Chapter 1006: Magnanimous

On the last weekend of January, which was the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the "Modu Daily" published a reader's letter.

The letter was written by a worker named Zhang Renxing from the Modu Glass Machinery Plant.

He was the first to propose the initiative of "not going home for the Spring Festival," and commented: "What does the Spring Festival count for! Our grandest festival has arrived!"

When Li Xuewu saw this news, the corner of his mouth couldn't help but twitch; what was meant to come had come.

It's here~ It's here!

The regulation of not having holidays for the Spring Festival, which lasted for more than ten years, was coming.

I don't know how many people would curse this person in the next ten years, but looking at it now, there really was a group of people who were determined to do something.

Time flows like this, not sparing day or night?

It was just torturing people.

In the backyard of the club, a tennis court converted from a warm shed flower house had recently been renovated.

It wasn't very big, with two courts side by side, capable of accommodating at most eight people to play together.

Of course, if it was just to exercise the body, it was best to have two-on-two on one court; otherwise, tennis was still very tiring.

Especially since it wasn't friendly to beginners; tennis elbow was really uncomfortable.

"Are you cold?"

"It's okay~"

Hearing Li Xuewu ask her with a smile, Zhou Xiaobai responded with a smile.

She was only wearing a white shirt with a sweater over it at this moment.

With fine sweat on her forehead, she pointed her finger at the glass above her head and all around, saying: "It's all glass; it's already quite good to be like this."

Early on, the Ding family was also a large and prominent household; although they were in the underworld, they put on the airs of an elite aristocracy.

The glass flower house had underground heating pipes, and hired gardeners worked here all year round, just to cultivate flowers and green plants.

On one hand, it satisfied the use of flowers and grass in every room of the mansion, and on the other hand, it was used as a gift to send to friends.

The ancients said that the friendship between gentlemen was as light as water.

If you send valuable money and goods to ask people to do things, it's okay, but if it's for relatives and daily social interactions, it's a bit unbearable, and it doesn't look good on the surface.

The flower hall at the entrance was meant to be decorated with these flowers, grass, and bonsai for entertaining guests.

In the winter, white snow drifted outside, while inside it was as warm as spring, with lush grass and trees, a scene of vitality.

Two or three close friends sitting together, tasting tea and discussing the Dao, commenting on flowers and birds, wouldn't that be pleasant.

If you don't like flowers and birds, commenting on the maids and talking about the wind and moon is also okay.

If friends are envious, the generous ones can also order the servants to pick high-quality ones, seal them in boxes, and load them onto carts, pot and flower together.

Giving roses to others, the hand has lingering fragrance.

Economical and practical, not falling into vulgarity.

Of course, when Li Xuewu took over the No. 1 Courtyard of Dongcheng from Ding Wanqiu, it was already dilapidated.

Let alone exotic flowers and rare herbs, even the glass of the flower house was gone.

I don't know if it was naturally damaged, or if that down-and-out Ding Wanqiu unloaded it and sold it.

Don't overestimate that old boy; if he was hungry enough, there was nothing he wouldn't dare sell.

It was just that he himself wasn't worth much, otherwise he would have stood on the street throwing handkerchiefs long ago.

When Dou Yaozu was surveying the courtyard and redesigning it, he asked Li Xuewu if a flower nursery was still needed here.

Li Xuewu didn't have the leisure to raise flowers and grass; he was okay with flirting and picking up girls.

Since this place had the sign of a sports club, he chose a few sports for him to choose from and let him arrange it.

When Dou Yaozu looked at the structure and frame of the flower house, he almost cursed Ding Wanqiu's mother.

The owner of this old mansion had put a lot of thought into building it; not only were the woods used for the residence selected from the best, but this flower house was also selected from the best woods.

It was also because the flower house's usage environment was special, and on the basis of brick and stone structures as auxiliary, a large amount of wooden structures were used.

If the glass was intact and maintained with care, there would be no problems for three to five hundred years.

But look at how that bastard Ding Wanqiu did it; he didn't care about the wood peeling paint or cracking; how could it be good after being exposed to wind, water, and sun?

Basically, all the wooden structures had to be replaced with new ones, and even the brick and stone structures had to be rebuilt.

So the current tennis training hall was only the same location as the original flower house.

Of course, Dou Yaozu was a professional; he didn't aim for brand new materials.

