Chapter 1195: Ask, what's wrong?

"White clouds drift in the blue sky, horses run beneath the white clouds~"

"Waving the whip, the sound echoes in all directions, a hundred birds fly together~"

"If someone comes to ask me..."

Brand-new buildings, blooming flower beds, and inspiring songs echoed through this newly completed campus.

The children and youths stepping into the new campus for the first time were like happy little birds.

Looking here and there, they could always find new things and new fun.

Look! There's a slide here!

Look! There's a track here!

There is a playground, wide walkways, tall trees, and buildings equipped with advanced teaching capabilities.

Kindergarten, primary school, junior high, high school, and vocational college—a one-stop, all-encompassing, integrated education system.

What is integrated education?

From the moment they enter kindergarten, the management of the school, the teachers, and the students is handled by a single institution throughout.

Children grow into people useful to society, the era, and the country, learning and living safely and happily within one large environment.

How is safety guaranteed?

The safety and security work of the Red Star Factory education system is divided into two parts: conventional safety and ideological safety.

Conventional safety work is the responsibility of the school security department, with the work form primarily consisting of school security offices and school security personnel.

Ideological safety work is the responsibility of the School Ideological Education Office, with the main person in charge of this office being a vice principal.

This position has specially invited Comrade Wang Xiaoqin, Deputy Political Commissar of the Third Guard Regiment, to be in charge.

Within the Education Office, there are also other comrades from political education posts of the Third Guard Regiment.

From the foundation to ideology, from low to high, the safety and stability of the system are fully guaranteed.

Skipping classes and disrupting classroom order are not allowed here; violent attacks against anyone are not allowed here; and organizing any activities without request and reporting is even less allowed here.

All teaching and living activities must be carried out and completed under the leadership of the organization.

Any student who dares to violate school rules and discipline will have their qualification to study here revoked.

The factory-run education system fundamentally severed the management deficiencies and chaotic situation of the social education system.

Whether it is basic education, ideological education, or vocational education, all conform to the requirements within the industrial system.

Cultivating professional workers, technical personnel, and managers for the industrial system—there is nothing more positive than this.

Enrollment is equivalent to entering the factory, and entering the factory means no longer being managed by society, so students in the Red Star education system are also within the management scope of the Red Star Factory.

Until the moment they graduate, if they haven't received an admission notice from the Red Star Factory, they are talents of society.

On September 1st, all schools within the Red Star education system opened simultaneously.

Among the students, the youngest were little children carried off bicycles by their parents, and the oldest were eighteen or nineteen-year-old youths who rode bicycles to school.

Over the past three months, the Academic Affairs Office had coordinated the list of all enrolled students.

Just like the post office distributing letters, these students were grouped together by grade and class.

Just before enrollment, these students had already received the admission notices mailed by the school.

The notice clearly stated the student's personal information, the class they would be entering, the name of the homeroom teacher, and the floor location of the classroom.

And on the day all new students enrolled, the school organized special personnel at the school gate to direct and guide students to find their classrooms.

Specifically, there were signs at the school gate prohibiting parents from entering.

Students who could not independently complete their studies and life—referring here to kindergarteners and primary school students—would be taken to and from school by school security and their homeroom teachers together.

Running a school means focusing on learning and education, but also focusing on safety.

Before the professors and teachers in the school were fully staffed, the security group had already selected and trained school security personnel.

The security department here is a proper section-level unit, and all security personnel are divided into two parts.

One is safety duty, with personnel selected from workers transferred during the personnel reform period.

The other is public security, with personnel selected from the special duty forces of the security group.

The Red Star Factory gate has security guards standing guard with guns, and the Red Star campus also has security guards standing guard with guns.

The security forces inside the Red Star campus are even stronger than those at the factory gate.

It is precisely because of this powerful security force that parents can rest assured sending their children into the campus.

The "Stop" sign in front of the gate represents refusal, but it also represents safety.

On the day of the opening, Li Huai De, Director of the Red Star Factory Management Committee, and Deputy Directors Gu Weijie and Xue Zhifu attended the opening ceremony.

