sbdcsierra Chapter 1110 Fighting between Dragon and Tiger
Chapter 1110 Fighting between Dragon and Tiger
Chapter 1110 Fighting between Dragon and Tiger
"It's been a whole year since the big learning activity started. Time flies!"
Before leaving get off work, Wei Zaike and Ding Zigui came to Li Xuewu’s office to “visit”.
First, we talked about the specific work content of this inspection and investigation, and then talked about the changes and development of the Red Star Factory in the past year.
"I really don't dare to think about it, and I can't think of it."
Wei Zaike scratched his bald forehead, picked up the teacup in front of him, and said with a smile: "These are the welfare products distributed on Labor Day. My husband said that the Red Star Factory has really become rich."
"My father-in-law also said that he never dared to imagine such a big crab before—"
He gestured with his hands and said exaggeratedly: "I never dared to think about it before. The only thing I could do was to eat a pot of dead crabs during the Chinese New Year."
"Everyone is blowing bubbles now!"
Ding Zigui sat with his legs crossed and said with a smile: "My eldest son likes to eat this stuff. He even sought to be assigned to Tianjin after graduation. I disagreed and he got upset with me!"
"Hahaha--!"
Wei Zaike smiled and took a sip of hot tea, motioned to Li Xuewu at the desk, and said, "Xuewu probably doesn't know that when we first started working in the factory, we were given towels, enamel pots or work vests, and big apples."
"That's it. They're all jealous, saying that our workers are treated well—!"
"Why aren't you angry?"
Ding Zigui counted on his fingers the extent of the annual increase in welfare benefits and the progress he made since he started working in the factory. He remembered it clearly.
"Now when I move those welfare products home, I have to explain them to everyone I meet. People who don't know me would think I've embezzled a lot of them—"
"It's the same. Fortunately, we live in the same courtyard. I'll move as much as you move." Wei Zaike waved his hand and said, "It's not more or less. People just say that our Red Star Factory is rich now!"
"I am a little scared sometimes." He looked at Li Xuewu and explained, "There's an old saying that goes, people are afraid of being famous just like pigs are afraid of being fat!"
"What are you afraid of? Stolen or robbed?"
Li Xuewu sat behind his desk, signing an urgent document with a pen in his hand.
After signing his name and opinions, he put away the pen and signaled Peng Xiaoli that he could take the document in front of him.
He picked up the teacup, smiled and looked across at the other side and joked: "If you two are afraid of gossip, I have a trick. When you distribute welfare products next time, send them to my house. I am not afraid of gossip."
"Hahaha--"
The two people sitting opposite each other laughed.
Peng Xiaoli packed up the urgent documents, nodded politely to the two leaders, and then left.
There was a clerk from the technical department waiting outside the door. He could hear what the leaders in the room were saying. He just took a glance at him and his heart skipped a beat.
why?
The clerk of the technical department is also in the factory organization and holds an ordinary cadre-level position. Naturally, he is very familiar with the system in the organization.
When cadres of the same level come to visit, they must be invited to sit on the sofa. When cadres of higher levels come to visit, they must sit on the sofa or be asked to sit behind their desks.
Only low-level cadres who come to visit, whether to discuss work or projects, will be arranged to sit at the reporting position opposite the desk.
As we all know, the layout of the leader's office is very particular. Sitting behind the desk and looking out creates a sense of pressure and psychological advantage.
But what did he see just now?
Wei Zaike, head of the political group, and Ding Zigui, director of the management committee office, were both deputy director-level and group leader-level cadres, but they sat opposite each other at the desk.
Li Xuewu sat inside calmly, chatting and laughing with the two visitors opposite.
Just look at the topics the leaders are talking about. Even if he has a short working experience, he can tell that the conversation is about Deputy Director Li. This is unusual.
Of course, you can say that the three of them have a good relationship and don’t care about these nonsense.
But being in the agency is like being in the middle of a plot. Who wouldn't care about this? He would be shocked if he saw it. If this gets out...
It must be that Deputy Director Li's political status is higher than that of Team Leader Wei and Director Ding.
The old officials should all understand that "gossip can make a tiger", and if this rumor is confirmed and the three people become competitors, then Li Xuewu will naturally have the upper hand over the other two.
