Chapter 1336: If there's something to do, really go for it

The autumn wind blew gently, like silk and strands, carrying a hint of coolness, waking the sleeping "younger brother."

Li Xuewu turned over, patted the bed beside him, preparing for another round, but found he patted empty air.

Looking up, Ren 7 was like a dream, wearing white gauze pajamas, lazily sitting in front of the dressing table smoothing her hair.

"I had a dream when I first started working."

Using his hand to support the back of his neck, his arms resting on the pillow, Li Xuewu just appreciated the graceful posture of Deputy Director Jing.

"The dream was to not have to go to work one day, the morning light couldn't wake me, the warmth of the quilt was worth more than a thousand gold, and I loved having 'day' dreams the most."

Seeing the person in the mirror 7 roll her eyes at him, Li Xuewu wasn't discouraged, continuing with an expectant smile: "At that time, I didn't understand what the longing for the quilt came from."

"Now I know."

Deputy Director Jing ignored him, so Li Xuewu talked to himself, lifted the quilt, and didn't feel embarrassed at all.

"I know that poem, 'The spring night is short, the sun rises high, from then on the monarch doesn't go to early court'; actually, this can't be blamed on Li Longji."

He smiled, propped himself up, and leaned obliquely on the head of the bed, appreciating today's crush even more boldly.

"You men always use romance to capture women, and when you do something wrong, you ruthlessly expose your vicious and selfish nature."

Jing Deputy Director wiped skincare products on her face, turned back, and looked at him: "You are better at attributing the cause of all mistakes to 'a fit of anger for a beauty,' entering a flashy day dream."

"And then?" She said somewhat resentfully: "In the end, you use 'pink skull' to describe the beauty you once pursued."

"Tell me, are you all very excessive."

"Uh—" Li Xuewu faced Deputy Director Jing's random punches and hesitated: "I'm still too innocent, have no emotional experience, and cannot answer this overly serious question of yours."

He saw person 7 roll her eyes; that was mocking his daring to do but not daring to admit, and he felt extremely wronged inside.

"How about you wait for me first, wait for me to be a heartless man, Chen Shimei, and then give you a heart-wrenching realization and answer?"

"Aren't you Chen Shimei right now—"

Deputy Director Jing glanced at the man behind her from the mirror, her mouth slightly pursed, as if carrying some kind of emotion.

Li Xuewu felt even more wronged now.

He dared to swear on the heads of twenty-one alliance leaders that he had strictly followed the three laws of office romance toward Deputy Director Jing.

Not active, not refusing, not...

Saying it like this, it really seemed a bit scummy?

"What did Old Li talk to you about that day?"

Deputy Director Jing wouldn't be sentimental like a little girl, getting angry and annoyed over a sentence; her emotions shifted in an instant.

Since there was no youth, then tidy up the charm and temperament that had settled down after time took away her youth.

The mature Deputy Director Jing turned around, her arms propped on the dressing table, and looked at the man on the bed with folded right leg seriously.

She was recovering her strength while waiting for his answer.

Or rather, his attitude.

If he still trusted her and felt that some things could be made clear, then he wouldn't avoid this question.

Li Xuewu indeed didn't intend to avoid it, not hesitating for even a second, and said calmly: "He wanted to gamble with me, but couldn't afford to play."

"No wonder." Deputy Director Jing understood his nonsense, nodded in understanding, and combed her smooth hair with slightly spread fingers, "I felt he had emotions on the way back that day."

"Did he ever think that you would react so fiercely?"

"Perhaps, holding all power always makes people produce a blind confidence of looking down on the world and having victory in hand."

Li Xuewu arched his eyebrows and asked the person 7: "Have you ever experienced this feeling?"

"Looking down on the world? Or having victory in hand?" Deputy Director Jing rolled her eyes and curled her lips: "On you?"

She knew this bad egg would start talking nonsense in less than three sentences.

"How did you convince him?"

"He's not like you, can't be convinced." Li Xuewu started talking nonsense again, saying with a teasing smile: "I never expected to get his complete trust and support; this isn't realistic."

