Chapter 1220: My Upright Second Brother

"Hmm—"

Seeing Li Xue appear at the office door, Peng Xiaoli hurriedly pinched out the cigarette in his hand.

Especially seeing her frowning, he hurriedly grabbed a notebook and fanned it.

Seeing it wasn't very effective, he simply opened the small window in the office.

A gust of cold wind blew in, the turbid air was completely blown away, and Li Xue was almost blown away too.

"Such a small office!"

She tightened her clothes, frowned at Gu Cheng on the sofa, and said to Peng Xiaoli: "I thought you guys were having a barbecue."

Gu Cheng looked blankly at his good brother busy, and then looked at the hand that was still holding a cigarette just now; it was empty now, and the cigarette butt had been snatched away by Peng Xiaoli.

What the hell are you doing!

To please a girl, you don't even care about your brother anymore, do you! Are you even human!

"Gu Cheng, don't you have something to do?"

Before he could react, Peng Xiaoli was giving him eye signals again, and even laughed and said: "Ahem, you go back first."

Fuck your grandfather, Peng Xiaoli!

Gu Cheng's back molars were about to be crushed; this is a dog thing that has a girl but no friends!

When the hell did I say I had something to do?

He stayed there without moving, and Peng Xiaoli was so anxious he wanted to come over and pull him up.

Why? Because the office was too small, there was only one long sofa; Gu Cheng sat here, where would Li Xue sit?

Let Li Xue and Gu Cheng sit together? Peng Xiaoli would rather die than want that.

So, a good brother is meant to be kicked at this time; if you don't leave, you're an enemy!

"Don't make trouble, do you think I'm blind!"

Li Xue glared at Peng Xiaoli, pushed Gu Cheng, who was about to get up but was full of resentment, and signaled him to sit down.

She didn't care about Peng Xiaoli's wide-eyed look and just sat beside Gu Cheng.

It was said they sat together, but the long sofa was wide, and they weren't touching.

It was just that this distance was enough to make Peng Xiaoli care, and he even hated why the person sitting there wasn't himself.

"What are you two whispering about together?"

Li Xue crossed her legs and sat on the sofa, looked at the two and asked: "Is there something going on? I've been watching you guys for several days."

"Must be paying attention to me, right?"

Gu Cheng knew what Peng Xiaoli was thinking, so he leaned over and asked with a smile: "Is it..."

"Slap—"

Li Xue was direct; the leather glove on her hand lightly hit Gu Cheng's face as he leaned over.

"Don't pull that on me; I'm not a little girl in the office, I don't like exaggeration."

"Hehe—hehe—"

Gu Cheng, who had been hit, touched his face and smiled awkwardly: "I don't like it either."

"Then let's talk about something serious," Li Xue raised her eyebrows and asked: "Who are you staring at?"

"You might have misunderstood—"

Gu Cheng looked at Peng Xiaoli behind the desk and explained: "I just came to sit for a while."

"Ahem, yes, he has nothing to do anyway."

Peng Xiaoli also coughed lightly, trying to make a relaxed expression and followed his good brother's words to explain: "We two have always been good friends."

"Just now, we've been downgraded."

Gu Cheng glanced at him very seriously and turned to Li Xue: "Now it's a normal colleague relationship."

"You damn..." Peng Xiaoli gritted his teeth, glared at Gu Cheng, then turned to Li Xue and smiled: "We two really have nothing going on, you came to me because..."

"You two are worthy of being good partners!"

Li Xue looked at the two and pouted: "Even your interruptions are so in sync."

"That—" Gu Cheng saw her say this and hesitated as he looked at Peng Xiaoli.

He didn't know if he should confess now; after all, he had already resisted once.

Resistance was ineffective, confessing now wasn't shameful, and there was a policy of leniency for confession.

He didn't want to make an enemy of Li Xue for no reason, and even less did he want to lose such a relationship because of a dog friend.

In the organization, by some twist of fate, the three of them had the best private relationship.

They had convenient conditions for mutual help in information exchange, business dealings, and rumor analysis.

Now that Li Xue had come to question the two, Gu Cheng felt like a traitor.

Looking at Peng Xiaoli again, he didn't intend to confess; he glared at Gu Cheng and still wanted to put up a desperate fight.