The clerk in the technical department suddenly realized with a pang in his heart. There were rumors coming from Gangcheng that the procedures for Li Xuewu to take over from Dong Wenxue had been finalized. Li Huaide went to Gangcheng with Li Xuewu this time to discuss the personnel changes at the end of the year.
Last month, the group's organizational structure document was announced, and everyone knew clearly in which direction the Red Star Factory would develop in the future and in which direction individual cadres in the organization should make progress.
The fog has dissipated, people's hearts have settled down, and the road ahead has become clear.
Because Red Star Factory has added and invested in several major projects this year, the projects that were approved and invested in last year will bear fruit by the end of this year.
Therefore, it is estimated that the Red Star Factory will be promoted at the beginning of next year, or at the latest in the first half of the year, this is certain.
Because several projects invested and constructed last year will not have results until the beginning of next year at the latest.
This year's batch of cooperation projects cannot be described as icing on the cake, but rather as further progress.
After the promotion, the factory leaders have taken a step further, opened up the factory's organizational structure, and have more room for adjustment.
Therefore, before the Red Star Factory was promoted, there must have been a large-scale organizational adjustment in the factory, especially after absorbing the cadres from the 16 surrounding factories, there would inevitably be big moves.
Of course, he would not be so naive as to think that there would be big moves at the end of the year and that preparations would only begin at the end of the year. The political group had actually already begun cadre inspections.
If we look at the news coming from Gangcheng and combine it with what he has just seen, it is basically certain that Li Xuewu will have a relatively important position in the next leadership team of the Red Star Factory, that is, after the promotion.
How did you get it?
Everyone who understands knows that when Li Xuewu jumps from the Security Department to the Steel City, he will definitely not jump standing still.
Judging from the specific work content that Li Xuewu is currently in charge of, he will definitely jump over with an absolute advantage as rumored.
What is uncertain now is whether Li Xuewu will go there in the capacity of the management committee or in the capacity of an office meeting, either level is sufficient.
After all, with the concept of "old, middle-aged and young" as an annotation, everything is possible.
In addition, the Red Star Factory launched its large-scale learning activities relatively early, and because of the strong guarantee of the security team, the reform process was steadily and quickly advanced compared to other factories and units, at least half a year faster.
The current Management Committee consists of only a director and a deputy director, and was taken over from the original management team and factory committee of the Red Star Factory.
According to current policy requirements, Hongxing Factory should comprehensively improve the organizational structure of the Management Committee and must elect a complete leadership team consisting of a director, deputy directors and members.
Li Huaide delayed putting this work on the agenda because the Red Star Factory was facing great development opportunities and the employees had a high sense of identification with the factory's temporary management organization and the Management Committee.
Everyone hopes that this strong centralized leadership system will lead everyone to struggle and move forward.
Another thing is that Li Huaide also wanted to take advantage of this time to effectively complete the layout and arrangements of his personal management situation.
So, the matter was delayed.
However, the Red Star Factory has already attracted a lot of attention. Not only has the scale of the factory changed dramatically, but it has also driven the linkage between other factories.
After having a wide influence in the industrial field, it naturally advanced and moved towards the goal of groupization.
In this process, it is necessary to re-standardize the organizational leadership structure, compliance management, and improve the existing organizational personnel structure.
To put it bluntly, the Red Star Factory itself is not perfect, and the higher-ups need to help it improve.
Even if it was night at the Red Star Factory, the higher-ups would still help the Red Star Factory "perfect itself".
This is just a big move before promotion, and the factory leaders still have a lot of say, so they can move as much as they can. It's better to get a firm foothold in the job than to let others get there first.
The reason why we need to absorb these 16 industrial enterprises in the city and mobilize their organizational and personnel relations is to actively fill the current situation of cadre shortage that the Red Star Factory will face after its promotion.
Everyone at the Red Star Factory was well aware of this situation and was making preparations for themselves.
Wei Zaike and Ding Zigui came to Li Xuewu's office, and what they discussed must be related to this matter.
The clerk from the technical department took the document from Peng Xiaoli, chatted for a few words, and then hurried back to process the document and verify what he had just seen and thought of.
