Chapter 1279: Shaking Hands Until Tired

"Is your body okay?"

In order to take care of Old Li's body, Li Xuewu specifically accelerated the speed of his report.

After explaining the situation clearly, he said with concern: "It's also okay for me to report to the factory hospital."

"No, it's appropriate to talk about these works in the office," Li Huade waved his hand and said: "After receiving the call from the Committee Office, I was thinking."

He slightly narrowed his eyes and said in a relatively comfortable posture leaning on the chair: "If things weren't so urgent, you couldn't have not called to arrange it yourself."

"We were also scared silly at the time."

Li Xuewu sat on the chair opposite him, shook his head slightly and said: "The matter happened too suddenly, and it was my first time dealing with this kind of thing."

"Hmm, your arrangement is no problem."

Li Huade nodded earnestly and said: "The city's attitude is not to be discussed for now. Since you stood out on behalf of the Red Star Factory and the Third Garrison Regiment, there will inevitably be a reaction from above."

"Maybe I'm thinking too much—"

Li Xuewu pondered for a moment, hesitated and said: "I arranged for Zhou Miaomiao to report to the factory hospital to Deputy Director Gu."

"Hmm, it should be so," Li Huade was also pondering in his heart whether this step Li Xuewu took could work, "I talked with Comrade Weijie when I came out of the factory hospital."

"It's now 7:45 in the evening."

Li Xuewu glanced at the time on his hand and reminded softly: "If no one comes from above tonight, then we have to arrange for Deputy Director Gu to rest tomorrow..."

"Forget it, let Comrade Weijie work harder."

Li Huade let out a long sigh, supported the armrest of the office chair with his elbow, and suddenly asked: "How do you plan to arrange Nie Xiaoguang?"

"I haven't thought about it yet," Li Xuewu also sighed and said: "The Security Section's opinion is to kill his spirit and grind his sharpness."

The reason why he asked who would guard the factory hospital was actually for Gu Weijie's good.

Now that Old Li's body was inconvenient, since he wanted to fish for the fish above, he had to put on the appearance of recuperating.

Such a big thing, such a serious accident, so many injured masses.

Li Xuewu was the first person to organize rescue at the scene, maintained order in a very short time, stabilized the scene and people's hearts, and quickly carried out proper placement for the injured masses.

Reasonably and emotionally, above would arrange for people to see the scene at this time, but only the Red Star Factory's emergency rescue team was left at the scene doing aftermath work.

It can only be said that Li Xuewu commanded well and acted quickly, and had already finished dealing with it before other departments' persons in charge reacted to the seriousness of the problem and arrived at the scene.

Now, whether it is to see the injured masses or to thank him, this hero, they all have to come to the Red Star Factory to sit for a while.

As a star enterprise that the First Ministry of Machine Industry just cultivated, it suddenly released such a big satellite. Once a higher-level leader comes down, how should the First Ministry of Machine Industry react?

This is the key Li Xuewu told Li Huade. Now Old Li must arrange for people to do reception work.

Because Old Li is a wounded person, as the head of the Red Star Factory, no matter who comes to visit the injured masses, don't they have to visit Old Li who is also injured and hospitalized?

How to perform at that time, Li Xuewu doesn't even need to remind him; Old Li is a professional actor after all.

And Old Li is also very good at doing things; he didn't leave this opportunity to others, but rightfully handed it to Gu Weijie, and firmed up the idea that no matter when the leaders above come, Gu Weijie would be responsible for the reception.

On one hand, medical work is Gu Weijie's primary responsibility, so it cannot be arranged haphazardly; on the other hand, one must consider Gu Weijie's status on the Factory Management Committee.

Times have changed, and the organizational ecological structure of the Red Star Factory Management Committee's team has undergone relatively large changes; it is impossible to be like the "one pen" and "one-man show" as before.

Even if his prestige is rising, he must act according to the meaning above and earnestly consider and listen to the opinions and suggestions of other team members.

Unite everything that can be united, stabilize everything that can be stabilized, so that unstable factors can tend to a state of stability and compromise.

Sometimes it's hard to be a leader.

For example, now, Old Li must face a problem, which is how to respond when above cares about his injury and really pursues it.

