Chapter 1302: Eight hundred somersaults

"Blushing and sweating, there's nothing bad about that, right? Deputy Director Sun."

Li Xuewu threw the document in his hand onto the table, looked at the building outside the window of the simple house, and said, "If you don't watch, you make mistakes."

"I'm sorry, Secretary-General, it's our lax supervision, management had loopholes..."

Li Xuewu didn't want to hear Sun Jiazhen's explanation and waved his hand, saying, "Solve the problem first; I don't want to talk about accountability right now."

"Secretary-General, give us a week; we will definitely complete the investigation and rectification work, and we definitely won't delay the overall construction period."

Sun Jiazhen's forehead was full of sweat; his sparse hair couldn't cover his increasingly bright forehead, and at this moment, sweat mixed with grease, looking just like a hippopotamus that had just emerged from the water.

"Good, I'll give you time to investigate and rectify," Li Xuewu's fist rested on the table, and underneath was the whistleblowing letter. He said, "Discipline Inspection and Safety Supervision will enter the project team to guide and help you complete this work. No problem, right, Deputy Director Sun?"

"No problem, we resolutely obey the organization's decision—"

Sun Jiazhen's mouth was full of bitterness; where could he negotiate with Li Xuewu now?

Now it was just an investigation; if he really angered Li Xuewu, it wouldn't be the project team that Discipline Inspection and Safety Supervision would enter, but the Engineering Department.

If there was a problem with construction engineering, it wouldn't be a single individual's problem.

The reason was simple: this wasn't work that one or two people could complete.

Construction engineering was collective work completed by many people cooperating; if there were tricks here, many people must have participated.

Li Xuewu didn't want to delay the project progress, and even less did he want to 'shed tears and behead Ma Su'.

However, this opening couldn't be made; whoever dared to touch the red line of safety quality was an enemy of the Red Star Factory's development.

There was no need for mercy toward enemies; otherwise, that was cruelty to one's own people.

Not looking at the group of 'low-headed geese' in the project department again, Li Xuewu stepped out of the simple house.

In the work shed area, many workers and cadres who heard the news were gathered there watching the excitement.

Li Xuewu glanced at everyone's expressions, couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and turned to walk in the direction he came from.

It really lived up to Lu Xun's words: the skirt is big, and there are all kinds of birds.

Killing one to warn a hundred had been done quite a few times in the past two years, almost to the point of killing a hundred to warn ten thousand, but there were still people taking risks for their own selfish interests.

"Leader, not waiting for Deputy Director Sun?"

Seeing Li Xuewu alone getting into the car, Nie Xiaoguang asked proactively.

Li Xuewu looked out the car window and let out a depressed sigh, saying, "No need to wait; let him walk back himself."

"Hehe—"

Nie Xiaoguang's style of doing things was different from Han Jiankun's, and his emotional expression was also richer.

On the way here just now, he had already heard quite a bit and could probably guess it.

Deputy Director Sun of the Engineering Department sat in the back row, his buttocks feeling as if there were nails.

Sitting on pins and needles, he interpreted this idiom vividly.

"There will be black sheep until the end of time; clear water has no fish, right—"

He said this to Li Xuewu, started the car, and left the construction site under the fearful eyes of everyone in the project department.

The Industrial Exhibition Hall was a project launched on short notice, but the plan was made last year.

Li Xuewu was afraid that supervision wouldn't be in place and that the main responsibility wouldn't be implemented, which was why he poured more concern into it.

Perhaps this concern attracted the attention of interested people, and the whistleblowing letter was sent to his desk. Could he tolerate this?

However, these two years were a big year for the factory's construction, and there were many engineering projects. Although he had already paid great attention to verifying engineering quality, there would inevitably be fish that slipped through the net.

The Fire Brigade, Security Brigade, and Inspection Brigade newly established by the factory had all been arranged by him to supervise engineering construction.

Especially the Inspection Brigade, which involved engineering, food, safety, etc.

