Chapter 1222: The Pit King Arrives

"What are you doing?"

Li Xuewu raised his head, frowning as he looked at the three people standing stiffly in front of his desk.

"Is there nothing left to do?"

"Leader..." Peng Xiaoli observed his expression, hesitated, and pointed to the time on his watch to remind him: "It's time to get off work now."

In truth, he didn't need to remind him; the music broadcast that had been playing outside the window for half the day had long since signaled that it was no longer time to work.

That's right, almost every factory and unit was like this; there was music in the morning, at noon, and in the evening to remind everyone what they should be doing.

There was no 996, let alone 007. Unless you were on a combat-readiness post or a routine duty shift, you wouldn't even have the chance to work overtime if you wanted to.

"If it's time to get off work, go home. What are you looking at me for?"

Li Xuewu glanced at the three of them and continued with the work in his hands.

Factory leaders and mid-level cadres almost always left work ten minutes to half an hour late.

Besides reflecting a good work attitude and style, it also avoided traffic congestion.

At the time of leaving work, bicycles would block the factory gate completely, and cars could only use the vehicle entrance and exit.

However, there were also pedestrians passing through the office area and the roads inside the factory; leaving at this time would be very troublesome.

Leaving half an hour late had almost become an unwritten rule.

And because Li Xuewu had been delayed by the conversation in the afternoon, he was thinking of using this time to catch up and get ahead.

"Second Brother..."

Li Xue looked at him with worry, wanting to say some words of concern and comfort, but she didn't know where to start.

She wanted to say some encouraging words, but she was afraid that if Second Brother heard them, they would have the opposite effect.

So she could only look at him longingly, hoping to see some emotional fluctuations and his psychological state from his reaction.

In '67, the Red Star Factory could hardly be called peaceful; one person hanged themselves, another jumped off a building. Li Xue was truly afraid that Second Brother wouldn't be able to hold on and would...

The key was that these things were being spread throughout the agency now; how could she stay calm?

"Hmm, if you have something to say, say it. If not, go home."

Li Xuewu processed the work at hand with a very calm expression, showing no signs of sadness or unusual emotions at all.

This actually made Li Xue even more worried.

Is this the calm before the storm?

Second Brother wouldn't do something desperate, would he?

She glanced at Peng Xiaoli and Gu Cheng, signaling for the two of them to speak up and persuade him, instead of just standing there like fools.

How would Gu Cheng dare to speak? He only came into the office because he was following the two of them; otherwise, if it were just him, he wouldn't have the guts to come in.

Peng Xiaoli moved his steps to Li Xuewu's side, helped process the piled-up documents and materials, and whispered a reminder: "The matter of the financial deficit seems to have already spread throughout the agency."

"Hmm, I know."

Li Xuewu heard it, but he only nodded and didn't pay much attention to it.

Peng Xiaoli had always respected and admired him; at this moment, he was just fulfilling his duties as a secretary, and after saying that one sentence, he didn't say anything more.

The leader's layout was definitely far beyond their imagination, much stronger than what he and Gu Cheng had conspired about in the office.

Seeing that the leader was very calm now, his heart had long since settled down. He tidied up the documents on the desk and signaled to Li Xue and the other person that they could leave.

Li Xue, however, was extremely worried. Gu Cheng quietly pulled her sleeve, and she struggled a bit before whispering: "Second Brother, I'm going to your house tonight, okay?"

"Hmm, go if you want to," Li Xuewu raised his head and looked at her, then said again: "But I'm not going back tonight. Let Jiankun take you there."

"Ah? Second Brother, then... where are you going?"

The reason Li Xue proposed going to Second Brother's house was that she wanted to follow him so that nothing would happen to him at night.

If Second Brother wasn't going home now, what would she go to the house for?

"I have some things to do, it's not convenient to bring you along."

Li Xuewu said that, then twisted the fountain pen in his hand and looked at his younger sister, saying: "Don't worry about me, do your work well."

"If there's nothing else, go back early. Go play at the house when you have time; Li Shu has a cold."

"Are you okay? I mean..." Li Xue looked at her Second Brother from the side and emphasized: "About the matter of the financial deficit..."

"Do you think something will happen to me?"

Li Xuewu asked this seriously, then swept a glance at Gu Cheng and said: "Alright, don't disturb my work here."

"Goodbye, Leader—"

Gu Cheng was afraid of his gaze; just from that one look, he hurriedly pulled Li Xue's sleeve and turned to leave.