"But I am also confident that he must respect my opinions, because he isn't confident to the point of forgetting himself, and still has a few points of self-knowledge."

"It seems you two are really tacitly cooperative." Deputy Director Jing shook her head slightly, sighing: "A pair made in heaven—"

"If you are talking about politics and work, then I think we are a pair made in heaven."

Li Xuewu looked into Deputy Director Jing's eyes very boldly and asked meaningfully: "What do you think?"

"Me? I think you are a hooligan."

Deputy Director Jing, of course, wouldn't indulge him; she knew Li Xuewu too well now—a little rascal, a little bandit.

How did that saying of Mr. Lu go? Climb on the nose and get on the face, take off the pants and get on the bed.

"You are a political hooligan." Deputy Director Jing stood up, walked to the bed facing Li Xuewu's gaze, pointed her finger at the tip of his nose, and said with a flirtatious look: "A bandit at work."

"Since you've said so, then grabbing you back to be the mountain wife, wouldn't that be very reasonable?"

Li Xuewu pulled her into his arms and pressed her down domineeringly. Looking at the panic and interest in person 7's eyes, he arched his eyebrows and said: "Beauty, you are mine now."

"Mm—" Feeling Li Xuewu's domineering nature, Deputy Director Jing had long been unable to bear it, her body turning into a puddle of mud.

This time, she just weakly slapped his sturdy shoulders a few times, then naturally transitioned from half-pushing and half-yielding to taking the initiative.

"Ah—you—"

Suddenly being picked up, Deputy Director Jing reminded him flusteredly: "Don't be like this, I'm a bit scared—"

"I thought you were experienced in a hundred battles."

Li Xuewu looked at her playfully and said with a smile: "It seems you still have many postures to learn."

"How do you do it, life and work, two faces."

Deputy Director Jing was also quite bold; being supported from below, she loosened one hand that was hugging his neck, pinched his face, and asked with an arched eyebrow: "Are you wearing a mask?"

"Mm, I am a hypocritical person."

Li Xuewu nodded very seriously and said: "At work, I am the cold Deputy Director of Finance, and after work, I am the enthusiastic..."

"Not allowed to say—ah—"

Before his words were finished, his mouth was covered by Deputy Director Jing.

But she forgot that she herself was in the "grasp" of the other party; where was there any chance to resist.

Li Xuewu just took one step, and she had already lost the strength to object, only able to use her eyes to remind him not to be too presumptuous.

But the instruction Li Xuewu saw was: continue, don't stop.

The result was...

Asking the monarch how much sorrow there is, just like a river of spring water flowing toward the cave.

"Why?" Zhou Zechuan frowned slightly, looking at Deputy Director Su, puzzled: "That Tianjin Shunfeng Trading joint venture isn't our branch institution; is there any need for investigation?"

"If you suspect they have situations that don't meet regulations and conditions in distribution business, you can completely cancel their qualifications."

He sized up Deputy Director Su sitting opposite the desk seriously, and seeing that he had several points of displeasure, he stopped the confusion and complaints that were about to blurt out.

Yes, Zhou Zechuan had several points of complaint at this time, because of the instructions from Deputy Director Su and the tone of his speech.

He understood Deputy Director Su very well and was grateful to the other party for giving him the opportunity to progress and come down for training.

But he wasn't Deputy Director Su's apprentice, let alone the other party's servant; how could he be so bossy?

If Deputy Director Su was still in charge of Discipline Inspection work, this instruction and request would still be excusable.

Even if the leader didn't ask him to investigate the group's branch institution, or related cadres, he would still be serious and responsible.

But now he was the head of the Discipline Inspection Division, and Discipline Inspection work belonged to Deputy Director Gu.

Don't say he didn't talk about feelings, having milk is the mother; this is organizational work, not a personal relationship.

Today, Deputy Director Su called him over for a talk, and right away mentioned that the distribution unit of the Tianjin Trade Management Center (branch) of the group's Sales General Company had certain problems, asking him to check it out.

Check it out? Check what?