Starting from May last year, this Beijing city had countless "demolition teams"; those little cubs were truly ruthless.

Demolishing temples was nothing; they even dared to demolish the Temple of Heaven; if it weren't for the Forbidden City being watched closely, it would have been demolished too.

Dou Yaozu had collected many of these ancient building materials; he used them as soon as they were needed here; he didn't dare to play tricks on Li Xuewu.

Although they were old wood materials, after being renovated and painted, the overall pattern looked antique again.

Especially through Shen Guodong's relationship, he got some tempered glass from the Beijing Second Glass Factory, and this tennis hall immediately became stylish.

Underground heating pipes were laid, and radiators were embedded in the brick walls; it might be a bit cold at night, but when there was sunshine during the day, the body still felt warm.

Otherwise, the green plants in the corner wouldn't have grown so vigorously.

As for why tempered glass was used, that had to be said about the power of tennis.

This thing is generally about technique for ordinary people; the initial speed of the ball looks fast, but by the time it reaches the other side, the force has been unloaded almost completely.

But there are always newcomers; with great strength and strong hands, one ball hit out, and if it lands on someone, it's a bruise.

Zhou Xiaobai was also just starting to learn; she hadn't played much before; there was this thing in the club of the courtyard where she lived.

However, that club was frequented by high-ranking cadres like her father, so she naturally wouldn't go with her shy personality.

Today, she finally caught Li Xuewu finishing work early, so she joined in the fun, found a tennis racket, and took the initiative to call him to play.

Li Xuewu wasn't unfamiliar with this sport; the tennis hall had just been built, and not many people came, so he became the coach.

With Zhou Xiaobai, one racket each, he first taught her how to hold the racket, how to stand, how to move, how to hit the ball, and how to use force.

As for the rules and such, on the training ground, they generally wouldn't play for real.

This thing wasn't easy to get started with; if you played competitively, you'd probably just play by picking up balls.

I don't know if Zhou Xiaobai was doing it on purpose, but she wouldn't learn, looking for Li Xuewu to teach her hand-in-hand.

Either she said she couldn't swing the racket, or she said she couldn't grasp the angle and force.

The tennis ball hit the wall and bounced back, then she moved her feet to hit it; the two of them were teaching with difficulty, and learning with difficulty.

After a while, Zhou Xiaobai was finally satisfied and learned it, and only then did she try to play against him.

But it was also Li Xuewu picking up more balls; there were no beginner balls that weren't biased.

Just as they were playing, Zuo Jie brought Luo Yun in, first greeting Li Xuewu with a smile, and then going to the cabinet to find rackets.

"Hehe~ It's been a long time since I played~"

He held the racket in his hand and swung it, smiling at Li Xuewu and saying: "When I was a child in our courtyard, I was the one who played ball the best; even my father's leader praised me."

Luo Yun followed behind, also carrying a racket, but her interest wasn't high, and she didn't even look at Zhou Xiaobai over there.

Li Xuewu didn't notice the strangeness of the girls either; he was talking to Zuo Jie at this moment.

"Why didn't you think about being an athlete?"

"Forget it, my father wouldn't let me."

Zuo Jie curled his lips and smiled bitterly at Li Xuewu: "What about Zhu Zhenhua, who won the men's singles and men's doubles championships at the International Tennis Open the year before last?"

After speaking, he casually hit a serve toward Li Xuewu, as if to test him.

Li Xuewu glanced at him and swung his racket casually, hitting the ball back lightly.

Zuo Jie's eyes lit up; he didn't expect Li Xuewu, who came from the hutongs, to have this skill too.

He was really interested, smiling and pointing at the opposite side, saying to Li Xuewu: "Do you want to play a game? I'll be with Luo Yun."

Why else would Zuo Jie's emotional intelligence become higher after coming here; now he even found a girlfriend.

Luo Yun wouldn't play, and he could see Zhou Xiaobai wouldn't play.

If he were a straight man, he would have directly told the two girls to go play on their own, and they would play for real.

But look at Zuo Jie; not only did he speak well, but he even took care of his girlfriend's interests; how could such a person lack female company?

Li Xuewu didn't care; he turned his head to look at Zhou Xiaobai, and then looked at Luo Yun, who was lowering her head and fiddling with her racket; only then did he realize that the two hadn't spoken to each other for a long time.

"Let's play a game; Xiaobai will be with me."