It had already been decided not to pursue Nie Xiaoguang's problem, and even more to properly arrange his work and life, solving this landmine buried by Nie Chenglin.

"Forget it, young man, if you lose your sharpness, you're useless," Li Huade sighed, then looked up at him and said: "Your driver is called Han Jiankun, right? The performance this time is very good."

"Yes, he retired from the army in '64 and came to our factory. His father was Han Gong of the factory's Technical Office, the one who was killed in the '65 major case," Li Xuewu understood Li Huade's meaning in an instant, but still decisively pushed Han Jiankun, "He got married last year, and his wife has some relatives with my mother."

"Very good—" Li Huade nodded knowingly and said: "I still remember Han Gong; he was eloquent, and the child he cultivated is also very good. He should be cultivated."

"I think so too," Li Xuewu smiled slightly and said: "I was just pondering where to put him. The couple is discussing having children, so it's not good to send him far away, and if it's too close, I'm afraid people will talk."

"Look, I just finished talking about you."

Li Huade looked at him with a smile, signaled Li Haiyang, and said to Li Xuewu: "The administrative motorcade doesn't have a person in charge yet, right, Haiyang?" He nodded to Li Xuewu and said: "Just arrange it like this."

"Are you talking about the Secretary-General's driver, Comrade Han Jiankun?"

Li Haiyang smiled and said while adding hot water to Li Xuewu's teacup: "I have dealt with him a few times, and I feel he is a particularly steady and mature person."

"After the administrative system reform, the person in charge of the motorcade is a deputy section-level treatment," Li Xuewu hesitated and said: "How about arranging him in the Security Office, or the position of a small team leader of the motorcade."

"Look, I just finished talking about you."

Li Huade looked at him with a smile, signaled Li Haiyang and said: "Haiyang said this is a steady and mature comrade, what are you afraid of?"

"Knowing people and using them well, you have to pass the test of others, and also pass the test of yourself."

"I know, thank you Director Li for the reminder."

Li Xuewu nodded and said with a smile: "It seems I still need to strengthen learning."

"Who doesn't need to strengthen learning?"

Li Huade changed his posture and said frankly: "As long as you are in a work position, you have to learn until you are old, right, Haiyang?"

"Hehe—you are right."

Li Haiyang nodded with a light laugh, finished adding hot water, and turned to go out.

Li Huade then asked about the arrangements and opinions of the Chinese medicine industry.

"Relying only on the mastery of production area resources is not enough to support the development of related industries, right?"

"Your consideration is indeed very correct."

Li Xuewu restrained his smile and answered earnestly: "The Chinese herbal medicine production area resources our factory has mastered in the border areas, Jicheng, and Beijing are not very comprehensive or rich."

"What we can rely on is still the powerful deep processing of Chinese herbal medicine and foreign trade resources."

He reported relatively cautiously: "But we can consider it from the direction of industrialization, overall situation, and future development of Chinese herbal medicine, laying out in advance, scientific management, and developing foreign trade. This is the advantage."

"Production area, processing, sales, I'm afraid only in this period is there an opportunity to master the whole line," Li Xuewu reminded softly: "Moreover, the current drug planting, processing, and secret recipes are..."

His words were not finished, but Old Li already understood.

"Mainly to match the food processing factory, fully utilize the cooperation mechanism with Red Star Commune and the Third Garrison Regiment, and focus on developing the land resources in the Miyun mountainous area..."

Old Li flipped through the industrial development plan submitted by the Committee Office, reading while thinking, and nodding while listening to Li Xuewu's introduction.

His sensitivity to business was not high, but he knew that the several projects Li Xuewu decided to invest in had not yet appeared in a situation of defeat or loss.

Such as the new car and drone projects, these bottomless pits of investment also had other suckers responsible, and the resources and funds invested by the Red Star Factory were actually not much.

Who told Li Xuewu to be able to bluff.

"The name 《Baicaotang》..."

Seeing this, Old Li hesitated a bit, looked up at Li Xuewu and asked: "Will it be a bit... should we call it Red Star Baicaotang?"

