Chapter 1099: Let the other party bring their head to see me

"Why are you back again?"

Hearing the phone call from Ji Wang Weidong inviting him to dinner that evening, Li Li Xuewu said impatiently: "Don't you know who I hate seeing the most right now?"

"Li Li Xuewu—don't be arrogant!" Ji Wang Weidong shouted on the phone: "Tonight I will make you beg me, saying you were wrong..."

Clang—

Li Li Xuewu didn't wait for him to finish his nonsense and hung up the phone directly.

He raised his hand to signal the Production Division Chief Xiao Xiao Zihong and Inspection Section Chief Meng Niansheng opposite him: "Continue, what about those college students?"

"Our research found that current safety production work and standardized production are still following the old path, relying on conscious compliance and human management."

Xiao Xiao Zihong pointed at his notebook with his finger and introduced: "The safety production standardization and production operating procedures in the factory were formulated and regulated by those old technicians and old engineers."

He signaled to Meng Niansheng beside him and said: "The safety inspection on Niansheng's side also discovered some contradictions during the work process."

"I was thinking, should we organize and coordinate a group of college students to carry out safety production standardization and dual contingency plans, and combine them with production technology."

Xiao Xiao Zihong crossed his fingers and signaled: "Summarize a set of advanced and practical safety production management methods, and promote them to all production and labor departments in the factory for mandatory implementation."

"What is your opinion on that side?"

Li Li Xuewu didn't rush to give a conclusion, but pointed at Meng Niansheng and asked: "I remember you conducted research a while ago, right?"

"Yes, the research report is currently being proofread internally, and it is estimated that it can be submitted next week."

He first answered this, then looked at Xiao Xiao Zihong's side and signaled: "Chief Xiao is looking at safety from the perspective of production management, while we are looking at production from the perspective of safety."

"Extensive safety individual management is bound to be a big problem. I think just starting from the workers' perspective is still a bit lacking; equipment should also keep up."

Meng Niansheng said: "It's not enough for workshop employees to know how to use fire extinguishers now; they must also know how to judge fire conditions. Not every fire requires a fire extinguisher."

"For another example, female workers don't tie their hair or wear safety helmets when working, and their hair gets rolled into the machine. Some workers see it and pull hard. Don't you say this is helping by causing trouble—"

"So I say, the direction of cultivating professional talents should be tilted more towards the young workers in the workshop. These talents are the main force of frontline management."

"Chief Xiao is talking about management personnel." Li Li Xuewu glanced at him, then looked at Xiao Xiao Zihong and asked: "Are you planning to establish a safety supervision mechanism within the Production Division and cultivate professional safety management personnel to be in charge of safety production work?"

"That's the idea." Xiao Xiao Zihong nodded and said: "Existing cadres in the Production Management Division have very little professional safety management foundation. I am worried that even if the management department is launched, it will be a mess."

"College students are all treasures. Are you willing to take them out to do safety?"

Li Li Xuewu smiled and leaned back in his chair, signaling to Meng Niansheng: "We in safety inspection can't afford to use college students, for fear of wasting talent."

"There is no such thing as wasting or not wasting."

Xiao Xiao Zihong crossed his legs and said: "Put people to their best use and materials to their best use. As long as it is useful for production and useful for the Red Star Factory, it is correct."

"It seems our courage is still not as good as the Production Management Division." Li Li Xuewu said with a smile: "Director Yan Zigui sent two college students over, and Director Sun circled them into the office like treasures, saying they should be well cultivated, hahaha."

He smiled and scratched his hair, saying: "I actually agree with your attitude towards employing people. College students, after all, walked out of campus, haven't been in contact with production, and even less contact with safety production management."

"Learning safety production standardization, learning dual contingency plans, learning the 'Three Olds and Four Stricts'—there is no harm in it. Just treat it as an opportunity."

Li Li Xuewu signaled to him and said: "It is completely possible to work while learning, and inspect while using. Don't delay work, and don't delay the personal development and use of college students."

"I think we can hold a training class for safety inspection. Whether it's college students willing to do safety work or young workers, it all depends on their willingness."

"Let's study it later to see how to do it appropriately." Meng Niansheng seriously recorded Li Li Xuewu's requirements and arrangements and replied: "The training class is no problem. Our factory's dual contingency plan training classes have always been held."

"It's just the cultivation mechanism and the corresponding selection mechanism that need to be cautious."