This was the first session of the Red Star School, and also the first time holding an opening ceremony, so it appeared very grand.

Under the summoning and management of the teachers, the students carried their little stools and sat on the playground.

New school, new teachers, new classmates—everything was new, and everyone was curious and excited.

The chatter below the stage did not affect the smiles of the leaders on the stage.

On this day, the factory leaders were happy, the school leaders were happy, the teachers were happy, the students were happy, and even the parents were happy.

The "divine beasts" have returned to their cages, and everything is fine.

The little rascals were finally going to be restrained and controlled, and parents no longer had to worry about their studies.

Compared to the social education system, the teaching time here is longer and richer.

Factory-run schools, from kindergarten to primary school, and then to middle school, all fit well with the parents' work and rest schedules.

Earlier than the factory's start time and later than the factory's end time, it fully ensured that the students' and parents' schedules were in sync.

After the speech by Ideological Education Vice Principal Wang Xiaoqin, Primary School Principal Ran Qiuye emphasized and explained the necessity of the work and rest schedule arrangements in her speech.

Of course, this had already been clarified on the admission notice, but it had to be explained clearly to the students.

Students had more time on campus, and the school would set up a lunch break and organize more sports and art teaching activities.

The lower the grade and the fewer the learning tasks, the more sports and art courses there were.

As for the lunch break, this was a suggestion put forward by Li Xuewu and discussed and implemented by the School Management Committee.

Currently, there are very few clear activities like lunch breaks emphasized and organized in the social education system.

When Banggeng was studying at the original Red Star Primary School, he would heat his lunch box at noon, and there were only two classes in the afternoon; school would end right after.

Li Xuewu's opinion was that a lunch break of less than one hour should be guaranteed at noon, with the homeroom teacher resting in the classroom with the students.

The whole school would maintain a quiet campus environment during the lunch break, giving students the greatest mental and physical relaxation.

Of course, in order to better achieve educational and teaching goals, a large canteen was set up on campus.

All students could eat lunch here, with the price set to the lowest, subsidized by the Red Star Factory.

Not only that, the food standard of the canteen was much higher than that of the factory's large canteen.

This was specifically reflected in the supply of meat, eggs, and milk, including special supplies of products like seafood and nuts.

Regarding this point, the leaders of the Factory Management Committee had no objections, and the Factory Union had no objections either.

And Li Huai De also received support and blessings from all the factory workers on this day.

The workers were simple; their children eating better and fuller than them, and better and fuller than they themselves ate, made them happy.

No one would oppose the factory treating the children better; they were even more grateful for the factory making such a decision.

Tuition didn't rise, living expenses didn't rise, and they enjoyed a better learning environment and a better living environment—who wouldn't be willing?

The brand-new teaching building complex of the Red Star United School stood tall and imposing, visible from far away.

Some workers could even see the school where their children were studying through the windows of the workshops.

Factory workers were all saying that this year's welfare benefits had improved significantly compared to previous years.

If there could be more welfare supplements and improvements like education, their enthusiasm for work would be even higher.

What the worker parents could see was naturally just a better campus environment, more excellent teaching management, and a more humanized management system.

They didn't understand, and couldn't understand, the deeper talent cultivation system and goals of the Red Star Factory.

It was enough for them to know that the school had brighter teaching buildings, more serious and responsible teachers, imported teaching aids, and so on.

How did the workers judge the quality of the Red Star United School?

It was simple: news from the factory organs said that the Talent Coordination Office, headed by Deputy Director Gu, had inspected and selected an excellent team of teachers from all over the city.

You say these are just rumors? Then, before school started, many parents pulled strings and used connections to send their children to this school—this was something seen with one's own eyes, right?

Was the Red Star Factory's enrollment standard strict?

Actually, relative to the children of factory workers, social enrollment was very strict.

Those whose academic performance and moral education were not up to standard had no chance to enter the interview stage.

Even for students whose notes were passed in, they had to be excellent in character and learning, truly seedlings that could satisfy the Red Star Factory's teaching goals.

