Chapter 1185: Duty-bound, honest, decent person

"Good evening, Leader—"

Li Xuewu had just stepped off the gangway when he heard the greeting.

"It's my shift tonight."

The deputy director of the office stood by his side with a sharp eye and reported softly, "Director Zhuang arranged for me to welcome you."

"Good, you've worked hard—"

Li Xuewu didn't probe whether the other party was really on the night shift, and nodded politely.

When leaving Jinmen the night before last, Zhuang Cangshu had inquired about today's reception work.

This is a very normal process, and Li Xuewu said directly that he didn't want to toss around in the middle of the night.

Clearly, the other party understood his meaning, and not many people came to the wharf to welcome him tonight.

Just a deputy director of the office, who was also responsible for the reception work under the guise of being on duty, seemed very appropriate.

Li Xuewu stood on the wharf, watched the research team get on the medium-sized bus, and then got into the sedan waiting on the side.

Inside the carriage, Zhou Miaomiao had long been waiting here.

Even Peng Xiaoli got on the passenger bus and went to the guesthouse of Jinmen Aquatic Products with the team.

It's not that no one noticed Zhou Miaomiao getting into this car, but they didn't think much of it.

One medium-sized bus, one sedan, a very normal reception specification; they just thought the two cars were going together.

Zhou Miaomiao's identity as a dance actor itself has a stereotypical impression of being delicate.

Slipping into the sedan quietly like this, everyone just thought she was greedy for the comfort and enjoyment of the sedan.

Peng Xiaoli naturally wouldn't tell others why he didn't sit in the sedan.

Others just thought he was representing the leader, caring about everyone, and afraid of trouble on the road.

Therefore, when the two cars came out of the wharf and separated after driving for a distance, no one noticed.

Even when they arrived at the guesthouse, the crowd, tired for a day, went to rest after getting their respective room keys.

Someone might think why the leader's car was so slow and hadn't arrived yet, but they definitely didn't have the heart to sit in the lobby and wait foolishly.

"Come over for breakfast tomorrow morning."

After getting off the car, Li Xuewu took the luggage from the driver's hand and greeted Zhou Miaomiao.

Zhou Miaomiao, who was also holding luggage, waved her hand and said with a smile, "Thank you, Leader."

The driver was very sensible and didn't stay, let alone listen to what the leader said.

After politely signaling, he got on the car and left.

Li Xuewu didn't mind the driver's actions, and before the car had even backed out, he had already turned and entered the courtyard.

It was just that innocent, just that open and honest.

He is a decent person; how could he let the driver misunderstand him.

"You're here—"

Lu Jie should have heard the sound of the car and had been waiting in the lobby early.

Li Xuewu nodded slightly, greeted with a smile, "The mother and child have rested, right?"

"The child has already fallen asleep, and Wu Laoshi and Miss Xiaobai are waiting for you."

Lu Jie took the initiative to take the luggage from Li Xuewu's hand and asked, "Do you have any clothes that need washing?"

"Better not trouble you; I brought enough replacement clothes."

Li Xuewu walked into the lobby to change his shoes and instructed, "Bring an extra person's meal tomorrow morning; Director Li's cousin is coming."

"Alright, I know."

Lu Jie knew that next door was Director Li's house.

Sometimes Director Li would bring his cousin over, and sometimes the cousin would come over by herself.

As for whether it was a cousin or a 'cousin', she didn't care; this was not something she should inquire about.

"Shall I prepare bath water for you? Do you want a midnight snack?"

"No, I'm not hungry."

Li Xuewu said politely, and before he walked into the living room, he saw Zhou Xiaobai pouncing over.

"How old are you—"

It wasn't that he was wary of Lu Jie, nor was he concerned about Wu Shuping; he just felt it wasn't appropriate.

Just as Zhou Xiaobai pounced, he raised his hand and pressed it on her head.

"Ya—"

Zhou Xiaobai was pressed like a bull and let out an angry cry.

She covered her mouth afterwards, very afraid that her voice would wake the child.

"It's all your fault—"

"My fault for what?"