"Oh, okay."

Zhou Xiaobai was still looking at Luo Yun, looking for a chance to talk to her.

At this moment, Li Xuewu called her, she responded, and walked over.

Luo Yun seemed to have discovered her intention, but didn't raise her head, bypassing the net post to the opposite side.

Li Xuewu saw Zhou Xiaobai's strange expression and raised his eyebrows to ask.

Zhou Xiaobai smiled unnaturally, indicating it was nothing.

"Start!"

Zuo Jie was in high spirits, even his swing was more professional, but when they actually played, he didn't take it seriously.

He could see Li Xuewu's actual level, and he also had to take care of the two girls who wouldn't play.

Zhou Xiaobai had already practiced for a while, and Luo Yun was taught by him these two days.

The two male comrades were just feeding balls and accompanying the two female comrades, picking up balls and teaching, just for fun.

Li Xuewu could also see that the two girls were having a conflict; Zuo Jie deliberately let the two face each other to play ball, just to resolve the conflict.

They played for more than half an hour, and the two girls became more and more proficient, and the atmosphere improved a lot.

Li Xuewu took the initiative to leave the court, saying he was going to the side of the court to drink tea and rest.

Zuo Jie looked at his eyes, knowingly signaling the two to continue playing; they had things to talk about.

If they didn't say that, Luo Yun and the other would probably return to a cold war state; now it was better.

There was a low screen on the side of the court, and inside the screen was a tea seat, just to prevent being injured by the ball hitting over.

Zuo Jie took the initiative to take the job of making tea, praising Li Xuewu's ball skills in his mouth.

Li Xuewu didn't care about this, but signaled to the two on the court, asking with his eyes.

Zuo Jie smiled bitterly and shook his head to indicate he didn't know; after making tea and sitting down, he took the initiative to talk about the work he had been doing recently.

It was mainly the service personnel management work of the club, and the work of managing the foundation with Wang Zheng.

One inside, one outside, it really tired him out, basically having things to do every day.

Today was also because he caught Wang Zheng having things to do, so he stole some leisure.

On the court, the two girls had just played with fire, neither admitting defeat, neither letting the other.

With Li Xuewu and Zuo Jie coming to the rescue, the two naturally played to their heart's content.

But when they went to drink tea and talk about things, the speed of the two swinging their rackets slowed down, and the strength on their bodies seemed to disappear.

After failing to save the ball, Luo Yun picked up the ball, stood there with her hands on her hips and her racket in her hand, panting heavily, her eyes fixed on Zhou Xiaobai, waiting for her to speak first.

Zhou Xiaobai was hesitating, glanced at Li Xuewu and the other over there, and seeing they didn't notice this side, walked to the net.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have spoken like that..."

Luo Yun didn't reply immediately, but looked at Zhou Xiaobai with complex eyes, and only after a long while asked: "What exactly do you want?"

As she spoke, she glanced at the rest area over there, then frowned and said softly: "I advised you long ago not to cross the line, and what was the result?"

"This one isn't enough, and you want another one!"

She said as she became a bit excited, but still suppressed her voice, saying: "Let's just say, you can't find a normal one when looking for a partner?"

Seeing Zhou Xiaobai lowering her head and not speaking, Luo Yun also saw her stubbornness and confusion.

"Do you know you're playing with fire!"

Luo Yun looked at Zhou Xiaobai seriously across the net and said: "Clearly knowing what identity that Zhong Yuemin has, clearly knowing that Li Ge is most unwilling to get involved with them..."

"I know~"

Zhou Xiaobai finally spoke, but the words in her mouth were still a defense: "I didn't promise him."

"But he's picking you up and dropping you off from work now!"

Luo Yun widened her eyes and said: "What exactly are you thinking? Aren't you afraid Li Ge will... with you?"

Actually, Zhou Xiaobai had also been worried for a week, thinking Zhou Changli would complain.

But from Monday when she went to work, she paid attention to everyone's attitude, and it seemed no one mentioned this.

For a week, everyone's attitude toward her remained the same, except for Luo Yun.

Luo Yun was furious, especially after discovering Zhong Yuemin was picking her up and dropping her off from work.

Zhou Xiaobai also didn't understand why Zhou Changli didn't tell her business to the club, or to Li Xuewu.

She had a faint feeling in her heart, wanting the other party to be like this.

Why was it, did she really want to induce jealousy?

