Chapter 1097: Don't misunderstand!

"Hahaha! I came prepared today, but I was still caught off guard by you, Deputy Director Xue!"

Gu Litong got out of the car, and seeing Xue Zhifu and Li Xuewu waiting for him at the entrance of the guesthouse, he hurried forward two steps and shook their hands.

"Welcome, Deputy Director Gu, to the Red Star Factory as a guest. Please don't blame us for any lack of hospitality."

Xue Zhifu shook his hand with a smile and said, "The environment in the office building is a bit simple. Let's talk here today. After we finish talking, try our specialty dishes and let's sit down properly."

"Hahaha! That's for sure!"

Gu Litong laughed and shook hands with Li Xuewu again, saying, "Coming to the Red Star Factory to talk about cooperation without eating—that would be a huge loss—!"

"Welcome, Deputy Director Gu. Please come in and talk. Everything is ready, just waiting for you."

Li Xuewu smiled and made a gesture of invitation, while also shaking hands with other cadres from the Beijing Second Auto Works, smiling and exchanging pleasantries.

Don't think that a group of people standing at the door exchanging pleasantries is just empty talk; in fact, everything that needed to be said was said, and it was all useful.

Gu Litong's "came prepared" was a joke on the surface, but in reality, he was pointing at the Red Star Factory. They had prepared for a long time for this negotiation and took it very seriously.

And the result?

Li Huai De wasn't there, and other leaders weren't there either. Only Xue Zhifu, who managed logistics and infrastructure, was here with Li Xuewu. What was this?

His "caught off guard" was reminding the Red Star Factory that they hadn't valued them, making them lose face.

Xue Zhifu naturally understood, and there was nothing he could do. Things had come to this, so he could only politely say "lack of hospitality" and then point to the present.

The second half of his sentence was already making up for the Red Star Factory's apology, pointing out that they weren't talking in the main office building and that they would treat the other party to a meal to apologize.

However, don't think Gu Litong cared that much about who he was talking to, or whether he was valued; this was a strategy.

What was he here for today?

He wasn't here to show off his wealth or play power; he was here to negotiate, representing the Beijing Second Auto Works to talk about cooperation with the Red Star Factory and to fight for benefits.

Therefore, the concern or generosity he showed was actually all in service of the negotiation that was about to begin.

Li Xuewu naturally knew this, so he didn't intend to waste time with him outside. If he had the ability, he could use it at the negotiation table; don't try to spar here.

The goals of both sides were very clear: mutual need, mutual entanglement, mutual cooperation, but in this cooperation and need, they still had to distinguish each other.

Cooperation between units meant fighting until faces were red and ears were red over a dime of profit, even slamming tables and glaring; it was absolutely not as harmonious as you imagined.

Of course, it's different in TV dramas, where the protagonist has their highlight moments, debating scholars with their tongues, leaving the other side speechless, obediently bowing their heads, and wishing they could betray their own units.

Do you think that's possible?

If they were so easy to subdue, wouldn't it be enough to send a monkey to promote the luck and power of a big company? Why use a negotiation representative?

There's a reality show in later years called "Win in China: Blue Sky and Clear Water." Look at what real business wars are like when a group of business elites fight; the big shots are definitely turned into losers.

It's very normal for well-known business tycoons to sit together and argue until their faces are red, pointing fingers and scolding each other when discussing work.

Therefore, Li Xuewu wasn't afraid of this level of confrontation being displayed before the negotiation; he could easily resolve it with Xue Zhifu, relying on real ability and hard power.

Li Xuewu dared to clamor to go to the negotiation table with the other party, but the other party might not dare to fall out with him.

What kind of pomp? Even if Li Huai De came to preside over the negotiation meeting, what could he say?

Isn't it just the opening and closing remarks? Tying a dog here to give it a bone...

Uh, that's a bit too difficult for the dog. A dog absolutely couldn't deliver opening and closing remarks.

So, a leader still needed to sit here as a facade to talk about unity and friendship.

But the rough words are not rough in meaning. In the final analysis, the person who had to come forward to be responsible for the negotiation for the Red Star Factory was still Li Xuewu. He was the one who couldn't be bypassed.

