Chapter 1069: Slow Stewing on Low Heat, Closing the Pot on High Heat

Mr. Lin has a relatively famous modern poem, "You Are the April Day of the Human World."

Gu Ning likes reading poetry very much; young people in this era like it, except for Li Xuewu.

Sometimes he can see Gu Ning writing two small poems, which read delicately and elegantly; it is the sensibility and thinking unique to young women.

The words are not awkward, and the meaning is easy to understand; she doesn't deliberately carve words, but there is a kind of sincerity and simplicity.

Of course, Li Xuewu can only read it by peeking; this is Gu Ning's inner private garden, not easily shown to others.

Although Li Xuewu doesn't read poetry, his mind is very delicate and he can understand a person.

Why mention the April day of the human world when the family is gathered together enjoying seafood delicacies?

In Li Xuewu's view, poetry, whether ancient or modern, is the release of the accumulation of the poet's emotions.

If it were like Qianlong, who had to write a poem when going to the toilet, it would be a bit pretentious and deliberate.

He couldn't write lines like "People are idle, osmanthus flowers fall, the night is quiet, the spring mountains are empty," but he truly felt the arrival of spring.

In the octagonal hall, there was no disturbance from mosquitoes, and the windows were boldly opened, feeling the gentle spring breeze blowing into the room and into the heart.

The April day of the human world should have family, laughter, and emotions.

It is the spring breeze being light and spiritual, the spring light being bright and beautiful, and the spring colors being changeable; whether sunny or rainy, it is all it.

"I don't really like eating this kind with shells."

Liu Yin gently patted Li Shu, who was anxious to grab with her hands, and while saying this, fed her the abalone and white rice porridge cooked into fine bits, one small mouthful at a time.

Li Shu had a quick temper; eating the porridge fed by her grandmother, seeing her father, uncle, and little aunt eating wantonly and sweetly, she only felt her mouth wasn't enough.

"I want that—"

She pointed to the swimming crab in the basin and said to her grandmother: "I want to eat, crab crab."

"Saying thank you is useless; you just can't eat it—!"

Liu Yin smiled and tapped her forehead: "That's too cold; you'll have a stomachache if you eat it, so we won't eat it."

"It's not cold!"

Li Shu tried her best to explain: "Little aunt has already heated it, on the pot, whoosh whoosh."

"Hahaha—"

Seeing Li Shu anxious and angry, her little mouth unable to keep up with her thoughts, and learning the sound of the steam pot anxiously, everyone laughed.

Li Xuewu threw the finished crab shells into the basin; that basin was already filled with crab shells and mantis shrimp shells.

Qin Jingru wiped her hands with a rag and stood up to pour it, but seeing Li Xuewu send the peeled white crab meat and crab roe to Aunt Li, she was both surprised and understood.

When she first met Li Xuewu, she only felt he was domineering and fierce, unrestrained, especially after hearing her cousin's mother-in-law talk about his past.

Only after he became a cadre did he seem steady and atmospheric, becoming a person of the scene.

Everyone thought he was a male chauvinist in life, or that he was as domineering as his personality.

Actually, it's not; living here for a long time, one can feel his attentiveness more and more.

Gentle and tolerant to children, considerate to Gu Ning, and respectful and filial to the elderly.

If asked whether she still has that kind of romantic feeling for Li Xuewu, she can't say; this has nothing to do with marriage.

It is a manifestation of a person's maturity when young, the charm he embodies that surpasses his peers; anyone would be moved.

Of course, this kind of admiration or respect doesn't have to be expressed through love.

"Brother Li followed you."

Qin Jingru returned with the empty basin and said with a smile: "He doesn't eat the ones with shells, unless Sister Xiao Ning wants to eat, then he will take action."

"It's just laziness, me too, hehe."

Liu Yin smiled and scraped the corners of Li Shu's mouth with a spoon, teasing: "He was like this when he was small; you say he's naughty, sometimes he's quite heartwarming; just when you're moved, he causes trouble again, making people feel awkward."

"Both naughty and sensible?"

Li Xuewu tapped his daughter's little nose and teased her with a smile: "Isn't this talking about Li Shu? Isn't it, daughter?"

"No—!"

