Chapter 1025: Human Relationships

"I'll eat it myself."

Gu Ning refused Li Xuewu's feeding and took the spoon to eat by herself.

Li Xuewu sat to the side and smiled bitterly: "I feel quite sad not asking for leave to take care of you; I was thinking of feeding you..."

Gu Ning didn't let him finish his sentence and scooped a spoonful of rice porridge into his mouth.

"Then I'll feed you instead."

"Ooh——"

Li Xuewu was blocked by the rice porridge and didn't know whether to laugh or cry; he swallowed it before saying: "You interrupted my mood; it was so hard to brew."

"Don't dramatize it; I'm fine."

Gu Ning glanced at him and said: "I'm very comfortable now, very happy; I'm finally free."

"So you weren't happy before, huh?"

Li Xuewu gripped his own hand, feeling that it was warm, before reaching into the quilt to help Gu Ning massage her legs.

After giving birth, a woman's legs will be accompanied by edema; massage will alleviate the symptoms.

He didn't know who had helped massage them during the day, but Li Xuewu tried his best to do his part as a husband.

Although Gu Ning knew he meant well, she still felt a bit strange, as if ants were crawling on her legs.

"No need, it's all better; I can get out of bed and walk by myself, which proves I'm fine."

She moved her legs to dodge; she really didn't want to be so mushy; she was getting goosebumps.

Li Xuewu, however, grabbed her back forcefully and said angrily: "No, you must massage!"

"Are you a child?"

Gu Ning looked at the childish man speechlessly and said: "I'm going to hit you!"

"You'd better be careful!"

Li Xuewu threatened: "There's only one person surnamed Gu in this room; I'm not afraid of you!"

"Eww~~~"

Gu Ning reached out and pushed him away, saying: "It's mushy to death; are you going to let me eat or not?!"

"Then I'll feed you?"

Li Xuewu smiled and leaned over, saying: "Or should I use a hot towel to help you wipe your body?"

"No~"

Gu Ning held the thermal box and dodged Li Xuewu, refusing in her mouth: "I'm going home tomorrow; you're too annoying."

She gestured to the door and said: "The nurse could come in at any time; if they saw this, how could I go to work in the future?"

"What about it?!"

Li Xuewu said with dissatisfaction: "We are a legal couple; can't a husband and wife be close?"

"I'm not talking to you anymore."

Gu Ning glared and said: "Please keep a one-meter distance from me, Comrade Li Xuewu."

"You're going a bit too far, Gu Ning."

Li Xuewu pretended to be angry and said: "You changed your heart after giving birth to a son, right? I'm not the first priority anymore, right?"

"Oh! Section Chief Li is here too~"

He was just saying this when someone knocked on the door, and then a nurse walked in.

"Measuring the child's temperature; please sit."

Seeing Li Xuewu stand up, the nurse held back her laughter and spoke to him seriously.

But Gu Ning's face had long since turned red; she lowered her head and sat on the bed picking at the rice porridge in the thermal bucket; she really had no face to see anyone.

Li Xuewu stood to the side, waiting only for the nurse to finish measuring before sending the other party out the door.

"It's all your fault!"

Gu Ning stuffed the thermal bucket into his hand and complained: "She heard it all!"

"Impossible!"

Li Xuewu quibbled: "I closed the door; she absolutely couldn't have heard."

"Can you believe the soundproofing in this hospital?"

Gu Ning glared at him and said: "If she hadn't heard, how could she have knocked?"

After finishing, she scolded him: "You just know how to add trouble for me!"

"So what if she heard?"

Li Xuewu spread his hands indifferently and said: "If there's any laughing, they'll be laughing at me; I don't care."

"Your skin is thick, fine."

Gu Ning got off the hospital bed, put on her slippers, and walked around him to look at the child.

The little fat baby still had white traces on his scalp; in the process of growing up, he would have to shed a few layers of skin before he could become a fat boy.

Li Xuewu stood beside the mother and son and whispered: "He looks cuter than Li Tang; that kid was too dark."

"Just say that; be careful Mom hears it."

Gu Ning scared him, then removed a layer of wrapping quilt for the child and said: "He's still small; you can't tell anything; it will take at least one or two months."

"You know?"

Li Xuewu smiled with amusement: "How old were you when Gu Yan was born? How would you remember?"