"Take it slow, don't rush." Li Li Xuewu picked up his teacup, took a sip, looked at Xiao Xiao Zihong and asked: "Have you reported this problem to Deputy Director Cheng? What did he say?"

"Deputy Director Cheng's opinion is that safety production management work still needs to cooperate with the inspection department, mainly focusing on system management and policy management, and it is better to proceed in both directions simultaneously."

Xiao Xiao Zihong glanced at Li Li Xuewu and said: "If we regulate with policies... I'm afraid there will be some shackles later."

"Well, you can study it slowly. It's normal to want to open up the work situation."

Li Li Xuewu looked at him and said frankly: "Starting from safety production management is also a correct direction. After all, this is a problem you must face, and it must be solved sooner or later."

"As for Deputy Director Cheng, isn't he currently engaged in standardized production with the shipyard?"

"This... it seems to be a project currently being negotiated with the Italian merchants, introducing small and medium-sized cargo ship manufacturing technology and equipment, and at the same time introducing corresponding production management systems."

Xiao Xiao Zihong keenly sensed the meaning in Li Li Xuewu's words, as if he understood something, and spoke much more cautiously.

Li Li Xuewu nodded and said: "You can start with a pilot project, go to the Yingcheng Shipyard to do it, it won't bring too much impact, right?"

"The project docking with the Italian merchants?"

Xiao Xiao Zihong hesitated and said: "Will the Italian merchants have any concerns or questions?"

"Human effort can achieve anything. How can it work without learning?"

Li Li Xuewu moved the teacup away and said with a smile: "I actually think that if you want to cultivate professional safety management personnel, you can conduct a small-scale experiment."

He signaled to Meng Niansheng and said: "The training courses for safety inspection here are still based on summarizing and refining existing production experience."

"Contact more professional engineers sent by foreign merchants, broaden your horizons, and learn some advanced management."

Xiao Xiao Zihong nodded cautiously and did not express too many opinions or views on this issue.

Meng Niansheng listened to Li Li Xuewu's words while observing Xiao Xiao Zihong's facial expression changes.

The wind direction in the factory has changed recently. Deputy Director Cheng suddenly intervened in the United Industry from being in charge of production.

Now he is presiding over foreign industrial cooperation negotiations, and his interest has become even higher after turning around the Yingcheng Shipyard.

In addition to frequently negotiating corresponding policies and negotiation conditions with Director Li, he also put forward several new production management suggestions.

The project Xiao Xiao Zihong wants to do now, in his view, is not entirely what Deputy Director Li just said about opening up the work situation or anything else. There are words within words here.

Is Deputy Director Cheng trying to use this to test the attitude of the Security Inspection Division, or is Xiao Xiao Zihong arranging something in it?

To talk about opening up the work situation, is there a situation that can allow him to get rid of the difficult situation of being caught in the middle?

Very simple, if the two sides fight, can't he take a step back and fish in troubled waters?

Of course, if you say this is from Xiao Xiao Zihong's standpoint, what about from Director Li or Deputy Director Cheng's perspective?

Director Li must be very happy to see Deputy Director Cheng care more about the tertiary industry and United Industry, right?

Including taking on the heavy burden of foreign cooperation under the circumstances of Deputy Director Jing inspecting and visiting various offices.

And Deputy Director Cheng playing this game of feinting to the east while attacking the west, is it a further probe made after finding out Director Li's attitude change towards Li Li Xuewu?

If Li Li Xuewu fiercely opposes or resists, Deputy Director Cheng has reason and space to choose to take a step back, or take a step forward under Director Li's will.

No matter taking a step back or forward, it is aimed at Li Li Xuewu and the relatively complex situation in the factory now.

The work in the factory has already been on the right track, and Director Li certainly doesn't want to see himself being sidelined.

But he is also unwilling to stand out and confront the ecological situation that has already formed, so since Deputy Director Cheng is willing to take the lead, he will pull him.

The safety production management work Xiao Xiao Zihong wants to talk about is definitely not just the work itself.

Just now when Li Li Xuewu asked about Meng Niansheng's attitude and opinion, the attitude he showed had already been utilized by Li Li Xuewu.

This can also show Li Li Xuewu's attitude towards handling this matter. Otherwise, why would he say he looks carefully and listens carefully?

Hey—! It's getting interesting!

"Leader, Director Qin is here, and Comrade Jin Ling too."