Li Xue looked at Second Brother with reluctance, and seeing that he had already lowered his head to continue working, she signaled to Peng Xiaoli with her eyes.

Peng Xiaoli nodded slightly, indicating he understood.

Understood what?

"Eating hot pot in the middle of winter is a perfect match."

Li Huai De dipped a piece of beef tripe into the copper pot, hissed, and said: "It's just not very healthy."

"It doesn't matter, pair it with health wine."

Li Xuewu poured him a full glass of special liquor, raised an eyebrow, and signaled to Xu Si Nian opposite him.

Xu Si Nian was quite straightforward; he took the wine bottle from his hand, poured himself a drink, and replied: "It's been a long time since I've eaten this stuff."

"The main thing is that it's not convenient."

Dong Wenxue was eating, shook his head slightly, and said: "Going to the shop is too noisy, and at home, it's not as complete."

"This just reflects the importance of the guesthouse, right!"

Li Huai De raised his glass with a smile, and without needing to be urged, the three of them also drank a full glass.

"Ah—this is the taste!"

He slowly put down the glass in his hand, but his mouth was still savoring the aftertaste.

Whether it should be said or not, he had drunk all the best wines on the market, but he never tired of the cellar-aged wine in the guesthouse.

You couldn't taste anything special, but this wine was mellow enough, didn't go to your head, and had a "kick."

As for where this "kick" was reflected, that was not worth mentioning.

Li Huai De could quit smoking for the sake of his health, but he couldn't quit this one sip.

After drinking the wine, he was at least five minutes younger!

Do you know what those extra five minutes mean to him, now that he's middle-aged?

That is damn dignity!

"What's the base for the hot pot in Steel City?"

Xu Si Nian glanced at Dong Wenxue and said while eating: "In Yingcheng, it's mainly big bone soup, and the chili is all in the bowl."

"About the same, it's all about the same."

Dong Wenxue was eating the mutton in his bowl, wiped the sweat from the corner of his eyes with a paper towel, and then continued: "I've eaten sauerkraut pot, and I've also eaten mountain mushroom pot; they have quite a lot of flavor."

"I've eaten sauerkraut too, but it's like stewed vegetables."

Xu Si Nian shook his head slightly, looked at Li Xuewu and Li Huai De, and said: "The styles here in the capital are more varied, from all over the country."

"Not very authentic; it has to do with the region."

Li Xuewu pointed to the sesame paste in the bowl and said: "In Sichuan, eating this stuff is particular; green onions, cilantro, and even salt have to be placed on the table."

"Can't compare. Now that I can eat this spicy bite, I'm already content," Li Huai De set his chopsticks down and said with emotion: "The common people in Sichuan might not even be able to eat hot pot now."

This was the truth. The so-called authentic Mountain City hot pot and Sichuan hot pot of later generations only started after the eighties.

In an era of limited oil and meat, you still want to eat hot pot?

Just ask the elderly and you'll know; five taels of oil per person per month, just ask yourself how you'd eat hot pot?

Clear soup pot! Wouldn't that just be boiled vegetables!

It was only later when the economy got a bit better that there were tripe shops, but those were also things for rich people to eat; there weren't even mutton-dipping shops.

If you want to ask why there is Dong Lai Shun in the capital, this is hard to explain.

Don't ask; if you ask, it's the advancement of society.

Just like how some shops clearly have cream bread on display, but they just can't sell it to you.

Having this stuff proves the advancement of the system, but it doesn't mean that everyone can enjoy this advancement.

That Li Huai De can eat this bite today, it still has to be said that you reap what you sow.

Red Star Village specially sent yellow sheep and fat pigs, which counts as this year's year-end fat.

Twenty fat pigs and three yellow sheep.

The pork is to be supplied to the big canteen, while the yellow sheep are stored in the guesthouse for entertaining.

Isn't that it? Dong Wenxue and Xu Si Nian came back from the Northeast from far away; Li Huai De has to entertain them, be polite, right?

Of course, this is just bullshit.

Four people didn't go home after work and gathered together just to eat a hot pot meal?

Of course not. Just look at their identities and you'll know; there must be another purpose. They want to... play mahjong.

"Comrade Huairu, just put it there," Li Huai De played a two-bing tile, turned his head to Qin Huairu who was pouring tea for the four of them, and said: "We'll do it ourselves."

"It's no trouble, Leader."