"I know better than you."

Gu Ning retorted: "When I was in rotation training, I stayed in obstetrics; haven't I seen more than you?"

"Fine, you are all professionals."

Li Xuewu smiled bitterly and sat on the companion bed, saying: "I said I would provide care, but Mom said she didn't trust me, afraid I'd sell her grandson."

"Are you okay?"

Gu Ning sat on the edge of the bed and said to him: "In a few days, Dad is coming to the capital for a meeting; prepare the room downstairs."

"Hmm, I already told Qin Jingru."

Li Xuewu nodded, sat close to her, hugged her shoulders, and looked at the little child in the stroller together.

"I told Han Jiankun to prepare quite a few daily necessities; the things downstairs have also been moved upstairs; our master bedroom is already prepared."

He lowered his head to look at Gu Ning and said: "I'll come to pick you up to go home tomorrow."

"Hmm."

Gu Ning actually was a bit sensitive to beds; she hadn't rested well in the hospital these past few days, plus the child, so she didn't want to stay in the hospital anymore.

The hospital side had no objections; after all, the Li family was very close; if she needed an IV drip for inflammation, she could just call a nurse to go over.

Some things had already been taken home when they went back last night; Gu Ning would only stay here for one night, finish the remaining IV drip, and let the child stabilize.

At this moment, she leaned on Li Xuewu's arm, leaning on his shoulder, feeling a sense of relief from having someone to rely on.

"Oh, excuse me!"

At the ward door, Qin Jingru and Ding Fengxia walked in; she said "excuse me," but her eyes were full of teasing.

Gu Ning was already familiar with her at home and didn't care that much; she just stood up from Li Xuewu's embrace and went toward the hospital bed.

Ding Fengxia looked at the young couple with amusement, asked about the child's condition, and told Li Xuewu to hurry home to eat.

"I told the in-laws to go back; there's no need for so many people; there are old and young at home."

She explained to Li Xuewu: "I told the in-laws that after the house is tidied up tomorrow, they can come again; Aunt Xiao Ning doesn't need them for discharge either; we can do it."

"Then we'll do it tomorrow morning."

Li Xuewu nodded and said: "Pick up Aunt Xiao Ning to go home first, then I'll go to work."

"It's fine without a car; it's just a few steps; it's fine to walk back if you dress warmly."

Ding Fengxia smiled and said: "There are many people in our family; it's convenient to take care of her and the child; don't let it delay your work."

"It won't delay much."

Li Xuewu looked at his mother-in-law and said: "Let Jingru stay here tonight; you should go home to sleep; you've been tossing and turning all day."

He asked Gu Ning: "With Jingru tonight..."

"Forget it, I'll stay with Aunt Xiao Ning."

Ding Fengxia interrupted his arrangement and said: "Jingru has also been working hard for a few days; let her go home to rest too; it's the same if I sleep here."

She gestured to the companion bed and said: "I can sleep soundly here too."

"Then tidy up the room upstairs."

Li Xuewu said to Qin Jingru: "Prepare luggage and pillows and such."

He said to his mother-in-law: "When my dad comes, you two should stay for a few more days; it's really not easy to come back once."

"Anywhere is fine."

Ding Fengxia sat by the hospital bed, holding her daughter's hand, and said: "If I don't come back, your father and I will also be at ease, knowing you two are doing well; we have nothing to worry about."

"It's just this little person; Grandma really can't bear to part with him."

She smiled and looked at the child, urging Li Xuewu to hurry home and not wait for the food to be overcooked.

Because there was nothing left to do in the hospital, she told Qin Jingru to go home early to rest.

After saying a few words to Gu Ning, Li Xuewu took Qin Jingru and walked out.

After leaving the hospital door, Qin Jingru sighed: "Giving birth in the city is just different from giving birth in the countryside; no wonder city people have good lives."

"Hehe, why the sudden sigh?"

Li Xuewu looked at her with a smile and asked: "Aren't you a city person now?"

"But I wasn't before."

Qin Jingru pursed her lips and said: "How many children will you and Sister Aunt Xiao Ning have?"

"Uh... not sure."

Li Xuewu thought for a moment and said: "It's very likely just this one."

"That's why I said."