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How did the news in the agency get out? Actually, that's how it got out!
You listen, I look, and we all gather information from each other privately. Then we sit together to discuss and verify, and we can basically guess it to be 80% correct.
So did Ding Zigui and Wei Zaike come to see Li Xuewu for the major personnel adjustments at the end of the year?
Yes, that boy really guessed it.
"Hey, I heard the talks with Liaodong Industry went pretty well?"
Ding Zigui put down his teacup and asked with a smile, "It seems that we are planning to acquire a large-scale machine tool processing factory, right?"
"Deputy Director Gu came to see me this morning," Wei Zaike said, "Both the Organization Department and the Personnel Department should arrange for someone to follow up."
He looked at Li Xuewu and asked, "Is it the preparatory negotiation team or the inspection team?"
"It's whatever you want to call it." Li Xuewu sat back in his chair, crossed his legs and said, "The meaning is the same. First investigate, give a report, and cooperate with the negotiation team to carry out the work."
"We really want to acquire the other party!"
Ding Zigui was surprised and said, "Didn't the factory say in a meeting that there won't be any major moves this year?"
"Plans don't change as fast as they should—"
Li Xuewu shook his head helplessly and said, "More than 10 million yuan of construction funds were invested in Gangcheng all at once, and the water has long been muddy. I don't know how many pairs of eyes are staring at this pool of water."
"If we take the initiative now, we can spend the money in the right place as much as possible." Li Xuewu looked at Ding Zigui and explained, "On the one hand, Fengcheng No. 1 Machinery Factory has a good foundation and excellent technology."
"It's just that the management is so bad, the organization is a mess, I really don't know how Liaodong Industry selects and employs people."
He raised his hand and nodded to Wei Zaike across from him, saying, "When I came back, I told Director Li that a heavy hammer should be used to beat the drum. When it comes to acquisition and integration, let Team Leader Wei go over and give a good kill to the unhealthy tendencies."
"You——!" Wei Zaike smiled and waved his hands, "You're just trying to hurt me. You're helping me take on all the jobs that offend people. If Director Li really wants me to go to Fengcheng, I'll definitely ask you to come with me!"
"Me? I won't go. I can't stand people who hide dirt and filth and fill in the gaps." Li Xuewu shook his head and said, "It's easy to get impulsive when seeing these things. If I kill two of them, people will say I'm too murderous. It's not worth it, not worth it."
"What kind of compassion do you think you have?" Wei Zaike got the news he wanted, and he became more relaxed. He said with a smile, "Do you think I look like a living Buddha?"
"I think you look like an old waiter in the land temple! Hahahaha——!"
Li Xuewu smiled and joked with him, picked up the teacup and took a sip. Looking at the expressions of the two people opposite him, he just felt amused.
No matter how high your position is, if things really happen right in front of you, saying that you are not in a hurry and that you are as steady as a rock is all bullshit.
"I heard that Deputy Director Jing was arranged to personally preside over the negotiations?"
Ding Zigui was still trying to find out the part he wanted to know, and talked about Jing Yunong in a roundabout way.
"The day before yesterday, news came back that he was in Yuezhou. Are we heading back now?"
"It will take some time. Gangcheng will start first," Li Xuewu explained. "We will meet up with the expert team from the factory to conduct preliminary investigations. Deputy Director Jing will go there to preside over the work after we have the results. This will not delay the inspection."
"Director Li and I talked with Director Dong in Gangcheng, and the steel mill is still the main focus."
He introduced: "After all, they are all in the Liaodong industrial chain, and the upstream and downstream relationships of the industry are clear, so even if there are problems in the negotiations, they are easy to solve."
"In the past, Deputy Director Jing was mainly responsible for economic construction and organizational coordination work."
Li Xuewu pointed at Wei Zaike and said, "I told Team Leader Wei to make preparations because Fengcheng No. 1 Machinery Plant is too large and needs to be split up according to our industrial management procedures. Organization is a big deal."
“So that’s how it is—”
Ding Zigui finished his circle and asked about his purpose: "The scale of Fengcheng No. 1 Machinery Factory is so large, plus the steel city industry."
