completed.
Don't ask why Hongxing Steel Group, which has no television business, put the word "television" on its building; it's because at that time, "television" was a more prestigious term.
Regardless of whether it exists or not, just call out first. Logically speaking, it will appear eventually if you keep calling out.
The building has only six floors and its unique octagonal design attracts many citizens visiting the Liangmahe Industrial Zone.
Their interest in broadcasting grew even stronger when they learned that the programs they listened to on Red Star Radio would originate from there.
This interest and admiration subtly enhanced the influence of Hongxing Steel Group.
On the same day that the Broadcasting and Television Building was completed, the group officially announced for the first time the decision to dismiss Liu Yongnian, the deputy director of the metallurgical plant in charge of industrial production, and to launch an investigation into him, in response to the No. 4 furnace production accident.
Liu Yongnian ultimately couldn't escape this net. He investigated the No. 4 furnace workshop for two months but found nothing. If the group doesn't deal with him, who else can they deal with?
Before Meng Niansheng, deputy director of the Supervision Department of the Organization Department of the Group, led a team to Gangcheng to read out the decision, he first visited Li Xuewu, secretary-general of the Group, and only read out the organizational decision to Liu Yongnian after obtaining Li Xuewu's consent.
The group has already given the order, what can Li Xuewu say? Can he disagree?
This will only exacerbate the conflict, without solving the problem.
Meng Niansheng is just a person who gets things done, so there's no point in making things difficult for him. Besides, he won't end the mission because of my dissatisfaction or refusal.
When he went to Liu Yongnian's office to read out the order, Li Xuewu was not there. He was also not there when Liu Yongnian was brought out of the office. He watched from the window as Liu Yongnian was led out of the office building and into the van.
Liu Yongnian didn't look up at the office building. At this moment, he was filled with mixed feelings. He never thought that Li Xuewu would come to see him off, let alone that Li Xuewu would save him.
Just like what the secretary-general told him a few days ago, the group has lost faith in him.
It's not that we didn't give him a chance, it's just that he was unambitious and useless, so we can't blame anyone else.
"Secretary-General, your royalties."
Zhang Enyuan walked into the office and, looking at Li Xuewu standing by the window, whispered a reminder.
Li Xuewu did not turn around, but simply responded and then said nothing more.
Zhang Enyuan hesitated for a moment, then reported, "Should we, as you previously requested, transfer this royalties directly to your spouse, or..."
Li Xuewu slowly turned around, looked at him, and asked, "Did the payment come down so quickly?"
"Yes, the editorial office called to ask for your opinion and requested a response as soon as possible."
Zhang Enyuan reported softly, "The total royalties are six thousand eight hundred and forty-two yuan and thirty-two fen. What do you think..."
"Yes, send it to my lover."
Li Xuewu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's more convenient for her to collect this money in the capital."
"Okay, I'll go and reply right away."
Before leaving, Zhang Enyuan reminded them, "Please also tell your family, so they don't forget."
"I understand." Li Xuewu walked back to his desk and sat down, his mind preoccupied with his thoughts, his gaze still unable to focus on the documents in front of him.
He wanted to do his job, but he was always distracted.
It was Bu Qingfang who came to visit and knocked on his door before he came to his senses.
"I heard the deputy director of the metallurgical plant was taken away?"
Bu Qingfang, as expected of a cadre from the propaganda department, is very well-informed.
She observed Li Xuewu's expression and asked, "What does the group mean by this?"
Li Xuewu shook his head slightly and said, "I don't know yet. Let's handle this officially."
"How could this happen?" Bu Qingfang frowned and said, "It's obvious that someone is stirring up trouble."
She placed her handbag on the chair opposite the desk and sat down herself.
"Has anyone investigated whether this kind of thing can be done without cooperation?"
Bu Qingfang knew which member of the group was the troublemaker. The newspaper had just publicized Li Xuewu's achievements in Liaodong, and now he was about to cause trouble.
If you say you weren't after him, then who else could you be after?
"In fact, Director Li's opinion on handling the safety production accident of Boiler No. 4 is correct."
Bu Qingfang looked at him and said, "It's not that we can't investigate, but we can't put all our energy into the investigation. Every day that No. 4 furnace is shut down is a huge loss."