Peng Peng Xiaoli saw that the talk in the office was over, so he walked in to report.

Li Li Xuewu nodded, sent Xiao Xiao Zihong away, then beckoned to Qin Qin Huairu and Xiao Jin standing at the door, saying: "Come in."

"Deputy Director Li, disturbing you again."

Qin Qin Huairu knows how to talk. Although she doesn't intend to ask for any favors from Xiao Jin here, she must have the proper attitude when arriving at this office.

Li Li Xuewu nodded, signaled to the sofa for them to sit, and he also rummaged through a document on his desk and sat down on the sofa side.

"Ran into difficulties, right."

He smiled and glanced at Xiao Jin, then flipped through the document in his hand and said: "This matter of yours, Director Xie of the Personnel Division specifically came to talk to me about it."

"I'm sorry, leader, I've caused you trouble."

Xiao Jin said with a tangled face: "I really have no other way."

"I know, I know your difficulties."

Li Li Xuewu nodded understandingly, tapped the document on his knee with his finger and said: "Your materials are right here with me, I have read them all."

Under Xiao Jin's nervous gaze, he said seriously: "I don't think there is any problem."

"Thank you, Deputy Director Li—"

Xiao Jin's tears fell down all of a sudden. Because of her marriage, she had been embarrassed by her family countless times.

And the other party was also embarrassed. Although the mother-in-law's family didn't dislike her family and background, they had opinions about not being able to complete the marriage procedures.

She didn't do anything wrong after starting work, but instead received multiple commendations because of her good performance.

The grievances of many days could not help but vent out at this moment, and the tears couldn't stop falling.

"What are you crying for? Let's just talk about the matter."

Qin Qin Huairu took a tissue from the coffee table and gave it to Xiao Jin, persuading her softly.

Xiao Jin nodded while sobbing, but still couldn't control her tears.

She felt that she didn't do anything wrong, and didn't let anyone down, so encountering this kind of embarrassment was really stifling.

Li Li Xuewu didn't rush to speak, drinking tea, waiting for her to calm down a bit.

"I know, Sister Qin."

Xiao Jin gradually controlled her emotions, wiped her tears and said to Li Li Xuewu: "I'm sorry, Deputy Director Li."

"Understandable, everyone is the same when encountering this kind of thing."

Li Li Xuewu put the materials in his hand aside, looked at Xiao Jin and said: "Director Xie is about to be transferred to work at the United Savings Bank, but before leaving, the thing she is most worried about is the marriage of young men and women."

"She found me and mentioned your matter, and from this matter you encountered, she talked about comrades who are in the same situation as you."

He nodded and said: "I haven't been in charge of corresponding work, and I don't know that you are still facing this kind of problem."

"So Director Xie's opinion is to start from your matter, solve all the problems, and open up a smooth path for the young men and women in our factory who want to live a normal life."

Xiao Jin gripped Qin Qin Huairu's hand and asked nervously: "Then my matter, you..."

"Listen to Deputy Director Li first, don't rush."

Qin Qin Huairu comforted her: "If it couldn't be handled, you wouldn't have been called here."

"It is indeed like this. I have also thought about this matter carefully."

Li Li Xuewu looked at Xiao Jin and said seriously: "If I take your application materials to the city alone to find someone to handle it, it can also pass."

"However, not everyone who has similar situations to you can find me, and I don't have the time and energy, including this channel, to help everyone solve marriage problems."

Xiao Jin's expression relaxed when she heard Li Li Xuewu say he could help her solve the marriage problem, but then she heard Li Li Xuewu mention other comrades.

She asked hesitantly: "Leader, what do you mean...?"

"I have an idea, I don't know if you are willing to do it."

Li Li Xuewu nodded and said: "If it's handled well, everyone will benefit because of your bravery. If it's not handled well, I can still help you solve this marriage matter."

"Leader, please tell me, I will definitely do what I can do."

Xiao Jin's expression turned serious as she said, "These past few days, I've been itching to find the other party and have a fight with them, to ask them exactly what they are blocking me for, and what exactly they want to do to me."

"If I have committed a crime, then arrest me. If I haven't, then don't treat me like a criminal."

"Mm, that is my opinion as well."

Li Li Xuewu looked at her and said, "Write down your frustrations and wishes, submit them to me in the form of a letter, and I will help you find the connections to get it published."

"……Is it in the newspaper?"

