Chapter 1114: Dragon Fighting and Tiger Struggling

"The Great Learning Campaign has been underway for a full year now, hasn't it? Time really flies!"

Before getting off work, Wei Zai and Ding Zigui came to Li Xuewu's office to "drop by."

First, they talked about the specific work content of this inspection and research, and then the idle chatter turned to the changes and development of the Red Star Factory over the past year.

"I truly didn't dare to imagine it, and I couldn't have expected it."

Wei Zai scratched his somewhat bald forehead, picked up the teacup in front of him, and said with a smile: "The welfare items issued for the May Day Labor Day, the one in my family even said, the Red Star Factory is truly rich now."

"My father-in-law also said, I didn't dare to imagine it before, such big crabs—"

He gestured with his hands and said exaggeratedly: "I didn't even dare to think about it before, it was just eating a pot of dead crabs during the New Year."

"Now every single one of them is blowing bubbles!"

Ding Zigui crossed his legs, sat on the side, and said with a chuckle: "My eldest son just likes to eat this stuff, he even sought to be assigned to Jinmen after graduation, I didn't agree and he even threw a tantrum with me!"

"Hahaha—!"

Wei Zai laughed and took a sip of hot tea, signaled to Li Xuewu inside the desk, and said: "Xuewu probably doesn't know, when we first started working at the factory, we were all issued towels, enamel mugs, or labor vests, as well as big apples."

"Just this, there were people who were jealous, saying our workers' treatment is just good—!"

"Why wouldn't they be jealous?"

Ding Zigui counted on his fingers the span of the improvement and progress of the welfare benefits every year since he came to work at the factory, remembering it very clearly.

"I have to explain to people every time I move those welfare items home now, those who don't know would think I embezzled how much—"

"Same here, fortunately, we live in the same courtyard, how much you move, I move how much," Wei Zai waved his hand and said: "No more, no less, people just say our Red Star Factory is now rich enough to flow with oil!"

"Me, sometimes I'm really a bit afraid," he looked at Li Xuewu and explained: "Doesn't the old saying go, people fear fame and pigs fear being fat!"

"Afraid of what? Stolen or robbed?"

Li Xuewu sat behind the desk, holding a fountain pen and signing an urgent document.

After signing his name and opinions, he put away the fountain pen and signaled to Peng Xiaoli that she could take away the documents in front of him.

He picked up his teacup, looked at the two opposite him with a smile, and teased: "If you two are afraid of gossip, I have a trick, when welfare items are issued again, send them all to my house, I'm not afraid of people talking."

"Hahaha—"

The two sitting opposite both laughed.

Peng Xiaoli packed up the urgent documents, nodded politely to the two leaders, and then went out the door.

Outside the door, there was a clerk from the Technical Section waiting. He heard what the leaders in the room were saying, and after taking a glance just now, his heart skipped a beat.

Why?

The clerk of the Technical Section is also in the factory's administrative sequence, belonging to the cadre status ordinary staff level position, and he is naturally very familiar with this set of things in the administration.

When cadres of the same level visit, they must be invited to sit on the sofa, and when higher-level cadres visit, they must sit on the sofa, or be invited to sit behind one's own desk.

Only when lower-level cadres visit, whether talking about work or projects, will they be arranged in the reporting position opposite the desk.

Everyone knows that the layout of a leader's office is particular; sitting behind the desk and looking out gives a kind of pressure and psychological advantage.

But what did he see just now?

Wei Zai, the head of the Political Group, and Ding Zigui, the director of the Management Committee Office, are both department-level and group-leader-level cadres, yet they were sitting opposite the desk.

Li Xuewu sat calmly inside, talking and laughing with the two visitors opposite.

And looking at the topic the leaders were talking about, even if his seniority was low, he could tell it was centered on Deputy Director Li, which was not ordinary.

Of course, you could say the three have a good relationship and don't care about these superficial things.

But being in the administration is like being in a game; who wouldn't care about this? Just seeing it made him feel shocked. If this were to spread...

Then it must be that Deputy Director Li's political status is higher than Group Leader Wei and Director Ding.

Old administrative hands should understand that public opinion is powerful, and if such rumors are confirmed, and the three become competitors, then Li Xuewu would naturally be a cut above the two.