"It now appears that someone is unwilling to let the case be suppressed and investigated slowly, and wants to take some action."
She tilted her head and asked, "Do you already know who started this?"
Li Xuewu did not answer her question, but instead looked her over and asked, "How is the coal mine going?"
"The Hami project?" Bu Qingfang said helplessly, "It fell through. They chose a local company instead."
"That's normal, I'm not surprised."
Bu Qingfang was quite open-minded and said frankly, "How could such a big project be given to us, even if the coal branch doesn't have foreign investment?"
"But it's okay. With the experience of exploring and cooperating with foreign countries this time, we'll be closer to success next time."
“I was going to comfort you,” Li Xuewu said with a smile, looking at her. “It seems you are fully capable of handling this job.”
"I must thank you for your support, Secretary-General."
Bu Qingfang is quite quick-witted and wouldn't let herself be taken advantage of.
Li Xuewu just smiled when he heard her flattery and said to her, "I didn't support you, it's because you are good enough."
"Although I know you are not sincere enough, I am still gratified to receive your praise."
Bu Qingfang simply smiled, then looked at him seriously and asked, "How has it affected you?"
"Joint liability."
Li Xuewu said nonchalantly, "I'm not the only one affected; there's nothing we can do about it."
"Sigh—" Bu Qingfang sighed helplessly and said, "It must be even harder for Deputy Director Dong."
Li Xuewu didn't respond to her question, but instead asked, "How is the development progress of the coal mines in Liaodong? The accounts need to be submitted at the end of the year."
"How long have I been in charge?"
Bu Qingfang said helplessly, "Do you think I'm like you? Even if you gave me three more months, I might not be able to straighten out the work of the Energy Corporation."
"Take it slow," Li Xuewu sighed softly. "Everyone has to go through this."
“I would like to meet with Director Hu of Liaodong Industry.” Bu Qingfang stated her purpose clearly. She said bluntly, “The existing mining sites alone cannot meet the needs of long-term mining and supply. Exploration activities must be carried out.”
"You want exploration rights?"
Li Xuewu raised an eyebrow and said, "This is a thankless task. Even if we find out the results, the mine may not necessarily be ours."
"But there is an opportunity for collaborative mining."
Bu Qingfang said earnestly, "To carry out exploration work, we must at least have a clear target. If we can't find the corresponding resources, we can only eat what others have left over."
"So what do you want with Director Hu?"
Li Xuewu looked at her and asked, "The coal industry is not within his scope of work."
"I don't want provincial-level authorization, city-level authorization is enough for me."
Bu Qingfang nodded and explained, "First, we'll sign a cooperation agreement. If mineral resources are found, we'll cooperate in development. If not, they won't have to bear any costs."
"You really dare to think about it."
Li Xuewu smiled, shook his head slightly, and looked at her, saying, "Your method won't work; you'll be at risk of having the contract breached at any time."
"Don't worry about it. This situation will definitely happen, and you'll be even more upset then."
He picked up the phone and said, "To find Hu Ke, you shouldn't look downwards, but upwards."
The call was answered, and it was Hu Ke herself.
"Director Hu, I am Li Xuewu."
When he makes a phone call, he only gives his name, not his workplace or position.
People who know him don't need to report it, and it's useless for people who don't know him to report it.
Hu Ke was quite surprised by his call; she thought he had arrived in Fengcheng.
After a brief exchange on the phone, Li Xuewu arranged for Bu Qingfang to meet and talk.
Hu Ke previously worked in the Beijing Liaison Office, so she was very familiar with the situation in various cities and had influence in the province, making it relatively easy for her to facilitate this matter.
"Go see him and give him a message for me: say that the college students he introduced are all very useful."
Li Xuewu said only this one sentence before letting Bu Qingfang get up and take her leave.
"Contact me immediately if anything happens."
Before leaving, Bu Qingfang earnestly said, "The group's current situation is the result of our hard work, and it's not time for him to do whatever he wants."
She is a lesbian, but she is very loyal, which is an essential quality for working in an office.
Men certainly have an advantage in this regard, but for women, the complex work environment can cause a lot of trouble and inconvenience.
Bu Qingfang's straightforward and capable personality is the result of years of tempering and training.