Then, were the children of Red Star Factory workers all good seedlings?

Of course not, but they possessed a more direct identity, which was the worker foundation.

These children might not have better basic education or learning talent.

But as long as they went through the education of the Red Star United School, they could basically satisfy the production needs of ordinary workers.

That is to say, the Red Star education system was not only to cultivate managers and technical personnel but also to cultivate ordinary workers.

So, what was social enrollment recruiting?

With a larger recruitment pool, why not select better seedlings for managers and technical personnel?

"Building a new-era industrial education management system is the key work of the Red Star Factory at present."

Li Huai De signaled to Jing Rong, Director of the Red Star Education Management Office and General Principal, and said, "Your responsibility is heavy."

"The greater the support from the Factory Management Committee, the higher the expectations of the factory workers, and the greater your pressure."

He tapped the table, looked at everyone in the conference room, and said, "We are the ones who set the direction, offer opinions, and pay the bills!"

"How to do the specific work and what to do is for your Education Management Office to be responsible for executing."

Li Huai De's gaze swept over everyone in the venue, and he said seriously, "If you do well, you will be commended; if you don't do well, I will hold you accountable."

"Deputy Director Li has also repeatedly requested to me to add more equipment and facilities for the United School."

He signaled to Li Xuewu's side and said, "I don't know how many applications you blocked, but I know that the ones he submitted, I approved all of them."

"The Factory Management Committee has already given you the greatest support, even importing teaching aids from abroad!"

"I believe that if you search all over Jingcheng, no other school can do this."

"Director Jing just told me that the school wants to organize scientific cultivation, art cultivation, military cultivation, and organize industrial cooperation, ideological education, and top-tier talent education."

Li Huai De nodded and said, "This conforms to the Red Star Factory's requirements for the education system and is also the educational and teaching goal of the United School."

"The Red Star Factory is undergoing personnel reform, which requires more new youths with knowledge, culture, and ideology to walk from school to work posts..."

After the opening ceremony ended, Li Huai De and his party attended the work symposium of the Red Star Education Management Office.

Old Li must have felt the support and gratitude of the workers, appearing full of ambition and saying a lot.

According to Li Xuewu's arrangements and suggestions, his attitude toward the Red Star Factory running schools and education was still very clear.

However, it was just one of the many tasks he cared about, even ranking at the very end.

It takes ten years to grow a tree, but a hundred years to cultivate a person.

To truly wait for this big tree to blossom and bear fruit, he would probably be close to retirement.

However, education work had to be done, and education investment had to be supported; he just didn't expect the fruit to bear so quickly.

A few days before school started, parents all over the city were discussing one thing: how to send their children into the Red Star United School.

Those with keen ears had long known that the Red Star Factory was scouring all of Jingcheng for excellent teachers; many schools that had stopped operating and idle teachers had received invitations.

On one side was a teaching environment that was unassured and chaotically managed, and on the other was a new school that was serious and safe—this was not a difficult multiple-choice question.

With excellent teachers gathering at the Red Star United School, how could parents not be tempted?

After this trend and news fed back, the number of leaders calling Li Huai De increased.

Of course, it wasn't just about pulling strings; more were praising his boldness and courage in education.

In the current social environment, those who dared to organize schools and rectify the education system and environment were still in the minority.

Even the admission notice of the Red Star United School was treated as a recruitment brochure and passed around.

The most serious teaching system made many people see hope and see the future.

No one is a fool; fooling others is fine, but there are really few people who would pit their own children.

So what Li Huai De did truly broke the current ice and set an example for all the schools in the city.

However, do you think Li Huai De is a fool?

Of course he isn't; Li Xuewu suggested running the school, and he decided only after a full investigation and request.

Since last year, the higher-ups had been restraining and tightening the teaching system layer by layer, time and time again.

The notice standardizing students and education was issued last year; this was a signal.

The latest news was that the higher-ups would issue an ultimate notice to thoroughly end the chaotic order of teaching.

The opening of the Red Star United School precisely verified and fit the work direction and spirit of the higher-ups.