The clerk from the Technical Section suddenly realized that there were rumors from the Steel City saying that Li Xuewu's succession to Dong Wenxue's procedure was stable, and Li Huai De's trip to the Steel City with Li Xuewu this time was to discuss the personnel changes at the end of the year.

Last month, the group organizational structure document was announced, and everyone was clear about which direction the Red Star Factory would develop in the future and which direction administrative cadres should advance in.

The fog had cleared, and people's hearts had stabilized, but the road ahead was also transparent.

Because of the addition and construction of several large projects in the Red Star Factory this year, the projects approved and constructed last year would blossom and bear fruit at the end of this year.

Therefore, the schedule for the Red Star Factory's promotion should be at the beginning of next year, at the latest by the first half of the year, this is certain.

Because the several projects constructed last year would only have results by the beginning of next year at the latest.

This batch of cooperation projects this year cannot be described as icing on the cake, but rather as going a step further, a step of progress.

After the promotion, wouldn't it be that the factory leaders go a step further, widening the height of the factory's organizational structure, and having more extensive room for adjustment?

Therefore, before the Red Star Factory's promotion, there must be a large-scale organizational work adjustment in the factory, especially after absorbing the cadre teams of the surrounding 16 factories, there must be big moves.

Of course, he wouldn't naively think that there would be big moves at the end of the year, and only start preparing at the end of the year. The Political Group has actually already started cadre inspections.

If we follow the news from the Steel City and combine it with the situation he just saw, it is basically certain that Li Xuewu will have a relatively important position in the next term, that is, the Red Star Factory leadership team after the promotion.

How can you tell?

Those who know, know. Li Xuewu jumping from the Security Department to the Steel City certainly won't be a standing jump.

Judging from the specific work content Li Xuewu is currently responsible for, it must be as the rumors say, jumping over with an absolute advantage.

What cannot be determined now is whether Li Xuewu will go down with the status of the Management Committee or the status of the office meeting; both are high enough in level.

After all, there is the concept of "old, middle, and young" as an annotation, everything is possible.

In addition, the Red Star Factory's Great Learning Campaign started relatively early, and because of the strong guarantee of the Security Group, the reform process progressed steadily and rapidly compared to other factories and units, at least half a year faster.

The current Management Committee only has a director and deputy directors, inherited from the Red Star Factory's original Party Group and Factory Committee.

According to the current policy requirements, the Red Star Factory should comprehensively improve the organizational structure of the Management Committee and must elect a complete leadership team structured with a director, deputy directors, and committee members.

Li Huai De has been slow to put this work on the agenda because the Red Star Factory is facing opportunities for great development, and the staff has a high sense of identification with the factory's temporary management organization, the Management Committee Office.

Everyone hopes to lead everyone to struggle and move forward with this strong centralized leadership system.

Another point is that Li Huai De also wants to take advantage of this time to effectively complete his personal management situation layout and arrangements.

Therefore, this matter has been dragged out.

However, the Red Star Factory is already a tall tree attracting the wind, not only has the scale of the factory changed enormously, but it has also driven the linkage of other factories.

After having extensive influence in the industrial field, it naturally advances and promotes, moving towards the goal of groupization.

In this process, it is necessary to re-standardize the organizational leadership structure, manage in compliance with regulations, and improve the existing organizational personnel structure.

To put it bluntly, if the Red Star Factory doesn't improve itself, the higher-ups will help the Red Star Factory improve.

Even if the Red Star Factory is late, the higher-ups will still help the Red Star Factory "improve."

It's just that before the promotion, the factory leaders still have relatively large say in this big move, move as much as you can, occupying a position is always better than letting others get there first.

Why absorb these 16 industrial enterprises in the city and call up their organizational personnel relations? It is to actively enrich the shortage of cadres that the Red Star Factory will face after the promotion.

This situation is very clear to everyone in the Red Star Factory, and they are all preparing for themselves.

Wei Zai and Ding Zigui coming to Li Xuewu's office must be related to this matter.

The Technical Section clerk took the documents from Peng Xiaoli's hand, exchanged a few words, and then hurried back. He had to process the documents and also verify what he had just seen and thought of.

How do things in the administration spread? Actually, that's how they spread!