This time, Li Xuewu not only wanted to raise the butcher's knife toward the Engineering Department, but the Inspection Brigade couldn't run away either, even if that was his old unit.

However, the whistleblowing letter could be sent to him, which meant someone wanted to see this result.

Li Xuewu had principles in doing things, but he wouldn't make a wedding dress for others.

He wanted to go to the construction site to see for himself and also remind every engineering project.

Regarding engineering quality, he and the Management Committee were serious; if there was a problem, they would definitely pursue it to the end.

Don't say there were absolutely no 'tofu-dreg' projects in this era; they existed at all times; it depended on whether you could watch them and manage them tightly.

If engineering quality were truly linked to heads and hats, Li Xuewu would like to see who was so iron-headed, wanting money but not their life.

"Xiaoguang, how do you think we should prevent problems before they happen and eradicate human hidden dangers in engineering construction?"

Li Xuewu's question seemed unintentional, yet it also seemed like a deliberate test.

Nie Xiaoguang said without thinking, "That's not simple; investigate a wave first, and take those caught to the construction site to be shot in a line."

"Shoot one a day to see who dares to cut corners."

"Hehe—" Li Xuewu couldn't help but laugh out loud at the kid's nonsense, "You must not have studied history well when you were in school."

"What does this have to do with history?"

Nie Xiaoguang said while driving, "Aren't we talking about preventing cutting corners now?"

"Hey—the relationship here is huge; knowing history can allow one to observe the past and present, and understand the current situation,"

Li Xuewu looked out the window and said, "You should have heard the story of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty."

"Heard it, heard it," Nie Xiaoguang said with a smile, "Liu Baorui's 'Pearl, Emerald, and White Jade Soup', Zhu Chongba."

"Hmm, you're right, that's him."

Li Xuewu nodded and said, "He was just like you, couldn't stand corruption, and couldn't tolerate it. Do you know how he punished corruption?"

"Uh—I haven't really studied this carefully," Nie Xiaoguang replied hesitantly, "Did ancient engineering construction have this problem too?"

"More than that—" Li Xuewu gave a light laugh and said, "They even dared to cut corners on the palace in Jin Ling, right under Zhu Yuanzhang's nose."

"And then?" Nie Xiaoguang asked curiously, "How did Zhu Yuanzhang handle it?"

"And then? He was the same as you thought."

Li Xuewu leaned back in his seat, his expression subtle, and said, "He skinned those people, stuffed them with straw, and placed them there to warn future generations."

"That's a ruthless person—"

Nie Xiaoguang nodded and said, "Then the cadres of the Ming Dynasty must have been very clean."

"If it were really like that, the problem that has plagued us for thousands of years would have been solved long ago."

Li Xuewu shook his head slightly and said, "On the contrary, during Zhu Yuanzhang's reign in the Ming Dynasty, the administration was the most severe, but corruption still continued."

"Why? Were the cadres of the Ming Dynasty not afraid of death?"

Nie Xiaoguang couldn't help but look back at Li Xuewu and ask, "Or were too few killed?"

"No, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't consider the human heart and human nature, and also ignored the constraints of the system," Li Xuewu explained to him, "So later, the Ming Dynasty appeared with the Jinyiwei, a secret service agency."

"But even with the Jinyiwei, the administration didn't become much clearer; the problems that should have appeared still appeared."

Nie Xiaoguang was confused now, not knowing what he was thinking, and didn't continue speaking.

Li Xuewu said blandly, "Discipline Inspection work is more like patching a piece of torn cloth; where it's about to break, you stitch a few times; where there's a hole, you patch a few times."

"So what you can see is that this piece of clothing worn on our bodies is covered in patches, tattered and torn, but it can still be worn."

"What if it's so tattered it can't be worn?" Nie Xiaoguang asked curiously, "At that time, is it..."

"I, for one, don't dare to think—"

Li Xuewu said with a smile, "Without this piece of clothing, I would freeze to death, so I must actively and proactively patch it."