If Li Xuewu wasn't there, he would be fooling Li Huai De. But Li Huai De wasn't a fool either; how could he negotiate without Li Xuewu?

Whether it was internal negotiations, trade negotiations, or foreign negotiations, Li Xuewu's figure could be seen, and he was the main negotiation representative.

This wasn't something Li Xuewu applied for; it was because he participated in specific economic and production management business, had knowledge and experience reserves in this area, and could give suggestions before the negotiation.

Li Huai De and the others looked at the negotiation procedures and material preparations prepared by Li Xuewu, felt they were appropriate, and couldn't give other suggestions, which was why Li Xuewu took the lead.

"Then investigate! Investigate clearly!"

It was just that he didn't catch up with the good times; earlier, when the Eight-Nation Alliance came, he could have sat there with a small stool and scolded them.

Saying the reception environment and meeting environment of the main office building were simple wasn't Xue Zhifu being modest; they were indeed simple.

Look, the Security Building and the Party Committee Building were newly built, right? In the original plan, after these buildings were built, the people in the main office building were to be moved to these buildings, and then it was to be rebuilt.

After all, it was the factory management building built by Lou Yu's investment years ago. How many years had it been?

It wasn't that the quality wasn't good, or the equipment and facilities weren't good, but it couldn't keep up with work needs.

There were more people, more departments, and more functional needs; it couldn't fit them anymore.

But plans couldn't keep up with changes. The Steel Rolling Mill was going to move away in the next three years, so not a single cent would be invested here anymore.

They had to wait until the group building was completed and all personnel moved away before it would be renovated and re-invested according to actual needs.

Therefore, the meeting rooms, leader offices, and various department offices all still looked very old.

In the past, the guesthouse didn't have the conditions, and everyone had lived through poor days, so using the main office building's meeting room for reception didn't matter.

In the past, there weren't so many enterprises and foreign businessmen coming to the factory to visit or negotiate, so it didn't matter if it was embarrassing or not.

More than a year ago, Li Xuewu arranged for the guesthouse to renovate the meeting rooms on the first and second floors of the annex building to expand the reception space.

The furniture and office supplies used here still retained the luxury and solemnity of the past.

It was just right for short meetings and receptions, and didn't seem overly extravagant.

When walking into the venue, looking at the solid wood negotiation tables and chairs, the uniform white porcelain teacups, and even the thermos bottles being exquisite white, Gu Litong was truly filled with emotion.

"When the granary is full, people know etiquette; when clothing and food are sufficient, people know honor and disgrace."

Since the Red Star Factory started its third industry and joint industry, it had not only opened up external cooperation and trade but also linked a large number of enterprises.

Not only were the production tasks assigned from above exceeded, but there was also spare energy and money to develop other industries and economies. The results were very dazzling.

With money in their pockets, they were becoming more standardized in hospitality etiquette, and even the dress of the Red Star Factory cadres was tending toward a uniform style.

White shirts, black trousers, black leather shoes—the negotiation lineup on the opposite side looked imposing.

Looking back at their own team, it was like guerrillas meeting the regular army.

Of course, it wasn't about being discouraged or shabby, just feeling that they were inferior in momentum, and there was psychological pressure.

After all, this was the third time for such a negotiation meeting, and the communication on specific cooperation details was countless.

Both sides had put in effort for this cooperation, but there was also an element of comparison in mutual hospitality.

They didn't give such high-level reception treatment at their own factory, and some cadres were even very curious about the green plants placed in the meeting table.

This was too oppressive. The meeting room was spacious enough, and the murals on the wall covered the entire wall from top to bottom, left to right, magnificent and spectacular, with imposing momentum.

The curtains were open, but the fluorescent lights were still on, and the room was exceptionally bright, making it even more oppressive.

The person who arranged this negotiation environment was absolutely doing it on purpose, just to suppress people with momentum.

But look at the Red Star Factory negotiation representatives and business management personnel sitting opposite; none of them cared about this environment. It was clear they were used to it.

How many foreign negotiations had been launched in this meeting room? Take a closer look at the green plants in the meeting table; they didn't even need watering anymore.

The saliva from both sides spraying at each other could have watered the flowers for a year; what was there to water?

In fact, Gu Litong hadn't adapted when he first came in, and he was set up by Li Xuewu, but the effect was surprisingly good.