Li Xuewu bypassed her amusedly, entered the living room, nodded to Wu Shuping who stood up to welcome him, and said, "Didn't I say you don't need to wait for me? Why haven't you slept yet?"

"Hypocritical—"

Zhou Xiaobai curled her lips and muttered dissatisfiedly, then hugged him from behind.

Li Xuewu only felt a bump from the airbag behind him, but it was a small airbag.

Although it didn't reach the feeling of being nailed to the board, it hadn't reached the safety level yet.

"It's hot, can't sleep—"

Wu Shuping smiled and watched the two playing, explaining, "The child just fell asleep, and I was talking to Xiaobai."

"How have you been lately? Are you being good?"

Li Xuewu unbuttoned the collar of his half-sleeve shirt, took the tea handed by Wu Shuping, and sat on the sofa.

"Are you asking about the big one, or the small one?"

Wu Shuping smiled and sat down with him, but her eyes looked at Zhou Xiaobai, making the other party's face turn red instantly.

"Wu Laoshi, you're teasing me—"

Zhou Xiaobai pouted, "I didn't provoke you!"

"Hehehe, Xiaobai is naturally good."

Wu Shuping smiled lightly, looked at her expectant eyes, and followed her words, "It's your Brother Wu who didn't ask clearly; I was afraid of answering inaccurately."

"I can't win against you—"

Zhou Xiaobai was embarrassed, sat beside her, and her hands began to be restless.

"Just praised you for being good!"

Wu Shuping was also made to blush by her, and slapped her strange hand.

They have been together for a long time, living under the same roof, and their feelings naturally grew day by day.

At first, she felt that Zhou Xiaobai's identity was special and she would have the problem of being delicate.

But in fact, this girl has some heart, but not much; she is just young, with many restlessness and uneasiness in her heart.

Zhou Xiaobai didn't have much deliberation and politeness toward her, and even took the initiative to help her take care of the child.

After half a year together, Zhou Xiaobai got familiar with her, and when playing, she had the wantonness of a little girl.

It's just that everything was fine on weekdays, there were four people in the family, and the only man was only a few months old.

But in front of Li Xuewu, how could she be embarrassed to let Zhou Xiaobai knead that part of her.

"Cough cough—"

Li Xuewu also didn't expect Zhou Xiaobai to play so "big", and hurriedly averted his gaze.

It must be said, this girl didn't take care of him in vain; she really loved him, and even showed him this.

However, this thing can only be looked at, not touched; isn't this harming him?

He coughed awkwardly, turned his head to look at Lu Jie who came down from upstairs, and asked, "Is the water ready?"

"It should be fine if you go up."

Lu Jie didn't know what happened downstairs; Wu Laoshi was glaring at Zhou Xiaobai, whispering something in her mouth.

Zhou Xiaobai was sitting there with a look of having done something wrong, giggling.

"Good, thank you—"

Li Xuewu's thank you was sincere.

After Lu Jie finished speaking, he fled up the stairs.

He couldn't stay downstairs; the atmosphere was too awkward.

Zhou Xiaobai is really something; isn't this making things difficult for a duty-bound, honest, decent person like him—

"Hee hee—"

"You're still laughing!"

Wu Shuping slapped her lightly and asked, "You did it on purpose, right?"

"No—"

Zhou Xiaobai smiled and hugged Wu Shuping, defending herself, "I really wasn't on purpose."

"I believe you, ghost—"

Wu Shuping grew up in Nanyang, and her accent was like the soft and glutinous language of Wu.

Zhou Xiaobai liked listening to her speak very much, and sometimes she would learn from her, thinking that men must like it.

"Love duck—"

She was tapped on the forehead by Wu Laoshi and said with a smile, "You didn't lose anything, look at how scared he was."

"What do you mean I didn't lose anything?"

Wu Shuping lowered her eyebrows and reminded her, "Don't make trouble like this again in the future, do you hear me?"

"Good, good, good, I know I was wrong."

Zhou Xiaobai promised repeatedly, "I won't make trouble like this in front of him again in the future."

"You're setting conditions—"

Wu Shuping pinched her cheek and said, "If you don't listen to the teacher, be careful of getting your butt spanked."