Li Shu understood good and bad words, raised her neck and said coquettishly: "I, I am very well-behaved!"

"That's right, no one is as well-behaved as our Li Shu; our Li Shu is the most well-behaved."

Qin Jingru teased her: "Li Shu washes her hands by herself after eating, washes her bath by herself before sleeping, and sleeps obediently without anyone soothing her."

"Little aunt, what are you saying?"

Li Shu stared with big eyes and said with feigned confusion: "Why can't I understand?"

"Hahaha—!"

This little thing is a ghost, she understands everything adults say, and even knows how to play the rogue.

It's no wonder Li Shu plays schemes when she's so small; from the Li family to here, Li Shu grew up in a crowd and never lacked a language environment.

She saw every word and action of the adults, and learned it.

"Hmm, this crab meat is really delicious, delicate."

Liu Yin tasted the crab meat peeled by her son and praised it; it wasn't just that the crab meat was delicious, but her son's intention was also good.

Li Shu was greedy watching her grandmother eat, looking forward to it, and drool flowed down.

Li Xuewu had no choice, clamped a piece of sea bass, removed the bones, mashed it, fed her with her little spoon, and told her it was all the same taste.

As a result, Li Shu stretched her neck and pushed the sea bass her father had prepared for her away from her grandmother, pointing at the crab meat in front of her grandmother and wanting to exchange it to taste.

"If you were any bigger, I wouldn't be able to fool you; there are too many schemes."

Qin Jingru ate quickly, and after she was full, she went to the kitchen to wash her hands, came back and held her to eat on the other side, giving Aunt Li time to eat.

The seafood Li Xuewu brought back was only a few kinds, not rich, but valuable for being fresh.

Abalone, swimming crab, sea bass, mantis shrimp, and some shellfish.

The good ones were kept for one or two meals, and the rest were given away, mostly to the Sihe Academy and the hospital, and some were sent by Shen Guodong to various families.

As for the godmother and Han Shu, according to the past, he would have to send them personally.

But there was some awkwardness with the godmother, and he only hoped that time would dilute everything.

He had no opinion on Zheng Xicai and Zheng Xiaoyan, and would never hold a grudge; it was just that the old couple thought a bit too much, and every time they saw him, they had to nag him once.

Not to mention festivals, just on weekdays, whenever there was something fresh and delicious, he would think of the other party; as long as there was Han Shu's, there would definitely be theirs, and even if he didn't go himself, Shen Guodong would send it.

The recycling station standing in Jiaodaokou was smooth, which couldn't be said to be without the godmother shielding him from the wind and rain.

He thought of the old couple, and the old couple also thought of him; getting along in feelings is valuable in truth.

As for Han Shu, the age difference between the two was too small; hearing it was called teacher, called teacher's wife, actually it should be called sister.

Especially when discussing with Gu Ning, but Li Xuewu respected teachers and valued the Dao the most, even if there was a relative relationship, he still respectfully called her teacher.

Han Shu's care for him was no less than that of Zheng Shusen and his wife.

In public affairs, she promoted the cooperation between the Steel Mill and the Steel Academy, bringing great convenience and achievements to his work.

In private affairs, she and Dong Wenxue were the marriage introducers for him and Gu Ning, and also gave too much help in his studies and growth.

Because of dealing with the Steel City matter with Dong Wenxue, there was some awkwardness and privacy in private, and sitting together always felt awkward.

It was okay with Han Shu; when Gu Ning gave birth, she really helped a lot here.

Especially in the few days when the mother-in-law lived here, she basically came to visit every day.

It wasn't anything valuable, just because of the limitations of the era, these things that ordinary families couldn't easily eat became good things.

Han Jiankun was familiar with Li Xuewu and didn't pretend when eating at home.

Eat when it's time to eat, drink when it's time to drink, and don't need people to call or urge when working.

The couple, one could shout and one could work silently, often made Liu Yin laugh.

After dinner, Gu Ning soothed the little one upstairs to breastfeed, and Li Xuewu soothed the big one in the living room to read books, the kind with pictures.

Gu Ning was very attentive to Li Shu's education and enlightenment, not only collecting children's picture books but also teaching her to draw herself.