"I seem to understand what you mean."

Although Nie Xiaoguang hadn't studied seriously, the foundation was still there; his father hadn't told him fewer of these big truths.

The meaning in Li Xuewu's words was already very straightforward and easy to understand; whether it was stitching a few times or patching, both were fine.

But the action couldn't be too big; this piece of tattered clothing couldn't withstand the tossing.

Just as he thought, shooting one a day could indeed have a deterrent effect, but if people really got used to it, that would be even more terrifying.

Sure enough, he wasn't material for being a cadre, and he couldn't understand the twists and turns in the hearts of cadres like Li Xuewu.

Today's conversation, however, also taught him a truth: he was right to be a driver, at least he didn't have to rack his brain.

"Why did you suddenly think of making an appointment with me?"

Chantal's eyes were filled with tenderness as she looked at Li Xuewu and asked, "You wouldn't have missed me, would you?"

"How could I make an appointment with you if I didn't miss you."

Li Xuewu didn't care at all about the ambiguity in her words and also said with a double entendre, "I thought of you because there's something to do."

"Only think of me when there's something to do?"

In the rest room box, Chantal's language was extremely provocative, looking like she had been enduring for a long time.

Li Xuewu looked at her amusedly and asked, "Did you see our Deputy Director Gao? How is the negotiation progress?"

"So busy and still made an appointment with me; you wouldn't just want to ask this, would you?"

Chantal looked at him suspiciously and said, "If you really wanted to care about the negotiation progress, you could ask your Jinmen team, or just give me a call. Why waste time and emotion?"

The other party's resentment had already hit Li Xuewu in the face; he shook his head helplessly and said, "I came today to talk about serious business."

"You mean who is not serious?"

Chantal instantly returned to her elegant expression, her temperament becoming cold and glamorous, a complete change from her previous flirtatiousness.

"Regarding the cooperation of the construction engineering company," Li Xuewu nodded and said to her, "I am preparing to introduce a supervision mechanism."

"Oh?" Seeing Li Xuewu really talking about serious business, Chantal also became serious, looked at Li Xuewu, and asked, "Did something happen?"

"A little bit, internal problems," Li Xuewu said quite frankly, "Our factory's inspection department has already intervened."

"My meaning is prevention first; such losses are completely unnecessary," he explained, "The supervision team must be directly responsible for engineering quality; it is very meaningful to ask the Saint-Aya Group to be responsible for this work."

"Let us be the bad guys?" Chantal understood what 'little' problem Li Xuewu just mentioned in an instant, "You want to actively promote our cooperation in engineering?"

"As long as it doesn't violate the purpose of cooperation, what's wrong with this?"

Li Xuewu spread his hands and said, "I have always supported economic cooperation forms based on mutual benefit; my attitude is the same toward everyone."

"I hope so—"

When talking about money, you can't talk about feelings; when talking about feelings, you can't talk about money. On this point, Chantal had the same principles as Li Xuewu.

Li Xuewu spread his hands and said, "You seem to have a misunderstanding of the Red Star Factory's current external cooperation policy, or have misinterpreted it."

"You must be able to see the sincerity we have released this year; similarly, you can also feel the huge market within us."

He pointed to the sofa armrest and said, "No matter how the external environment changes, no matter how complex it is, as our partner, we must always believe in one point: that is to respect each other's economic characteristics, and on the basis of mutual benefit and win-win cooperation, further promote foreign trade work."

"Our Red Star Factory has always held a firm belief in solving all problems arising in cooperation activities; this has been verified and practiced in the past year or two."

"Of course, I naturally understand your words."

Chantal nodded, picked up her coffee cup, took a sip, and said calmly, "But in the face of the situation, with the general environment becoming increasingly bad, rapidly promoting the landing of cooperation projects is also a consensus."

"Regarding this point, our factory has no opinion; I believe you have also fully understood this in the process of communicating with Director Li and Deputy Director Gao."