"Ahem—"

It was just that he coughed lightly, and just as he wanted to speak, Li Xue had already opened her mouth.

"Ding Zhi from the Foreign Affairs Office is your classmate, right? He's been very active lately."

She directly called out Peng Xiaoli's arrangement, turned to look at Gu Cheng, who had wide eyes, and asked: "The matter of checking oil tickets in the small car team is just going to be left unsettled?"

"Cough—"

Gu Cheng lowered his head and cleared his throat hard, secretly glancing at Peng Xiaoli opposite.

Peng Xiaoli glared at him again, signaling him to stay calm and not say everything that came to his mind.

But Gu Cheng couldn't hold it anymore; if he let her continue, wouldn't all his business be exposed?

"It was Peng Xiaoli who asked me to do it—"

It must be said, Gu Cheng was really loyal; he held out for two rounds of questioning before betraying his good brother.

Since he had already betrayed him, he might as well be thorough, saving each other time.

"This matter has nothing to do with me; it was Peng Xiaoli who dragged me in, wanting to keep an eye on..."

"You are keeping an eye on Zhang Shicheng, right?"

Before Gu Cheng could confess, Li Xue had already broken the target of the two.

Gu Cheng raised his head in surprise, seeing the seriousness on Li Xue's face, he had already confirmed the fact.

Turning to look at Peng Xiaoli again, he even began to suspect whether his brother had leaked the secret.

Peng Xiaoli was also shocked; what he was more worried about was that Li Xue had seen it, then the other party...

"What are you keeping an eye on Zhang Shicheng for?"

Li Xue looked at the "mastermind" of this matter, Peng Xiaoli, and guessed: "Is it for him? Or some big figures he's involved with behind him?"

"Who told you to do this?"

She frowned and asked: "Aren't you afraid of causing big trouble? You don't have the qualifications to investigate, do you?"

"Uh—Comrade Li Xue, listen to my explanation," Gu Cheng leaned close to Li Xue and explained: "It's because we discovered a problem..."

"If you discover a problem, you should report it."

Li Xue looked back at him and reminded: "Is this kind of thing something you can investigate yourselves?"

"The important thing is, don't create side issues."

She looked at Peng Xiaoli and said: "You'd better tell Deputy Director Li about this."

Li Xue wasn't worried that the things Peng Xiaoli and Gu Cheng were doing would cause a huge stir in the factory.

But Peng Xiaoli's identity was destined to involve Li Xuewu, and by then, this storm would also affect her second brother, who was about to change positions.

Who didn't know who was behind Zhang Shicheng? Rash action would definitely alert the other party, and they might even take direct action against her second brother.

By then, it would really be a case of a mute eating coptis—having bitterness but unable to speak.

"Do you know why we are keeping an eye on Zhang Shicheng?"

Seeing that she already knew so much, Peng Xiaoli decided to show his cards.

"Of course it's not just the people behind him; what you think isn't what we think."

"Uh—" Gu Cheng touched Li Xue with the back of his hand and reminded: "This matter is very complicated."

"You think Zhang Shicheng's backer is Deputy Director Cheng, right?"

Peng Xiaoli ignored Gu Cheng's side-tapping and continued to explain: "But we discovered it's not simply like that; there are other mysteries hidden in between."

"Deputy Director Shi of the Committee Office, right?"

Li Xue's mouth moved, but she still spoke; it was being said in the organization that Deputy Director Shi had a conflict with Deputy Director Li; is that who you're talking about?

"Is it possible? He's just a pawn!"

Peng Xiaoli stood up and leaned against the desk.

"This matter cannot be accurately determined simply by the theory of who benefits is the mastermind."

He looked down at Li Xue and said: "We have to find the person standing behind this matter."

"What we can be sure of now is that Hu Yanchiu's leg fracture during her personal leave must be fake."

Seeing that he had already talked to this point, Gu Cheng took the initiative to introduce: "I went to investigate personally; Hu Yanchiu wasn't at home, and she wasn't at her parents' home either."

"If she really broke her leg, shouldn't she be staying at home honestly while recuperating?"

He shook his head slightly and said: "But this person just disappeared without a trace."

"In the month before she disappeared, she asked for personal leave twice in total, both to go to the hospital."