It has to be Old Li, who can always come up with the idea of exchanging Starbucks for top-grade Dahongpao tea.

"You are still the one who considers things thoroughly."

Li Xuewu thought about it simply and then flattered earnestly: "I only thought about retaining the fame of the original century-old enterprise, and ignored the key problem."

"Why be modest about these—"

Old Li put down the materials in his hand with a smile, supported the chair and moved his body, looked at him and said: "You must have your considerations, what I say is not necessarily all correct."

"However—" he hesitated, scratched his increasingly sparse top of the head and said: "Since the plan has determined to rebuild the new pattern of Chinese medicine sales nationwide, we must be cautious."

"Red Star Baicaotang, Red Star Baicaotang..." Old Li muttered a few times, pondered for a while, looked up at him and asked with a smile: "Does it sound pleasant to the ear?"

"I think it's okay," Li Xuewu also laughed and said: "Considering that we are going to do foreign trade, should we simplify or weaken the Red Star in the drug packaging?"

"I don't understand this, you guys look at it."

When it came to specific business problems, Old Li was very decisive. If he didn't understand, he didn't understand; he couldn't pretend to understand, otherwise, he would be the one slapped in the face.

Even determining the brand name, he had to fully consider Li Xuewu's opinion, let alone business.

"It was also mentioned in the plan," he pointed to the materials at hand and said: "I considered the recognition problem because I wanted to rebuild the sales market of 《Baicaotang》 nationwide."

"You are right," Li Xuewu nodded and said in agreement: "We must consider the whole situation."

He pondered for a while and said: "Build Chinese herbal medicine planting and research bases in Beijing, Jicheng, and Wucheng, rely on the production capacity of the food processing factory in Beijing, and stabilize the production and sales foundation."

"As for the pharmacy—" Li Xuewu thought for a while and said: "Baicaotang's foundation is in the south. There are seventeen stores in Beijing, and less than forty in Jinmen and Hebei Province."

"Since we are going to do it, don't be vague or hesitant," Old Li said very decisively: "Don't just stare at one 《Baicaotang》. Collect a batch of Qiancaotang and Wancaotang, and update them all to one brand. Just like you said, it's a good time."

"Is it replacing the construction and expansion of sales channels with acquisition and merger?"

Li Xuewu frowned slightly and pondered, reminding: "Even if we cooperate with Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, not looking at the production technology and formula of Chinese medicine, but..."

"Rashly laying out the sales network nationwide is not only a huge test for management and personnel, but also a huge burden on the existing production and sales capacity."

"Time waits for no one—"

Li Huade looked at him earnestly and said with a special meaning: "During the group-based process, no one will come to trip you up, because the leaders are watching closely."

"Once the Red Star Steel Group is established, if the leaders' eyes shift slightly, do you believe that both you and I will face a difficult situation?"

When saying this, the wisdom Old Li showed didn't look like the fake and empty talk at the mahjong table; it was real shrewdness.

"You have pulled the influence of this rescue work to the Red Star Factory, and you should be able to feel the pressure from other directions, right?"

Li Huade didn't sigh or complain, but said firmly: "Either don't make a move, or if you make a move, you must be ruthless, and don't leave people with handles and opportunities."

"Yes, I understand."

Li Xuewu responded solemnly, but also reminded: "For such a large risk and situation influence, should we introduce some capital to share this risk cost?"

"No problem, I agree with your opinion."

Old Li nodded very readily: "The cooperation with the Dongcheng Credit Cooperative is already very mature, and the City Industrial and Commercial Bank has also found me, saying they want to cooperate together."

"Regarding the project of integrating Chinese medicine industry resources, you talk to several other comrades, communicate, and listen to their opinions."

"Production area resources..." Li Xuewu hesitated for a while and said: "Beijing wants to cooperate with the Third Garrison Regiment, Red Star Factory, and other enterprises. Jicheng can contact forestry, and the border areas can integrate based on the existing trade resources of the office."

"Drug production should still be held in our own hands. Expand on the basis of the food processing factory and form a food and drug processing factory."

He continued: "The sales part can contact Watsons, Dongcheng Credit Cooperative, Industrial and Commercial Bank, etc."