He wasn't working for the first day, nor was he a fledgling who had just broken into the agency; didn't he know what "check it out" meant?

The leader said check it out, which meant letting him find something; even if there was nothing, there should be something.

Since the leader had already aimed his gaze at the target, if he didn't find anything, didn't it mean he was incompetent?

In the leader's heart, the target already had problems; not getting the desired answer, wasn't it his incompetence?

But if he really wanted to "check it out," he would have to face the problems of "what to check" and "how much to check."

Everyone was doing work; Discipline Inspection was also a component of the group; if he wanted to take action, there must be a targeted goal.

Then you say, could the target chosen by Deputy Director Su be an ordinary small character?

Forget about whether this distribution unit had problems; even if it did, that was someone else's cake.

Why should he move someone else's cake?

Was it touching the basic principles, or the group's fundamental interests? Was someone seeking personal gain, using power for personal gain, or did someone grasp the facts and report it with their real name according to regulations?

Now there was nothing; just based on Deputy Director Su's words, he had to face the risk of offending people and making mistakes to investigate a distribution unit.

Why?

Because you are Su Weide, Deputy Director Su?

Because you recommended me from above, recommended me to get the current training opportunity, emphasizing that I should be grateful?

Zhou Zechuan was very dissatisfied, but still maintained a rational attitude, wanting to talk to the leader.

It was still the question he asked just now: why did Deputy Director Su want him, the head of the Discipline Inspection Division, to come forward to investigate the general manager of a distribution company.

If the business of the two sides had problems, then ask the business department to form an investigation team to intervene.

If the cadres of the two sides had problems, they in Discipline Inspection should come forward to investigate, but that was also investigating their own cadres.

Now the leader named him to investigate the group's Sales General Company, or the cooperative distributor of the branch, or a joint venture trading company located in Tianjin; you say what attitude he should have.

If he didn't clarify today, even if he handed down the work, when the cadres below asked, how should he answer?

Should he say Deputy Director Su asked him to check?

Under the current situation, Deputy Director Su saying check it out was almost equivalent to asking him to do "private work."

It was nothing more than Su Weide needing to grasp some evidence or actual situation to target someone, without a suitable channel and necessary means, directly arranging for him to operate in violation of regulations.

Isn't this operating in violation of regulations?

If that distribution unit really had problems, the biggest result would be handing the problem to the other party to handle, and then breaking off the cooperation.

Isn't this farting after taking off your pants!

So Zhou Zechuan didn't want to carry landmines for the leader, and didn't want to become a victim or a scapegoat in the battle between the two sides in the end.

Su Weide, of course, saw Zhou Zechuan's attitude, but he didn't expect his influence on Discipline Inspection work to decline so quickly.

Before the security group was split and reorganized, he had put in great effort to help Zhou Zechuan master Discipline Inspection work.

He had never thought that Li Huai De would readjust the division of labor and use the opportunity of organizational structure change to split the Discipline Inspection department.

It seemed Zhou Zechuan had never thought so either, so the relationship between the two was a bit awkward now.

Zhou Zechuan faced his request with many concerns, fearing that helping him do some work couldn't be reported to Deputy Director Gu, thus affecting the harmonious relationship with the leader in charge.

What could Su Weide do? He had been working in the group for several months, and after experiencing the copper-walled and iron-walled defense of the security group, hitting walls everywhere, he put all his heart into the construction of Discipline Inspection work.

From personnel to business, from work to system, he completely trusted Zhou Zechuan, and could only trust Zhou Zechuan.

Utilizing the security loopholes of Li Xuewu and other cadres of the security group, and as the authority of the leader in charge, he finally opened up the situation.

But Big Li and Little Li didn't act like humans; one move of drawing the firewood from under the cauldron made all his efforts of several months go to waste.

His efforts were destroyed, but the help to Zhou Zechuan was sincere; now hearing the other party's questioning, Su Weide also felt heartache, followed by annoyance.

"Distribution units are an important component of the group's sales and trade work, and also a responsible area in economic management work."