Qin Jingru nodded and said: "Working in the city earns a lot, and only raising one child, life naturally gets better and better."

Li Xuewu looked at her in surprise and asked: "Did you see the family planning propaganda? Why did you start thinking like this?"

"No, I know about family planning, but that's not what I meant."

She turned to look at Li Xuewu and said: "Our family already had few children, but it started to be difficult from my eldest brother, and it's been difficult until now without getting up."

"You mean life is bad because there's no money in the countryside?"

"Actually, that's not it!"

She thought for a moment and said seriously: "Although we don't have money, we have grain and vegetables; life materials don't need money to buy."

"But it's difficult when there are many children; materials aren't enough to share, so we can only go hungry."

"But some families have few, one son and one daughter, or two sons and then stop."

Qin Jingru said with some emotion and envy: "People's lives can be lived well, and they can afford a horse-drawn carriage."

"Hmm, I understand."

Li Xuewu nodded with a smile and asked: "Is owning a horse-drawn carriage in the countryside the same as me owning a car?"

"Not the same."

Qin Jingru looked at Li Xuewu and said: "Owning a horse-drawn carriage in the countryside is more awesome than you owning a car; do you believe it?"

"There aren't few people in the city like you who can sit in a small car, and there are many who own personal cars; at least cars on the road won't stop."

"But it's different in the countryside."

She shook her head and said: "Those who own horse-drawn carriages in the ten miles and eight villages can be counted on one hand; their feeling is much more awesome than yours."

"So, city people think clearly; they just live more clearly than country people."

"You mean, have fewer children and farm more land?"

Li Xuewu shook his head slightly and said: "The problem you mentioned is actually a conflict between life values and traditional fertility concepts."

When crossing the street, he pointed to the sparse pedestrians on the street and said: "Actually, city people are also willing to have more children; I haven't lived in the Sihe Academy side for nothing."

"I can also tell you."

He said seriously: "Actually, families with conditions are also willing to have more children; this is a symbol of family prosperity."

"What about you?"

Qin Jingru looked at Li Xuewu and asked: "Why don't you and Sister Aunt Xiao Ning have more?"

"I certainly want to have more children."

Li Xuewu said seriously: "I don't find any number of children annoying; the more the better."

"However."

He smiled bitterly: "But I must fully respect Sister Aunt Xiao Ning's opinion; I not only want to see my own career, but I should also support her to continue her own career; love is mutual."

"Children are not just the continuation of the family, the inheritance of spirit, but should be the witness of love."

Li Xuewu walked into the street with her and said with slight regret: "If she thinks one child is enough to fulfill a mother's wish, I will not ask her to have more."

He turned to look at Qin Jingru and said: "This is an excessive and rude coercion of a mother."

"Reading is still good."

Qin Jingru shrugged like Li Xuewu and said: "Reading gives you the opportunity to become a city person, the right to choose your life, and even more the right to choose whether to have children and how many to have."

She lowered her head slightly and whispered: "My mother once told me that women giving birth is actually going through the King of Hell's palace; if you aren't careful, you're gone; she didn't want any more either."

"But for rural women, men are their heaven; where can they resist?"

Qin Jingru pursed her lips and said: "I was just telling Han Jiankun the day before yesterday that we want at most three, as long as there's a son."

"Hehe, with a prerequisite?"

Li Xuewu nodded and said: "Whether it's a son or a daughter, they won't necessarily be by your side forever, but having them is better than regretting it when you're old."

"You've seen me as a son, do you see me enjoying family happiness, never leaving my parents' side to be filial?"

He shook his head slightly and said: "Life is only a few short decades, but in the short term, the time you spend with your parents is just when you're young."

"They watch you grow up, but you don't necessarily have the chance to watch them grow old, let alone serve the elderly."

"Saying loyalty and filial piety are hard to have both, saying you have old and young to care for—these are all excuses to comfort yourself."

Li Xuewu walked to the gate and said to Qin Jingru: "You should also try to forgive your father, forgive him for being an ordinary father without culture and without knowledge."

"He didn't give you a city status, nor did he give you a wealthy living environment, but at least he was willing to watch you grow up."

He knew Qin Jingru hadn't been home for a long time, and he also knew that Han Jiankun was the one who visited her parents' house during the New Year.