The mother and daughter got along with more artistic conception and interest than the father and daughter; after all, following her father, she could only learn to be spoiled.

Li Xuewu spoiled the child, even Liu Yin couldn't stand it, let alone Qin Jingru.

Some of Li Shu's little problems were spoiled by him, such as playing barefoot on the floor.

Or playing with sand and dirt; whose child moves a sand pit into the house to play?

Li Xuewu's family did this; not only did they go to the river to find quartz white sand, but they also fried it in an iron pot at home, removing the dirt, and then scattered it in the sand box for Li Shu to play.

Just talking about playing, Li Shu's childhood absolutely beat all the children around her.

Whose toys were as many as hers? Her toys were so many they had to be loaded with baskets.

Every night before going home, Qin Jingru had to be like a little girl picking mushrooms, dragging a bamboo basket and tidying up toys in every corner.

Flower pots, under the piano, corners of cabinets, and even in the sand pit, she had to dig through them all.

This child was like a monkey, playing with toys like grenades, and could even fish out little tin mice from the fish pond.

After everything was tidied up, the couple said goodbye to Li Xuewu and went home.

At this time, Li Shu had long fallen asleep; although she had to take a nap during the day, her mental energy was vigorous, and she absolutely had to exhaust her battery before nine o'clock to go to bed.

Liu Yin came out to see them off after washing, and several people chatted at the door.

Watching the couple ride their bikes past the street corner, Li Xuewu returned to the house with his mother.

It wasn't that the couple had worked hard and had to be sent out personally to watch them leave before returning.

It was just that the courtyard was cool at this moment, and the evening breeze made people feel lazy.

His mother was sleepy, so Li Xuewu turned off the lights downstairs, and the two went upstairs while talking about going home tomorrow.

On the second floor, the study light was still on.

However, Gu Ning wasn't reading in the study, just borrowing the light from there.

Children are still very sensitive to light, especially at night, fearing that he would get used to not sleeping.

Hearing the sound of him going upstairs, Li Xuewu closed the window of the small living room, leaving only half of the study for ventilation.

It was impossible to open the master bedroom, and even the door had to be closed, fearing the child would catch a cold.

Hearing the sound of him going upstairs, Gu Ning came out of the master bedroom and signaled the direction of the study.

Li Xuewu glanced at the child and followed her to the study, asking: "What's wrong?"

"There's something I want to tell you..."

Gu Ning hesitated, turned around and sat behind the desk.

Li Xuewu didn't urge her, but poured a cup of warm water in the small living room and handed it over.

"Is it a very difficult matter?"

"Hmm, the leader talked to me today."

Gu Ning held the cup in her hand, lowered her head, and explained with some loss: "He asked me if I wanted to transfer from the front line to a management position."

When saying this, Gu Ning raised her head with some concern, looked at Li Xuewu and said: "Go to the political section; the leader said it's convenient to take care of the child, and also convenient for me to take care of the family."

She looked at Li Xuewu's flat gaze, lowered her head, tidied her hair, and said nothing more.

Li Xuewu moved his chair to sit opposite her and held her hands holding the cup.

"What do you think?"

"I... I don't think much."

Gu Ning said naively: "What the leader said is also right; now the child is small, and you are busy with work, and I have to tire my mother-in-law to help me take care of the child, so I thought..."

"Your leader is taking care of you."

Li Xuewu nodded and said: "But our family doesn't have any actual difficulties, so we don't need his care; after all, it's only one child."

He squeezed Gu Ning's hand and said: "People with seven or eight children are also working."

Gu Ning raised her head in surprise, looked at Li Xuewu and asked: "Don't you hope I have more time to take care of the family?"

"No, this is not a question of what I hope."

Li Xuewu looked into her eyes seriously and said: "I hope you pursue your career and ideals, not hope you accommodate the family."

"Mother coming to take care of the child is out of love for the grandchildren, and even more because there is this condition."

He watched Gu Ning nod and encouraged: "Whatever you like to do, just do it, whether it's the front line or a management position."

Seeing Gu Ning's gaze drift to the master bedroom, he knew she was reluctant to part with the child and was also thinking about the child.

Her personality is a bit individual, and in this era, it is seen as a bit alternative by the public.

But in later generations, such a personality is rare and good; who can calm down to read books?