He sat up straight, resting his arms on the desk, tapping his fingers lightly, and asked, "How should we manage it? Should we hang it under the steel mill or under the United Industries?"
"It has not been decided yet, but it is impossible to hang it under the steel mill, and it is also impossible to hang it under the United Industries. It is not very convenient in terms of level."
Li Xuewu also sat up straight and said seriously: "The scale of the First Machine Factory is very large, not inferior to ours, even if it is split up."
He pointed at the table and emphasized, "Their top leader is on the same level as our Director Li."
"So, the series of actions including splitting, adjusting and integrating will take at least a year."
When Li Xuewu said this, he also nodded at Wei Zaike, reminding him to pay attention.
Then, under Ding Zigui's slightly frowned gaze, he continued, "My inclination is to set up an industrial production management department to take full charge after the promotion."
"But Director Li didn't agree."
Seeing Ding Zigui and Wei Zaike frowning, he explained softly: "The integration and adjustment of the sixteen companies must be completed before the end of the year."
"If the negotiations go smoothly, the integration and splitting of the First Machine Plant will also begin, and the intensity of work in the second half of the year will be extraordinary."
Li Xuewu spread his hands and said, "Director Li means that the First Machinery Factory must be integrated with the 16 enterprises at the same time. The major personnel adjustments at the end of the year must be done in one step and all matters must be resolved at once."
"If there is no Liaodong Industrial Production Management Department, then what the leader means is..."
Ding Zigui hesitated for a moment, but still asked bluntly: "Do we want to solve this problem at the level of the management committee? Is there a deputy director in charge?"
When Wei Zaike heard him ask so directly, he looked at him strangely, and then looked at Li Xuewu, wanting to hear what he had to say.
Li Xuewu didn't care about Ding Zigui's straightforwardness. He knew what he meant. The job of director of the commission office was not easy. It would be great if he could go to Gangcheng.
However, Dong Wenxue is now in Gangcheng and cannot come back for a while, so he is thinking of Fengcheng.
The level of Fengcheng No. 1 Machine Plant is not low. Even though it was downgraded after the acquisition, it is still on the same level as the steel rolling mill after the promotion of Red Star Factory.
As a hedge, if he could get a job at Fengcheng No. 1 Machine Factory, it would definitely be a great opportunity for him to get out.
However, the reply given by Li Xuewu made him feel cold.
Going to the First Machine Factory means losing the opportunity to compete for the deputy director of the Management Committee. In the future, the First Machine Factory will also be under the management scope of the deputy director who is in charge of Liaodong Industry of the Red Star Factory. This must be thought through clearly.
The joint industry in the steel city is also developing. In the future, a larger-scale industrial cluster is bound to emerge. Large factories, such as automobile manufacturing plants, must be of a high level. The Joint Industrial Production Management Office seems to be a good location.
How to choose?
Ding Zigui knew that no matter how he chose, he would have to choose Li Xuewu. In the future, Li Xuewu would definitely become the head of the steel plant, and would more likely become the deputy director in charge of Red Star Liaodong Industry.
Even if this deputy director is not Li Xuewu, there is a high possibility that it is Dong Wenxue.
Dong Wenxue went to Beijing, and Li Xuewu left the security team and went to Gangcheng. Li Huaide had to appease them and exchange Liaodong Industry for the position of the security team.
Therefore, he now wants to know Li Xuewu's attitude. Even if he has to be "inferior", he has to worship the pier correctly and cry at the grave correctly.
"My personal guess is that the leadership would prefer to have a full-time deputy director manage this area."
Seeing that Ding Zigui asked frankly, Li Xuewu also answered frankly.
He said bluntly: "After all, promotion is not the goal, the goal is the group process."
“In the process of realizing group management, we need to flatten the current factory management structure and manage it more directly.”
Li Xuewu gestured straight up and down, looked at him and asked, "Do you think the leaders will cause trouble for themselves by setting up an industrial production management department in this process?"
"It must be impossible."
Wei Zaike said: "The group's organizational structure has been established. The production management department can only exercise management authority at the group level."
"It is impossible to set up a separate management department in Gangcheng or Fengcheng. This is a waste of time and resources."
He emphasized to Ding Zigui: "More importantly, during the groupization process, there will be no way to arrange for these cadres."