Gu Cheng opened his notebook and very seriously talked about his recent investigation situation.

"The strange thing is, clearly the factory has a hospital, but she looked far away and found other hospitals."

"The weird place appeared."

Gu Cheng pointed to the notebook and said: "Both times there was no specific hospital information."

"I checked the information filled out for work; there was no medical record at all; she was lying."

"So?"

Li Xue looked at the two and asked: "Do you suspect Zhang Shicheng killed someone? Or..."

"Stop it, he wouldn't even dare to kill a chicken."

Gu Cheng pouted and said: "We now suspect Zhang Shicheng hid Hu Yanchiu."

"Why? Why would he hide Hu Yanchiu?" Li Xue frowned slightly and asked: "What is the purpose of your investigation into this?"

"Everything happens for a reason; there is a cause, there is an effect."

Gu Cheng curled his lips and sneered: "Zhang Shicheng was ambiguous with Hu Yanchiu before, and later everyone found out that Zhang Shicheng was already married."

"Then the question comes, what is Hu Yanchiu after?" He narrowed his eyes slightly and asked: "Does a girl with a proper job want his handsomeness?"

"Hu Yanchiu must have a relationship with the person behind her, or she herself has a problem."

Peng Xiaoli interjected: "The leader once arranged for people to investigate the problem of foreign trade information leakage."

"Based on what I've learned, Hu Yanchiu had the time to be present and the channels or opportunities to indirectly understand this situation; her suspicion is very high."

"Coincidentally, she almost became the director of the small canteen," Gu Cheng took over the conversation and said: "If Deputy Director Li hadn't arranged for Deputy Director Yang, she would have jumped out of this matter."

"And her energy is also very high!"

Peng Xiaoli hugged his arms and said: "Going to the small canteen didn't work, so she turned around and went to the Foreign Affairs Office, working under Director Sha."

"You say it's a coincidence, she hadn't been in the Foreign Affairs Office long before Zhang Shicheng went too."

He raised his eyebrows and said: "The Foreign Affairs Office was built by Director Sha himself; he knows the key points best."

"You mean..." Li Xue had already thought of something, frowned slightly and said: "They had an interest relationship in the Foreign Affairs Office... impossible, right?"

"How is it impossible?" Gu Cheng opened another page of his notebook and introduced: "After Zhang Shicheng went to the Foreign Affairs Office, Hu Yanchiu was in charge of verification."

"You might not know how big the financial budget capacity of the Foreign Affairs Office is."

He shook his head slightly and said: "The Foreign Affairs Office has foreign reception and special commodity procurement business."

"In the process of foreign reception and business communication, some office expenses will be generated."

"Some of these expenses are fake!"

Gu Cheng pouted disdainfully and said: "It's really a damn fat job; I'm so envious."

He said to Peng Xiaoli: "We in the small car team can only deduct some pocket money on car repairs and gasoline tickets; we don't dare to make big moves at all."

"That's against the rules and the law—"

Li Xue frowned and glared at him, reminding: "If you are caught by the Discipline Inspection, you will be fired!"

"Yes! Yes! Comrade Li Xue is right—" Gu Cheng pointed at Peng Xiaoli righteously and emphasized: "These people are too shameful; they even dare to touch office expenses; they should really all be fired!"

"Don't be sarcastic, I can understand."

Li Xue glanced at him and reminded: "Have some pursuit; if you are greedy for even that little money..."

"Do you think I don't know?"

Gu Cheng said helplessly: "I'm not greedy myself; I know I have pursuits, but what about the drivers?"

"They are all for supporting their families; you say a few cents don't count as money, but for them..."

"A thousand-mile dike collapses in an ant nest."

Li Xue looked at him seriously and said: "If you indulge them today, they won't be grateful to you even if they are caught tomorrow; take care of yourself."

"Back to the topic," Peng Xiaoli saw the two arguing and hurriedly smoothed things over.

"Zhang Shicheng and Hu Yanchiu shouldn't just be a problem of fake office expenses," he said seriously: "Deputy Director Cheng should have some problems related to Hu Yanchiu, not just economic ones."

"He hid Hu Yanchiu, it's very likely related to the working group."