"Just do it, I have no opinion here."

Li Huade supported the armrest with both hands and stood up, saying: "It's not early, you should not have eaten yet, hurry up and find a place to arrange it yourself."

Seeing Li Haiyang walk in, he nodded to Li Xuewu with a smile and said: "You have made a great contribution to our factory again."

"Not only strengthened the close connection with the Third Garrison Regiment, but also raised the flag of the Red Star Factory's red heart," he said with emotion: "It also gave the soon-to-be-established United Industrial Hospital a full opportunity to perform, and set an example for emergency handling work."

"I believe that next, the city will fully consider the Red Star Factory's medical resources and equipment resources, and even more consider the key position of the Liangma River Industrial Zone in urban construction."

Li Xuewu accompanied him out of the office, Li Haiyang turned off the light, and the three went downstairs together, talking about today's opportunities and sighing at the unpredictability of the world.

Outputting labor and effort, how can there be no significance.

The production of the Hongyun 9-seater passenger car is very small. The Red Star Factory modified a part of it for official vehicles or police escort vehicles, and the rest are all ambulances.

The usage effect of the first batch of 20 ambulances is very good. After the United Industrial Hospital is built and operated, there will be supplementary procurement.

Including the United Industrial Hospitals formed in Yingcheng and Steel City later, they will also purchase and use them.

The advertising effect this time is very good. I believe the city's eyes are not blind.

The Red Star Factory's ambulances, the Red Star Factory's hospital, will absolutely not lack patients in the future.

The summary paragraph Li Huade made at the end was very clear. I believe the city and the Garrison District can also think of it, providing opportunities for continued cooperation in future emergency rescue and urban security work.

Including security training, emergency rescue training, emergency and medical equipment, etc., as well as the cultivation and output of professional talent.

The public-to-public connection is tighter, and the "concurrent" relationship between Li Xuewu and Wang Xiaoqin is also more secure.

The Garrison District will definitely not be willing to give him up, and will even more support Wang Xiaoqin to continue to deepen the cooperation relationship in the Red Star Factory, making the two of them a link for cooperation between several parties.

The Third Garrison Regiment has received no small help from the Red Star Factory in the past two years. This time, the Third Garrison Regiment has made a ruthless determination to ensure the stable operation of the Red Star Factory, and it is also very hard-working.

Cooperate with each other, help each other.

Li Huade is very concerned about these problems, but he is very indifferent to Zhao Weidong instigating Nie Xiaoguang to assassinate him.

The injury is already injured, what's the point of saying so much.

Even if he doesn't say it, Li Xuewu will give him an explanation about Zhao Weidong; it's just a matter of time.

The last reason is that Zhao Weidong can't enter his eyes at all, and even Nie Xiaoguang's assassination of him hasn't been taken to heart by him.

People who do big things must be ruthless to others and ruthless to themselves.

"Are you okay? I heard..."

Qin Huairu is on duty tonight. It's past nine o'clock, and she finally waited for Li Xuewu to enter the lobby.

Hearing the reminder from the duty officer, she walked out of the office, sized him up with concern, and then said: "I prepared dinner for you. Are you eating now, or should I bring it to your room? It's noodles with sauce made by Master Guo."

"Help me bring it to the room, I have to take a shower first."

Li Xuewu nodded to the duty officer with a smile, responded to her greeting, and then signaled the dust and blood on his body, saying: "I can't eat looking like this."

"Then you go wash quickly—"

Qin Huairu looked at his state and felt heartache, urging him: "I'll go tell Master Guo to cook the noodles. When you finish washing, you can eat."

"I'll send you up, Secretary-General."

The duty officer wanted to lead him upstairs politely, but was refused by Li Xuewu.

"You go do your work, I'm not unable to find it," he waved his hand with a smile and said: "I wasn't injured, it was all rubbed on at the scene while helping."

Qin Huairu looked at the duty service staff with deep meaning, and went to the kitchen direction with a smile on the corner of her mouth.

"They, just left like this?"

Zhou Miaomiao was still a bit unfulfilled, licked her lips, and looked at the departing motorcade in a daze.