"Scare—"

Zhou Xiaobai's face turned red when she said that, as if she remembered something.

She moved her body to avoid Wu Laoshi and pouted, "You've already slept with him, and you still care about this?"

"We are—"

Wu Shuping just wanted to open her mouth to explain, but saw Zhou Xiaobai looking at her with rolling eyes, as if she had been waiting for her for a long time.

No wonder she has a little cleverness, but definitely not much.

"We are a normal husband and wife life."

Wu Shuping was as if she was deliberate, and didn't give the answer that Zhou Xiaobai was looking forward to and had been investigating for a long time.

With a very playful smile, she looked at Zhou Xiaobai and asked, "What do you want to know?"

"I don't want to know anything!"

Zhou Xiaobai pouted, although she said so, her tone had a bit of exploration and lack of confidence.

After saying this sentence, she also stopped, looking at Wu Laoshi's expression and eyes, wanting to see something.

It's a pity that her experience was insufficient and her ability was not enough; she couldn't see anything from Wu Laoshi's face.

There was some teasing and depression; no need to look, it was too obvious.

"Love duck—"

Zhou Xiaobai pushed her lightly, wanting to confirm her guess and wanting an answer.

"What do you want to say?"

Wu Shuping looked at her calmly and asked, "I don't understand what you mean."

"If you are talking about husband and wife in the legal sense—"

She shrugged her shoulders and didn't continue, but the expression of admission and recognition already explained everything.

But this was not the answer Zhou Xiaobai wanted; what kind of husband and wife in the legal sense.

She didn't care about this at all, because she knew Wu Shuping wasn't, she wasn't either, she was nothing.

Precisely because she was nothing, she wanted to determine what Wu Shuping was.

If Wu Shuping could be, then why couldn't she be?

"You and him..."

Zhou Xiaobai stared into her eyes, her expression became serious, and asked, "Just now you... he..."

"What do you want to say? Why are you stuttering?"

Wu Shuping looked at her leisurely, and the expression of 'a crooked foot is not afraid of a straight shoe' made Zhou Xiaobai even more confused.

"What happened just now? Is there anything wrong?"

"Hmm—"

Zhou Xiaobai's heart was very anxious, her eyes rolled around, but she just didn't know how to say it, how to ask it.

Wu Shuping didn't tease her, but asked very frankly, "It's because of his awkward reaction, right?"

Seeing Zhou Xiaobai's eyes light up, she explained with a smile, "Any man would be awkward when seeing this kind of joke, and we aren't that close."

"You—"

Zhou Xiaobai opened her mouth wide in surprise when she heard her say this.

Even the child is here, and you say you aren't that close?

Then how close do you have to be to be considered really close!

"What do you think I'm after by being with him?"

Wu Shuping asked very straightforwardly, and without waiting for Zhou Xiaobai to answer, she frankly reached out and patted Zhou Xiaobai's arm, stood up and went upstairs.

In the living room downstairs, Zhou Xiaobai was a bit confused, frowning from time to time, pouting from time to time.

She was already confused, and now she was even more confused.

So do you two have anything going on or not?

"Go sleep in Xiaobai's room."

As soon as Li Xuewu came out of the bathroom, they chatted for a while about the child and work, and she drove him away.

"Stop making trouble—"

Li Xuewu looked at her amusedly and said, "What kind of person do you take me for?"

"Landlord and gentry, hanging high the big red lantern."

"I take you for a good person," Wu Shuping lay on the bed, looked at Li Xuewu and said with a smile, "But if you occupy me again, someone will take me for a bad person."

"Then you can't force me to be a bad person."

Li Xuewu shook his head with a bitter smile, lay on the other side, and placed the pistol on the bedside table.

"I am a decent, innocent person."

"Decent is decent, but I don't know if you are innocent or not."

Wu Shuping lay on her side, looked at Li Xuewu, and asked, "Do you dare to say you don't have any interest in her?"

"Don't tell me you were bought by her to set me up?"

Li Xuewu lay on the head of the bed, glanced at her sideways, and said, "You can't sell me out; we are comrades now."