Actually, the matter of Zhong Yuemin picking her up and dropping her off was a bit special; she never took the initiative to say she wanted him to pick her up, nor did she take the initiative to refuse his intention.

Zhong Yuemin didn't seem to care much about her not talking to him, following her on his bike every day, coaxing her with "baba" sounds.

As for why she tacitly allowed Zhong Yuemin to be like this, Zhou Xiaobai might be clear in her heart, but she played dumb with her mouth.

Luo Yun, as an outsider, saw it clearly: "Being with Li Ge, you see the prosperity, but you can't bear the loneliness of not seeing each other for a month and not saying a few words."

"You let Zhong Yuemin approach you, having the intention of asking for Li Ge's attention, and even more so enjoying the process of love's companionship."

"But!"

Luo Yun reached out and lifted Zhou Xiaobai's chin to warn her: "Zhong Yuemin can't replace Li Ge, and Li Ge can't give you love, understand, you silly girl!"

"What's wrong again?"

Zuo Jie saw the two were awkward again on the court; Zhou Xiaobai ran away covering her mouth, while Luo Yun stood there staring.

He told Li Xuewu and chased out with Luo Yun.

Especially since Zhou Xiaobai was wearing little, and had just sweated from playing ball.

The two arrived outside, but didn't find Zhou Xiaobai, and seeing Luo Yun was angry, he asked this.

Luo Yun hummed, then raised her head to look at Zuo Jie and asked: "You didn't tell Li Ge about Zhou Xiaobai's business, did you?"

"Why would I say that~"

Zuo Jie curled his lips and said: "You wouldn't really take Li Ge as someone who cares about these trivial matters, would you?"

"Trivial matters?"

Luo Yun wasn't happy in her heart at this moment, so she narrowed her eyes and asked with a gloomy face: "So in your eyes, love is unimportant, is an appendage of a career, right?"

"Or!"

She didn't care about Zuo Jie's hug, pushed away his arm and questioned: "We are your appendages, is that it!"

"Alright, alright, I didn't say you."

Zuo Jie hugged the angry Luo Yun tightly and comforted her: "We aren't talking about things."

Luo Yun getting angry at Zuo Jie wasn't aimed at him either; it was all because she was angered by Zhou Xiaobai.

"I just knew..."

"Alright, don't cry~"

Zuo Jie pressed her head onto his shoulder, patted her back lightly, and said: "How she handles her emotional affairs is her private business; what can I say?"

"Even if it relates to Li Ge, I don't have the qualification to talk about this topic in front of him."

"She's going to anger me to death."

Luo Yun was comforted at this moment and finally said the angry words in her heart.

As she spoke, she propped herself up to look at Zuo Jie and said seriously: "She's just crazy; what she can't get from Li Ge, she's paranoid about wanting to cheat to get, but who gets hurt in the end?"

"Isn't it herself!"

"Alright, alright."

Zuo Jie could only say this to comfort her, saying it non-stop, coaxing her.

Luo Yun let out a long sigh, wiped her tears, and said: "This matter can't blame others; it's all her own doing."

"Better wait for her to figure it out herself."

Zuo Jie pulled her to sit on the bench and persuaded her softly: "Now she's stuck in a dead end; eight horses wouldn't be able to pull her back."

"I still believe in Li Ge; he won't do anything to hurt Xiaobai."

"No, I'm not worried about Li Ge."

Luo Yun took the handkerchief Zuo Jie handed her to wipe her tears, sniffed, and said: "I'm worried that Zhong Yuemin isn't a good person."

"Li Ge doesn't love Xiaobai at all, and never thought about giving her any promises; that night in Tianjin, he didn't even touch her."

She told her partner everything; even the matter of going to Tianjin was told to Zuo Jie.

Otherwise, how would Zuo Jie know about Zhou Xiaobai's business, and how would he know Li Xuewu's attitude toward these girls.

"Can't you see it yet?"

Zuo Jie sighed and then said: "Xiaobai isn't the first, and won't be the last; Ou Xin is even more proactive than her; look at her now?"

Luo Yun naturally knew Ou Xin's intentions; from the first day she came here, she knew.

But including those people like Pei Pei, they had private ambiguous relationships with younger members, which really made people gossip.

"I can only tell you, they have no substantial relationship."