Many people don't finish reading a book in a year, even a classic novel.

"The child will eventually grow up; he is not the entirety of you and me. He is a member of the family, and he will also have his own life and ideals."

"Hmm, let me think."

Gu Ning understood his opinion, nodded seriously, and said: "I'm not ready to be a mother to him yet."

"You've already done very well."

Li Xuewu knew that women at this time would be a bit melancholy and emotional, so he just smiled to comfort her, cared for her, and didn't give her pressure.

"Li Shu even says you are a good mother, which is enough to prove that you are very excellent in this matter!"

"She only knows how to talk—"

Gu Ning thought of Li Shu's cuteness and couldn't help but smile, then looked at him and asked: "Is Teacher Wu in Tianjin okay?"

"Hmm, she said she wants to come out to work."

Li Xuewu explained frankly: "It just so happens that Guodong said he wanted to open a recycling station in Tianjin, so I introduced her there."

"What about the child? Handed over to a nanny to take care of?"

Gu Ning frowned slightly: "Actually, the feeling of leaving the child to work is not good."

"Hmm, it's handed over to a nanny to take care of."

Li Xuewu nodded, then explained: "The working hours there are relatively loose, mainly on business; even if she handles some work at home, it's still suitable."

Looking at the surprised Gu Ning, he said with a smile: "If you like, I can arrange for you to do this, it's just more tiring."

"I can't do it; I'm already used to the doctor's work, and I don't really want to change the environment."

Gu Ning picked up the cup and drank a mouthful of warm water, saying: "Since I was small, I've been like this, quite afraid of changing to a new environment, even when going to school."

She explained embarrassedly: "After graduating from elementary school, I was very afraid of going to junior high school, and it took me a long time to get used to it."

"As a result, it was the same when going from junior high to high school; it was all Gu Yan who encouraged me."

"Little brother-in-law? How is he recently?"

Li Xuewu heard her mention Gu Yan and asked with a smile: "Last time I said let him rest at home for a few more days, but he wouldn't stay, and I haven't seen him go out to find his old friends to play."

"He has his own thoughts, and his own life."

Gu Ning shook her head slightly: "He said training is busy; he might have to complete his studies as soon as possible so he has a chance to go down and lead troops; this is his ideal."

"Hmm, having ideals and daring to struggle is a good thing; people always have to grow up."

Li Xuewu followed Gu Yan and asked about Gu An, especially since Mu Hongyan was about to give birth.

"Oh, by the way, sister-in-law's due date is next month, and mother has already gone over."

Gu Ning said embarrassedly: "She called me at noon today to scold me."

"Saying I don't contact her when I don't have a child, and don't know the bitterness of being a mother when I have a child... anyway, she said a lot, and also said I don't know how to write letters when the phone is inconvenient."

Li Xuewu shook his head and smiled bitterly at her reminder: "I was also busy and forgot; I didn't remember to call, let alone write a letter. I'm sorry."

"This is not your fault; it should have been me writing."

Gu Ning took out paper and pen and said: "Even if it's not to let her scold me, I have to write."

Li Xuewu took a pencil from her hand, tore two sheets of paper, and accompanied her to write together.

When the two were writing letters, Gu Ning suddenly remembered something, raised her head and asked: "What about your schooling? Still need tutoring?"

"Hmm, still learning from the teacher."

Li Xuewu sighed deeply; this university study was really too difficult.

He was tired, and the teacher was also tired, and had to accommodate his time.

Fortunately, there were no classes in the school at this time; otherwise, who would teach him like this?

On weekdays, he would go to the teacher's house on Sundays to ask about coursework, receive the content and assignments to be self-studied for the next week, once a week.

His hardship was entirely due to the many troublesome work matters, and the pressure on learning was also very great.

This kind of method without a semester system, let alone a vacation system, completely self-study plus inspiration, is a good opportunity for some people, but it is really a test of time management ability for him.

Fortunately, he had some experience in this regard.

Sunday, the sun was still bright and colorful.

Last night, Gu Ning was worried that he would affect his studies because of going home today.

Li Xuewu was already used to this kind of time utilization under extreme circumstances and didn't care at all.