Li Xuewu said frankly, "I can also reveal a piece of news to you: the Red Star Factory has already obtained the procedures for establishing branches abroad; you know what this means."

"On the basis of the foreign exchange cooperation between the United Savings Bank and the Oriental Times Bank in Hong Kong, I believe many things can be accomplished."

He tilted his head slightly, looked at Chantal, and said seriously, "Some unnecessary negotiations and cooperation can be completed in Hong Kong, instead minimizing the risks in the mainland."

"For the sake of facilitating external cooperation, the sincerity we have shown, I think no one can refuse or deny."

"I heard that Andrew was invited to form a buyer's club in Hong Kong."

Chantal looked at him with some resentment and said, "Why didn't you ask me when you had such an idea? Our Saint-Aya Group could also come forward to make contributions to the Red Star Factory."

"Calling it the Andrew Buyer's Club is so vulgar; it's really not as good-sounding as the Chantal Buyer's Club, what do you think?"

"What can I say?" Li Xuewu said amusedly, "We will never limit the development of our partners and the expression of close friendship."

He spread his hands and said, "Mr. Andrew intends to do something for us before leaving; we are also hard to refuse."

"You're pointing at me with these words, right?" Chantal looked at him and said, "I also did... something for the Red Star Factory before I left."

"For the Red Star Factory," Li Xuewu nodded and emphasized, "We are very grateful for all the contributions the Saint-Aya Group has made to the Red Star Factory."

"I went to the construction site to take a look; your design team has been following the construction site, and the conditions are very hard; we are very moved."

"Let's talk about something real, Mr. Li."

Seeing him face her provocation like a saint without being moved, Chantal said frankly, "In business, talk business; without sufficient price, it is certain that we will shrink the scope of cooperation in future cooperation."

"Just like the procurement agreement for helicopters and passenger planes reached this time," she nodded slowly, "It might all be restricted in the future."

"We have no way to bypass domestic supervision and perform third-party operations; you should be prepared."

"Very unexpected, but also within expectations."

Li Xuewu didn't show a surprised attitude, nodded, and said frankly, "Since encountering the betrayal in '58, we have already had a defensive heart toward any external cooperation."

"No one can restrict us, nor can any organization control us; even if technology faces a blockade again, we will never surrender."

"I believe, I believe you have such perseverance."

Chantal nodded, looked at Li Xuewu, and asked, "So, are you satisfied with the Saint-Aya Group's design team?"

"Satisfied, I can say very satisfied," Li Xuewu didn't mean to lie about this work and said frankly, "Whether from the quality of work or attitude, I must say fairly that they are the most excellent design team in the world."

"Thank you, thank you for your affirmation," Chantal said, "This is very important to us."

"This is an important reference basis for me to evaluate whether to continue completing engineering business layouts in the mainland," she looked at Li Xuewu and said, "Being able to get your recognition also strengthens my confidence to continue investing."

"If you believe me," Li Xuewu looked at her and said seriously, "Investing here is investing in the future."

"Ecological Industrial Zone, Steel City Industrial Zone, Yingcheng Shipyard, Yingcheng Port Area, Jinmen Trade Management Center, International Business Department, etc."

Li Xuewu counted on his fingers and said, "For this series of construction projects, I hope the design team can continue the cooperation, continue to play a role, and set up a benchmark for the mainland's construction industry."

"The change in your attitude makes me a bit surprised," Chantal looked at Li Xuewu and asked in surprise, "Do you not fear now that we will occupy your industry standards and export industry garbage to you?"

"We have the standard and ability to judge right from wrong," Li Xuewu didn't avoid this question but said seriously, "I believe the Saint-Aya Group also sincerely wants to invest and develop in the mainland."

"If the Red Star Factory can act as a bridge to help and support the Saint-Aya Group to land, then why can't the Saint-Aya Group help the mainland establish standard and effective industry standards in a state of market vacancy?"