As soon as the negotiations between the two sides started, Gu Litong could clearly feel that the people on his side didn't have enough confidence when they spoke! How could they talk like this?

He wanted to say they wouldn't talk anymore, but what reason could he use to suspend the meeting? Could he say they hadn't seen this kind of meeting room and ask them to introduce it?

Li Xuewu hadn't even let Qin Huairu finish setting up the equipment. If he had prepared the topics and loudspeakers, and arranged for the waiter to pour tea personally...

Attacking cities and seizing land, coming and going—there wasn't much left to talk about. This time counted as the final negotiation, and both sides were in a hurry.

Especially with Li Huai De's trip to the Second Auto Works to lay the groundwork last time, Li Xuewu only entangled a few details and rejected Gu Litong's unreasonable demands.

After two hours of consultation and negotiation, the two sides finally finalized the final cooperation plan before lunch.

As the meeting room door opened, according to the final process of the meeting, the two sides moved to the large meeting room on the second floor to hold the signing ceremony and interview session.

The meeting room on the second floor was larger, more imposing, magnificent, and broad. The seats below the rostrum were already full of factory workers and representatives from various departments.

Several major newspaper reporters were sitting in the front, and the momentum was very strong, and the scene was very large.

Gu Litong finally felt the face and stage the Red Star Factory had given them, and the smile on his face didn't stop for a moment.

Amidst the flashing of camera flashes, Xue Zhifu, as the signing person in charge of the Red Star Factory, and Gu Litong, the signing person in charge of the Beijing Second Auto Works, jointly signed the cooperation agreement, which took effect immediately after the mutual stamping.

The agreement included the Beijing Second Auto Works officially joining the automotive parts supply chain system organized by the Red Star Factory, the two sides jointly investing in the construction of the Red Star Bus Factory, and carrying out more cooperative research and exchange cooperation in vehicle engineering development.

After the signing ceremony was completed, Gu Litong and Xue Zhifu both sat in the interview seats and accepted interviews from several major newspapers.

Both sides gave expectations and introductions to the cooperation projects and launched an introduction to the advanced nature of the supply chain system regarding the automotive industry.

At the same time, Xue Zhifu, on behalf of the Red Star Factory, officially announced to the outside world that the jointly built bus factory already had three products approved for construction.

They were the 7-seat micro-bus "Hongyun," the 12-seat small bus "Hongtu," and the 45-seat medium-large bus "Honghai."

Hongyun and Hongtu were what the Red Star Factory had been developing and researching, including disassembling and researching large buses bought from Hong Kong, and buying micro-buses from Japan for disassembly experiments.

Basically, the initial finalization experiments had been completed, and they were undergoing system design and supplementation. The project's progress was still very fast.

The medium-large bus Honghai was a bus developed by the Beijing Second Auto Works by integrating drawings and technical reserves supported by other factories.

However, because the technology was relatively backward and core problems such as the chassis and power parts needed to be solved, they also determined the development of this project after absorbing the Red Star Factory's chassis research technology.

The Red Star Bus Factory would independently build a production assembly line, be equipped with independent parts supply channels, and enjoy independent technical support.

The investment form and proportion of the two sides were not introduced too much. The main direction of propaganda was still to follow the spirit of the instructions from above: vigorously develop production, gather strength for construction, rely on one's own efforts, be self-sufficient, and start a business through arduous efforts.

Core values must be clear; this was very important. Li Xuewu, who presided over the interview, reminded them many times about this issue.

Of course, the reporters at this time weren't all good babies. During the period, they mentioned the Red Star Factory's old rival, the Beijing First Auto Works.

They also knew that the Red Star Factory must be prepared, so they didn't ask Xue Zhifu, but asked Gu Litong how he thought the cooperation with the Red Star Factory should be viewed from the perspective of the First Auto Works.

Gu Litong really wanted to say that it didn't matter if he stood and watched or sat and watched.

But since he was sitting here representing the Beijing Second Auto Works, he had to answer this question positively.

He also made a roundabout explanation from the aspects of the situation, history, needs, and the development demands of both sides, but the attitude was still very clear, which was win-win cooperation.