Early in the morning, he led his daughter to the lake to stroll around, teased the old man, and then held Li Shu home for breakfast.

Maybe because of going home, mother Liu Yin was in a very good mood, smiling all morning.

The elderly are like this, coaxing this one and thinking of that one, coaxing that one and thinking of this one.

"Are you sure you don't want to go?"

Li Xuewu watched his mother go to tidy up things, including the children's and Li Shu's, and seeing Qin Jingru come out of the restaurant, he asked.

Last night at the dinner table, he mentioned going back to the Sihe Academy to play for a day, and she said she would stay at home to tidy up the house and do a thorough cleaning.

Because Qin Huairu also lived in the courtyard, every time the whole family went back, Li Xuewu would ask her if she wanted to see her sister along the way.

But most of the time, Qin Jingru was unwilling to return to the Sihe Academy, for many reasons.

During the time she lived there before, the people in the Sihe Academy didn't leave her with any good impression.

Of course, she didn't leave a good impression on the people in the Sihe Academy either.

Everyone said she was lucky, just like her sister, finding a good marriage in the city.

Whether it was envy and jealousy wasn't certain, mostly gossip and unwillingness, or pure gossip.

The pride of city people looked down on rural dirt girls, and she also couldn't stand the pretentiousness of city people.

Another thing, her past with Seeing Sha Zhu was, after all, a "dark history," so it wasn't good to make Han Jiankun feel awkward.

So, Li Xuewu asked, and she just shook her head and said she wouldn't go, using the big cleaning as an excuse.

Perhaps she really wanted to thoroughly clean up upstairs and downstairs; even if she paid attention to hygiene on weekdays, there would still be dead corners left.

When sending them out, Qin Jingru specifically instructed Han Jiankun to come back quickly to help her tidy up the house.

Han Jiankun was also used to being bullied by her; whatever she said was what it was.

On the way, Li Xuewu asked with a smile why he could endure Qin Jingru's nagging and domineering.

Han Jiankun smiled awkwardly and didn't say much, just saying she worked hard, with a knife mouth and tofu heart.

Liu Yin understood; Qin Jingru earned money to support the family with her lover, taking care of everything inside and out, and still had to serve him when she got home.

Such a daughter-in-law is a basic requirement in the eyes of rural people, but in the eyes of city people, she is already very qualified.

If Qin Jingru were a city person and had some education, even if her personality was a bit jumpy, she wouldn't worry about getting married.

In the car, Gu Ning held the child, Li Xuewu held Li Shu, and the family of five returned to the Sihe Academy.

It was also because he was afraid that his mother would miss the child and the old lady after being away from home for a long time, and even more afraid that the old lady would miss her and the child.

Although the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had bumps and bruises when they were young, when they were old, they still missed each other and nagged about each other.

From early morning until now, she had mentioned the old lady several times, worried about her mother-in-law's health.

The weather was dry in winter, and the old lady had been coughing for several days from smoking dry tobacco; she had just recovered when she came out.

Although the mother-in-law's health had always been very good, she was, after all, an elderly person.

Although Zhao Yafang was at home taking care of the child, there was always a need for the old lady to help.

If she got tired or something, and she wasn't there, she couldn't even care.

This concern was resolved when the car stopped in front of the Sihe Academy gate.

Neighbors were talking at the door, and those who saw the car coming took the initiative to greet them.

Liu Yin smiled, took the child from Gu Ning's arms, responded to them, and entered the courtyard.

She should be missing home; otherwise, she wouldn't have walked so fast; Li Xuewu held Li Shu and carried the bag, and they were gone.

Gu Ning closed the car door amusedly, carried Li Ning's diaper bag, and followed him into the courtyard.

Because Li Xuewu was holding Li Shu, he didn't chat with the neighbors at the door.

He had quit smoking now, and even more tried to reduce this kind of ineffective social interaction.

If you know them, greet them; two sentences are enough. If you say more without a cigarette, it's dry, but there's no fun.

Hearing the movement, the big grandmother entered the courtyard from the recycling station store, smiled and took Li Shu from him to tease.

Li Xue also came out of the house, greeted them and took the bag from Gu Ning's hand.

"I was just saying, it's this time, why haven't you returned yet? If you didn't return, grandmother would have gone to the ground to pick you up."