Those with keen news naturally had to call Li Huai De.

Being able to predict the situation in advance and making work achievements through solid work naturally made him a popular figure in the topics.

It can be said that the construction of the Red Star United School thoroughly plated Old Li with a thick layer of gold.

You say, is he happy?

Once happy, he naturally had to say more, be more serious, and give the Education Management Office some pressure.

"Good morning, Deputy Director Li—"

"Oh, hello, Teacher Wang."

Li Xuewu came out of the conference room, heard someone greeting him, and took a look.

He saw it was Wang Han Lu, Zhao Youkuan's granddaughter-in-law, who was also the deputy director of the Education Management Office.

They were having a meeting here, and Wang Han Lu was responsible for the service work.

She knew all the factory leaders, but the one she was most familiar with was Li Xuewu.

She was quite smart; she didn't crowd forward when the meeting ended, but just stood at the door of the conference room and greeted him softly when the other party came out.

Doing this was enough for other colleagues in the school to know that she knew him.

At the same time, if Li Xuewu needed to know anything about the school, he could ask her right at the door.

This counted as a kind of small cleverness, or a technique learned in daily work.

Li Xuewu didn't care about her little thoughts, nodded with a smile, and asked casually, "Teacher Zhao, what grade do you teach?"

"Eighth grade, thank you for your concern, leader."

Wang Han Lu was stunned by Li Xuewu's question, and then her face flushed strangely, but she answered very politely.

What did he mean by asking this? Did he know about her business? Was he looking down on her, or reminding her?

How could Li Xuewu know that she had thought so much in this instant? He just asked casually and moved on.

Accompanying Li Huai De downstairs, in front of the office building, led by Jing Rong, a group of comrades from the Management Office came to see them off.

"Go back, do a good job in education work."

Li Huai De stood by the car, looked at Jing Rong and the others, and said, "The future of the Red Star Factory is handed to you; I entrust it to you all."

After speaking, he bowed slightly very solemnly, causing everyone to step back in unison.

Li Xuewu wanted to return to his own car, but was signaled by Old Li to get into the sedan together.

Under the gaze of the Management Office comrades, the motorcade slowly left the campus.

"Kindergarten is here, young parents are more at ease; primary and middle schools are here, basic education is richer; I am more concerned about the Vocational Education College."

Li Huai De muttered to Li Xuewu in the car, "Carrying out multi-disciplinary teaching and taking into account all training and teaching tasks of the whole factory, the pressure is very great."

"The pressure mainly comes from two aspects," Li Xuewu nodded and agreed, "One is people, and the other is money."

"It requires a more professional and excellent teaching team, and it requires a more perfect basic education environment."

He looked at Li Huai De helplessly yet longingly and said, "The road is long and the burden is heavy; it is not a one-day achievement."

"Yes, the road is long and the burden is heavy."

Li Huai De let out a long breath, nodded, and said, "I now somewhat understand what you meant when you told me before."

"Gathering sand into a tower, gathering fur into a coat."

He looked at Li Xuewu, suddenly smiled, and asked, "How long do you think it will take for the Red Star United School, or the Red Star Factory's education system, to achieve self-sufficiency?"

"Three years? Or maybe a shorter time."

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "You must have seen the report submitted by the Finance Office, right?"

"The current education resources are enough to recruit more students, and there will be students applying for enrollment in the future."

He wasn't surprised by Old Li's stingy nature; just finished talking about education, and now he was talking about money again.

It was very normal; without money, what education could be talked about?

The Red Star Factory had invested so much; there were no more financial resources to invest in this area.

Old Li naturally hoped that the education system would get better and better, but he didn't hope to invest more and more.

"Tuition is the main source of income for running the school, but it is definitely not the only source."

Li Xuewu reminded Old Li, "School-enterprise cooperation should be realized within the next three years, and the promotion and sales of textbooks and teaching aids can also bring some profits..."

"I don't ask for the Red Star Factory to make money from running the school," Li Huai De spread his palms and said to Li Xuewu with a smile, "I also don't ask for self-sufficiency within three years."