Especially in the creation and promotion of automotive parts product supply chains, Gu Litong highly identified with the Red Star Factory's development model and thinking.

That was to expand thinking and achieve win-win cooperation.

Handing over production to professional factories, managing the quality of parts products well, and then managing vehicle assembly and operation after-sales well was the main development direction of the future automotive industry.

In fact, this question didn't need to be asked. The Beijing Second Auto Works had already joined the supply chain system, so how could it not stand up for the system?

The more parts production enterprises joined, the lower the price of parts, the higher the supply speed, and the more excellent the quality involution.

And the more vehicle production enterprises joined, not only could they drive the development of parts enterprises, but they could also provide more drive and vitality to this supply chain.

The cooperation between the Beijing Second Auto Works and the Red Star Factory had already produced an enterprise like the Red Star Bus Factory. If more enterprises carried out cooperation...

Public-to-public cooperation joint-stock system was not very widely carried out at this time, but in the case of foreign joint-stock companies, as long as both sides were willing, there was no management above on cooperative operation.

For example, the very famous Rubber Industry Company was a joint industry development model.

The Red Star Factory had now engaged in so many joint industries and joint third industries. If one day there was a lag in development or other problems in group management, it could be completely split and joint-stocked.

That was to form a joint-stock subsidiary in the form of independent operation and financial management.

Why do this? Why not earn money when you have it, but insist on cooperative operation and independent operation?

Those who manage enterprises or have business operations in this area know that this is called risk avoidance.

In other words, it's easy to talk about the tailwind situation now; you just have to keep hitting it.

However, once a headwind situation occurs and the enterprise cannot operate, what should be done?

Then the joint third industry and joint industry have a name that is not very appropriate: "pig-killing plate."

Taking the Red Star Factory as an example, as long as the main enterprise needs it, it can sell the shares of the joint third industry and joint industry to cooperative enterprises.

The other party has to accept it, because if the Red Star Factory dies because it cannot return blood in time, then their investment in the joint third industry and joint industry will all go down the drain.

The Red Star Factory obtains a large amount of cash resources by widely selling these industrial and third-industry projects. What problem cannot be solved?

As long as they get through the difficulties and come back to life, as long as the factory still has the ability and resources to make a comeback, they can buy back these shares.

Anyway, they are internal shares, not circulating shares on the stock market. What is important is risk avoidance.

Use the production efficiency generated by resource advantages and technical advantages to slowly recover these shares until a certain balance point is reached.

Therefore, what can be seen is that the projects that the Red Star Factory cooperates with other enterprises are flood storage areas.

And the cooperation with the credit union is the flood-blocking dam. Enterprises that want to develop must not only consider how to do it in the tailwind, but also how to do it in the headwind.

Once a dike breach occurs, it is inevitably cutting off its own tail to save its main body.

What is the largest cash expenditure for an enterprise?

It is actually wages. This is something that must be faced every month, and it puts great pressure on daily operations.

So you can see that when the economy is down, major enterprises are laying off staff and reducing staff.

Someone asked, such a large enterprise, where isn't a reduction of tens of millions or hundreds of millions of assets? Why bother dismissing their own excellent employees?

Reducing assets is no different from drinking poison to quench thirst; reducing staff is the necessary means to maintain daily operations.

You haven't been a manager of a big company, and you haven't been a group HR, but you must know farmers very well, right?

Do you say farmers have money, and will they encounter economic crises?

Then it's not a question of whether they will, but whether there are any who haven't experienced an economic crisis.

No money in their pockets to send their children to school, to see a doctor—isn't that an economic crisis?

Busy with things in the fields all year round, they absolutely can't see money in their pockets, but they are still alive, not starved to death, and even less frozen to death.

Enterprises are the same. As long as they are like farmers—children don't go to school, no school expenditure; the elderly don't see a doctor, no medical expenditure—they can always survive the season of green and yellow not connecting.

Calculate it together at the autumn harvest. The money from the grain pays for this year's seed and fertilizer money, then settles the debts owed in the past six months, and finally, they can do whatever they can with the little bit left.

Next year? Next year will be the same, repeating the cycle. Otherwise, why say people are repeaters?

The news of the cooperation with the Second Auto Works was published in the newspaper, and the effect was surprisingly good. Automotive industry-related enterprises had already written to inquire about the automotive parts supply chain situation.