Su Weide knew Zhou Zechuan's temper and explained very patiently: "Once loopholes appear, it will corrode not only trade activities but also the persons in charge and managers participating in trade activities."

"Even more, some higher-level managers will also be correspondingly corroded, becoming a protective umbrella for their illegal activities."

He pointed his finger at the table and emphasized to Zhou Zechuan: "You are the person in charge of the group's Discipline Inspection work, the guardian of good business order, and the last guarantee of compliant operation."

"You must fully exert your subjective initiative and put Discipline Inspection work into the front-line management work."

Su Weide said very positively: "Only in this way can you discover those corruptions in the corners and unknown tricks."

Zhou Zechuan listened to Deputy Director Su's "heartfelt words," his expression didn't change much, but his heart rippled.

He understood Discipline Inspection work very thoroughly; he didn't need Deputy Director Su to emphasize it and give him a big lesson.

Zhou Zechuan was listening silently now, just wanting to know from Deputy Director Su's long-winded speech who he was targeting.

Since he wanted him to do things, he had to give a bottom line, letting him know who the target was.

He couldn't just start investigating blindly; what if something happened after investigating?

Perhaps it was also seeing Zhou Zechuan's caution, Su Weide confessed a little after talking for a long time.

"This Shunfeng Trading joint venture is not simple."

He pointed his finger out the window and whispered: "You will know after checking from below; their trade volume is very large."

"Distribution company, isn't it very normal for trade volume to be large?"

Zhou Zechuan frowned slightly and said: "The Sales General Company needs the support of such distributors with large trade volume, right?"

"This is different—" Su Weide also frowned and looked at him: "Is it normal for a company located in Tianjin to have a huge distribution foundation in the capital, and to obtain a large amount of distribution business from the Tianjin Trade Management Center while developing synchronously with the group?"

"By your meaning—" Zhou Zechuan's gaze froze, and he looked at Deputy Director Su and probed: "You suspect this distribution unit has an interest transmission relationship with some people in our group?"

"This is the purpose of me asking you to investigate them." Su Weide didn't answer directly, but leaned back in his chair and shook his head slightly: "According to the situation I understand, some forces in the group have participated in it, at least having a thousand threads of connection."

"Zechuan comrade, you should know that we were brought down with the expectations of the department leaders; don't forget your original intention."

His tone became sincere again, and he looked at Zhou Zechuan: "When working in the department, we knew that there were some crooked winds and evil spirits popular below; how can this work!"

Su Weide raised his hand, tapped the table lightly, and said seriously: "Although I am not in charge of Discipline Inspection work now, I am still a member of the group's Management Committee team, and have the responsibility and obligation to supervise Discipline Inspection work, discovering lawbreakers and resolutely struggling with them."

"You, Zechuan comrade, are also a person of principle; when you discover that comrades have done something wrong, shouldn't you stand up and point it out?"

"Deputy Director Su, the situation inside seems very complicated." Zhou Zechuan wasn't a fledgling either, rushing forward after hearing a few words of encouragement, regardless of anything; he had a family.

If he rushed forward without listening to three sentences, he wouldn't have come to the Red Star Group to serve as the head of the Discipline Inspection Division.

Su Weide raised his hand, tapped the table lightly, and said seriously, "Although I am no longer in charge of discipline and supervision work, I am still a member of the Group Management Committee team. I have the responsibility and obligation to supervise discipline and supervision work, and must resolutely fight against lawbreakers when discovered."

That is to say, his level could temporarily be on par with the deputy of the major department, or even the head.

In the next few years, during the process of the group's department system change, he had a complete opportunity to go further and become a person in charge of the department.

Now you ask him to take a detour, take the wrong path; does he dare?

At least after the structural change, Gu Weijie became his leader in charge, and Zhou Zechuan needed to re-evaluate his work situation in the group.

Or rather, he was still sighing in his heart that although he was a cadre brought down by Deputy Director Su, fortunately, the involvement between the two wasn't very strong.

In the few months since coming to the group, he had indeed received strong support from Deputy Director Su, but Deputy Director Su was the leader in charge.