Qin Huairu poured tea with a smile and said politely: "Anyway, there's nothing to do on duty; I'll learn a bit from the leaders."

"Learn what? Playing mahjong?"

Xu Si Nian looked at her strangely, and then immediately laughed.

Qin Huairu didn't mind this joke and took the initiative to reply: "Isn't it? You're never too old to learn."

She served tea to Xu Si Nian and joked: "I've heard that among the Red Star Factory agency, your mahjong skills are the best."

"Hey!" Xu Si Nian pointed at Qin Huairu and laughed at the crowd: "Director Qin's mouth is unforgiving! Hahaha—"

"Women are no less than men!"

Li Huai De touched the tiles, smiled, looked at the still-charming Qin Huairu, and said: "How old is Comrade Huairu this year?"

Dong Wenxue glanced sideways at Old Li opposite him; this guy doesn't care about anything, and he's not afraid of choking.

"Thirty-two, Leader," Qin Huairu smiled frankly and replied: "When I first came to the factory, I was only twenty-seven; five years have passed in a flash."

"Oh, isn't that so—"

Li Huai De seemed to remember, nodded, and said: "When your husband had the accident, I remember it was in May, right?"

"Your memory is really good; it was indeed in May."

A trace of sadness flashed across Qin Huairu's face, but she immediately joked: "I almost don't remember it anymore."

"How could that be? This is all heartache."

Li Huai De said this, but his hands didn't stop, touching and playing tiles, looking quite imposing.

In fact, who in the factory agency doesn't know that Director Li's mahjong skills are the damn worst.

He can lose nine times out of ten, and the one time he wins is because the other three had terrible luck.

"It's been so many years, why haven't you thought about finding another one?"

Old Li asked as if he were concerned: "How many children do you have? If there's no man to support you, life won't be easy."

"Haven't we all gotten through it?"

Qin Huairu pulled up a chair and sat down beside him and Li Xuewu with a smile.

She crossed her right leg and replied: "It was indeed difficult before; the three children almost cost me my life."

"But fortunately, with the care of the factory and the help of the neighbors, I finally made it through."

"Hmm, the factory's concern isn't enough."

Li Huai De played a three-wan tile, but it was blocked by Dong Wenxue, who got a big win.

"Hey! I was thinking of playing a six-wan!"

He touched the six-wan in his hand with great annoyance and said with a smile: "This stinky hand—"

"It's only right that I get the money—"

Dong Wenxue pushed the mahjong tiles with a smile, rummaged with both hands, and said: "First round tonight, three yuan for everyone."

"Alright, thanks to the cap!"

Xu Si Nian didn't show any consideration for Li Huai De at the mahjong table and complained with a smile: "With this hand of yours, eighty isn't enough to lose."

"Isn't this just talking about caring for Comrade Huairu—"

Li Huai De is just like this; no matter how much noise is made at the mahjong table, it's fine. He pays no matter how much he loses. If you deliberately feed him tiles, he'll flip the table and stop playing.

This is the atmosphere he wants. This table is well-assembled today; they are all tough nuts, and they never thought about going easy on him.

"I was just saying whether to play a three-wan or a six-wan, and I just threw it out. Who would have thought."

While arranging his tiles, he signaled to Li Xuewu sitting next to him, turned his head, and asked Qin Huairu with a wicked smile: "Has Deputy Director Li helped you?"

"What do you think—"

Qin Huairu didn't answer seriously, but asked back coquettishly, and even gave him a light punch, which made Old Li laugh out loud.

When Li Xuewu transferred Qin Huairu and several female workers from the workshop to the guesthouse, how could Li Huai De forget this?

The key is that from that time on, he saw Li Xuewu's unique vision, as well as his wise mind and style.

Being able to train a workshop female worker into a qualified guesthouse director, and another into a deputy general manager of an international hotel, isn't this ability?

Don't talk about nepotism; Li Huai De only recognizes this one thing: if you can do the work well, even if you bring your own son, he will support it.

"Are the comrades from the working group eating a midnight snack?"

Li Xuewu didn't dislike the hint in Old Li's joke and turned to ask Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu nodded and said: "Every night around nine o'clock, they go down to eat a bowl of noodles; basically, it's those people."

"Is it the same when going to Steel City?"

Xu Si Nian looked at Dong Wenxue beside him after hearing Qin Huairu finish speaking.

Dong Wenxue shook his head slightly and said: "We don't have such a complete service system there; we just stayed there for five days."

"I heard that Deputy Director Cheng gave special instructions?"