She ate a bit too much protein last night, and was so busy this morning, so it was inevitable that she would have nervous tension, accompanied by confused speech.

What is "just left like this"?

The matter is finished, do they still have to keep them for dinner?

After Zhou Miaomiao reported the situation at the Xidan market scene to Deputy Director Gu last night, she had a meal of noodles with the leader.

The emergency room of the hospital was fully fired, the internal and external injury disposal rooms were all in operation, and the doctors of the whole hospital took turns to go on stage, which allowed all the injured sent over to survive.

This was an unprecedented relay battle and a glorious victory, including Lu Yun, Deputy Director of the General Office of the State Council, Yang Yusheng, Deputy Director of the First Ministry of Machine Industry, Yu Huaiyou, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Public Security, etc., who came to visit and express condolences, all recognized this point.

Qiu Liming, Director of the Beijing Management Committee, even represented the City Management Committee to visit Li Huade who was recuperating, and formally expressed gratitude to Li Xuewu, Secretary-General of the factory.

The Red Star Factory prepared for a whole night. These leaders stayed for less than an hour before they all withdrew, because there was still a lot of work to be busy with.

Zhou Miaomiao didn't understand the key points, but Li Xuewu understood very well, or was satisfied.

In one hour, so many big bosses gathered at the Red Star Factory, from the city, from the system, from the public security... etc., the Red Star Factory had already shown its big face.

Just the photos collected from the condolence scene were countless. More of Li Xuewu were scenes of him accompanying representatives to visit the injured masses, and scenes when leaders of several parties expressed gratitude to him.

Let's put it this way, he shook hands until he was tired.

Those whose rank was lower than Li Huade didn't have the qualification to express gratitude to him.

Today the Red Star Factory won three times, Li Huade once, Li Xuewu once, Gu Weijie once, and the three of them represented different meanings three times.

After this reception, Gu Weijie and Li Xuewu were both interviewed by the 《People's Daily》 as required by the propaganda department.

The clothes Li Xuewu changed out of yesterday were even photographed, and the relevant person in charge of the propaganda department even packed the clothes and took them away.

Propaganda work takes all the details.

Qin Huairu was also startled when she heard about this. If Li Xuewu hadn't reminded her last night, she would have washed them overnight.

"Leader, the Committee Office received a call from the Liaodong Office in Beijing," Wang Lu ran over and reminded: "Saying Deputy Director Hu wants to meet you."

"Hmm, I know."

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows, and seeing Gu Weijie look over, smiled slightly and said: "The big fish is hooked, and the school of fish will follow."

"Be careful, don't let it off the hook."

Gu Weijie knew what he was talking about, teased him, and took her secretary to the car to go to the office area to work.

Li Xuewu looked back at the hospital building, pondered for a while, waved to Han Jiankun, and asked him to drive the car over.

"Leader, are you preparing for negotiation work?"

Zhou Miaomiao also smelled the different taste in the air, her eyes lit up, and she asked: "Do we need to make preparations for the external office now?"

"No hurry, stretch it for a while."

Li Xuewu looked at the car coming over, then turned to look at her, and said warmly: "You worked hard last night, I'll give you a day off today, take a good rest."

"Thank you leader, not hard, just moving my mouth."

Zhou Miaomiao's eyes were very beautiful, as if they could speak, she smiled and sent Li Xuewu into the car, and then couldn't help but wipe the corner of her mouth.

"Brother, you have made a big splash this time!"

Hu Ke smiled and welcomed Li Xuewu into the office, his eyes very noticeably sweeping over that imported Volga M24, and he had already confirmed some guesses in his heart.

Even for an enterprise, very few would have cadres at the Secretary-General level riding in imported cars of this level.

Of course, Li Xuewu is very special.

He knew he was very special before, and now that he heard about the Xidan market incident, he was even more convinced of this specialness.

"Just happened to be there, duty-bound," Li Xuewu responded modestly: "Don't praise me, I feel very awkward listening to it."

"Hahaha—I am sincerely happy for you, brother—"

Hu Ke is an old oil stick; he says human words when seeing humans, and says lewd words when seeing ghosts. If it comes to bullshitting, he is not inferior to Li Xuewu.