Zuo Jie looked at Luo Yun seriously and said: "Being happy together, playing, or being friends is fine, but Li Ge and the others will absolutely not cross the line."

"I know, there are more important things in their eyes."

Luo Yun looked at Zuo Jie emotionally and said faintly: "More important than a young girl's love; you will be like this in the future too."

Zuo Jie smiled bitterly: "Why are you talking about me again? Talk about them!"

After teasing Luo Yun, he said again: "The one who tied the bell must untie it; Li Ge has never been proactive here; the one you need to persuade is still Xiaobai."

"Including that Zhong Yuemin."

He looked at Luo Yun and said earnestly, "Either straighten out your attitude toward getting along with Li Ge and the others, and work happily, or don't harbor any extravagant hopes."

"Or just leave here, be with that Zhong Yuemin, or whoever, and have a good relationship."

"I'm not saying stepping on two boats, it's just that Li Ge might not care, but when people in the courtyard talk about it, the one who suffers in the end is herself."

"Sigh~!"

Luo Yun rubbed her face, full of helplessness.

The two were silent for a good while before she turned to look at Zuo Jie and asked: "What did Li Ge talk to you about?"

"Work matters..."

Originally, Zuo Jie didn't want to say it; after all, saying it to her didn't have much meaning.

But at this moment, Luo Yun was sensitive, very afraid he was hiding something from her, or that there was an asymmetry in information between the two sides.

After saying half of it, he adjusted his words and continued: "Xiao Jianjun, who works in the frontier, wrote back; we have been in contact."

"Today, when talking about the foundation, Li Ge intends for me to come forward and create an activity group suitable for young people on the basis of the club."

"Really?!"

Luo Yun looked at him in surprise and asked: "Li Ge trusts you so much?"

"Hehe, otherwise?"

Zuo Jie said proudly: "He knows me inside and out, and saved me; how could he not trust me."

Luo Yun saw that she praised him, and he became spirited at this moment; she curled her lips, but was still happy for her boyfriend in her heart.

When looking for a partner, you should look for someone like this, positive, motivated, and knowing how to take care of you.

Although she just complained about Zuo Jie, saying he neglected love and treated them as appendages.

Actually, she looked at it more realistically; compared to those mixed-up people in the large courtyard, Zuo Jie had greater advantages.

He had a job, a goal, and his career looked like it was steadily rising, especially since he boarded the big tree of the club.

Zuo Jie looked at her disdainful yet gratified expression and shrugged, explaining: "Li Ge said that young people are impetuous and confused now, but one day they will face themselves and face the future."

"Youth is the future after all, youth is the hope after all, so he hopes I can grasp the future."

"Makes sense~"

Luo Yun nodded and asked: "Youth Club? Or Youth Sports Club?"

"Neither."

Zuo Jie shook his head slightly and said: "It's an organization under the club, called 'Youth Gathering'."

"Youth Gathering?"

Luo Yun asked in surprise and amusement: "Are you going to form a gang?"

"It's the gathering of 'gathering'!"

Zuo Jie emphasized and explained: "Gathering talents, the principle of the youth generation."

"The club provides funding and support; it counts as a branch organization here, but it's not fully open."

He explained: "The organization is relatively loose, mainly for mutual learning, mutual help, and improvement, advocating doing things with a calm and wise mind."

"Quite complicated~"

Luo Yun pouted and said: "What kind of members do you recruit? Good at studying?"

"Not necessarily."

Zuo Jie smiled and tapped her nose, saying: "If you're willing, you're the first batch of Youth Gathering members."

"That's great!"

Luo Yun finally showed a smile and nodded: "I'm also someone with an organization!"

Zuo Jie nodded and said: "Yes, you are now a member of the Youth Gathering; let's learn from each other and help each other in the future!"

Seeing him so serious, Luo Yun felt embarrassed, pushed him, and said: "Dead look~"

"Blind date?"

Li Xuewu looked at Sha Zhu in surprise and asked with amusement: "Who's on a blind date?"

"You! You're on a blind date!"

Sha Zhu glared at him angrily and said: "So my sister is so ugly she can't go out, and you're surprised by her blind date!"

"Ha! You mean this!"

Li Xuewu laughed out loud, pointed at him and said: "When you were so ugly you couldn't go out, wasn't it me who helped you introduce a partner?!"

"Good~ Good~ Good!"

The only topic Sha Zhu was restrained by Li Xuewu in his life was this one.