Xu Si Nian began to enter the main topic using the topic Li Xuewu threw out; otherwise, do you really think they came to play mahjong?

"That's how I am; he called me specially, urging us to do a good job in service and cooperate with the research in the work."

"It's all the same, about the same."

Dong Wenxue's answer was ambiguous, but hearing that Xu Si Nian didn't pick up the conversation, he added: "Deputy Director Cheng's call mainly cared about production work, as well as the research and development of aircraft and CNC lathes."

"The industrial development of Steel City is more complex, it's normal," Xu Si Nian's gaze swept over Li Xuewu and Li Huai De, and he said at the same speed: "He also asked about the progress of our dock project and the ten-thousand-ton cargo ship."

"Gang—"

Old Li suddenly spoke, picked up the four-bing tile that Xu Si Nian played, blocked it on his right side, and said concisely: "Eight-tiao."

"How is it over at the power plant?"

Li Xuewu picked up the eight-tiao to make a set, and reminded: "Don't ignore quality and environmental issues just to catch up with the construction period."

"Hmm, the blueprints and planning are already out."

Dong Wenxue glanced at him while taking the opportunity to grab a tile and introduced: "End of April next year, we can start construction."

"Haste makes waste."

Li Huai De looked at the mahjong table and said seriously: "The problem of energy shortage hasn't been one or two days; it's still better to be steady."

"Hmm, I'll pay attention to it," Dong Wenxue looked at the tiles in his hand, seemingly casual, but his attitude was serious.

Xu Si Nian tapped the tiles in his hand, played a nine-tiao, and said: "If it were closer, it would be great; we could also borrow some light."

"It's still better to rely on system power supply."

Li Xuewu raised his head and looked at him, saying: "The coal for an independent power station is also a problem; the factory is still having a headache about this."

"Steel City has coal," Xu Si Nian raised an eyebrow, his gaze flowed to Old Li beside him, and said: "Isn't now a good time?"

"What good time?"

Old Li didn't need to look carefully to feel that there was something in his words.

Xu Si Nian took the initiative to introduce: "I heard that Steel City is going to close some small coal mines recently to integrate resources and mine reasonably."

"Too complex, right?" Dong Wenxue frowned: "I did hear about this, but it's just a wind blowing."

"Hmm, what do you think?" Li Huai De hesitated, grabbed a tile, and asked while signaling to Li Xuewu.

Li Xuewu had already thought about the answer when several people mentioned it; he hesitated for a moment and said: "It's a bit difficult next year; let's talk about it later."

"Hmm, three-wan."

Seeing his opinion, Li Huai De didn't continue this topic.

Xu Si Nian, however, glanced at Li Xuewu opposite him, and a slight, imperceptible smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"They all say Director Li trusts you especially."

Qin Huairu found pajamas from the wardrobe and raised an eyebrow at Li Xuewu who walked in.

"Who said that? Which eye saw it?"

Li Xuewu walked to the bed and threw himself onto it, narrowing his eyes slightly, his hand resting on his forehead.

"I feel the same way," Qin Huairu tidied up the pajamas in her hand and said with a pursed mouth: "It just looks like that."

"Heh—" Li Xuewu laughed lightly and said: "He doesn't trust anyone."

"I can understand this," Qin Huairu said while walking to the bathroom: "You are all the same kind of people."

"Bullshit, am I not more sincere than him?"

Li Xuewu twisted his mouth, looked at the painting on the wall, and said: "That old thing Xu Si Nian is even more sincere than him."

"Still talking about it, why didn't I understand some things?"

Qin Huairu came out of the bathroom with her hair tied up; listening to the sound behind her, it should be that he went to run hot water.

She stood at the corner and asked curiously: "Isn't it about the working group? How did it get to Deputy Director Cheng, and what else was said in a mess?"

"It's right that you don't understand," Li Xuewu looked at her under the light and said: "If you could understand, could you still be left there to serve the game?"

"Hmph—" Qin Huairu hugged her arms, circled a two-bing tile, and hummed: "I knew you were deliberately playing riddles!"

"It's not exactly deliberate; this matter can't be said," Li Xuewu closed his eyes and let out a long breath, saying: "Even if I said it, you wouldn't understand."

"I don't understand, but I saw it."

Qin Huairu walked up to him, sat on the bedside table, pinched his ear, and said: "Deputy Director Cheng is not quite right, is he?"