Li Xuewu suggested to Li Huai De that they could hold a supply chain enterprise meeting regularly.

Jointly display and develop the promotion and sales of their own resources, and at the same time put forward cooperation intentions.

The meeting could be carried out in the form of a trade fair, which could not only buy and sell parts and products but also exchange technology and production equipment.

Such offline trade could even be placed in the Trade Management Center and carried out as a regular activity.

Expanding trade and production space is to improve the enterprise's anti-risk ability, and expanding service and application industries is to improve the enterprise's comprehensive development potential and technical reserve ability.

Therefore, on Friday morning, with Han Shu as the introducer, Li Xuewu accompanied Xue Zhifu to visit and research several medical and nursing schools in Beijing.

They focused on investigating the current situation of graduates from medical colleges and also understood the current development of medical science, preparing for the next medical construction.

Several universities visited expressed surprise and doubt about the Red Star Factory's plan to build a large comprehensive hospital, not daring to believe what a factory wanted to build such a large hospital for.

What else, to make money!

How high the siphon ability of medical resources is, I won't explain here. Those who don't understand, just look at how many people go in and out of large hospitals and they will understand.

Also, don't say that medical treatment is completely free at this time, and that hospitals don't make money. That's too one-sided and too stereotypical. If hospitals don't make money, how can they live?

Instead, when the market economy changed, many hospitals had problems.

This topic is too heavy and too big, so I won't talk about it. Let's just talk about the hospital run by the Red Star Factory.

The basic plate is the need of factory workers and other residents in the ecological industrial zone.

The basic number of factory workers seeking medical treatment in Beijing is over 50,000. Counting their families, it will be three to five times larger, plus the siphon effect.

Li Xuewu asked the engineering department to make the hospital big. Even if resources are wasted now, it must be built first.

When there are more people later and it's needed, the land won't be cheap when it's built then.

The hospital building is taller, bigger, and more numerous than the main office building.

With more patients, there will be more need for doctors. How can it work without the support of a medical school?

Therefore, the medical colleges visited by Xue Zhifu and Li Xuewu all have the willingness to carry out cooperation and medical personnel exchanges with the Red Star Factory.

It's mainly wanting to distribute graduates in the name of internships, and they really can't afford to raise them in the school.

Why did Li Xuewu suggest Gu Weijie cast a wide net and fish for college students across the country at this time?

Everyone knows that college students are treasures, but in this period, there are really not many who are doing large-scale recruitment.

And at this time, many factories and units are busy with major studies. Who would care about the future development of the factory and the adjustment of the personnel structure?

Han Shu's connections are still very hard. At the symposium, Li Xuewu also talked about the situation of the Red Star Factory Hospital based on the concept of the ecological industrial zone.

The largest in Dongcheng District, the strongest strength, the strongest comprehensive ability, the most advanced medical equipment, the best medical power... anyway, not afraid of spending money.

It doesn't matter what you say first; the last six words are worth ten thousand gold—Old Li's original words.

Not only build a comprehensive hospital in Beijing, but also build the Red Star Second Hospital and sanatorium in the Steel City.

When conditions are suitable, they will also merge several medical colleges to create a medical system belonging to the group.

In the existing plans and programs, the status of medical care and education is equal. These two, together with housing, constitute the pillars of the Red Star Factory's welfare system.

In other words, if these three are built well, even if other welfare benefits are not as good, they will far exceed other enterprises.

In the existing plans and programs, the status of medical care and education is equal, and these two, along with housing, constitute the pillars of the Red Star Factory's welfare system.

You tell me, what kind of engineers and college students can't be recruited? The future will only get better and better.

Behind the creation of the medical system is the anchoring and labeling of the pharmaceutical system.

With an independent medical system, developing the traditional Chinese medicine system in turn becomes a matter of course.

The research on Chinese herbal medicine planting on the mountain has been going on for a year. After another year or two, when there are results, it will be the time for harvest.

The development of traditional Chinese medicine on the mainland is very rapid at this period, although there are restrictions in technology, and the development of Western medicine has also covered this momentum.

But it is undeniable that the vast rural areas at this period take traditional Chinese medicine as the main treatment method. Although Western medicine's white tablets are effective, they haven't occupied the market so quickly.