Why didn't he dare let Li Xuewu continue talking? Because he was afraid that if Li Xuewu continued, he would tell the story of how he was taught by Li Xuewu but turned the blind date into a joke.

At this moment, he was supporting the door frame with his hands and explained very seriously: "She's willing herself, so I'm just looking for her."

"I was surprised when I heard it too."

Li Xuewu explained his previous smile and said: "Looking at her like that, I thought she didn't want to find a partner for the rest of her life."

"Pah~ Pah~ Pah~!"

Sha Zhu glared at him in dissatisfaction and spat: "My sister isn't in a hurry; she wants to find someone who is suitable and appropriate!"

As he spoke, he pointed to the few people sitting on the kang and said: "You just wait; I'll definitely find a powerful brother-in-law to suppress you all!"

"That's great!"

Shen Guodong took the conversation unconvinced: "Later we also want to see how Pazile suppresses his brother-in-law!"

"Go!"

Sha Zhu was squeezed by him and couldn't do anything, scolded him, and turned back to the kitchen.

He couldn't stay in this room; even with eight mouths, he couldn't beat these bad boys.

Tonight, after finishing their work, the boys were cleaning up inside and outside the house, and they still had to add coal and firewood to the garage.

There were two pregnant women in this courtyard; who knew when they would give birth.

Look at Sha Zhu working hard in the gatehouse now; wasn't it for his wife and his child.

There were times when he needed Shen Guodong; he couldn't just watch at home all the time while working.

It was okay at night, but during the day he could only rely on neighbors and the gatehouse.

On the left, Yidama and Jia Da Da Ma could hear the movement in the room; if Diliya had needs, she could also let them know.

The gatehouse side often had people, and cars were prepared; as long as she was about to give birth, there was a special car to pick her up.

It was the same treatment as Li's eldest daughter-in-law Zhao Yafang, so he had to perform well.

Li Xuewu was at the club in the morning, walked a few connections in the afternoon, and came directly to the courtyard at night.

First, he went home to see his eldest nephew; the little guy was gradually opening up, not as black and wrinkled as when he was just born.

Zhao Yafang had enough nutrition when she was pregnant, so this boy wasn't light when he was born, weighing over seven jin, much bigger than ordinary children.

Just in the month of confinement, he slept more and cried less, so he was cuter when held.

When he reached three or four months, he would be really lovable when happy, and really troublesome when crying.

Zhao Yafang recovered quite well, and didn't listen to her mother-in-law, honestly sitting in confinement on the kang.

Because the room was warm, she also got off the kang to stroll around, just not exposed to wind and not going out.

If it were up to Liu Yin, the kang curtain would be surrounded, and a headscarf would be worn, and it would take at least a month to take it off.

But Zhao Yafang wasn't willing, and she had no way; she just nagged about being careful, being careful about having headaches and bone pain when old.

Actually, Liu Yin was right, and Zhao Yafang wasn't wrong; what was wrong was the cognition.

Earlier, conditions were difficult, and women gave birth at home; not to mention the sanitary conditions were worrying, the nursing conditions were also not all the same.

It was just saying Zhao Yafang's hometown, where many families couldn't afford glass for windows, and even if they used plastic, how many families could afford it.

Those windows were wooden, and the mud walls leaked wind, let alone the windows.

But now it was different after all; although Li's house was old, the interior was newly renovated.

Just to make it convenient for the whole family to live in the future, the walls were all re-plastered, and they were tight.

The room was warm, there was no wind, and the postpartum woman could naturally get off the kang to walk around and move her body.

Don't touch cold water, don't wash your hair.

Because there was a child in the family, there were many things to pay attention to in life; even Li Xue didn't live at home now, and moved to the East Courtyard to be with Ji Yuxiu.

Eldest brother Xuewen had already gone back to work; he actually liked children very much, and treated his first child like a treasure.

But at home, he was like an electric pole, couldn't be counted on for any work, and stood there in the way.

Seeing him unable to sleep well or read well because the child was crying, and seeing his uncomfortable appearance, it was really not good to look at, so Zhao Yafang drove him away.

On one hand, it was like this, and on the other hand, there was also the reason that Huang Gan really missed him.

Wu Shuping left the No. 1 Supervision Institute; if Li Xuewen left again, that training class and the small electronics factory would have to close down.