Gu Cheng said very frankly: "Because the news that the working group was coming was in September, and Hu Yanchiu happened to ask for leave in September."

"That is to say... but?"

Li Xue followed the two's words and thought down, originally wanting to say the relationship between Zhang Shicheng and Deputy Director Cheng.

However, at the beginning, Peng Xiaoli had already said that Zhang Shicheng's backer might not just be Deputy Director Cheng, but also a more complex relationship.

Peng Xiaoli naturally knew what Li Xue was confused about; he shook his head slightly and said: "The reason we say this is that the relationship between Zhang Shicheng and Deputy Director Cheng has become vague and subtle; haven't you felt it?"

Li Xue wanted to say what have I felt?

"Zhang Shicheng is walking too close to Deputy Director Shi, which has made Deputy Director Cheng uncomfortable."

Gu Cheng sat on the sofa sideways and took the initiative to explain to her: "How long has it been, and he has been scolded by Deputy Director Cheng several times; is it normal?"

"But... isn't he in the Foreign Affairs Office?" Li Xue frowned and said: "Deputy Director Cheng doesn't directly manage the work of the Committee Office."

"The point is here—" Peng Xiaoli pointed at her and reminded: "Don't forget that when Zhang Shicheng was arranged to go to the Foreign Affairs Office, it was Deputy Director Cheng who put in the effort."

"Now that he's being scolded, there must be a reason."

"I just hope their relationship isn't too complicated—"

Gu Cheng sneered disdainfully and said: "Zhang Shicheng was originally Deputy Director Cheng's secretary, and it was Deputy Director Cheng who put in the effort for him to go to the Foreign Affairs Office."

"According to reason, Zhang Shicheng is now managed by Deputy Director Shi of the Committee Office, and walking closer is no problem."

"But—"

He tilted his head slightly and smiled strangely: "Walking too close, even his own work hasn't been done well."

"Deputy Director Cheng hopes to do more work through the Foreign Affairs Office, using this as a springboard to master foreign trade."

"But Zhang Shicheng's work is ineffective, while Shi Ruoweng's side has caught up, and in several confrontations with Deputy Director Li, he has exerted effort."

He looked at Peng Xiaoli and said to Li Xue with a smile: "Now we are also confused; who does this kid belong to."

"Say he belongs to Deputy Director Cheng, he's always scolded; say he belongs to Deputy Director Shi, he's not qualified; say he's crossing the bridge to follow Director Li..."

"Even more impossible—"

Peng Xiaoli curled his lips and said: "Shi Ruoweng is also being scolded now."

"Hahaha—"

Gu Cheng chuckled and said: "That's true; Shi Ruoweng clearly did some things behind Director Li's back, and now he's not liked either."

"Once the working group comes, all kinds of ghosts and monsters jump out."

He turned to look at Li Xue and said: "Now you can know what we are doing, right?"

"There is no need for the leaders to know these things; the leaders will know when they should know, right?"

"I can understand what you mean, Li Xue."

Peng Xiaoli's thoughts and plans were exposed by Gu Cheng, but his focus was still on Li Xue.

"But this is my work, and it's also the way I work."

He emphasized very seriously: "I know very well what I am doing, and I will be responsible for my actions."

"If you don't believe me, you should believe in the leader's ability to recognize and use people."

Li Xue looked at him for a long time before nodding, stood up, and walked out.

Li Xue had been very worried lately; the working group leader Yang Jun had been following her second brother for many days; as for the purpose, there were many opinions in the organization.

Some said it was to investigate Li Xuewu, some said Li Xuewu was going to betray his master for glory, and some said the higher-ups wanted to pull the firewood from under the cauldron...

Li Xue was still young after all, and influenced by the outside world, it was hard not to be confused.

In the first few days when the working group came, she had already talked to her second brother once, but looking at her second brother, he didn't seem to have any precautions.

It's not that there are no good things, it's just that there are no good people.

Li Xue knew these people in the Red Star Factory organization too well; there were so many who wanted to pull her second brother down.

Are they enemies? Of course not, they are just jealous; there are too many such people.

However, she accidentally bumped into Peng Xiaoli, who was investigating Zhang Shicheng, and thought Peng Xiaoli wanted to act recklessly, eager for quick success and instant benefits.