“So, one factory, one factory manager.”
Li Xuewu looked at Ding Zigui and said, "All factories, including the Yingcheng Shipyard and the light industry in Beijing, must be under the management of the Production Management Department."
"During the transition period, the most convenient method is to arrange a full-time deputy director to manage it."
"I think so too," Wei Zaike echoed Li Xuewu, saying, "After all, it is much easier and more convenient for a deputy director to readjust the division of labor than to relocate a cadre from the Liaodong Industrial Production Management Department."
"I understand." After thinking about it, Ding Zigui nodded with a smile and said, "I'm still thinking about whether I should make some moves at the end of this year."
"I advise you not to move for now and wait a while." Wei Zaike knew that Li Xuewu was very embarrassed to say this and it was impossible for him to give Ding Zigui any advice.
Actually, Li Xuewu is Ding Zigui's subordinate, so it is inappropriate for him to make irresponsible remarks about him.
So, he suggested: "Don't worry about your situation, Lao Ding. The leaders know everything. When it's your turn, they will arrange for you to go. There's no point in worrying."
"Well, what Director Wei said makes sense."
Li Xuewu picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, then said, "By the end of this year, we have to move. Everyone may have to move, but how to move still needs to wait for the leadership to study and decide."
"Besides..." He hesitated for a moment, put down his teacup and said, "In the second half of the year, at the latest before the end of the year, the higher-ups will be recruiting new people for the factory."
"Don't forget, we don't have enough people on the factory management committee. We need at least nine, or even eleven, after all, we need to be promoted."
"I can imagine that." Ding Zigui nodded, leaned back in his chair, crossed his arms and said, "With the integration of sixteen companies, there must be at least two deputy directors, right?"
As Ding Zigui said, since two deputy directors will be created after the integration of the sixteen enterprises, it does not necessarily mean that the two deputy directors will be selected from the heads of these sixteen enterprises.
It is possible that these cadres were transferred from the city or other industrial enterprises, but they definitely represent the interests of these 16 enterprises.
After all, the total number of employees in the integrated enterprises has exceeded that of the Red Star Factory. In the process of re-planning the industrial scale, some contradictions and problems are bound to arise. The higher-ups are not willing to do this without cadres who can speak for these people.
"I think there will be at least two vacancies," Wei Zaike tapped the armrest of the chair with his fingers, squinting his eyes and said, "Maybe three people, after all, the scale of industrial integration is too large."
He explained: "The best solution is to have two people from the 16 companies and one more person from the ministry to coordinate. It's not just that."
At this point, Wei Zaike sat up straight, pursed his lips and said, "I think the department will send another person in, most likely to be responsible for organizational work, which is our weak area."
Ding Zigui looked at Wei Zaike in surprise, then looked at Li Xuewu with sudden realization.
Li Xuewu nodded and said, "Deputy Director Gu was transferred from the Iron and Steel Institute."
The implication of this statement is that the organizational work of the Red Star Factory is not in the hands of people trusted by the department, and that management will definitely be strengthened.
Of course, this does not mean that Gu Weijie’s work has not been recognized by the higher-ups. The mobility of cadres is regular and has rules.
It has nothing to do with Gu Weijie's work performance. The leadership of related work needs to be strengthened, and Red Star Factory must obey the adjustment and arrangements.
Ding Zigui pinched his fingers and said, "Director Li, Deputy Director Gu, Deputy Director Jing, Deputy Director Cheng, Deputy Director Xue, Deputy Director Dong, plus the union leader Xiong, that's exactly seven people."
"Two people from sixteen companies and two from the ministry, that's eleven people."
"Of course, this is just a private discussion." Wei Zaike reached out and gently patted Ding Zigui's hand, saying, "It's possible that someone from the ministry will step down and leave a position for Fengcheng."
"Not necessarily. Fengcheng is a bit complicated," Li Xuewu denied. "The head of the First Machinery Factory will definitely be transferred. He will not stay in office. We will not use him, let alone transfer him to Beijing. He himself will not want to come."
This is actually very simple. The person in charge of the First Machine Factory is Liu Zuodong. His roots are in Liaodong industry. After coming to Beijing and joining the Red Star Factory, he became a rootless duckweed, raised by a stepmother.