"I really want to sell you out—"

Wu Shuping raised her head, looked at Li Xuewu, and said, "I think you are interested in her; why do you have to hold back?"

"Heh, I am a man," Li Xuewu patted her shoulder with the book in his hand and said, "Lying with you, I have interest in you, let alone her who is sticking to me."

"What do you mean?"

Wu Shuping understood Li Xuewu's words, but she pretended not to know and asked coquettishly, "Am I old and yellow, not as good as a yellow flower girl?"

"Hehe—!"

Li Xuewu shook his head amusedly, looked at her strangely and asked, "What's wrong today?"

The meaning of his sentence just now didn't mean she was old and yellow or disliked her.

It was because both of them had their own belongings, and they knew it well when lying together; he was emphasizing this.

Innocent in heart, a show that both sides know, even under such conditions, a man's reaction.

Li Xuewu naturally wouldn't doubt Wu Shuping's IQ; people with low IQ definitely couldn't learn physics well, let alone become university teachers.

"Is this a feeling, or a deep impression, or..."

"Go away—"

Look, Li Xuewu said that people with low IQ couldn't be university physics teachers.

Before he finished speaking, Wu Shuping had already understood his meaning.

"Who taught you to use idioms like this?"

Wu Shuping kicked him with her foot with a smile and said, "Just now in the living room downstairs, Xiaobai asked if we were really husband and wife."

She didn't entangle or care about Li Xuewu's words just now, the sentence about having interest in her.

Li Xuewu's age is younger than her, but mature enough.

Two people who are mature in thought know the boundaries of each other very well; they can laugh and play, but they can't do it for real.

Therefore, her topic returned to Zhou Xiaobai.

"Husband and wife, hehe—"

Li Xuewu chuckled and said, "How did she come up with this word?"

"How did you answer her?"

"Guess—"

Wu Shuping teased him mischievously, and under Li Xuewu's helpless expression, she said with a smile, "I told her that I followed you because I was greedy for vanity."

"Hmm, grafting flowers and trees, virtual and real," Li Xuewu pursed his lips and nodded, exaggeratedly giving Wu Shuping a thumbs up and saying, "You are still high—"

"Go away, Hahaha—"

Wu Shuping kicked his thigh again, lay on the pillow, and said with a smile, "I really wanted to say I admire your appearance and talent."

"Sigh—"

Li Xuewu sighed with feigned helplessness and said, "You don't have to think about appearance in this life; it started in youth and ended with my beloved."

"But you can still look forward to talent; maybe I will become a scholar."

"Just you—?"

Wu Shuping turned her head and looked at him with a smile, chuckled and said, "I really can't imagine what you look like when you stand on the podium and give a lecture."

"Is your impression of a scholar limited to the three-foot podium?" Li Xuewu shook his head slightly and said, "That's too rigid."

"How many great literary giants do you see with a handsome appearance?"

He pointed to his own face and said, "In order not to delay my studies, I didn't even want my peerless appearance."

"Ha—" Wu Shuping patted him away with a smile, teasing, "I think you don't even want your 'face'!"

Laughter came from the master bedroom, passing through the half-open door to the guest bedroom.

Zhou Xiaobai lay on the bed waiting for the person she was thinking about, and could only grit her teeth and flip through the novel in her hand.

The novel that had been classified as a banned book did not relieve her complicated mood at all.

What exactly did the words Wu Shuping said to her in the living room downstairs mean?

Not close, not talking about feelings to be accepted by him, greedy for vanity to give birth to his child?

Or is it that she is too smart, and Li Xuewu will be wary of her intelligence?

Oh my—what exactly does it mean, if I had known, I wouldn't have asked her, now I can't sleep!

"Yo—"

Li Xuewu came down from upstairs, just sat at the dining table, and saw a giant panda looking at him.

"Hahaha—"

Zhou Miaomiao and Wu Shuping couldn't help laughing, only Lu Jie helped her peel an egg very concernedly.

"Humph—"

Zhou Xiaobai snorted, rolled the egg white around her eyes, and asked helplessly, "Is it useful?"

"Don't know, try it—"

Wu Shuping, who made the suggestion, smiled, and couldn't help laughing more when she saw her resentful eyes.