"Hahaha," Liu Yin smiled and said: "Ate breakfast and came out, rushing back, didn't delay a bit of time."

Liu Yin held the child into the house and greeted Zhao Yafang and the others lively.

Li Xuewu stood in the courtyard with the big grandmother, soothing Li Shu to play; the laughter in the house could be heard here.

"Guodong is not at home?"

Looking back at the inverted room, the windows were all open, but it was very quiet.

The big grandmother had just returned from the West Seeing Seeing He Yuan, and it was obvious that there were only these few people at home.

"Followed Warden Huang to Chadian, saying he went to meet a few friends, and by the way, see the preparation situation there."

The Chadian Farm finally accepted Li Xuewu's suggestion, and the small distillery was not going to be run.

With their kind of loose liquor, it could only be supplied to small supply and marketing cooperatives around.

The taste and alcohol concentration were not easy to control, plus there were no technicians with professional and hard skills to control it, and the taste of every mouthful was different.

Yes, there were people in prison who could brew wine, but would they reveal their ancestral skills?

In this day and age, people who can get in have a lot of schemes; simple and honest people wouldn't be squatting in prison.

Another thing, prison is not suitable for running quality-controlled commodities, because they are inherently uncontrollable.

The most suitable are the simple, practical, and immediate commodities Li Xuewu proposed.

For example, furniture, breeding, papermaking, printing, etc., you can see if it's good or bad at a glance.

Shen Guodong caught a toad, and he was bound to squeeze a handful of powder on the line of prisons and farms.

And these related prisons, after seeing the "labor reform" success examples of the First Prison and the Third Prison and achieving results, also followed suit.

It's not that they hadn't engaged in economic-type income generation projects, but they suffered from no channels to quickly process and cash out.

Production costs and commodity detention would put tremendous pressure on the already weak financial management link of the prison.

So, now with the supply chain providing production materials, and being able to return the produced products to the supply chain channel for sales and cashing out.

The hardware and software conditions of these prisons were still dependent on what was received early on and built after simple maintenance.

They urgently needed funds to renovate prison cells and management buildings, and even more needed funds to improve the treatment of supervisory personnel and the living conditions of prisoners.

Shen Guodong often went inside to talk about business and had seen prisoners eating; some places ate worse than pig food.

It's not that they are punishing them, but the current economic situation of maintaining and managing so many people is already stretched.

Many prisons send people to farms, or the prison itself runs small third-party industries.

Brick factories, tile factories, mud basin factories, as long as they can go to the market, they all want to do it.

It's already hard to see mud basins in later generations, but at this time, and even in the 80s, mud basins were still important washing tools in rural areas.

Making money is making money, but it's easy to have accidents.

That thing deals with mud, not only has machinery, but also fire kilns.

Not only is it easy to tire people to death, but it's also easy to cause major personnel injury accidents.

This is two different things from feeding pigs, feeding cows, doing carpentry, and engaging in printing.

The second grandfather still manages the big and small things in the family; although he doesn't go out to run business, all logistics work belongs to him.

Shen Guodong can't catch Li Xuewu now, and no one talks about these things, so he communicates these works with the two "treasures" in the family.

He also gradually got used to it; he consults the old foxes on the mountain for important problems, and asks the two "treasures" in the family for general work.

The grandfather and grandson were talking about business outside the Chuihua gate, and Comrade Ge Shuqin walked in from outside holding a vegetable basket with a child.

"Deputy Section Chief Li, you are back."

"Yes, did you go to buy vegetables?"

Li Xuewu rarely heard her take the initiative to greet him; this was a performance he only saw after she went to work.

Before, seeing him, Comrade Ge Shuqin would either lower her head and walk past, or hide on the side timidly.

He didn't care about the little schemes of people in the courtyard, or the chicken-feather-and-garlic-skin-like "grudges," including Yan Fugui.

A person's heart is only so big; if it's all filled with these things, what else can they do, what else can they be?

Comrade Ge Shuqin should have understood things after participating in work and experiencing so much wind and rain.

It is said that breaking and then standing, and then becoming.

Of course, what is said here is not becoming a broken shoe first, then setting up a memorial arch, and finally becoming that kind of person.