More importantly, the planting and development of Chinese herbal medicine are to be external. Wufengxing has the intention to carry out cooperation in drug engineering with the Red Star Factory.

However, Li Xuewu insisted on suggesting Li Huai De wait a while, until the Chinese herbal medicine planting technology in cooperation with the Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine develops and matures.

That is to say, they want to occupy a dominant position and attack the Hong Kong pharmaceutical market with absolute advantage.

You say that many people use traditional Chinese medicine on the mainland. In fact, many people use it in Hong Kong, and even more in Southeast Asia.

And the main medicinal materials are all going out from the mainland; they are all raw drugs, and processing is outside.

How much money can raw materials earn? Li Xuewu suggested Li Huai De make finished traditional Chinese medicine, the kind with packaging, and directly sell the technology money.

Now there are not too many medicinal prescriptions in Li Shun's hands; they are just packed in several large boxes.

Rare medical books have been properly preserved; this is the Li family's heirloom.

Medical institutions and pharmaceutical institutions are developed in parallel. Even with the current medical system, the Red Star Factory will not suffer, and it is even less likely to go bankrupt.

But the architecture of the medical system is time to start building. The Red Star Factory Hospital has been digging people from various units and hospitals since last year.

As long as they are willing to come, guarantee treatment and safety, there will absolutely be no messy things.

So now looking at the Red Star Factory Hospital, there are almost more doctors than patients. This situation will last for another two or three years.

But three years later, it will absolutely be different. Even if medical personnel are gathered now, they must be fully prepared to meet the big exam three years later.

The group assessment of the Red Star Factory must absolutely be improved in medical level, and it must show an overwhelming advantage.

Li Xuewu asked Ji Weidong to help the Red Star Factory prepare medical equipment and instruments in Hong Kong, as well as related technology, just for the takeoff three years later.

Imported equipment and abundant doctor resources must occupy an absolute advantage in the initial development.

No one knows what kind of challenges the medical system will face ten or twenty years later.

But Li Xuewu knows that he must start laying out here, and it is the decisive factor in the layout.

The house is built big, and the key must be held in one's own hands. No matter how good the system is, it cannot be sustained without the prescription.

After the research ended, the Red Star Factory signed cooperation agreements with several medical colleges, including recruiting medical students for internships and giving appropriate treatment.

At the same time, the Red Star Factory will provide a welfare system to several medical colleges and include the medical colleges in the joint trade, industry, and third-industry system.

On Saturday, after Li Xuewu got off work, he took a detour to the Sihe Academy.

The weather was hot, and he was afraid that the old lady and sister-in-law Zhao Yafang would be hot, and he was also afraid that the children would be hot, so Liu Yin was especially concerned.

The Steel City side was engaged in trial production, and the Electronic Appliance Factory produced a batch of electric fans, which were handed over to the factory for trial use and to collect and feedback opinions.

Li Xuewu had air conditioning at home, but no fans, so he spent money to buy two and sent one here. He was concerned about his big nephew, and also afraid that his mother would be concerned about the family.

You say that at this time, there were televisions and radios, so every family must have an electric fan, right?

Hmm, you wouldn't dare to dream of it.

The money and tickets for an electric fan could buy a radio. Who would be so stupid!

So the vast majority of families didn't have this stuff, especially in the north. In hot weather, they purely relied on their bodies to resist. As long as they weren't exposed to the sun, it would be fine.

But the factory side was different. There were big fans, big ice cubes, or water spraying for cooling. Ordinary people didn't have those conditions.

Han Jiankun moved the electric fan down from the car, and it became the focus of the Sihe Academy.

"What is this stuff? Wu Shu, it's a fan, right? This stuff is really good-looking!"

Bang Geng followed Li Xuewu like a tail, sticking to his teeth, his eyes fixed on the thing in Han Jiankun's hand.

Han Jiankun followed Li Xuewu's gesture and walked ahead, moving the fan through the screen wall and into the Li family's house.

Li Xuewu greeted the neighbors who were cooling off in the courtyard. There weren't many people at this time.

After all, those at home had to cook dinner and wait for the men and children to come back for dinner.