"Heh—hehehe—"

Seeing her say this, Li Xuewu couldn't help but laugh, opened his eyes, and said to her: "You know it all, then he really deserves to die."

"Go to hell—" Qin Huairu didn't agree: "Am I that unbearable in your heart? Am I a fool?"

She gave Li Xuewu a light pat, pulled his hand, and asked: "Does Deputy Director Cheng really have a problem?"

"Whether he has a problem is not important."

Li Xuewu sat up and took off his leather shoes, saying: "What's important is whether Director Li thinks he has a problem."

"Director Xu's meaning seems to be..." Qin Huairu hesitated, squatted down to help him untie his shoelaces, and asked: "Deputy Director Cheng manages too broadly?"

"You can hear this too?"

Li Xuewu looked at her with feigned surprise, shook his head slightly, and said: "I really didn't expect your progress to be so fast."

"Can you speak seriously—"

Qin Huairu glared at him with a smile, took off his shoes and socks, and helped him find slippers.

"I just feel that Director Xu has something in his words, and it's not him."

"It's Director Dong, it's Steel City, right?"

She raised an eyebrow and said: "I don't know if I heard it right, but I just feel that's what he meant."

"Hmm, if you stand from the perspective of the overall situation to look at this matter, everything will be clear."

Li Xuewu was pulled by her to stand up, letting her help him take off his coat and shirt.

"In this month or so, haven't you felt the changes in the factory's situation?"

"How can I feel it in the guesthouse!"

Qin Huairu helped him take off his clothes and said: "I just know that the factory has been a bit strange recently; I thought it was because there were more people."

"There are a bit too many people," Li Xuewu said with implication: "There are more workers, and the production structure and management model are all changing."

"It's inevitable; Yingcheng Shipbuilding and Steel City Industry are all responding to and digesting this change, and certain problems and loopholes have appeared in it."

"And then it was caught by Deputy Director Cheng?"

Qin Huairu was roughly clear about Li Xuewu's network of relationships and could be considered to know some inside information.

Li Xuewu and Cheng Kaiyuan hadn't gotten along since the first day they met.

Just looking at the fact that the other party's name was mentioned at the mahjong table today, one knew that this matter was a bit mysterious.

"He thought what he caught was an opportunity."

Li Xuewu pushed Qin Huairu into the bathroom and said: "In reality, he caught loneliness."

"The matter of United Industry?"

Qin Huairu bent over and reached into the bathtub to test the water temperature, but couldn't straighten her back again.

"Don't mess around, the water will be cold in a while!"

"Listen to Director Li, I have to support you..."

The water didn't get cold, but Deputy Director Cheng is going to get cold.

Qin Huairu looked at Li Xuewu lying in the bathtub with his eyes closed to rest, and put some more hot water in.

"Just lie down for a while, don't fall asleep."

She gave a reminder, wrapped a bath towel around herself, and walked out; the high-difficulty posture just now made her legs tremble a bit.

Li Xuewu didn't answer her; his mind was thinking about things right now.

Old Cheng reached out too far; perhaps the half a year that Li Huai De supported him made him think his wings were hard and he had a foundation.

Of course, Old Li going to the dance team to do private guidance might have become a handle for him to despise and manipulate.

Facing the entry of the working group and the upcoming adjustment of the management committee team members, he wants to play a game of drawing the firewood from under the cauldron and snatching chestnuts from the fire.

Old Li absolutely wouldn't dare to act rashly at this time, let alone bare his fangs, which gave him the opportunity to master more resources.

If you want to say that Old Li has the grace of saving his life, this is completely bullshit; Cheng Kaiyuan wouldn't remember this, and Old Li also knows he wouldn't remember this.

This is a compromise relationship at work.

Does Cheng Kaiyuan have the confidence to topple Old Li?

No, he doesn't; he knows even better that he doesn't have the ability to take over the current Red Star Factory, and the higher-ups wouldn't trust him either.

Then where did his confidence come from, to suddenly jump out to expand his influence, use the authority of managing production, and point fingers at Steel City and Yingcheng?

Isn't it just this matter that suddenly broke out today?

Do the ordinary employees in the agency not know where those 25 million went, and do the management committee team members and relevant business supervisors not know?

This is impossible; it was borrowed by Five Harvest Bank.

Cheng Kaiyuan is very clear that this matter can be big or small, it just depends on how the responsibility is divided inside and outside the system.

It's the end of the year, and such a large deficit has appeared; there must be an explanation.