He also knew that because of the scene made during the wedding, Qin Jingru still had resentment toward her father.

But father-daughter affection, where is there a knot that can't be untied? At least you have to look forward.

"I know, Brother Wu."

Qin Jingru sighed so much today, also thinking of home and thinking of herself.

Life doesn't have so many "ifs"; living in the past and refusing to forgive is actually refusing to forgive your past self.

"I... actually, I'm not that angry anymore, it's just..."

"Hmm, I understand you."

Li Xuewu nodded and said: "I was also young once, impulsive, complaining, but eventually, there comes a day when you grow up."

"Your current resentment is a punishment for your father, but you must know that he will grow old."

"When he is old, will you still have the chance to talk to him about your dissatisfaction, be willful and act like a spoiled child with him, or express your concern for him?"

"If, I mean if."

Li Xuewu walked into the gate, nodded slightly, and said: "He is gone, and you think of him again; is this current resentment a punishment for yourself?"

"Hmm..."

Qin Jingru took a deep breath, soothing the melancholy and emotional fluctuations in her heart, wiped her eyes, and said: "After Sister Aunt Xiao Ning stabilizes, I'll go back with Jiankun."

"Your Sister Aunt Xiao Ning needs you at all times; just go tomorrow."

Li Xuewu saw Han Jiankun standing at the door and said with a smile: "Since my mother-in-law and my parents are here these two days, you two go back tomorrow night and come back the day after tomorrow afternoon."

He changed his slippers at the door and exhorted: "This car is too conspicuous; you go to the recycling station and take that GAZ-69; tell Guodong that I arranged it."

"Oh, right, there's more."

He pointed to Han Jiankun and his wife and said: "Ask your sister if she wants to go back; it's just a convenient car."

Early Saturday morning, Li Xuewu didn't even eat breakfast and went with Han Jiankun to pick up Gu Ning.

Li Shu had already gone to her grandmother's house yesterday; otherwise, if things really got busy, he was afraid there would be no one to look after her.

His mother-in-law got up early and packed everything properly.

As soon as Li Xuewu and the other went upstairs, she told them to move things down.

She herself carried the child and walked out with Gu Ning.

Colleagues and leaders in the hospital came to visit, smiled, and sent them out the door, which attracted some people to stop.

Maybe they hadn't seen such a scene before, with doctors and nurses coming to send them off.

After everyone got in the car, Li Xuewu then shook hands and thanked the hospital leaders and nurses one by one.

Not to mention his own kindness, just the gifts sent to several departments two days ago meant they had to give him face.

The director of surgery also exhorted Gu Ning to recuperate well and return to the battle ranks as soon as possible.

This made everyone laugh again; as long as they had given birth, who didn't know the hardship of pregnancy?

Ding Fengxia saw all this in her eyes; for her son-in-law maintaining the colleague relationship for her daughter, she had already heard about it these past few days and had also felt it.

Compared to before, Gu Ning herself might not have felt it, but her feeling was particularly obvious.

Colleagues dared to joke with her, were willing to mess around with her, and the look in their eyes toward her also carried closeness and friendliness.

And even Gu Ning herself hadn't discovered it, but as a mother, she knew that her daughter hadn't been depressed during pregnancy, but rather had become much more cheerful.

This was a huge change that Gu Ning had rarely had in all the years she had been at home; in terms of personality, she had really matured and become steady.

She was a mother, so naturally, she thought a lot, worried for her children, and was sad for her children; seeing good changes, she was happy from the bottom of her heart.

Toward Li Xuewu, Ding Fengxia always held an attitude of appreciation and observation; she had to give support and also give plenty of concern.

As long as it's a person, who doesn't have shortcomings?

No one is perfect; you have to look at the good side, look at his actions, and look at his character.

She couldn't live here every day and watch how the young couple got along, but she could judge what was happening from the real changes.

At the entrance of Courtyard No. 1 in Haiyuncang, Qin Jingru had been watching in the lobby early on.

Seeing the car stop in front of the door, she ran out hurriedly to open the main gate.

"Oh~ the little boy is home~"

She greeted the child with a smile and asked Gu Ning about the situation in the morning.

"Ate a mouthful and went back to sleep."

Ding Fengxia smiled, carried the child, and walked into the courtyard, answering: "He slept so soundly; is it Li Ning?"