Zhou Miaomiao wasn't here for the first day, so she naturally knew what this girl was thinking.

Although no one had made it clear, they had met once on the boat before.

"The culprit is here—"

"Ah, eating crab in the morning?"

Li Xuewu didn't pay attention to her teasing, and stiffly changed the subject.

Lu Jie knew what he meant, smiled and explained, "Someone sent it this morning, saying it was the driver of Jinmen Aquatic Products."

"Got it—"

Li Xuewu smiled, didn't continue this topic, but teased Li Xin on the side.

The little guy didn't recognize him very well; after all, he didn't come often.

But he wasn't afraid of him; he had held him when he got up this morning.

The big face was silly, and looking from the side, it looked a bit like the most annoying child, Crayon Shin-chan.

"Ah—"

Zhou Xiaobai broke the egg in her hand and fed a small piece of egg yolk to Li Xin, who was looking at her anxiously.

This was Li Xin's breakfast; Zhou Xiaobai just borrowed it.

"Can eat about a quarter every morning."

Seeing Li

Wu Shuping, who made the suggestion, smiled, and seeing her resentful eyes, couldn't help but laugh even more.

Zhou Miaomiao hasn't been here for just one day, so she naturally knows what this girl is thinking.

Although no one has ever made it clear, they met once on a boat before.

"The culprit has arrived—"

"Ah, eating crab in the morning?"

Li Xuewu ignored her teasing and stiffly changed the subject.

Lu Jie knew what he meant, smiled, and explained, "Someone sent it this morning, saying it was a driver from Jinmen Aquatic Products."

"Got it—"

Li Xuewu smiled, didn't continue this topic, but teased Li Xin on the side.

The little guy didn't recognize him very well; after all, he didn't come often.

But he wasn't afraid of him either; he had held him when he got up this morning.

His big face was honest, and from the side, he looked a bit like the most annoying child, Crayon Shin-chan.

"Ah—"

Zhou Xiaobai peeled the egg in her hand and fed a small piece of egg yolk to Li Xin, who was looking at her anxiously.

This was originally Li Xin's breakfast; Zhou Xiaobai was just borrowing it.

"He can eat about a quarter every morning."

Seeing Li Xuewu looking at his son with concern, Wu Shuping took the initiative to introduce, "He hates this taste a bit, but he still can't help wanting to eat it."

"A child, just starting to taste the hundred flavors of the world."

Li Xuewu took a small spoon and scooped a little warm water to feed him.

Li Xin looked at Li Xuewu with big eyes and drank it with his small mouth.

Seeing Li Xuewu carefully using a spoon to scrape the water stains and egg yolk residue from Li Xin's mouth and feeding Li Xin again.

The women at the table who were worried about his carelessness all smiled knowingly.

"Not a novice anymore—"

Li Xuewu said frankly, "I still have a good affinity with children."

He took a crab very casually and said, "I already have a few godchildren."

"You really have a bit of a Jianghu style."

Wu Shuping said, "The big bosses in Nanyang like to take godchildren; do you also want to experience the Jianghu passion?"

"Hehe, must Jianghu only exist in Nanyang?"

Li Xuewu broke open the crab, looked at the other party, and said, "Where there are people, there is Jianghu."

Because on the first day of the research trip, Li Xuewu and his party had already seen the office site.

So on this Sunday, even though the Trade Management Center implemented a staggered holiday rule, today was still a workday, and he didn't go to see the business again.

According to the research procedure and arrangement, Li Xuewu presided over the Trade Management Center work symposium.

Last time he came, Li Xuewu had a conversation with Zhuang Cangshu, so the Management Committee Office made a comprehensive assessment that the Trade Management Center had something to show in personnel reform work.

This time meeting with the team members, Li Xuewu's attitude was naturally much gentler than when he was in Yingcheng.

Of course, his speeches and actions in Yingcheng had already reached the ears of interested people yesterday via phone.

At today's meeting, everyone appeared a bit cautious, being extremely humble and prudent in their reports.

Li Xuewu didn't care and wasn't polite or enlightening.