Five Harvest Bank took the initiative to stand up and take all the responsibility, and the industrial system accepted it, but the assessment of the Red Star Factory and Li Huai De within the system will have to be lowered.

Taking industrial money to make a wedding dress for Five Harvest Bank, eating inside and out?

If you want to say it's investment operation, then fine, without the approval of the industrial system, who gave the Red Star Factory the qualification to operate foreign capital?

This matter cannot be explained, and there is no way to shirk responsibility.

Regardless, the financial audit found a problem; even if this money is returned now, it's still a matter.

Old Li must take responsibility; although it won't affect his position at the Red Star Factory, it will affect his subsequent layout.

The higher-ups will definitely fully consider choosing an "insurance" person within the Red Star Factory to restrict Li Huai De, so if you don't perform at this time, when are you waiting for?

Cheng Kaiyuan has been promoting and helping the working group to discover this problem; he even prayed that in the remaining time, Five Harvest Bank wouldn't return the money.

Even if it's a loss, even if all these 25 million are lost, it won't have any impact on him.

Because at the initial team meeting, he clearly opposed this borrowing opinion; instead, Li Xuewu intervened, Jing Yunong supported it, and Li Huai De finally made the decision.

This case has broken out; tracing the meeting records, it's not hard to find that the Red Star Factory indeed has development potential, but there is also a crisis behind the high-speed development.

These few people are the crisis of the Red Star Factory's development; they need a calm and clear-headed person to step on the brakes.

He pushed for this case to be investigated and audited, and at the same time, as the deputy director of the management committee, he managed production and design work, infiltrating his influence into the branch factories and various departments.

All his actions and goals were placed in front of the working group, and even more so, they were done for all the team members to see.

The situation of the future team will inevitably change, and he is willing to be the first person to change.

The members who are reinforced must be very clear about the problems of the Red Star Factory, and they must also have the opportunity to unite around him.

Holding the main business of the Red Star Factory, having greater influence, and then getting the attention and support of the higher-ups, and getting the unity of the reinforced members...

Cheng Kaiyuan couldn't think of any reason why he would lose.

Clearly, the advantage is with me!

Li Huai De's conspiracies and tricks are like transparency here; Shi Ruoweng contacted him through Zhang Shicheng.

Let's put it this way, Shi Ruoweng dared to provoke Li Xuewu, even exaggerated Li Huai De's arrangements, and confronted Li Xuewu head-on; all of that was planned.

To isolate Li Huai De, and also to stir up the water in this pool.

Once Li Xuewu discovers that Li Huai De is targeting him, cracks will appear in the trust and tacit understanding between the two.

Cheng Kaiyuan doesn't need to take the initiative at this time; he just waits for the deficit case to break out, and when others beat the drowning dog, he will consider how to deal with Li Xuewu.

According to his expectations, the higher-ups also intend to suppress the momentum of Li Huai De and others, and stabilize the pattern and pace of the Red Star Factory team.

They will definitely choose someone, or a few people, to intervene and check the existing pattern.

Judging from the direction and objects of the working group's investigation, Li Xuewu will inevitably become a breakthrough point, so Cheng Kaiyuan didn't think about keeping him.

Consequently, Steel City Industry and Yingcheng Shipbuilding are also in his planning.

Ding Zigui had an accidental release, planning to be the person in charge of Steel City Industry, but failed in his communication with Li Xuewu.

Even Yingcheng Shipbuilding, which was a step back, wasn't negotiated down; Li Xuewu, representing Dong Wenxue's line, simply wouldn't let go.

Instead, he threw out a card of the automobile industry; do you think Ding Zigui would be willing to take it?

Can the automobile industry compare with Yingcheng Shipbuilding?

Although they are both professional factories, and although they are both industrial development pillars of the same level in the future group map.

However, Yingcheng Shipbuilding is the head of a chicken, while Red Star Automobile is the tail of a phoenix.

If Ding Zigui went to Red Star Automobile, he would have to belong to the management system of Steel City Industry in the future and listen to Li Xuewu's arrangements.

Don't doubt it; Li Xuewu will inevitably take over Dong Wenxue's position. Dong Wenxue will return to the capital, and he won't let go of the position of the person in charge of Steel City Industry for a while.

Just like the security group, until Li Xuewu truly has the qualifications and ability to take it up, he won't let go.

No one can break the chain laid out by this master and apprentice; this is an open conspiracy.

Although Ding Zigui is very polite to Li Xuewu now, that is also a superior, a leader.