You listen with one ear, I take a look, everyone gathers information privately, sits together and discusses, verifies, and basically can guess eight or nine out of ten.

So, were Ding Zigui and Wei Zai looking for Li Xuewu really for the personnel adjustment at the end of the year?

Yes, and that kid really guessed it right.

"Hey, I heard the talks with Liaodong Industry are going quite well?"

Ding Zigui put down his teacup and asked with a smile: "It seems to be said that we are preparing to acquire a large-scale machine tool processing factory, right?"

"Deputy Director Gu also came to me this morning," Wei Zai said on the side: "The Organization Department and the Personnel Department both have to arrange for people to follow up."

He looked at Li Xuewu and asked: "Is it a preparatory negotiation group or an inspection group?"

"Whatever you want to call it, that's what it is," Li Xuewu leaned back in his chair and crossed his legs, saying: "The meaning is the same, inspect first, give a report, and cooperate with the negotiation team to carry out the work."

"Really want to acquire the other party!"

Ding Zigui said in surprise: "Didn't the factory hold a meeting and say there would be no big moves this year?"

"Plans don't change as fast as reality—"

Li Xuewu shook his head helplessly and said: "Suddenly dumping more than 10 million in construction funds into the Steel City, the water has long been muddy, I don't know how many pairs of eyes are staring at this pool of water."

"Being active now can still use the money in the right place as much as possible," Li Xuewu looked at Ding Zigui and explained: "On one hand, the foundation of the Fengcheng No. 1 Machine Factory is truly good, and the technology is particularly great."

"It's just that the management is terrible, the organizational work is like a pile of shit, I really don't know how Liaodong Industry chooses and uses people."

He raised his hand and pointed at Wei Zai opposite, saying: "When I came back, I told Director Li that a loud drum needs a heavy hammer. When it really comes to acquisition and integration, let Group Leader Wei go over and fiercely kill the crooked winds and evil spirits."

"You—!" Wei Zai waved his hand with a smile and said: "You're trying to harm me, taking on all the work that offends people for me. If Director Li really lets me go to Fengcheng, I'll definitely call you along!"

"Me? I'm not going, I can't stand filth and people passing the buck," Li Xuewu shook his head and said: "Seeing these things makes me impulsive. If I accidentally kill two, people will say my killing intent is too heavy. It's not worth it, not worth it."

"Do you think you have a compassionate heart?" Wei Zai got the news he wanted, his tone relaxed a lot, and he joked: "Do you think I look like an old official in the Earth Temple?"

"I think you look like the old official in the Earth Temple! Hahaha—!"

Li Xuewu teased him with a smile, picked up his teacup and took a sip, looking at the expressions of the two opposite, he only felt it was interesting.

No matter how high the position, if things really come to one's own eyes, saying you're not anxious and saying you're as stable as Mount Tai is all bullshit.

"I heard that Deputy Director Jing was arranged to go over personally to preside over the negotiations?"

Ding Zigui was still probing the part of the content he wanted to know, circling around to Jing Yunong.

"News came back the day before yesterday saying she was in Yuezhou, is she rushing back?"

"It will take a while, the Steel City side moves first," Li Xuewu explained: "Join the expert team from the factory, carry out preliminary investigations, Deputy Director Jing will only go over to preside over the work after there are results, it won't delay the inspection."

"Director Li and I talked with Director Dong in the Steel City, still focusing on the steel mill."

He introduced: "After all, they are all in the Liaodong Industry sequence, the industrial upstream and downstream relationship is clear, even if there are problems in the negotiations, they are easy to solve."

"Deputy Director Jing going over is mainly to grasp economic construction and organizational coordination work."

Li Xuewu pointed at Wei Zai and said: "I said let Group Leader Wei prepare because the Fengcheng No. 1 Machine Factory is too big, it must be split according to our industrial management procedures, organization is a big matter."

"So that's how it is—"

Ding Zigui finished his circling and also asked his purpose: "The scale of the Fengcheng No. 1 Machine Factory is so big, plus the Steel City industry."

He sat up straight, rested his arms on the desk, tapped his fingers lightly, and asked: "How to manage it? Hang it under the steel mill, or hang it under United Industry?"

"Not decided yet, but it's impossible to hang it under the steel mill, and it's impossible to hang it under United Industry, the levels are not very convenient."