"If the First Machine Factory doesn't have this candidate, then it's very likely that he was chosen from within the Red Star Factory," Wei Zaike said hesitantly, "and this possibility is very high."
Li Xuewu could clearly see that after Wei Zaike said this, he became vague and Ding Zigui also remained silent. They were probably both thinking about this quota.
"How many times has the union's leader been hospitalized this year?" He did not answer the question directly, but talked about Kumamoto Cheng's problem.
"I remember he was just discharged from the hospital last month. I heard yesterday that he was hospitalized again?"
"I went home to recuperate. I had heart pain."
Ding Zigui is in charge of the agency's logistics work and naturally understands the situation of the cadres.
He nodded and said, "Master Ben Cheng's health is not very good this year."
"Moreover, the higher-ups have also made some adjustments and arrangements to the work of the trade unions."
Li Xuewu followed up on his words and said, "If the higher-ups reorganize the factory team before the end of the year."
He paused deliberately when he spoke this, and when he saw that the two men's eyes lit up and they sat up straight, he continued, "The higher-ups will definitely take care of the old comrades' health and won't add to their burdens."
"At the same time, in order to ensure the normalization of the management team of Red Star Factory, the position and division of labor of the trade union in the management committee sequence will also be fully considered."
Ding Zigui and Wei Zaike looked at each other and raised their eyebrows. They each had some calculations in their minds, but they didn't need to say what they were.
The words that come out of Li Xuewu's mouth are much more faithful than those spoken by ordinary people.
Another thing is that everyone in the Red Star Factory knows that Li Huaide doesn’t like Xiong Bencheng.
Last time, Xiong Bencheng was so bold that he even dared to follow Cheng Kaiyuan and wanted to remove Li Huaide’s hat. Do you think Li Huaide hated him?
Why didn’t we hear about Kumamoto Cheng’s health problems before? Ever since that incident, this union leader has become a sickly person.
There are 365 days in a year, and he wanted to stay in the hospital for 360 days. He was afraid that if he stayed less than that, it would arouse Li Huaide's suspicion and ruin his reputation in his later years.
The current situation is that Li Huaide cannot find anyone to take over the union's position. It is better to keep such a waste there than to have another troublemaker.
Of course, Li Huaide will not give him the opportunity to get a bargain this time when the company is promoted. It would be a bargain for him to be able to have a smooth landing and retire safely, out of respect for him as an old comrade.
The two people who heard what Li Xuewu said were very clear. There were eleven vacancies. After removing the existing seven, three more would be decided by the higher-ups. And if Xiong Bencheng was removed, there would still be two positions to be fought for in the factory.
Among these division-level cadres, there are only a few who have sufficient qualifications, work achievements, abilities, and age.
Undoubtedly, Ding Zigui and Wei Zaike both have the opportunity to try it. Naturally, they don't want to, and will not let go of this opportunity. Even the opportunity of being sent out as mentioned just now has become less attractive.
However, there are more wolves than meat, and it is still unknown who will win. What we know is that this time it will be a fight between dragons and tigers, and the competition will be fierce.
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"Have the cooperation negotiations with the French businessman been finalized?"
Wei Zaike and Ding Zigui sat with Li Xuewu until the time to get off work.
They left first. Li Xuewu packed his handbag, changed into leather shoes and went downstairs.
Coincidentally, Xue Zhifu's car came by. He stopped the driver, got out of the car and asked Li Xuewu about today's contact with the Santaya Group.
Li Xuewu walked to his car and reported: "The details have been finalized. The contract will be officially signed next Monday. It will be organized by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation."
"Does this have anything to do with foreign trade?"
Xue Zhifu smiled and joked, then nodded and said, "I am anxious about the project. If the French business support arrives sooner, we can progress faster, especially in technology and design."
"Yes, the building, right?" Li Xuewu knew what he wanted to say and explained, "We discussed this matter today. The Santaya Group promised to arrange this work as soon as possible."
The Red Star Factory's twin tower office building, an eleven-story building, the Joint Industrial Management Building, an eleven-story building, and the designs of other ecological parks are all waiting for the French.