As for loyalty, that depends on who you're loyal to.
She came to Li Xuewu for help, and without hesitation, Li Xuewu made arrangements for her over the phone.
Remember this: if someone promises to pull strings for you without letting you know how they contacted you, be careful. They're either lying to you or just trying to fool you.
Li Xuewu's honesty deserves her friendship and gratitude, and it makes her say such things even more worthy of her gratitude.
Everyone says that government offices are full of deceit and treachery, but people rarely speak so frankly; if they do, they have to take responsibility.
If Li Xuewu ever needs her, she absolutely must keep her promise made today, otherwise she'll be finished in the future.
"Don't think about these things, just focus on your work."
Li Xuewu saw her out, smiling as he said, "I can handle this. Come find me if you need anything else."
“I believe in you.” Bu Qingfang stood at the door and looked at him, saying, “I’ve always believed you can do it.”
"Hehehe——"
Li Xuewu stood at the door with his hands in his pockets, chuckled, nodded, and watched her leave.
With such support, how could he possibly be unable to get along within the group, and why would anyone stab him in the back? This matter is not over.
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On Wednesday evening, Li Xuewu received a call from Gu Ning, and he thought something had happened.
"How come you got so much royalties for this book?"
Gu Ning's question seemed more like a young girl's jealousy, as if the two weren't a couple, but rather classmates.
"It must be because it was selected as a teaching material."
Li Xuewu didn't tease her, but patiently explained, "I mentioned it when we were planning to publish it."
"Oh—" Gu Ning seemed to understand, and after a short silence, she asked, "Are the royalties for published textbooks all this high?"
"What? You want to write a book too?"
Li Xuewu, amused and surprised by her tone, asked, "What kind of subject are you writing about? Literature or medicine?"
"No, I was just asking."
Gu Ning quickly said that Li Shu was waiting for her and then hung up the phone.
Li Xuewu looked at the microphone in his hand in absurdity, confirming that Gu Ning on the other end of the line had already hung up, and still couldn't believe that she had made a long-distance call just for this reason.
"Uncle Wu, have you had dinner?"
Seeing the light on in the study, Bang Geng, who had been wandering around all day, finally remembered that he had a godfather.
"What do you think?"
Li Xuewu continued writing without looking up, replying, "You're so busy right now, why don't you get a secretary? Otherwise, it's inconvenient to even make an appointment with you."
"Could you provide a female secretary?"
Banggeng, taking advantage of the situation, made demands: "It's best if they're no older than 15, not taller than me, but not shorter either, and preferably have gone to university."
"How many dishes are we having tonight? You're drinking so much."
Li Xuewu glanced back at him and said, "There's a mirror in the bathroom. Take a look at yourself."
“I never said I wanted a secretary.”
Banggeng mustered up his courage and retorted, but seeing that Uncle Wu ignored him, he went to the kitchen.
He's really out of his mind. How could Li Xuewu, who lives alone, possibly need to use the kitchen?
So the pots in the kitchen are cold, the bowls are cold, and even the heart of the stick is cold.
"Uncle Wu, is there nothing to eat?"
He was also hungry, otherwise he would never have dared to disturb Li Xuewu, who was reading a book.
"It was there originally..."
"Where is it?" Upon hearing Uncle Wu say there was food, Banggeng's eyes widened as he looked around.
Li Xuewu glanced back at him before continuing, "It's a pity I ate it all."
"Huh? Am I going to go hungry all night?"
Banggeng looked at him in disbelief and said, "Even if you just left me a steamed bun, that would be enough."
"Sorry, I ate rice tonight."
Li Xuewu turned around and glanced at him, then said with a smile, "Want some rice grains?"
He's really wicked. He pointed to his slippers and said, "I just noticed, there are two beads on the surface of the slippers."
"Uncle Wu—" Banggeng said, both angry and helpless, "You can't do this—"
"Captain Jia can't possibly be hungry?"
Li Xuewu sat sideways in the chair, looked him up and down and said, "There are canned goods in the kitchen, how about a stir-fried canned goods dish?"
"You're just eating canned food!"
Banggeng looked at him in surprise and asked, "Do we have staple food at home?"
"It used to be there."