He was followed by a secretary, and Li Xuewu was followed by Wang Lu. The four of them entered the reception room of the office together.

"Sit, sit, Little Wang, make tea—"

As soon as he entered the room, Hu Ke greeted him enthusiastically, and thoughtfully signaled the secretary to bring the prepared fruits and tea snacks.

Li Xuewu gently pressed Hu Ke's hand that was greeting him, and said with a smile: "Director Hu, if you do this, I won't dare to come next time. Isn't it too polite?"

"Listen to me, being the host to entertain you here might be my last time," Hu Ke smiled and patted his arm in return, saying: "It can be considered my congratulation to you, brother!"

"Then I should congratulate you!"

Li Xuewu understood the meaning of Hu Ke's words in an instant, and said with a smile: "It's just that I don't know where to visit you next time I miss you."

"Hahaha, speaking of which, it's a coincidence, isn't it?"

Hu Ke looked at him with a smile and asked: "In the future, our brothers will likely see each other often, and I, your brother, will have to rely on your help."

"Oh, I have to congratulate you—"

Li Xuewu's eyes lit up, he held his hand and said: "I should rely on your care and learn from you more."

"Hahaha—" Hu Ke is now in high spirits, pulling Li Xuewu's arm and laughing loudly: "Let's not be polite between us, right?"

Seeing Wang Lu glance at the watermelon on the table, he hurriedly waved his hand, signaled the secretary to take it to her, and said: "Tell your leader not to be polite, and don't be polite yourself. If you want to eat anything, just take it yourself, hahaha—"

Ordinary people following the leader out, wouldn't they have to be a bit reserved.

Going to which unit, even if people let you, you can't just crunch and crunch the watermelon.

Unwritten rules, the fruit on the coffee table is just for looking good.

Besides, a big girl, holding a watermelon and crunching is not elegant.

But who is Wang Lu? Following the second brother out, she still cares about your reserve or not?

"I don't like watermelon, can you give me a peach?"

Hu Ke and his secretary were both confused by Wang Lu's sentence. The fruit the leader wanted to give was just polite, not really giving you watermelon to eat.

Besides, even if I handed the watermelon to you, you would have to wave your hand and refuse reservedly, and find a suitable reason.

I don't like watermelon is not a reason, and she wants to eat a peach!

"Take, take it to her—"

Hu Ke was experienced after all, and reacted in an instant, especially seeing Li Xuewu's helpless expression.

No need to ask, it must be a relationship, or Li Xuewu's relationship.

He pushed the fruit plate in front of him and signaled the secretary to come over to help.

The secretary was also seeing it for the first time today, seeing such a straightforward girl, and she was following the leader to attend such an important meeting, and she actually wanted to eat a peach in front of the leader.

"Thank you, one is enough."

Wang Lu picked a good one from the fruit plate brought by the secretary, and then smiled at him, revealing a pair of small tiger teeth, which was particularly cute.

The secretary was confused again, you really eat it!

Hu Ke looked at Li Xuewu, the teasing in his eyes was obvious, as if saying: Which naive young lady did you abduct?

Those who can follow Li Xuewu out, and come to see him, absolutely cannot be "outsiders."

Outsiders here add a pair of quotation marks, meaning people who cannot be trusted.

That is to say, Li Xuewu didn't guard against this little girl during today's conversation, which also represented that her identity was fully trusted by Li Xuewu.

"Our factory's Chief Engineer's niece."

Facing Hu Ke's gaze, Li Xuewu appeared very frank. The two also had private friendship, and it wasn't a formal occasion.

"I was transferred to the Committee Office to work, so he specifically entrusted me to bring her along. The girl is a bit naive."

"I am following our Secretary-General to learn," Wang Lu saw the second brother explain, so she also echoed: "Please criticize and instruct, Director Hu."

"Good, good, very good girl!"

Hu Ke saw it; the girl was indeed naive. No wonder Li Xuewu said he had to "bring her along."

This girl really needs to be brought along, otherwise she is a treasure in the system—a living treasure, the kind that can cause big trouble in the system.

As for what Li Xuewu said about the girl being the Chief Engineer's niece, he believed it, but didn't believe it all, because Li Xuewu didn't tell the truth.