She worked in the main office building opposite; what she contacted, heard, and saw daily was more than this side.

Bumping into Peng Xiaoli's people was an accident, and what was even more accidental was that the hole in the Foreign Affairs Office was so big.

Then why didn't Sha Qizhi plug it when he was there?

Perhaps, she thought more complexly, this big hole was left intentionally?

When Sha Qizhi was there, the Foreign Affairs Office never had problems; he left, and he had nothing to do with the current Foreign Affairs Office.

So, she didn't think wrong?

Then starting from the layout of the Foreign Affairs Office, until today, this pit is getting bigger and bigger, and the pits connected are getting more and more; how many people are they going to pit!

The key is, who laid these pits?

Could it be her second brother? Impossible, right!

She knew her own second brother, didn't she? He was a bit straight in doing things, and even offended some people because of this, otherwise there wouldn't be an office system.

Especially managing the Security Group, he was a model of strict self-discipline and sincere treatment of others; who in the factory didn't say her second brother was upright and responsible.

Since it wasn't done by her second brother, it must be... it must be Peng Xiaoli; looking at him... looking at Gu Cheng, they didn't look like good people!

Peng Xiaoli, who mixed with a loafer like Gu Cheng, couldn't learn anything good.

That's right, it must be these two people!

As for her second brother—

Perhaps, possibly, he slightly instigated or pointed out the two.

After all, these two people are idiots!

December 17th, Wednesday.

Li Xuewu attended the opening ceremony of the fourth phase of the dual-plan training class.

This training class was one phase every three months; theoretically, there were four phases a year, and it had been going on for more than a year.

The original training base was on the mountain, that is, Red Star Village, where the Red Star Factory had a training base.

However, with the establishment of the United School, except for training classes with heavy practical combat weights, other theoretical courses were all conducted at the United School.

This greatly reduced the training pressure and also reduced the use of training funds.

After all, opening a class in the city and opening a class on the mountain are two different things.

The United School built in September this year covered a large area; the parts belonging to the Vocational Education College and the Continuing Education College were the largest.

The Red Star Factory's cadre training class, business training class, night school, etc., would all be conducted here.

Of course, it also included the dual-plan training class; their theoretical courses were learned in the classroom, and practical operation classes would be conducted at the Red Star Factory Fire Brigade.

As a key skill training base, it had cultivated a large number of safety production management talents for the Northeast and North China regions.

And it would also continuously provide substitute training and talent delivery functions for more regions and enterprises.

The Vocational and Technical College had a safety engineering management major; after systematic study and training, these students could also be specially recruited.

The United School was the Red Star Factory's wholly-owned education system, but the students who walked out of here didn't necessarily have to enter the factory.

Just like the trainees sitting in the training class weren't all trainees from the Red Star Factory.

Li Xuewu had only attended the first phase of the training class; this was the second time, and the two phases in between were attended by the deputy director on his behalf.

That is to say, Red Star Village, he hadn't been up there for nearly a year; this is the way the head of the department works.

And attending today's opening ceremony, besides the fact that this phase of the training class was changed to the United School, and he had convenience in time, it also reflected his concern for continuing education work.

Especially this time, the training class was formally handed over from the hands of the Security Group to the Personnel Department and the Organization Department.

In the future, the Red Star Factory, the future group, would be uniformly coordinated and managed by the Organization Department and the Personnel Department.

Office system transformation, personnel transformation, technical transformation, production transformation... many businesses in the Red Star Factory were changing.

Similarly, management structure and functions also underwent certain adjustments.

This was still a fine-tuning work coordinated by Li Xuewu as the Deputy Director of the Committee Office.

The functions of relevant departments were divided and categorized under the existing framework to deal with the upcoming promotion and group-level work.

In the future, after group-level, the Red Star Factory would restore the multi-department management mode, that is to say, the existing grouping would be opened.

Before this, responsibilities must be distinguished.

Some people say that the group-level management structure has only been implemented for a few days; from 1966 to now, it has only been a year and a half.

Times change, the group-level office system had considerations that had to be considered at that time; now preparing to dismantle it is also carried out in response to the changes of the era.

Just like you have to take off your clothes when sleeping at night and put on clothes when you wake up during the day.