"It's good that you know what's going on. The construction machinery came quickly, and you have to praise it for that."
Xue Zhifu took out a box of tea from the car, handed it to Li Xuewu and said, "Just arrived, this is Longjing before the rain. Tea lovers can have a share if they see it."
“Is this encouragement or spurring?”
Li Xuewu accepted the tea with a smile and said, "How about you give me another can? I will tell the other party when I sign the agreement on Monday to arrange for a few French women to learn Mandarin from you?"
"Go!" Xue Zhifu waved his hands and said with a smile: "Don't look at my age. It's too late to say it. I can't do it anymore."
Li Xuewu saw him off to the car, shook the tea leaves in his hand and said, "How about I give you some tiger bone wine? Maybe you can have another fat boy this year."
"Please spare me. I have managed to raise several children at home with great difficulty, and now I am still giving birth?"
Xue Zhifu patted his hands and said with a smile: "You young people have enough physical strength and are also enthusiastic about learning foreign languages, but you must pay attention to your physical health and not let your thoughts slip."
He sat in the car, pointed at Li Xuewu and asked, "I heard that they sent you three Japanese beauties? Are you going to choose a concubine or something?"
"Good news never travels far, but bad news travels a thousand miles—"
Li Xuewu shook his head slightly and said with emotion: "When I did good things, no one helped me to publicize it. How come everyone knows about this kind of thing? How can I choose a concubine?"
"That means someone cares about you!"
Xue Zhifu said meaningfully: "I have full trust in your belief."
"But there's a saying that goes, 'A good tiger can't stand up to a pack of wolves, be careful three people can make a tiger."
"Okay, I'll keep your words in mind," Li Xuewu said seriously, "I promise that I will keep my heart and never change."
He shook the tea leaves in his hand, smiled and waved to Xue Zhifu, saying, "Thank you for the tea leaves. I will taste them carefully when I return."
Xue Zhifu knew that Li Xuewu was a smart man, so he nodded and signaled the driver to drive.
Li Xuewu watched the other party leave, turned around, handed the tea to Peng Xiaoli, and then got on his command vehicle.
Peng Xiaoli put the tea in the trunk, jumped into the car, told Han Jiankun to drive, then turned back to look at Li Xuewu and asked, "Leader, is this related to the negotiations with the French businessman?"
Without waiting for Li Xuewu to say anything, he explained, "Director Lang from the Engineering Department wanted to see you this afternoon. He knew you were organizing a review of the cooperation plan, so he went to see Deputy Director Xue."
"Well, the engineering planning department is in a hurry."
Li Xuewu nodded and said, "If there are legal businessmen to support the construction, many design plans can be further improved and adjusted."
“Especially the redesign of industrial parks and the replanning and design of office buildings.”
He sighed and said, "We still lack experience in construction."
"I think the progress has been very fast," Peng Xiaoli said with a smile, "In the past, our factory engineering department could only organize the construction of six-story buildings at most."
"Now, people dare to design 11-story buildings, and some even have higher floors."
"Our land area is sufficient for construction and design, so there is no need to set too high a standard," Li Xuewu said, spreading his hands. "An eleven-story building, with a podium and auxiliary buildings, will look even more magnificent."
"Remember to remind me on Monday that when you ask Director Li to sign the agreement, please also ask Deputy Director Xue." Li Xuewu looked at the notebook in his hand and arranged his schedule for Monday.
"Also, for the meeting on the medical insurance and pension supplementary insurance projects, please take the trouble to help me find the relevant materials over the weekend."
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"Hey, who's back?"
Sha Zhu put his hands on his waist, holding a large cooking spoon in his hand. He watched Li Shu get out of the car and run to the yard, so he stood across the door to tease her.
Li Shu raised her head and looked at Sha Zhu, and said with a curled mouth: "I want to go over there——!"
"What are you shouting at me? If not, I won't let you pass." Sha Zhu deliberately squatted at the west gate, stretched out his hand to hold Li Shu's hand and said, "What did you shout at me last time? Let me hear it."
“Don’t shout, don’t shout——!”
What kind of temper does Li Shu have? The harder you treat her, the more aggressive she will be. She's just like Little Li learning martial arts.