Li Xuewu also sat up straight and said seriously: "The scale of the No. 1 Machine Factory is particularly large, not losing to us, even if it is split."

He tapped the table and emphasized: "Their number one person is at the same level as our Director Li."

"Therefore, splitting, adjusting, integrating, a series of actions will take at least a year."

Li Xuewu also pointed at Wei Zai when he said this, reminding him to pay attention.

And under Ding Zigui's slightly frowning gaze, he said: "My inclination is to establish an Industrial Production Management Department after the promotion to manage comprehensively."

"However, Director Li didn't agree."

Looking at Ding Zigui and Wei Zai frowning, he explained softly: "The integration and adjustment work of the 16 enterprises must be completed before the end of the year."

"If the negotiations go smoothly, the integration and splitting work of the No. 1 Machine Factory must also begin, the work intensity in the second half of the year is extraordinary."

Li Xuewu spread his hands and said: "Director Li's meaning is that the No. 1 Machine Factory must be integrated simultaneously with the 16 enterprises, the personnel adjustment at the end of the year must be done in one step, and all matters must be solved together."

"Not setting up a Liaodong Industrial Production Management Department, then the leader's meaning is..."

Ding Zigui hesitated for a moment, but still asked bluntly: "Is it to solve this problem at the level of the Management Committee? Managed by a deputy director?"

Wei Zai heard him ask so bluntly, looked at him with strange eyes, and then looked at Li Xuewu, wanting to hear what he had to say.

Li Xuewu didn't mind Ding Zigui's bluntness, knowing what he meant. The work of the director of the office is not easy to do. If he could go to the Steel City.

However, Dong Wenxue is now in the Steel City and won't be able to come back for a while. What he is thinking of is Fengcheng.

The level of the Fengcheng No. 1 Machine Factory is not low, even if it is downgraded after acquisition, but after the Red Star Factory is promoted, it is also at the same level as the steel mill.

Hedging, if he can take a position at the Fengcheng No. 1 Machine Factory, for him, it is definitely a great opportunity to jump out.

However, Li Xuewu's reply made his heart go cold.

Going to the No. 1 Machine Factory means losing the opportunity to compete for the deputy director of the Management Committee. In the future, the No. 1 Machine Factory will also be under the management of the deputy director who presides over the Red Star Factory's Liaodong Industry. This must be thought through clearly.

The Steel City's United Industry is also developing, and in the future, an industrial cluster on a larger scale will inevitably appear. Large factories, such as automobile manufacturing plants, will certainly not be low in level. The United Industry Production Management Office also seems to be a good position.

How to choose?

Ding Zigui knows that no matter how he chooses, he can't get around Li Xuewu. In the future, Li Xuewu will certainly serve as the number one person of the steel mill, and it is more likely to become the deputy director in charge of the Red Star Liaodong Industry.

Even if this deputy director is not Li Xuewu, it is very likely to be Dong Wenxue.

Dong Wenxue enters Beijing, Li Xuewu leaves the Security Group for the Steel City, Li Huai De must make some appeasement, taking Liaodong Industry to exchange for the position of the Security Group.

Therefore, he now wants to know Li Xuewu's attitude more, even if he has to be "inferior to others," he must worship the pier correctly and cry at the right grave.

"My personal guess is that the leader is more inclined to have a full-time deputy director manage this part."

Li Xuewu saw Ding Zigui ask frankly, so he answered frankly.

He said bluntly: "After all, promotion is not the goal, the goal is the groupization process."

"In the process of realizing group management, it is to flatten the current factory management structure and manage more directly."

Li Xuewu made a gesture of straight up and down, looked at him and asked: "Do you think the leader will find trouble for himself and set up any industrial production management department in this process?"

"It is certainly impossible."

Wei Zai spoke and said: "The organizational structure of groupization has already come out, the Production Management Department can only execute management authority at the group level."

"It is impossible to set up a management department separately in the Steel City or Fengcheng, this is wasting time and also wasting resources."

He emphasized to Ding Zigui: "More importantly, in the process of groupization, there will be no way to arrange the cadres of this part at that time."

"Therefore, one factory, one factory director."