Can you say it's too troublesome, so you wear clothes to sleep at night?

Li Xuewu attending this opening ceremony also had another characteristic.

It was the end of the year, and the inspection group for the leadership team members, which had been rumored for so long, had come down; the Red Star Factory was about to usher in changes in the management level.

And the speculation about Li Xuewu's new position or new duties even exceeded the speculation about the adjustment of the factory leadership positions.

Li Xuewu had been a legendary figure in the Red Star Factory for these few years, and everyone wanted to see how he was rising steadily.

This kind of discussion and debate was not a glorious or honorable thing for Li Xuewu.

The best way to calm this debate or cool down this hot topic was to attend some activities.

Li Xuewu appearing here represented having a beginning and an end.

The training class phase was started by him, and the last phase was handed over by him; this also symbolized the upcoming handover of power and positions.

A very clear signal was sent out; to those above, it was a probe, and to those below, it was a stabilization.

This signal seemed stable to those below, but in the eyes of those with hearts, it could just see the atmosphere of a mountain rain coming and the wind filling the building.

The Red Star Factory was going to have big excitement to watch.

"I've been waiting for you for half a day, why are you only back now?"

As soon as Li Xuewu rang the doorbell, he saw the courtyard gate open from the inside, followed by Qin Jingru's complaint.

She didn't dare to face Li Xuewu, she just really wanted to say it to Han Jiankun, but she couldn't say it.

At this moment, Han Jiankun was in the car, preparing to reverse into the garage.

"Suddenly had a little something, got delayed."

Li Xuewu explained and signaled to the courtyard, asking: "Xiao Ning is back, right?"

"What do you think, what time is it now!"

Qin Jingru was really waiting anxiously; generally, she could get home around 6:45, but now it was 7:30.

On weekdays, if Li Xuewu said he wouldn't be back, he would definitely call home.

Today, there wasn't a single phone call, so she naturally cooked on time, but the food was about to get cold, and the two still hadn't returned.

"How is Li Shu? Is she better?"

"Nothing much, just still coughing."

Qin Jingru didn't wait for Han Jiankun, followed Li Xuewu into the foyer, and said while walking to the kitchen: "She's running a runny nose."

I don't know if it was because she was sent to the courtyard every day, caught a cold on the way, or caught a cold over there in the courtyard.

She had a fever and coughed a few times when she came back the day before yesterday.

Li Xuewu wasn't worried, but it scared Qin Jingru enough.

Not only the big one, but there was also a small one at home.

Gu Ning checked, it was just a common cold, she didn't even give medicine, just did physical cooling.

It wasn't that the stepmother was cruel, but that she understood the "ruthlessness" of Western medicine better.

Actually, even those who don't study medicine know that there is no specific medicine for a cold.

As long as there is no high fever and no lung infection, it can be carried over by the body.

As long as it's carried over, there will be immunity.

Li Shu was skin-deep; even if she had a fever, it didn't delay her playing.

This child was born with a big heart; Gu Ning and Qin Jingru took turns using plastic bags filled with cold water to cool her down, and she didn't have a quiet moment.

Li Xuewu had been coaxing the little one for two days; Li Ning could crawl, completely becoming a big trouble.

He was curious about everything he saw, and had to taste it with his mouth, but he wasn't as smart as Li Shu when she was young.

Li Shu didn't need to be taught by the family when she was young; if she was told not to touch or taste, she wouldn't put her mouth to it.

But Li Ning couldn't; he was like a beard, he would try things you didn't let him touch, and his little hands would push you away, thinking you were in the way.

These furniture and decorations at home didn't count for anything to adults, but to a child who didn't understand anything, it was too dangerous.

The flowers bought at the beginning were really ill-fated.

Just experienced Li Shu's bullying, and was about to welcome Li Ning's barbarism.

"Daddy—"

Li Xuewu hadn't changed his slippers yet, and the two little ones were already up.

Li Shu ran with a thud, Li Ning crawled with a thud, making Li Xuewu feel both drunk and funny.

Who understands the taste of having both a son and a daughter!

"Wait, wait for Daddy to take off his coat."

Li Ning was already in front, seeing his sister's shameless look, he also stood up holding Daddy's calf.