"What you say sounds really good—" Chantal stared into Li Xuewu's eyes, and after a good while, shook her head slightly and said, "But I am still very confused about whether you are prepared for institutional changes."

"No, I think you misunderstood," Li Xuewu narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at her, saying, "Our system has progressiveness and representativeness; I hope more that the Saint-Aya Group will make adjustments and modifications adapted to the mainland's development and needs when introducing technology and standards."

"We must build an engineering construction system that meets the needs of the era and the needs of the mainland, and have an industry standard that belongs to the mainland."

After Li Xuewu finished speaking, Chantal finally understood the usage of the idiom 'the map is unrolled and the dagger is revealed'; his knife stabbed directly into her heart.

Steady, accurate, ruthless, one knife fatal.

"Coming to pick up the child, just off work?"

As soon as Li Xuewu got out of the car, old neighbors came up to greet him.

Some were on the way, some were deliberately on the way, just to get familiar in front of him.

Toward the neighbors in the courtyard, Li Xuewu was always amiable, maintaining the proper harmony and attitude.

He responded one by one, and only then entered the courtyard.

Up to now, the only one who had angered him was really just the dead ghost, the Third Master.

That old miser had disgusted him enough.

Of course, he hadn't spared the other party either; the two belonged to mutual harm, an eye for an eye.

I don't know why, but previously everyone determined that the father and son of the Liu family in the back courtyard were the root of the chaos, but after Yan Fugui was gone, the courtyard really became quiet and peaceful.

Especially after new people entered the courtyard and added mouths, anyone could feel that everyone's days had become much flatter.

Don't ever say flatness is bad; flatness is the truth.

No one wanted to watch other people's excitement every day, the trivial matters of the family; the Yan family in the front courtyard had already interpreted it vividly.

The huge changes in this courtyard in just three or four years made everyone have a mentality of wanting to settle down and live their lives well.

In fact, the changes in the courtyard reflected the changes of the era, the changes of the situation, and the stability of the people's hearts in the courtyard also reflected the universal thinking of the current era.

Anyway, Li Xuewu rarely saw colorful banners or streamers posted on the courtyard walls anymore, nor were there any big-character posters attacking certain people.

Such means were outdated, and the contradictions had shifted to other directions; the common people at the bottom were the first to stabilize.

"Yo, off work early today."

Liu Haizhong came out of the back courtyard and greeted Li Xuewu with a smile, "I was just pondering when I'd see you to ask a question."

"What's up, you still have something to ask me," Li Xuewu joked, "Please don't make things difficult for me."

"Hehehe—it's about insurance."

Liu Haizhong said it directly, didn't pull anything else with Li Xuewu, and asked frankly, "You say, should we buy this insurance or not?"

"If calculated as employee welfare benefits, our pension and medical care don't need to be paid by ourselves."

"There's also industrial injury insurance, enterprise annuity, and housing provident fund; I still haven't figured out the twists and turns here."

He looked at Li Xuewu and asked seriously, "If you have time, tell me about it? I can also convey it to the courtyard."

"If you ask me, no insurance is paid in vain."

Li Xuewu was thinking about picking up the children and going home to eat quickly, so he kept it short and spoke about the important parts.

"Medical insurance and pension insurance are self-held by our group enterprises, which means that on the basis of your original insurance, you enjoy a certain welfare protection treatment."

He explained: "You also know that according to the existing medical insurance system, within the scope of the factory hospital's rescue, it cannot fully cover all medical rescue scopes."

"Enterprise medical insurance, as a supplement, effectively adds a layer of protection for enterprise employees."

Seeing Li Shu leading her younger brother out of the room, Li Xuewu waved and continued, "I'll tell you the truth: the original insurance system was paid by the enterprise and enjoyed by the workers; there will definitely be difficulties in the future."

"As for how it will be difficult and how it will be handled, I don't know now, and I can't explain it clearly; just listen to what I say."

He picked up his son and held him, saying, "The factory hospital has updated many pieces of equipment and instruments in this institutional change; as a United Industry Hospital, it cannot operate at a loss, so you must have psychological preparation."