There is a default saying when a child leaves and returns home, and that is to call out to them.

As for why, there might be differences between the north and south, but the practice is basically the same.

From the short road back from the hospital, Ding Fengxia had been calling her little grandson's name, calling him home.

Qin Jingru helped Gu Ning get out of the car, seeing that she was dressed thickly and wrapped tightly, afraid she wouldn't walk steadily, she kept supporting her into the building.

Li Xuewu, together with Han Jiankun, moved things into the house until his father and mother accompanied the Great Grandmother to the door.

"I was just saying, it shouldn't be this early."

Liu Yin smiled as she entered the courtyard and said to her son: "Your dad guessed you wouldn't be able to sit still and would have to go pick up the child early."

Li Shun walked with his hands behind his back; he didn't greet his son, but went straight into the house following the Great Grandmother.

Liu Yin looked at him with amusement and quietly reminded her son: "He was still grumbling last night, saying you were unreliable."

"Hehehe."

Li Xuewu knew his father was still complaining that he hadn't left the opportunity to name the child to him.

"You tell my dad to wait a bit; the third one is also coming soon; he should pay attention and intercept it early."

After finishing, he joked: "Maybe the third one hasn't been born yet, and the eldest sister-in-law is pregnant again; our family is prosperous."

"Hahahaha."

People are in high spirits when they encounter happy events; Liu Yin hadn't felt tired even though she had been providing care these past few days and had run home twice.

Her eldest grandson was born, her second grandson was born, and she was already a grandmother in her forties; she had only heard congratulations during this period.

There were more children in the courtyard, and every family had a shared joy.

The New Year had just passed, everything was recovering, and the willow trees by the Yongding River were starting to turn green.

What is called "double happiness coming to the door"? This is called "double happiness coming to the door"; she was waiting to hold a grandson in each hand and go out for a stroll.

What made her even more delighted was that both grandsons were healthy and smooth.

Both daughters-in-law were also harmonious, cultured, and cultivated; family harmony brings prosperity to everything.

Last night, she had dinner with the in-laws here, carried Li Shu back, and the whole family was happily talking about it.

Branches spreading and leaves scattering, descendants flourishing; the old lady sat on the kang, listening to Liu Yin talk about Gu Ning's condition, the child's cuteness, and the in-laws' reasonableness and enthusiasm, the smoke from her pipe was even cheerful.

Li Shun first went to see his eldest grandson, returned to coax Li Shu, and let the eldest granddaughter command and arrange him, while he was also sighing that he was old.

This "old" wasn't a tension or regret about his own physical and mental state, but rather a kind of relaxation.

His children were successful in their careers, and the family had successors; it was a kind of satisfied and proud showing off.

In front of outsiders, Li Shun was reserved and had to maintain his image; he would never boast or exaggerate to others.

But in front of his family, in front of his mother, he inevitably revealed his true side.

He meant that he could be old, could enjoy the pleasure of children and grandchildren around his knees, could tell his ancestors and others that his life was a success.

How many people have both children, how many people have support when they are old, have something to rely on when they are old; to want the happiness of family, one needs to cultivate blessings for half a lifetime.

When he was young, his father left early, the three brothers went their separate ways, and he was lonely and helpless.

Especially after having children, they were naughty and caused trouble constantly.

Watching his second son climb walls and trees, on one hand, he was determined to beat him, and on the other hand, he was determined to be kind.

Doing good and accumulating virtue, only hoping that he would cultivate blessings for his descendants, do more good, and treat illnesses and save people.

But if he could get by, he wouldn't say anything; if he could let it go, he would let it go; if he could endure, he would endure.

Today, looking at the three grandchildren in the family, he had to say this was what he had cultivated, what he deserved.

Especially the eldest granddaughter; fate is a blessing; being able to accept the arrival of this child meant being able to accept the existence of this child and even more being able to bear the growth of this child.

Liu Yin laughed at him, saying he was only in his forties, how could he call himself old; he didn't have the qualifications.

The old lady also joked at him, saying he was old just after becoming a grandfather; when he reached her age, he would have great-grandchildren; what would he call himself then?

Li Shun laughed himself, laughing happily.

Yes, he had no qualifications to call himself old; he still had to struggle, was still accumulating virtue and doing good, and still had to accumulate and cultivate blessings for his descendants.