It's not clear what Comrade Ge Shuqin will be like in the future, but looking at it now, she has learned how to be a person.

"Buy some vegetables; it's the weekend, so take the child out for a stroll."

"The little girl looks quite quiet; what's her name?"

Li Xuewu looked at the child she was holding with a smile; she was six months old and could see the appearance of a big child.

But why does she look more and more like old Biaozi, especially the eyebrows and eyes? Is his eyes blurred?

"Called Yan Fang, her grandfather named her."

Comrade Ge Shuqin smiled and signaled the liveliness of the Li family in the courtyard and asked: "Doctor Gu and Aunt Li are also back? Holding the child back?"

"Hmm, haven't been back for a long time, and my mother misses home."

Li Xuewu smiled and nodded, signaling her: "Go to the house to sit for a while later; the one in our family is still small, can't even lie on her stomach."

"Okay, you go ahead."

Comrade Ge Shuqin promised with a smile, carried the vegetable basket and the child back to the courtyard.

Li Xuewu saw her return to her own home and looked at his grandfather with some surprise.

The big grandmother nodded understandingly and explained softly: "Had another fight the day before yesterday; Yan Jiefang made trouble with his mother, and now he's cooking on his own; Guodong even called people to help him move the pots and pans."

"Good guy, their family is really lively."

Li Xuewu shook his head slightly: "Like singing a big opera; the big opera doesn't last as long as this; singing for two or three years."

"Said the food was too bad; the family only eats good things when the couple is not there, and it's rotten vegetables in the morning and evening."

The grandfather wasn't watching the fun, just feeling emotional.

He also shook his head and said: "Also mentioned the house replacement; said the factory's house building matter seems to have hit a snag, and his parents want to take back the house."

"Heh~ quite interesting; the third grandfather knows our factory's situation like the back of his hand."

Li Xuewu looked at the front courtyard amusedly; this Yan Fugui had already lost a son because of money, and now he wants to lose another?

This isn't losing; this is driving them out.

"Big grandmother, looking at that child..."

He raised his eyebrows hesitantly and asked the big grandmother in a low voice: "Why do I look like Biaozi, especially the eyebrows and eyes?"

"Stop talking—"

The big grandmother raised her head and signaled him, saying helplessly: "Guodong was also scared when he saw this child, worried to death."

"Called Biaozi?"

Li Xuewu's eyebrows moved; he didn't expect his brother to run forward and have a child before him.

The big grandmother shook her head and said nothing.

What else to call; isn't the evidence all placed on that child's face?

If you say old Biaozi looks like a pig, ugly to death, this is not absolute.

Block all the face, only reveal the two eyes and eyebrows, look at him again, he is still quite handsome.

He just happened to have good eyebrows and eyes, and it was really inherited; anyone who has seen him can definitely remember it.

And Li Xuewu also looked at that child; the face was handsome like her mother's, and these eyes followed old Biaozi's good ones; when she grows up, she might be a beautiful girl.

Maybe it was because the third grandmother didn't see even a little bit of Yan Jiecheng's shadow on this child, so she refused to help look after her.

Not making a scene, maybe considering the dead son, and the current son.

Yan Jiefang is really uplifting; he is hungry one meal and full another outside, but when he returns home, he doesn't let the mother and child suffer any grievances.

If the child isn't looked after, forget it; if the food is not good, this money is not paid happily.

In a fit of anger, setting up a single kitchen really put the army on Yan Fugui and his wife.

This family has interpreted what is called filial and unfilial for the courtyard and neighbors.

Li Xuewu can only say, sin.

The morning was spent in the Sihe Academy, talking to the neighbors he saw.

He hadn't returned for a long time, and even in the factory, the number of times he could be seen was limited, and he couldn't talk even if he saw him.

Finally catching an opportunity, those who rushed to curry favor with him, Li Xuewu was polite.

Coming out of the Sihe Academy, Li Xuewu went to the club.

There was work at the recycling station to be handled, and Yu Li also had things to report.

The work here was a bit trivial, and he was busy until noon; Ou Xin came to call him to eat, so he went to the restaurant.

Li Bai and Pei Pei were also there, meaning to gather for a meal.