The little guy's hands were very strong; on weekdays when wearing pajamas, he could pull Li Xuewu's pants down.

With children around his knees, Li Xuewu was so happy he was about to bubble.

"I want this side, I want this side—"

Li Shu bullied Li Ning for not being able to speak, and took the lead in choosing the direction she wanted to be hugged.

Li Xuewu laughed and picked up his daughter, and also lifted his son.

Why do they say fathers are the strongmen of their children? It's really fine with one child, but if there's a son and a daughter, at least you have to have Li Xuewu's body.

If there were five or six children...

Let alone strongmen, even Transformers would have to kneel.

"Wipe your nose, it's about to rub on Daddy."

Gu Ning stood up, pulled a tissue and handed it to Li Shu, and exhorted: "Don't twist your nose hard—"

"Got it, Mommy—"

Li Shu's nose was uncomfortable, and she spoke with a nasal tone, but it couldn't hide her happy mood.

Like a little happy one, every time he came home, he could see his daughter's smiling face, even when she was sick and uncomfortable.

And Li Xuewu, as a father, could unload all his fatigue after seeing this smiling face.

"Eat, give the child to me."

Qin Jingru was vigorous, came out of the restaurant and took Li Shu and put her on the ground, and took the small one.

Li Ning didn't care, as long as someone was holding him, anyone was fine.

Children like the adult's field of vision very much, and he was also used to Grandma's hug; recently Grandma went home, and he became a "crawling insect."

Qin Jingru had to do housework, and Gu Ning who came back could take care of the children, but she wouldn't hold him all the time.

So the "good daddy" came back and became Li Ning's pillar.

Of course, he was also his daughter's protective umbrella.

When he was there, Mommy would never teach her too seriously.

"Have you eaten?"

Han Jiankun, who entered the room together, came to the restaurant and saw only two sets of bowls and chopsticks on the table, so he asked.

Qin Jingru held the child and entered, signaled Han Jiankun to serve the soup, and responded: "Can't wait, the two little ones are hungry."

"What are you eating?"

Li Xuewu turned his head and pinched his son's big face, and asked with a smile: "Steamed buns again?"

"They won't eat anything else, it's really strange."

Qin Jingru held him and sat on the sofa, while Li Shu climbed onto the chair and sat beside him.

Han Jiankun served him a bowl of soup, sat down and picked up his chopsticks to eat, but was poked by Qin Jingru.

"Be careful of wind getting into your stomach!"

She said impatiently: "How many times have I said it, drink a sip of hot water when you enter the room, or drink hot soup."

Han Jiankun was used to being submissive, but raised his head to look at the leader who put down his chopsticks and picked up the soup bowl, his face revealing some embarrassment.

Really, just scold me!

Actually, it's just that they are familiar with living together, and Qin Jingru is in charge of the family's eating and drinking and housework, so it's hard to avoid nagging.

When she was scolding Han Jiankun, it might be that she was scolding Li Xuewu.

Sometimes there was clearly nothing to do with Han Jiankun, but he was still the one being scolded, just like the book boy accompanying the prince to study.

Can the prince be beaten?

"Should have called if you were coming back late."

Gu Ning walked in and reminded him, and went to the kitchen to add a bowl of rice for him.

"People from the publishing house found my office, got delayed."

Li Xuewu took the rice bowl and explained: "I didn't think I could talk for so long, and when I looked again, it was this time."

"Is your book finished?"

Qin Jingru asked in surprise: "So fast? Too easy, right?"

"This soup is a bit salty—"

Han Jiankun really didn't know how to remind her not to talk too much, so he could only obscurely signal her.

It's not that the soup is a bit salty, it's that she's a bit idle.

Qin Jingru also knew she shouldn't have asked like that, but she glared at Han Jiankun, blaming him for being meddlesome—couldn't he think for himself?

Li Xuewu didn't take it to heart, and said with a smile: "Is this fast? Altogether it's more than 100,000 words, wrote for almost three months."

It was indeed slow enough; if compared with a certain online author in later generations who updated more than 10,000 words a day for three years, he was a scum.

"Which publishing house did you hand it to?"

Gu Ning was afraid Li Shu would fall, pulled out a chair and sat beside her, accompanying her to play.