And he had to let outsiders see how the family treated Li Shu when there were no grandsons, and how they treated Li Shu when there were grandsons.

The Li family's children were all the same; grandsons and granddaughters were treated equally; he had to cultivate it for others to see, and also do it for his descendants to see.

Li Shun was the eldest brother in the family, the backbone of the Li family, and the head of the family who had become a grandfather.

How could he call himself old at this time?

"Leader, there is a communication meeting."

Peng Xiaoli walked into the office and reported: "Arranged by Deputy Section Chief Jing, it's to adjust the negotiation policy with the commercial tour group, to have a meeting."

He walked to the desk and tidied up the documents on the table while explaining: "The news from the committee office is that several deputy section chiefs are all there."

"Hmm, Section Chief Li is back, right?"

Li Xuewu was writing his opinions on the documents and instructed Peng Xiaoli: "Tell the security section that this won't be approved; the time is too long."

He pointed to another document on the side, which already had Yu Decai's signature, but he still denied it.

"Since the new duty post doesn't need to undertake special task processing, there's no need to execute a three-month training period."

"On one hand, the funds aren't enough, and it's a waste; on the other hand, internal organization training and exercise are sufficient."

Li Xuewu looked at Peng Xiaoli and said: "Make it clear to Zhou Yao; select excellent officers to serve as cadres for the duty post security."

"I'll give her a one-month training period; these people come down from the mountain, continue to grasp training, not asking to reach the level of the guard team, but they must catch up to the security standard."

"Understood, I'll go contact Section Chief Zhou immediately."

Peng Xiaoli also reported: "Section Chief Li has also just returned; the meeting starts at eleven o'clock."

"I know, you go get busy first."

Li Xuewu nodded and continued his work.

It wasn't long before the production team leader Kuang Yusheng came over.

Peng Xiaoli wanted to help make tea, but it was no use; he waved his hand, signaling Li Xuewu not to get up, and rummaged through the tea cabinet himself to find tea leaves and make tea.

"They all say the tea leaves here are good."

Kuang Yusheng curled his lips and said: "If you ask me, they are just shameless; there are plenty of good tea leaves in the supply and marketing cooperative; they should buy them themselves."

After finishing, he took a sip of the boiling hot tea and nodded: "This taste is okay."

"Nothing to do in the morning?"

Li Xuewu glanced at him and said: "If you like it, ask Peng Xiaoli to pack some for you later."

"We'll talk later."

Kuang Yusheng smiled, then leaned his arms on the table and asked Li Xuewu in a low voice: "How did you talk to the leader?"

"What do you mean how did I talk? Which leader?"

Li Xuewu was stunned by his question, then immediately understood what he meant; he looked at him with amusement and said: "You're only asking now; isn't it a bit late?"

As he spoke, he put away his fountain pen and teased: "Others came to ask long ago."

"Can I be the same as them?"

Kuang Yusheng curled his lips and said: "At least I'm a team leader; I still need to have this bit of depth."

"Then continue to be deep."

Li Xuewu picked up his teacup and signaled: "You're a team leader now; how can you be like them, asking for news everywhere? It's so embarrassing."

"Still deep?"

Kuang Yusheng said with amusement: "If I get any deeper, I'll sink to the bottom."

He tilted his head and gestured to the office building across the window, saying: "I have to understand the leader's thoughts; I'm personally indifferent."

"But the people below have to do the work, right?"

Kuang Yusheng drank a mouthful of tea and said: "If he suddenly comes up with something, I can bear it, but what about the others?"

"What suddenly comes up?"

Li Xuewu drank the tea and put down the teacup, saying: "You've confused me; isn't everything fine?"

"It's precisely because everything is fine that I'm confused."

Kuang Yusheng slanted his eyes and said: "A few days ago he was talking about production problems, but these two days he stopped talking about it and changed to talking about ideological discipline; don't you think it's strange?"

"You're being a bit ungrateful."

Li Xuewu pretended to criticize: "It's normal for leaders to care about production, and it's a work requirement to care about ideological discipline; what kind of attitude is this?"

"Go to hell!"

Kuang Yusheng turned to the side and gestured to the opposite side, saying: "If you want to care about production, don't mention restricting production capacity and hindering the third industry; don't you know him?"