Li Xuewu looked at Ding Zigui and said: "All factories, including the Yingcheng Shipyard and the light industry in Beijing, must be managed by the Production Management Department."

"During the transition period, arranging a full-time deputy director to manage is the most convenient means."

"I think so too," Wei Zai echoed Li Xuewu and said: "After all, a deputy director readjusting work division is much simpler and more convenient than placing a cadre of the Liaodong Industrial Production Management Department."

"I understand," Ding Zigui thought for a while, nodded with a smile, and said: "I was still thinking about whether to move at the end of this year."

"I advise you not to move for the time being, wait a while," Wei Zai knew that Li Xuewu was in a difficult position to say this, and it was impossible to give Ding Zigui any suggestions.

Speaking of which, Li Xuewu is Ding Zigui's subordinate, so it is inappropriate to talk nonsense.

Therefore, he suggested: "Your situation, Old Ding, don't worry yourself, the leader has a count in his heart, when it's your turn to go up, it will naturally be arranged for you to go up, being anxious is useless."

"Hmm, Director Wei's words make sense."

Li Xuewu picked up his teacup and took a sip of tea, saying: "At the end of this year, move, we have to move, everyone might have to move, but how to move, we still have to wait for the leader to study and decide."

"Moreover..." he hesitated for a moment, put down his teacup and said: "In the second half of the year, at the latest before the end of the year, the higher-ups will supplement people for the factory."

"Don't forget, the number of people in our factory's Management Committee is not enough, at least nine people, or even eleven, after all, we are going to be promoted."

"I can think of this," Ding Zigui nodded, leaned back in his chair, hugged his arms and said: "Ten?"

What Ding Zigui said, because after the 16 enterprises were integrated, two deputy director positions were produced, it does not necessarily mean that two deputy directors must be produced from the heads of these 16 enterprises.

It is possible that cadres transferred from the city or other industrial enterprises by the higher-ups, but they must represent the interests of these 16 enterprises.

After all, the total number of people in the integrated enterprises has already exceeded the Red Star Factory. In the process of re-planning the industrial scale, contradictions and problems will inevitably arise. The higher-ups are also unwilling to have no cadres representing these people to speak out.

"I think there will be at least two spots," Wei Zai tapped the armrest of the chair with his fingers, narrowed his eyes and said: "Maybe three, after all, the scale of industrial integration is too large."

He explained: "Two produced from the 16 enterprises, and one transferred by the Ministry to coordinate in the middle is the best plan, and not only that."

Speaking of this, Wei Zai sat up straight, pursed his lips and said: "I think the Ministry will also parachute an extra one, eight out of ten will be responsible for organizational work, we are weak in this area."

Ding Zigui looked at Wei Zai in surprise, and then suddenly realized and looked at Li Xuewu.

Li Xuewu nodded and said: "Deputy Director Gu was transferred from the Iron and Steel Institute."

The implication of this is that the organizational work of the Red Star Factory is not in the hands of people trusted by the Ministry, and the higher-ups will certainly strengthen management.

Of course, this is not to say that Deputy Director Gu's work has not been recognized by the higher-ups, the mobility of cadres has laws and rules.

It has nothing to do with Deputy Director Gu's work performance, it is necessary to strengthen the leadership of related work, and the Red Star Factory must obey the adjustment and arrangement.

Ding Zigui pinched his fingers and said: "Director Li, Deputy Director Gu, Deputy Director Jing, Deputy Director Cheng, Deputy Director Xue, Deputy Director Dong, plus Union Chairman Xiong, exactly seven people."

"Two produced from 16 enterprises, two sent down by the Ministry, this is exactly eleven."

"Of course, this is just our private discussion," Wei Zai reached out and patted Ding Zigui's hand lightly, saying: "The Ministry may send one down and leave a position for the Fengcheng side."

"Not necessarily, the Fengcheng side is a bit complicated," Li Xuewu denied: "The number one person of the No. 1 Machine Factory is determined to be transferred away, will not remain in office, we will not use him, and will not transfer him to Beijing, he himself will not want to come."

This is very simple, the person in charge of the No. 1 Machine Factory is Liu Zuodong, his foundation is in Liaodong Industry, coming to Beijing, entering the Red Star Factory, wouldn't he become a rootless duckweed, a stepmother's child?