He could completely call this support and help the support and responsibility of the leader in charge for the work.

During this period, he performed extremely well, actively promoted the construction and change of the department and division, and actively communicated work opinions and suggestions with Deputy Director Gu.

Why was this?

It was to repair the stereotypical impression he left on the leaders in the group, and to erase the traces left on him by Deputy Director Su as much as possible.

Now it was good; Deputy Director Su wasn't reconciled to the ropes he had tied on him being picked open one by one, and wanted to tie another rope.

What was more dangerous was that this rope was connected to a bomb; if not handled well, the two would explode.

But just as Su Weide said just now, he was a leader of the group, a cadre selected and sent from above, and had a certain influence on the group and on him.

Zhou Zechuan was sure he hadn't misheard; Deputy Director Su was reminding him, or rather, threatening him.

Having expectations from above was equivalent to having support and connections from above.

Being a member of the group's Management Committee team was equivalent to having the right to vote on his problems, or his future progress.

You say, how could he dare to offend Deputy Director Su.

So, after Su Weide finished speaking, his tone softened, but it was the last struggle.

Su Weide didn't give him a chance and said seriously: "You just investigate first; it won't be too late to investigate deeply after grasping some situations."

He pointed his finger at the table and suggested to Zhou Zechuan, whose attitude was vague: "You are an old Discipline Inspection hand; you don't need me to teach you this aspect of work; you should be able to grasp the sense of proportion."

"Mm, I know, Deputy Director Su."

Zhou Zechuan understood the leader's meaning; it was to let him check it out first, and judge the size of the problem himself after finding it.

If the influence exceeded his ability range, then withdraw; if there was profit to be made, then grasp it and continue investigating.

If he really caught some handles or small braids, Deputy Director Su was also willing to share this benefit with him.

Why did Zhou Zechuan agree? The main reason was this.

Ask the cadres in the group agency; who is mixing food and waiting for death, not wanting to progress.

If you really want to use work attitude or work performance to gain the support of group leaders, it is extremely difficult.

Who doesn't want to be young and promising; who wants to be an old horse in the stable, being asked if they can still eat.

Really catching these handles, he would have the qualification to contact and talk to some leaders.

Going further, he could cooperate with Deputy Director Su, pull the root of the problem off the horse, and get a share of the pie.

Taking a step back, he could make friends with the target object, using the situation investigated to obtain enough benefits.

Maybe he could get some unexpected benefits from this Shunfeng Trading company.

So it wasn't so much that Su Weide persuaded him with righteousness, but rather that Su Weide laid out his hand and exposed the benefits to him.

Zhou Zechuan had greed, so he had courage.

Coming out of Deputy Director Su's office, he found his confidant and began to arrange tasks.

He was cautious enough; he really didn't choose to make a big splash, and didn't report to Deputy Director Gu in advance.

He arranged for his confidant to go to Tianjin for inspection and investigation under the purpose of Discipline Inspection patrol.

It seemed there was no purpose, but in private, he urged his confidant that this time the focus of the investigation should be on distribution business.

Zhou Zechuan also had work experience; he knew that investigating Shunfeng Trading directly was not allowed; the situation investigated in violation of regulations itself carried an illegal attribute, so how could it be convincing.

So, enter the village quietly, don't shoot.

His confidant also knew that this action shouldn't be too big, because the target was clear, so he went straight to the distribution business.

To investigate the basic situation of the Tianjin Shunfeng Trading joint venture, and also to investigate the person in charge of the distribution unit.

Zhou Zechuan also heard this name from Deputy Director Su's mouth: Zhou Xiaobai, a girl around twenty years old.

Just looking at the target and situation given by the leader, he could already guess the situation inside.

Too obvious; this distribution unit was completely a means and channel for some people to take care of their own children.

Zhou Zechuan guessed that this investigation might not find any substantial complicated situation, but this basic situation was enough.

What era is this; if these situations were really exposed, someone would always get angry, and those people would also be affected.