Gesturing to his own heart, he said with a mocking tone: "This person doesn't have a big heart, but has plenty of bad water."

"Look at it now."

Kuang Yusheng tilted his neck and said: "Just based on what happened a few days ago, I was thinking, he must come down and vent his anger!"

"How about it?"

He stared with wide eyes and said: "I've been waiting for him to make an issue of it, and I'm even feeling stifled!"

"Hahahaha!"

Li Xuewu was laughed out loud by his words, and Kuang Yusheng himself was also helpless.

"I said you don't know what's good for you."

Li Xuewu drank a mouthful of tea and said: "Can't you think of him in a better way? Maybe the leader is considerate of your situation, cares about the actual needs of production, and chose to let it go lightly."

"Fart, say this out loud and touch your own heart; do you believe it?"

He sneered: "This person, his heart is not right; you should be careful."

Saying this, he put down the teacup, pointed at Li Xuewu again, and said: "If you ask me, it's because of you that he has restrained himself."

"What exactly did you do to him, or what did you say to him, that changed his attitude?"

Kuang Yusheng frowned in thought, looking at Li Xuewu and saying: "You have great ability."

"What ability? Hehehe."

Li Xuewu spread his hands and said: "Communicate well, understand each other, seek common ground while reserving differences, and develop together."

"Hmm~~ you have the flavor of a factory leader."

Kuang Yusheng tilted his neck slightly and nodded to Li Xuewu: "From the time you started working, I felt you could be a factory leader!"

"Get lost!"

Li Xuewu scolded him with a smile and said: "I still can't forget how you had opinions about me when I first started, and you were always tripping me up."

"When? Why don't I remember?"

Kuang Yusheng relied on his age to play dumb, playing tricks on Li Xuewu: "Why do I remember that you were eloquent and fooled us all?"

"You got that right; I'm best at fooling children; you should be careful."

If it came to arguing, Li Xuewu wouldn't admit defeat to anyone; he rolled his words back at him.

"Also, stop criticizing the leader; I think as long as they are in our team, we can communicate and talk."

"That's right!"

Kuang Yusheng straightened his neck and said: "You've talked to everyone you can talk to, so that's how you say it."

He stared at Li Xuewu and said: "Why don't you talk about how you dealt with those you couldn't talk to!"

"Hey! Slander!"

Li Xuewu pointed at him and reminded: "Since I started working, I have been dutiful, conscientious, and responsible, getting along appropriately with colleagues, and have never had any conflicts."

"Hmm~~~ I believe this; it's true."

Kuang Yusheng made a sound in his nostrils, his tone teasing: "You have never had conflicts with colleagues, but you have had conflicts with leaders!"

"You're deliberately looking for trouble today!"

Li Xuewu glanced at him and said: "Or you think I'm too idle and are deliberately trying to anger me!"

"Hey! Neither! I'm here to congratulate you!"

Kuang Yusheng said with amusement: "You had a big son; don't you have to host a banquet?"

He took out a red envelope and handed it over, saying: "We'll talk about drinking later; a small gift, consider it a congratulation."

"I might be vague about what others give, but I must accept what you give."

Seeing Peng Xiaoli come in, Li Xuewu waved and signaled: "Help me write it in the gift book; I'll have to return it when Team Leader Kuang has a son."

"Go to hell! Hahahaha!"

Kuang Yusheng's eldest son was already married and about to have a grandson; if he had a son now, wouldn't people laugh him to death?

Being teased by Li Xuewu like this, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

The relationship between the two had always been very good; it wasn't that no one had come to send gift money these past few days, and Li Xuewu had accepted them all.

However, it didn't go directly into his hands, but was handed over to Peng Xiaoli to register in the gift book.

He would find time later to host a few tables at the guesthouse, which counted as gift-giving among colleagues.

Other things wouldn't be done this way; marriage and childbirth are the two major events in life.

Marriage signifies he has matured, and childbirth signifies he has to be responsible.

On one hand, it's for colleagues to see, and on the other hand, it's for the organization to see; having children as a cadre in this era is also an advantage.

When a single cadre and a cadre with a family are in the same competitive position, the organization will definitely prioritize the latter.