The men in Beijing were very carefree at this time, especially the old-school men.

After getting off work and returning home, if there were no meals on the table after washing their faces, they would inevitably slam the table and scold their mothers.

So there were mostly old ladies in the courtyard at this time. They didn't have to do housework, and their eyes weren't good in the dark, so they just didn't get in the way at home.

A cattail-leaf fan could sit for half the night. As long as there were people, they could continue to sit and chat.

"A big head and three iron fan blades—where did you see it was good-looking?"

Li Xuewu's palm was a bit small, and he couldn't grab it when he pressed it on Bang Geng's big head.

This kid was grinning and naughty, jumping and wanting to follow into the house, but was lifted up by Li Xuewu.

Han Jiankun greeted the old lady before entering the house, and after hearing the response, he went in.

Li Xuewu also let go of Bang Geng, letting him follow and make trouble.

"Go back and tell your mother to buy you one too, so you can blow it at home every day."

"That would be great!" Bang Geng saw Wu Shu's driver set up the fan on the cabinet and taught the old lady and Zhao Yafang how to use it, so he said with a smile, "How big is the wind of this stuff? Won't it blow me away?"

"Why are you so able to talk—"

Zhao Yafang came out holding the child, greeted Li Xuewu with a smile, looked at Bang Geng, and asked, "Your mother hasn't finished work yet?"

"Hmm, she said she'd be back later." Bang Geng's eyes were still fixed on the fan. Seeing Han Jiankun turn it on, he rushed up to blow the wind, with an intoxicated expression, which made everyone laugh.

"You can't blow it directly, and don't let the wind blow directly on you, especially children, or when you are sweating, you might catch a cold or have a stroke."

Li Xuewu reminded the old lady and Zhao Yafang, so they wouldn't suffer after buying this stuff.

The old lady waved her hand and said, "I've lived for so many years; why buy this stuff?"

Zhao Yafang liked it very much and said to Li Xuewu with a smile, "How much is it? I'll give it to you."

"No price. It's experimental production in the factory. I don't know how much it sells for. Wait until there's a price later."

Li Xuewu smiled and brushed off his sister-in-law, and said to the old lady, "It's a new era, and life is getting better and better. People always have to look forward."

"Exactly. It's getting hot. I didn't feel it in previous years, but it's just hot this year, and I can't stand it, especially the child."

Zhao Yafang said to the old lady with a smile, "Just give me a chance. Let's enjoy it, the mother and children."

"Hahaha——"

The old lady naturally didn't object to Zhao Yafang's words. You are the head of the family and manage the accounts, so you can buy whatever you want, just don't count on me; I don't suffer this.

This was reassuring Li Xuewu. Hearing the grandson's reply to the big granddaughter-in-law, he knew that this thing would definitely be bought.

And looking at Li Xuewu's current way of doing things, it was absolutely watertight. He didn't take any public advantage at all; how could he take public things casually?

Saying there was no price and sending it home was because he was thinking of her, and also thinking of the relatives in the family.

This feeling had to be understood by the children in their hearts.

Zhao Yafang asked for the price, and now she accepted Li Xuewu's favor again, which meant that the children had an account in their hearts, so they would be harmonious.

Li Xuewu sending an electric fan home became a new topic in the courtyard.

Some nosy people were embarrassed to come into the house to see it, so they lay on the window and looked inside.

You say it's polite or not.

You say he is impolite; he didn't enter the house, and didn't disturb you.

You say he is polite; good guy, a big black face with big teeth lying on the window looking at you—you say it's scary or not.

Zhao Yafang knew how to use it, so she reached out and turned off the fan. It was still bright at this time, so she asked Li Xuewu about the family.

The old lady was also concerned, so Li Xuewu told about the situation of his mother, Gu Ning, and the children, and also let them go over to visit during the day.

In fact, it wasn't far. If they took the bus, it would be twenty minutes.

If they felt it was troublesome, it would be convenient to let Li Xuewu pick them up on his way to and from work, but Zhao Yafang was really too lazy to move with the children.

Those who haven't raised children don't know. After having children, whenever they move, those big bags and small bags look dizzying.

Zhao Yafang agreed, but her body was really unwilling to move.

Li Xuewu could see that the old lady wanted to go, but was afraid that it would be inconvenient for Zhao Yafang at home.