So he was willing to investigate, to see what kind of sacred being stood behind this Zhou Xiaobai, and must meet the other party when the time comes.

Mm, he was also unlucky; he didn't know at all what kind of pit he was stepping into, and what kind of person he was meeting.

This place in Tianjin, the water is very deep, and the situation is very complicated.

Even Yu Zecheng knew this situation, but Su Weide and Zhou Zechuan didn't know; they plunged in with one head and were exposed at the time.

They treated the Tianjin Shunfeng Trading joint venture as a small company, a small enterprise, but didn't expect this to be a local snake.

Even if Shunfeng Trading wasn't a local snake, the Tianjin Aquatic Products General Company could always be called a local snake.

Then Shunfeng Trading was a small snake.

This small snake didn't have a large body, but the forces hidden behind it were intertwined, and the relationship network was very large.

For the past two years, Zhou Xiaobai hadn't stayed in Tianjin for a very long time, and the business she was responsible for wasn't much.

But Wu Shuping and Yang Zhao had always been in Tianjin; Yang Zhao was responsible for external and security work, and Wu Shuping almost stayed at the Trade Management Center, doing business docking work.

Different from public units, although Shunfeng Trading hung the sign of joint venture work, it achieved financial management freedom.

That is to say, Wu Shuping had the complete ability to use Shunfeng Trading's finances to carry out public relations work.

She wouldn't throw money away for nothing; she only needed to start from entering the Trade Management Center and build a good relationship with those department heads.

A meal today, a gift tomorrow; in two years, no matter how slow, the relationship would be handled well.

Zhou Zechuan had only been in the group for a few days, and he had obviously arranged for people to come to Tianjin to investigate the distribution company; it would be hard for her not to know.

Zhou Xiaobai wasn't someone who could suffer a loss; when she heard Wu Shuping mention the news from the Trade Management Center, she jumped up.

"Check! Let him check!"

Truly deep background, full of confidence; Zhou Xiaobai put her hands on her hips, shouted with a horizontal face: "My general manager is finally going to play a role."

Can't take salary for nothing, not doing things?

The capital supply chain business was completed with the support and help of Yang Zhao and Shen Guodong, but it also had her own influence.

Zhou Lang Zhennan and Fang Qin weren't fools; could they not know what their daughter was doing?

Since they already knew, they must have investigated and evaluated it, determining the benefits and risks of this "work."

Zhou Xiaobai was originally a good girl, now she had become a general manager mastering a company; could the couple not look forward to their daughter's development.

After determining the nature and risk of this joint venture company, Zhou Lang Zhennan didn't say anything, and Fang Qin understood.

The couple didn't say anything to Zhou Xiaobai, nor did they remind her of anything; this was Zhou Xiaobai's confidence.

My father and mother didn't think I did anything wrong; now there are bugs jumping out to investigate my background, then let them investigate openly and honestly.

"You calm down, things haven't reached that point yet."

Wu Shuping comforted Zhou Xiaobai amusedly and anxiously, pulled her hand, and sat on the sofa at home.

"Think about it, why did he arrange you in this position?"

"What do you mean?" Zhou Xiaobai looked at Wu Shuping and asked: "Are you saying he wants to use me?"

"Where are you thinking—"

Wu Shuping tapped her forehead and said amusedly: "To talk about using, wasn't I also used by him?"

"Then you take the company's salary and are carefree, aren't you also using him? You two have reached this point, and you still say anything about using."

"I—what—" Hearing Wu Shuping's such straightforward and bold words, Zhou Xiaobai was the first to feel embarrassed.

"Still pretending with me—" Wu Shuping tapped her palm and said: "You are just short of hanging a sign on your neck."

"I didn't—" Zhou Xiaobai denied with a red face, but she also lacked confidence in this sentence herself, and then raised her head to look at Wu Shuping and asked: "What did you mean by what you just said?"

"He arranged you in this position, not to let you stand out and scare anyone."

Wu Shuping explained seriously: "Some people just need to know who you are, and they will naturally retreat."

"This is the significance of him arranging you to serve as general manager."