"Five years; as long as self-sufficiency is achieved within five years and it enters the virtuous cycle development model you mentioned, I will be very satisfied."

"That is absolutely no problem; I guarantee it to you."

Li Xuewu said with a smile, "Running a school is actually a process of siphoning."

"That is to say, the better the teaching environment and the higher the education level, the better the teaching results will be!"

He explained, "The better the teaching results, the more students' parents will chase after the school and send their children into the school."

"As long as the source of students is fully guaranteed, the Red Star United School can achieve profitability in external output."

He patted Old Li's knee and reminded, "Three years later, the graduates left over from the Red Star Factory's recruitment will all be industrial talents fought over by united industrial units."

"You say, can we easily give them the graduates we worked so hard to cultivate?"

"Hahaha—"

"The delegation to Japan reported back that the aircraft production line dismantling and refitting project is progressing smoothly," Kong Xiaobo reported, "The members of the delegation have already integrated into the engineering team."

"Hmm, you understand more on the technical level."

Li Xuewu leaned back in his chair, pointed at Kong Xiaobo, and asked, "Based on the information transmitted back and the situation grasped, do you estimate they can fully master these technologies?"

"Of course, broadly speaking, it's possible."

He spread his hands and said, "I really don't understand technology, and I don't have your professional vision and cognition."

"So, you just need to tell me the results and conclusions," he pointed to his head and said, "I have to report to the leader; he must understand what step the delegation's work has reached and what the results are."

"I understand what you mean!"

Kong Xiaobo, former director of the 701 project group and current deputy director of the Red Star Factory Technical Office, thought for a moment and replied, "Any mature technology applied to production has barriers."

"From design to production, the aircraft path needs high-end technology and talent to support it."

He looked at Li Xuewu and said, "Evaluating the technology and talent reserve capability we currently possess, it should be able to satisfy basic production work."

"That is to say, there is a lack of ability to independently complete complex production work and a lack of ability to handle special production situations?"

Li Xuewu frowned slightly and said, "That should be what you mean, right?"

"This is something that can't be helped," Kong Xiaobo said with a difficult expression, "The delegation needs to fully understand all the technology of the production line within half a year; this itself is a difficulty."

"And to be familiar with and understand all the technical applications of the production line is an impossible task."

He looked at Li Xuewu seriously and explained, "This is not the seller's problem, nor is it the delegation's problem."

"Technology and capability both need time to digest and accumulate; I hope you can explain to the leader that we need some time."

"I understand, the contradiction between technology and time, right?"

Li Xuewu thought for a moment and asked, "If we simply stack technical personnel, can this time be shortened?"

"Of course we can, but the closer we get to the end, the smaller this influence factor will be."

Kong Xiaobo glanced at Xia Zhongquan beside him; he knew that the Red Star Factory's technical work was all managed by the other party.

If more technical support and policy inclination were needed, Li Xuewu would definitely listen to the other party's opinion.

But he was also the person in charge of the Technical Office; spending money and doing things were very contradictory and required responsibility.

If too much money was spent and things weren't done well, it would be difficult to get money again.

Who in the Red Star Factory didn't know that Director Li was the stingiest? If the budget approval couldn't pass Deputy Director Li's level, then it would be completely finished by the time it reached Director Li.

"Discuss with General Manager Xia and come up with a talent application and cultivation plan."

Li Xuewu rubbed his forehead, looked at the two, and said, "I don't care how you do it; next year when the production line is installed, you must achieve autonomous management by the end of the year."

"I don't allow the Red Star Factory's production workshop to be pointed fingers at by the 'little devils,' and the factory leaders won't allow it either."

He tapped the table and emphasized, "More than a year is enough for you to prepare and digest the technology, right?"

"In the second year of production, you must completely break away from the 'little devils'' technical support and possess basic research capabilities."

Li Xuewu sat up straight, looked at the two seriously, and said, "This is my requirement for you; can you do it?"

"If you can do it, I will report to the leader according to my ideas; if you can't, you think of a way yourselves."