So he told his sister-in-law that he would pick them up by car early tomorrow morning, go over to play for a day, and send them back after dinner in the evening.

Perhaps hearing the meaning in Li Xuewu's words, and also seeing the old lady's longing eyes for the children, she agreed with a smile.

Big brother Xuewen would also come back tomorrow, and the whole family would go over to reunite.

Of course, Ji Yuxiu could go, but Li Xue couldn't. She wasn't at home; she was traveling around the country with Jing Yunong.

"Hey, Xuewu, busy?"

"What are you doing? Don't tell me you want to see the fan too!"

Li Xuewu turned his head and saw Sha Zhu greeting him, and got up and walked out of the house with a smile.

Every time he came home, it was like this. He couldn't sit in the house for ten minutes, and someone would definitely come to find him.

Especially since he didn't live here anymore, Shen Guodong would ask him for instructions on business when he saw him, and Sha Zhu and others would chat when they saw him.

Or neighbors asked him for help. There were always endless words and endless things to do.

"How did I hear that you are cooperating with Beijing Second Auto Works to produce buses?"

Sha Zhu followed him out, saying with a smile, "Will there be commuter buses for factory workers to go to and from work in the future?"

He raised his chin and said, "Shougang has them. Workers can go directly to the factory and neighborhood by car. It's very convenient."

"Why do you care about this?"

Li Xuewu looked at him with a laugh and said, "You are late and leave early every day. Even if there were commuter buses, could you sit on them?"

After speaking, he nodded to Han Jiankun, signaling him to prepare the car, and walked home.

Sha Zhu raised an eyebrow and said, "I was thinking that if there were commuter buses, bicycles wouldn't be needed. The factory would have to dump a batch."

"Hiss—your heart is amazing!"

Li Xuewu looked at him and said, "Putting you in the kitchen is a waste of talent. I'll suggest to the factory later to transfer you to the Trade Management Center. A business genius!"

"Heh heh—if you dare to transfer me, I dare to go!"

Sha Zhu laughed and said, "I've wanted to get a bicycle for a long time, but I haven't saved up industrial tickets, and the price has risen again."

"Wait a bit longer. Our factory will sell motorcycles soon," Li Xuewu teased him with a smile, "No tickets needed, just the price of two bicycles."

"Hey! Aren't you eating here! I'm stewing fish tonight!" Sha Zhu saw him walking away and hurriedly greeted, "I came to find you because I wanted to keep you for a drink."

"Not drinking, afraid of getting you drunk," Li Xuewu curled his lips, "See you later, buddy!"

He walked out, and Yu Shui and her partner entered the courtyard. They should be here to send her home.

Dai Xiang Yang still politely greeted Li Xuewu, but his eyes were a bit wrong.

Especially since Yu Shui didn't even look at Li Xuewu and entered the courtyard, how could he not doubt it?

Looking back at Li Xuewu's figure leaving, he said a word to Yu Shui and didn't go into the courtyard, but greeted his brother-in-law at the screen wall.

"Big brother, this Section Chief Li... does Yu Shui have any conflict with him?"

"Hi, what conflict? We all live in the same courtyard." Sha Zhu was mixed, but actually very open. Seeing Dai Xiang Yang ask, he said, "Actually, it's nothing. You'll know sooner or later."

He sighed and said, "Xuewu worked in the branch bureau before. Yu Shui's partner had an accident when he went on a business trip to the Northeast with him."

"This matter, we didn't hide it from you. You might know it too." Sha Zhu nodded and said, "Of course, it has nothing to do with Xuewu."

He explained this to clarify the background of his sister's feelings, so that the other party wouldn't think crookedly and wouldn't doubt Li Xuewu or anything.

"Don't overthink it. Yu Shui and Xuewu have such a knot in their hearts."

"I understand." Dai Xiang Yang finally figured it out, nodded with a smile, and said, "I will be good to Yu Shui. Don't worry." ===== CHAPTER 1098 =====

"Don't overthink it; Yushui and Xuewu, let's just say there's a bit of a knot in her heart."

"I understand." Dai Xiang Yang finally figured it out, nodded with a smile, and said: "I will be good to Yushui, please rest assured."