She knew Li Xuewu was writing, and had also read the manuscript; it wasn't a novel, just a book of thought in the common sense.

If it was for entertainment, it would be very boring to read, but if placed in work, the ideas and thoughts in it were very worth learning.

It wasn't that the old woman was selling melons, praising her own lover, she really appreciated Li Xuewu's talent, and liked his excellent style even more.

"Hmm, the Iron and Steel Institute's publishing house."

While Li Xuewu was talking, Li Ning crawled from Qin Jingru's side to his feet, stretching out his hands to be hugged.

Every day like this, the high chair couldn't hold him; halfway through eating, he had to get down and crawl.

Li Xuewu didn't feel annoyed, held his son on his lap, and while eating, explained: "The factory isn't forming a new newspaper office—"

"Red Star United Industrial Newspaper?"

They had been married for a long time, and Gu Ning knew more about the Red Star Factory's affairs.

The family also listened to the Red Star Factory's radio programs, and there was an extra United Industrial Newspaper in the morning.

When she was free, she would also read it, and from time to time could see Li Xuewu's articles.

Although the United Industrial Newspaper was jointly issued by factories, the quality of the newspaper was very high, especially with the strong support of the Red Star Factory.

The factory newspaper had a characteristic, that is, the scope was narrow and the limitations were strong.

But the United Industrial Newspaper went against the trend, actively broadened its horizons, and published many articles on advanced experience and technology.

Even in the ideological education section, it published some articles by grassroots workers, simple and full of enthusiasm.

Cooperating with the radio station, based on the Red Star Factory's existing tens of thousands of employees, the newspaper's circulation was quite good.

Li Xuewu mentioned this because the United Newspaper Office was formed in the form of a publishing house when it was formed.

He left an extra eye in the process of guidance; this era had experienced a baptism, and there were few publishing houses with influence left.

And the Red Star Factory forming a publishing house at this time, on the one hand, facilitated the compilation and publication of teaching materials and auxiliary teaching materials for the United School.

On the other hand, it also facilitated the Red Star Factory to issue some work instruction books with practical nature internally.

Finally, it occupied a certain position in the propaganda front; the United Industrial Publishing House belonged to a sudden rise.

Li Xuewu had published two books, one was "Criminal Psychology" for criminal investigation, and one was "Norms" for safety management.

The latter couldn't be considered a personal publication, but rather a textbook or industry guidance book.

The manuscript fee at that time was a lot, and Li Xuewu generously donated it all, even attracting the attention of reporters.

This behavior precisely reflected his keen sense of smell and unique observation ability.

Li Huai De even once suspected he had opened his third eye.

Why?

Because in the recent two years, many similar books had been sealed.

Relevant authors were also implicated.

However, "Criminal Psychology," a book with obvious "flaws," was preserved; you say why?

First, within the system and industry, this book became a guidance book for frontline investigation forces, and its influence was great.

Secondly, it was Li Xuewu's personal influence; the medal on his chest blocked many bullets.

Finally, it was his behavior of donating manuscript fees; he didn't take a cent, and both books were work books; he who had been on the newspaper was safer.

Therefore, it was no wonder that Yang Jun was curious about Li Xuewu and could buy his books in the bookstore.

"The book written this time, I was originally hesitant," Li Xuewu let out a long breath and looked at Gu Ning: "You know my scruples."

"But today the Iron and Steel Institute publishing house found me to talk, and I still decided to hand over the publishing work to them."

How could Gu Ning not know his worries, picked up his daughter and wiped her nose, and said softly: "I hope they are all good."

"Hahaha—"

Li Xuewu teased his son to eat rice grains, but they were all spat out by Li Ning.

He even suspected whether he had Shandong blood, awakened in his son's body; why only eat steamed buns?

Regarding this book, Li Xuewu didn't have many scruples; choosing the publishing house was because the Iron and Steel Institute had more frontier and protective colors.

If he chose the factory's publishing house, it would be easy to bring trouble to himself.

The quality of the book was no problem; his writing, his thoughts, his grasp of the era, this book was the step he laid for himself.

From this moment on, he had to set up a persona for himself.

Before, he could be the Tiger of the Security Department; later, he had to be called Li Xuewu the Cultural Man. ===== CHAPTER 1221 =====