Xiao Jin didn't react at first, but then she said in surprise, "I'm going to write about this for the newspaper?"

"That's right. Only by uncovering the matter and looking at it can you see the truth of it, and see exactly what they are blocking you for."

Li Li Xuewu said, "I believe that if the guesthouse has a situation like yours, the Red Star Factory has even more people in your situation. Units, factories, and other people across the entire city will also encounter such difficulties."

"If you explain these difficulties and doubts clearly and thoroughly, with an attitude of wanting to get to the bottom of it, I believe no one will make things difficult for you, and more people will resonate with it."

"Of course—"

Seeing Xiao Jin lower her head in hesitation, Li Li Xuewu paused and said, "If you are unwilling, I won't force you. I will still help you get your materials approved by the city."

"No, Leader, that's not what I meant."

Xiao Jin raised her head, her gaze firm as she said, "I'm just afraid I won't write it well, that I won't be able to express what's in my heart."

"Don't think about what techniques to use to write or to move others. Write whatever you want to write; sincere feelings are the most moving."

Li Li Xuewu nodded in comfort, saying, "I have always believed in the organization, believed that there should be justice under this heaven and earth, and I also believe that you should receive fair treatment."

"I understand, Leader."

Xiao Jin sat on the sofa, nodded earnestly, and said, "Rather than me going to reason with them, it's better for everyone to lay their cards on the table, spread the matter out, and let everyone judge who is right!"

"Go ahead. Once you've written it, bring it to me, and I will arrange to have it published for you."

Li Li Xuewu nodded and said, "If it forms an impact, I hope that when you accept interviews, you will control your emotions and firmly express your attitude from a personal standpoint."

"I understand, Leader. What I want to write about is my difficulties and frustrations."

Xiao Jin's lips trembled from the grievance, and with a tearful voice, she said, "Even if it means losing my job, I have to fight for this breath of air."

"It won't come to that, I guarantee you."

Li Li Xuewu comforted her, "An individual is an individual, and work is work. What you are talking about now, what you are applying for, is a personal issue. Our factory firmly stands behind its employees, and stands behind you."

He pointed at Xiao Jin and said, "You must be brave. No one can do anything to you. What you want is justice, and you will inevitably obtain justice."

"I know, I'll go write it now."

Xiao Jin nodded, stood up, bowed to Li Li Xuewu, and said, "Thank you, Leader."

"Don't thank me. This is your rightful entitlement. I should even more represent the other young men and women in the factory to thank you."

Li Li Xuewu shook Xiao Jin's hand solemnly and urged, "Don't feel aggrieved anymore; matters are meant to be resolved."

"Thank you, Deputy Director Li. I will see her back."

Qin Qin Huairu followed behind Xiao Jin, thanked Li Li Xuewu, and took Xiao Jin out the door, accompanied by Peng Peng Xiaoli.

At noon, after finishing lunch at the small canteen, he ran into Qin Qin Huairu waiting for him as soon as he stepped out.

The two stood in front of the path leading to the guesthouse and spoke for a few moments.

Qin Qin Huairu looked at Li Li Xuewu and asked worriedly, "Xiao Jin's matter, won't it affect you?"

"What does it have to do with me?"

Li Li Xuewu glanced at her and said, "This is Xiao Jin's own affair, and it is also the factory's concern for young men and women."

"I know—" Qin Qin Huairu looked at him and said, "I'm talking about after this matter truly creates an impact."

"If this matter gets blown up and opened up, what if someone deliberately implicates you?"

Qin Qin Huairu frowned and said, "I just told Xiao Jin that she shouldn't go home for the time being and should just stay at the guesthouse."

"Make it clear to the security guards not to let just anyone in. Protecting her is also protecting you."

"Heh—do I still need you to protect me?"

Li Li Xuewu chuckled and nodded, saying, "Fine, it's right for you to have a sense of precaution. Give Xiao Jin more peace of mind."

Seeing him nod, Qin Qin Huairu handed an envelope to Li Li Xuewu and said, "You're angry, aren't you?"

After saying this, without waiting for Li Li Xuewu to answer, she sighed and said, "It's also my fault for always causing you trouble."

Having spent a long time with Li Li Xuewu, how could she not know his scruples and caution in handling work?

If he really wanted to strike hard, he would be doing exactly what he is doing now: not going to the neighborhood office to negotiate, and even less willing to coordinate with the city side, but instead flipping the table.