So the child was only five or six days old when Huang Gan brought nutritional supplements to visit.

It was said to be visiting the child, but actually it was to see if Li Xuewen was convenient.

Driven by his wife and called by his leader, Li Xuewen could only return to the No. 1 Supervision Institute.

It was just that he seemed to be thinking about something, maybe he missed the child, so he rode his bike back himself.

Maybe it was because he had been away from Huaqing University for a long time, and no one remembered him as a fish that slipped through the net, and nothing really happened again.

On Sunday, eldest brother Xuewen was also at home, but after having Li Tang, his family status in the eyes of his mother Liu Yin and sister-in-law Zhao Yafang declined, and he wasn't well-received.

Li Xuewu then dragged him to the side-room to mooch a meal, saving him the trouble of having to prepare his own portion at home.

The people in the gatehouse had finished their work, washed their hands, and sat on the kang waiting for dinner; with Li Xuewu there, they chatted.

Many people had atmosphere, chatting was good, eating was good, chatting happily, eating fragrantly.

In winter, old people liked hot kangs, and with fewer people in the gatehouse, the kang table was gradually placed in the west room.

Even the boys all gathered at a table to eat, also on the kang.

I don't know if it was because of the teasing when entering the room, Yushui didn't eat here, but carried her dinner home to accompany her sister-in-law.

With his wife and sister not there, Sha Zhu finally caught the opportunity to drink.

The heart disease diagnosed by Li Shun was finally opened because of his sister's words.

He now only worried about two things: one was the child, and the other was his sister.

The child was born during this period, and his sister asking him to help find someone to introduce a partner also gave him motivation.

At the dinner table, Shen Guodong poured him wine, and he was also full of snot and tears, saying words he had held in for a long time.

Afraid his sister would be lonely and old, afraid that seeing himself getting married and having children would make Yushui not want to get married, and afraid that the longer it dragged on, the older his sister would be, and the harder it would be to find a partner.

The last fear, he didn't say it, but those who understood, understood; Li Xuewu only felt inexplicably shot.

Sha Zhu was truly afraid; he understood Li Xuewu's charm and power among the group of young girls and young wives.

In the past, Yushui didn't bother with Li Xuewu, so he naturally watched others' fun.

But when Yushui inexplicably leaned toward Li Xuewu, he panicked.

If Li Xuewu didn't have a partner, or wasn't married, it would be easy to talk about.

But now that Li Xuewu's child was almost here, if something really happened, topping the matter of Jing Yongjie, Yushui would be even harder to find a partner.

Even now, more than a year had passed, if she really found a partner, it would inevitably be mentioned.

Engagement was considered a "widow of the gate," it was said to be a new era, but there were always old eyes looking at her.

Yushui now promised him to find a partner for a blind date, and he started to get anxious again.

The old fears had passed, and new fears appeared again.

Afraid the brother-in-law would be a bastard if his parents were dead.

Afraid the in-laws would be bastards if his parents were alive.

Afraid Yushui wouldn't agree if he found someone far away.

Afraid the other party wouldn't agree if he found someone close.

……

Sha Zhu cried and laughed for a while; he was the craziest at the dinner table.

The more he had things in his heart, the more he said, the more he drank, the more he got drunk; in the end, he was the only one talking at the table, and a group of people accompanied him to drink.

After dinner, Li Xuewu and the others talked about work, while Sha Zhu lay on the edge of the kang snoring loudly.

Even Wang Yajuan, who came to pick up her sister to go home, felt his snoring was deafening when she entered the room.

Wang Yamei's growth this year was visible to the naked eye; Wang Yajuan was naturally at ease putting her sister here to train and work.

With Li Xuewu here, no one could bully the two sisters.

Even if the two had no relationship now, they were still friends.

The only thing she wasn't at ease about was that the distance from home to here was still a stretch, and it wasn't easy to walk in this era when it got dark.

She also came over in a hurry after getting off work and eating dinner.

If she worked overtime, or had rehearsals, Wang Yamei would walk with Shen Guodong and Xiaoyan.

Today was also because she saw Li Xuewu was here, so she couldn't help but sit for a while longer.

Da Lao sat at the head of the kang, looking at Li Xuewu with helplessness and regret in her eyes.

Helplessness was that her grandson was likable, and regret was that the era was different; now it was a monogamous system.