People in the courtyard teased her, saying that she was Li Xuewu's biological daughter. Li Shu's temperament was exactly the same as Li Xuewu's when he was a child, and both of them were arrogant.
"Li Shu? Why don't you call me uncle?"
Li Xuewu carried Li Ning out of the car. Before he could stand firmly, Li Ning was taken over by his grandmother and cherished. He walked to the door and taught Li Shu.
Li Shu actually knows how to greet people, and she is very good at it. She is also an extrovert and good at talking, the type that won't stop talking.
But, he calls everyone else uncle or grandpa, but he acts tough with Shazhu alone.
It’s not that Li Shu has a grudge against Sha Zhu, it’s that Sha Zhu always teases her and makes her naughty.
"I'm going to call him Uncle--?"
Li Shu angrily imitated Sha Zhu and put her hands on her waist and said: "He said he would make delicious food for me last time, but I didn't eat it. He lied to the child--"
"Hahaha, then I'll make you something delicious today, will you call me uncle?"
Sha Zhu doesn't care about what children say. He just likes to play with children, especially those with extroverted personalities. He is just that kind of person.
Li Shu raised her head and looked at him, then pushed him aside and ran to the yard, saying in a scoundrelly tone, "Then wait until you are done, and then call me when I am eating. I won't suffer any loss--!"
"Hey - you are really your father's good daughter!" Sha Zhu smiled and made way, and greeted Liu Yin and Qin Jingru who had returned, and they were no longer embarrassed.
Li Shu moved her calves tightly, wandered around the outer courtyard, and then went to the Chuihua Gate.
Li Xuewu waited for his mother and Gu Ning to enter the yard before walking in, but he heard Li Shu calling "Madam" and "Auntie" in the front yard. He must have seen the old lady and Zhao Yafang.
When he passed through the hanging flower gate, his mother was standing in the yard, chatting and laughing with the neighbors who came over to greet her.
She came back less often, and the people in the courtyard were very enthusiastic when they saw her. They also came closer to take a look at Li Xuewu's son, which was a small way of currying favor with her.
The weather was fine at the moment. The old lady and Zhao Yafang coaxed Li Tang to take a walk in the yard. They heard the noise of a car and before they could go outside, Li Xuewu and the others came in.
The Li family is already large, and now there are more children. With the whole family gathered together, and with the neighbors coming to say hello, the front yard is very lively for a while.
Li Shu finally found the home advantage. When she saw people coming to say hello to her grandmother, she also took the initiative to greet the neighbors, calling them aunt, grandma, auntie, and auntie. She was polite and lively.
The little girl was still young, so she couldn’t notice the strange looks in the neighbors’ eyes, nor could she understand what they were saying. She just felt that there was always something different in the way they looked at her.
Li Shu had asked Li Xuewu and Gu Ning why her hair color and eye color were different from her parents'.
Gu Ning only told her that she was her parents' child, a special child who was pretty, sensible, and well-behaved.
Li Xuewu and Gu Ning have no control over how outsiders look at Li Shu, and they cannot stop outsiders from saying anything. They can only give Li Shu the best love, the love she needs most.
Li Xuewu and Gu Ning treat her as their own daughter. No matter what others say, Li Shu will never feel inferior.
Maybe when she grows up a little bit more, she will have to face doubts from classmates and friends, but Li Xuewu believes that he and Gu Ning will give Li Shu enough confidence and courage before that.
After talking in the front yard for a while, the old lady finally asked them to go into the house.
Qin Jingru and Han Jiankun went to the central courtyard to visit her sister Qin Huairu. The couple had to go back after dinner and did not stay here.
Fei Shanying, who originally lived in the backyard, had to go back to her home no matter what. In the middle of the month, Shen Guodong and Xiaoyan helped to clean up the house.
So the backyard was opened up, and Li Xuewu thought about having his family come back to stay for a day, as a holiday for his mother, and they could also go home and have fun.
Suddenly there were three children in the family, and the grandmother and the old lady were so happy that they couldn't stop smiling.
As they were talking and laughing, the second uncle in the backyard, Liu Haizhong, came over from the middle yard carrying a basket of eggs. Under the gaze of everyone in the yard, he went straight to the Li family.
(End of this chapter)