Once the impact of this matter ferments, it will definitely be beyond what the neighborhood office where Xiao Jin's family lives can handle; I'm afraid a great wind will blow down.

Many times, winds blow down precisely because of such small matters that resonate with the masses, subsequently creating a thunderous momentum.

Li Li Xuewu wrote a note to the Personnel Division to prepare audit materials and also arranged for the Security Division to provide clear identity investigation materials.

And the result? He hit a wall at the neighborhood office.

Not only did they chase Xiao Jin away again, but they also dared to send a reply letter to the Red Star Factory's Personnel Division, "criticizing" them and saying that the Personnel Division didn't understand policy.

Fine, we don't understand, so we'll find someone who does to talk about it.

Qin Qin Huairu had just felt the murderous aura emanating from him in Li Li Xuewu's office as soon as she heard him finish expressing this opinion.

Anyone who dares to make him lose face, and the phone call to the city having not been returned for so long—they really don't take him as a person.

This really does require mentioning Xiao Jin's bravery. Young people of this era truly have a sense of responsibility and commitment in their hearts, and they also have spirit.

If this were a later era, I'm afraid that as soon as Li Li Xuewu offered to help her handle it alone, she would have nodded and agreed, and wouldn't have shouldered such risks.

As long as there is a way out, who would be willing to brave the scorching sun to beat the drum for justice?

"If you don't tell me, I can't hear it and I can't see it, so these things don't exist?"

Li Li Xuewu looked at her amusedly and said, "Which cadre in our factory do you think is the type to cover their ears while stealing a bell?"

"Stop talking nonsense. Whoever encounters this matter must manage it."

His attitude gradually became serious as he said, "I even called Director Li this morning, and he was also furious."

"But no matter how angry you are, if you want to curse, you have to know who you're cursing, right?"

Li Li Xuewu's gaze was fierce as he said, "This time, I want to see exactly what kind of turtle is lurking in this muddy water. If I don't flip its lid, I'll have written that note for nothing."

There it is, he's angry after all—

Qin Qin Huairu patted him, looking at him with helplessness and amusement.

This man is truly ruthless when he gets fierce, never letting others off when he has the upper hand.

If this really kicks off, I'm afraid the factory won't have a moment of peace for a while.

It's just that when such things are done by Li Li Xuewu, everyone seems to take it for granted.

Everyone even looks forward to him helping the factory employees fight for more benefits.

Is this the goal he wanted to achieve?

It seemed like a small matter for Xiao Jin, but now it's getting bigger and bigger. Xiao Jin also has a sense of grievance in her heart and really dares to cooperate with him.

It's just that Xiao Jin probably doesn't know what kind of newspaper the one he mentioned publishing in actually is.

"People say 'The sound of the bell from Hanshan Temple outside Gusu City reaches the passenger boat at midnight' is a state of mind, not a real scene."

Ji Wang Weidong poured a cup of tea for Li Li Xuewu and said with a smile, "Come, taste the artistic conception I brought back."

"Mm—mm—"

Li Li Xuewu held the teacup and savored it carefully, nodding from time to time, and shaking his head from time to time.

Seeing this made Ji Wang Weidong itch with curiosity, so he raised an eyebrow and asked, "How is it? The taste is extraordinary, right!"

"Mm—it is extraordinary!"

Li Li Xuewu put down the teacup and shook his head slightly, saying, "I tasted a hint of the stench of copper."

"Damn! I bring you to experience elegance, and you give me something vulgar!"

Ji Wang Weidong curled his lip and poured out the tea in the small pot, saying, "Forget it, this pot of tea can't be drunk anymore; you've dirtied it with your words."

"You're clean! You're so clean!"

Li Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and looked at him, saying, "Your mouth is the cleanest; you don't even know how to say 'damn', right?"

"Get lost, don't defile my elegance."

Ji Wang Weidong rolled his eyes and said, "I'm a decent person now; I don't look down on bumpkins like you."

"Look, what is this?"

He raised his wrist and pointed at his watch, saying, "Rolex, do you understand? Have you ever seen one!"

"Mm, I really haven't seen one. Isn't this the standard equipment for foreign devils?"

Li Li Xuewu teased him, "So it turns out the person in front of me is truly the cousin of the Song family!"

"Oh my! I truly had eyes but failed to recognize Mount Tai. Forgive me, forgive me."