Once he thinks about the identity swap between the two in the future, and having to hand over the report to Li Xuewu, do you think he can stand it or not?

If he can't stand it, what to do? Li Huai De will absolutely support Dong Wenxue and Li Xuewu; if he doesn't want to suffer this, he has to seek another way out.

As a result, by chance, he bumped into Cheng Kaiyuan here.

The two communicated, and it was a hit.

Dong Wenxue returns to the capital, Li Xuewu is to be dealt with because of the deficit, his pace can't keep up, and Cheng Kaiyuan takes this opportunity to push Ding Zigui to Steel City to take over.

Shi Ruoweng had the experience of foreign reception work this year; the next step is to go to Jinmen to get the Trade Management Center.

When he truly holds the Production Management Office, United Industry, and the third industry, and gets the Trade Management Center, who do you think has the final say in the Red Star Factory?

Hmm, the idea is good; Li Xuewu lying in the bathtub also pondered his ideas and mentality.

It's just that man proposes, God disposes!

How did he know that Five Harvest Bank wouldn't be able to pay back the money, and how did he know that Li Huai De, Jing Yunong, and he would definitely be the scapegoats?

The attitude Old Li showed tonight was very sincere; Dong Wenxue and Xu Si Nian were both present, plus Li Xuewu, this is a line in his cognition.

You say there's also Gu Weijie?

In Li Huai De's cognition, Xu Si Nian is closer to the core of Dong Wenxue's line than Gu Weijie.

The two sides are at best a friendly cooperative relationship, completely unable to reach the key of mutual trust and dependence.

As for Xue Zhifu and Jing Yunong, that's even more impossible.

Xue Zhifu is aloof and doesn't fit in, doing things steadily rather than quickly, which is why Li Huai De arranged for him to manage logistics.

Furthermore, Jing Yunong...

Actually, there's no need to say it; look at what she's become with Li Xuewu!

She made a move in the office, which shows how bad Jing Yunong's temper is, as picky and arrogant as the rumors say.

Old Li even pretended to mediate in the middle, but unfortunately, it had no effect; Li Xuewu and Jing Yunong didn't even speak when they met.

So Li Huai De is certain that Jing Yunong absolutely won't stand behind Li Xuewu.

Look at Xu Si Nian again; because of the Red Star Factory's changes, he was almost exiled to Lingnan by him, but Li Xuewu took action to save him.

So naturally, Xu Si Nian has to stand on Li Xuewu's side.

Old Xu does things clearly, without any cover-up, which actually made Li Huai De feel quite relieved.

Dong Wenxue is in Steel City, Xu Si Nian is in Yingcheng, and Li Xuewu is in the capital; he doesn't dislike this layout.

In the future, Li Xuewu will go to Steel City, and Dong Wenxue will return to the capital; it's still the pattern of one in the agency and two below.

Old Li considers himself not unkind to Dong Wenxue, and his relationship with Li Xuewu is even closer, so he didn't treat this line as an outsider.

It's not to the point of complete trust, but there is no conflict of interest between the two sides.

He protects this line to rise steadily, and this line supports him to reach the clouds.

Even if it's Dong Wenxue, there won't be a conflict with him in the pace of progress; it's a perfect and tacit cooperation.

Then do you say Old Li has a defensive heart against Li Xuewu?

The more you trust, the more you doubt.

Zhou Miaomiao called him, and Old Li told her to go to Jinmen more often.

Go for what? What's good about Jinmen?

Old Li doesn't go to Jinmen; Zhou Miaomiao only has one role during her time in Jinmen.

Now Old Li lets her go to Jinmen more often, just to improve the degree of surveillance on the neighbor, and even more so to let her shorten the distance with the other party.

Concern and closeness?

Close-range reconnaissance?

Old Li doesn't know that Zhou Miaomiao has already completed the task in advance, and the reconnaissance distance is even close to negative.

Li Xuewu understands Old Li's mentality very well; he made an "accidental" time with Zhou Miaomiao and invited his sister-in-law Zhao Yafang to take a trip to Jinmen.

Suddenly caring about Wu Shuping will only cause Old Li's suspicion; it is very necessary to see the "son" more or provide some toys.

But he feels it's not enough, especially in this critical period, so he played a king bomb.

Zhao Yafang going to Jinmen to visit Wu Shuping is of extraordinary significance.

This is not a meeting between friends; Zhao Yafang is Li Xuewu's sister-in-law, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Li family, representing the Li family's attitude.