"and then?"
This time, Bang Geng learned his lesson and knew he was going to gasp for breath, so he didn't get excited beforehand and waited patiently.
Seeing his reaction, Li Xuewu chuckled and said, "There's none left now. I ate the last bit of rice."
"Ah—" Bang Geng said with a mournful face, "I also like to eat rice."
"Nonsense, who wouldn't like it?"
Li Xuewu raised an eyebrow and asked, "Now that you're the leader, how come you haven't even gotten a meal and have to come home for dinner?"
"I just wasn't thinking about eating."
Banggeng argued, "We originally planned to eat at a restaurant, but it was too far, so we decided against it."
"Go to a restaurant?" Li Xuewu tilted his chin, looking at the kid and said, "You want to do something like five people sharing one bowl of noodles?"
"That time we just happened to be without any money, and we were so hungry that we did it."
Banggeng remained unconvinced, emphasizing, "We never ate a single bowl of noodles again after that."
"Is it because you can't afford it?"
Li Xuewu pursed his lips, raised an eyebrow, and looked at him, saying, "So you're going home to find something to eat this late."
"I think I'll just have a canned food."
Banggeng knew he couldn't win an argument with Uncle Wu, so he had no choice but to take the initiative to solve the problem.
Canned food is actually quite delicious, but it gets cloying if you eat too much of it. You won't starve, but it's also tasteless.
You say canned corn is delicious, sweet and delicious, but you can try eating it for a year.
Besides, where would we find such good canned food at home? Most of it is just meat or pickled vegetables.
The meat is greasy, with a thick layer of fat coating it. It would be unbearably greasy to eat without heating it up.
Heating it up would require setting up a pot and starting a fire, which is another hassle.
You might ask why we don't use natural gas?
Stop joking. Uncle Wu will definitely use up all the gas when he's home, and then wait for Aunt Zhou to come back and refill it.
Now, forget about using gas if you want to burn fire; you can only burn firewood, and you have to go out and find firewood in the dead of winter.
"Uncle Wu, please give me some food."
Banggeng hesitated before walking into the kitchen, clutching his stomach and saying, "I'm really hungry."
"What do you want to eat? I've already finished eating."
Li Xuewu ignored his attempt to gain sympathy and said calmly, "Tell your brothers to send you food."
"That would be so embarrassing—"
Banggeng shook his neck and said, "Besides, what kind of logic is it for an older brother to ask his younger brother to bring him food?"
"Good, that's spirited. Hang in there!"
Li Xuewu gave him a thumbs up and exclaimed, "A real man knows how to hold back."
He can endure anything, but he can't stand hunger. The feeling of hunger is too unbearable, especially...
"Uncle Wu—" Bang Geng circled around the kitchen again and returned to the study to find Uncle Wu eating cookies!
"You have food, don't you?"
"Cookies? This isn't a meal."
Li Xuewu said matter-of-factly, "You're hungry now because you haven't eaten on time. You need to eat. Just eating biscuits won't do; it'll clog your intestines."
"I need it right now to block my intestines."
Banggeng looked eagerly at the cookies in his hand and said, "It's best to fill your stomach and intestines completely."
"Then you're not far from death."
Li Xuewu placed a small piece of biscuit in his hand and said, "I feel sorry for you, here's the only one."
Before he could finish speaking, Banggeng had already impatiently stuffed the biscuit into his mouth.
It's just that this stuff is so hard to eat; it's gone before you even get a chance to taste it.
I was feeling hungry when I had nothing in my stomach, but after eating a small cookie... I'm even hungrier now!
Banggeng stood beside him expectantly, pleading, "Uncle Wu—please have mercy on me."
"Sure, one cookie for one question."
Li Xuewu waved the biscuit in his hand and looked at him, saying, "Answer well, and if you answer correctly, you can have it."
"Okay, go ahead and ask now."
Banggeng stared at the biscuit in his hand and said, "I'll tell you whatever you ask, I promise I won't lie to you."
"Alright then." Li Xuewu asked with a mischievous grin, "I heard you're dating someone? Is there anything...?"
"Uncle Wu, that's amazing." Banggeng turned and walked out, emphasizing, "I'm suddenly not hungry anymore."