"If the No. 1 Machine Factory doesn't have this candidate, then it is very likely that it was produced within the Red Star Factory," Wei Zai said with a very hesitant tone: "And, this possibility is very high."

Li Xuewu could clearly see that after Wei Zai finished this sentence, he himself was vague, and Ding Zigui was also silent, maybe both were thinking about this spot.

"How many times has Union Chairman Xiong been hospitalized this year?" He didn't answer this question directly, but talked about Xiong Bencheng's problem.

"I remember he was just discharged last month, heard yesterday that he was hospitalized again?"

"Went home to recuperate, angina pectoris."

Ding Zigui is responsible for administrative logistics work, so he naturally understands the situation of cadres.

He nodded and said: "Chairman Bencheng's physical condition this year is not very good."

"Moreover, the higher-ups also have adjustments and arrangements for the Union's work."

Li Xuewu followed his words and said: "If the higher-ups move the factory's team before the end of the year."

He paused deliberately when he said this, seeing the eyes of the two brighten and their bodies sit up straight, he continued: "The higher-ups will certainly take care of the physical condition of old comrades and will not add burdens."

"At the same time, in order to ensure the normalization of the Red Star Factory's management team, they will also fully consider the position and division of labor of the Union in the Management Committee sequence."

Ding Zigui and Wei Zai looked at each other, raised their eyebrows in unison, and each had some calculations in their hearts, what it was, of course, didn't need to be said out loud.

Words that can come out of Li Xuewu's mouth have a much higher fidelity than what ordinary people say.

Another point is that everyone in the Red Star Factory knows that Li Huai De does not like Xiong Bencheng.

Last time, Xiong Bencheng was bold enough to follow Cheng Kaiyuan and wanted to remove Li Huai De's hat. Do you say Li Huai De hates him or not?

Why hadn't we heard that Xiong Bencheng's body had problems before? Since that incident, this person in charge of the Union became a sickly person.

Three hundred and sixty-five days a year, he wanted to be hospitalized for three hundred and sixty days, very afraid that staying less would cause Li Huai De's suspicion and ruin his late years.

The current situation is that Li Huai De cannot find anyone to replace the Union's position, keeping such a waste there is better than having another person who causes trouble and argues.

Of course, this time the enterprise promotion, Li Huai De will not give him this opportunity to pick up a bargain, letting him land steadily and retire safely is already a bargain for him, looking at the face of being an old comrade.

Li Xuewu said what both of them knew very clearly, eleven spots, remove the existing seven, the higher-ups will set three, and remove Xiong Bencheng, the factory can still fight for two positions.

Among these department-level cadres, those with sufficient seniority, sufficient work performance, sufficient ability, and age meeting the line, are just these few people.

Undoubtedly, Ding Zigui and Wei Zai both have the opportunity to try, the two naturally don't want to, and will not let go of this opportunity, even the opportunity to be sent out mentioned just now became not fragrant.

It's just that there are many wolves and little meat, and who will win is not yet known. What can be known is that this time it will certainly be a dragon fighting and tiger struggling, and the competition will be fierce.

"The cooperation negotiation with the French merchants is finalized?"

Wei Zai and Ding Zigui sat here with Li Xuewu until the time to get off work.

They left first, Li Xuewu packed his handbag and changed into leather shoes to go downstairs.

Coincidentally, Xue Zhifu's car came over, he stopped the driver, got out of the car and asked Li Xuewu about the situation of contacting the Santa Ya Group today.

Li Xuewu walked to his car and reported: "The details have been finalized, the contract will be officially signed next Monday, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation."

"This also involves the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation?"

Xue Zhifu teased with a smile, then nodded and said: "I am anxious about the project side, the French merchants' support arrives early, our progress can be faster, especially technology and design."

"Hmm, the building, right?" Li Xuewu knew what he wanted to say and explained: "Communicated about this matter today too, the Santa Ya Group guarantees that they will arrange this work as soon as possible."

The Red Star Factory's Twin Towers office building, the eleven-story building, the United Industry management building, the eleven-story building, and other ecological park designs are all waiting for the French side.

"It's good that you have a count in your heart, the construction machinery arrived quickly, this point should be praised."