She pinched Zhou Xiaobai's little hand and said: "A knife is most scary only when it hasn't been pulled out, understand?"

"Then—" Zhou Xiaobai hesitated for a moment, looked at Wu Shuping and asked: "Sister, do you think I should give him a call?"

"That depends on what preparations you have."

Wu Shuping heard Zhou Xiaobai call her sister, omitting the surname from the usual Sister Wu, and knew her thoughts.

Young little girls are easy to coax; she now finally knew how Li Xuewu coaxed this "Little White" until she was dizzy.

Perhaps Li Xuewu didn't even need to

"Then—" Zhou Xiaobai hesitated for a moment, looked at Wu Shuping, and asked, "Sister, do you think I should give him a call?"

"That depends on what preparations you have."

Wu Shuping heard Zhou Xiaobai call her "Sister," dropping the surname from the usual "Sister Wu," and knew what she was thinking.

Young girls are just easy to coax; she finally understood how Li Xuewu had managed to bewilder this "Xiaobai" so completely.

Perhaps Li Xuewu didn't even need to expend any effort; as long as he displayed some necessary methods, she would be dizzy all on her own.

Don't you see? When people came to investigate Zhou Xiaobai, the first thing she cared about wasn't herself, nor was she afraid of the impact; instead, she wanted to call Li Xuewu to claim credit.

That's right, although Zhou Xiaobai said she was telling Li Xuewu about the situation here, the situation hadn't even developed yet.

The young girl just lacked patience; if it were Wu Shuping, she would choose to say nothing, because Li Xuewu would know everything.

The Group sent people to investigate the situation; would Li Xuewu, who served as the Secretary-General of the Group, not know?

Furthermore, even if he didn't know, once there was an investigation and results here, Li Xuewu would surely know whose credit it was.

Choosing not to say anything at this time was much better than calling ahead to show off and claim credit.

From the moment Zhou Xiaobai blushed and accepted the "he" in her address, Wu Shuping had already seized the initiative.

Now that she was standing in Zhou Xiaobai's shoes, taking the initiative to help her analyze what to do next, how could Xiaobai not trust and be grateful to her?

"Then I won't make this call." Zhou Xiaobai nodded earnestly and said, "I'll wait until he calls me."

"Waiting for his praise?"

Wu Shuping smiled and tapped the tip of her nose, saying, "Praise for your hard work, maturity and steadiness, wisdom and appropriateness..."

"Oh, Sister, stop it—" Zhou Xiaobai raised her hand to tuck the hair behind her ear and said shyly, "I'm so embarrassed."

Listening to Wu Shuping's laughter, she raised her head, looked at this mature and wise woman, and said, "This is all your credit."

"What credit do I need? I just want a stable life." Wu Shuping was waiting for this sentence from her; at this moment, she finally revealed her true intentions, took her hand, and said, "You've lived with me for so long, have you ever seen me fight for anything?"

"You—why did you suddenly bring this up—"

Seeing Wu Shuping being frank, Zhou Xiaobai was the first to feel embarrassed; her ears turned red, and she wanted to pull her hand back but was unwilling to do so.

Wu Shuping knew her little thoughts, smiled as she looked at her, and said, "You, I'm afraid you've hated me in your heart long ago."

"I haven't—" Zhou Xiaobai shook her head, looked at her, and said, "I just—I'm just a little envious and jealous of you."

"Hehehe—" Wu Shuping laughed lightly and said, "What do I have that's worth your jealousy? A single woman raising a child."

"Then what do you mean—" Zhou Xiaobai seemed to have grasped some key point and looked at Wu Shuping expectantly, asking, "Li Xin isn't Li Ge's—child?"

"What do you think?" Wu Shuping maintained her smile, looked at Zhou Xiaobai, and said, "I believe you are a smart girl."

"I've felt something was wrong with this for a long time—" Zhou Xiaobai seemed to have a sudden realization, almost jumped up, looked at her, and said, "Li Xin actually doesn't look like Li Ge; Li Huai De is blind—"

"Shh—"

Seeing her becoming more and more exaggerated, Wu Shuping made a gesture for her to be quiet, reminding her not to talk nonsense.