"Speaking of pension insurance, the part paid by the enterprise, I don't need to tell you how much you can receive; there are ready-made examples."

"Paying for self-held pension insurance, receiving an extra pension won't be wrong, right? Enterprise annuity is the same."

He looked at Liu Haizhong and explained, "If you feel you'll retire in a few years, you can completely choose not to pay, but Liu Guangtian should pay."

"Industrial injury insurance and medical insurance are two different things; industrial injury insurance will definitely be operated commercially; the factory has already decided on this."

Li Xuewu said seriously, "In the future, the enterprise will pay industrial injury insurance for employees; if an accident occurs, all expenses will be deducted from the insurance, and there will be no special pension."

"This—doesn't this mean the factory won't care?"

Liu Haizhong asked in surprise, "Does it mean that if an industrial injury occurs, the insurance has to manage our rescue and nursing?"

"In principle, it is like this, and there are special requirements," Li Xuewu looked at him and emphasized, "Normal industrial injuries will cover all maintenance, but violations of operations are not within the scope."

"This to a certain extent requires and standardizes workers to strictly follow safety production standards for construction; otherwise, if something happens, the factory won't care."

"This—this is really—"

Liu Haizhong was stunned, a bit unable to accept this kind of change.

Li Xuewu nodded and said, "Your mood must be the same as other employees, difficult to understand this kind of institutional change."

"But you must know that in the past, when accidents happened in the factory, it was difficult to define whose problem it was, and even harder to measure the compensation standard."

"But handing the problem to insurance, with a professional assessment and management team responsible, every kind of industrial injury has a compensation standard."

"This is actually more beneficial to employees."

Li Xuewu shook his son and continued, "In fact, including medical insurance and pension insurance, they will all be operated commercially in the future."

"Enterprise annuity and housing provident fund are more suitable for the younger generation of employees; after all, one must consider the transformation and sale of housing in the workers' new village in the ecological industrial zone in the future."

Li Xuewu spoke of the core problem, "The nature of the land and housing inside the factory area is different from our courtyard and is not managed by the Housing Management Bureau."

"The factory has now handed this piece of work to the Labor Service Company, and the logistics department is also responsible, but a property management company will be established in the future to be responsible."

He nodded and said, "You only need to know that no insurance is paid in vain; you can pay and register according to your future needs. Currently, except for industrial injury insurance which is mandatory, others are still voluntary."

"I'll say one more thing," Li Xuewu said with a smile, "Whether it's medical insurance or pension insurance, for every one yuan you pay, the factory pays one yuan for you at the same time; your insurance money is two yuan."

"Ah, I understand a little—"

Liu Haizhong was also confused, looking like he understood but didn't, but he had already made a decision in his heart.

Li Xuewu and these leaders must be paying and registering; regardless of whether it's for show or as a representative, they definitely won't let themselves suffer a loss.

"This insurance really isn't something you can pay more if you want to; it can also be considered a kind of treatment."

Li Xuewu nodded and said, "Cadres have high wages; without changing the payment coefficient, the money paid is also more, and the factory pays more, and the actual income is also more. You understand now, right?"

"Understand, understand," Liu Haizhong was much clearer calculating this account, "The more wages, the more insurance treatment enjoyed, right."

He just said, these leading cadres must have tricks in the insurance policy they figured out, and they wouldn't let themselves suffer a loss.

Looking at it this way, pay more, supplement more, get more.

Taking pension insurance as an example, he pays at the standard of 40 yuan, Li Xuewu pays at the standard of 130 yuan, and the pension received upon retirement differs by a multiple coefficient.

It's not visible now, but you'll know when you retire.

"Dad, you haven't gone yet," Liu Guangfu brought a woman out of the back courtyard, saw his father standing there talking, greeted him from afar, and only saw Li Xuewu after walking past the third gate, greeting him embarrassedly: "Li Ge, I didn't see you here."