Treating work, even the most serious attitude is not too much; this is organizational work.

The symposium revolved around domestic trade, foreign trade, dispatch, service, organizational and structural management, supply chain management, preparation and management of offices, etc.

Of course, the focus was on the end, which is personnel reform; everyone tacitly reported some parts that had already been completed in their speeches.

Even if it wasn't fully completed, they had to report to the leader so that the leader knew they had already started doing it.

Doing it slowly or doing it wrong doesn't matter; what matters is that they did it seriously.

"I am not a very easy person to get along with."

The first sentence of Li Xuewu's concluding speech startled everyone.

"People give me nicknames, and none of them are related to the word 'kind'."

This is a joke, but it's not a joke, because Li Xuewu didn't laugh, and no one in the meeting place laughed.

"Responsible for organizational and business coordination work, and also managing the security group," he nodded and looked at everyone, "I don't even like myself."

"No way, the organization needs it—" he said very seriously, "Just like everyone sitting here."

"Some people are talented, some people have high aspirations."

When he said this, he paused, his gaze swept over everyone, and saw that everyone was bowing their heads and taking notes.

"But because of the four words 'the organization needs it', we came to Jinmen," he nodded and said, "Opened up a new position, and created unprecedented achievements."

"Here, I want to say fairly, you are good."

Clap clap clap clap clap—

Following Li Xuewu's words, the team members who were recording raised their heads and applauded under the leadership of Zhuang Cangshu.

Praising you, affirming you, still not hurrying to follow?

How to follow? Follow with both hands, just applaud!

Li Xuewu smiled, and after the applause fell naturally, he continued, "But you can't be proud."

"Hehehehe—"

Everyone's heart settled, knowing that the leader was satisfied with the work of the Jinmen Office, and they dared to laugh now.

"Precisely because it is unprecedented, there is no upper limit," Li Xuewu pointed upward and said, "Every time you create a new achievement, for this work, this project, and this track, it is a new record, a new breakthrough."

"At the auto parts supply chain conference last month, Comrade Tang Rongxuan, Vice President of Chuanqi, asked me what the annual profit of the Red Star Factory Trade Management Center is."

"Hahaha—"

After he finished saying this, everyone in the conference room laughed again; some were light laughter, some were loud laughter.

Li Xuewu didn't care about their proud and confident laughter, because he was also laughing.

After the laughter subsided, he shook his finger, patted the table, and said loudly, "How can a swallow know the ambition of a swan!"

Clap clap clap clap clap—

Everyone in the meeting place applauded with admiration and excitement, nodding and agreeing with Li Xuewu's words.

Zhou Miaomiao, who was sitting in the meeting place, was deeply shocked; she could see that these cadres really admired Li Xuewu.

How did he do it?

Regarding this point, Fan Hua knew, or rather, had deep experience.

In the security department, when he was still the security section chief, Li Xuewu's speeches could move people's hearts.

Let's put it this way, listening to his speech once, you wouldn't feel tired even if you ran two miles, only feeling hot blood boiling in your heart.

In terms of mobilizing emotions, Li Xuewu is definitely the one who understands best in the Red Star Factory.

Substantial, high-level, and clever; he might come up with such a sentence from somewhere, making you admire him.

"What are we doing?"

Li Xuewu waved his hand, and after the applause stopped, he said very seriously, "Profit? We are creating history!"

"Who has heard of the auto parts supply chain system before? Who integrated parts resources? Who achieved the Red Star Factory's position today?"

He loudly stated the achievements of the Jinmen Trade Management Center, which made everyone present feel honored.

"The Red Star Factory has been involved in the auto industry since the beginning of '66, only a little over a year ago."

Li Xuewu patted the table lightly and said loudly, "But last month, the whole country's auto industry had to look at our Red Star Factory, and in the future, they will have to look at our Red Star Factory even more."

Clap clap clap clap clap—

The team members of the Trade Management Center pursed their lips tightly, unable to express their excitement in words, and could only respond to Li Xuewu with applause again and again.

"The Red Star Factory has already created a new era for the auto industry; today's history is written by us."

He pointed at the table and said, "From now on, the whole country's auto industry will start a new era of reform under our support and guidance."