He pointed his finger and said, "If you need people, I'll give you people; if you need money, I'll give you money; that's all my capability."

"No problem, Deputy Director Li!"

Kong Xiaobo gritted his teeth and guaranteed firmly, "We will definitely complete your requirement."

"That's good; I believe you can do it," Li Xuewu signaled to Xia Zhongquan and instructed, "Follow up on two tasks."

"One is to increase the recruitment of relevant talent, and the other is to supervise the cultivation of professional manufacturing talent within the educational system."

He took a sip of hot tea and said, "This kind of 'chokehold' situation will be encountered frequently in the future; technology is given to us, but we don't know how to use it and can't understand it—the feeling is too uncomfortable."

"So the spirit of hard struggle, self-reliance, and self-improvement must still be talked about; tell the comrades clearly that we are still very backward and must strive to catch up!"

"Did you receive the document from above?"

The canteen made soybean paste noodles on Wednesday, and many people came to eat.

Li Xuewu had just gotten his noodles when Cheng Kaiyuan followed over.

"Deputy Director Cheng—"

Li Xuewu greeted him first, then asked, "Are you talking about the document on strictly grasping and managing production discipline?"

Seeing the other party nod, he continued, "Received it; the security group held an internal office meeting to discuss how to execute it."

"What is the meaning on the production side?"

"Act according to the spirit of the higher-ups' instructions," Cheng Kaiyuan picked up some cucumber shreds and bean sprouts, turned back, and asked Li Xuewu, "Do you want some?"

"Thank you, just a little is fine."

Li Xuewu handed over his lunch box and let the other party help fill in some vegetable toppings.

"The workshop side is all fine; after all, our factory's organization and propaganda work have always been done very well."

Cheng Kaiyuan scooped a spoonful of sauce for himself and said, "Compared to other brother units, I am already very worry-free and very satisfied."

"Hehehe—"

Li Xuewu chuckled, took the spoon from his hand, and filled his lunch box with half a spoonful of soybean paste.

"Don't say this outside, be careful of others being envious, jealous, and hateful."

"Hahaha! This phrase is well-combined!"

Cheng Kaiyuan laughed and waited for him, then the two found a seat in the lobby on the first floor.

He glanced at Li Xuewu and said, "Welfare was done well this year, the workers' morale is very high, don't be nervous."

"Your security group should still focus on deterrence and propaganda, communicate more with the production side, and cooperate more; you will definitely achieve results."

"Coincidentally, that's what I think too."

Li Xuewu smiled and said, "The influence of the security group's handling of fighting and brawling some time ago is still there."

"I discussed it with Comrade De Cai; factory order and worker management still need multi-department joint action."

"Hey! You hit the nail on the head!"

Cheng Kaiyuan raised his eyebrows and said, "Security, production, personnel, propaganda—it's best if the Committee Office takes the lead."

"First convey the spirit of the instructions on strict discipline, then cooperate with grassroots management and propaganda; production and security work will be much easier."

"You are still the thoughtful one—"

Li Xuewu smiled, his flattery meaningful; Old Cheng felt his spine go numb.

Don't ignore the words of this "damned kid," but don't fully believe them either; if you listen, don't believe, and if you believe, don't fully believe.

People like Li Xuewu shouldn't appear in the Red Star Factory organs, and even less should they appear with a young attitude; isn't this adding trouble for these old comrades?

If you underestimate him, you'll be pitted; if you take him seriously, you'll be laughed at.

Conversely, if you deal with him, people will say you are bullying the young.

It's really bizarre; only he can pit old comrades, and old comrades have to be magnanimous!

Thoughtful! Thoughtful my foot!

"Good noon, two leaders—"

Zhou Miaomiao carried her lunch box and sat beside Li Xuewu, greeting them with a smile.

"Yo, when did you come back to work?"

Cheng Kaiyuan glanced at Li Xuewu and looked at Zhou Miaomiao with a smile, "Is the wedding over?"

"It was over long ago; today is the first day of work."

Zhou Miaomiao explained with a smile, "Rested for half a month; coming back, everything feels fresh."