If it were earlier, with so many girls liking him, he would have married them all home, one giving birth to two, that would be a prosperous lineage.

Li Xuewu didn't know Da Lao really dared to think like that; he didn't dare to have such dreams himself, even if he drank at night, it wouldn't work.

Most of the work was now arranged to be handled at the club; at home, they just met and talked.

After drinking a pot of tea, he told Shen Guodong and Xiaoyan to go home.

Wang Yajuan and Wang Yamei naturally followed them.

When going out, Wang Yajuan glanced at Li Xuewu, but no one saw it.

Now even for her, it wasn't easy to see Li Xuewu.

Even if both were in the same factory, not to mention the office addresses were different, even the positions were different; where would there be time for a chance encounter.

Especially Li Xuewu, who was flying high with work now; even section-level cadres of the security group had to arrange time in advance to report work to him.

It was only on Sunday at home that there was time to sit together and chat.

Only at this time was the Li Xuewu that Wang Yajuan saw the young man in her impression.

It was just that the young man had grown up, not the high-and-mighty factory leader in the factory.

"What are you doing?"

Li Xuewu didn't stay in the courtyard much; after saying a few words to Da Lao, he started his bike and walked home.

Just as he reached the mouth of the hutong, he saw someone in front raising their hand to stop the car.

He thought he had run into something unclean, after all, it was late at night.

However, with a flash of the car lights, he recognized the clothes the other party was wearing, and the hat she was wearing.

Don't talk about seeing the face clearly; when you encounter someone in front of your car at night, who can see the face clearly?

Unless the other party was blind, otherwise how could they stand facing your car lights and let you see.

Li Xuewu stepped on the brake, took the gear, and pushed open the car door to jump out of the command car.

He greeted with his mouth, while lighting a cigarette for himself, and looked at the other party with amusement, asking: "Learning to be a female bandit, robbing the road?"

After saying this, he put the lighter in his pocket and spread his hands, saying: "Penniless, destitute, no money, and won't give my life."

"Are you poor or what!"

Yushui scolded him angrily, glared at him, and then turned to open the car door and got into the passenger seat.

Li Xuewu shook his head with amusement; he had clearly said he was penniless, wasn't that poor?

After smoking a few puffs, he flicked the cigarette butt and only then got into the car.

"When did you come out? Guodong said you were still there when he sent your brother."

"None of your business~"

Yushui spoke with emotion; Li Xuewu couldn't even ask.

Li Xuewu glanced at her and adjusted the angle of the warm air, just blowing in her direction.

He didn't ask why Yushui was waiting here in the cold weather, or if she was waiting for him.

After a while, Yushui seemed to have recovered, and suddenly turned to look at him and asked: "Don't you have anything to say to me?"

"Hmm?"

Li Xuewu turned his head, looked at her, raised his eyebrows, and said: "Can I speak now?"

"……"

Yushui's mouth twitched, she narrowed her eyes and looked at him; he was still pretending with her even now.

"Do you think you're very humorous? I ran out and waited for you just to hear you say this."

"Say what?"

Li Xuewu turned his head, looked ahead, saw someone passing by, put it in gear, and drove forward.

On the road, Yushui stubbornly looked at him, waiting for him to say the sentence she wanted to hear.

However, Li Xuewu was silent.

Until the jeep stopped again, Yushui turned to observe, not expecting Li Xuewu to bring her to the International Hotel.

"What are you doing here? Send me home."

"Since we're here, come down and sit for a while."

Li Xuewu parked the car, turned off the engine, first waved at her, and then got out of the car.

Yushui saw he was serious, so she pursed her lips and followed him out of the car.

The International Hotel was open 24 hours a day, receiving customers at any time, including leaders of the steel mill.

Director Li sometimes came here to entertain guests; it was the first time seeing Deputy Director Li come here late at night.

Especially bringing a girl, it surprised the security at the door.

However, seeing Director Li looking very magnanimous, the security shook his head, blaming himself for letting his imagination run wild; how could a leader be that kind of person.

But the front desk waiter didn't think so, because Deputy Director Li came over, first asked for a room, and then took that girl upstairs.

This... what's the situation?

To say magnanimous, it was truly magnanimous; Deputy Director Li signed for the room, opened the room in his name, and paid the money.

But to say... that, it was also truly that, bringing a girl upstairs late at night.

Is it that magnanimous? ===== CHAPTER 1007 =====