"Hey—! You don't say!"

Ji Wang Weidong laughed at what he said, curled his lip, raised an eyebrow, and asked, "Guess if I use this identity to operate, will anyone believe it!"

"Heh—"

Li Li Xuewu curled his lip and said, "There has never been a shortage of fools in this world, and even less of a shortage of lunatics."

He chuckled and said, "I'll teach you. Don't say you're the cousin of the Song family anymore; just say you're Qin Shi Huang."

"Just say you've been resurrected and need a sum of startup capital to dig out the treasures buried in the First Emperor's mausoleum. As long as they invest, no matter how much, you'll definitely share gold, silver, and jewelry with them when the time comes, granting them a lifetime of wealth. See if anyone falls for that!"

"Damn—you're still the most vicious!"

Ji Wang Weidong truly felt that Li Li Xuewu was vicious to the core. He didn't doubt for a second that there would definitely be people who believed such words.

Why?

In Hong Kong, there are people who believe in resurrection, and they are even more superstitious about various rituals and traditions, making things very lively.

Qin Shi Huang, plus treasures, and sharing no matter how much you invest—only a fool would believe it.

That's right, fools believed it, and they really gave money.

Then are you saying those tycoons in Hong Kong are fools?

They can earn so much money and command so many people to work, but they worship gods, Buddhas, and mud statues. Are they stupid or are they spiritual?

"Your line of thinking is viable. I'll talk to Zhang Zhang Wanhe later and let him set up a scheme; maybe he can make a fortune."

"I was just joking with you. If you take it seriously and harm others, that would truly be committing a sin."

Li Li Xuewu curled his lip impatiently and said, "Stop talking nonsense. People Li Kezhang Zhang Wanhe shouldn't have money; they deserve to be poor for a lifetime."

"Do you really think I'm stupid? This money burns the hands when earned."

Ji Wang Weidong was also deliberately teasing Li Li Xuewu. He refilled the water to brew tea and said, "Zhang Zhang Wanhe, this old brat, isn't honest in your hands, but he's very obedient in mine."

He looked at Li Li Xuewu, raised his eyebrows, and said, "I set up a film company for him and let him take people to shoot movies."

"You truly are a damn genius!"

Li Li Xuewu looked at Ji Wang Weidong amusedly and said, "To be able to make bandits change their profession to shoot movies—did the movie go off the rails, or did the bandits go astray?"

"It's that money can make ghosts push the mill!"

Ji Wang Weidong said with a smile, "You haven't seen the flower-laden world of Hong Kong. Today you are a person, tomorrow you could be a ghost."

"If you get lucky, the day after tomorrow you'll be a god!"

He poured tea for Li Li Xuewu and said, "That young lady stands there, and the director says, 'Strip!'"

"You watch, she doesn't hesitate for a second, she's extremely professional, and *click-click-click*, she's stark naked for you!"

Ji Wang Weidong took a sip of tea and smiled wickedly, "I took Zhang Zhang Wanhe to see the scene, and he was so scared he almost ran out of the film set."

"Hahahaha—!"

"Even an old hunter has moments of shyness?"

Li Li Xuewu curled the corner of his mouth and said, "He was afraid you would harm him. This profession is more overbearing in the underworld than bandits."

"Ge Nian? Or what? I don't understand, but it's not like that."

Ji Wang Weidong raised his chin and said, "Movies in Hong Kong are just like that. They call a group of people over, shoot it in a flurry, then release it, *click-click*, make money, and then continue shooting."

"Mm, I haven't seen any other ability in you, but you've learned a bit of Northeastern dialect."

Li Li Xuewu sized him up and asked, "Your father's support?"

"Hi—he's too lazy to deal with this; I contacted it myself."

Ji Wang Weidong shook his head and said, "Things at the docks are quite simple. I've taken in a few disciples, and some problems can be resolved."

"Seeing Zhang Zhang Wanhe and those people squatting in the teahouse at the docks, I was afraid they would start something, so I changed their circle and let them run."

He explained with a smile, "This old brat is too ruthless. He and your little brother were firing cannons at people in the teahouse."

"Good heavens!"

Ji Wang Weidong said exaggeratedly, "Those underworld people, forty-some people came to carry the sedan chair, thinking everyone was going to have a fight."

"As a result, your little brother blew half of someone's face off with one shot, almost shattering the rules of the underworld."

"Is business at the docks hard to do?"