Xue Zhifu took a box of tea from the car, handed it to Li Xuewu and said: "Just arrived, Pre-Rain Longjing, those who love tea have a share when they see it."

"Is this encouragement or spurring?"

Li Xuewu accepted the tea with a smile and said: "Or you give me another can, when I sign the agreement on Monday, I will talk to the other party and arrange for a few French ladies to learn Mandarin from you or something?"

"Go—!" Xue Zhifu waved his hand and joked: "Don't look at how old I am, saying it late, I'm powerless—"

Li Xuewu sent him into the car, shook the tea in his hand and said: "Or I'll give you some tiger bone wine, maybe you can add another big fat boy this year."

"Spare me, finally fooled the few cubs at home to grow up, still giving birth?"

Xue Zhifu patted his hand and said with a smile: "You young people have enough physical strength, and you have this spirit to learn foreign languages, but you must pay attention to physical health, and your thinking cannot slide."

He sat in the car, pointed at Li Xuewu and asked: "I heard that people sent you three Japanese beauties? Are you choosing a concubine or what?"

"It's really good things don't go out, bad things spread a thousand miles—"

Li Xuewu shook his head slightly and sighed: "When I did good things, no one helped me promote it like this, why does everyone know as soon as I encounter this kind of thing, how can I choose a concubine."

"This shows that someone cares about you!"

Xue Zhifu said pointedly: "I have full trust in your belief."

"But isn't there a saying that goes well, a good tiger can't hold off a pack of wolves, be careful of public opinion."

"Got it, I'll keep your words in my heart," Li Xuewu said seriously: "I guarantee a red heart, never changing quality."

He shook the tea in his hand, waved to Xue Zhifu with a smile and said: "Thank you for your tea, I will taste it carefully when I go back."

Xue Zhifu knew Li Xuewu was a smart person, nodded, and signaled the driver to drive.

Li Xuewu watched the other party leave, turned his head, handed the tea to Peng Xiaoli, and then got into his command car.

Peng Xiaoli put the tea in the trunk, jumped into the car, told Han Jiankun to drive, and then turned his head to look at Li Xuewu and asked: "Leader, it's related to the negotiation with the French merchants, right?"

Without waiting for Li Xuewu to indicate, he explained: "Director Lang from the Engineering Department wanted to find you this afternoon, knowing you were organizing the deliberation of the cooperation plan, so he went to find Deputy Director Xue."

"Hmm, the project plan side is anxious."

Li Xuewu nodded and said: "If there is French merchant support for project construction, many design plans can be further improved and adjusted."

"Especially the re-design of the industrial park and the re-planning and design of the office building."

He sighed and said: "In terms of architecture, we are still inexperienced."

"I think the progress is already very fast," Peng Xiaoli said with a smile: "Before, our factory's Engineering Department could organize the construction of six-story buildings at most."

"Look at it now, they dare to design eleven-story buildings, and even higher-story buildings."

"Our land area is enough for construction and design, there is no need to excessively demand height," Li Xuewu spread his hands and said: "Eleven-story building, matched with podiums and auxiliary buildings, looks even more magnificent and spectacular."

"Remember to remind me on Monday, when asking Director Li to sign the agreement, also invite Deputy Director Xue," Li Xuewu looked at the notebook in his hand, arranging the itinerary for Monday.

"Also, the meeting for the medical insurance and pension insurance supplementary insurance project, you work hard, help me find relevant materials this weekend."

"Yo—who's back?"

Sha Zhu stood with his hands on his hips, holding a large spatula for stir-frying in his hand, watching Li Shu get out of the car and run towards the courtyard, so he blocked the door to tease her.

Li Shu raised her head and looked at Sha Zhu, pouted her little mouth and said: "I want to go over—!"

"What are you shouting at me for? If you don't shout, I won't let you pass," Sha Zhu deliberately squatted at the West Courtyard gate, reached out and grabbed Li Shu's hand and said: "What did you shout at me last time? Let me hear it."

"Don't call, don't call—!"

What kind of temper does Li Shu have? The harder you are, the more she will be with you, a living little Li Xuewu.

People in the courtyard teased her, all saying this is Li Xuewu's own daughter, Li Shu's temper and character are exactly the same as Li Xuewu's when he was a child, both know how to be unreasonable.