Would he take such good care of the Chief Engineer's niece?

He would take his secretary to visit the Red Star Factory. If the secretary dared to eat a melon seed in front of the leaders of both sides, he would strictly criticize her.

This is not about melon seeds or peaches, this is about work attitude.

Of course, Li Xuewu also explained, and he also saw it. The girl herself also "said" she was here to learn, what else could he say?

This was definitely not Li Xuewu deliberately bringing her out to humiliate him.

"Hehe—eat yours."

Seeing Wang Lu smiling politely at him, Hu Ke twitched the corner of his mouth and also revealed a kind smile.

He signaled the secretary to take more care of the other party, and then looked at Li Xuewu.

"I invited you over today, it's my last task at the Beijing Office."

Hu Ke expressed his expression earnestly: "You led a team to visit Yingcheng and Steel City last month. The effect and influence were very positive, and the leaders attached great importance to it."

"Of course, you also know that Liaodong Industry has always been supportive of the Red Star Factory," he paused and continued: "This time, Deputy Director Lu came to Beijing for a meeting and specifically exhorted me to organize a meeting between the two sides."

"We want to conduct in-depth exchanges on work that both sides are relatively concerned about, such as the Yingcheng port area, mineral development, transportation, integrated industrial chain, etc."

He gently patted Li Xuewu's arm with his hand, his expression was very sincere: "This meeting is very important to both Liaodong Industry and the Red Star Factory. I believe you can feel the sincerity and seriousness in my words."

"Yes, Director Hu, I understand your meaning."

Li Xuewu also became earnest, responding: "I am very happy that the Red Star Factory's work can be recognized and affirmed by Deputy Director Lu."

"We have always adhered to the business principles of serving the people and being a conscientious enterprise. The Red Star Factory is also very grateful for the warm and friendly hospitality of your side during Director Li's Liaodong trip last time."

He said in a very warm tone: "Since the end of the last meeting, Director Li has always emphasized that the results of the cooperation between the two sides are fruitful, and the Red Star Factory has received many cares and help in the development of Liaodong Industry. We are very grateful."

"After I go back, I will report this news to the factory Management Committee and Director Li as soon as possible, and will do my best to promote this meeting between the two sides."

"Leader, was I rude?"

On the way back, Wang Lu didn't know what she thought of, suddenly turned around and asked the second brother in the back seat.

Li Xuewu was looking at the materials in his hand and asked without raising his head: "Was the peach delicious?"

"Hmm, it was really delicious."

Wang Lu nodded earnestly and said: "It's the first time in my life that I've eaten such a big and sweet peach in spring."

"Isn't it fine if it's delicious—"

Li Xuewu looked up at her and smiled, saying: "If you missed this deliciousness because of adhering to the red tape, wouldn't it be a pity?"

"Hmm—it seems so."

Wang Lu thought about it after hearing the second brother's words and said: "But will my doing this affect their view of you."

"Or affect your work."

"First of all, tell me," Li Xuewu smiled and lowered his head to continue reading the documents, while teasing her: "What made you realize that eating peaches during a meeting is a rude behavior."

"I just—that Secretary Wang looked at me with those eyes," Wang Lu hesitated and looked at Li Xuewu and said: "It seems I did something wrong."

"Hehe, do you think you did something wrong?"

Li Xuewu continued to ask back: "Eating fruit during a meeting."

Wang Lu's answer this time was relatively fast, and a bit small and aggrieved.

"It was that Director Hu who let me eat, not me who wanted to."

"Since you already know, why are you still asking me?"

Li Xuewu raised his head, looked at her seriously, and said, "Even if it isn't official business, when you go to someone else's home as a guest, there is always a return for a gesture."

"Next time that Director Hu brings his secretary to our factory, you just treat them with the same standard of fruit and tea."

"Of course—" He raised an eyebrow and added, "If they are too reserved or polite to eat or drink, that's their own business."

"Hee hee—" Wang Lu couldn't help but cover her mouth and giggle. Seeing her second brother smile, she then asked, "Won't it affect work?"