Li Li Xuewu took a sip of tea and beckoned to Yu Li, who had just entered the doorway, signaling that she could serve the dishes.

Yu Li nodded and went back out.

Ji Wang Weidong shook his head slightly and said, "Of course it's hard to do. The Hu Sihai Teahouse became the new force at the docks. I took over seventeen docks that very night; I almost choked to death!"

"Otherwise, why would I tell you I'm a decent person."

He spread his hands and said, "I have real estate and movies in my left hand, and dock thugs in my right."

"The first thing I think about when I open my eyes every morning is that I can't sleep anymore; sleep one minute less, live sixty seconds less."

"Stop blowing smoke, eat."

Li Li Xuewu listened to him talk about how the docks in Hong Kong were, how the movies were, how society was, how finance was... but he just didn't talk about his nightly revelries.

Ji Wang Weidong is not an honest person. This kid plays very wildly in Hong Kong. Just because he doesn't say it doesn't mean Li Li Xuewu doesn't know.

Does Han Han Yating know?

There's actually no need to guess; she knows it like the back of her hand.

A normal man in that flower-laden world of Hong Kong, and one who holds great power and lives in luxury—would he lack women?

However, Ji Wang Weidong is smart because he understands propriety.

He knows what he can eat, what he cannot eat, what is his, and what is not his.

Han Han Yating gave birth to a big, fat son for him; did he go around shouting it to the world?

When he was truly happy in his heart, he only sought out Li Li Xuewu to hide in the club to vent his joy and celebrate his happiness.

I believe that now in the Four Nine City, hearing that he is back, I'm afraid there are people lining up to invite him to dinner.

Why come to the club?

Is the food here delicious? Or is there someone he misses here?

Neither; it's that the food here is not poisoned, and the people here won't harm him.

There is a documentary that talks about the distress of tycoons, where they wish they would never be tycoons again in their next life.

Of course, you have to look clearly; they are talking about their next life.

And there is a cold joke that is also quite interesting:

The furthest distance we poor people can see is the feeling that once we have money, we won't have any troubles.

"Not bad, didn't treat me to bear paws!"

Ji Wang Weidong had drunk a bit too much, and before getting into the car, he smiled at Li Li Xuewu, "I only have one friend, just one!"

He held up a finger to emphasize, "Not in Beijing, not in the mainland, but in the whole world, damn it—!"

I don't know what kind of grievance he suffered, or what kind of betrayal or blow he endured, but he was feeling stifled in his heart.

He shouted in a low voice, holding onto the car door, "I'm handling your affairs for you; don't worry, it will definitely be completed on time."

"Also, that tea set and tea leaves are a gift I'm giving you."

When Ji Wang Weidong said this, he grinned and laughed, "If you don't like it, just give it to someone else. That was also given to me by someone else; I just don't like it... hahahaha!"

"Only this once. If you dare to send me these things again next time, I'll feed you dog shit."

Li Li Xuewu curled his lip and said, "You're back from Hong Kong, yet you don't know that you shouldn't send tea or tea sets to a leader?"

"Damn? There's such a taboo?"

Ji Wang Weidong sat in the car with a thud and asked curiously and stumblingly, "Why?"

"'Tea' sounds like 'investigate', 'tea set' sounds like 'tragedy', understand?"

Li Li Xuewu reached out and patted his face, saying, "Don't pretend to be a decent person with me next time. At home, I don't need my brother to pretend to be decent for me."

"I damn well..." Ji Wang Weidong leaned out the car window and grinned, "You're about to make me cry, but I really didn't think that much about it!"

"Get lost—"

Li Li Xuewu notified the driver and watched him leave.

Yu Li followed from behind and asked with a smile, "Did he drink too much?"

"Heh—not too much, he just wanted to talk."

Li Li Xuewu turned around and shook his head slightly, saying, "They're all like donkey dung—shiny on the outside, but they don't dare to talk about the messy things in their stomachs."

"Are you like that too?"

Yu Li looked at him and said, "You carry all your worries yourself and endure them."

"Who should I tell? You?"

Li Li Xuewu smiled, grabbed her wrist to look, and saw she was wearing the watch he gave her last time.

"Never mind whether you understand or not; telling you would just be harming you."

"I'm worried about you—"

Yu Li said helplessly, "Every time I see him have a friend he can confide in and act crazy with while drunk, I've never seen you act crazy while drunk."