"Li Shu? Why don't you call Uncle?"

Li Xuewu got out of the car holding Li Ning, before his feet were steady, Li Ning was taken over by the old lady to be pampered, he walked to the door and taught Li Shu.

Li Shu actually knows how to call people, she calls them very well, she is also an extroverted character, able to speak and talk, the kind that won't let you not speak.

However, she takes the initiative to call uncles and grandfathers with others, but only comes to be unreasonable with Sha Zhu.

It's not that Li Shu has an opinion on Sha Zhu, it's that Sha Zhu always teases her, and has teased her into being thick-skinned.

"I want to call him Uncle—?"

Li Shu angrily imitated Sha Zhu's hands on hips and said: "He said last time he would make me something delicious, I didn't eat it, he lied to children—"

"Hahaha, then I'll make you something delicious today, will you call me Uncle?"

Sha Zhu wouldn't care about children's words, he just likes to tease children, especially extroverted children, he is also such a person.

Li Shu raised her head and looked at him, squeezed past him and wanted to run into the courtyard, saying shamelessly: "Then wait until you've made it, I'll call you when I eat it, I won't suffer a loss—!"

"Hey—you really are your dad's good daughter!" Sha Zhu laughed and made way, and greeted Liu Yin and Qin Jingru who had returned, they were no longer embarrassed.

Li Shu's little legs kept moving, she wandered around the outer courtyard, and then went to the hanging flower gate.

Li Xuewu waited for his mother and Gu Ning and the others to enter the courtyard before walking inside, but heard Li Shu shout "Grandma" and "Aunt" in the front courtyard, it must be that she saw the old lady and Zhao Yafang.

When he passed the hanging flower gate, his mother was standing in the courtyard, talking and laughing with the neighbors who came to greet her.

She returned less often, the neighbors in the courtyard were enthusiastic when they saw her, and they also leaned in to look at Li Xuewu's son, which was a kind of small flattery.

The weather was actually fine at this moment, the old lady and Zhao Yafang were coaxing Li Tang to take a walk in the courtyard, they heard the car movement, before they could walk outside, Li Xuewu and the others had already entered.

The Li family was already large, and now there were more children, the whole family gathered together, plus the neighbors who came to greet them, the front courtyard was extremely lively for a while.

Li Shu finally found her home advantage, seeing those who came to greet her grandmother, she also took the initiative to greet the neighbors, calling them aunt, grandma, aunt, and aunt, both polite and lively.

The little girl was still young, couldn't see the strange looks in the neighbors' eyes, and couldn't understand those words they said, just felt that there was always something different in the eyes they looked at her with.

It's not that Li Shu hadn't asked Li Xuewu and Gu Ning why her hair color was different from her mom and dad's, and her eye color was also different.

Gu Ning only told her that she was mom and dad's child, that special child, a good child who looks good, is sensible, and is well-behaved.

Li Xuewu and Gu Ning couldn't control the looks outsiders gave Li Shu, and they couldn't block people's mouths even more, they could only give Li Shu the best love, the love she needed most.

Li Xuewu and Gu Ning treated her as their own daughter, no matter what outsiders said, Li Shu wouldn't feel inferior.

Maybe when she grows up a little more, she will have to face the questioning of classmates and little friends, but Li Xuewu believes that he and Gu Ning will establish enough confidence and courage for Li Shu before that.

After talking for a while in the front courtyard, the old lady greeted them to go into the room.

Qin Jingru and Han Jiankun went to the middle courtyard, wanting to see her sister Qin Huairu, the couple had to go back after eating dinner, and didn't stay here.

Originally, Fei Shanying, who lived in the back courtyard, said she had to go back to her own home, in the middle of the month, Shen Guodong and Xiao Yan and the others helped clean up the room.

So the back courtyard was cleared, Li Xuewu then thought about the family of a few people coming back to live for a day, which was considered giving his mother a holiday, and they also went home to have fun.

The family suddenly had three children, the old lady and the old lady were so happy that their mouths couldn't close.

Just laughing and talking, the second master of the back courtyard, Liu Haizhong, came over from the middle courtyard carrying a basket of eggs, and under the gaze of the people in the courtyard, went straight to the Li family. ===== CHAPTER 1115 =====