"Hehe, going out."

Li Xuewu looked him over and also looked at the woman beside him; looking at it, it was his wife.

Having come to pick up Li Shu and Li Ning so many times, this was really the first time he had seen Liu Guangfu's wife.

Liu Haizhong also reacted, pointed to his daughter-in-law, and introduced her to Li Xuewu: "This is Guangfu's wife, called Chen Yuqin."

After introducing his daughter-in-law, he introduced Li Xuewu: "This is the Secretary-General of our factory who lives across from us; you can call him Li Ge following Guangfu."

"Hello Li Ge—"

Chen Yuqin knew how to talk, nodded with a smile, and considered it a greeting.

Li Xuewu also nodded and responded: "We don't come back often, first time seeing you, but I also grew up in this courtyard, watched by the Second Master, no need to be too polite."

"Old Sun's family next door said to sit for a while in the evening, asked me to go over, I just happened to meet you, wanted to ask one more question."

Liu Haizhong nodded embarrassedly and said: "Actually, it's nothing; now that they have the two of them at home, I'm actually idle."

"That's good, Guangfu is talking about buying a car, did you buy it?"

Li Xuewu remembered the matter he asked him some time ago, looked at the other party, and said: "I heard that the work is very easy to do now; if you really have this intention, don't miss the opportunity."

"Still thinking about it, a bit hesitant."

Liu Guangfu said embarrassedly: "Thinking of throwing out more than a thousand yuan makes my heart ache; it's not easy for me to earn money now."

"Also, it depends on personal willingness and plans."

Li Xuewu nodded and gestured toward the Yan family opposite: "The three Yan Jiefang siblings should be fine, didn't you ask about them?"

"Asked, Jiefang didn't hide it from me; it's indeed hard, but it's indeed very profitable; many people have bought cars and started running transportation."

Liu Guangfu nodded and explained: "Especially after the United Savings Bank had the loan policy, the children of our factory employees who didn't have the opportunity to enter the factory are pondering this; quite a few have already bought cars and started working."

"This is also a way out the factory opened for employees' children," Li Xuewu looked at him and said: "If you didn't have your current job, you would actually have to consider taking this path."

"Loan to buy a tricycle, go to the freight station to run transportation, there is work all year round, including our factory's supply chain system, short-distance transportation, workpiece transportation, and city-wide freight and passenger transportation."

Li Xuewu looked at him and said: "Our factory employees' children reacted slowly; the handcart workers started doing it boldly long ago."

"I'm also giving opinions to the freight station, wanting to give more transportation tasks to Red Star Factory employees' children."

"I heard, Jiefang told me," Liu Guangfu explained with a smile: "He said that our factory employees' children running transportation is actually easier to do than outsiders, because many goods are our factory's tasks."

"You all know that the factory is currently undergoing personnel system reform, and many employees' children cannot take over jobs."

Li Xuewu said: "It's not that the factory is heartless and doesn't favor employees' children, but the new equipment and facilities of the new era cannot complete actual operations without a certain culture and foundation."

"Especially the ever-changing industrial standard upgrade management; even the Second Master is confused by the new production line."

"This is certain—"

Liu Haizhong nodded and said: "I went to the new factory to take a look when I went to see Guangtian; the standard is indeed very high, it's indeed different."

"If a high-technical talent like the Second Master is confused, what can employees' children without a cultural foundation do after entering the factory?"

Li Xuewu spread one hand and said: "In the future, third industry and supporting industries will tilt toward factory employees' children."

"Except for the only channel of entering the factory through the United School, only by joining the army and transferring or retiring can they be assigned to the factory."

He said very straightforwardly: "The rest can only do supporting services and labor in the factory. On this point, the factory won't waver in the future, because there are too many existing factory employees, and they must be compressed."

"So, first there was this opportunity; whoever reacts first gets it, and others have to wait until later."

Li Xuewu saw his mother come out of the room, nodded with a smile, and said: "Alright, we have to hurry home to eat."