It can't be said that a wife and children count as a concern, but it is absolutely a kind of guarantee.

Look at the later approval for going abroad; single people definitely can't compare to those with wives and children.

Of course, it's not that there aren't animals who abandon their wives and children to go to the Ugly Country to wash dishes.

Li Xuewu gave more gift money to colleagues; for those outside the department, he started from the deputy section level and above, and for those inside the department, he started from knowing them.

That is to say, as long as Li Xuewu knew about an ordinary security guard getting married, he would give a gift.

But the threshold for receiving gifts was high; those outside the department had to be deputy section level and above, and those inside the department were not accepted at all.

Han Yating and others had mentioned it, but were rejected by Li Xuewu; they discussed sending some eggs or something, but were also rejected by Li Xuewu.

Especially for those far away, like Xu Ning, he wouldn't add burdens to those below him.

Human relationships are still about fate.

For example, Kuang Yusheng coming today was on one hand to thank Li Xuewu for his organizational coordination in production work, and on the other hand to emphasize their private relationship.

Don't listen to his teasing of Cheng Kaiyuan and all the nonsense he said behind his back; in fact, he had to do the work Cheng Kaiyuan handed over, and he had to work hard on the requirements given.

Grumbling doesn't equal clashing; because of Li Xuewu's coordination, Cheng Kaiyuan's attitude toward him had eased, and he naturally had to be active and tolerant toward the leader.

Of course, he also knew very well that Li Xuewu had done a lot of work here; from a personal perspective and a work perspective, he had to acknowledge this sentiment.

Doing work is like this; what is said is said, what is done is done; it might not be said clearly, and it doesn't need to be said thoroughly, but the work can't be biased or wrong.

He asked Li Xuewu how he talked; in fact, he didn't necessarily want to know the specifics of how he talked; he just wanted to determine a result and reflect an attitude.

What was determined was that Li Xuewu had already reached an agreement with the other party, and for the subsequent production work, as well as the connection with the third industry, there was a result.

In the future, there wouldn't be any more disputes and contradictions because of certain incidents.

The attitude reflected was to resolutely execute the overall work ideas set by the factory leaders, adhere to the combination of innovation and stability, etc.

It meant acknowledging the development plan set by Li Xuewu after consulting with Li Huai De and other leaders.

Of course, Li Xuewu also saw these two points and made replies separately.

He acknowledged Cheng Kaiyuan's actions and methods in production work and also recognized the ideological attitude reflected back by Kuang Yusheng.

He wasn't the one in charge of these; he was to feed this change and result back to Li Huai De and several other leaders.

The deputy section chief responsible for coordinating work in the committee office was actually doing this kind of thing.

Handling communication matters poorly, failing to convey what shouldn't be said clearly, and reflecting each other's attitudes.

After sending Kuang Yusheng away, Li Xuewu took his notebook and went to the main office building to participate in the communication meeting.

Li Huai De was already at the meeting venue, and several leaders arrived one after another.

"I talked to Deputy Section Chief Li a few days ago; his opinions are very pertinent and very inspiring for the negotiation work."

Jing Yunong introduced to Li Huai De: "So I communicated with Deputy Section Chief Gu, discussing that we should adjust our cooperation method and negotiation strategy."

After listening to her explanation and introduction, Li Huai De nodded, signaled Li Xuewu to sit down, glanced at the scene, and said: "Is everyone here?"

"Then let's start the meeting."

He nodded and said: "The situation was introduced by Deputy Section Chief Jing, and I have also learned about it; it is very difficult."

"I know everyone has been working very hard, constantly striving to dispel the foreign businessmen's concerns about the situation and whether the Steel Mill can complete the cooperation."

Li Huai De looked at everyone and said: "Obtaining foreign trade contracts means the Steel Mill has the opportunity to rapidly accumulate technology and machinery; this is the consensus of everyone."

"The commercial tour group staying at the International Hotel is a flowing piece of gold; coming from Yangcheng, what we need to do is let them settle in the capital and take root in the Steel Mill!"

"I will now talk about the news and situation just obtained from industrial and foreign affairs departments."

Li Huai De opened his notebook and began to introduce the policies and support he had applied for from above.

The goal had been determined; the locomotive was full of energy and was determined not to stop until the goal was reached. ===== CHAPTER 1026 =====