"Do we want profit?"

"No—"

Zhuang Cangshu and others responded in unison; although the sound wasn't loud, it was sonorous and powerful.

"Right, no—"

Li Xuewu nodded, his gaze swept seriously toward everyone present, and said, "So I told him, even if the Trade Management Center's annual profit is only one dime, we must do it, and do it seriously!"

Clap clap clap clap clap—

"What is the profit of the Trade Management Center?"

Zhou Miaomiao looked curiously at Fan Hua and asked, "Is it really only one dime?"

"Hehe, do you believe the leader's words?"

Fan Hua looked at Zhou Miaomiao amusingly and said, "Busy for such a long time, if they really only made a profit of one dime, these people would have been replaced long ago."

"I just said so—"

Zhou Miaomiao pursed her lips and picked up a chopstick of fish meat, saying, "Look at those people as if they were injected with chicken blood."

She glanced and signaled to Fan Hua, "Those who don't know would think they are hot-blooded young people."

"This is called work enthusiasm, okay?"

Fan Hua glanced at her and looked back at the management team members of the Trade Center who were accompanying the leader for lunch.

She turned her head and reminded, "Stop talking nonsense, be careful that the leader scares you."

Zhou Miaomiao didn't argue, just pursed her lips, her gaze still on those people.

"You say, is the service post better, or the business post better?"

She stared for a good while, and was distracted for a good while, then came back to her senses, looked at Fan Hua opposite, and asked, "Or the logistics post..."

"Retiring is best—"

Fan Hua rolled her eyes and said, "Do you think these posts are mahjong, where you can have whichever one you want."

After speaking, she gave the other party a meaningful look and didn't continue.

Zhou Miaomiao didn't care about her attitude, her gaze fixed on the Trade Management Center and said, "Actually, I quite like doing business."

"Starting from scratch?"

Fan Hua seemed to understand her meaning and looked up at her in surprise.

Regarding Zhou Miaomiao's matter, although it had been reported to the police, an investigation had been conducted regarding those flyers.

Some said it was groundless, some said it was rumor-mongering, and some said there's no smoke without fire.

Fan Hua didn't listen to them; she had her own judgment ability.

She hadn't paid attention before, but now that Zhou Miaomiao asked this, she reacted.

Regarding the flyers, it should have been Li Xuewu who helped Zhou Miaomiao handle it.

You can tell by this sharp method of cutting the Gordian knot; ordinary people really wouldn't think of it.

It's just that she never thought that with Zhou Miaomiao's status, she wouldn't come to the business post, right?

Is Director Li so heartless?

Even if it's just to cool down, it would be fine to transfer to a lighter department first and then go back to make progress.

Just dancing in the propaganda department actually has no impact on Zhou Miaomiao.

But now it doesn't look like that.

She initially thought Zhou Miaomiao's motive for following the leader out was just to relax and avoid the limelight.

If she heard the other party say this, then the leader must have brought her to see the world.

Letting her feel business work at such a close distance, is he planning to arrange for her to transfer to the business side?

From the dance troupe to the Trade Management Center?

Even if it's a dance actor, the skill of doing splits is practiced well, but this span is big enough.

"Do you call this starting from scratch for me?"

Zhou Miaomiao took back her gaze amusingly, sorted out her thoughts, and said, "Stop mocking me."

"But you have studied your major for more than ten years and have achieved certain results in this field; you just give up like that?"

Fan Hua looked at her and asked again, "Are you really going to transfer?"

"Hah—phew—"

Zhou Miaomiao took a deep breath, her expression very confused, and said, "I'll be twenty after the New Year; even if I stay in the dance troupe, how many more years can I dance."

"I know what you mean—"

She looked at Fan Hua, smiled slightly, and said, "Think about it, how much space is left above."

"I am now a deputy captain, instructor, captain, and concurrent deputy section chief; then what?"

After saying this, she shrugged her shoulders and said frankly, "We who come from a professional background have limitations in culture; do you think I really know a few idioms?"

Fan Hua nodded clearly; she seemed to be able to understand the helplessness and melancholy in Zhou Miaomiao's words.