"If Jingru is far along, don't get tired; if it doesn't work, I'll go over and live for a few months, cook for you, and bring the children."

"Better forget it; there's a pile of things at home too."

Liu Haizhong's family said goodbye to Li Xuewu and his mother and left, and Li Xuewu also talked to his mother for a while.

"I'll study it again later, see if there's a suitable one, and ask one to come home to help, and wait until Jingru gives birth and the child is a bit older before arranging."

"You two are really something; neither of you knows how to cook."

Liu Yin sighed and said: "It's not realistic to let you eat in the unit; after all, there are children at home."

"If it really doesn't work, the children can eat at my place before going back; you two can eat in the factory."

This arrangement is the same as many dual-career families now; children eat at grandma's or grandma's place, and the couple eats in the factory.

Some people will even calculate small accounts; if the wife's factory food is cheap, they will borrow the wife's light to eat dinner.

Even if it saves one cent, they will do so.

"We'll see, we'll see—"

Li Xuewu knew his mother's frugal personality and didn't want Li Xuewu to spend more money hiring a nanny.

Counting from now, Qin Jingru is pregnant and giving birth, and waiting for the child to be a bit older, it will take at least a year and a half before she can go to work again.

Even if the child is brought to Li Xuewu's house, it will be busy with several children, which is ultimately inconvenient.

Qin Jingru is very worried that Li Xuewu won't use her; in fact, Li Xuewu is also pondering whether to continue using Qin Jingru.

Both are mothers; how could he have the heart to let Qin Jingru leave her own child to take care of Li Shu and Li Ning?

Even if she has her mother-in-law to help, she can't cut off the feelings between mother and child.

Therefore, he is more inclined to hire a girl to do things at home; this is both convenient and safe.

If he really hired a young wife to come home, after a long time, even if it's Qin Jingru, the mother-in-law will think too much.

Now he is just comforting Qin Jingru, not letting her worry, and when the child is really born and Han Jiankun's work is stable, she won't think about coming home to work.

As for where to hire someone, finding a suitable one, Li Xuewu is also pondering; hiring someone to help at this time is really a troublesome thing.

There are many things at home that need a safe and trusted person to do; there really aren't many like Qin Jingru.

Gu Ning once mentioned wanting to ask the unit if there is a suitable nanny; there are indeed such service positions in this era.

But those who come out of the unit, which one isn't a grandmother? At that time, is it them serving us, or us suffering their anger?

Whenever Li Xuewu thinks of this, he wishes he could work hard and rely on his rank to get a configured waiter.

In fact, when he calms down, he can't help but smile bitterly, laughing at himself for thinking blindly.

Even if a waiter is configured, what can happen? In these years, there are quite a few waiters who have accidents; they are either with security or with leaders.

"Why are you back so late?"

Qin Jingru complained when she saw the three of them enter the room: "The food is all cooked, but I waited and waited and you didn't come back."

"Met the Second Master in the back courtyard, talked a bit more."

Li Xuewu held two children alone, like a strong man.

Li Ning learned to walk; it's real walking, no longer falling somersaults; maybe he bowed enough.

Some people say the process of a child learning to walk involves falling eight hundred somersaults, eating enough bitterness to learn to walk.

Li Xuewu doesn't know if Li Ning has fallen enough eight hundred somersaults; he is more lively than before, talking non-stop.

Of course, Li Xuewu doesn't understand what he says; his sister can probably understand, and the two siblings talked non-stop from the car.

Since Han Jiankun handed over the shift with Nie Xiaoguang, he no longer comes home to eat morning and evening, all eating in the unit.

Due to work, he just got familiar with the post, but he really put his heart into it, often working overtime.

After returning from the unit, he will come home to pick up Qin Jingru from work.

Nie Xiaoguang doesn't eat here; after sending Li Xuewu, he will drive back to the factory; he now also lives in the small car class dormitory.

By summer, life seems to have changed a little bit.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1303 =====