After having that child.

She didn't "rehearse the script" too much with Li Xuewu; they met by chance, and Zhou Miaomiao also confirmed that this was indeed Li Xuewu's sister-in-law.

When she passed this news to Old Li, Old Li began to rehearse a big drama in his mind.

Wu Shufang is a colleague of Li Xuewu's eldest brother; Li Xuewu had an affair with Wu Shufang and hid in Jinmen because of the child.

Now there is a child, or Li Xuewu's wife is unwilling to give birth as rumored, so the family accepted this one from outside.

But due to issues like face, the Li family is not convenient to come forward, so Zhao Yafang, who is both a friend and the eldest daughter-in-law, came forward to negotiate...

Ho, ho, ho—

Old Li pondered for a moment; this couldn't possibly be acted out, after all, acting can't act out a child, right?

And he heard that the child is surnamed Li.

Don't misunderstand, it's not his Li.

Since he has already increased his trust in Li Xuewu and grasped certain handles of each other, the next step is the process of showing favor.

Eating hot pot, playing mahjong, these are all means; he wants to express goodwill to Dong Wenxue's line.

Supporting and trusting Cheng Kaiyuan at the beginning was completely a mistake, and checking and influencing Dong Wenxue's line was also his misjudgment, etc.

Of course, this is just the attitude he wants to express; what he thinks inside is completely unknown.

Perhaps in Old Li's heart, Cheng Kaiyuan is not to be feared, and Dong Wenxue's line is the key that makes him nervous.

Now Cheng Kaiyuan has expanded, the pig has been raised fat, and it's almost the New Year; don't you have to kill the year-end pig?

Li Huai De is so calm; does he have confidence in Five Harvest Bank?

No, at least not completely; he just has confidence in Li Xuewu.

He completely understands the principles of Li Xuewu's work; he is absolutely not the kind of person who takes risks for fame and profit as imagined by the outside world.

On the contrary, Li Xuewu is even more cautious than him, with a delicate mind, and won't make a move without absolute certainty.

Since he introduced Five Harvest Bank to reach a capital lending agreement with the Red Star Factory at the beginning, it proves that he has this plan.

Li Xuewu, who cherishes his reputation and qualifications like a bird cherishes its feathers, would leave handles for that idiot Cheng Kaiyuan in this kind of matter?

If that were really the case, he wouldn't have needed him and Li Xuewu to save him at the beginning.

It can be said that Gu Weijie predicted in advance that the working group was coming, and Li Huai De took the initiative to dig a big pit waiting for Cheng Kaiyuan to jump down.

Previously, he had already given Cheng Kaiyuan a chance, and Cheng Kaiyuan, who didn't want to give up checking Dong Wenxue's line, repeatedly emphasized unity at the meeting.

But good words are hard to persuade a ghost that deserves to die; Li Xuewu is waving a small shovel and digging a pit, so what can he do?

Follow the plan and just treat this as a test for Cheng Kaiyuan.

If he passes Li Xuewu's big pit, then Li Huai De doesn't mind giving him another push, formally taking hold of production work, and presiding over daily work as the executive deputy.

But if he falls into the pit, then there's no way; he must give Dong Wenxue's line an explanation.

The year-end pig in the pit is already fat, and how to kill it is up to them.

The piglets involved in this year-end pig must be pulled out by the roots; when the time comes, it will be another feast, and how to divide it has already been decided today.

To this day, Old Li also feels very sorry for Cheng Kaiyuan; this person once served as a factory director and had a certain long-term vision, but not much.

Furthermore, Cheng Kaiyuan is unlucky and met the Pit King Li Xuewu.

This kid can't wait to dig a pit even when he farts to trip you; you rush to provoke him, isn't this looking for bad luck?

Old Li pretended to be reserved and showed his cards; will Li Xuewu definitely pick them up?

Li Xuewu has no conflict of progress with Old Li, and he has none with Old Cheng either; who says that an opponent must be bad?

Moreover, Old Li is a shield, and Old Cheng is a bulldozer.

Li Xuewu doesn't want to give up either of these two people.

If Old Li is a wild dog, Old Cheng is that rein.

PS: Reading fill-in-the-blank questions

1. May I ask what Qin Huairu found from the wardrobe?

2. When is the Steel City Power Plant planned to start construction?

3. Li Huai De played a (____) and Dong Wenxue got a big win. ===== CHAPTER 1223 =====