"Compared to you, you can understand what he says, but I only understand half of it."

Zhou Miaomiao signaled in Li Xuewu's direction, her expression lonely, and said, "If I could, I wouldn't want to transfer either."

"But walking the administrative path, our ceiling is already in front of us; walking the technical path, I can't compare to the teachers in the colleges."

She pursed her lips, smiled, and pretended to be relaxed, "Deputy Director Li said I have the talent for sales; I hope his judgment is accurate this time."

"The leader's judgment has always been accurate—"

Fan Hua also smiled and said, "Since he said you can, then you must be able to."

"Really or fake? Don't lie to me—"

Zhou Miaomiao ate a mouthful of rice and said with a smile, "Actually, I'm the easiest to lie to; I don't have any heart."

"Can't tell—"

Fan Hua made a disbelieving expression, and then both of them laughed.

"These three buildings here, and that one at the corner."

The person in charge of the business section of the engineering department stood on the street and introduced Li Xuewu and Xie Lan Zhi to the specific situation of several properties acquired by the factory this time.

The focus was on the Red Star United Savings Bank located next to the Trade Management Center.

On Sunday afternoon, Li Xuewu would hold an on-site meeting here with Sister Xie, who had rushed over, the president of the United Savings Bank.

After lunch, the two of them discussed walking and talking, and also wanted to see the environment around here.

"The bank has completed the renovation of the office area; after all, it's an urgent matter."

The person in charge paused and continued to introduce, "We are now planning and renovating the management office part behind, which will be used as administrative management..."

"What do you think?"

Standing in the courtyard of the United Savings Bank, Xie Lan Zhi looked at the building in front of her and asked Li Xuewu.

In Xie Lan Zhi's eyes, it was a big building, but in Li Xuewu's eyes, it was just average.

At this time, there were no proper high-rise buildings in Jinmen.

There were more buildings left over from the Japanese puppet period; you could tell by looking at the architectural style.

Of course, as a trade port, there were many concessions in Jinmen, not inferior to the ten-mile foreign market.

There were many small foreign-style buildings and big buildings of various styles, but there were really not many that were truly fully utilized after being received.

So, in the past ten years or so, you could see that the office addresses of some departments changed back and forth.

Not only in Jinmen, but also in the capital, and other big cities were the same.

Just taking over a big country, how to govern was still a new test for the managers at that time.

So, some departments were established, merged, established, and merged again; changing back and forth was very interesting.

This is called crossing the river by feeling the stones, walking on the road of characteristic socialism, and inevitably experiencing some setbacks.

Now, the several buildings the Red Star Factory got were office spaces vacated after department expansion or reduction, or adjustment.

How to say it, you can vaguely see the shadow of the year from the appearance, and even walking into the building, you can find many historical traces.

However, after these ten years of changes and renovations, there was basically no need to modify anything.

Just carry out specific renovations according to the bank's office needs.

"There is no need to add money—"

Sister Xie said, "We have taken a fancy to that building where the Trade Center is now."

"Hehe, that used to be a bank."

Li Xuewu nodded and said, "There is indeed no need to add money."

"Repair the two places over there and use them for two more years; when the factory has space, tear them down directly and build two high-rise buildings of more than ten stories."

He said to Sister Xie, "At that time, move the Trade Management Center over, and give that building to you."

"Thought the same as me—"

Sister Xie smiled and said, "But the auxiliary building behind the Trade Management Center needs to be rebuilt."

"Hmm, one step to the end."

Li Xuewu nodded and said, "At that time, look at the plan; if the Trade Management Center develops well, maybe four buildings won't be enough."

"You are really ambitious," Sister Xie said with a smile, "Then I'll wait for your east wind."

"Easy to say, if you borrow the east wind from me, can I say no—"

Li Xuewu said pointedly, "I only hope this east wind blows appropriately."

"Sigh—"

Xie Lan Zhi sighed after hearing his words and said, "The wind is too urgent now, making people's heads ache."

"No way, people can't fight with nature."

Li Xuewu looked at Xie Lan Zhi and advised, "Take a step back and the sky will be vast; what do you think?"