Zhou Xiaobai, however, widened her eyes, glanced out the window, and asked in a low voice, "Do—do you think Lu Jie has a problem?"

"No, I'm just used to being cautious." Wu Shuping's expression was serious as she said, "In Tianjin, besides you and Yang Zhao, I cannot trust anyone. Do you understand?"

"I understand—" Zhou Xiaobai felt trusted, so she became serious as well.

She seemed to have thought of something, suddenly tapped her finger, and said in a low voice, "Li Huai De asked Lu Jie to look after that house!"

After saying this, Zhou Xiaobai seemed to have figured something out, frowned, and asked, "Since she is that kind of person, why does Li Ge still use her? He should just dismiss her and find someone safer."

"Who is safer?" Wu Shuping patted the back of her hand and said, "Given my personal situation, no one is safe."

"Besides, we are just maintaining vigilance; we can't say that just because Lu Jie helps Director Li look after his home, she has a problem."

She pulled Zhou Xiaobai to sit closer and introduced Lu Jie's identity in a low voice, sharing a small secret.

After hearing this, Zhou Xiaobai immediately felt that she and Wu Shuping were on the same side, and her face flushed with excitement.

After listening to her for quite a while, she said in surprise, "No wonder Li Ge had to invite someone like this from Beijing to help."

"You cannot tell anyone about these things."

Wu Shuping looked at her earnestly and emphasized, "This concerns my and Li Xin's life here; we cannot cause trouble for him."

"I understand; I will definitely protect you."

Zhou Xiaobai nodded earnestly and promised Wu Shuping, "Don't worry, Sister; as long as I'm here, no one can hurt you."

"Of course I believe you." Wu Shuping smiled and nodded, saying, "When he arranged for you to stay with me, I knew that when he wasn't around, you would be my mountain and security guarantee in Tianjin."

"Hehehe—" Thinking back to her previous rashness and misunderstanding, and the foolish things she had done, Zhou Xiaobai felt even more embarrassed.

Sister Wu is a good person—

"Sister, I want to ask you something." Taking advantage of the opportunity of their frank conversation, Zhou Xiaobai gathered her courage, looked at Wu Shuping, and asked earnestly, "What exactly is the relationship between you and Li Ge?"

"I knew you were struggling with this question." Wu Shuping wasn't surprised at all to hear Zhou Xiaobai ask this and said very frankly, "From the first day you came to me, I knew you liked him."

"Sister, that's not what I meant."

Zhou Xiaobai wanted to explain, but Wu Shuping waved her hand to stop her.

She continued, "You know Li Xin isn't his child, but look at how he treats Li Xin?"

"Of course he's good, but—"

Zhou Xiaobai answered habitually, then became confused again, frowning slightly, as if this question was very difficult.

"You, I just praised you for being smart—" Wu Shuping patted her hand and said, "Does it matter what relationship I have with him?"

"That—but—"

"The work I do now, the life Li Xin has now, are all given by him." Wu Shuping didn't wait for her to finish and said earnestly, "What I seek is nothing more than a stable life."

"Xiaobai, you are a good girl." She squeezed Zhou Xiaobai's small hand with deep emotion and said, "I'm different from you; I must take good care of Li Xin; he is my everything."

"Sister, I understand." Zhou Xiaobai seemed to understand Wu Shuping's words, although the other party hadn't made the relationship with Li Ge clear.

However, she had no right to entangle herself either.

Li Ge wasn't hers either; living under the same roof, she had to admit that Wu Shuping had taken care of her and helped her a lot.

Looking at Wu Shuping's attitude, thinking of her raising a child alone and seeking a stable life here with Li Ge, how difficult and helpless she must be.

If she were to continue entangling herself, it wouldn't just be difficult for her, but difficult for herself as well.

When Li Xuewu received Wu Shuping's call, he truly didn't know whether to laugh or cry; this girl Xiaobai was worth befriending—when something happened, she really stepped up.

(End of chapter)