She said with some heartache, "If you feel tired, find a place where no one is around and shout a couple of times; don't let it fester in your heart."

"Have you been reading 'Dream of the Red Chamber' lately?"

Li Li Xuewu pinched her face amusedly and said, "You've mistaken me for Lin Lin Daiyu or Jia Baoyu, talking about festering in the heart."

He curled his mouth and said, "Don't you know I'm the type who can't stand an overnight grudge? When it's time to strike, I strike, *click-click*—"

"Ah—!"

Her bottom received two slaps, and Yu Li retorted with two slaps in feigned anger, then asked softly, "Come over on Saturday afternoon, and stay a bit later."

"What about your dad?"

As soon as Li Li Xuewu entered the room, he teased Ran Ran Qiuye, "I came specifically to see the old man."

"You came to see my dad in the middle of the night?"

Ran Ran Qiuye glanced at him, turned around and went into the room, and a voice came from the bedroom asking, "Have you eaten tonight?"

"A friend came back from out of town, so we gathered."

Li Li Xuewu washed his hands and face in the basin at the doorway, took the towel Ran Ran Qiuye handed him, and asked, "Did you make do again? It won't do to not eat properly."

"No, steamed buns and stir-fried baby cabbage."

Ran Ran Qiuye took the towel from his hand, added some hot water to the basin to rinse it, and helped him wipe the sweat off his body.

"How much did you drink? Why is there a smell of alcohol on your body but not in your mouth?"

"I spilled it on myself, hahahaha—"

Li Li Xuewu teased her with a smile. After he finished wiping, without waiting for her to rinse the towel, he picked her up and walked toward the bedroom.

Ran Ran Qiuye didn't act coy; she casually threw the towel onto the cabinet and turned back to undo her hair.

Once a woman makes a decision, she is more resolute than a man.

Ran Ran Qiuye is like this, and Xiao Jin at the guesthouse is also like this.

After her conversation with Li Li Xuewu, she wrote that letter in the span of a single morning.

After Li Li Xuewu read it, he changed the title and submitted it through his connections.

He wasn't in a hurry, but Xiao Jin waited at the guesthouse, thinking that the letter had sunk into the sea without a trace.

The 19th, Monday.

Li Li Xuewu finished reading the newspaper at home before coming out.

As soon as he arrived at work, he received a call from Ren Ren Xiaoyu.

"Buddy, you've played this big."

Ren Ren Xiaoyu said bitterly over the phone, "I don't even know how to explain it now; people even thought I was the one who gave you the idea."

"That can't be, right?" Li Li Xuewu narrowed his eyes, held the phone, and said, "Oh, perhaps the Red Star Factory isn't worth mentioning in their eyes."

"Or perhaps I, Li Li Xuewu, am just a nobody in their eyes, right?"

"My eldest sister got angry with me this morning, so stop teasing me."

Ren Ren Xiaoyu said bitterly, "If I could have coordinated it, I would have handled it for you long ago, but the connections got stuck."

"Normal, I understand, it has nothing to do with you."

Li Li Xuewu said with a hint of ruthlessness in his tone, "Every debt has its debtor, every grievance has its perpetrator. Once I swing this blade, I must have the other party bring their head to see me."

"It's not as simple as bringing their head."

Ren Ren Xiaoyu said bitterly, "The higher-ups are very angry. This morning, the neighborhood office over there was suspended pending investigation, and the district level is the same."

"I don't care about that, whoever it is, it's their business."

Li Li Xuewu said coldly, "The temple gates I can't worship at, and the Bodhisattvas I can't see, aren't true gods in my eyes."

"If it really is just difficult little ghosts, then it's even easier to handle. Those with grievances can report them, and those with grudges can settle them."

After saying this, without waiting for Ren Ren Xiaoyu to complain about anything else, he hung up the phone directly.

He also had opinions about Ren Ren Xiaoyu.

To not even be able to handle such a small matter, and he's supposed to be mixing in the city.

Xie Xie Lan Zhi should also be embarrassed; this matter was her karma to begin with, left to Li Li Xuewu and her own husband to handle.

As a result, her husband didn't exert enough effort, but instead caused trouble for Li Li Xuewu.

So when she saw that newspaper this morning, Xie Xie Lan Zhi became angrier the more she read it, and finally gave them a scolding.

People's Daily: "I want to have a home, why is it so difficult?"