Li Xuewu chatted with them lively for a while, talked about recent life, and his mentality returned to the way young people should be.

Hearing that Li Xuewu wasn't here in the afternoon and was going to visit the professor, Ou Xin was a bit lost.

She was thinking of asking him to exercise together in the afternoon; for him, Ou Xin even learned tennis.

Li Xuewu could see her thoughts, but didn't want to have any close relationship.

He already had enough "friends," and now he couldn't take care of them all, so how could he eat the grass by the nest.

When sending him to the parking lot, Ou Xin mentioned her willingness to help him.

This help, naturally, wasn't being a waiter in the club, or managing waiters; Li Xuewu could hear it.

Perhaps she also knew that Li Xuewu was still in charge of a piece of business that could make money; otherwise, why did Zhou Xiaobai and Luo Yun leave their service positions?

Ou Xin knew even more that working in the club had development, but it was absolutely not as promising as being by his side, and it was also about money.

Li Xuewu was a bit surprised by the girl's thoughts and thinking.

The service department here was all delivered by Shen Guodong; it was not surprising to know some of the work he was handling.

But giving up the "proper work" in the club and choosing to do business, few young people were so decisive at this time.

Li Xuewu didn't promise her, just told her to learn more and accumulate more now; there would be opportunities in the future, and it didn't necessarily mean that doing business had development.

Luo Yun's situation couldn't be applied to them here, unless it was like she thought.

How to integrate into Li Xuewu's small circle; one is his active invitation, and the other is becoming a wife or woman in their circle.

Yu Li's ability to be in the club as a manager didn't entirely rely on her talent, or rather, she didn't show any outstanding management talent; Ou Xin was very sure of this.

Then what did she rely on to manage such a big stall, and even gain trust and respect when getting along with members?

Ou Xin felt that since she wanted to take this path, she should be absolute; she didn't want to usurp the throne and dig Yu Li's position.

She thought that since Yu Li had the opportunity to reach this position, she had culture, ideas, and liked Li Xuewu, why couldn't she be more determined?

Actually, she didn't know that Yu Li following Li Xuewu wasn't entirely that kind of relationship; she worked hard at the recycling station and served him for such a long time, having experienced tests.

Everyone wants to be Yu Li, but not everyone has Yu Li's opportunity, and not necessarily her patience.

Returning from the professor in the afternoon, Li Xuewu returned directly to the Sihe Academy.

Rarely spending the weekend with his family, he also wanted to relax for a while.

Perhaps the most missed was when he was the section chief of the security section, when he could take a nap at home in the backyard with little Li Shu on Sunday afternoon.

At that time, there wasn't so much pressure, and there wasn't so much work to be busy with.

Knowing he returned, Seeing Sha Zhu specifically waited at the recycling station and chatted with him about the factory relocation.

This matter had been noisy until now, and many people were thinking about what to do if the steel mill really moved away.

For the residents, the factory can move, but the home can't.

Some people are ruthless and dare to move, following the factory, survival is important.

Some people dare not move, the broken home is worth ten thousand, moving once is a big loss.

For the workers and families of the steel mill, it is not an exaggeration to describe it as panic.

Maybe this is the effect Li Huai wants; he won't scold the street, but the workers will.

He scolds the street, the city will laugh at him for having no cultivation and no depth, but the workers scold them, this matter is not as simple as scolding the street.

The occurrence of this matter made Li Huai furious, but in handling things, he chose to slow stew on low heat and close the pot on high heat.

Old Li has a good "cooking skill," and he pays the most attention to eating and drinking on weekdays; he definitely has the patience to consume with the city.

The city is gambling, gambling that he can't grasp the heat and burns the pot, and then he will have to bow his head to them.

But old Li is not afraid of this, because there is enough "water" in his "pot"; if these big brothers are in a hurry, that will be "boiling and overturning the sky."

What Seeing Sha Zhu wants to ask is how this matter will be handled; he is not afraid of the factory moving, at worst he will really return to be responsible for the recycling station's kitchen.

Li Xuewu wouldn't leak the wind here; Seeing Sha Zhu's mouth is looser than cotton pants waist.

"I heard from the big grandmother, Rainwater is on a blind date?" ===== CHAPTER 1070 =====