"Is this what they call 'happy events make one feel refreshed'?"

Li Xuewu teased her with a smile and said, "Do you see me differently, or do you see Deputy Director Cheng differently?"

"You are still the same," Zhou Miaomiao covered her mouth, looked at the opposite side with a smile, and said, "Deputy Director Cheng is much more spirited—"

"Did you say it backward? Hahaha—"

Cheng Kaiyuan signaled to Li Xuewu and said, "I am the same, Comrade Xuewu should be the one in the prime of life!"

"I wasn't talking about age, it's temperament—"

Zhou Miaomiao explained with a smile, "Deputy Director Li is steady and atmospheric, more and more having that temperament you and other leaders have, so I said he is still the same."

Glancing at Li Xuewu with smiling eyes, she said to Cheng Kaiyuan again, "I think your spirit is just much better than last month; either work is smooth, or life is satisfactory."

"Hey! Comrade Zhou Miaomiao," Cheng Kaiyuan teased with a smile, "They all say 'get married and establish a career'; after getting married, it's really different!"

"Hahaha—"

The three at the table teased each other and all laughed.

"I heard from Comrade Xuewu," Cheng Kaiyuan raised his eyebrows at Zhou Miaomiao and said, "He appreciates your sales ability very much!"

"Seeing you today, you really have a high level!"

"Thank you for the praise, leader—"

Zhou Miaomiao responded with a smile, "It's Deputy Director Li who thinks highly of me and gave me the opportunity to learn."

She looked at Li Xuewu beside her and said very gratefully, "Haven't had time to thank you for your help yet."

"Not worth mentioning, it's all for work."

Li Xuewu ate his noodles with a smile, took a sip of soup, and then looked at Cheng Kaiyuan and asked, "What do you think? I think she has quite a talent."

"Hmm, indeed very talented."

Cheng Kaiyuan glanced at Zhou Miaomiao's "talent" and nodded, asking, "What are your thoughts?"

He looked at Li Xuewu and asked, "Going to the Sales Office? Administrative work doesn't easily reflect this ability, right?"

"I'm still in the learning stage," Zhou Miaomiao was afraid of putting Li Xuewu in a difficult position and took the initiative to explain, "Isn't our factory's Vocational Education College open?"

"I signed up for night school, preparing to enrich myself and learn some economic and sales knowledge."

Actually, she also knew that she could only learn theoretical knowledge at the Technical College, and the relevant textbooks were very backward, all depending on the professor's personal level and ability.

To talk about the understanding of economy and sales, as well as the management of marketing business, she identified more with Li Xuewu teaching her.

Deputy Director Li not only had rich knowledge reserves and solid core skills but also had a super long-distance vision; he was absolutely the teacher she dreamed of most.

Of course, Teacher Li was busy with work and couldn't put more energy into her.

So she could only go to night school to learn this theoretical knowledge, so as to fully understand it in the process of practice.

"Night school for economy and sales?"

Cheng Kaiyuan looked at Li Xuewu and asked, "Organized by our factory's Education Management Office?"

"The Trade Management Center took the lead," Li Xuewu explained, "Currently, there is a lack of relevant talents, especially a lack of this kind of cultivation ability."

"The Jingcheng Motorcycle Sales Demonstration Store, Automobile Sales Store, offices in various places, and the United Savings Bank all lack this kind of talent."

He introduced to Cheng Kaiyuan, "Today, the United Savings Bank reported that the first batch of savings offices have all been completed and put into operation."

"Including one each in Jinmen, Steel City, and Yingcheng, and three in Jingcheng—six in total."

"The previously cultivated financial and economic management personnel have all been put into work posts."

Li Xuewu ate quickly, put down his chopsticks, and said seriously, "But the professional quality of these personnel still needs to be improved."

"They need to learn at work and learn in life, minimizing the gap between them and those from professional colleges."

"So, conventional night school education, special vocational education training classes, and on-the-job training classes are the comprehensive means to solve this problem."