"Do you think your behavior will affect my image and status in their eyes?" Li Xuewu looked at her with amusement and said, "Then my image and status must be worth very little if eating a peach could affect them."

"Besides, weren't you right there on the scene? All the work that needed to be discussed was finished. Did you feel like any part of the work was affected by the peach you ate?"

"That—thank you—"

Wang Lu pursed her lips and said thank you sweetly, the kind that was truly heartfelt, and she looked very sincere.

Of course, this child wouldn't pretend, either.

"Hehehe—" Li Xuewu thought of something and reminded her with a chuckle, "Of course, you are already working and are an adult now. You know what is taboo in certain situations, right?"

"Mm, I know—"

Wang Lu nodded seriously and said, "If no one offers, I won't eat."

"Do exactly that, and you absolutely won't be wrong."

The smile on the corner of Li Xuewu's mouth didn't fade even when he reached Red Star Factory. Wang Lu is much more interesting than Peng Xiaoli, isn't she?

Ever since Peng Xiaoli decided to stay in the Security Group to help Wang Xiaoqin with her work, the secretary position by Li Xuewu's side became a role that was both highly anticipated and worrying.

He is currently the youngest factory leader with the most potential for development, so being able to work and learn by his side is naturally a rare opportunity.

It is no exaggeration to say it is highly anticipated.

However, everyone knows that Li Xuewu, as Secretary-General, won't stay in the position of Director of the Management Committee Office for long; perhaps he will be transferred in a year.

You have to know that Secretary-General is one thing, and Director of the Management Committee Office is another; these are two positions with a superior-subordinate relationship.

No one dares to be certain where Li Xuewu will go in the future, and even fewer people dare to bet that he will take his secretary with him to his new post.

And even if he did take his secretary to his new post, what about one or two years later?

Everyone knows Li Xuewu has a strong ability to cultivate people, and both of his previous secretaries became talented, but if they follow him to work at a branch factory, the secretary can only be arranged at that branch factory.

In other words, following him means bearing the contradictions and problems of choosing where to go.

That is why it is worrying.

Many clerks in the Management Committee Office are terrified and anxious every time they are summoned by Li Xuewu; they are afraid that the Secretary-General will choose them as his secretary, yet also afraid that he will choose someone else.

But so much time has passed, and Peng Xiaoli has even taken on the work of Deputy Director of the Security Group's Comprehensive Office, yet Li Xuewu hasn't been seen choosing another secretary.

When he needs help, he calls from the main office of the Management Committee, and usually, it is Zhou Miaomiao or Wang Lu who comes to help him.

Zhou Miaomiao is generally responsible for external reception work, while Wang Lu helps him more with daily business tasks.

With the two of them helping Li Xuewu, no one felt it would cause any gossip.

First of all, neither of them is in the secretary position; according to factory leader benefits, Li Xuewu is currently allowed to select and use secretaries.

Secondly, everyone knows Zhou Miaomiao's identity, so it goes without saying; as for Wang Lu, her romantic relationship with Zhao Yajun is known by too many people.

Everyone also knows that Wang Lu is Chief Engineer Xia's niece and Zhao Yajun is the younger brother of Li Xuewu's eldest brother's wife; what is there to gossip about with these relationships?

Therefore, quietly, Li Xuewu has become the only male leader in Red Star Factory's history who dares to use "female secretaries," and he even uses two at once.

The key is that no one talks behind his back!

You tell me, isn't that infuriating!

"It's obviously that they are in a hurry—"

Yu Li Huai De's hospital room, Gao Yaqin said with a smile, "It seems this Deputy Director Lu is really serious and responsible about Liaodong's industrial development."

"Liaodong industry is a top-tier existence in the whole country," Li Huai De said, tapping the documents at his side. "Their industrial output value and per capita income are also the highest; they have absolute reason and confidence to negotiate with Red Star Factory."

"Courtesy demands reciprocity—"

Li Xuewu stood by the bed and said with a smile, "It looks like you'll have to go into battle while injured and warmly entertain Deputy Director Lu."

PS: Guess where Hu Ke is going to take office? And what position will he hold?

(Don't guess randomly; the previous text has already given his rank.)

(End of chapter)