"Hmm, it really is like this—"

Cheng Kaiyuan nodded, looked at Zhou Miaomiao, and said, "Learning makes people progress; it seems you are serious."

"I can't dance for a lifetime," Zhou Miaomiao said with a bitter smile, "I'm already at the end of my career, hoping for more room for development."

"Human nature, I can understand very well."

He nodded, just in time to see his former secretary Zhang Shicheng get his meal, so he waved his hand.

"Next, I'm going to talk to production and technology; sales and finance know how to organize teaching activities, they have no reason to be slack."

"Good day, leader; good day, Deputy Director Li; good day, Captain Zhou—"

Zhang Shicheng and Hu Yanchiu walked over together and greeted the three one after another.

Cheng Kaiyuan signaled casually to the side of the dining table, "Sit, sit anywhere."

"Thank you, leader—"

Hu Yanchiu looked a bit cautious, perhaps afraid of Li Xuewu.

However, her speech was sweet, and Li Xuewu felt it was a bit ear-numbing.

This sweetness, compared to Zhou Miaomiao's "tea," was more special.

Li Xuewu glanced at her and smiled slightly, like a "good guy."

"Just talking about Comrade Zhou Miaomiao reading night school."

Once the two were seated, Cheng Kaiyuan said, "You are all young people, you should learn from each other."

"I think reading more and learning more is very helpful for young cadres like you."

"Especially you, Comrade Hu."

He had also finished his noodles, pointed his finger at Hu Yanchiu, and said, "A young backbone of the section, it is exactly the time to accumulate experience and learn; you must maintain the enthusiasm for learning."

"Thank you, leader, I know."

Hu Yanchiu smiled sweetly and said, "After work, I will go and ask how to sign up."

"Comrades Shicheng and Yanchiu..." Li Xuewu looked at the two and asked with a smile, "Are you boyfriend and girlfriend?"

"Ah, no, you misunderstood!"

Zhang Shicheng waved his hand and explained hurriedly, "We are in the same department, just have a relatively good relationship."

"Our Director Zhang has an object."

Hu Yanchiu suddenly said something sourly, then pretended to tease and said with a smile, "Much better than me."

"Hehe—hehe—"

Zhang Shicheng lowered his head, avoided Hu Yanchiu's gaze, and said with a dry laugh, "No such thing."

"Young men and women, it doesn't matter if you walk closer," Cheng Kaiyuan said with a smile, "It's very normal."

"As long as you do your work well, persist in learning, and maintain the ability and morality of self-respect, I am very happy to see comrades in the organs making friends with each other."

"I think so too, leader."

Hu Yanchiu bloomed a big smile at Cheng Kaiyuan, and the youthful atmosphere came rushing toward them.

Li Xuewu's lower leg was kicked lightly; turning his head, he saw Zhou Miaomiao blinking.

Beep beep beep—radio wave information transmission!

What's the situation?

Zhou Miaomiao reminded him not to ask any further; if he asked more, something would happen.

What would happen?

He just felt that Hu Yanchiu and Zhang Shicheng had some problems, and now there was an extra Cheng Kaiyuan.

This meal was really interesting.

When coming out of the canteen, Hu Yanchiu accompanied Zhang Shicheng, and Zhang Shicheng followed Cheng Kaiyuan.

The three talked and walked far away; Li Xuewu went to the toilet, and when he came out, only Zhou Miaomiao was left.

"Were you doing it on purpose or what?"

Zhou Miaomiao said with a smile, "There's obviously a problem, and you still chased and asked."

"Ask, what's wrong?"

Li Xuewu twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "They dare to do it, and they are afraid of people asking?"

"That's right—"

Zhou Miaomiao nodded, looked at Hu Yanchiu's back, and agreed, "Shameless."

PS:

A: Guess what happened between Cheng Kaiyuan, Zhang Shicheng, and Hu Yanchiu.

B: There will be another chapter at 5 AM.

Oh yeah, finally flipped it over, restored the previous update rhythm, pushed it back a day, so if I have something to do, I don't need to ask for leave! ===== CHAPTER 1196 =====